Fresh look at cotton
The domestic cotton economy is getting unmanageable. A good crop, flood of imports, falling offtake in the wake of cheap man-made fibres and reducing prices have hit state-owned agencies dealing in cotton hard.

Catching more mice for the master
We have been conditioned to think that states and markets are two antithetical poles. Economists tell us so, politicians say so, and there are any number of books with high-sounding titles like "state vs markets".

Stubborn deficit
The major political parties agree that the fiscal deficit must be curbed, are in favour of a Fiscal Responsibility Act, and have suggested that as a proportion of the GDP, the fiscal deficit should be brought down to 4% in the medium term.

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