https://www.firstpost.com/business/splurging-money-on-mega-welfare-schemes-sans-planning-not-wise-govt-should-find-a-way-to-make-them-productive-6154241.html
From splurge to dirge – this this the future for India?
RN Bhaskar -- Feb 26, 2019
In the few months leading to the general elections, the government has launched least two ‘largest-in-the-world’ schemes. One is the Ayushman Bharat scheme. The...
https://m.freepressjournal.in/article/business/atma-nirbhar-doesnt-it-mean-self-sufficiency-and-promoting-honest-ways-of-doing-business/12637a11-2dd0-4d3e-b2f2-a0d8f46de60b
Atma Nirbhar for MSMEs -- mixed messaging, little audit, and an encouragement to default on loans
RN Bhaskar -- 16 May 2020
A few days ago, Prime Minister Modi outlined details of a Rs.20 lakh package his government had outlined for...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/between-smiles-and-sorrows-world-bank-forecasts-india-gdp-rise-but-raises-unemployment-concerns-2558785.html
World Bank's fears and expectations about India
The report says that “40 emerging market and developing economies are projected to grow more slowly in per capita terms than advanced economies, failing to narrow income gaps vis-à-vis the group of more...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
May 18-24, 2024
Technological disruptions promise huge benefits, but at a cost
It was Victor Hugo who averred that ‘there was no force that could stop an idea whose time has come’. One such idea is robotics. Like...
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...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/union-budget-2019-will-finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman-be-able-to-salvage-the-agriculture-sector-6872501.html
Union Budget 2019: Will the Union Budget salvage the agriculture sector?
RN Bhaskar – June 24, 2019
Within a few weeks, the government will unveil its financial programmes for India. This time the budget will be watched more keenly than at...
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.moneycontrol.com/news/business/commodities/diamonds-industry-in-trouble-and-it-is-not-because-of-nirav-modi-3193221.html
Diamonds are certainly not forever
While to some it may appear that this is a result of the financial scams involving some of the biggest names in the diamond and jewellery business, the causes go much beyond that
RN Bhaskar --...
An edited version of this article appeared at https://www.cnbctv18.com/healthcare/coronavirus-what-india-can-learn-from-singapore-in-fighting-the-disease-5508351.htm
Coronavirus: lessons from Singapore
RN Bhaskar -- 18 March 2020
India is in various stages of a lockdown. In many cities and even states, schools and colleges have been closed. People have...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/when-will-the-budget-provisions-actually-liberate-this-yellow-metal-2507939.html
Budget 2018 and gold -- a long way to go yet
To understand how significant the provisions of the Budget are, one must go back in the past where gold was largely been treated only as a commodity – albeit...
