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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
    Jawaharlal Nehru, Indias first Prime Minister, whose vision and leadership laid the foundation for modern India. (DC File ImageOpinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | India's good fortune to have had Nehru at the...

    Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru: Sixty years since the passing of India's first Prime Minister

    27 May 2024 12:05 AM IST

    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | The importance of being Tibet's 14th Dalai Lama

    As the 14th Dalai Lama ages, Tibet and its exiled community brace for potential power shifts and increased tensions with...

    19 May 2024 12:05 AM IST

    Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting for Lok Sabha polls, in Solapur, Maharashtra, Monday, April 29, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Maoism or Modism: The perils of personality cult

    Drawing parallels between Mao Zedong's legacy and contemporary political dynamics in India.

    29 April 2024 11:54 PM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha polls, in Mettupalayam, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Elections 2024: Modi up a steep & slippery slope?

    Economic woes, agrarian discontent, and regional dynamics may pose hurdles for BJP's electoral prospects.

    19 April 2024 1:14 AM IST

    The survey said 81 per cent of people trust the transparency of the current voting process. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | What ails our democracy? Power flows from the top

    No party seems without some blame attached it, for this seems to have become the norm these days

    19 Dec 2023 2:38 AM IST

    Israel has been striking targets throughout Gaza since a bloody, cross-border attack by Hamas militants killed over 1,300 and captured many Israelis on Oct. 7. (AP/PTI)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | The Gaza war: Has Israel now lost its heroic sheen?

    Israel heroically defied the odds and many writers like the late Leon Uris captured this new spirit of the Israeli...

    17 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

    American economist Claudia Goldin was awarded the Nobel prize in economics. American economist Claudia Goldin, who was awarded the Nobel prize in economics, talks to the press at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 9, 2023. The Nobel prize in economics was on October 9, 2023 awarded to American economist Claudia Goldin for her research that has helped understand the role of women in the labour market. The 77-year-old Harvard professor, who is the third woman to be awarded the prestigious economics prize, was given the nod \for having advanced our understanding of womens labour market outcomes,\ the jury said. (Photo by Lauren Owens Lambert / AFP)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Big ideas for change': What 2023 Eco Nobel is all...

    Economics, possibly because of its associations with politics, money and finance has for long been dominated by men.

    13 Oct 2023 12:55 AM IST

    A file photo shows the Indian army personnel carring out drills at Kibithu close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh. (PTI File Photo)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Amid India-China friction, we need to set real' LAC

    The urgent and pressing dispute on hand is the issue of the two LACs. These LACs frequently overlap.

    5 Oct 2023 12:48 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | It's time for a retirement age for India's...

    The nearness of the end of life, in effect, makes the leader, however powerful he or she might seem, a lame duck leader.

    26 Sept 2023 12:12 AM IST

    Road leading to the historic Charminar wear as deserted look during the lockdown in wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Hyderabad. PTI PhotoOpinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Fighting for the soul of India, from Hyderabad

    The day, September 17, is significant in Hyderabad as it is the day generally celebrated as Integration Day.

    16 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan says that US-China conflict to impair global trade which is vital for Indias re-opening. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Who'll be awarded the next Nobel Prize in Economics?

    The calibre of Indian economics faculties is much to be desired and in our hothouses only mediocrity breeds.

    29 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

    In 1999 the Government of India issued a draft National Policy on Tribals to address the development needs of tribal people. Special emphasis was laid on education, forestry, healthcare, languages, resettlement and land rights. (Representational Image: AA)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Adivasis, the first Indians, cheated by...

    The migration of outsiders into the traditional Adivasi homelands continues unabated

    23 Aug 2023 12:00 AM IST

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