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Gaining strength
Industry has gathered momentum faster than forecast
Man-made floods
Reservoir management has failed, yet again
Dani Rodrik: The myth of rising protectionism
Despite the hue and cry, governments have imposed remarkably few barriers on imports
A K Bhattacharya: Congress Minus Partners
Without a Common Minimum Programme, the UPA's Congress ministers are performing, the allies aren't
Subir Roy: How to handle negative Chinese vibes
If there is a single weakness that China is rapidly developing, it is hubris
M J Antony: Heartless against faceless
The more powerless the man whose land is taken over, the more serious the matter, says the Supreme Court
Transcending the discipline
Recognising the value of breaking conventional boundaries
Sanjeev Sanyal: Reigniting Kolkata's spirit
The city's software needs to be upgraded and its human capital cluster rebuilt
Deserved rap on knuckles
The Games organisers should get their act together
The stakes in Afghanistan
India should increase its commitment to the country
Nitin Desai: Nobel thoughts
Elinor Ostrom's Nobel focuses attention on the governance of common property resources
Kanika Datta: Growth and obsolescence
Short-lived products create a spiral of wasteful consumerism that raises new problems
Shyamal Majumdar: New-age brain drain
The 'always on' multi-tasking approach to work reduces efficiency levels - a new study suggests ways around it