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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
    Mohan Guruswamy | Hyderabad connection with the Kumaonis who won eternal honour at Rezang La in 1962Columnists
    Mohan Guruswamy | Hyderabad connection with the Kumaonis who won...

    When I first began researching the Rezang La story after having visited Chushul in the early 1990s, I...

    15 Nov 2024 12:26 AM IST

    Mohan Guruswamy | Without fair defence, right to fair trial is meaninglessColumnists
    Mohan Guruswamy | Without fair defence, right to fair trial is...

    Earlier this month, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud decided to hear the matter related to the...

    27 Aug 2024 12:12 AM IST

    Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts proceedings in the House during ongoing Parliament session, in New Delhi, Monday, July 1, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Rethink Speaker's role: Can we look outside the...

    Lok Sabha Speaker's recent remarks prompt a critical reflection on the role & conduct of Speakers in maintaining...

    1 July 2024 11:45 PM IST

    The results also cut Mr Modi down to a more realistic size. (Image: X)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Pyrrhic win: Will hubris make way for humility?

    Examining the repercussions of PM Modi's recent electoral win amidst declining support and growing opposition

    6 Jun 2024 12:00 AM IST

    Jawaharlal Nehru, Indias first Prime Minister, whose vision and leadership laid the foundation for modern India. (DC File ImageOpinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | India's good fortune to have had Nehru at the...

    Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru: Sixty years since the passing of India's first Prime Minister

    27 May 2024 12:05 AM IST

    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | The importance of being Tibet's 14th Dalai Lama

    As the 14th Dalai Lama ages, Tibet and its exiled community brace for potential power shifts and increased tensions with...

    19 May 2024 12:05 AM IST

    Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting for Lok Sabha polls, in Solapur, Maharashtra, Monday, April 29, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Maoism or Modism: The perils of personality cult

    Drawing parallels between Mao Zedong's legacy and contemporary political dynamics in India.

    29 April 2024 11:54 PM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha polls, in Mettupalayam, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Elections 2024: Modi up a steep & slippery slope?

    Economic woes, agrarian discontent, and regional dynamics may pose hurdles for BJP's electoral prospects.

    19 April 2024 1:14 AM IST

    The survey said 81 per cent of people trust the transparency of the current voting process. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | What ails our democracy? Power flows from the top

    No party seems without some blame attached it, for this seems to have become the norm these days

    19 Dec 2023 2:38 AM IST

    Israel has been striking targets throughout Gaza since a bloody, cross-border attack by Hamas militants killed over 1,300 and captured many Israelis on Oct. 7. (AP/PTI)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | The Gaza war: Has Israel now lost its heroic sheen?

    Israel heroically defied the odds and many writers like the late Leon Uris captured this new spirit of the Israeli...

    17 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

    American economist Claudia Goldin was awarded the Nobel prize in economics. American economist Claudia Goldin, who was awarded the Nobel prize in economics, talks to the press at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 9, 2023. The Nobel prize in economics was on October 9, 2023 awarded to American economist Claudia Goldin for her research that has helped understand the role of women in the labour market. The 77-year-old Harvard professor, who is the third woman to be awarded the prestigious economics prize, was given the nod \for having advanced our understanding of womens labour market outcomes,\ the jury said. (Photo by Lauren Owens Lambert / AFP)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Big ideas for change': What 2023 Eco Nobel is all...

    Economics, possibly because of its associations with politics, money and finance has for long been dominated by men.

    13 Oct 2023 12:55 AM IST

    A file photo shows the Indian army personnel carring out drills at Kibithu close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh. (PTI File Photo)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Amid India-China friction, we need to set real' LAC

    The urgent and pressing dispute on hand is the issue of the two LACs. These LACs frequently overlap.

    5 Oct 2023 12:48 AM IST

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