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Will Akhilesh emerge from his father's shadow?
Saeed Naqvi
17 March 2012
As if the "Savarna-Avarna" (high caste/low caste) divide was not bad enough in Uttar Pradesh and the rest of the country, the Congress has gone and institutionalised the rupture in the "Savarna" fold too, further aggravating the atomising process.
 
Budget wishy washy, lacks direction
Jayshree Sengupta
17 March 2012
The Finance Minister has chosen to walk the conservative path, hoping to stimulate investment and growth through small half-measures. Expect high rates of inflation in FY 13 and greater pressure on the fiscal deficit despite white paper on black money.
 
Sri Lanka: Understanding the UNHRC vote
N SathiyaMoorthy
16 March 2012
The increasing effort at marginalisation of Sri Lanka in the international arena, with hopes that a vote against the country at UNHRC could well shame the Government into taking pro-active measures at an early political solution are misplaced, at best.
 
Populism will run out of steam
Mohan Guruswamy
15 March 2012
For a person who knows his business economics well, the Railway Minister obviously realises that he will need money to make that happen. That is why his speech contained so many references to the need for budgetary support from the government.
 
Interpreting Assembly elections verdict
Niranjan Sahoo
14 March 2012
The most important lesson from the recent Assembly elections is that never ignore the basics: leadership, organisation and message. There is no substitute to robust party organisation and strong regional faces, especially at a time that is relatively free from any major polarising events.
 
Inter-linking of rivers: Making the Supreme Court order work
N Sathiya Moorthy
29 February 2012
In a reforms-minded India, where subsidies have become a 'bad word' for some policy-planners, questions will be asked on making a massive project on inter-linking of rivers to pay for itself, post facto.
 
West Bengal's water stand a challenge to Indian foreign policy
Joyeeta Bhattacharjee
28 February 2012
At a time when India is struggling to establish itself as a global power, the position taken by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee on the sharing of waters with Bangladesh will only help strengthen the anti-India rhetoric in the neighbouring country.
 
The battle for States' rights in India
Tridivesh Singh Maini
24 February 2012
Though it will be difficult for the Central Government and the States to agree upon certain foreign policy issues, they should work together on issues of national importance-such as terrorism and foreign policy-in order to enact policies that benefit its citizens.
 
How it all played out
R. Swaminathan
24 February 2012
The behind-the-scenes drama had all the ingredients of a potboiler.
 
When strategy was technical
R. Swaminathan
24 February 2012
Antony figured the French were more likely to part with critical technologies needed to enhance India's defence aviation sector than any other country
 
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