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Tightrope over crisis
RBI measures put more stress on banks
Stop blaming gold, economic mismanagement responsible for falling rupee
The Reserve Bank of India's liquidity-tightening measures are no match against sheer economic mismanagement
Can India strategically leverage its international reputation?
Delhi's inability to open up a new canvas with Pakistan and Sharif is symptomatic of its sluggish thinking
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Should India float international bonds?
Promoting NRI deposit accounts in banks seems a better option because transaction costs are lower and inflows more manageable
Asia's $7-trillion problem
US Treasury bonds are becoming a pyramid scheme, and smaller economies should get out quietly
Taking the medicine
Indian generic companies need better regulation
Sheltering migrants
Six states have signed MoUs to protect migrant labourers from exploitation and to ensure their rights
How India needs better advocacy to mobilise more FDI
Besides policy implementation at home, embassies abroad must push India as an investment destination
Amit Shah, BJP's master strategist
His track record in Gujarat is strong, but can he repeat the feat in UP as an 'outsider'?
Australia: the new (old) England
Cricket in Australia is in need of an overhaul, but what's happening down under will only put more nails in the Aussie coffin
Chandigarh's shopping mall complex
Chandigarh's shopping mall complex is so acute it seems to overwhelm a richer past
Oh for a crisis!
Look how it has concentrated the government's mind
Modi, Nehru and the falling rupee
According to Modi, Nehru wanted foreign aid from World Bank and IMF, which demanded a devaluation of the rupee
The gender skew
Girls outperform boys in board exams, but why do they falter after that?