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...
Customercare at Xiaomi sucks
The second part of the sorry saga can be found at https://asiaconverge.com/2023/06/xiaomi-is-disdainful-about-customer-service/
Disclosure: Till last fortnight, I have been a fan of Xiaomi’s products. I have been using its phone for more than a decade now. But...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/budget-2020-dont-cripple-the-nation-with-onerous-import-duties-4868191.html
Pre-budget notes #5
High import duties often pay for favoured promoters and votebanks, not the economy
The announcement of the budget is barely a week away. Government spokesmen claim it will kickstart a flagging economy. Hopefully it will. But if it...
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...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-cultivating-seaweed-could-be-a-massive-opportunity-for-india-2589455.html
Harvesting seaweed
Asia stands as the world leader in seaweed cultivation and more than 80% is contributed by China, Korea and Japan. India has suddenly discovered that it too can be a player in this market
RN Bhaskar -- Jun 13,...
https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/adani-group-concludes-sale-of-its-sittwe-port-in-myanmar-article-99995926
Adani's sale of the Myanmar port is more strategic that many realise
By RN Bhaskar
Being a visionary requires flexibility, but without sacrificing the bigger picture. The Myanmar port sale by the Adani group confirms this.
Yesterday, Adani Ports and Special Economic...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/nbhc-expects-double-digit-growth-in-the-value-added-services-category
NBHC expects double-digit growth in the value-added services category
Jescilia Karayamparambil | RN Bhaskar
NBHC (National Bulk Handling Corporation Ltd) – once part of the MCX group, but now independent – handles over 160 commodities in more than 9,000...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/it-is-governments-that-fetter-organised-hinduism-and-give-rise-to-ram-rahims-2375693.html
What makes a Ram Rahim prosper and thrive in India?
Mainstream religious groups get emasculated by the government of their administrative and financial, which creates a vacuum immediately filled by quasi-religious leaders having large numbers of followers and huge...
The brittleness of impatience crackles. There is the familiar irritable fretfulness of politicians and industry captains as they chafe against the RBI’s reluctance to ease interest rates a bit more. Unspoken, yet unmistakably implied, is the accusation that the...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/india-needs-to-re-think-at-least-five-policies-in-respect-of-waste-management-4510371.html
India is wrong about waste management in at least five ways
RN Bhaskar -- 9 October, 2019
For the last few years, Indian politicians like to rail and rant against the use of plastic. Some states have even gone to the...
