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Muddling Along
American journalist Bob Woodward’s latest book about the White House — Obama’s Wars — has meticulously documented the deliberations involving...
In Parliament: The Companies Bill, 2009
All companies are currently governed by the Companies Act, 1956. The Act has been amended 24 times since then. Three committees were formed in the last ten years,...
An outdated syllabus
Walt Disney’s blockbuster film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time saw actor Jake Gyllenhaal playing an Iranian prince. Many Iranians were pleased that a...
The growing governance gap
It is testimony to the inefficiency, delays and corruption which marked the preparation for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) that lack of a major disaster was greeted...
What is civil society?
Civil (adj.) of, pertaining to, or consisting of citizens; of citizens in their ordinary capacity, or of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens, as distinguished...
The good vote banks
Markets and democracy are arguably two of the most elegant and useful creations of humankind. Like twins, they are often found together, and naturally share some...
Don’t be afraid of the dark
The intensity of stone-pelting by violent mobs in Kashmir valley, which started in June this year, has abated substantially due to firmer policing and bold political...
Asia’s Maritime Military Balance
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On governing microfinance
Blunt regulation of microfinance is a bad idea The travails of the micro-finance industry is a throwback to one of the oldest debates in development policy-making—how...
How bazaar?
Robert Frost, the iconic American poet, once wrote: “We dance around in a ring and suppose, but the Secret sits in the middle and knows.” Since defence...
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