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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
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    Mohan Guruswamy | India vs China: Is give and take still possible?

    At Galwan, the PLA found an unguarded but very strategic spot on the LAC and occupied it

    10 Jun 2020 6:55 PM IST

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    Mohan Guruswamy | The small stimulus and the fiscal deficit fetish

    Keynesians believe consumer demand is the primary driving force in an economy

    4 Jun 2020 4:59 PM IST

    PM Narendra Modi (PTI)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | History is ignored: The march of folly

    There are dangers when the system leaves all decision-making to one individual, Others stop thinking

    27 May 2020 7:17 PM IST

    Migrants wait in queues for transport to reach a railway station and board a train to Uttar Pradesh, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Ahmedabad. PTI PhotoOpinion
    Mohan Guruswamy: Will migrants' misery lead to a revolution?

    The working class is nothing without the unorganised workers. In 2019, there were around 510 million workers in India

    18 May 2020 7:36 PM IST

    Construction workers at a site on a bypass, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Amethi district. PTI PhotoOpinion
    Mohan Guruswamy: Let's rethink the draconian curbs

    India has over 410 million workers in the unorganised sector, a majority of whom are daily-wagers earning little more...

    29 April 2020 5:04 PM IST

    Former prime minister Chandra Shekhar.Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy: India remembers Chandra Shekhar, a most civilised man...

    Chandra Shekhar believed that politics without passion was meaningless. That policy without compassion was useless.

    17 April 2020 7:39 PM IST

    A view of the New Delhi railway station showing services at a standstill. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy: Where's the money? Just shake the tree and pick the...

    The 1.7 lakh crore economic revival plan is just not enough. The government needs to be bolder than that

    13 April 2020 10:10 PM IST

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    Tackling Covid: Overcoming effects of ill-conceived policies

    The goal of social distancing is a hugely unfulfilled aspiration

    1 April 2020 9:13 AM IST

    Compared to AP, TS is in a better position. The TS government has achieved 54.70 per cent revenue receipts against its Budget projection while the AP government has achieved only 35.68 per cent.Opinion
    Sitharaman Budget: Long in form, short in content

    Indirect taxes involve a bigger population cohort considering that the consumer finally pays the GST.

    2 Feb 2020 4:30 AM IST

    John F. Kennedy himself wanted to join the Harvard faculty after completing his second term, and hence his family endowed the Institute of Politics and the Presidential Library to be a part of Harvard. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Think tanks’ role growing: Is that a good thing?

    The United States always had a tradition of academics and policy wonks flitting in and out of government for short...

    20 Jan 2020 2:22 AM IST

    Mikhail Gorbachev. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    After Putin: Will Russia see new spring in winter?

    The end of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was in fact signed three weeks earlier on December 8.

    2 Jan 2020 12:43 AM IST

    The expert committee said that a heavy amount has to be spent on strengthening the government education system. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Separation of powers doesn’t mean 3 capitals

    The idea seems to be driven by dispensing economic gains (and real estate) to the state’s three main socio-political...

    27 Dec 2019 2:06 AM IST

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