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Stories and analyses about Sri Lanka which India should pay heed to RN Bhaskar This time, there is no policy watch, my weekly column.  One reason is that I have been travelling through Sri Lanka for the past six days with...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/remembering-verghese-kurien-and-how-much-the-country-owes-to-him Verghese Kurien -- the milk man of India RN Bhaskar 21 November 2021 is the date on which much of India will be celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Verghese Kurien, the Milk Man of India.  He transformed India as dramatically...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/banking-is-becoming-messier-in-india-rn-bhaskar The easiest way to thieve is by focussing on banks RN Bhaskar  --  19 December 2019 In her statement before Parliament on November 19, 2019, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that public sector banks had reported fraud worth Rs 95,760 crore...

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/david-sassoon-the-biggest-wealth-generator-in-bombay-4523271.html Recalling the legacy of David Sassoon to Mumbai RN Bhaskar -- 12 October, 2019 To understand more about David Sassoon, one has to go back in history to the origins of Bombay – now Mumbai. As history books tell it, Bombay comprised...

http://chinaindiadialogue.com/brics-media-and-think-tank-association-established-1 BRICS Media & Think Tank Association Established The BRICS Seminar on Governance & Cultural Exchange Forum is held in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province from March 30 to 31. The establishment of the BRICS Media & Think Tank Association is co... by China Pictorial March...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/pending-cases-and-political-criminality/http://epaper.freepressjournal.in/625996/The-Free-Press-Journal-Mumbai-Edition/29-Oct-2015?show=touch#page/10/1 Pending cases and political criminality — By R N Bhaskar | Oct 29, 2015 12:50 am There is one question most social scientists have been grappling with for ages – what is the difference between a government and the mafia? After all,...

Regulatory games can queer the pitch for both markets and  economy   The RBI is becoming capricious The RBI is a super regulator of sorts when it comes to financial markets.  Yet, lately, it appears to be becoming capricious.  That is extremely...

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/opinion-why-modi-govts-push-for-ethanol-as-cheaper-fuel-is-not-good-for-india-2950791.html Is the ethanol-for-vehicle-fuel concept a red herring for other interests? RN Bhaskar -- Sep 17, 2018 There are five reasons why the push for ethanol is not as good as it sounds. All of a sudden, a very strong lobby appears to...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-the-us-push-oil-to-usd-250-a-barrel-r-n-bhaskar/1314064 The US roils the oil markets again — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 12, 2018 07:31 am Last week, Artem Avinov, leading analyst with TeleTrade, predicted that oil prices could jump to $250 per barrel if the Strait of Hormuz is blocked by...

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/comment-as-thailand-plans-maintenance-hub-for-planes-will-india-be-caught-napping-2541081.html If India does not wake up, Thailand's MRO could trounce AIES The announcement made many in India sit up. If the Thailand project were to gain traction, it could well stymie some of India’s plans RN Bhaskar - Apr 02, 2018...