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Shrinking state -
Indian Express
The abduction of Alex Paul Menon, collector of Chhattisgarh’s troubled Sukma district, signals an escalation in Maoist violence, and in its brazenness. In neighbouring Orissa, despite the Naveen Patnaik government’s readiness to meet its extravagant demands, the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee of Maoists has decided that the fate of Laxmipur MLA Jhina Hikaka, abducted nearly a month ago, will be announced only on April 25, after he has been tried in the “praja court”.
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A climate of India-baiting: Liberals love to deride George Bush, but Barack Obama's record is much worse -
Jagdish Bhagwati, Times of India
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Fog clears a bit -
Mint
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Don’t blame just the politicians -
Sunil Jain, FinancialExpress
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Police freedom -
HinduBusinessline
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Death by degrees -
R Srinivasan, HinduBusinessline
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An unhealthy step -
Business Standard
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Zero-sum diplomacy -
Sumit Ganguly, Deccan Chronicle
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Roasting for govt was long overdue -
Asian Age
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No economic recovery in sight for now -
Rajiv Kumar, Mail Today
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Have money, will waste -
Financial Express
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The great Indian corruption chronicles -
Mint
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We could be giving up too much for too little -
G Parthasarathy, Pioneer
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Scrap the collegium-system of appointing judges -
Fali S Nariman, Hindustan Times
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SC's stinging comments on CBI's conduct on Coalgate seal the fate of Ashwani Kumar -
Times of India
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CBI must be rescued from UPA’s fear to avoid a travesty of justice -
Arun Jaitley, Economic Times
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Modi, malice and misrepresentation: Congress style -
Kishore Trivedi, NitiCentral
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BJP needs to look within -
Sandhya Jain, NitiCentral
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Not Ashwani, not Bansal, it is the PM who needs to go -
R Jagannathan, FirstPost
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Coal tars UPA and CBI -
HindustanTimes
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Inconvenient truths, misleading actions -
Bishwajit Bhattacharyya, Business Standard
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In season of blame, a defence -
VS Arunachalam, Asian Age
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The price of inaction -
Bharat Karnad, Asian Age
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Let’s prepare for the inevitable -
Pravin Sawhney, Pioneer
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Brazen UPA shamed -
Pioneer
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Congress and BJP have to confront their 'Kumar-isms' to regain a balance of power -
Ashok Malik, ET
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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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