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Do markets talk sense?

The buoyant trend in the stock market after the results of this round of Assembly elections surprised many, but as markets globally have proved in rec

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Federalism and its alternatives-2

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‘Wageless growth’ conundrum

According to the ILO’s latest report on global wages, growth in wages is falling even though GDP growth is improving and unemployment is on the declin

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Federalism and its alternatives

Although there is a natural tendency in India’s political culture in favour of a federalist style of thinking, the Constitution has been rightly const

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A standoff that is hurting

The government finds itself trapped by the failures of its neoliberal policies, including liberalised capital inflows, but the RBI refuses to oblige i

When Vivekananda reconstructed Hinduism

The real success of Swami Vivekananda’s iconic speech at the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 lay in his ability to rise above theol

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Bracing for the bust

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