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      <title><![CDATA[No taboo on FDI in brownfield back-end infra in multi-brand retail Anand Sharma]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Clearing the air on the government&#39;s position on some conditions in allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand and single-brand retail, Anand Sharma, minister of commerce, industry and textiles, tells Nayanima Basu there is no restriction on global retailers acquiring existing back-end infrastructure.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:49:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Japanese investors see India as No 2 Hiroshi Watanabe]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[For India to achieve a higher rate of growth, it is important to develop infrastructure, says Hiroshi Watanabe, president and chief executive of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, an agency of the Japanese government, in an interview with Nayanima Basu on the sidelines of the ADB annual meeting.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[8% growth feasible Rajat Nag]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Policy makers are hopeful that the current account deficit will come down to around 2.5 per cent of GDP in the next three years.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:11:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[In the hands of the govt, CBI probe can be denied, delayed Arun Bhagat]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Arun Bhagat, former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) additional director and Intelligence Bureau retiree tells Gyan Varma that the CBI has never been autonomous, thanks to government interference in cases involving important personalitiesIt was found recently that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Ranjit Sinha showed the status report on the probe into the coal allocations to Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, the Prime Minister&#39;s Office (PMO) officials and the coal ministry.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 21:42:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Right to Education Act has failed the no-fail policy Anil Sadgopal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to recent reports, the no-fail policy for students up to Class VIII has resulted in a sharp decline in the reading and math standards in schools.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/right-to-education-act-has-failedno-fail-policy-anil-sadgopal/515061/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 20:48:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expansionary monetary policies in advanced nations helped curb global recession Takehiko Nakao]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Takehiko Nakao, ADBRecently, Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) confirmed the appointment of Japan&#39;s vice-minister of finance for international affairs, Takehiko Nakao, as its new president.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/expansionary-monetary-policies-in-advanced-nations-helped-curb-global-recession-takehiko-nakao/514893/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:47:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[AERB is independent, not DAEs extended arm S S Bajaj]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Independence of the nuclear regulator is being debated in India.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/aerb-is-independent-not-dae\s-extended-arm-s-s-bajaj/514233/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:35:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[India is a country where things take time Paul Hermelin]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The French government has appointed Paul Hermelin, chairman and chief executive of Capgemini Group, as special representative for Indo-French economic relations.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/india-iscountrythings-take-time-paul-hermelin/514120/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:42:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Perception and inertia, obstacles to trade Peter Sutherland]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Peter Sutherland, Canada&#39;s high commissioner to India from 2000 to 2003, has taken over as president and CEO of the Canada-India Business Council, a group that represents 70 per cent of businesses engaged in bilateral trade and investment.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/perceptioninertia-obstacles-to-trade-peter-sutherland/514101/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:08:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rains in 2013 would definitely be better than last years Laxman Singh Rathore]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[IMD Director-General Laxman Singh Rathore tells Sanjeeb Mukherjee that all indications available so far suggest the country might not have a drought for a third consecutive year.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:40:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Need to extend Asiatic lions geographical limits M K Ranjitsinh]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has allowed the translocation of the Asiatic lions from Gir in Gujarat to the Palpur Kuno sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/need-to-extend-asiatic-lion\s-geographical-limits-m-k-ranjitsinh/513031/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:29:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Musharrafs rule isnt a cherished memory Rajiv Dogra]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[General Pervez Musharraf hardly received the hero&#39;s welcome on his return to Pakistan in March after four years in exile.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/musharraf\s-rule-isn\tcherished-memory-rajiv-dogra/510485/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:28:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Centre will bear the subsidy but for two years and up to Rs 32 a kg K V Thomas]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The government&#39;s decision to abolish the levy sugar mechanism would impose extra burden on the Centre to subsidise state governments.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/centre-will-bearsubsidyfor-two-yearsup-to-rs-32kg-k-v-thomas/510326/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:42:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Regulators exist only to protect consumers B N Srikrishna]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) has given far-reaching recommendations to the government that are bound to have an impact on the financial sector.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/regulators-exist-only-to-protect-consumers-b-n-srikrishna/509413/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:48:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[China needs political capacity, courage to force change Kenneth Lieberthal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Kenneth Lieberthal, senior fellow in Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development at think tank The Brookings Institution and an expert on China, talks to Aditi Phadnis on the changes China is likely to see under the new leadershipWhat does the change of guard in China mean for the nation internally?]