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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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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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Australian Open: Sania Mirza bows out of Grand Slams on her own terms, leaving a trail to blaze
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
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Yes, India’s Constitution has been hijacked – but not by the Supreme Court
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How did Rajiv Gandhi, applauded for his modernist ideologies, accelerate Hindu nationalism politics?
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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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Caught on camera: Thieves remove entire ATM in Ajmer, Rajasthan
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Watch: How a Great Dane dog and an orphaned kitten formed an unlikely bond
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Watch: From France to Australia, fans embrace the ‘Pathaan’ craze by singing and dancing in theatres
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Watch: From upside down to inside out, models walk the ramp wearing gowns in strange ways
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Watch: Comedian Jamie Lever’s hilarious take on how Bollywood actors put their children to bed
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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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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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Shriya Pilgaonkar interview: There’s no big or small role but the depth you bring to the part
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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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India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: All-round show from Mitchell Santner and Co ensures 21-run victory
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Hockey World Cup: Germany complete another epic comeback to stun Australia, set up final vs Belgium
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U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: India, England set up exciting final clash in inaugural edition
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Watch, IND v NZ: Washington Sundar’s stunning diving return catch to dismiss Mark Chapman in Ranchi
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic on images of father with Russian flags – ‘Misinterpretation’