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Use your brain; artificial intelligence won’t soon replace it

It is unlikely that technology will be able to replicate every nuance of perception, memory, emotion, intuition

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Sorry RBI governor Urjit Patel, but the buck stops with you

It is one thing to say that despite the best safeguards, some criminals will get the better of the system, but an entirely another thing to argue very smugly about inevitability and claim that there is only so much RBI can do

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Urjit Patel’s speech shows the limits of regulation

RBI’s role should be seen in tandem with three other deep problems: perverse incentives for bankers, internal controls and corporate governance

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Re-imagining federalism to fulfil India’s potential

In no other democracy does the federal constitution impose a uniform structure, electoral system, and bureaucratic apparatus on states and local governments

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The centre’s failure to steer agriculture right

There is a lack of overarching direction, unlike in industry or services, where there are links to ongoing initiatives

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Making international trade gender-fair

The WTO’s decision to collect gender data will buttress existing academic evidence, which shows that trade has an impact on women in multiple ways

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The risk of trade wars becomes a reality

Trump’s trade actions and its contagion effects could theoretically lead to a slow erosion of the global rules-based trading system

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Leading the war against protectionism

India is a disproportionate loser in a protectionist world and must take a very strong and principled stand against it

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A need for tax reform

India should ideally have most economic activity taxed at a single rate

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Why intuition is greater than debate

How do people get new ideas? We would never guess from the way they are transmitted

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Sri Lanka, Bangladesh have seen faster rise in per capita wealth than India since 1995

Prosperous countries tend to have high shares of human capital wealth, a new World Bank report shows

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Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal legacy is a tale of two halves

The most durable case for a uniquely Wenger-ian legacy at Arsenal is to be found not in cabinets, cash or concrete but the in club’s footballing philosophy

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Reinventing the Gods’ forests

Kavus in Kerala played a role in maintaining the ecological health of the countryside

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Why you should never worry about wasting wine

The good thing about having so much leftover wine is that it is easier to use in the kitchen.

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The greatest band you’ve probably never heard

A clue to why YLT remain the greatest band you may not have discovered could lie in that video of ‘Sugarcube’, made in 1997 before Odenkirk or Cross and their blockbuster TV series became famous

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What Guillermo del Toro can tell us about the perfect man

The ease with which you will find the perfect man is directly proportionate to the length of your relationship

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Donald Trump vs Kim Jong-un: Moon Jae-in’s brave gamble may be paying off

By acting as mediator and adult, South Korea President Moon Jae-in has managed to herd two of the globe’s wildest personalities—Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un—into a shared orbit of potential negotiation

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Are fruit drinks healthier than colas?

If policymakers want to fight obesity, they need to look at comprehensive ingredient-based taxes rather than just taxing certain sugary products

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Is the Commonwealth of nations about to become a trading bloc?

With a new Cold War knocking at our doors with the threat of protectionism, the Commonwealth of 53 countries may be shaping as a trading bloc

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Breaking the glass ceiling in economics

Sexism prevents women economists from working on a level playing field with their male counterparts

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Crypto backlash

In a market that doesn’t have high standards of financial probity, financial products should not be sold through Instagram ads

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The paradox of weakness and strength in Chinese education

China has ring-fenced and created a stream of excellence, within a larger system that still needs work, in the best schools in urban areas, in the most prosperous provinces

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Arun Jaitley should give RBI a bigger stick

In trying to blame the banking supervisor for the latest manifestation of the lenders’ Inspector Clouseau-like ineptitude, Arun Jaitley has unwittingly sparked a debate

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Private equity has a money problem only Asia can fix

Asia had a boom year for private equity transactions in 2017, with deals totaling $159 billion, up 41% from 2016 and topping the $133 billion record set in 2015, says Bain data

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Indian Railways: Can the elephant dance?

The only way to improve Indian Railways’s financial sustainability is to augment capacities without inflating the manpower base

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Why bank privatization may not be the answer

Bank privatization, without strengthening regulatory controls and improving governance, won’t prevent fraud, or curtail undue exposure to risk

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Bharatiya Janata Party’s farm economics problem

It is not clear at this stage if agriculture will become a driving issue in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but it is likely to be an important issue in 2018 assembly elections

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Stephen Hawking: Open, curious, sharp till the end

Stephen Hawking may be gone, but his ideas will absolutely not disappear into the void

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Sukma CRPF attack and the wisdom of social media

Wisdom in war is a rare thing. It’s rarer still in places like, say, Twitter, which presupposes instant wisdom at some remove from conflict zones except that of the self

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The change of guard at NSE has revived investor fortunes

That National Stock Exchange’s new management is keen on completing the NSE IPO has come as a breath of fresh air for investors

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