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http://www.firstpost.com/india/govt-support-for-godmen-like-gurmeet-ram-rahim-singh-shows-state-not-ready-to-exit-religious-affairs-yet-4056839.html Is it the business of the government to manage religion? RN BhaskarSep, 19 2017 07:25:21 IST Also read Part I: http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/09/should-governments-be-promoting-religion/ and Part II: http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/09/entrepreneur-godmen-flourish-as-hindu-temple-trusts-nationalised/   Should governments manage religion? Ask any common man this question – in India or even overseas – and the general...
http://www.forbesindia.com/article/breakpoint/the-indian-drip-irrigation-jugaad/17302/1 The Jharkhand Indian Drip Irrigation Jugaad Netafim has found a solution to cater to the drip-irrigation problems of India’s fragmented farms by RN Bhaskar | Sep 20, 2010 I n a country of unique problems, the solutions cannot be conventional. Netafim Irrigation...
This article appeared in Business India -- edition dated 23 November - 6 December.  It can be found on page nos 78 and 79 of that edition. The pdf version can be got from here 2015-11-23_BusinessIndia_Japan-Financing-structures In the Goldilocks zone By...
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...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/india-and-sweden-trying-to-take-their-sambandh-to-next-level/1117582 India-Sweden ties to grow stronger — By Rahul Nayar and R N Bhaskar  | Aug 08, 2017 09:44 am Shortly after India’s independence in 1947, Sweden recognised India as an independent country, following which both Sweden and India established formal diplomatic relations...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/indias-future-may-lie-more-with-russia-and-china-than-with-the-us-writes-rn-bhaskar India’s future may lie more with Russia and China than with the US RN Bhaskar In 2009, this author had predicted that India, China and Russia would have to work together (https://asiaconverge.com/2009/03/will-india-china-russia-dance-togetherincreasing-water-needs-will-china-dehydrate-india/).  Geo-politics suggested this combination. During the past 15 years,...
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...
NMMC tries making money from a notified area of MIDC (Parts II and III of this series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2016/07/extortion-land-grab-navi-mumbais-midc-part-ii/ and http://www.asiaconverge.com/2016/07/extortion-land-grab-navi-mumbais-midc-part-iii/ There’s an ill-wind blowing across the Trans Thane Creek MIDC (popularly known as TTC-MIDC). It is the premier MIDC...
Adani-Hindenburg case: making the waters muddier Mumbai, 20 September 2023 An Asiaconverge report: The intervention application filed by  one Anamika Jaiswal alleging conflcits of interests of  the Expert committee members appointed by the Hon. Supreme Court in the Adani – Hindenburg matter,  ...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-corporate-performance-3-value-added-is-extremely-important-for-developing-countries   Corporate groups-3 VA and exports are excellent indicators of financial performance By RN Bhaskar (the first two parts of this series can be found at https://asiaconverge.com/2021/11/money-makes-the-world-go-round/  and https://asiaconverge.com/2021/12/corporate-groups-2-are-they-profitable/ In this last part of our series on analysing the performance of  corporate groups, we look...