https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/how-the-governments-gold-policies-make-indias-neighbours-richer-and-this-country-itself-poorer-4574121.html
India's gold policies have impoverished the country
RN Bhaskar -- Oct 25 2019
In 2013, P Chidambaram decided to impose a 10% import duty on gold (https://in.reuters.com/article/india-tax-finmin/gold-duty-raised-to-record-10-percent-as-imports-revive-idINDEE97C03J20130813). The finance minister was quite savvy about the way financial markets work.
He knew too...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/for-whom-the-roads-toll-and-for-whom-they-dont-2408275.html
Road toll stations have done well; but they could do better
For whom the roads toll, and for whom they don’t
RN Bhaskar -- Oct 09, 2017 03:24 PM IST |
Despite the hue and cry about demonetisation, it is now...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-thin-man-fat-man-the-israeli-army-anecdote-india-would-do-well-to-heed-2486385.html
Israel and India: An ancient relationship made in heaven . . .
In many ways Israel has reason to feel pleased with the way its innovation strategy has paid off. Ever since it embarked upon the innovation strategy it...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/interviews/godrej-medical-refrigerators-product-group-head-jaishankar-natarajan-we-are-at-the-fringe-to-become-a-large-player/1505213
written by Jescilia Karayamparambil and R N Bhaskar April 16, 2019
Godrej Medical Refrigerators Product Group Head Jaishankar Natarajan: The right temperature for vaccines
written by Jescilia Karayamparambil and R N Bhaskar April 16, 2019
In the last three years, Godrej Appliances’...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/budget-2020-govt-needs-to-assure-foreign-investors-with-stable-laws-4853971.html
Pre Budget notes #4
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RN Bhaskar -- 24 January 2020
By now, there is no doubt that India is sliding down a slippery slope. Even the IMF recently downgraded India’s economic growth to 4.8% for the coming year (https://mmb.moneycontrol.com/forum-topics/stocks/sbi/thread-message-79498903-81298903.html). Privately, economists...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/mpokket-is-catching-them-young
mPokket is catching them young
Jescilia Karayamparambil | RN Bhaskar
Digital lending application mPokket has chalked out a growth plan by connecting with its customers when they are young. The company plans to expand into areas that will allow...
India is slipping. Here are five steps to restore India to glory
These are articles meant for the government -- on what it should do to prevent India from slipping further into an economic morass.
The first article is just a...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/comment-dont-entrust-the-fate-of-banks-to-the-government-2477915.html
Should you trust the government with banks?
The banks lent out money irresponsibly because India’s politicians in power thought that they could use the banks to win favours from industrialists.
RN Bhaskar -- Jan 08, 2018 05:29 PM IST
On December...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/why-indias-part-illicit-love-affair-with-gold-will-sizzle-on-2324155.html
Gold - I
Part II can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/duties-taxes-corruption-government-abets-smuggling-gold/
Part III can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/can-the-govt-clean-up-the-gold-trade/
India's appetite for gold remains undiminished
RN Bhaskar
Many believed that the government’s attempts in weaning people from gold were finally yielding fruit. But the euphoria...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-asking-for-investments-is-good-but-can-india-guarantee-speedy-and-fair-grievance-redressal-2489553.html
Speedy grievance redressal is crucial for healthy investment flows
Much of the fresh investment into new projects has not taken off, even three years after Modi began wooing investors. Investors make conciliatory noises, but something keeps them away.
RN Bhaskar...
