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school talk is often just an oblique way of hinting at pedigree

Basic knowledge of economics has become a prerequisite to enter any sector of the economy

"Last year I wrote, “... the seas east of Singapore hold the key to the lands west of the Indus.” I should have added that the rules made on the banks of the Yamuna hold the keys to those seas."

"Between them Pranab Mukherjee, Manmohan Singh and P Chidambaram have presented 18 of the past 30 budgets. The UPA also has in its Cabinet nine former chief ministers of whom four are two-time chief ministers. This Government has set up over 90 committees, so there is no dearth of ideas either. Which begs the question why the UPA cannot get its act together on fixing inflation that has dogged voters and the economy since 2004?"