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2611 Questions that need to be posed and answered (24 November 03:18) |
| Strategic expert B Raman on the 17 critical question that he wants answered on the Mumbai terror attacks. |
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Why I am worried about Dr Singhs visit (24 November 01:18) |
| 'A nation that has no long-term strategic intent, and whose leaders can be easily manipulated through flattery, is a banana republic. Unlike China, which intends to rule the world, India, wh... |
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5 reasons behind the rise of China (23 November 03:18) |
| The media started talking of a world dominated not by G-7, but by G-2 consisting of the US and China. |
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What India needs to do to transform the economy (23 November 01:18) |
| The time may have come for India to stop thinking of five-year plans, and to focus instead on 10-and 20-year scenarios. |
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The real plot behind Italian arrests (22 November 09:18) |
| Security Expert B Raman on the 26/11-related arrests made in Italy. |
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China cannot be and should not be the arbiter in South Asia (20 November 05:18) |
| 'China is not a disinterested observer in South Asia. It is in possession of part of Jammu and Kashmir and has been an unscrupulous supplier of arms and war-like nuclear material to Pakistan... |
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More standard ratings less moody ones (20 November 05:18) |
| In the wake of the sharp downturn in the valuations of mortgage-backed securities last year, financial firms justified their investment in these non-transparent instruments on the triple rat... |
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Why India cannot be an Asian power like China (20 November 03:27) |
| Power and influence are not given. They are taken. China knows how to take it, India does not, says strategic expert B Raman. |
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Tatas tata to Tata (20 November 01:18) |
| Like many other Indian companies, the Tata group too has globalised in the past decade. It is a testimony to the success of Indian enterprise in the global marketplace that many of them have... |
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Of Naxals and rich land of the poor (20 November 01:18) |
| India's mineral-rich areas have the largest number of poor and are Naxal-affected - there's an obvious story here. |
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Wholl finance affordable housing (20 November 11:18) |
| Tata Housing's efforts at helping less privileged sections of society are commendable, but after a point it won't be able to do much for the simple reason that there aren't going to be enoug... |
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The MampM factor (19 November 09:18) |
| 'The BJP and Samajwadi Party seem to be on a downward slope in UP; the Left Front seems to be on its way out in Kerala and West Bengal.' |
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For Mumbai slum-free plan may not work (19 November 05:18) |
| It is surprising that the slum dwellers have so far not revolted and asked the government to pack up and go because, from their point of view, the slums are not a problem but a spontaneous s... |
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Why the US is so keen to sell Bt brinjal to India (19 November 01:18) |
| The conversion of Indian farmers from traditional varieties and public hybrids to commercial hybrids and GM seeds could create a market larger than China. |
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G-20 A new global oligarchy (19 November 01:18) |
| The G-20's new-found importance should be used to challenge North Atlantic hegemony. |
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The reign of rural retail (19 November 11:18) |
| The monsoon rains may have failed and crop output may be lower but, after a small blip, the rural markets are back on track. |
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Women workforce A revolution in the making (19 November 11:18) |
| One of the most important implications will be on account of a rapid increase of women in the workforce in the coming years, leading to an unprecedented economic and social empowerment for t... |
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2009 Bollywoods year of blahs (18 November 05:27) |
| The year has been an exceptionally unremarkable year for Hindi film buffs. |
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Will Bonapartist Foneska outgrow Sri Lankan democracy (17 November 09:18) |
| 'There is nothing necessarily fatal if a soldier develops a passion for politics. An Indian commentator pointed out that, after all, there is the precedent of Dwight Eisenhower. But then, th... |
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Indian democracy at the crossroads (17 November 09:18) |
| Some measures like conducting candidate debates, fixing the terms for elected representatives, having a constitutionally empowered political finance regulatory authority and effective polici... |
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No protests over reforms policies! Hmmm (17 November 09:18) |
| It would seem that the government can announce almost anything it wants, without exciting any opposition. That is a sea change. |
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Decoding the Headley-Rana case (16 November 05:18) |
| The key to the conspiracy hatched by David Headley and Tahawwur Rana may lie in Bangladesh and Pakistan. |
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Making the Asean FTA work (16 November 05:18) |
| The formalisation of Asean-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA) covering the goods sector marks an important step towards India's deepening trade links with its partners in the Asian region. |
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The BJPs hour may have passed (13 November 11:18) |
| 'The Karnataka crisis clearly showed the BJP in the grip of regional satraps, for whom the national leadership is of little consequence.' |
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The Chicago conspiracy What is Ranas role (13 November 07:18) |
| Security expert B Raman deciphers the FBI affidavit against Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the Pakistan-origin Canadian arrested with David Headley for alleged Lashkar connections, and speculates wh... |