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/china-needs-political-capacity-courage-to-force-change-kenneth-lieberthal/509242/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:42:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We are taking steps to improve the overall investment climate C Rangarajan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A recent paper on &#39;Growth or Austerity: The Policy Dilemma&#39;, co-authored by the Prime Minister&#39;s Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan and Secretary Alok Sheel, created a controversy when it referred to stagflationary tendencies in emerging countries like India.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/wetaking-steps-to-improveoverall-investment-climate-c-rangarajan/508282/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:48:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The food Bill will correct the cropping pattern imbalance Reetika Khera]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi professor and development economist Reetika Khera tells Sreelatha Menon that the food Bill may not be a leap ahead, but it is certainly a step forwardThe food Bill is a guarantee for lifelong dependence on government doles.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-food-bill-will-correctcropping-pattern-imbalance-reetika-khera/508114/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:44:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nitish solely behind Bihars growth model Shaibal Gupta]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Some time back, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar challenged the &#39;Narendra Modi model of development&#39; and hailed the &#39;Bihar model&#39; as the real one.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/nitish-solely-behind-bihar\s-growth-model-shaibal-gupta/508122/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:38:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[There is distrust in Indian bureaucracy against Pakistan Hafiz Pasha]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hafiz Pasha, dean of Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, and former commerce minister, finance minister and deputy chairman of Planning Commission, government of Pakistan, tells Nayanima Basu India has to do much more than Pakistan to normalise bilateral trading relationsHow is the trade normalisation process progressing?]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/there-is-distrust-in-indian-bureaucracy-against-pakistan-hafiz-pasha/506907/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:44:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Retrospective tax amendments, delay in retail FDI made investors think twice about India Supachai Panitchpakdi]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) today said the Indian government&#39;s move to amend the Income Tax Act, 1961, with retrospective effect announced last year had shaken investors&#39; confidence on entering India.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/retrospective-tax-amendments-delay-in-retail-fdi-made-investors-think-twice-about-india-supachai-panitchpakdi/506193/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:47:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BRICS bank not to replace any existing institutions Elizabeth Thabethe]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[For the first time since the country has joined the group in 2010, South Africa is hosting the BRICS Summit this year to be held from March 26-27.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/brics-bank-not-to-replace-any-existing-institutions-elizabeth-thabethe/505884/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:41:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Weve ensured wider choice for investors Yogesh Agarwal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has allowed pension fund managers (PFMs) to directly invest in equities.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we\ve-ensured-wider-choice-for-investors-yogesh-agarwal/505705/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:35:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[No internal dispute on spending cuts R S Gujral]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The government surprised analysts when it declared a fiscal deficit of 5.2 per cent of gross domestic product for the financial year concluding this month, against the target of 5.3 per cent.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/no-internal-disputespending-cuts-r-s-gujral/505504/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:43:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Its not a sizzler Budget, its a sumptuous meal Arvind Mayaram]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stock markets have not looked up significantly since the Budget was tabled, despite the finance ministry giving a clarification on tax residency certificates (TRC).]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/it\s-notsizzler-budget-it\ssumptuous-meal-arvind-mayaram/505206/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:36:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We could not have controlled expenditure anymore P Chidambaram]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the government&#39;s fiscal deficit this financial year would be restricted to 5.2 per cent of the gross domestic product.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-could-not-have-controlled-expenditure-anymore-p-chidambaram/504833/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:33:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Budget projections are conservative and cautious Parthasarathi Shome]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Parthasarathi Shome, advisor to the finance minister, chooses his words carefully and doesn&rsquo;t hazard a guess on when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should cut the policy rate, considering the Budget&rsquo;s focus on fiscal consolidation.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/budget-projectionsconservativecautious-parthasarathi-shome/504835/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:32:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We are clear in our minds on what the solution is Montek Singh Ahluwalia]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A day after Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented Budget 2013-14, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia answers diverse queries on it and related matters, at a press briefing.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/weclear-in-our-mindswhatsolution-is-montek-singh-ahluwalia/504836/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:31:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FM has taken steps to reverse pessimism Manmohan Singh]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to DD News shortly after the Budget.