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Mohan Guruswamy
Mohan Guruswamy is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Opinion: Bengal has revealed what it is thinking. Will India follow?
Modi’s inability to contain the second Covid-19 wave and his inability to get the Chinese to withdraw from areas occupied in Ladakh make him an easier target.
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US election scenarios: Even if Biden wins, here’s how Trump could still be president
Trump operatives are expected to scrutinise each and every postal ballot and challenge many.
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Why India-China military disengagement requires Russian mediation
A neutral military mediator can understand the tactical security concerns of each side and help in determining the best solution under the circumstances.
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Trending
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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Modi government’s insurance scheme pushes hospitals into debt – threatening patient admissions
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India-China border dispute: Is give and take possible after the PLA incursion into Galwan Valley?
Aggressive nationalism driven by social media equates ‘giving up’ with national loss of face.
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Covid-19: Here’s what Narendra Modi could do to steer India out of the unprecedented economic crisis
The time has come to make tough decisions. Just clanging thalis and lighting diyas won’t do.
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Budget 2020: Long on rhetoric, short on substance
With government coffers shrinking, where is the money to lead economic expansion going to come from?
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Video
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Watch: Musicians Shantanu Moitra and Papon collaborate for this year’s Earth Hour India anthem
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Watch: At 123 feet, this dosa made in Bengaluru is the longest in the world
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Watch: Stampede-like situation at a temple in UP as lakhs of devotees visit for pre-Holi festivities
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Watch: Major pipeline ruptured in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, sending jets of water in the air
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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India’s plunging economy: Why 2010-2020 will be remembered as the lost decade
India’s real GDP growth was at its peak in March 2010 when it scaled 13.3%. The nominal GDP in September 2019 was at 6.3%, its lowest in the decade.
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As the losers of the Maharashtra election take power, is democracy really the winner?
Two so-called liberal or centrist parties have tied up with an outfit that viscerally hates religious, ethnic and regional minorities. Where does that leave us?
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Ayodhya case: A Solomonic judgment that doesn’t quite provide closure
Does destroying age-old buildings and monuments reverse history?
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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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If the Congress aims to become a democratic alternative to the RSS, here’s what it must do
The party must create a competitive imagery that will rekindle the magic it had once cast to combat Hindutva’s pernicious ideology.
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Will a Chief of Defence Staff put an end to the inter-service tussles in India?
The Indian Air Force, especially, has a record of waging obdurate turf wars.
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By picking Sonia Gandhi as its leader, the Congress has spurned its opportunity for redemption
What the Congress needs now is an ideological and social contrast to the BJP, someone who can dismiss RSS mythology with the contempt it deserves.
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The Field
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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour