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IL&FS crisis shows India doesn’t have a clue how to pay for infrastructure

Mihir Sharma -
Modi govt doubled down on spending on roads & railways, hoping investment would pay for itself in a revival of private sector activity. It hasn’t.
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Rohingyas travelling from northeast to Kerala by train pose serious security threat

Seshadri Chari -
Narendra Modi's government cannot afford to put the Rohingya issue on the back burner.
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Indian courts need MBAs and not Chief Justice to deal with pendency

Apurva Vishwanath -
The blame for pendency lies at the judiciary’s doorstep.
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‘Waah Modiji Waah’: Left-liberals like Kunal Kamra only help Narendra Modi

Shivam Vij -
Modi wants to occupy all mind-space, and ‘Waah Modiji Waah’ t-shirts help that cause. 
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5 myths about Muslim voters in modern India

Rahul Verma -
The enduring myth of the Muslim vote bank in Indian politics doesn’t hold.
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India’s motorbike makers brace for tricky terrain ahead

Anjani Trivedi -
India’s makers of motorbikes, mopeds and scooters face a fork in the road as volumes rise and margins shrink.
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Essar Steel may not even be bankrupt by the time bidding for it ends

Andy Mukherjee -
If Numetal decides to pay for Essar’s defaults, bidding to resolve the high-profile bankruptcy will be one where the firm isn’t even bankrupt anymore.
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Cricket, coal, South Delhi: Economic mess that India’s courts created

Karan Bhasin -
With 3 crore cases pending, courts shouldn’t spend time on topics outside their purview.
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Despite India’s economic growth, the moment for China-like job creation may be lost

Sanjay G. Reddy -
Reduction of employment-generating tendency of economic growth has been especially marked in the last 15 years
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Bickering is so un-BJP, but there are reasons why it’s happening now

Shekhar Gupta -
There are growing whispers about leaders being upset with arrogance and the excessive “Gujaratisation” and “Congressification” of BJP.
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Met Gala is the new aspirational red carpet for Indian celebrities. Move over, Cannes

Antara Baruah -
This year, at the Met, Isha Ambani wore one of Rahul Mishra’s creations, which is a sari in name only. It marked his label’s debut at what is fashion’s biggest stage.

Ahmedabad’s walled city a model for climate-resistant architecture. Forego AC for arcades

Negative campaigns by BJP, Congress aren’t just bad for democracy. It hurts Dalits, Muslims

Economy

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Defence

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Smruti Deshpande -
Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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