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/fm-has-taken-steps-to-reverse-pessimism-manmohan-singh/504615/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:15:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Were on a sticky wicket, but the sun will dry out the pitch Raghuram Rajan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Taking a cue from Tuesday&#39;s cricket match between India and Australia, Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan, in an interaction with journalists, on Wednesday said: &quot;We are batting on a sticky wicket, but the sun will dry out the pitch.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we\re-onsticky-wicket-butsun-will-dry-outpitch-raghuram-rajan/504482/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:31:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fuel price adjustment has to be dynamic, it can go either way Pawan Kumar Bansal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Immediately after presenting his budget in Parliament, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal answered questions on various measures he proposed.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/fuel-price-adjustment-has-to-be-dynamic-it-can-go-either-way-pawan-kumar-bansal/504255/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:31:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[3,000 drought-hit villages in four districts alone Rajesh Tope]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Maharashtra&rsquo;s Marathwada region is facing a severe drought due to inadequate rainfall for two successive years.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/3000-drought-hit-villages-in-four-districts-alone-rajesh-tope/503809/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:29:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trade and current account deficits to be higher in FY13 Atsi Sheth]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Of the three global rating agencies, Moody&rsquo;s is the only one, that has not downgraded outlook on India&rsquo;s sovereign ratings.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/tradecurrent-account-deficits-to-be-higher-in-fy13-atsi-sheth/503815/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:21:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nothing stops independent power firms from procuring coal to meet shortfall Jyotiraditya Scindia]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The power sector has the unique distinction of always being in crisis even as nobody denies that it has a vast investment potential.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/nothing-stops-independent-power-firmsprocuring-coal-to-meet-shortfall-jyotiraditya-scindia/503735/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:44:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aadhaar is getting support across party lines Varad Pande]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Varad Pande, officer on special duty, ministry of rural development, says the Aadhaar identification project aims to cover at least half of country&rsquo;s population by next year.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/aadhaar-is-getting-support-across-party-lines-varad-pande/503329/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:36:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indian companies could have the best time in China now with the change in leadership Robert Kuhn]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Robert Kuhn, advisor to Ernst and Young Global and someone who has been advising China&rsquo;s leadership for over two decades on economic and industrial policy, tells Nayanima Basu in an interview how the new leadership in China is going to create an environment that will be pro-business.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/indian-companies-could-havebest-time-in-china-nowthe-change-in-leadership-robert-kuhn/503311/</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cant talk about recovery until Jan IIP data comes Pronab Sen]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Former chief statistician Pronab Sen thinks any discussion on economic upturn will remain pure guesswork, unless supported by hard data.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/can\t-talk-about-recovery-until-jan-iip-data-comes-pronab-sen/502314/</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pak left behind in the race, India can help catch up Ishrat Hussain]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[You recently said the foregone benefits to the people inhabiting India and Pakistan are substantial owing to an absence of a proper trading regime between the two countries.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/pak-left-behind-inrace-india-can-help-catch-up-ishrat-hussain/501785/</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[People say fare hike could have been steeper Pawan Bansal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[An across-the-board increase in railway passenger fares is a historic step that politicians have not dared to take in a decade.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/people-say-fare-hike-could-have-been-steeper-pawan-bansal/501722/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:56:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We had data up to a point &amp; then made projections T C A Anant]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Advance estimates released by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) have drawn flak from many quarters.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-had-datatopointthen-made-projections-t-c-a-anant/501705/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:48:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[When actual data come, FY13 GDP growth will be 5.5% or more C Rangarajan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[PMEAC Chairman C Rangarajan is hopeful that economic growth would be better than the advance estimates for 2012-13.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/when-actual-data-come-fy13-gdp-growth-will-be-55-or-more-c-rangarajan/501566/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:50:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What Nandy said cant be justified as freedom of speech K Satyanarayana]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[K Satyanarayana, Dalit scholar, activist and associate professor in the Department of Cultural Studies, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, tells Ravichandran Chakkiliyan of Dalit Camera why he feels betrayed by Ashis NandyHow do you see Ashis Nandy&rsquo;s comments at the Jaipur Literary Festival [JLF] against scheduled castes [SCs], scheduled tribes [STs] and other backward classes [OBCs]?]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/what-nandy-said-can\t-be-justified-as-freedomspeech-k-satyanarayana/500825/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:30:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[If countries dont want to negotiate and agree, a WTO head cant do much Pascal Lamy ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The coming trade ministers&rsquo; meeting in Bali, Indonesia, for concluding the Doha Round of talks under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) might finally yield positive outcome in some areas, though an agreement is far from reality, says WTO&rsquo;s outgoing director-general, Pascal Lamy.