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Diamonds may not be safe for investors any more
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-diamonds-may-not-be-safe-for-investors-any-more
Diamonds no longer anyone's best friend any more
RN Bhaskar
The last couple of months have witnessed a barrage of advertisements seeking to lure jewellery buyers...
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India has big plans for solar power; but some irritants still bedevil this industry
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US trade deal — India Capitulates
09 February 2026
US trade deal -- a sellout?
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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A month ago, before the US trade deal with India...
Union Budget as it should be – steady and forward looking
Some more ‘Kartavyas’ she should also have looked at
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On February 1st, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget,...
Iran was once an ugly duckling
Iran invokes spirits of the great Persian empire
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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Iran has become the proverbial ugly-duckling-turned-swan. Its ugly...
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Why discom losses continue to hurt despite Modi govt’s UDAY scheme
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/news/business/economy/opinion-why-discom-losses-are-continuing-to-hurt-despite-modi-govts-uday-scheme-2974191.html
Discom losses finally make power generators squeal
India will have to find out ways to cope with an Rs 4.8 lakh crore debt burden in...
Lessons India can learn from Thailand
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/lessons-india-can-learn-from-thailand-r-n-bhaskar/1246406
Thailand pursues economic development aggressively
— By RN Bhaskar | Mar 29, 2018 08:00 am
India began talking about Make in India since 2014. And it has...
Why ‘protection’ from markets leads to rip-offs: An example from tribal India
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/why-protection-from-markets-leads-to-rip-offs-an-example-from-tribal-india-2417491.html
When protection becomes oppression – reservation invariably leads to exploitation and degradation in tribal India
RN Bhaskar -- Oct 23, 2017 04:33 PM IST...
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Digital payments, NPCI, UPI and customer protection
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NPCI, UPI, digital payments and customer protection
RN Bhaskar
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