Opinion/Editorials
Darkness under the lamp - BS Raghavan, Business Line
The shocking revelation in The Hindu of April 29, headlined “Niece, friend of Adviser to Manmohan got land largesse from BEML co-op” must have left every reader of the paper in a state of stunned disbelief. The tidal waves of moral degeneration, which had hitherto been leaving most other institutions crumbled in its wake, seem now to have submerged what should have been the fountainhead, and the model and the mainspring, of values to which public servants should adhere.

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Pakistan's problem with Islam - Tufail Ahmad, NewIndianExpress
Mockery of justice - Pioneer
New-age Cromwellism can be India's saviour - Gautam Mukherjee, Pioneer
Manmohan Singh: Mr Teflon no more - Mint
A breather for the Indian economy - Mint
For cash transfer - Mint
Unilever's logical surprise - Business Standard
Without DU diligence - Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Indian Express
Serving GoI, Not the law - Raju Ramachandran, Economic Times
UPA regime stands shamed on coal scam - Pioneer
The cat is out of the bag - Hindu
Only resignations and moves to free CBI can help govt now - Business Standard
Admit it, and act - Indian Express
1984: Justice at last? Not yet - Minhaz Merchant, Times of India
The legal scrap over Coalgate shows how UPA has devalued the position of law officers - Raju Ramachandran, Economic Times
Urban decentralization: the forsaken opportunity - T.R. Raghunandan, Mint
A CBI with agency - Maneesh Chhibber, Indian Express
Indigenising defence - Hindu
India sings peace to an occupier - Brahma Chellaney, Mint
UPA-II: How to lose the plot and still be arrogant - PR Ramesh, Economic Times
Growth pick-up still a mirage - Ila Patnaik, Financial Express
Not just another border incident - Sushil Kumar, Indian Express
Give Sam Walton the Nobel Prize - Charles Kenny, Foreign Policy
PM is right, the world is laughing at us, but why? - Dhananjay Mahapatra, Times of India
India’s labour pangs - 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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