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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 GST Council cleared nil rate on live asses, mules and hinnies while placing live horses under the 12 per cent bracket.Opinion
    A lot needs to be fixed if GST is to benefit all

    The just-launched Goods and Services Tax is meant to squeeze more out of our recalcitrant corporates and businessmen.

    15 July 2017 2:14 AM IST

    File photo of people standing in line to exchange demonetised notes.Books
    A cold, hard look at the costs of Modi's note ban

    Demonetisation and Black Money, by C. Rammanohar Reddy, is an irrefutably factual and cold analysis of demonetisation...

    14 July 2017 1:32 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu prior to a meeting in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    On Israel, let's not lose our cunning

    The Chinese Chengdu J-10 is a derivative of the Israeli Lavi, whose designs and technology were sold to China for a...

    10 July 2017 5:00 AM IST

    India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    No room for distrust in Sino-Indian ties

    Over 40 years after India formally annexed Sikkim after a referendum, China has still not unequivocally accepted Sikkim...

    4 July 2017 5:40 AM IST

    Indian army soldiers take positions near the Line of Control in Nowshera sector of Rajouri near Jammu. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Indian soldier needs a new gun

    The INSAS, a rifle that drew heavily from other designs but never really performed like any of them.

    30 Jun 2017 12:54 AM IST

    24 per cent higher allocation for agriculture, Rs 1 lakh crore hike in credit target.Opinion
    Why must Bharat feed India at its cost?

    The Agriculture Census shows only 58.1 million hectares of land was actually irrigated in India.

    17 Jun 2017 1:57 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Modinomics: A speedometer-odometer mismatch

    India's GDP growth for the year is officially pegged at 6.1 per cent, a huge fall from the 7.8 per cent claimed for the...

    5 Jun 2017 12:48 AM IST

    (Representational image)Opinion
    1.7 billion Indians by 2050: Much food for thought

    Food production is not the only issue to mitigate India's food problem.

    31 May 2017 2:39 AM IST

    Jawaharlal Nehru, Indias first PM, is mentioned in the book. The book, Love in the Time of Emergency, is set during the Emergency period (1975-77) imposed by the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.Opinion
    We still live in the house Nehru built

    Jawaharlal Nehru was a man with a towering intellect and a broad vision.

    27 May 2017 12:49 AM IST

    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Why the Dalai Lama matters

    Tibetans believe the Dalai Lama to be a living God. But he is also human and must die like all humans.

    24 May 2017 3:08 AM IST

    China succeeded in bringing together various countries together on one platform for the OBOR project President Xi Jinping with leaders and delegates attending the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    360 Degree: OBOR spells bunkum

    It is a project to get out Chinese reserves in western banks into investments fetching higher returns.

    21 May 2017 6:32 AM IST

    CBI team laid a trap and a case was registered under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against the officer. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Corruption: What are we to do?

    A just and relatively honest society requires a system that inflicts swift and commensurate retribution on...

    11 May 2017 3:46 AM IST

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