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Let's get the facts right

The supposed rupee-dollar parity of 1947 is myth

Little to cheer about

Soaring prices of onions bring no hope to farmers whose crops have been damaged or hit by imports

'Don't get carried away by what you read about the rupee'

The wizard of Tokyo

Kuroda admits that he's learned from Korekiyo Takahashi, the 1930s finance minister whose unorthodox policies earned him a reputation as Japan's answer to Keynes

India and the US: Navigating headwinds

Indo-US economic relations have taken a turn for the worse. India should press for a sustained dialogue, and begin negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty

Broken News

Massive layoffs across news networks reflect the mess TV news channels are in

Fundamentals of the Indian economy drive the rupee

It is good domestic growth, and not fiscal & regulatory policy alone that will attract FDI

Coping with wealth in Kolkata

A 'gated community' makeover

Debating Modi

Modi does not want a debate to increase his stature; he wants one because he hasn't the slightest idea how wrong he is about half the things he says. Surely his political opponents would want to explo

Shuttling ahead

Badminton may just become a central sport for India - symbolic because of its simplicity, the low cost of its infrastructure, the Asian dominance, and the existence of past and present superstars

Texting can wait

China's statist turn: hubris to nemesis?

Economic rebalancing would strike at the heart of the Communist Party of China's interests

Story of two devaluations

But an unimpressed finance minister plays King Canute

A raw deal for IITs

Most of the older institures do not even have funds to repair their buildings

What Birla's investment abroad means for rupee

Investments abroad will further see the rupee's value fall

Mamata's 'industrial revolution'?

Industrialists say they were bowled over by the West Bengal chief minister's 'charm and simplicity'. The question is whether this will translate into projects on the ground

NREGS and child labour

An ILO study shows child labour has declined for girls from households that had taken up the work guarantee programme

Making businesses give

A company's job is to reward its shareholders in the best possible way. Philanthropy is the work of individuals, not companies

Towards 2050: the energy transition

An emphasis on renewables, smaller cities and decentralised power grids is essential