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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
    Prime Minister Narendra Modis accusations that the Opposition is dividing society on caste lines therefore echo the RSS concerns for a homogenous Hindu community. (Photo: File)Opinion
    India need not chose between Japan and China

    Suddenly editorials and commentaries were waxing eloquent about a new strategic relationship to counter China.

    28 Oct 2018 4:27 AM IST

    The senior Trump administration official said the United States will have a process to recognize same-sex domestic partners of foreign diplomats from countries where same-sex marriage is not legal, but which recognize American domestic partners. (Representational Image)Opinion
    America is central to the economy of drugs

    The world's major cocaine production centres are all located in South America.

    27 Oct 2018 1:37 AM IST

    The Rs 1,437-crore deal between India and Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors for the supply of 400 155mm howitzer guns for the Indian Army was entered into on March 24, 1986. (Photo: AFP/File)Opinion
    Who got the Bofors money?

    The GHN45 howitzers were indeed very good, and with base-bleed shells, had the longest reach of all howitzers available...

    23 Oct 2018 1:49 AM IST

    China had threatened it in 1967 when it got bloodied at Nathu La. (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    Will India and China fight a war again?

    The lesson of 1967 has been well learnt by China, just as the lesson of 1962 has been absorbed by India.

    20 Oct 2018 1:25 AM IST

    India China flagOpinion
    Will India and China fight a war again?

    But of one thing we can be sure. If there is a conflict again, it will not be the limited war of the kind seen in 1962.

    18 Oct 2018 1:26 AM IST

    Paul RomerOpinion
    Economics Nobel: From esoteric to practical

    The Nobel Prize in Economics has mostly tended to go to scholars doing esoteric research in economics.

    16 Oct 2018 2:08 AM IST

    The statue of John Harvard at Harvard Yard.Nation
    Of John Harvard & Veritas': An Ivy League campus tale

    The story of Veritas and the unknwon truth behind the Statue of Three Lies.

    15 Oct 2018 12:33 AM IST

    From the first day of Ganesh Chaturthi, a group of people have been campaigning at the Kapra lake and encouraging residents to use clay or haldi Ganesha and do in-house visarjan, as the lake is full of garbage. (Representional Image)Opinion
    Tradition: The dead faith of the living

    It's time now that we gave religion back its humanity by stopping animal sacrifice as a religious ritual.

    11 Oct 2018 8:06 AM IST

    Glienicke BridgeOpinion
    Spy meets spy on Berlin's Glienicke Bridge

    Glienicke Bridge was where the first great spy exchange took place between the US and the Soviet Union.

    5 Oct 2018 12:15 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    The reality that is catching up with PM Modi

    Demonetisation is described as “the act of stripping a currency unit of its status as legal tender”.

    17 Sept 2018 12:11 AM IST

    The decision to buy 36 Rafales was made without consulting the IAF. (Photo: Representational | AP)Opinion
    Serving air marshals join the Rafale dogfight

    The Rafale was chosen after a gruelling process to pick a fighter out of six contenders for the original 126 multi-role...

    11 Sept 2018 12:23 AM IST

    : Indias economic growth picked up sharply in October-December quarter (third quarter) expanding by 7.2 per cent, which indicates that economy has turnaround after demonetisation and GST.Opinion
    Did November 2016 demonetisation achieve anything?

    The government's propaganda machine even showed clips of old notes being dumped in rivers and wells.

    4 Sept 2018 7:46 AM IST

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