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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
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    After Balakot: India-Pak ties and nuclear bombast

    Politicians on both sides of the border are prone to loose talk and nuclear sabre-rattling is part of their lexicon.

    27 March 2019 1:40 AM IST

    Eighteen opposition parties have come together to take on the government in parliament during the Monsoon Session beginning July 17 over demonetisation, GST and various other issues, according to political sources. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    A celebration of democracy: For whom, and how?

    The lack of intelligent and sensible debate in Parliament portends bad days for our democracy.

    20 March 2019 12:48 AM IST

    Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.Opinion
    India can't turn off Indus water flow to Pak

    The Indus river system has a total drainage area exceeding 11,165,000 sq km

    23 Feb 2019 12:49 AM IST

    India has been treating China as its biggest competitor since 1962, as both countries share many similarities. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Did US sucker China and India into 1962 war?

    The US was keen to use Tibet to open up another front against China.

    13 Feb 2019 3:09 AM IST

    During the resumed hearing on Monday, the AG said that a pilot project for live streaming and video recording could be undertaken initially in constitutional matters. (Representational image)Opinion
    On secularism, conversion & nature of religion

    The acceptance of democracy as a way of life implies that we have accepted that we hold certain rights to be...

    7 Feb 2019 12:31 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    2019 seems fraught with possibilities

    So far Mr Modi has not allowed them to define who he really is.

    2 Feb 2019 1:32 AM IST

    The answer, it seemed, was not difficult to seek for those who believed that economic growth in India, then as it is now, is state driven.Opinion
    Can India afford to leave Bihar behind?

    India has grown at an average rate of over 7 per cent since 2000.

    26 Dec 2018 6:32 AM IST

    Nelson Mandela (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Gandhi & Mandela: Legends of a different kind

    Nelson Mandela was the founder of the Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), the military arm of the African National...

    14 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

    Congress chief whip Jyotiraditya Scindia wanted a discussion in the House on the issue of BJP offering money to Cong MLAs in return of their support. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Road to 2019 is fraught with possibilities

    Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kamal Nath have largely been confined within their regions and limitations.

    6 Dec 2018 6:21 AM IST

    We have got a good package, got a lot of advantages in Rafale deal, Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)Opinion
    Service chiefs: Why one is better than three!

    The IAF did not have the tactics and even the appropriate weapons when called to assist the Army.

    29 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

    India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    India's immediate and existential eco crisis

    Agriculture employs 58 per cent of our workforce and now contributes about 15 per cent of our GDP.

    22 Nov 2018 6:44 AM IST

    India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    Why unlearnt lessons of 1962 still haunt us

    Today India is a rising power, but a somewhat less surefooted one than China, which is now an economic and military...

    20 Nov 2018 12:02 AM IST

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