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Narayan Rane paints himself into a corner (20 August 03:27) |
| The Congress party has not only cut him down to size in the latest re-jig of the organisational wing but virtually put him away. He does not know if he should attend the weekly cabinet meeti... |
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Who will be the next PM? (20 August 01:36) |
| One reason why Sharad Pawar may be rooting for Manmohan Singh is to earn his goodwill, and the backing of all those forces who support what Singh stands for, and paradoxically of those insid... |
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What Prachanda as PM means for India (20 August 11:18) |
| If Prachanda is prudent and mature, he won't let relations with India be marred by anti-India posturing. Will he be able to do that? India's long border with Nepal has seen an unusual growth... |
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What Musharraf's resignation means for India (19 August 05:18) |
| 'What has been on view since the bombing of the Indian embassy at Kabul is consistent with some or most elements of the ISI turning into 'rogues'. These considerations concern us more in Ind... |
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Reciprocity and Hindu anger (19 August 05:18) |
| At some point, after years or even centuries of submitting like sheep to slaughter, Hindus, the most peace-loving people in the world, those the Mahatma Gandhi once gently called 'cowards', ... |
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Terror's new faces (19 August 03:18) |
| According to the Gujarat police, Muufi Abu Bashir was present in Ahmedabad on the day of the blasts. It is not yet known where he was from January 2007 to March 2008, when he allegedly took... |
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Musharraf kept his army's anti-India reflexes under check (19 August 03:18) |
| In Pakistan, the Army has always been in the driving seat of policy-making on Kashmir. Musharraf, in the driving seat of power, brought in a certain measure of moderation after his bitter ex... |
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Musharraf bail-out: Saudis did a heinous crime (19 August 01:18) |
| The Saudis have not done any favour to Pakistan by harboring Musharraf. By doing so, they have committed a crime against the innocent people of Pakistan who have suffered miserably for more ... |
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Nothing will fundamentally change in Pakistan (18 August 07:18) |
| The civil-military equation in Pakistan has changed for the time being, but the military will continue to be a powerful force behind the scenes. They are structurally entrenched in a system ... |
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How Musharraf missed the Nobel Peace Prize (18 August 07:18) |
| Musharraf was definitely in a position to become a real peace-maker with the help of Manmohan Singh and Benazir Bhutto in 2007 but he missed this golden chance. He missed 2007 because he cre... |
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Musharraf is down but not finished (18 August 07:18) |
| Musharraf is out but not dead. The political forces created by him are around though out of power. His old friends in the US would not dislike the idea of keeping around a former trusted all... |
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Wall Street has to be pushed further (18 August 03:18) |
| While useful, a recent report does not widen the scope of transparency in the financial sector. |
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Oil prices: Economists get it wrong again! (18 August 01:18) |
| Suddenly, demand-supply mismatch is no longer offered as the standard plausible explanation. |
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Pay hike for govt staff: What about guarantee of output? (18 August 01:18) |
| The impression is that few public functionaries paid out of taxpayers' money feel answerable to anyone, least of all to the public. |
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Get over the Knight (18 August 09:09) |
| The Dark Knight is a fantastic take on an iconic superhero, brings noir to the world of the Batcave, and features one of the most instantly revered villains in the history of popular cinema. |
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Dial M for mobiles (16 August 05:09) |
| Anytime you are in a bus taking you from the aircraft to or from the terminal, you learn -- whether you like it or not -- who is working on which deal, how much various properties on the mar... |
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Let's green the politics first (16 August 05:09) |
| Why go in for green technologies if the political system conspires to ensure they're fat and inefficient? |
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Retail biz: What we have liked (16 August 03:09) |
| You can always train a good person in whatever field that he chooses but an organisation can never imbibe a person with qualities like integrity, morality and ethics. |
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The enigma of India's growth (16 August 11:09) |
| This article is not about the usual success stories and fault lines. I wish to reflect on the large picture from three angles to see what our real degree of comfort is. Events since then sho... |
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Serious implications for India in NSG draft proposal (15 August 05:09) |
| Although New Delhi may have expressed satisfaction with its inoffensively packaged wording, the draft proposal carries serious implications for India. The draft is likely to attract even mor... |
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Sobering thoughts on Independence Day (15 August 05:09) |
| The empty seats in the VIP rows, the thin crowds and the prime minister's pointed reference to terrorism from behind his bullet proof enclosure told its own tale about my beloved nation. |
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Amarnath shadow on Doda's tenuous peace (14 August 07:18) |
| The violence that is rapidly engulfing large parts of Jammu and Kashmir, set off by a controversial government decision to grant a tract of land to a temple trust in Kashmir, threatens to to... |
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Playing into the hands of the jihadis (13 August 05:08) |
| What the terrorists have failed to achieve so far in other parts of India through their repeated acts of terrorism, the Government of India and the Bharatiya Janata Party have achieved for t... |
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Oil at $75 a barrel? (13 August 11:18) |
| Most think slowing US demand is behind the fall in crude prices but a fall in Chinese demand could trigger a far sharper decline. |
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Amarnath fallout may engulf India (12 August 05:09) |
