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Beyond the buzzwords

Narendra Modi isn't quite the reformer his advocates try to sell him as being

Urbanise, smartly

Clearances will be key to new towns on Delhi-Mumbai corridor

Micromanaging the chain

Is government serious about FDI in retail or not?

Modi and Advani: The two faces of BJP's Hindutva

Their differences underscore a major transition point in the political evolution of the saffron party

A grain of common sense

Chhattisgarh proves no cash transfer or UID is needed to make PDS work

America's deficit complacency

The US fiscal deficit is still dangerously high, but nobody is moving to reduce it

The view from the stars

Most of us are so obsessed with our small corners of the planet that we couldn't care less what happens to the rest of the universe

Rupee responses

Address the current account deficit with concrete steps

Growing pains

Lal Krishna Advani exits, wounding the party he built

The BJP's poll star

What surveys do - and don't - tell us about how popular Modi really is

Lunch with BS: Avinash Chander

In defence of DRDO

Betting is being human

But so is breaking rules and law

Back-seat cynic

The curious case of a cordial cabbie

Party with differences

Mr Modi takes centre stage, but not a PM candidate yet

India's Goldilocks principle

The author searches for India's interests as the US and China swing between confrontation and accord

Rupee going strong for 60

All indicators point to a further steady weakening

How risk-free is domestic sovereign debt?

External and sovereign domestic debt in poorly designed monetary unions are not free from the risk of nominal default

Solar energy, not war

Instead of becoming the messenger of the new co-operative world, solar energy is getting embroiled in battles

No grand moves

UPA should focus on the nuts and bolts of policy

Modi not a mukhota (mask)

To win India, the Gujarat Chief Minister must keep his house in order, too