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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
    made. The NSA has installations in several US states and from them routinely intercepts electronic data from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Latin America and Asia.Opinion
    'Gentlemen don't read other people's mail!'

    The NSA and the CIA together comprise the greatest intelligence-gathering effort in the world.

    7 Aug 2018 12:47 AM IST

    Telecom Commission on Tuesday approved a proposal for allowing mobile phone calls and internet services in domestic and international flights in India.Opinion
    Hello! Big Brother is listening... and watching!

    There are almost four billion Internet users the world over now.

    6 Aug 2018 12:15 AM IST

    Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.Opinion
    Knowing when to leave it to the generals

    Given current trends and informed forecasts India's GDP is expected to double every seven years or so.

    2 Aug 2018 6:08 AM IST

    According to HSBC, the public spending component of GVA and the government consumption component of GDP grew at a rapid pace, accounting for roughly one-fifth of overall growth.Opinion
    Growth in GDP by increasing cost of govt!

    In Q3 of 2018, public administration had contributed 17.3 per cent towards growth.

    13 July 2018 2:08 AM IST

    Liquor baron Vijay Mallya (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Govt must not refuse the offer Mallya is making

    Mallya had even taken much of his money abroad well before Kingfisher became an airline rather than just beer.

    29 Jun 2018 6:42 AM IST

    According to the law ministry statistics, the Union government is a party to 46 per cent of cases pending in courts and is hence one of the biggest litigants, a tag it wants to shed. Over 3.14 crore cases are pending in courts across India. (Representational image)Opinion
    Adivasis demand self-rule, other rights promised by Constitution

    Most tribal villages and settlements have no access to schools and medical care.

    18 Jun 2018 5:38 AM IST

    The Army has also submitted photographs of the vehicles damaged in the stone pelting by the unruly mob. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Equipping the Army for serious fighting

    In military parlance, a gun can be anything that fires a projectile.

    9 Jun 2018 5:50 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Modi and the art of the fib

    There are many variations of this fable world over, and Modi has done well by it.

    4 Jun 2018 6:33 AM IST

    Karl MarxOpinion
    Full marks to Karl Marx

    Marx prescriptions were limited by the knowledge and evidence available to him then.

    14 May 2018 6:33 AM IST

    In a Twitter post about 90 minutes after the shooting at a Walmart store in suburban Denver, police said investigators had confirmed that two men were dead and a woman was taken to a local hospital, but no further details were given. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Walmart entry: Red carpet for Chinese imports

    Walmart has begun competing with Amazon for the e-commerce space and about 10 per cent of its US sales are now by this.

    8 May 2018 12:45 AM IST

    The Army is not a business. These lands are for a specific purpose and have no commercial value. The terms very clearly state that if the military does not require these lands, they must revert to the state government. (Representational image)Opinion
    This is not Pakistan, General Saab!'

    The Secunderabad Cantonment is still administered somewhat like Pakistan is these days, with a military-dominated...

    1 May 2018 5:47 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Modi & Xi could make history at Wuhan

    The significance of this meeting is not that the two leaders are meeting under the shadow of Doklam.

    27 April 2018 12:30 AM IST

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