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A modified version of this article appeared at https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/zhili-has-become-the-childrens-garment-centre-of-the-world-4700261.html Zhili has become the children’s garment centre of the world RN Bhaskar  00 4 December 2019 Today, Zhili town is he largest centre in China for making children’s garments. The town and its...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/opinion-do-the-stock-markets-care-for-economic-growth-3073061.html Poor HCI rankings and a rising stockmarket RN Bhaskar -- Oct 23, 2018 One of the best indicators about the capriciousness of markets can be found in the recently introduced ranking of countries - the Human Capital Index.   Common sense would compel...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-did-rbi-and-the-government-allow-the-npa-loot/1273740 Essar, Videocon and other NPAs - did RBI and the government abet this? RN Bhaskar | May 10, 2018 Bank NPAs are bleeding India. Yet, on 14 March 2018, the RBI governor, Urjit Patel bemoaned the fact that he had more power to...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/world-dairy-summit-in-new-delhi-is-the-past-being-rewritten World Dairy Summit forgets Verghese Kurien Noida, September 12, 2022: The International Dairy Federation had its IDFWorld Dairy Summit in New Delhi (https://fil-idf.org/idf_events/idf-world-dairy-summit-new-delhi/), beginning today. Over 1500 delegates attended the inaugural address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Among those present were...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/opinion-petty-graft-could-sabotage-water-and-waste-management-and-even-the-pms-biggest-schemes-4236081.html Water #10 (Other articles in this series are given below) Water and waste management are crucial to the the PM’s biggest schemes, but they are being sabotaged RN Bhaskar -- July 23, 2019 There are three schemes of Prime minister Narendra Modi which...

The gold mining series- a blessing and a curse December 2020 - January 2021 India is both blessed and cursed.  It is blessed with a geography that can make it rich with gold and other precious metals and rare earths.  But...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/5-reasons-that-leave-many-unenthused-about-the-atma-nirbhar-schemes Atma Nirbhar was a dampener -- five reasons to explain why RN Bhaskar – 21 May 2020 The Greeks once described man as the only living creature who can stand upright, lift his face to the stars and laugh.  Jackals laugh...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/budget-2022-why-provisions-for-agriculture-and-the-poor-are-laughable-with-no-attempt-to-reward-the-efficient-10341031.html Budget2022 Everyone seems to be smiling, but the strains are visible RN Bhaskar The Budget papers have been presented before the Parliament.  At the time this article is being written actual numbers for education and health are not available.  The education budget...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/budget-2021-has-a-warped-view-of-indias-agri-economy Animal husbandry was left with little in Budget 2021, though it deserved much more RN Bhaskar – 8 February 2021 =============================== All the Budget 2021 articles can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/02/budget-2021-series/ ================================ To understand why Budget 2021 has a warped vision, one needs to...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/for-whom-the-roads-toll-and-for-whom-they-dont-2408275.html Road toll stations have done well; but they could do better For whom the roads toll, and for whom they don’t RN Bhaskar -- Oct 09, 2017 03:24 PM IST | Despite the hue and cry about demonetisation, it is now...