Why only Haj? End subsidies for all pilgrims
I welcome the abolition of the government subsidy for Haj pilgrims. The Constitution says the Indian state is secular, and
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We’re on a Learning Curve
Education happens to be the greatest creator and leveller of wealth Wealth is more than real estate and financial assets.
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Income equality is over-rated, Mr Piketty
Last month, Thomas Piketty released the World Inequality Report, revealing worsening income inequality in virtually every country and region. Most
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How the land of a thousand clashes conjures social stability
The shut-down of Mumbai and other Maharashtra cities last week was a bizarre re-enactment of a battle between a British
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Bigger than the 2G scam is the justice sham
India has many crimes but no criminals. That one-liner is only a slight exaggeration of the outcome so far in
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A Little This & Lots of That
Post-Gujarat, PM Modi will opt for incrementalism and populism in his final year The BJP’s sixth successive victory in the
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Win or lose, you shouldn’t write off Rahul Gandhi
What are the political prospects of Rahul Gandhi, elected Congress president last week? His electoral track record is dismal. Congress
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The Day Choice Was Killed
The Hadiya verdict negates several freedoms, including to marry a terrorist Inthe ‘love jihad’ case involving the conversion of a
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Economy: It’s not a thumbs up but a ‘bottoms down’
After falling for five successive quarters, GDP growth in July-September was 6.3%, up from 5.7% in the previous quarter. Many
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