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The cost of living in India (13 November 01:18) |
| Why life for an average Indian is a real struggle right from morning till evening or even mid night as compared to his counterparts in the west. Take a look... |
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A memorable journey in the Duronto (13 November 01:18) |
| The greatest plus of the Duronto is the service of the outsourced catering staff. |
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Defeating new terrorism India must act (12 November 09:18) |
| 'There is no option but to successfully defeat the terrorist organisations inimical to India's national security and determined to create a communal-sectarian schism with a view to destabili... |
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Asias post-crisis challenges (12 November 01:18) |
| Asia is rebounding fast from the global financial crisis. |
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When MBAs aspire to become clerks (12 November 01:18) |
| There are 300 applicants for each clerical post at SBI, mostly engineers/MBAs, for a job that just requires a Class 12 qualification. |
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How India must face the Chinese threat (11 November 09:18) |
| India needs to agressively counter China's imperial ambitions and its plans to encircle and break up the country. |
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Roses in November In search of righteousness (11 November 09:18) |
| 'Indian civilisation has thrived for millennia because of the element of Dharma in society, however strong the demons are.' |
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An open letter to Raj Thackeray (11 November 05:18) |
| 'Your militia can rampage outside the legislature, but it can, and will, be thwarted entry into the legislature. You cannot carry your grudges on any aspect of life in Maharashtra there in t... |
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Will the route of Kodas loot be dealt with (11 November 03:18) |
| If there were people willing to offer bribes worth crores of rupees there were definitely other people who were willing to stand behind Madhu Koda's shoulder, offering hints about investing ... |
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Rebuilding Mumbai for the 21st century (11 November 11:18) |
| Mumbai does not need to be - de-congested - it needs to redeploy its eastern seaboard. |
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Meeting the urban challenge effectively (11 November 11:18) |
| The gap between promise and achievement in JNNURM is enormous. |
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Chinese media builds up anti-India rhetoric (10 November 11:18) |
| 'There is an upsurge already in Indian and Chinese nationalisms and the attitudes of the two peoples get sharpened on issues like that involving territory, affecting public sentiments.' |
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Every Indian language is a great one (10 November 03:18) |
| 'Why should we have to complain about its forced usage or suffocate having someone pushing it down our throats?' |
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Proud to sing ltEMVande MataramltEM! (09 November 09:18) |
| 'At the far end we have the likes of Maulana Mahmood Madani with their separatist agenda, but that does not mean every Muslim is persuaded by the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind's bunkum.' |
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Arent we all minorities Mr Chidambaram (09 November 07:27) |
| A secular state cannot subscribe to the concept of a majority and a minority for it is that very inequity that a secular state strives to eradicate, argues Vivek Gumaste |
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What the CII achieved in 25 years (09 November 01:18) |
| More than lobbying for concessions, CII strove to be an instrument of change. |
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Tibet is Indias legitimate ticket to claim Arunachal (09 November 11:09) |
| 'As a responsible law abiding nation, India has a moral responsibility to tell the truth that Tibet is an occupied country,' says Tashi Phuntsok. |
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Heightened alert needed on 2611 anniversary (06 November 05:27) |
| While security agencies have been able to prevent any major terror strikes since the Mumbai attacks last November, we should not lower our guard, writes security expert B Raman. |
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Jaipur oil mishap IOC chairman must be fired (06 November 01:36) |
| The current IOC chief should be fired because this fire occurred during his tenure. He should have ensured that safety audits are done seriously. If he is fired, his successor will take safe... |
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Patriotism is reduced to singing ltEMVande MataramltEM or not (05 November 09:18) |
| 'India's pluralist character, vibrant democracy, assertive intelligentsia and all attendant principles/institutions are the best assurance to allay the misgivings of the minorities.' |
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The stench of money in politics (05 November 05:27) |
| When business interests begin deciding who will rule, democracy is in trouble, writes Mahesh Vijaypurkar |
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Time to get our fiscal act together (04 November 11:18) |
| India's political and economic business cycles enter fiscal correction phase |
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Talks with Pak will only end in frustration (03 November 09:18) |
| 'The dialogue process is just too inadequate to meet the challenges from Pakistan,' says former R&AW chief A K Verma. |
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Why India needs to crush the Maoist insurgency (03 November 09:18) |
| It is a blatantly illegal and no holds barred war against the Indian State, against the idea and existence of the Indian democracy and must be dealt with an iron hand. |
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Carbon dioxide can actually be good for farming (03 November 03:27) |
| A national network project, run by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research since 2004, carried out to study the impact of climate change on Indian agriculture, is also throwing some ligh... |
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