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Right on, Sebi -
Economic Times
Consent orders are like the curate egg - good in parts. To the extent that they bring closure to cases that would otherwise meander through the judicial maze for months, if not years, consent orders are good. They offer a pragmatic way of penalising-and-yetnot-quite-punishing offenders against whom it is hard to prove definite violations in our kind of system of Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence that goes by the maxim, 'innocenttill-proven-guilty.
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Conciliation time -
Financial Express
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It’s time to open the gates wider -
Naveen Tewari, Mint
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‘Non-core’ solutions -
Business Line
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Castles in the air -
Gregory Randolph & Mukta Naik, Hindu
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Govt, RBI are again getting it all wrong on Gold -
Nidhi Nath Srinivas, Economic Times
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Courts also need a Lokpal -
Pavan K Varma, Times of India
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Manmohan Singh should now start work on 'secure' borders -
Indrani Bagchi, Times of India
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No exceptions -
Indian Express
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Why the death of inflation is vastly exaggerated -
R Jagannathan, FirstPost
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Did apex court belittle CBI or strengthen it? -
Arun Jaitley, Pioneer
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Chinese checkmate -
Brahma Chellaney, Hindustan Times
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The gravy train -
Shreekant Sambrani, Business Standard
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After Pakistan's elections -
Shyam Saran, Business Standard
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The Prime Minister should resign -
BS Raghavan, Business Line
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Behind the curve -
Financial Express
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Court on Coalgate: How Govt handling of CBI subverts the rule of law -
Dushyant Dave, Economic Times
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Growing imports can be financed only by giving a big boost to India’s overall exports -
Times of India
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We have a stake in Pakistan’s democracy. Welcome the change -
Tarun Vijay, Times of India
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Lobbying the Hill, softly -
Business Standard
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Need for a focused approach on water, energy and food issues -
Nirvikar Singh, Financial Express
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The perks of being a VIP -
Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Deccan Chronicle
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More thick-skinned than any pachyderm -
A Surya Prakash, Pioneer
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Allah and Aam Aadmi -
Shekhar Gupta, Indian Express
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Bowing down to the dragon -
Kanwal Sibal, Mail Today
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A precipitous decline -
Kamlendra Kanwar, NewIndianExpress
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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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