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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

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 2:24 AM IST

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

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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 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)

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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)

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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 1:16 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/DC

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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)

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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

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

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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

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

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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

21 Sept 2021 1:44 AM IST

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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...

14 Sept 2021 1:25 AM IST