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Mohan Guruswamy
About the AuthorMohan Guruswamy
The writer, a policy analyst studying economic and security issues, held senior positions in government and industry. He also specialises in the Chinese economy
    AP PhpOpinion
    Covid19 outbreak: Tackling the effects of ill-concieved policies

    The goal of social distancing is a hugely unfulfilled aspiration

    1 April 2020 10:14 AM IST

    A street scene from what was then Calcutta, many decades ago.India
    Oh Calcutta! Memories of bombs, gang warfare on streets, fish head dal...

    The first one, and one I recall as vividly as something that happened just now, goes back to November 1969.

    20 Feb 2020 2:31 AM IST

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: ANI)Opinion
    Sitharaman Budget: Long in form, short in content

    Indirect taxes involve a bigger population cohort considering that the consumer finally pays the GST. Thus, even a...

    2 Feb 2020 6:36 AM IST

    Kennedy was fatally shot at the Ambassador Hotel in LA on June 5, 1968, shortly after winning the California presidential primaries the same year. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Think tanks' role growing: Is that a good thing?

    The United States always had a tradition of academics and policy wonks flitting in and out of government for short...

    20 Jan 2020 1:50 AM IST

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow had grounds to appeal a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency to bar Russia from major sporting events, a move he said violated the Olympic charter. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    After Putin: Will Russia see new spring in winter?

    Putin's image has been corroded by overexposure.

    2 Jan 2020 1:46 AM IST

    Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan ReddyOpinion
    Separation of powers doesn't mean 3 capitals

    The idea seems to be driven by dispensing economic gains (and real estate) to the state's three main socio-political...

    27 Dec 2019 4:30 AM IST

    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held the first China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers Dialogue in Beijing with his Afghanistan and Pakistan counterparts Salahuddin Rabbani and Khawaja Muhammad Asif respectively. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    India-China talks in Agra: No give nor take

    Aksai Chin lies between Jammu and Kashmir, and China's Xinjiang province, both regions that are also riven by separatist...

    20 Dec 2019 1:29 AM IST

    The report also does well to emphasise that higher trade-to-GDP ratios are a signal of competitiveness and an entry point for coupling the Indian economy with the international economy, including through global value chains.Opinion
    2010-2020: The decade that India has lost'

    The most significant cause for the decline of growth is the decline in capital investment.

    17 Dec 2019 7:50 AM IST

    Chakravarti RajagopalachariOpinion
    Rajaji had sounded the first warning on a planned' economy

    There are no examples of major economies that have grown rapidly with low rates of investment.

    10 Dec 2019 12:54 AM IST

    CharminarOpinion
    Will Hyd get 5 acres to build a new Charminar?

    Contrary to a widely held misconception, the monument has no religious overtones.

    4 Dec 2019 2:59 AM IST

    Devendra Fadnavis resigned as the chief minister of Maharashtra on Tuesday. (Photo: ANI)Opinion
    Democracy wins? The losers take it all

    The people of Maharashtra had spoken and under normal circumstances their wishes should have been respected.

    27 Nov 2019 1:16 AM IST

    Reset: Regaining Indias Economic Legacy by Subramaniam Swamy Rupa, Rs 499Books
    Sharp economics offers glimpse of Swamy we never had

    Reset is a well-crafted and articulated study of what ails the India economy.

    24 Nov 2019 8:16 AM IST

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