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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 most significant cause for the decline of growth is the decline in capital investment. (Representational Image/ DC File)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | The loss of momentum in India's economic growth

    The Indian economy, which has been in distress for most of the last decade, is now seriously stricken

    28 Dec 2021 2:26 AM IST

    Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (Born 9 Decem-ber 1878; Died 25 December 1972). (Twitter)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Two sides of Rajaji: Will India heed him at last?

    We remember him mostly for the negatives attributed to him, but his foresight went largely forgotten

    14 Dec 2021 2:30 AM IST

    Shankaracharya arrested on November 11, 2004. (Twitter)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | The Kumbakonam of the Kanchi Shankaracharya

    The Kumbakonam Mutt was established in 1821 by the Maratha king of Tanjore, Pratap Singh Tuljaji, as a branch of the...

    30 Nov 2021 2:23 AM IST

    Thomas Babbington Macaulays codification of Indian law came into effect and the Indian Police Act introduced uniform police service throughout India. (Twitter)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Good governance means long-term government!

    Clearly, we need to restructure the government and administration in each of India's 590 or so districts

    23 Nov 2021 2:05 AM IST

    Jawaharlal Nehru with Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. (AA file photo)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Nehru vs Patel: On how to conciliate, and not divide

    Modi has invested hugely in creating the illusion that the Congress Party's preferred leader was the Sardar and that...

    2 Nov 2021 12:00 AM IST

    Till then written Indian history will remain just what it is, a compendium of defeats. Representational Image. (DC File Image)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Indian history: The tales of defeat in North India

    Little is told about regions like Odisha and Bengal, while Assam hardly figures

    26 Oct 2021 1:18 AM IST

    Last year it was given Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom for their contribution to auction theory. (Twitter)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Who will get Economics Nobel today?

    The 2021 laureate will be announced on Monday, October 11

    11 Oct 2021 1:27 AM IST

    Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | What makes elite think that they are smarter?

    The CJI's observation comes against the backdrop of considerable difficulties being faced by litigants and many lawyers

    5 Oct 2021 7:42 AM IST

    News.Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Why governance fails in India's tribal areas

    A Cabinet Committee on Tribal Affairs was meant to constantly review the policy

    28 Sept 2021 1:25 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Why the Congress needs an alternative to Modi

    It is no wonder then that Narendra Modi's rise is seen as merited and Rahul Gandhi's ascension as unmerited

    21 Sept 2021 1:53 AM IST

    On September 8, 1962, units of Chinas Peoples Liberation Army had surrounded a small Indian Army post at Tsenjang on the northern bank of the Namka Chu stream just below the disputed Thagla ridge at the India-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction. Representational Image. (Twitter)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | 1962 lesson: How march of folly led us to disaster

    The Indian Army was under pressure, but Gen. Thapar was still not prepared to bow to sheer stupidity

    7 Sept 2021 3:19 AM IST

    If the United States reins in its deficit, China has much to lose. (AFP Photo)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Global reserve currency is an urgent need for all

    In the past few decades, the GWP has grown at a much faster rate

    18 Aug 2021 12:49 AM IST

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