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How reliable is the data put out in the annual rich lists on the number of wealthy people and the extent of their wealth? A look at information from income tax, real estate deals, sales of high-end automobiles and disclosures by elected representatives suggest a mismatch between these lists and the reality, writes T N Ninan. Read it here
 

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Devangshu Datta analyses why successor states to the former Soviet Union did not become economic powerhouses. Read it here
 

T C A Srinivasa Raghavan asks whether the Indian zeitgeist till 2014 was truly