https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/heres-why-the-make-in-india-and-atma-nirbhar-bharat-ruse-can-cause-more-harm-than-good
The cobra effect the govt is blind to -- in IT, telecom, finance, and elsewhere
RN Bhaskar -- June 5, 2020
Management gurus call it the Cobra effect. That’s when a decision is taken that you think is brilliant. But it...
https://www.moneylife.in/article/the-fanciful-figures-of-uttar-pradesh/64715.html
Uttar Pradesh and the numbers it conjures up
RN Bhaskar
When prime minister Narendra Modi described the Covid management of Uttar Pradesh (UP) as “commendable”, or even “unprecedented”, it made even the most neutral of economy watchers squirm uncomfortably. The same...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/union-amc-aims-to-double-its-aum-in-fy-2022-to-launch-money-market-fund-soon
Union AMC's Pradeepkumar aims to double its AUM in FY 2022; to launch money market fund soon
Jescilia Karayamparambil | RN Bhaskar
Union AMC aims to double its AUM in FY 2022; to launch money market fund soon |...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/indias-future-may-lie-more-with-russia-and-china-than-with-the-us-writes-rn-bhaskar
India’s future may lie more with Russia and China than with the US
RN Bhaskar
In 2009, this author had predicted that India, China and Russia would have to work together (https://asiaconverge.com/2009/03/will-india-china-russia-dance-togetherincreasing-water-needs-will-china-dehydrate-india/). Geo-politics suggested this combination. During the past 15 years,...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/comment-plenty-of-talk-on-solar-power-but-where-are-the-policy-underpinnings-2500069.html
A huge transformation of the power sector can be expected
Making declarations and signing MoUs is one thing. Getting capacity augmented, and making solar power relevant to India is quite another.
RN Bhaskar -- Feb 05, 2018 03:47
January was full of...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/pan-cards-have-huge-potential-for-fraud-heres-how-govt-could-prevent-misuse-3209132.html
PAN cards could lead to big frauds
The government has announced that it is working on ways to make the PAN card tamper proof. PAN is an acronym for Permanent account number that each potential taxpayer must have to carry...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-us-has-just-given-the-eu-a-kiss-of-death
The US has just given the EU a kiss of death
RN Bhaskar
Mikhail Gorbachev died on 30 August 2022 ( he was born on 2 March 1931). And when he died, there was a confused pain among Russians, and a...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/indias-5-trillion-economy-plans-looks-good-on-paper-but-it-needs-to-address-gaps-4180721.html
India's $5 trillion-economy: great idea, but the deliverables are missing
RN Bhaskar – 8 July 2019
On paper, the government has great plans. It wants to focus on Make in India and propel the country to a $5 trillion economy within...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/india/israel-and-india-can-do-so-much-more-together/1162752
RN Bhaskar -- — Nov 01, 2017 12:12 am
Israel and India share common concerns
Michael Bornstein Oren (born May 20, 1955) is an American-born Israeli historian, author, politician, former ambassador to the United States (2009–2013), and current member of...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/pulse-prices-crash-why-its-a-case-of-misdirected-focus-by-the-policymakers-3421912.html
Pulse of the nation - I
A story of misdirected focus, funds and fallacies
RN BhaskarMay, 04 2017 13:49:13 IST
The issue of pulses is high on every politician’s mind. There have been at least five statements on the issue of pulses...










































