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| Unbounded accumulation |
| Are more foreign exchange reserves always better than less? |
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Sir — There is a distressing slide in our society towards brutal authoritarianism. The fundamental ... |
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| Setting it right |
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Sir — This is with reference to my article, “When surplus is a problem” (Oct 22). I would like to p ... |
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| STEPPING DOWN |
| end of an era. The epoch Mr Mahathir Mohammad leaves behind has been particularly significant for Malaysia. During the perio...| Read.. |
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| GUARD THE CHAOS |
| The chief minister of West Bengal has hit upon a unique way of civilizing the government hospitals in Calcutta. In the last f...| Read.. |
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| There’s a hole in the system |
| The outcry over the mess in hospitals reminds a surgeon of his trying time in government service. Every day he would walk into the operation theatre of a government hospital c... |
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| Keep them well covered |
| Reduc- tion of poverty among older persons. Actions: (a) Reduce the proportion of persons living in extreme poverty by half by 2015; (b) Include older persons in policies an... |
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Do not all charms fly/ At the mere touch of cold philosophy?/ There was an awful rainbow once in heaven:/ We know her woof, her texture; she is given/ In the dull catalogue of common things./ Philosophy will clip an Angel’s wings. — JOHN KEATS
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