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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
    Both India and Japan stand to gain equally from the bullet train project. ( Photo: AP)Opinion
    India needs both Japan, China for growth

    India has a propitious demographic window from now till about 2060, when it must transform itself into a modern and...

    22 Sept 2017 2:02 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Modiji, reform the public sector first

    The discussions are likely to revolve around Make in India , overhaul of the financial services, healthcare, retail and...

    17 Sept 2017 12:08 AM IST

    RSS volunteers at Hindu Samagam, in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    RSS had no role in Hyderabad's liberation

    The BJP's only power base is in the old city of Hyderabad, which is the political domain of the MIM, its mortal enemy.

    13 Sept 2017 1:59 AM IST

    While PM Modis bear hug with President Trump and a clutch of deals at their encounter in June symbolised a budding friendship, trade between the two nations has underperformed and Washington wants to narrow a $31-billion deficit. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    2nd class' UNSC seat: Is that what we want?

    US President Donald Trump, with his many preoccupations, backs a seat for India in a reformed UNSC and in other...

    5 Sept 2017 4:57 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Brics: Brickbats and bouquets

    The last meeting between Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping didn't exactly exude good vibes.

    3 Sept 2017 12:17 AM IST

    Flood affected villagers commute to safer places using a boat at Morigaon district in Assam. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Bogus concerns over Brahmaputra

    Zhangmu Dam is a gravity dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River just northwest of Gyaca in the Tibet Autonomous Region of...

    1 Sept 2017 12:31 AM IST

    Supreme Court of India (Photo: File)Opinion
    Aadhaar: Redefining the limits of privacy

    When we interact with society and State institutions, we have to cede a part of our privacy.

    28 Aug 2017 12:24 AM IST

    Intelligence agencies have cautioned the government about the Naxals new strategy in a recent classified report, details of which have been accessed by this newspaper. (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    The Telangana takeover of Naxalism

    The guerilla movement took off with the forcible harvesting of crops from the lands of rich landlords.

    19 Aug 2017 1:44 AM IST

    Since data exchanged on cellular and Internet networks fly through the ether, they are easier to net by electronic interception.Opinion
    Privacy: Big brother knows everything

    In 2017, the number of mobile phone users is forecast to reach 4.77 billion.

    6 Aug 2017 12:35 AM IST

    In the book, he writes the Chinese navy are posturing aggressively against the US navy in the Philippines and the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea near Vietnam. (Photo: Representational/AFP)Opinion
    India-China will not go beyond warmongering

    Kargil was India's first living room war where controlled electronic feeds lit up emotion in homes nationwide that...

    2 Aug 2017 12:42 AM IST

    India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    The challenge of living next to China

    The list of countries that are coming within China's strategic orbit appears to be growing.

    23 July 2017 12:57 AM IST

    Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Bofors: Will the caged parrot sing?

    The Congress kept sheltering Quattrocchi, and the BJP was more intent on shielding the Hinduja brothers.

    18 July 2017 4:47 AM IST

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