Northeast India is tranforming rapidly
RN Bhaskar -- 12 March, 2019
There’s an air of urgency in the Northeast. Developments in this region could completely alter trade routes, logistics, and economic growth. It could change military strategy too – especially for...
The Aruna Shanbag verdict
The hits and the misses
The Supreme Court has ruled that Aruna Shanbag should be allowed to live. In other words, it has ruled out active euthanasia, which allows someone to terminate the life of someone who...
http://www.firstpost.com/living/india-needs-euthanasia-precedents-justify-this-2787656.html
Euthanasia debate: India needs the right to die with dignity
The campaign for the right to die with dignity in India actually begins with Minoo (Minocher) Masani (1905-1998) who formed the Society for the Right to Die with Dignity (SRDD)...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/fcra-electoral-bonds-issue-supreme-court-upholds-fair-play-principles-once-again-3724051.html
The Supreme Court takes up the discomforting FCRA and electoral bonds issues and reins in govt arbitrariness
In doing so, the Apex Court re-affirmed the primary purpose of arbitration as ‘de-clogging the Court system.’ The Court held that such a...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/when-will-the-budget-provisions-actually-liberate-this-yellow-metal-2507939.html
Budget 2018 and gold -- a long way to go yet
To understand how significant the provisions of the Budget are, one must go back in the past where gold was largely been treated only as a commodity – albeit...
A modified version of this article can be found at https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/tags/haier-india.html
Haier India soars higher and higher in India
RN Bhaskar - Nov 7, 2019
Also look up http://www.asiaconverge.com/2019/11/flying-higher-higher-haier/
Last year (2018), Haier India achieved net sales of Rs.3,500 crore in India, making...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/budget/opinion-interim-budget-great-for-elections-but-worrisome-for-the-economy-3479481.html
Budget 2019 -- Great for elections, bad for the economy
RN Bhaskar -- 04 February 2019
The mood in the BJP ranks is upbeat. The recently concluded Budget 2019 session played the right notes for wooing farmers, the middle class and...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/we-will-be-among-the-top-10-in-five-years-munish-sharda-md-and-ceo-future-generali-india-life-insurance-company/1344149
Munish Sharda of Future Generali wants to be ahead of the race in insurance
— By S. Narayanan and RN Bhaskar | Aug 28, 2018
Munish Sharda joined Future Generali India Life Insurance Company (FGI-LI) as its Managing Director & CEO in...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/coronavirus-in-india-close-precious-metal-commodity-markets-urge-experts
Coronavirus lockdown requires precious metal commodity markets to be closed immediately
RN Bhaskar – 10 April, 2020
Experts in the commodity markets in India have appealed to the government to suspend all commodity trades in precious metals.
This is because hitherto, physical...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/special-courts-for-accused-politicos-is-tokenism-the-rot-goes-deeper-2461725.html
Special courts for everyone; not just for elected representatives is required
The government’s decision to set up special courts to deal with cases against elected representatives has been hailed as being one that could deal a body blow to...
