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Manmohan's Malaysia musings
Need for a national consensus on his six principles
Two microcredit structures in operation now
As of August this year, India had 3,000 MFIs lending Rs 20,000 crore to 28 million borrowers
Shanthie Mariet D'Souza: Great game's endgame?
With the drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan due to begin in a few months, regional powers need to play a stabilising role in the country
Govindraj Ethiraj: China's night train to Arunachal
It's worth revisiting the effort that went behind the construction of what is possibly the world's most ambitious railway project
Sreelatha Menon: NREGA vs Minimum Wages Act
Last week, NAC gave a wake-up call to the government on the need to pay minimum wages under NREGA
Downside to the upside
Effort needed to sustain good news on GDP growth
Time to put a lid on Dabba
Illegal commodity futures trading does not benefit farmers
Shyam Ponappa: What a highway can do
Despite signs of transformational change, we need more - SOPs and quality
Kanika Datta: Second-hand self-esteem
The real source of pride will be when Indians who have worked through the Indian business system come to head global corporations
T S Vishwanath: Tough nuts in Doha talks
Member countries seek consensus but challenges remain on tariffs, subsidies and protectionism
National security dividend
Private sector in defence equipment will create jobs at home
Insuring their margins
TPAs must learn to live with competition
Madhukar Sabnavis: The Indian middle class
Is this class disappearing or getting redefined?
Shyamal Majumdar: No two-in-one promoters, please
Rishad Premji, Ashni Biyani and others would do well to retain one of the two posts - chairman or MD - if they succeed their famous fathers