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What BJP's Gujarat Win Proves

What these elections prove beyond any doubt (if ever there was one) that Modi's hold over the public mind and Shah's mastery of election management are unparalleled.It doesn't seem likely that they......

Whither The Middle Class?

Ajit Balakrishnan on how to arrest a worldwide decline. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com As a son and grandson of doctors and a firm believer in a meritocratic education system, and......

Why has history forgotten this giant?

50 years ago, on January 10, Lal Bahadur Shastri died suddenly in Tashkent. We salute The Gentle Giant on his 50th death anniversary. IMAGE: Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri visits the Lahore......

Why India must be alert next to 'unstable' Pak

China's influence on an 'unstable' Pakistan will grow further and the military and nuclear nexus between them will deepen in the coming years posing security concerns for India, a leading......

View: Deepen democracy in this Republic

Electoral merit -- in other words, the ability to win by hook or crook -- has to cease to be a yardstick for handpicking men and women to stand for elections, writes Mahesh Vijapurkar It is good......

'GST Council Should Jack Up Rates'

'Rates go up, revenues go up, and the need for compensation diminishes.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Goods and Services Tax Council has turned into a "rate cutting panel",......

Raghuram Rajan differs with FM, says NPAs will see unprecedented rise

Rajan said that while there were talks about Jan Dhan, it was difficult to target transfers to people through this tool. Jan Dhan, he said, does not really work as advertised. Former Reserve Bank......

We need a Sudarshan Chakra for PSB revival

'Every few days, I wake up with a sense of restlessness that time is running out'...'We have created a due process for stressed assets to resolve, but there is no concrete plan in place for public......

Privatisation, India style

Over the years India’s governments have turned several public goods into private ones, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. A friend of mine is appalled that the Modi government has asked private......

Whither Digital India? Budget 2016 offers little for startups

There has been nothing consolidated in the Budget for this section that may transform entrepreneurship in any meaningful way Startups, in some ways flavour of the season, have got some relief in......

A case for two captains

Rahul Dravid's decision to step down as captain has put Indian cricket at interesting crossroads. Thanks to a combination of factors, there is no one that leaps to mind as a natural and obvious......

Younis, Yousuf put Pakistan in command

Scorecard| ImagesThere was no green-top at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore for the first Test -- but by the time the day's play was done, there were lots of red faces among the Indians.22 months ago,......

Ramchand sparked a revival of Indian cricket

Come to think of it, G S Ramchand, who is now no more, sparked a revival of Indian cricket.When I arrived in Mumbai from Australia in 1959, the question being asked in sports circles was: whither......

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