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Gaining from the fall
Govt should help industry take advantage of depreciation
Why SEZ policy reforms have no takers
There are more indirect benefits for units outside these enclaves and constant policy flip-flops have made them unattractive
China goes back to 1998
Economists worry China's economy might collapse, a mountain of non-performing loans might go bad, and social unrest might overwhelm Beijing
A big regulatory hole
National Spot Exchange mess gets murkier
Retail confusion worse confounded
The recent set of clarifications on multi-brand retail are unlikely to enthuse foreign investors any more than the original policy did
Motion picture of still life
Infra development has come to a standstill despite all the promises
A worrying disconnect
If politicians are not even aware of the deep economic trouble a country is in, the crisis can only escalate and create bigger problems for politicians aspiring to gain power
Let the rupee sink
Abandoning the defence of the rupee will allow India to shift focus to boosting exports with tax cuts
Resist bailouts
Growing stress on Indian banks
India Inc's dark winter
High interest costs, slowing demand delay recovery
Desperate call
An expat is clueless about where the rupee is headed
Shrivelling temples of resurgent India
With rising fossil fuel prices and requirement of a reliable solution to peaking power, India needs to refresh its hydro power strategy
Five things retailers don't get
Why the 'great shopping experience' is a myth in India
No stopgap solutions
Financial markets are responding to structural problems
Time for polls
Early elections can cut short the period of uncertainty
Making sense of the rupee
Ultimately, the movement of the rupee is a symptom of our macroeconomic progress
Let's not write the rupee off
It's in the same boat as other emerging markets with current account deficits, but the recent capital-raising measures may help
States are stakeholders, not spoilsports
India can no longer rely on politics as the sole mechanism to balance the states' interests with those of the Union