Wednesday, June 3, 2026
http://www.firstpost.com/business/banks-vs-petrol-pumps-finally-indias-economy-planners-confront-the-complexities-3195740.html Epayment:India’s economy planners finally confront the complexities Epayment has become a troublesome term. The decision of petrol pumps to ban the use of credit/debit cards shook India’s economic planners.  Hurried confabulations finally brokered a deal which would defer the decision...
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...
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/business/yapp-powering-efficiency-and-reliability-in-vehicles YAPP: Powering Efficiency and Reliability in Vehicles Our ability to provide the best services to Indian clients stems from the fact that our products are designed, developed, and manufactured in India, says Chen Huazhu, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-corporate-groups-2-are-they-profitable Money is fine, but is it being profitably used? RN Bhaskar (The first part of this article can be found at https://asiaconverge.com/2021/11/money-makes-the-world-go-round/ A better question would be – are corporate groups making money on money? This is because when money is...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/remembering-verghese-kurien-and-how-much-the-country-owes-to-him Verghese Kurien -- the milk man of India RN Bhaskar 21 November 2021 is the date on which much of India will be celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Verghese Kurien, the Milk Man of India.  He transformed India as dramatically...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/chinese-are-very-business-oriented-people-says-indo-china-expert Vikrant Jawaharkar - Rockey -- benefits from China-India trade In conversation with Dominic Rebello and RN Bhaskar, Vikrant Jawharkar talks about how the Chinese are business-oriented people. Rebello Dominic RN BhaskarUpdated: Friday, March 17, 2023, 11:32 AM IST 'Chinese are very business-oriented...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-corporate-performance-3-value-added-is-extremely-important-for-developing-countries   Corporate groups-3 VA and exports are excellent indicators of financial performance By RN Bhaskar (the first two parts of this series can be found at https://asiaconverge.com/2021/11/money-makes-the-world-go-round/  and https://asiaconverge.com/2021/12/corporate-groups-2-are-they-profitable/ In this last part of our series on analysing the performance of  corporate groups, we look...
A modified version appeared in https://www.moneylife.in/article/the-fight-is-no-longer-between-the-good-and-the-bad-but-between-the-corrupt-and-the-rapacious/62370.html The farmer agitation: The fight is no longer between good and evil, but between the corrupt and the rapacious RN Bhaskar -- 15 December 2020 The farmer’s agitation has thrown up some rather perplexing questions.  Unfortunately,...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/cattle-semen-and-breeding-is-a-story-that-india-should-be-proud-of-4473131.html/amp The growth and growth of the cattle semen industry in India RN Bhaskar --  Sep 25, 2019 During the past 25 years, the cattle semen industry in India has been growing by leaps and bound.  In 1995 India produced around 13...