Jewelry companies target teeny-boppers with low-cost diamonds

Times View - Market is a great leveler - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/Market-is-a-great-leveller/articleshow/12177896.cms

Counter View - Diamonds aren't for everyone - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/Diamonds-arent-for-everyone/articleshow/12177876.cms

-The Times of India, March 8, 2012

Readymoney vs Parsimoney

Poor little rich Parsis redefine poverty line and purchasing power parity

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-The Times of India, March 8, 2012

How The Lotus Can Bloom

BJP 2.0 must be a vehicle for the politics of aspiration and economic change

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A debate has ensued in the BJP between two ideational models, says the writer. What are these models and how do those models fair in view of the recent outcomes in assembly elections?

A discussion on possible changes, and the results of past and current strategies of the BJP are expressed.

-The Times  of India, March 8, 2012

So Many Good Words

Preserving books - despite digital tech

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Former Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Brewster Kahle, is collecting books in order to preserve them from the rapidly changing world of technology.

-The Times of India, March 8, 2012

Mandate's Message

Promising people a better life won't do, delivering it will


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There are many important lessons to be learnt from the recent outcome of the assembly elections, says the editorial, and the central one may be that identity politics has its limits.

"Youth-driven India's burgeoning popular aspirations should drive home the urgent need for more inclusive growth and accelerated development. The budget is the UPA's chance to show that it not only understands this, but also has the political will to act."

-The Times of India, March 8, 2012