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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
    True justice cannot be based on unjust laws, though it is possible to have a law-abiding society with the most unjust laws in place.(Photo credit: Department of Justice, Governemnt of India)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Towards a common civil & secular code for India

    When the equality doctrine prevails, it will entail that in matters of maintenance and alimony

    21 Sept 2022 2:50 AM IST

    The roots of our problem with China go back a few hundred years when Emperor Napoleon and Tsar Alexander met in July 1807 (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | How India got saddled with Aksai Chin mess

    The Indian case for ownership of Aksai Chin, or the white desert, rests essentially on the cartographic exertions of a...

    23 Aug 2022 12:00 AM IST

    A file photo of Red Fort. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | How did we do in 75 years? Clearly, better than most

    If India were to be horizontally sliced by income, it can be said to be three overlaid countries

    18 Aug 2022 11:53 PM IST

    The US National Security Agencys eavesdropping mission includes radio broadcasting, both from various organisations and individuals, the Internet, telephone calls, and other intercepted forms of communication. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Beware world! Big Brother is listening and watching

    The US and some other countries have an array of space satellites orbiting at preselected trajectories to watch over...

    9 Aug 2022 12:08 AM IST

    Israeli ruthlessness was most evident in recent times by its retaliation on the Gaza Strip, horrific its ferocity and far exceeding any limits of justifiable and even acceptable retribution (Representational Image/AFP)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Why State of Israel has lost its heroic sheen

    Israel's heroic burnish is now dulled after the emergence of Israel as the pre-eminent and most ruthless power in the...

    2 Aug 2022 11:50 PM IST

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    Mohan Guruswamy | Brics' real value: One step towards new world order

    What we need is a true power shift that reflects the emerging economic, political and military realities

    27 July 2022 7:43 AM IST

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    Mohan Guruswamy | Rewriting history, with an open mind or empty mind?

    In recent years, the Sangh Parivar's historians have been seeking to revise history to suit some of their ideological...

    6 July 2022 7:21 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Ministers Rajnath Singh & Amit Shah, BJP National President J P Nadda and NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu during the filing of Murmus nomination papers for presidential election, at Parliament House, in New Delhi, Friday, June 24, 2022. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Will Murmu remember the unkept promises to tribals?

    Like indigenous people around the globe, India's adivasis too have been savaged and ravaged by later people claiming to...

    27 Jun 2022 11:39 PM IST

    The framers of Indias Constitution and its Constituent Assembly deliberately and wisely rejected pleas by an articulate minority for a presidential system. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | 15% rule: Size of Cabinets and the 91st Amendment

    The real problem is that with unlimited ministerships on offer, the destabilisation of governments was made easier

    7 Jun 2022 12:44 AM IST

    Students walk in formation with the Indian flag during full dress rehearsal. (Representational Photo:PTI)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | From a unitary state to a Union of States

    India was never intended to be a saffron-hued monochromatic state, but a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual...

    30 May 2022 11:39 PM IST

    Secularism is not mere tolerance of other faiths, but a belief in modern values and reason. (Representational Image/ DC File)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | How Hindus and Muslims misunderstood secularism

    Sensitivity to each other's feelings and aspirations has to be a mutual affair

    21 May 2022 12:52 AM IST

    Members of the UN Security Council vote to abstain from a resolution proposed by the Russian Federation and therefore preventing its passage during a meeting of the UN Security Council, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at United Nations headquarters. (AP)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | What kind of a role should India get in a wider...

    India's diplomacy for the past many years has increasingly focused on securing permanent membership of the UN Security...

    18 April 2022 10:46 PM IST

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