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China’s Eunuchs or Spain’s Kings? -
TK Arun, Economic Times
Between 1405 and 1433, Ming emperor Zhu Di despatched Admiral Zheng He on seven naval expeditions with the largest ships then known to mankind. These ranged far and wide and brought back treasure, strange animals and knowledge of the world’s peripheries to the Middle Kingdom. But Chinese court politics, a twisted battle between palace eunuchs and court mandarins, discontinued these voyages and, by 1525, destroyed all ocean-going ships.
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In defence of sweat shops -
Mint
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India, Pakistan and game theory -
Aditya Kuvalekar, Centre Right India
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From hawala scam to coalgate, full circle for Supreme Court -
GP Joshi, Hindu
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Chinese manoeuvres against India's possible use of the Gilgit-Baltistan card -
B Raman, ChennaiCentreForChinaStudies
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Atalji, by far the most outstanding PM of all! -
LK Advani
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7 ways to send China a strong message without war -
R Jagannathan, FirstPost
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Why some love a good drought -
Ashoak Upadhyay, Business Line
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Sonia is wrong, government is in Coma, so house is dead -
Yashwant Sinha, ET
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Checkmate China -
Arun Kumar Singh, Asian Age
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Pakistan's problem with Islam -
Tufail Ahmad, NewIndianExpress
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Mockery of justice -
Pioneer
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New-age Cromwellism can be India's saviour -
Gautam Mukherjee, Pioneer
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Manmohan Singh: Mr Teflon no more -
Mint
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A breather for the Indian economy -
Mint
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For cash transfer -
Mint
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Unilever's logical surprise -
Business Standard
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Without DU diligence -
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Indian Express
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Serving GoI, Not the law -
Raju Ramachandran, Economic Times
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UPA regime stands shamed on coal scam -
Pioneer
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The cat is out of the bag -
Hindu
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Only resignations and moves to free CBI can help govt now -
Business Standard
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Admit it, and act -
Indian Express
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1984: Justice at last? Not yet -
Minhaz Merchant, Times of India
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The legal scrap over Coalgate shows how UPA has devalued the position of law officers -
Raju Ramachandran, Economic Times
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Urban decentralization: the forsaken opportunity -
T.R. Raghunandan, Mint
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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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