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/if-countries-don\t-want-to-negotiateagreewto-head-can\t-do-much-pascal-lamy-/500149/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:01:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Great powers still disagree on global economic issues Nouriel Roubini]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nouriel Roubini, professor at New York University&rsquo;s Stern School of Business was one of the few who predicted 2008&rsquo;s financial recession.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/great-powers-still-disagreeglobal-economic-issues-nouriel-roubini/500049/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:45:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2012 was a low point growth should accelerate this year Adi Godrej]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Adi Godrej, chairman of the Godrej Group, spoke with Bloomberg Television's Francine Lacqua &amp; Matt Miller at the World Economics Forum in Davos, Switzerland.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/2012-waslow-point-growth-should-accelerate-this-year-adi-godrej/500045/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:30:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[My note was to stop fertiliser overpricing Srikant Jena]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Srikant Jena is in the eye of a storm after writing notes to his senior minister over alleged misuse of fertiliser subsidy.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/my-note-was-to-stop-fertiliser-overpricing-srikant-jena/500043/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:16:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Further contacts with Pakistan need the right atmospherics Salman Khurshid]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Salman Khurshid, the minister of external affairs, talks to Nayanima Basu on Pakistan, China, trade and various other challenges on his plate.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/further-contactspakistan-needright-atmospherics-salman-khurshid/499944/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:36:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Many Canadian retailers are looking at the Indian market with interest Stewart Beck]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Canada had banned the trading of nuclear materials with India since 1976.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/many-canadian-retailerslooking-atindian-marketinterest-stewart-beck/499820/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:46:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[That India isnt moving faster to eliminate hunger is shameful Mark lynas]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the 90s, Mark Lynas was a most vocal critic of genetically modified (GM) technology.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/that-india-isn\t-moving-faster-to-eliminate-hunger-is-shameful-mark-lynas/499845/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:40:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mauritius is ready to walk extra mile to address Indias concerns Arvin Boolell]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Arvin Boolell, Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, welcomes the recent clarity provided by the finance ministry on the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR).]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/mauritius-is-ready-to-walk-extra-mile-to-address-india\s-concerns-arvin-boolell/499549/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:29:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We cant get on a 9% growth path if we underprice energy Montek Singh Ahluwalia]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A month ahead of the Budget proposals, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia says he wants a widening of the tax base, pushing energy prices to align with global levels and favours denationalising of the coal sector.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-can\t-get-on9-growth-path-if-we-underprice-energy-montek-singh-ahluwalia/499464/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:45:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Evidence must be unimpeachable for a death sentence Gopal Subramaniam]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedic student in Delhi last month shocked the entire nation.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/evidence-must-be-unimpeachable-fordeath-sentence-gopal-subramaniam/499362/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:48:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We plan to gradually increase our presence in India Geeta Menon]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[New York University&rsquo;s Stern School of Business (NYU Stern) is gearing up to expand its presence in various countries, including India.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-plan-to-gradually-increase-our-presence-in-india-geeta-menon/499402/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:34:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[In dual pricing, there is always an incentive to divert R S Butola]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[After the capping of subsidised LPG cylinders last September, market pricing for bulk diesel consumers and a periodic hike for individual consumers are being seen as small steps towards complete pricing freedom for oil marketing companies.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/in-dual-pricing-there-is-always-an-incentive-to-divert-r-s-butola/499322/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:55:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[If there are commercial problems, Boeing will have to compensate Ajit Singh]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On a day when the aviation regulator directed Air India to ground all six of its Dreamliners following the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)&rsquo;s worldwide advisory to ground B-787s, civil aviation minister Ajit Singh says the government will wait for the US regulator&rsquo;s full report before taking further steps.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/if-therecommercial-problems-boeing-will-have-to-compensate-ajit-singh/499238/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:45:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Were not comfortable with project financing Rajiv Datt]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd (IRFC) will be the next state-run body to come up with a tax-free bonds issue from January 21-29.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we\re-not-comfortableproject-financing-rajiv-datt/498127/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:54:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[There should be clear plan for sustainable public debt in 10 years Cyn-Young Park ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Cyn-Young Park, assistant chief economist of the Asian Development Bank, has written widely on the economies and financial markets of Asia.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/there-should-be-clear-plan-for-sustainable-public-debt-in-10-years-cyn-young-park-/498005/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:14:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Normalising trade with India in Pak interest Salman Bashir]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[With the deadline of December 2012 for Pakistan to grant the most favoured nation (MFN) status to India already over, there may be doubts whether the neighbouring country is serious about it.