Customercare at Xiaomi sucks
The second part of the sorry saga can be found at https://asiaconverge.com/2023/06/xiaomi-is-disdainful-about-customer-service/
Disclosure: Till last fortnight, I have been a fan of Xiaomi’s products. I have been using its phone for more than a decade now. But...
https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/then-a-mundhra-now-a-mallya/299122
If you want to rob everyone, just start a bank
R.N.Bhaskar -
31 July 2017 Business Opinion
There is an old saying which puts it quite pithily: “If you have a gun, you may be able to rob a bank; but if...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/contract-farming-now-has-to-take-roots-in-mp-rajnikant-rai-ceo-itc-agri-business-division/1290275
Contract farming now has to take roots in Madhya Pradesh: Rajnikant Rai, CEO, ITC Agri Business Division
— By Pankaj Joshi and R N Bhaskar | Jun 05, 2018
The state of Madhya Pradesh has made rapid progress in the agricultural sector....
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/budget-2020-it-is-the-silence-that-speak-volumes
Budget2020
Budget2020 and the things it is silent about
RN Bhaskar – 1 Feb 2020
At first blush, the budget looks like a well-crafted document. It talks about aspirations, about agriculture and the caring concerns of the government.
But look close, and a...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/indias-5-trillion-economy-plans-looks-good-on-paper-but-it-needs-to-address-gaps-4180721.html
India's $5 trillion-economy: great idea, but the deliverables are missing
RN Bhaskar – 8 July 2019
On paper, the government has great plans. It wants to focus on Make in India and propel the country to a $5 trillion economy within...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/the-resurrection-of-class-tests-for-schools-to-improve-the-annual-filtering-of-students-needs-to-be-restored-urgently-2718716.html
Last week, the Union ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) stated that it was drafting an amendment to the Right to Education (RTE) Act, which will also provide that a student must get two chances if his performance is...
India New Zealand FTA - Will this destroy the Indian dairy sector?
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
Image: Business Standard
Monday, December 22, 2025, almost every Indian newspaper highlighted the India New Zealand FTA deal. The font used was unusually...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/coronavirus-in-india-maharashtra-emerges-as-a-state-that-does-not-care-much-about-peoples-health
Coronavirus has taught Maharashtra that spending on health makes sense, and promoting slums doesn't
RN Bhaskar – 8 April 2020
As the coronavirus epidemic continues its rampage across India, it becomes clear that Maharashtra has been the worst affected.
But that should...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-farmers-in-india-dont-earn-much-many-are-terribly-exploited-2892291.html
Farmers earn little; they remain exploited - Nabard
The current model adopted by the government — of being both the subsidy provider and the procurement price player — has failed to deliver good results. It has made the farmer lose...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-israels-second-turnaround-startup-to-super-startup/1027628
The reasons which have made Israel a super-startup nation
Rn bhaskar
Fifteen years ago, Israel looked a bit vulnerable – economically, not militarily.
True, it sought to align itself with the western world – especially the US and the EU. But Israel’s...
