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The exception raj
Liberalisation may have changed so much, but not the Indian mindset that prizes individual-centric discretion
 "Was Wharton right to disinvite Modi?")
Cotton revolution without Bt
A novel planting technique can reduce crop losses in unirrigated areas
Sangam surprise
Glitch-free Kumbh reveals India's flawed urban planning
Strained relations
Govt should realise it must engage with global business
Sweet trail for the desi cow
The Bajaj Foundation has linked breeding of indigenous cows to the well-being of farmers, sugar units
Feeling alive with obituaries
The obituaries in The Economist are so compassionate and level-headed that they bring back the person alive
What commodity markets need
The commodity futures markets has seen volumes and trades decline in 2012-13. After the imposition of CTT, volumes can rise only if derivative profits and losses will be allowed to be set off against
Devangshu Datta: The larger picture of global correlation
The Dow Jones hit three successive lifetime highs last week and the optimism is translating into a bounce in Indian indices again
 "Devangshu Datta: The larger picture of global correlation")
Telcos' new trouble
Dependence on caller tune revenue must be replaced
A right to be a citizen
New law to force government to do what it should, anyway
Sunita Narain: Pollution kills, but who cares?
Current policies on containing air pollution, particularly in cities, are regressive
Subir Gokarn: From bottleneck to bottleneck
Alternating periods of fast and slow growth may well be the reality
The perils of Chavismo
The message from Chavez's legacy: dirigisme really doesn't work
After this sober Budget, reform
The Budget, by avoiding big-bang announcements that may or may not have been credible, serves to boost investor confidence. Industry looks forward to further confidence-building measures
The Wharton affair (or the Right to Bad Manners)
The right to speak freely implies no corresponding obligation for someone else to give you a platform to exercise that freedom
What they don't teach you
A quick survey among my MBA friends showed a rather high incidence of this brand of managerial tosh
 "What they don't teach you")