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All eyes on the Bill
Debate and vote on Lok Pal show that when Parliament is serious about law-making, citizens will respond.
Sonalde Desai: After the demographic dividend
The three things India must do now to prepare for an ageing population
Barun Roy: The poverty game
Deep down, our rulers don't want the aam admi to get out of his rut
Ajit Balakrishnan: The worldwide middle-class angst
For the first time, this class is venturing out into the streets as well to make itself heard
Devangshu Datta: Breakthroughs to the other side
Scientific discoveries that defined 2011 and will shape the years to come
Debashis Basu: One cheer for the bulls
Of the three factors that move the market - earnings, valuation and sentiment - only one is somewhat in favour going into 2012
Sunanda K Datta-Ray: Over-reacting to the Raj
The fixation with erasing the traces of our colonial past shows we haven't accepted it
Jyoti Pande Lavakare: Business in harmony with music
A Chennai-based venture, MusicUniv, is imparting classical music education to children in a structured manner
T N Ninan: Time for elections
Even though it would be considered politically premature by both the Congress and the BJP ¿ it may be best to think in terms of fresh elections
Halfway house
A default by any other name is just as bad
Martin Feldstein: America's economic stalemate
A reflection of current election posturing by Republicans and Democrats, it will end after the polls
Ajai Shukla: End this MMRCA hara-kiri
IAF must frankly tell MoD that national security demands scrapping the overpriced MMRCA procurement and buying F-35 through a single-vendor contract
Surinder Sud: Returns on research
Higher investment in agricultural studies can reduce output costs