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/normalising-tradeindia-in-pak-interest-salman-bashir/497730/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:18:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We dont have to wait for the entire population to get enrolled with Aadhaar R S Sharma]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[After undertaking a massive enrolment drive and testing out processes in pilot projects nationwide, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) would have to deliver an Aadhaar platform at scale, starting January 1.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-don\t-have-to-wait-forentire-population-to-get-enrolledaadhaar-r-s-sharma/497334/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:48:01 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We are moving ahead with caution Jairam Ramesh]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh, in an interview with Sreelatha Menon, explains how the government is trying to tackle the problem areas in the rollout of the direct subsidy transfer scheme.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/wemoving-aheadcaution-jairam-ramesh/497333/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:46:27 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pilot schemes will identify problems, solutions K V Thomas]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sreelatha Menon talks to K V Thomas, Union minister for food and public distribution, on direct cash transfer and PDS.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/pilot-schemes-will-identify-problems-solutions-k-v-thomas/497346/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:40:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[In rural India, people will vote for cash transfer Tyler Cowen]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Tyler Cowen is a professor of economics at George Mason University.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/in-rural-india-people-will-vote-for-cash-transfer-tyler-cowen/497227/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:32:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[India can export 2-3 mt of rice annually for several years Gurdev Khush]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Between 2000 and 2010, global rice production has seen a rise of about 16 per cent, primarily due to improved farm techniques and better seeds.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/india-can-export-2-3-mtrice-annually-for-several-years-gurdev-khush/497124/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:57:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fare hike is vital to restore rails financial health Pawan Kumar Bansal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Railways has been for long hijacked by political allies.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/fare-hike-is-vital-to-restore-rail\s-financial-health-pawan-kumar-bansal/497099/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:16:49 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Individuals cannot fight corruption, you need collective action Avinash Dixit]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Avinash Dixit, John J F Sherrerd &rsquo;52 University Professor of Economics, Princeton University, is a pioneer of the game theory and a major influence on Nobel laureate Paul Krugman&rsquo;s acclaimed work on international trade.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/individuals-cannot-fight-corruption-you-need-collective-action-avinash-dixit/497132/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:09:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[India can grow like China if domestic issues settled Nick Bloom]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The share of manufacturing in India&rsquo;s gross domestic product can go up to 30 per cent if the country implements labour reforms and relaxes regulations, according to Nick Bloom, professor, Stanford University.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/india-can-grow-like-china-if-domestic-issues-settled-nick-bloom/496600/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 01:12:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[All infrastructure sectors hit but signals are positive C P Joshi]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[When the economy slows, the highway sector, too, gets hit.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/all-infrastructure-sectors-hitsignalspositive-c-p-joshi/496404/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:31:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Industry not against taxes at pre-crisis levels Naina Lal Kidwai]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Industry recognises the need for higher taxes and has no objections if excise and service taxes are brought up to the levels of the pre-2008-09 crisis, says Naina Lal Kidwai, the first woman president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) and country head of HSBC India.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/industry-not-against-taxes-at-pre-crisis-levels-naina-lal-kidwai/496219/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:51:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We are evaluating housing projects to reinvent these Ajay Maken]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Barely two months ahead of what is being tipped as an election Budget, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken says he expects around Rs 70,000 crore for two key housing schemes during the 12th Plan (2012-17).]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/weevaluating-housing-projects-to-reinvent-these-ajay-maken/496090/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:56:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The govt is killing opportunities for the Indian shipping sector Anil Devli]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Year 2012 has been a bad year for the Indian shipping sector.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-govt-is-killing-opportunities-forindian-shipping-sector-anil-devli/495968/</link>
