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Why co-operation with neighbouring countries is vital for India's Northeast

A sidelight of the Chinese prime minister's India visit was official approval for expanding a well-functioning mechanism for regional co-operation

India in Abepolitik

Thanks to Beijing's mis-steps, there is greater enthusiasm today for alliances and initiatives that balance China

Bonded labour: The truth is out there

The UPA's claim that its flagship rural employment scheme has eradicated an age-old scourge is hard to believe

Templer's template

In its war against Naxal terror, India has much to learn from the unique battle against Malayan guerrillas five decades ago

A cargo cult democracy

India needs to think about how First World democracies deliver the things their constitutions promise. Simply copy-pasting the forms isn't enough

Trading charges

A failure to sign the India-EU free-trade agreement soon will be a final betrayal of the principles of 1991

Waltzing Matilda

The Bovine Bind

How a lack of culpability is making victims of India's women...and its cows

Towards 2050: development imperatives

India will have to completely reverse how it focuses development activity in the coming decades

The right medicine

Govt should streamline its free medicines plan

Natural partners

Closer relations with Japan are a strategic must

The interest rate illusion

The RBI's conservatism has been criticised by the government and industry for stalling growth. But the facts suggest a weak correlation

Redefining urban mobility

A network of interchangeable transport systems with seamless access can go a long way in easing urban commuters' woes

Claims and counterclaims

Investing in property rights

States must invest in both physical infrastructure and the institutional infrastructure that supports markets

Feeling the pinch

Bad times worsen for India Inc

Indian pharma's generic challenge

USFDA's zero tolerance policy requires our drug firms to reorient not just processes but organisational cultures to serve that market credibly

How youth can cope with their finances

Our twenty-somethings may have a tough time ahead. There are a few things they can do right, though.

Central bank turbulence

Winding down quantitative easing will be messy for the West and a big problem for India

SBI heads downwards

Reflects the troubles of public sector banks