China develops Africa both as Plan B for itself and for the world
RN Bhaskar
The future of the world will lie in making Africa grow. That is what China has been doing all along. That is what India should be...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/insa-ceo-anil-devli-indian-shipping-companies-are-growing-and-competing-well-but-mostly-outside-india/1366531
INSA CEO Anil Devli believes that Indian ships under Indian flags have been given a raw deal
R N Bhaskar and Pankaj Joshi October 2, 2018
The origin of the Indian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA) dates back to pre-independence times....
https://www.freepressjournal.in/uncategorized/vpm-trust-chairman-vijay-bedekar-india-needs-a-forward-looking-visionary-in-education/1416360
VPM's Bedekar has big plans for education
written by R N Bhaskar and Jescilia Karayamparambil. December 17, 2018
Thane-based Vidya Prasarak Mandal (VPM) came into existence in August 1935. It has immovable assets of over Rs 12 crore. VPM has...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Dec 13-19, 2025
Or does nobody want to stop the music of passing the parcel?
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Global debt (sovereign plus corporate plus household) has grown to $ 315 trillion, more than 3X global GDP. One wondered...
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...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-missing-dead-series-part-i-india-cares-little-for-the-dead-even-the-living
The entire series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/06/missing-dead-series/
The missing dead series – Part I
Those who don't respect the dead, cannot respect the living either
By RN Bhaskar
When beggars die, there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/kanjurmarg-metro-shed-mmrdas-fight-for-the-future-of-mumbai-and-india
Get MMRDA's metro lines rolling in Mumbai
RN Bhaskar - March 10, 2021
Within the next one week, the courts will decide whether Mumbai deserves the chance to plan for a century ahead, or to think development piece-meal. At stake is...
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...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/govt-support-for-godmen-like-gurmeet-ram-rahim-singh-shows-state-not-ready-to-exit-religious-affairs-yet-4056839.html
Is it the business of the government to manage religion?
RN BhaskarSep, 19 2017 07:25:21 IST
Also read
Part I: http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/09/should-governments-be-promoting-religion/
and
Part II: http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/09/entrepreneur-godmen-flourish-as-hindu-temple-trusts-nationalised/
Should governments manage religion? Ask any common man this question – in India or even overseas – and the general...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-india-is-slipping-on-exports-and-employment
Focus on two E’s needed – exports and employment
RN Bhaskar
Work on the coming year’s annual Budget has commenced. The Finance Minister has invited suggestions from people on what should be done. At the same time, the Economic Affairs secretary...
