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MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Feb 21-27, 2026, 2026 The calculus of asymmetrical warfare Image created using Raphael In the Biblical story, David, a young shepherd, used a sling to hurl a stone to knock out a giant, Goliath. It is, perhaps, the first...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/opinion-ayushman-bharat-is-a-great-concept-but-where-are-the-doctors-2851461.html Ayushman Bharat overlooks the criticality of doctors The government’s intentions deserve praise and support, but before announcing a health insurance, we need good doctors and infrastructure. The AB-NHPM places the cart before the horse. RN Bhaskar -- Aug 16, 2018 On India’s...
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/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.moneycontrol.com/news/business/comment-praapti-transparency-or-tokenism-you-decide-2606461.html PRAAPTI looks and sounds good, but could be plain tokenism RN Bhaskar Late last month, R.K.Singh, minister of state  in charge of power, launched the PRAAPTI app and web portal (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=179615). The idea was to bring in transparency related to electricity...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/how-revolutions-in-india-are-all-about-exploiting-the-poor-2443515.html Is it a revolution, or the ruthless exploitation of the poor? It is quite possible that the revolutionaries of J&K have been agitating because they have been asked to agitate. And the fact that the children of rich folk...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rn-bhaskar-india-russia-friends-for-70-years/1051178 India-Russia: Friends for 70 Years — By RN Bhaskar | Apr 13, 2017 12:05 pm Soviet Ambassador Kirill Novikov arriving in New Delhi 1947 to establish formal diplomatic relations with India It was in Goa, India, that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and India’s Prime...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/interviews/israel-water-authority-spokesperson-uri-schor-we-ensure-over-50-of-water-available-is-man-made Interview -- Uri Schor, Spokesperson, Israel Water Authority Managing a miracle called water in Israel and the world RN Bhaskar – September 7, 2019 Few countries in the world understand water as well as Israel does.  It has managed to survive and...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/comment-india-needs-to-be-more-ambitious-about-rooftop-solar-3604971.html Rooftop solar financing cleared, but where are the policy guidelines? RN Bhaskar -- Mar 04, 2019 On 19 February 2019, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its approval for the second phase of grid-connected rooftop solar program with central...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/aditya-birla-health-insurance-the-changing-contours-of-medical-insurance-3046721.html Aditya Birla Health Insurance redefines health insurance RN Bhaskar -- Oct 17, 2018 health insurance, medicare, Medical Insurance is a fascinating business.  The need is immense. But the awareness of this need is pathetically poor.  Medical insurance companies normally generate a...