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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
    A view of the Lok Sabha on Monday. (PTI)Opinion
    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

    Indias GDP to contract 16.5 pc in Q1 as pandemic spreads, says SBI report. (Representative Image)Opinion
    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 2:27 AM IST

    Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (Born 9 Decem-ber 1878; Died 25 December 1972). (Twitter)Opinion
    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)Opinion
    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 2:24 AM IST

    Thomas Babbington Macaulays codification of Indian law came into effect and the Indian Police Act introduced uniform police service throughout India. (Twitter)Opinion
    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 3:06 AM IST

    The plan to install a snooping device, a veritable looking glass to peer into the Chinese nuclear grounds, on the Nanda Devi mountain, was hatched far away at the Langley headquarters of the CIA. (AP)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | When India & America had stood shoulder to shoulder

    When the going got bad for India, it turned to the Western powers for assistance

    9 Nov 2021 3:22 AM IST

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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)Opinion
    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 1:16 AM IST

    Andhra Pradesh Micro Irrigation Project (APMIP) was set up in 2003 to provide drip irrigation equipment free of cost to SCs and STs within one hectare across the state, 70 per cent subsidy to farmers in Rayalaseema and Prakasam districts with above one hectare land, and 50 per cent subsidy to coastal farmers. Representational image/DCOpinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | India's agriculture: The failure of the success

    The pitiable condition of the majority of farmers who cultivate small patches of land has generally gone unnoticed

    21 Oct 2021 10:24 AM IST

    Last year it was given Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom for their contribution to auction theory. (Twitter)Opinion
    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

    The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of petitions seeking a probe into the Pegasus spyware snooping. Representational Image. (PTI)Opinion
    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

    News.Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Why governance fails in India's tribal areas

    A Cabinet Committee on Tribal Affairs was meant to constantly review the policy

    28 Sept 2021 1:15 AM IST

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