https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/a-trade-crisis-looms-for-india-and-how-the-sun-and-waste-can-prevent-it-3719921.html
How to avert an economic slowdown and BoP using sun and waste
This article is an attempt to suggest how the worsening balance of payments (BoP) situation can be remedied through sun and waste.
RN Bhaskar -- March 29, 2019
Within the...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/comment-how-politics-has-bred-npas-and-hobbled-our-banking-system-2539477.html
Banking, NPAs, and politics make a heady mix in India
Bank NPAs are likely to remain high as long as the government – through its politicians and bureaucrats – tries to control banks, and the manner in which loans are...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/water-usage-lessons-india-should-learn-from-china-4026441.html
Water Series 2: Lessons to learn from China on water management
(Other articles in this series are given below)
RN Bhaskar -- May 27, 2019
The origins of this article lie in what this author wrote in the first quarter of 2009...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/interviews/autonomy-has-to-be-grabbed-former-rbi-governor-y-v-reddy-2/1093877
Y.V.Reddy speaks about RBI ansd financial policies
— By Jescilia Karayamparmbil and R N Bhaskar | Jun 30, 2017 10:58 am
As he autographs his book ‘Advice and Dissent: My Life in Policy Making’ for us, Y.V.Reddy (age: 75 years), former governor...
http://www.forbesindia.com/article/independence-special-2019/india-in-the-1980s-the-lull-that-shaped-the-storm/54779/1
How the 1980s changed India almost entirely
RN Bhaskar -- Aug 12, 2019
(the pdf version can be obtained from 2019-07_Forbes-India-The-1980s)
Few people realise how dramatically the 1980s transformed India. It was accidental, true. But the change was cataclysmic with tremors shaking...
NMMC has abetted landgrab earlier as well
The first two parts can be found at
http://www.asiaconverge.com/2016/07/extortion-land-grab-navi-mumbais-midc-part-i/
http://www.asiaconverge.com/2016/07/extortion-land-grab-navi-mumbais-midc-part-ii/
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) came into existence on 17 December, 1991. It was formed to cater to the requirements of 29 villages comprising part...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/indo-china-expert-explains-why-bilateral-trade-rises-despite-border-issues
Indo-China expert explains why bilateral trade rises despite border issues
The trade between the two countries continued to boom despite border tensions following the military standoff in eastern Ladakh in May 2020.
FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Monday, March 13, 2023, 10:07 PM...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/budget-2022-focus-on-agriculture-to-revive-indias-economy
Budget-22 ought to focus on agriculture
RN Bhaskar
The finance minister will be announcing her budget-22 measures soon. Once again, you can expect her to assure the country that all-is-well. This is a song we have heard for the past several...
The stench of bribery is up in the air once again. This time, it is disclosure that a US company, Louis Berger, paid bribes to two Goa legislators to win a contract. At least one of them has been...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/bribery-in-india-how-to-minimise-bribe-giving-and-taking-2818398.html
How to control bribery in India
This is the second and final part of a series on bribery. The first part examined a variety of scenarios wherein Indian laws can be seen to be protecting and promoting bribery and corruption....
