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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

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)

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

8 Nov 2021 9:52 PM

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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...

1 Nov 2021 6:30 PM

Till then written Indian history will remain just what it is, a compendium of defeats. Representational Image. (DC File Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | Indian history: The tales of defeat in North India

Little is told about regions like Odisha and Bengal, while Assam hardly figures

25 Oct 2021 7:46 PM

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/DC

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 4:54 AM

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

Mohan Guruswamy | Who will get Economics Nobel today?

The 2021 laureate will be announced on Monday, October 11

10 Oct 2021 7:57 PM

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

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 2:12 AM

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

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

27 Sept 2021 7:45 PM

PM Modi at the review meeting. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)

Mohan Guruswamy | Why the Congress needs an alternative to Modi

It is no wonder then that Narendra Modi's rise is seen as merited and Rahul Gandhi's ascension as unmerited

20 Sept 2021 8:14 PM

Mohan Guruswamy | Why nations' don't fail even though states' fail

A State is an organised political community, living under a government and that is a sovereign political entity in...

13 Sept 2021 7:55 PM

On September 8, 1962, units of Chinas Peoples Liberation Army had surrounded a small Indian Army post at Tsenjang on the northern bank of the Namka Chu stream just below the disputed Thagla ridge at the India-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Mohan Guruswamy | 1962 lesson: How march of folly led us to disaster

The Indian Army was under pressure, but Gen. Thapar was still not prepared to bow to sheer stupidity

6 Sept 2021 9:49 PM

If the United States reins in its deficit, China has much to lose. (AFP Photo)

Mohan Guruswamy | Global reserve currency is an urgent need for all

In the past few decades, the GWP has grown at a much faster rate

17 Aug 2021 7:39 PM

India produced about 50 million tons of foodgrains in 1947, while it produces five times that much now. Representational Image. (PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | Weâ€™ve done better than most; letâ€™s not be too...

India now adds 17 per cent to world GDP growth, giving it a considerable economic heft

14 Aug 2021 10:17 PM