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 "The Age of Aquarius")
Madan Sabnavis: When all theories collapse...
Countries have to carve their own paths to growth because conventional notions no longer hold
Sunanda K Datta-Ray: The unsung revolutionary
Dipankar Chakrabarti, founder-editor of socio-political magazine Aneek, condemned Sikkim's 'feudal' monarchy in his writings, languished in jail for two years and recently died in Kolkata
Kanika Datta: Betting on a great divide
The huge wage differentials and the lavish lifestyles of top footballers explain why hundreds of players and club officials down the league tables connive to do a bit of 'spot fixing' on the side
Devangshu Datta: When corruption is healthy
Visible corruption among the countless confused, accused and strung-out ones is a sign that the 'club' has opened up its membership roster and made its criteria less exclusionary
Mihir S Sharma: The China mimics
Indian companies and New Delhi's policy elite seem to imagine no other way to engage the world than Beijing's ruthless amorality
A K Bhattacharya: The rise of the states
States are now proactive and aggressive in securing a larger say in economic policies that is still largely a Union govt domain
Mumbai’s travails
The city's crumbling infrastructure is having a telling effect on its famed spirit
Shyam Ponappa: The SC and spectrum
Only the Supreme Court can rectify spectrum management in line with other resources, but all stakeholders can contribute
 "Shyam Ponappa: The SC and spectrum")
Green signal for GST
Centre must move forward, and give states their due
Sukumar Mukhopadhyay: GST - 'Paradise lost' from fractured design
Multiple rates and giving states the option to opt out will amount to replacing one complex system with another
Surajeet Das Gupta: Dogfights over cheap fares
Faced with falling market share, full service airlines are slashing ticket costs to compete with low-cost carriers
Jamal Mecklai: Controlling gold imports
The government should immediately rescind the import duty hike and implement a simple scheme to bring as much of India's huge gold holdings as possible into the financial system
Kenneth Rogoff: Blaming the Fed
It is ludicrous to single out the US central bank for missing the financial crisis of 2008
 "Kenneth Rogoff: Blaming the Fed")
Knee-jerk reactions won't do
India's farm trade policy must strike a balance
Down to five
The UPA's mismanagement of the economy laid bare
Ajai Shukla: Rafale's July take-off
Any reports of the demise of Aero India would be exaggerated, given India's dubious status as the world's biggest buyer of weaponry