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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
    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

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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)Opinion
    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

    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)Opinion
    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

    7 Sept 2021 3:19 AM IST

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

    18 Aug 2021 1:09 AM IST

    India produced about 50 million tons of foodgrains in 1947, while it produces five times that much now. Representational Image. (PTI)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | We’ve done better than most; let’s not be too...

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

    15 Aug 2021 3:47 AM IST

    claims NSO IT minister has said some of the countries listed in the Pegasus expose as its clients are incorrect. Representational Image (Twitter)Opinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Who’s behind Pegasus… and why it’s no big deal

    The only difference between them and NSO is that the Israeli company is a white-black operation

    5 Aug 2021 1:47 AM IST

    A 14c copy of Magna CartaOpinion
    Mohan Guruswamy | Liberty and rights for all: Myth of the Magna Carta

    Magna Carta came out of an intra-elite struggle between 40 barons and their King

    13 July 2021 2:22 AM IST

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