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T N Ninan: Playing with fire
The dangers are all too apparent if Maoists are encouraged to believe they can further their agenda through selective deals with mainstream parties
The Obama-Volcker Act
Not a marker for Indian policy
Premvir Das: China and India at sea - Growth vs Decline
At a time when China's maritime power is growing rapidly, the Indian Navy's share of defence allocation has fallen to less than what it was in 2001
'Recession put a $3-trillion hole in our budget'
Excerpts from Obama's State of the Union Address
Sreelatha Menon: Wishing well for poor
A letter from SC commissioners was followed by an order of the apex court to clothe, feed and protect the homeless in night shelters
CAT and mouse games
Students pay the price for bad management
The 'mischief' at Kaiga
Nuclear power regulation needs transparency
M Govinda Rao: First step towards clarity in GST
A lot of work is needed to implement GST and stakeholders should help get the design right
Surinder Sud: For the farm, by the farmer
Farmers¿ representatives need to be consulted so that schemes like the NREGS do not hurt the sector
Abheek Barua: A list of risks
The prospect of the Chinese central bank tightening rates is the biggest risk for the financial markets
A K Bhattacharya: Sweet and bitter memories of a decade
How would history remember the first decade of the 21st century?
M J Antony: In reverse gear
The issues raised by a two-judge bench have the potential to undo many reformative steps taken by the apex court