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One party, two visions
The Advani era, pundits proclaimed, had ended with the advent of Rajnath Singh as the Bharatiya Janata Party's new helmsman. But Lal Krishna Advani, 78, is in no mood to walk into the sunset. He has let it be known that he will run for Prime ...

Acquisitions and alliances in the air
Jet Airways' deal to acquire Air Sahara for about $ 500 million (or Rs. 2300 crore) has ended months of speculation on the future of Air Sahara, which was up for grabs for some time now. More than in the capital or asset value, it is in the ...

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Ensuring equitable development through reforms
By S. Mahendra Dev

There is a lot of talk on growth and equity but there is no operational plan. What we need is an immediate plan for achieving equitable development.

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Why economic reforms are unpopular
By V. Jayanth

It may be time to evolve a national consensus on the contours of a reform agenda with a human face, involving a clear targeting of subsidies and concessions.

A grand revolution in the Andes
By Richard Gott

Fidel Castro's prophecy has at last been fulfilled as Bolivia joins Latin America's `axis of good.'

China, India stay the dialogue course
By P. S. Suryanarayana

It will be "simplistic" to expect the two neighbours to "collide" as in conventional power politics.

A lesson learnt the hard way
By Simon Tisdall

The Islamic Party of Malaysia has just learnt that issues of development matter as much as faith when it comes to winning votes.

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