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T S Vishwanath: A little BTIA give and take
Political will from both EU and India could wrap up negotiations for a bilateral trade and investment agreement before the next polls
Shyam Ponappa: Predictability in infrastructure
Systematic planning and execution can reduce the need for crisis management in infrastructure and manufacturing
A 1970s argument
Don't blame trade openness for failure to grow manufacturing
The row over GM crops
Bt brinjal in Bangladesh calls for a policy review by India
The impending death of the paper
The ease with which nextgen looks for news on smartphones these days indicates that the end is near for print media
Two theories about gold: Devesh Kapur, Marla Spivack, Arvind Subramanian & Milan Vaishnav
Swiss data secrecy suggests a sinister explanation for India's gold fetish
Will the mirror effect continue?
The issues in Lok Sabha, assembly elections may be different but the thing is people don't vote that differently
 "Will the mirror effect continue?")
Rajiv Lall: Democracy, inclusion and fiscal discipline
By enabling, not colluding, with the private sector, the government can drive growth and deliver social protection on a much larger scale
M J Antony: Litigating for a lark
Frivolous suits by the government have cramped the judicial system
Leaderless and lost
A Congress in denial cedes space to a slick and energised BJP
You've got the wrong villain, Mr Kashyap
Wish the cerebral director adopted a different tack in his latest short film on female harassment
 "You've got the wrong villain, Mr Kashyap")
Sanjeev Ahluwalia: Protecting babus from politicians
The Supreme Court's directions do not address the more fundamental flaws in our system of bureaucracy
Surinder Sud: From lab to farm
Publicly funded R&D is finally finding a commercial outlet
Rajeev Malik: Battling unintended consequences
Policy myopia should be reversed to lower economic uncertainty, which will encourage sustained unlocking of India's potential
Weather at Warsaw
India must lead efforts for a climate change treaty
An undesirable move
A ban on opinion polls would be an error of judgement
A K Bhattacharya: The Montek school of thought
Under Ahluwalia, the Planning Commission has become an active participant in policy-making rather than a mere resource allocator