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Growth busts poverty -
Times of India
Poverty estimates between 2004-05 and 2009-10 show a sharp reduction in the absolute number of the poor by 52.5 million to 354.7 million. This is encouraging for several reasons. While the new poverty line at lower than the earlier Rs 32 per day benchmark - Rs 22.43 per day for rural areas and Rs 28.65 per day for urban areas - may draw grumbles, the fact is the percen-tage of below poverty line people has declined at double the pace of that bet-ween 1993-94 and 2004-05.
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It's time for the BJP to say 'Modi for PM' -
Diptosh Majumdar, DNA
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Silence of the vultures -
MJ Akbar, Sunday Guardian
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From Manmohan-vintage rouble scam to Narendrabhai's 'ethical incapacities' -
T J S George, NewIndianExpress
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Winning the waiting game in Pakistan -
MJ Akbar, Times of India
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Congress spot fixing economics, bets on sops to win it votes -
Shankkar Aiyar, NewIndianExpress
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Indian Payola League -
Ashok Malik, Asian Age
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BJP needs to get its message right -
Swapan Dasgupta, Pioneer
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Nawaz Sharif is the best bet for New Delhi -
Kanchan Gupta, Pioneer
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Socialist residue -
Tavleen Singh, Indian Express
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The idea of Pakistan -
Meghnad Desai, Indian Express
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Evolving out of inefficient corruption -
SA Aiyar, Times of India
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Decadence rules over purge in IPL -
Sandeep Bamzai, Mail Today
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Does the system need change? -
Gautam Adhikari, Times of India
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Can a caged parrot sing? -
Bharat Karnad, NewIndianExpress
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This way to Chindia -
Hu Shisheng, Outlook India
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It's 1973 all over again -
Victor Davis Hanson, Tribune Media Services
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For online free speech -
Mint
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Optimistic foreigners -
TN Ninan, Business Standard
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Fallacy of political tourism in Pak -
Subramanian Swamy, Pioneer
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Our human rights deserve better -
Hindu
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Not another law -
Indian Express
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Why inter-ministerial group need to clear quadricycles' entry in India -
Economic Times
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When it is right to copy -
Apar Gupta, Indian Express
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Playing hardball with China -
Hardeep S Puri, Indian Express
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Why there is no point of ranking Indian universities -
Bibek Debroy, Economic Times
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 There was for years an old "social contract" between politicians and business. This provided for complex rules and regulations that made it impossible to do business honestly in many fields. But it was possible to do business dishonestly, through pay-offs . Some called this "efficient corruption" : politicians took money and delivered clearances. However, the anti-corruption mood of the courts, and new fears of getting caught (like Pawan Bansal) have ended "efficient corruption" . Politicians may still take money but not deliver on clearances , what some call "inefficient corruption" that freezes investment and growth. The old social contract has broken down.
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Split with Nitish will only boost BJP in Bihar -
K Balakrishnan, LensOnNews
WITH THE BJP seemingly decided on projecting Narendra Modi as its PM candidate and its close ally Nitish Kumar of JD(U) equally firm in his opposition to the idea, a split in the NDA alliance looks inevitable; most observers think it’s not a question of if, but when. |
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