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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
    Lok Janshakti Party activists protest against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Bollywood actor Om Puri over their remarks on Indian Armys surgical strikes along LoC, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Why Army's LoC raids aren't surgical strikes'

    Banners put up by RSS volunteers across UP with quotes from the Army Chief and with PM Modi's picture.

    6 Oct 2016 2:40 AM IST

    The ultimatum: The MNS has specifically targeted artistes like (top) Fawad Khan (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil) and Mahira Khan (right) acting opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Raees (top right) to leave immediatelySunday Chronicle
    The Bollywood that shaped India

    The call for banishing all Pakistani artistes from the indian film industry goes against the very ethos of the Bollywood...

    2 Oct 2016 12:00 AM IST

    An ariel view of Indus river flowing through Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Water flow can't be stopped

    Based on current projections, the Indus river system is expected to fall below 2,000 flow levels between 2030 and 2050.

    30 Sept 2016 12:48 AM IST

    An ariel view of Indus river flowing through Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Indus: The water flow can't be stopped

    Not only is Pakistan running out of water, it seems it will soon be running out of time.

    29 Sept 2016 1:04 AM IST

    The home ministry had issued the order in 1966 making it mandatory for all new recruits to give a declaration that he is not a member of either the RSS or the Jamaat-e-Islami.Opinion
    RSS & demographics: A reality check

    The RSS and the BJP have tried to stoke fears about Hindus being swamped by Muslims.

    24 Aug 2016 12:38 AM IST

    Masked Kashmiri throw stones at policemen during a protest after funeral of Riyaz Ahmad Shah, a civilian killed during protests in Srinagar. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    J&K: Time to break the fiction

    J&K is an artificial and recent construct.

    16 Aug 2016 1:23 AM IST

    GST will be a game-changer, and one of the most revolutionary and transparent tax reforms in India since Independence, or at least since the 1991 reforms.Opinion
    GST goes to the states: More battles lie ahead

    Now the GST Bill has to do the ashwamedha.

    9 Aug 2016 12:20 AM IST

    GST was originally intended to come into force in June 2016.Opinion
    Is GST a magic wand?

    Very often the enactment of a policy assumes a certain urgency that makes it seem a magic wand.

    4 Aug 2016 2:33 AM IST

    The Army has spotted presence of senior PLA officials at the forward posts opposite Nowgam sector in North Kashmir. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Flawed generals: Who'll bell the cat?

    The system beats out the commander and dashing leader in an officer long before he becomes a general

    30 July 2016 12:40 AM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Vital lessons to learn from China

    China's GDP is expected to surpass that of the US well before 2020, when it will be about $24.6 trillion.

    21 July 2016 1:19 AM IST

    Seventh Pay Commission award will turn out to be a mega financial stimulus of Rs 1.02 lakh crore to the economy. (Representational image)Opinion
    A flawed logic

    The three levels of government together employ about 185 lakh people.

    1 July 2016 12:54 AM IST

    The easing of FDI norms, power and road sector reforms have laid foundation for long-term sustainable economic growth.Opinion
    Will Indian investments shift to Europe?

    Britain ranks 12th in India's bilateral trade with individual countries.

    25 Jun 2016 12:31 AM IST

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