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Mohan Guruswamy
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The writer, a policy analyst studying economic and security issues, held senior positions in government and industry. He also specialises in the Chinese economy
    The report also does well to emphasise that higher trade-to-GDP ratios are a signal of competitiveness and an entry point for coupling the Indian economy with the international economy, including through global value chains.Opinion
    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 IST

    Chakravarti RajagopalachariOpinion
    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 IST

    CharminarOpinion
    Will Hyd get 5 acres to build a new Charminar?

    Contrary to a widely held misconception, the monument has no religious overtones.

    4 Dec 2019 2:59 AM IST

    Devendra Fadnavis resigned as the chief minister of Maharashtra on Tuesday. (Photo: ANI)Opinion
    Democracy wins? The losers take it all

    The people of Maharashtra had spoken and under normal circumstances their wishes should have been respected.

    27 Nov 2019 1:16 AM IST

    Reset: Regaining Indias Economic Legacy by Subramaniam Swamy Rupa, Rs 499Books
    Sharp economics offers glimpse of Swamy we never had

    Reset is a well-crafted and articulated study of what ails the India economy.

    24 Nov 2019 8:16 AM IST

    India is expecting to fill the gap with the acquisition of 36 Rafale jets which will be armed with deadly beyond-visual-range Meteor missiles.Opinion
    Rafale dogfight: Exoneration of process, not graft

    The comparable costs of the 126 and 36 aircraft deals can only be assessed when all the costs are factored in.

    16 Nov 2019 12:13 AM IST

    Five Supreme Court judges Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi (centre) flanked by Justice Ashok Bhushan (left), Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde (second from left), Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud (second from right), Justice S. Abdul Nazeer (right) pose for a photograph after delivering the verdict on Ayodhya land case in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    A Solomonic verdict, but not quite closure

    Advani is still the popular villain of the liberal set because he set off on his Rath Yatra wanting a Ram Mandir built...

    10 Nov 2019 12:00 AM IST

    The UN has grown much since then, reflecting the changes in the world mostly due to decolonisation, fragmentation of the USSR, and the division of some founder member states like Yugoslavia.Opinion
    It's high time to push UN's democratisation

    The UN now has 191 members, and Switzerland was the last to join on September 10, 2002.

    6 Nov 2019 1:16 AM IST

    Since 2013, there have been seven rounds of talks between India and Pakistan to resolve the thorny water disputes.Opinion
    Winds of climate change blow across South Asia

    According to the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, Pakistan officially crossed the water scarcity line in...

    29 Oct 2019 1:27 AM IST

    The Constitution of India does not recognise the institution of political parties, as is the case with the constitutions of other major democracies of the world.Opinion
    To reform politics, ensure inner-party democracy

    Members of Parliament or the legislatures are representatives of the people.

    24 Oct 2019 2:15 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Threat to turn off water to Pakistan is unworkable

    The three eastern rivers allocated to India by the IWT are the Beas, Ravi and Sutlej.

    21 Oct 2019 2:19 AM IST

    On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes. These came to be known as the Nobel Prizes. As described in Nobels will, one part was dedicated to \the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses\. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Eco Nobel: From philosophical to pragmatic

    In 1997, Robert Merton and Myron Scholes at MIT were awarded the Nobel for a new method to determine the value of...

    16 Oct 2019 1:15 AM IST

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