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Nitin Desai: Ill fares the land
The current crisis of confidence in institutions of governance is an opportunity for reform
Arvind Singhal: Missing service in services economy
It would be wise for services businesses to contemplate taking a pause and use that to sharpen the focus on customer service
Barun Roy: Vietnam's storeyed future
After Singapore and China, Vietnam prepares itself to see more post-modern architectural landmarks dot its landscape
N Chandra Mohan: The India-China FDI safari
China's unlimited state support to industry is a strong point, but India's long experience in mkt economy gives it an edge in the globalisation drive
Monetary policy dilemma
Inflation is dead, long live inflation
A pat-down of egos
No need to mix security with protocol
Jaimini Bhagwati: Rationalising FDI taxes
The goal should be to make it immaterial whether investment is made via Mauritius or G20 countries
Bhupesh Bhandari: The importance of Harish Bhasin
The Delhi-based stock broker later diversified into M&A, mutual funds, hospitality and real estate, and was also a key player in the first hostile bid
T N Ninan: Seize the Moment
All that the prime minister and other leaders need to do is to tap the latent desire for a change from today's dreadful situation
Deepak Lal: Post-reform rent-seeking
The continuing 'monopoly rents' generated in the labour market are much more damaging to growth than other forms of rent
Subir Roy: A day in the life of a garbage dump
In the age of recycling, ragpickers perform a socially highly useful function. But the middle class simply wants them banished