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Pointing fingers
PM, FM criticise CBI, but what of the govt's own inaction?
A K Bhattacharya: Politics of indifference
The list of candidates contesting elections in the current round of Assembly polls shows that not much has changed with regard to political parties' approach to candidates with a criminal track record
Abheek Barua: The RBI's many rates
Far from introducing clarity to monetary policy, the RBI's latest action just deepened uncertainty
No green shoots
Industry, inflation data point to economy's bottlenecks
The new high and the importance of December 8
In the one year in between, Rs 83,400 crore of foreign money came in
 "The new high and the importance of December 8")
Alokananda Chakraborty: The Masstige dilemma
Indian consumers like fusion products, but it's not easy to get the mix right
Sanjeev Sanyal: Waiting for Bretton Woods III
Global demographics could land the world in a prolonged savings glut
Wages of complacency
India's structural weakness on external account unaddressed
Edit: Arvind Kejriwal must know era of free utilities is over
Kejriwal's rational calculation about electoral politics is not matched by his party's commitment to rational policy.
 "Edit: Arvind Kejriwal must know era of free utilities is over")
C K Venkataraman: A new gold standard for imports
Recent regulations may have caused official gold imports to fall dramatically but evidence of smuggling is rising. Yet there are ways to bridge the gap between demand and supply without impinging on t
Abheek Barua: Fresh tremors for the rupee?
The RBI's strategy to feed dollars to oil marketing companies directly from its dwindling reserves is not sustainable
Sunita Narain: Come out and claim the road
We have built city roads only for cars to move. Cars rule the road
Mihir S Sharma: India Incoherent
The private sector turns its back on liberalisation, and lets India down
No Gorbachevs
Lowering expectations from China's Party Congress
It is Facebook versus WhatsApp
Why mobile users prefer the SMS-like app to the social media site
Pratip Kar: Proxy advisories - Promises and perils
The three major concerns about proxy advisors are: conflict of interest; giving voting recommendations without adequate accountability; and the misalignment of voting power and economic interest
Malavika Sangghvi: To feel and to think
Events like THINK encourage people to listen, engage and open one's hearts and minds