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      <title><![CDATA[Upgrading the services sector is very important Changyong Rhee]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Changyong Rhee, chief economist at the Asian Development Bank, here for the Delhi Economic Conclave, tells Dilasha Seth that India's economic growth in the coming financial year would depend on implementation of reforms by the Centre.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/upgradingservices-sector-is-very-important-changyong-rhee/495838/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:56:54 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The next Budget should be pro-growth Adi Godrej]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Reduction in interest rates, moderate taxes, introduction of a goods &amp; services tax, and reforms hold the key to India&rsquo;s growth, says Confederation of Indian Industry Chairman Adi Godrej, in an interview with Vrishti Beniwal.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-next-budget-should-be-pro-growth-adi-godrej/495861/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:36:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lobbying is really advocacy R V Kanoria]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Why is lobbying such a controversial word in India?]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/lobbying-is-really-advocacy-r-v-kanoria/495686/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:50:21 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[State shouldve been heard before SC decided on ban Manohar Parrikar]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The country&rsquo;s second-largest iron-ore producing state, Goa, is facing a historic crisis after allegations of large-scale illegal mining.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/state-should\ve-been-heard-before-sc-decidedban-manohar-parrikar/495728/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:33:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Slower economic growth will hit social welfare Arvind Panagariya]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Arvind Panagariya, Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University, has co-authored a book which lambasted the view that poverty, illiteracy and ill-health afflict India because its leadership ignored them in favour of growth for its own sake.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/slower-economic-growth-will-hit-social-welfare-arvind-panagariya/495563/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:27:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[If this proof of concept works, everybody will want it done this way Montek Singh Ahluwalia]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[There is an expansive Madhubani painting, probably from the eponymous district in Bihar, behind Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia&rsquo;s desk at New Delhi&rsquo;s Yojana Bhawan.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/if-this-proofconcept-works-everybody-will-want-it-done-this-way-montek-singh-ahluwalia/495109/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:56:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Our nuclear liability regime is unbalanced G R Srinivasan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[India&rsquo;s civil nuclear liability regime has raised serious questions about the country&rsquo;s capacity addition programme.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/our-nuclear-liability-regime-is-unbalanced-g-r-srinivasan/495006/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:44:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Retail FDI to raise tax revenues, control leakages Arvind Singhal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Arvind Singhal, an expert on the retail sector and a patriotic Indian, tells Aditi Phadnis India must look at foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail objectivelySo, what did you think of the debate on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail in Parliament?]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/retail-fdi-to-raise-tax-revenues-control-leakages-arvind-singhal/494952/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:02:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We have a big potential to open more WTCs for India Eric R Dahl]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Eric R Dahl, chief executive officer of the World Trade Centers (WTC) Association, whose first iconic home was destroyed in the airborne terrorist attack on New York in September 2001, tells Dilasha Seth &amp; Indivjal Dhasmana that WTCs are underrepresented in India, though more are coming up.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-havebig-potential-to-open-more-wtcs-for-india-eric-r-dahl/494733/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:51:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Delay in securing expert opinion in cases is a concern A P Singh]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A P Singh stepped down as director of the Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday, passing on the mantle to IPS officer Ranjit Sinha.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/delay-in-securing-expert-opinion-in-cases-isconcern-a-p-singh/494264/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:19:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Full effect of recovery will only be visible in 2013-14 C Rangarajan ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[C Rangarajan, chairman of the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC), expects the economy to grow just 5.5-6 per cent this financial year, against the PMEAC&rsquo;s estimates of 6.7 per cent in August and 7.6 per cent in February.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/full-effectrecovery-will-only-be-visible-in-2013-14-c-rangarajan-/494208/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:24:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[I think all sectors would fit into CCI Acts overall architecture Ashok Chawla]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A Bill is likely during the next session of Parliament to empower the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to not only better investigate and enforce rules but also have a significant say in mergers and acquisitions.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/i-think-all-sectors-would-fit-into-cci-act\s-overall-architecture-ashok-chawla/492731/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:34:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[My new book will talk about SKS experience Vikram Akula]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A candid account of what went wrong at SKS Microfinance during 2009-11 is in the offing.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/my-new-book-will-talk-about-sks-experience-vikram-akula/492652/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 02:22:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chidambaram has inherited a huge fiscal mess Ajay Chhibber]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Finance Minister P Chidambaram has started to bring the focus back to where we need to contain subsidies, but over a period of time curtailing subsidies won&rsquo;t be enough because we have to raise more revenue, says Ajay Chhibber, Assistant Secretary General, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/chidambaram-has-inheritedhuge-fiscal-mess-ajay-chhibber/492407/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:14:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[My first agenda is to advertise India Chiranjeevi ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Actor-turned politician Chiranjeevi, who recently took charge as the Union tourism minister, has attended the World Travel Mart in London and is back with big plans for the sector in India.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/my-first-agenda-is-to-advertise-india-chiranjeevi-/492309/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:57:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The term internet governance is an oxymoron Kapil Sibal]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Not at all.