First Principles
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The Big Goa Land Grab
Foreigners came seeking paradise; they’re now in a complicated legal hell
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Inside Story of India-Asean FTA
India had to engage Asean urgently or let the trading block forever be under the influence of China. And the prime minister had little time to make his move
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Delhi Is Hiding Its Beggars Ahead Of Commonwealth Games
Delhi wants to dazzle during the Commonwealth Games in 2010. It doesn’t want its beggars to show up before the sporting heroes and tourists. But where is it hiding them?
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The Peacekeeper
A civil servant in a Naxal-dominated district in Madhya Pradesh shows how to stem the violence and win back the people
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What's holding back the hand that feeds?
Sonia Gandhi wants to make sure that no one goes hungry in the country. But many in the government don't seem to have an appetite for the plan
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Sickle and the Superwoman
With men gone to the cities for jobs, women in villages are taking charge of agriculture and much more
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How Low Can You Go?
The threshold for how much cholesterol is bad has been lowered over the years. Is it a mission to save lives or a conspiracy to sell more drugs?
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Sonia Gandhi
She doesn't fit into the straitjacket of the Indian politician. And that's what makes her formidable to rivals and dear to the masses
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Not without Merit
A group of IIM-trained civil servants is campaigning for meritocracy in the civil services. They are beginning to be heard
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There is no such thing as perfect justice
But Amartya Sen believes there can be a reasoned agreement in a society on outcomes which are unjust
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How India's Sandalwood Oil trade got hijacked
India slips from exporting sandalwood oil to importing it