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Institutions vs. individuals
Good leadership desirable, good institutions necessary
Laveesh Bhandari: Mining's need - regulation and decentralisation
A strong and independent regulatory mechanism of the mining sector would be an effective way of insulating it from short-term political compulsions
Jyoti Malhotra: A historic moment in the AfPak region
The impending chaos in the AfPak region allows India to rebuild bridges with China, Russia, Iran and the Central Asian states
Ms Lagarde's brief
IMF reform Lagardeis not just about vote shares, but also ideas
Sanjaya Baru: Remembering Narasimha Rao
PV provided political cover for Singh's initiatives two decades ago.
Subsidising auto pollution
An Indian 'cash-for-clunkers' scheme is an absurd idea
Building a solid core
Slower core sector growth disappoints, but not a cause for alarm
Rahul Tongia: A smart solution to power shortage
Smart grid technologies can revolutionise electricity management in India
A K Bhattacharya: Why exporters love DEPB
They want the scheme to stay because it is operated by the commerce ministry, which has been sympathetic to their woes
Flawed judgement
The judiciary has a huge backlog of unfinished work
Compensating the displaced
Sharing mining profits can be an illusory gain
Abheek Barua: A pessimist's epiphany
Indian economy is headed for a soft patch, not hard landing, in FY12
Subir Roy: Guns versus butter to cars versus trees
For India, the need to take the road of sustainable development should be self-evident
M J Antony: When all else fails...
By appointing special investigation teams the Supreme Court forces governments to act in precipitous situations