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K Subrahmanyam: Partnering with the US: Yes we can!
India is in a position to help sustain US pre-eminence in technological and economic spheres.
A K Bhattacharya: Wanted: A watchdog for airport services
The simple and effective system at Delhi airport has now fallen apart.
Missing: An employment plan
Inclusive growth needs massive increases in jobs
Dealing with arms purchases
Blacklisting should not be a knee-jerk response
Barun Roy: For Tagore's sake
The current turmoil offers a unique opportunity to reinvent and separate Santiniketan and Visva-Bharati
Nitin Desai: A new global oligarchy
The G-20's new-found importance should be used to challenge North Atlantic hegemony
Arvind Singhal: A silent revolution in the making
A rapid increase of women in the workforce will lead to an unprecedented economic and social empowerment
Bhupesh Bhandari: The reign of rural retail
The monsoon rains may have failed and crop output may be lower but, after a small blip, the rural markets are back on track
Climate of confusion
The public has the right to know what India's stand is
Sunita Narain: Rich land of the poor
India's mineral-rich areas have the largest number of poor and are Naxal-affected - there?s an obvious story here
Jaimini Bhagwati: More standard ratings, less moody ones
Low sovereign ratings could be costing India around $2 bn in annual interest outflows
Shobhana Subramanian: Who'll finance 'affordable' housing?
Weaker sections need to be given loans at interest rates they can afford, otherwise the demand for low-cost housing will soon vanish
Sunanda K Datta-Ray: It's payback time
Fines don¿t bother the rich, community service may just do the trick
T N Ninan: Think the future
The time may have come to stop thinking of five-year plans, and to focus instead on 10- and 20-year scenarios.