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Doing business with the dead? Those who do not respect the dead cannot be expected to respect the living either.  And democracy and elections cease to have any meaning if rampant impersonation and dummy voting is permitted. Remember the brilliant...
  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...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/narendra-modis-israel-visit-how-both-countries-can-draw-on-mutual-dependencies-to-boost-ties-3777533.html India-Israel: Drawing on mutual interdependencies RN BhaskarJul, 05 2017 11:19:31 IST Broadly speaking, India-Israel ties can be summed up by segmenting them into three parts.  The first begins from 17 September, 1950, when India officially recognized the state of Israel.  But in...
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....
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/how-revolutions-in-india-are-all-about-exploiting-the-poor-2443515.html Is it a revolution, or the ruthless exploitation of the poor? It is quite possible that the revolutionaries of J&K have been agitating because they have been asked to agitate. And the fact that the children of rich folk...
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/india-will-have-to-resume-rcep-negotiations-says-chinese-expert India and the RCEP By Jescilia Karayamparambil and RN Bhaskar Beijing: India’s decision to back out of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the last minute did not go well with the ASEAN countries. However, India had to take a call to...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/the-mood-is-upbeat-with-swedish-companies-in-india Interview: Anna Lekvall A flourishing relationship between Sweden and India By Jescilia Karayamparambil & RN Bhaskar  --  January 31, 2020 Like her predecessors, Anna Lekvall, Consul General of Sweden in Mumbai, plans to continue focussing on business, looking at India-Sweden ties. She...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/looking-for-solutions-to-grow-cryptocurrency-usage/1177285 Cryptocurrency has its fan following — By R N Bhaskar and Jescilia Karayamparambil | Nov 27, 2017 11:22 am Cryptocurrencies (like Bitcoin) have been gaining attention worldwide. This is partly because of the decentralised nature of the technology (almost similar to what Akamai...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/are-indias-armed-forces-going-to-start-employing-youth-once-again Are India’s armed forces marching out of step by talking of mass short-term recruitment? RN Bhaskar -- 14 May 2020 Media reports about a paper circulating among army ranks about a “tour of duty” proposal (https://indianexpress.com/article/india/army-proposes-3-year-voluntary-tour-of-duty-cites-patriotism-unemployment-6408863/), have raised eyebrows.  According to...