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Lifeline for insurance -
Hindu
The Centre has decided to defer an increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) limits for insurance companies from 26 to 49 per cent. In doing so, it appears to have given in to the arguments made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance. On closer examination, these lack merit, for the simple reason that the insurance sector desperately requires fresh infusion of capital, estimated at about $12 billion over the next five years.
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Vinod Rai brought credibility to CAG’s office -
Pioneer
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Uniform national licences in telecom are overdue -
Business Standard
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Watching the watchmen -
Arghya Sengupta, Hindu
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Underperforming even in good times -
Arvind Subramanian, Business Standard
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Amartya Sen is wrong in his claim that delay in Food Bill killing a thousand every week -
Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar, Economic Times
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Birthday bumps -
Indian Express
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The Li effect: India and China have acknowledged their differences, a start towards resolving them -
Times of India
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A legit silence -
Fali S Nariman, Asian Age
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Why China’s riches won’t bring it freedom -
Pankaj Mishra, EconomicTimes
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Fancying his chance to be PM -
Sandipan Deb, India Today
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The uncrowned emperor -
Pioneer
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Whose cinema is it anyway? -
Vanita Kohli-Khandekar, Business Standard
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On the defensive on too many occasions -
Sandhya Jain, Pioneer
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Chinese PM Li’s India visit: Building trust is the challenge -
Tarun Vijay, Times of India
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Dealing with India’s China problem -
Mint
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Nawaz Sharif should not hold back on boosting India-Pakistan ties -
Times of India
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The evil that men do... -
Financial Express
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Pakistan 2.0 -
Komail Aijazuddin, Indian Express
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The celebration of wealth in The Great Gatsby -
AO Scott, Indian Express
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A welcome candour -
Indian Express
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Obama’s tapped-out trust -
George F Will, WashingtonPost
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Richard Milhous Obama -
Carl M Cannon, Real Clear Politics
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A handshake across the Himalayas -
Li Keqiang, Hindu
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The Prime Minister's position is untenable -
Balbir Punj, Pioneer
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Support vs procurement -
Business Standard
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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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