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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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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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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: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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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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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record