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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

Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows a hologram of the statue of Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose that was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi. (AFP)

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Mohan Guruswamy | RSS and freedom struggle: Still in search of...

One now has to see the move to instal the statue of Subhas Chandra Bose in the vacant canopy on Rajpath as another act...

27 Jan 2022 3:03 AM IST

Union minister of state for food and public distribution system, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, stated in Lok Sabha that in terms of rice, Punjab had contributed 135.89 LMTs while Telangana contributed 94.57 LMTs. (Representational image: PTI)

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Mohan Guruswamy | The downfall of Punjab: Can it be model' again?

From a breadbasket state it has now become a basket case that is engorged on huge subsidies such as MSP and free...

18 Jan 2022 1:39 AM IST

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Mohan Guruswamy | An important lesson from history for Narendra Modi

What is worrisome is that we know history is not Mr Modi's forte

12 Jan 2022 1:29 AM IST

Democracy is pointless without debate and discussion. (Representational Image/ PTI)

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Mohan Guruswamy | Dysfunctional Parl leads to a dysfunctional...

Legislatures and Parliaments, while meant to be self-governing, still are in need of governing

5 Jan 2022 1:23 AM IST

The most significant cause for the decline of growth is the decline in capital investment. (Representational Image/ DC File)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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