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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
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Is Modi giving azadi' to the Nagas?

    The Naga tribes are ethnically very distinct and separate from the peoples of the Indo-Gangetic plains and peninsular...

    5 April 2017 2:51 AM IST

    The success of some Indians in foreign countries has given rise to a certain NRI mentality which makes them believe they have answers to all our myriad problems with their complexities. (Representational image)Opinion
    Why do we think NRIs, PIOs better than us?

    The biggest investment our better-off NRI brethren make in India is by investing in high-interest-bearing NRI deposits...

    25 March 2017 1:59 AM IST

    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind KejriwalOpinion
    Why some babus, faujis continue to serve

    To get to serve you must be more than a good man with a resume.

    10 March 2017 2:37 AM IST

    Chinas new border offer is no deal at allOpinion
    China's new border offer' is no deal at all

    Clearly India's claim over Arunachal Pradesh doesn't rest on any long historical tradition or cultural affinity.

    7 March 2017 2:52 AM IST

    Indian army and paramilitary soldiers leave the site of a gun battle with suspected rebels in Hajin Village, northeast of Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Why can't Indians write good memoirs?

    Our public servants are mostly known for their loquaciousness after they demit office but very few actually pen their...

    2 March 2017 6:53 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    AAP poised to expand, goes for Modi's jugular

    The AAP is muscling in some other regions just as it muscled into Delhi and Goa at the cost of the Congress.

    16 Feb 2017 3:43 AM IST

    Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tabling the Union Budget for 2017-18 in the Parliament in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Union Budget 2017: Little populism, but reforms ignored too

    Budgets are also weighed down by a major constant in that prior commitments take away the most.

    2 Feb 2017 2:43 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Budget 2017: What to expect?

    Good politics means winning votes and, in India, that is usually by more unaffordable populism.

    31 Jan 2017 4:37 AM IST

    RSS volunteers at Hindu Samagam, in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    RSS: In search of a genealogy

    The RSS is trying to attach themselves the legacy of Patel, to get a leg into the nationalist movement.

    24 Jan 2017 4:58 AM IST

    All dining halls one for VIPs and seven for others served vegetarian dishes for lunch and dinner.Opinion
    The last place to go for dinner

    I will never forget a particularly memorable reception at our Washington D.C. embassy.

    13 Jan 2017 6:16 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at BJPs Parivaratan Rally in Moradabad. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Did gains justify pain? Just wait

    Last year, the RBI recorded filtering out about Rs 29 crores of counterfeit notes.

    9 Jan 2017 4:20 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Go beyond cash, lies & sound bytes

    The last two months have showed who actually gets hurt when government indulges in stupid policy-making.

    4 Jan 2017 1:46 AM IST

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