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Shyam Ponappa: Subsidies as game-changers

Incentives for alternatives to fossil fuels can help reshape our energy consumption

Shyam Ponappa: A great start by Modi government

But the new government has many miles to go, and the challenges are daunting

Shyam Ponappa: An infra road map

The author explains what should and should not be done by a new government in this crucial sector

Shyam Ponappa: A policy lost in translation

A newly elected government needs to start over on high-technology manufacturing and procurement

Shyam Ponappa: Extractive charges on spectrum and petroleum

The author examines whether government levies on these critical inputs are beneficial or detrimental

Shyam Ponappa: Centre or state-driven development?

Federalism requires a strong Centre as well as strong states - and effective organisation and coordination using the Internet

Shyam Ponappa: A constructive agenda for AAP

Despite missteps, Arvind Kejriwal and his party could move beyond an attacking strategy to improve our polity

Shyam Ponappa: For a telecom revival

Positive steps on telecom and broadband need to be bolstered with more for a resurgence

Shyam Ponappa: Predictability in infrastructure

Systematic planning and execution can reduce the need for crisis management in infrastructure and manufacturing

Shyam Ponappa: Bullet-proofing balance sheets

It's worth keeping in mind, when it comes to rate cuts, that a strong balance sheet needs reasonable profits

Shyam Ponappa: Regrouping for growth

A rate cut combined with consistent actions on fiscal responsibility may provide a breather to the Indian economy

Breaking into the closed circle

Domestic high-tech manufacturers need help to break into a closed circle and gain market access

Building up vs tearing down

We have to find ways to deal with corruption without subverting our developmental aims

Law & order through traffic systems

A TV white space system for traffic management may induce us to observe discipline and law-abiding behaviour

Configuring a 'non-toothless' Trai

A proposal to give the telecom regulator the right to impose penalties marks a sea change in the government's approach to regulation

India's hardware ambitions

It won't be easy to build domestic computer manufacturing, but the automotive sector provides a good model

Two sectors to fix

After curbing unproductive expenditure and imports, we must focus on developing communications and energy

Are India's glory days over?

Unless major structural changes are effected, India will miss an economic take-off for many years

Shyam Ponappa: The SC and spectrum

Only the Supreme Court can rectify spectrum management in line with other resources, but all stakeholders can contribute

Shyam Ponappa: Design, not good intentions

Designing goal-oriented, end-to-end integrated systems is critical to delivering what Indians need