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For whom the road tolls
The most pernicious abuse of the toll system is the VIP syndrome. Most toll plazas carry a long list of VIP vehicles that are exempt from payment
The 'Hamlet syndrome' in infrastructure
By trying to fit private parties into government frameworks, the sector is ending up with massive investments in non-productive capacities, forcing regulators to step in to rescue projects
River of hope, and fear
The 'friendship' bridge across the Mekong River between Thailand and Laos may prosper trade at the cost of destabilising livelihoods
How to secure India's energy
The core challenge of energy security is to build up domestic supply through clean coal and renewable sources
 "How to secure India's energy")
Full speed ahead
Complaints should not derail India-EU FTA
A problematic move
New gas pricing formula defies economic rationality
Does Sanjay Dutt need 'humanitarian' grounds denied to others?
Munnabhai seems to have got lenient treatment only because he is a celebrity, while other more deserving cases were not considered
INSIGHT: Opportunity in despair
With a Current Account Deficit of close to 6% of GDP, the country needs capital flows of around $250 mn every day to fund it
Competing with Cambodia
The author asks why FDI is not attracted to India - and why Indians themselves are unwilling to set up productive enterprises
 "Competing with Cambodia")
Better infra: Is the government listening?
Infrastructure CEOs emphasise the need to shift focus from operational interventions in the sector to structural changes
Twin avatars of PSUs
Government-owned companies want the best of both worlds
Wooing investment
The troubles with clean energy in India
Not a solution
Gold, oil prices may bring only temporary relief
'South-South cooperation needs BRICS'
Three of its members set good examples in labour market practices
Managing transition in Afghanistan
India needs a strategy to frustrate plans by Pakistan and its Taliban proxies to dominate Afghanistan after 2014
 "Managing transition in Afghanistan")
Getting the infra sector to move
The government needs to act on some sensible recommendations from leading infra CEOs
A missed opportunity?
Public sector banks must take advantage of retirements
Starry-eyed cinema
The system of star-rating movies kills any scope for a public discourse