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Racing under a handicap
BIZSPORT
Racing under a handicap
BIZSPORT
Thank you, Mr Bernanke?
Tightening of US monetary policy might actually force India's govt to be responsible
 "Thank you, Mr Bernanke?")
Insular Britain
The UK should be more welcoming of Indians
The FDI debate
Foreign capital is important, but security safeguards are a must
Air pockets in bilateral agreements
The aviation ministry's seat-sharing deal with Abu Dhabi reflects a puzzling and selective generosity
The Modi blind spot
It's time to look back at the abysmal handling of the 2002 Gujarat riots and its aftermath through the lens of 'governance'
All rise to the King
Finding the next Michael Jordan is quite futile as Jordan is not only the greatest basketball player of all-time but is also arguably the greatest athlete of all-time
No one's buying FDI in multi-brand retail
Whether it's a 74% limit or 51%, Indian and foreign retailers think the nitty gritty of the policy is unviable in its current form
Private labels redux?
Store brands are giving brand managers of national goods companies some added anxiety these days
Financing urban infrastructure
Property taxes are the only feasible payback stream for private capital going into urban infrastructure not amenable to user fees
Pooling tariffs
Govt must review the proposal to bail out power plants
Mobile phone: Medically yours
Bihar's model of health care through mobile phones is finding many takers
Towards 2050: structural shifts
India must leave behind agriculture, family companies and public sector monoliths for competitive, professionally run enterprises
 "Towards 2050: structural shifts")
Why IMF may be wrong on 'inflation targeting'
While independent central banks initially anchored inflationary expectations, major structural changes in the global economy helped to keep, and are keeping, inflation under check
Yen to the rescue?
Japan's version of QE3 means that the yen has re-emerged as a heavyweight 'carry' currency