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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:57:03 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Migrants do more good than harm to Mumbai]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Amidst the acrimonious debate over migrants in Mumbai, the city's civic body in a report says that they contribute to the economic growth of the metropolis, writes Mahesh Vijapurkar.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[India-Pakistan talks: A counter-productive option]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Since India's default policy of extending the hand of friendship to Pakistan has had disastrous consequences is it not time to discard it in favour of one which penalises Pakistan for inflicting terrorism on our innocent nationals? ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Towards an open Budget system]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/column/2010/feb/10/budget-2010-column-towards-an-open-budget-system.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[In February 1997, Mr Chidambaram fixed the income-tax rates for individuals at 30 per cent, 20 per cent and 10 per cent, depending on specific income slabs. The rates have not changed since then, although some finance ministers have imposed surcharges on these rates and some have withdrawn them.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[10 things India's common man needs from the Budget]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/column/2010/feb/09/budget-2010-column-10-things-indias-common-man-needs-from-the-budget.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The challenge before India is to make the process of development inclusive so that the gap between the rich and the poor decreases, says Sandeep Pandey.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Why India's military needs an urgent update]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[A strong military cannot be maintained with discipline alone. Today, a strong military means state of the art equipment, steady supply of munitions and morale and most importantly reconnaissance, research and 2nd/3rd strike capabilities, writes Pramod Kumar Buravalli.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[India's food crisis was foretold, but. . . ]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The food crisis was obvious in July but the government had unrealistic hopes of a good rabi, says Shreekant Sambrani.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Remember, the money doesn't belong to you]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/column/2010/feb/09/remember-the-money-does-not-belong-to-you.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[CSR should be re-labelled ISR, Individual Social Responsibility, and each of us, as individuals ought to feel the need to give back, says Gurcharan Das.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Main victims of terror in Pakistan are its women]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[For militants, controlling women's independence as well as their sexuality becomes the easiest way of showcasing their command and authority. But in the case of Pakistan, it only gives fodder to the pre-existing patriarchal traditions towards women, writes Arfa Khanum Sherwani.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Does India need anti-satellite capability?]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[In the short to medium term India's scarce resources would be better served by focusing on reducing the disparity with China in space. Developing ASAT capability is something that can wait, write Bharath Gopalaswamy and Harsh V Pant.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Regulatory failure in the financial sector]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[It is unwise to stifle innovation while improving regulation]]></description>
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