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Puppy love of a Hindu nationalist

There is one common string in animal lovers, they care for fellow beings too

A job half done

New companies law is welcome but incomplete

An inevitable crisis in the offing

Actions such as the passing of the Companies Bill and Raghuram Rajan's appointment as the next RBI governor may go in vain

First-quarter misses

An analysis of government's financial performance in the April-June period indicates the extent of the challenge that the finance minister faces

Fighting without fighting

To enhance dollar inflows, regardless of source, the same things will need to be done

Progress on GST

Constitutional amendment process should be started

A winning combination

Raghuram Rajan's agenda: Damage control through independence

The new RBI governor could instill a sense of calm through clarifying his objectives, and being independent while awarding banking licences

Rewriting Writers'

What lies behind the makeover for Kolkata's iconic secretariat

Forced charity

Mines Bill and labour laws, not mandatory CSR, will be the real test of giving by companies

'I support the contents of the Companies Bill'

Ashoka Mody & Michael Walton: The inflation elixir

Govt populism drives inflation, which transfers resources from the poor to the rich

What type of crisis for India?

Orderly rupee depreciation, a lower fiscal deficit and credible stress tests for banks are essential to stave off crisis

A bet with no upside

A strong rupee policy will deepen the very vulnerabilities it is trying to ward off

Skullcap politics

Will Shivraj Singh Chouhan's gesture of reaching out to the Muslims backfire like it did in LK Advani's case?

Back to the 1980s

Not just growth, other yardsticks too have regressed

Why companies dont hedge

Supporting creative failures

What are the barriers for an organisation that wants to promote a culture of experimentation?

A tricky balancing act

Government and RBI must keep foreign equity investors happy and avoid crushing growth expectations

Market indices, like poverty numbers, hide the real picture

Stocks at 52 week low may not always be the best bet for investment