| The struggle of Kashmiris for autonomy is one thing. The idea of trifurcating the state -- a Muslim Valley, a Hindu Jammu and a Buddhist Ladakh -- will undercut the very idea of India. India... |
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At 61, why there is still hope for India (12 August 03:18) |
| Elango and the people of Kuthampakkam in Tamil Nadu have demonstrated to us that it is we, the people, who have to be the instruments of change, else we will be consigned to the dustbin of h... |
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Big opportunity for the govt: Will it act? (12 August 01:18) |
| With the Left's withdrawal of support, the government seems to have an opportunity. |
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The Star lesson on leadership (12 August 01:18) |
| The Rs 1,600-odd crore (excluding income from joint ventures) Star India has been in dull form for over three years now. From an aggressive leader that protected every shift in rating points... |
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BSE's journey derailed again (12 August 11:09) |
| The Bombay Stock Exchange's journey from being a brokers' club to becoming a professionally managed entity seems to have got derailed once again, with a spate of resignations in the past thr... |
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Inflation control no bar to growth (11 August 05:18) |
| In short, if India Inc lives up to the expectations in the required measure of resilience, innovation, initiative, imagination and leadership, it can help harmonise the imperatives of growth... |
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India's new challenges in Afghanistan (11 August 05:18) |
| A stable, secure and prosperous neighbourhood is a sine qua non for the emergence of a great power. India cannot be merely seen as free-riding on the outside powers for regional stability. |
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The Age of Miracles is not over yet (11 August 05:18) |
| 'It will take a minor miracle for the deal to beat the clock ticking away in the US Congress, but Abhinav Bindra just proved that the age of miracles isn't over yet.' |
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RBI Policy: It's just pain, no gain (09 August 03:09) |
| Monetary authorities should not practise ideology, especially since monetarist ideology has been made obsolete by globalisation and development. |
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The answer to India's infrastructure woes (09 August 01:09) |
| Everyone is familiar with the fact that governments and developers have taken land prices so high that it makes it very difficult for ordinary working people to afford for themselves even a ... |
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Why it's crunch time for Pakistan (08 August 09:09) |
| The people of Pakistan are in a dark, foreboding mood.According to an International Republican Institute opinion poll, as many as 86 percent of Pakistanis believe their country is headed in ... |
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Financial cowboys need to be lassoed, corralled (08 August 11:18) |
| If the government is to be the lender of last resort for financial companies, it has to demand more control over their daily business |
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Who is the 'I' in NRI? (07 August 09:09) |
| The more you move and the longer you live away from your origins, the more you change and so does the place of your origin. At any given time, when you stop and look around, you realise it i... |
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Jammu is not for burning (07 August 05:09) |
| The unrest could have easily been avoided if only both the state and central governments at the highest levels had had the leadership, imagination and sensitivity to gauge the delicate natur... |
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Will the PM wield the brahmaastra of dissolution? (07 August 03:27) |
| The only way 20 by-elections can be postponed is if the Lok Sabha itself is dissolved. |
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Less rain = less money in your pocket (07 August 11:09) |
| Dry weather is a risk for rice, sugarcane, peas, beans and lentils and other key crops, which are an important source of protein in the vegetarian Indian diet. Peas, beans and lentils accoun... |
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'Containing Inflation' - A myth (07 August 11:09) |
| We need problem-solving, not confused rhetoric or misguided action |
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Why the UPA wants to delay the monsoon session (06 August 05:09) |
| Conceivably, the deferment of the Parliament session to beyond the second week of September has more to do with the nuclear deal with the United States than the alienation of Kashmiris or th... |
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Appeasement is never good for a nation (06 August 03:18) |
| Politicians might say that the Amarnath issue is not about religion, but it is all about religion. |
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They can't Come Soon enough (06 August 01:18) |
| One of the reasons movies disappoint audiences often is because of how good the trailers are. It is, admittedly, easier to cut 90-150 seconds of the finest, most tantalising footage from ove... |
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Don't cry for Doha (06 August 11:09) |
| We live under the most liberal trade regime in history not because the WTO enforces it, but because important countries - rich and poor alike - find greater openness to be in their best inte... |
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Jammu's Hindu uprising (05 August 03:18) |
| What we are witnessing in Jammu is a Hindu intifada: The young and old, men and women, youth and children are locked in an unequal battle with the police -- and, since Friday, the army -- de... |
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Is India pharma ready for consolidation? (05 August 11:18) |
| While it is clear the Indian pharmaceutical industry is headed for consolidation, it is not really prepared for it. |
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View: The terror threat to the Olympics (05 August 11:18) |
| The fact that the two terrorists could mount the attack on August 4 despite the round-up of over a hundred suspected Uighur militants by the Chinese police since the beginning of this year u... |
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Kuselan disappoints (05 August 11:18) |
| The movie was good in parts. The best part was the climax. The movie is carried forward by three characters, all yuck! |
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Rajni lost and found (05 August 11:18) |
| He is not your run of the mill superstar. In fact he is not like your other superstars, and I am not talking only of him outstripping the others in the number of crores earned per film. |
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