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Bias towards action

The sector that shows 'Make in India' is possible

Components success

Continuing to disrupt Parliament is dangerous

Houses divided

Time for a road map on abolition of participatory notes

Ending round-tripping

Pragmatism suggests a veto power for the RBI governor

Mutual distrust

The new CEO's next challenge is to grow margins

Infosys' unusual quarter

Council's action welcome, but more needs to be done

Problem at Teri

Congress must find a better way of being in Opposition

No more disruption

Why do Indian firms fail to invest in R&D?A sharp recent speech by Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy has once again raised the question: what ails Indian innovation?Mr Murthy pointed out that, for all its renowned institutions and their brilliant graduates, world-beating innovation has been minimal. The numbers bear this out.  India in 2013 made a bare 21,000 patent filings, compared to 734,000 by China and 501,000 by the US. This picture is supplemented by India's ranking in the Global Innovation Index (constructed by Cornell University, INSEAD and WIPO) which has fallen from 66 in 2013 to 76 in 2014. Meanwhile, the four other BRICS countries improved their ranks. Nor can this be blamed on insufficient funds for research alone. The index includes an "innovation efficiency ratio" which compares innovation input with output. If you have little by way of resources (input), you can make up a bit by getting more out of them (output). Here China achieves a highly impressive second

Low on innovation

Leave further changes to an empowered GST Council

Get on with GST

Transparent regulation and global standards are key

Fixing food regulation

DoT paper makes a start on net neutrality

The basic principles

No alternative to beefing up public healthcare

A sick system

ISRO yet to break into the big leagues, commercially

Waiting for GSLV

Sub-limits for portfolio investment in FDI policy can be counter-productive

An empty decision

Transparency would solve many of IPL's chronic problems

The task before BCCI

Let states pass their own land acquisition laws

This land is your land

Government should reconsider stand on defamation

A retrograde step

High FMCG imports highlight 'Make in India' weaknesses

Unmade in India

A victory for Barack Obama and new tasks for India

Iran nuclear deal

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