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Harsh V Pant: India and Vietnam add a new punch to their relationship
Delhi has progressed in its ties with Vietnam, particularly on the defence front, in an attempt to ally with other Asian nations concerned about China's rise
When the liberals gaffed
We need the liberals to stop undermining their own claims of being above the fray
 "Rs 900 crore for a painting - or three")
Stars and the gutter
Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal has been accused of sexual assault by a young colleague
 "Stars and the gutter")
Aditi Phadnis The Karnataka conundrum
Things are not bad for Siddaramaiah but the Congress is yet to make its presence felt in the state
Have FIIs let down minority shareholders of Ambuja?
Domestic shareholders lose out as FIIs vote en masse in favour of the Ambuja-Holcim deal
 "Have FIIs let down minority shareholders of Ambuja?")
Crash landing of a hot air balloon
Why the public may never support an initiative like the Aam Aadmi Party again
No one is a holy cow here!
When it comes to treating women fairly, no profession should be treated with an assumption of being sacrosanct
Akash Prakash: China's reform road map has lessons for India
China seems to be on the march once again. It has found a strong and decisive leader, who seems to be committed to markets and improving governance.
Why reports of snooping from Gujarat are so disquieting
Neither morally nor legally does a parent have the right to organise intrusive surveillance of their adult child, and it ill-behoves the BJP to claim otherwise.
Ajay Vir Jakhar: Missing links in the food chain
Manipulated food price spikes are the inevitable result of a serious lack of credible markets and infrastructure for farmers
Shyamal Majumdar: How fast is too fast?
Getting ahead of the game is necessary but leaders often exaggerate some of the advantages of moving quickly
Opinion: Are we at the beginning of the end of market rally?
India worst placed among other emerging economies once Fed taper begins
 "Opinion: Are we at the beginning of the end of market rally?")
Bharat Bhushan: Why Modi should stop invoking history
Unlike Marty McFly in Back to the Future, Modi lacks a time-travelling car to go back to the past so that his own future can be set right
Kanika Datta: The ascent of luxury
The real talent for purveyors of luxury goods and services will lie in training Indians to serve them
T S Vishwanath: Azevedo's final push
The WTO director general is finding support from countries to end the impasse that has engulfed the Doha Round of negotiations for years
Nitin Desai: Towards 2050 - Saving the environment
By 2050, India will be a devastated country if the deafness to environmental and resource concerns persists
Missing women
The structural changes in India's rural workforce