Northeast India is tranforming rapidly
RN Bhaskar -- 12 March, 2019
There’s an air of urgency in the Northeast. Developments in this region could completely alter trade routes, logistics, and economic growth. It could change military strategy too – especially for...
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/india/opinion-slum-creation-is-a-mammoth-scam-across-indian-cities-and-towns-2961321.html
Slums: the destruction of democracy and financial propriety
Slum formation and protection is nothing short of demographic tinkering on the one hand, and buying votes on the other
RN Bhaskar -- Sep 18, 2018
Last week, in a quiet move, the government...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/the-indian-private-sector-is-vibrant-never-mind-what-many-others-may-say-2734868.html
The Indian private sector is doing better than imagined by many
Read Part II of this article here.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has just released data on the finances of 237,398 non-government non-financial (NGNF) private limited companies. It shows...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/china-paints-a-more-pleasing-visage-for-companies-and-investors-3672651.html
China woos foreign companies and investors
RN Bhaskar Mar 22, 2019
China’s “two sessions” of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) finally ended on Friday 15 March. Both conferences are extremely significant for both...
India’s poor record-keeping about deaths and ghost voters
RN Bhaskar
On May 22, 2023, there were news reports about the Home ministry planning to introduce a new Bill in the Parliament. The Bill would seek to link birth and death registers...
Misuse of Article 282 of the Constitution by the Centre to marginalise the political space of States- Fiscal injustice in its larger perspective
Given below is a letter by EAS Sarma to all the Chief Ministers of Indian states on...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/nbfcs-will-grow-by-15-percent-next-year-ys-chakravarti-md-ceo-shriram-city-union-finance
NBFCs will continue to grow -- YS Chakravarti
Jescilia Karayamparambil & RN Bhaskar -- January 26, 2021
NBFCs have seen the industry go through a turmoil during the past few years and right now it is the COVID-19 impact. But these...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article-narendra-modi-s-farm-miracle-1358133
How Gujarat transformed agriculture
By RN Bhaskar | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA -- Mar 11, 2010
There is a new mood of resurgence on Gujarat’s farms. Farm incomes have more than doubled during the past ten years, and are likely...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-russia-could-be-the-next-big-market-for-indian-labour-as-low-oil-prices-depress-the-gulf-3263601.html
Remittances surge, but there is a dark cloud for India's labour
As oil prices soften, there are fears that job creation in the Middle East will decline, and India could lose some workers there.
RN Bhaskar -- Dec 07, 2018
Despite fears...
