Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Given below is the text of the talk given by TANG Guocai, consul general, Chinese Consulate in Mumbai, India.  This talk was delivered at Symposium organised by the GIIS, the Guangdong University Thinktank, in association with JaiHind College, Asiaconverge...
  China begins serious work on social governance structures RN Bhaskar On November 17, 2019, the People’s Government of Wuxing District, Houzhou, China, held its inauguration ceremony of the Nan Taihu Social Governance Institute. It marked the birth of a thinktank dedicated...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/ethanol-as-alternative-fuel-why-the-idea-is-bad-and-will-worsen-the-plight-of-sugarcane-farmers-5399791.html When sugar and ethanol become a bitter curse for Maharashtra RN Bhaskar -- Ocrtober 18, 2018 Sugar prices have begun to firm up.  One story doing the rounds is that the government is finally considering the blending of ethanol with petrol...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/budget-2019-from-power-to-powerlessness-risks-are-real-4081751.html Union Budget 2019: How to stop the country from going from power to powerlessness RN Bhaskar  -- June 10, 2019 The countdown has begun.  Most marketmen have begun looking to the next budget proposals – the first to be announced by...
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 the power sector. This, however, is most likely to be taken up by the new...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/how-off-the-book-e-payments-to-government-bodies-open-the-door-to-huge-scams-2382859.html Games government-owned corporations play with off-the-book epayments RN Bhaskar - Sep 08, 2017 04:28 PM IST The Prime Minister has constantly been reminding people that he wants to promote a cashless society. The theory is that with a more transparent...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/storm-clouds-gather-on-indias-economic-front/1418661 India's economic front could face terribly turbulent times RN Bhaskar -- 20 December 2018 It is not often that one gets decent data on India’s economic performance.  Even annexures to replies to Lok Sabha statements are not available any more.  Hence...
  A modified version of this report appeared at https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/coronavirus-pandemic-indias-poor-healthcare-spending-is-hurting-the-fight-5123081.html Coronavirus and health – India paints a sorry picture If the coronavirus is battering India, don’t be surprised.  India has not paid attention to health services.  The worst performer is Maharashtra. Not...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-judicial-delays-hit-arbitration-awards-1736775 Arbitration too foiled by judicial delays Poor institutional arbitration infrastructure and judicial interference have rendered arbitration a nightmare in India. Despite the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 being in place, companies are increasingly taking the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) route.   The case...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/in-praise-of-small-sector-why-it-is-the-unsung-hero-of-india-inc-2737656.html India's economy: three cheers for the small sector; only two for the large Read Part I of this article here. Nobody denies that India needs to think big. It needs large corporations that can stand up to the headwinds of global...