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Mohan Guruswamy
Mohan Guruswamy | China’s real target may be Arunachal Pradesh
Of late, the Chinese have given a glimpse of what their true intentions are by laying claim to Bhutan’s Sakteng wildlife reserve area
04 Aug 2020 5:14 PM
Mohan Guruswamy | What my dog taught me about 'No Trespassing' signs
Corruption is India’s favourite conversation topic, We love discussing it and bemoaning its all pervasiveness
21 Jul 2020 5:09 PM
Mohan Guruswamy | Limited options: Next war’s nature changing
The question we must ponder over is whether we ready for a bigger conflict with China?
23 Jun 2020 5:53 PM
Mohan Guruswamy | India vs China: Is give and take still possible?
At Galwan, the PLA found an unguarded but very strategic spot on the LAC and occupied it
10 Jun 2020 7:01 PM
Mohan Guruswamy | The small stimulus and the fiscal deficit fetish
Keynesians believe consumer demand is the primary driving force in an economy
04 Jun 2020 5:04 PM
Mohan Guruswamy | History is ignored: The march of folly
There are dangers when the system leaves all decision-making to one individual, Others stop thinking
27 May 2020 7:24 PM
Mohan Guruswamy: Will migrants’ misery lead to a revolution?
The working class is nothing without the unorganised workers. In 2019, there were around 510 million workers in India
18 May 2020 7:37 PM
Mohan Guruswamy: Let’s rethink the draconian curbs
India has over 410 million workers in the unorganised sector, a majority of whom are daily-wagers earning little more than prescribed wages
29 Apr 2020 5:04 PM
Mohan Guruswamy: India remembers Chandra Shekhar, a most civilised man and leader
Chandra Shekhar believed that politics without passion was meaningless. That policy without compassion was useless.
17 Apr 2020 7:41 PM
Mohan Guruswamy: Where's the money? Just shake the tree and pick the fruits that fall
The 1.7 lakh crore economic revival plan is just not enough. The government needs to be bolder than that
13 Apr 2020 10:15 PM
Covid19 outbreak: Tackling the effects of ill-concieved policies
The goal of social distancing is a hugely unfulfilled aspiration
01 Apr 2020 10:14 AM
Oh Calcutta! Memories of bombs, gang warfare on streets, fish head dal and intellectual ferment
The first one, and one I recall as vividly as something that happened just now, goes back to November 1969.
20 Feb 2020 2:31 AM
Sitharaman Budget: Long in form, short in content
Indirect taxes involve a bigger population cohort considering that the consumer finally pays the GST. Thus, even a matchbox results in tax revenues.
02 Feb 2020 6:36 AM
Think tanks’ role growing: Is that a good thing?
The United States always had a tradition of academics and policy wonks flitting in and out of government for short periods.
20 Jan 2020 1:50 AM
After Putin: Will Russia see new spring in winter?
Putin’s image has been corroded by overexposure.
02 Jan 2020 1:46 AM
Separation of powers doesn’t mean 3 capitals
The idea seems to be driven by dispensing economic gains (and real estate) to the state’s three main socio-political regions.
27 Dec 2019 4:30 AM
India-China talks in Agra: No give nor take
Aksai Chin lies between Jammu and Kashmir, and China’s Xinjiang province, both regions that are also riven by separatist conflicts.
20 Dec 2019 1:29 AM
2010-2020: The decade that India has ‘lost’
The most significant cause for the decline of growth is the decline in capital investment.
17 Dec 2019 7:50 AM
Rajaji had sounded the first warning on a ‘planned’ economy
There are no examples of major economies that have grown rapidly with low rates of investment.
10 Dec 2019 12:54 AM
Will Hyd get 5 acres to build a new Charminar?
Contrary to a widely held misconception, the monument has no religious overtones.
04 Dec 2019 2:59 AM
Columns
Of late, the Chinese have given a glimpse of what their true intentions are by laying claim to Bhutan’s Sakteng wildlife reserve area
Boris Johnson is now worried, scared of a second wave. So rules changed again, catching holiday makers unawares
There was never and still isn’t even minimalist support for the abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir
The big question is whether Modi and his deputy, home minister Amit Shah, will think out of the box and do course correction?