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-term-internet-governance-is-an-oxymoron-kapil-sibal/492285/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:53:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[It is very important for the RBI to focus on inflation Gita Gopinath]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Gita Gopinath, professor of economics at Harvard University, estimates India's economic growth at 5.5 per cent for this fiscal.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/it-is-very-important-forrbi-to-focusinflation-gita-gopinath/492104/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:38:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Normalise trade ties, but keep Kashmir on table Imran Khan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Tehreek-e-Insaf party is considered by many to be a front-runner in the general elections in Pakistan, scheduled to take place early next year.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/normalise-trade-tieskeep-kashmirtable-imran-khan/492005/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:38:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We wish to give greater recognition to Indias growing role as a G20 economy Sushant P Rao]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[After a partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) that lasted more than a quarter of a century, the World Economic Forum has decided to go it alone.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-wish-to-give-greater-recognition-to-india\s-growing-role-asg20-economy-sushant-p-rao/491877/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:10:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We dont know when UG99 will become an epidemic Ronnie Coffman]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Almost 90 per cent of the 130 million hectares,in which wheat is grown across the globe faces the threat of the deadly UG99 stem rust, which can destroy acres of fields in just a few days.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-don\t-know-when-ug99-will-become-an-epidemic-ronnie-coffman/491608/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:48:38 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[My web portal keeps me in touch with the youth C P Joshi]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In 2008, you had lost the Rajasthan election by a single vote.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/my-web-portal-keeps-me-in-touchthe-youth-c-p-joshi/491578/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:16:56 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[We may not be able to get growth rate of 6.5% C Rangarajan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In its Economic Outlook for 2012-13, released in August this year, the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) had pegged India's economic growth at 6.7 per cent against 6.5 per cent in 2011-12.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/we-may-not-be-able-to-get-growth-rate65-c-rangarajan/491254/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:18:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Signing MoUs not our only aim Rajesh Munat]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Chhattisgarh is set to hold its first meeting of global investors.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/signing-mous-not-our-only-aim-rajesh-munat/491148/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:16:04 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Despite slowdown, investors are queuing Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Madhya Pradesh is in the spotlight for a high rate of growth of gross state domestic product (GSDP) and agriculture.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/despite-slowdown-investorsqueuing-shivraj-singh-chouhan/491025/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:51:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The impression Sudan is engulfed in war is not correct Awad Ahmed Eljazz]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[While the Jasmine Revolution swept across West Asia and North Africa last year, Sudan went through a partition.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-impression-sudan-is-engulfed-in-war-is-not-correct-awad-ahmed-eljazz/490782/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:14:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Zero tax doesnt make you happy Richard Layard]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Richard Layard, popularly known as the &ldquo;happiness economist&" and currently professor at the London School of Economics, says that Bhutan&rsquo;s happiness index cannot be replicated due to its complexity.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/zero-tax-doesn\t-make-you-happy-richard-layard/490629/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:01:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Both Cong, BJP culpable, we are for Third Front Babulal Marandi]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) has withdrawn its support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/both-cong-bjp-culpable-wefor-third-front-babulal-marandi/490222/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:54:53 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gross happiness index must reflect aspirations of the people Karma Tshiteem]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a unique nomenclature, Bhutan rechristened its Planning Commission as Gross National Happiness Commission a few years ago.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/gross-happiness-index-must-reflect-aspirationsthe-people-karma-tshiteem/490255/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:12:53 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[In India, rich people should pay more taxes than they do Jeffrey Sachs]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, and also special adviser to the United Nations Secretary General on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), says India needs to raise its tax revenues substantially, for public spending.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/in-india-rich-people-should-pay-more-taxes-than-they-do-jeffrey-sachs/490176/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:04:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indias problems are not easy to understand Joseph E Stiglitz]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The recent changes in foreign direct investment (FDI) rules and fuel price corrections have been touted as measures to boost investor confidence.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/india\s-problemsnot-easy-to-understand-joseph-e-stiglitz/489968/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:06:00 +0530</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[I think not getting Nobel is a sense of relief Angus Deaton]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Before the Nobel prize for economics was announced on Monday, there were a number of reports that Angus Deaton, economics professor at Princeton University, might get it for his research on what makes people happy.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/i-think-not-getting-nobel-issenserelief-angus-deaton/489872/</link>
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