https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/comment-india-could-be-losing-business-opportunities-faster-than-it-thinks-2545329.html
Thailand could actually take away many of India's own business opportunities
Like India, Thailand too chose to focus on food security. But then it decided to shift its focus and concentrate more on productivity enhancement in light industries.
RN Bhaskar --...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/budget-2019-from-power-to-powerlessness-risks-are-real-4081751.html
Union Budget 2019: How to stop the country from going from power to powerlessness
RN Bhaskar -- June 10, 2019
The countdown has begun. Most marketmen have begun looking to the next budget proposals – the first to be announced by...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/at-75-india-is-still-confused
‘Unauthorised electricians working on electrical network is a major concern'
AEML organizes community awareness sessions in April and May as the rains usually arrive in June, says Suraj Phalak, Head, Network Management, Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd.
The monsoons are here and...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/budget-2018-focus-on-healthcare-is-good-but-dont-degrade-the-quality-2497317.html
Budget 2018: Healthcare is needed, but where are the doctors?
According to the plans announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his Budget presentation, each family is covered under the new National Health Protection Scheme.
RN Bhaskar - Feb 01, 2018...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/bribery-in-india-how-to-minimise-bribe-giving-and-taking-2818398.html
Bribery in India: It can be minimised
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...
Vistara's terrible ground service in Bengaluru
Email sent to Vistara on 15 September, 2020
Full conversation can be found here at 2020-10-04_Gmail-Complaint about your wheel chair facility
On 8 October 2020 the company finally apologised and sent in this explanation (2020-10-08_Vistara_Gmail_apology-explanation). But...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/shift-to-cashless-here-is-how-govt-departments-may-be-misusing-e-payments-3197266.html
Epayment: when even the government begins to cheat
Epayment, or digital payments, are gaining popularity (see chart). The government wants to step on the gas pedal and increase the rate of acceptance of digital payment. But there are many reasons...
http://m.firstpost.com/business/watch-jnpts-neeraj-bansal-explains-how-the-port-turned-around-despite-a-numbing-trade-slowdown-3053152.html
JNPT's turnaround
During the past one year, JNPT has embarked on a journey towards transforming itself. As Neeraj Bansal, deputy chairman, JNPT, puts it, in the past one year the "progress of JNPT has been fantastic”. Throughput at JNPT's terminals...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/interviews/how-to-bounce-back-post-coronavirus
Using Coronavirus as an opportunity for doing other things
March 21, 2020
Everybody’s been talking about Coronavirus and its impact on lives and economies.
While India fights the virus, it also needs to strategise on life after the outbreak is over. In...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/opinion-do-the-stock-markets-care-for-economic-growth-3073061.html
Poor HCI rankings and a rising stockmarket
RN Bhaskar -- Oct 23, 2018
One of the best indicators about the capriciousness of markets can be found in the recently introduced ranking of countries - the Human Capital Index.
Common sense would compel...
