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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
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    Mohan Guruswamy | On secularism, conversion and the nature of religion

    The acceptance of democracy as a way of life implies that we accept that we hold certain rights to be inalienable

    23 Feb 2022 2:36 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | What has led to failure of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?

    We not only spit everywhere, we piss everywhere, we shit wherever and dump our garbage anywhere

    15 Feb 2022 1:31 AM IST

    Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows a hologram of the statue of Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose that was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi. (AFP)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | RSS and freedom struggle: Still in search of...

    One now has to see the move to instal the statue of Subhas Chandra Bose in the vacant canopy on Rajpath as another act...

    27 Jan 2022 3:09 AM IST

    In the year 2019-20, the total national foodgrain production was 292 million tons, of which Punjab produced about 11.06 per cent. (Representational Image/ DC)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | The downfall of Punjab: Can it be ‘model’ again?

    From a breadbasket state it has now become a basket case that is engorged on huge subsidies such as MSP and free...

    17 Jan 2022 11:50 PM IST

    Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. (PTI)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | An important lesson from history for Narendra Modi

    What is worrisome is that we know history is not Mr Modi’s forte

    12 Jan 2022 1:30 AM IST

    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

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