https://www.firstpost.com/business/maharashtra-farmers-agitation-state-worst-performer-in-irrigation-policymakers-deserve-to-be-put-on-trial-5593031.html
The farmers’ long march to further distress
RN Bhaskar -- Nov 22, 2018
The chickens are finally coming home to roost. Thousands of farmers in Maharashtra have started a long march from Thane to Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Included in this...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/why-did-the-government-continue-importing-pulses-when-domestic-production-was-growing-3430972.html
Pulse of the nation - III
A story of how pulses imports drove domestic growers to the ground
Part I – Introduction. Misplaced fallacies.
Part 1I talks about why wheat and rice have grabbed the politician-policymakers minds’. And how this has...
http://m.firstpost.com/politics/demonetisation-atm-chaos-pm-modi-should-have-gone-after-8-lakh-wealthy-farmers-not-common-man-3104572.html
More black-money could be collected from 8 lakh 'farmers' than through demonetisation
The demonetisation drive of the Narendra Modi government is expected to flush out black money. By demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, the government has rendered illegal...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/opinion-foreign-aid-will-flow-to-kerala-whether-the-centre-wants-it-or-not-2873771.html
Disaster relief will flow to Kerala despite the central govt's dictat
There are several ways of looking at humanitarian aid. These came into sharp focus after the Union government refused to let the UAE donate Rs 700 crore as relief...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/india-china-relations-need-to-be-given-more-time-and-attention-4532101.html
India-China relations - lots of potential there, but . . .
RN Bhaskar – 14 October, 2019
The Modi-Xi talks in Mahabalipuram are over. Officially, the talks have been a success, and will pave the way to better understanding, more trade...
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.firstpost.com/india/indian-laws-designed-to-protect-and-promote-bribery-all-the-time-2816880.html
Bribery - I - Indian laws protect and promote bribery
The law of unintended consequences seems to be at work again. The government has found that the Finmeccanica helicopter bribery scam has found other unexpected targets. The torpedo deal for...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/aiming-to-make-sri-lanka-the-worlds-number-one-apparel-sourcing-destination-yohan-lawrence-2
Yohan Lawrence wants to make Sri Lanka the world's key apparel exporter
In conversation with FPJ, Lawrence reveals Sri Lanka's remarkable progress in the apparel industry, its shortcomings and how he aims to set Sri Lanka apart as a sourcing...
An abridged version of this article can be found at
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/opinion-solar-alliance-can-match-opec-only-if-ground-rules-are-modified-3027551.html
Can the International Solar Alliance match OPEC?
RN Bhaskar -- Oct 10, 2018
The occasion was the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The speaker was Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/fpj-initiatives/the-government-is-destroying-indias-milk-industry
Bypassing NDDB in milk imports will cripple the industry
RN Bhaskar -- 17 February 2020
The trade is clamouring for import of milk power. They say that production of milk has not been as much as had been expected this and...
