MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Feb 21-27, 2026, 2026
The calculus of asymmetrical warfare
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In the Biblical story, David, a young shepherd, used a sling to hurl a stone to knock out a giant, Goliath. It is, perhaps, the first...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/india-has-begun-to-make-waves/
India has begun to make waves
— By RN Bhaskar | Nov 11, 2015 01:11 am
There’s a lot going on in media nowadays that makes one believe that India is going downhill. It could be an orchestrated approach to malign the...
An abridged version of this article can be found at
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/opinion-solar-alliance-can-match-opec-only-if-ground-rules-are-modified-3027551.html
Can the International Solar Alliance match OPEC?
RN Bhaskar -- Oct 10, 2018
The occasion was the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The speaker was Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...
http://m.firstpost.com/business/watch-jnpts-neeraj-bansal-explains-how-the-port-turned-around-despite-a-numbing-trade-slowdown-3053152.html
JNPT's turnaround
During the past one year, JNPT has embarked on a journey towards transforming itself. As Neeraj Bansal, deputy chairman, JNPT, puts it, in the past one year the "progress of JNPT has been fantastic”. Throughput at JNPT's terminals...
Nothing like the sun
India has finally begun to make its mark in solar energy (see chart).
Significantly, as was the case with Germany, solar power costs have been falling year on year. It is worth recalling that it was Germany(http://dnai.in/bj4W)...
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...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/the-supreme-court-and-religion-in-india-a-blinkered-perspective-2731538.html
Religion: The Supreme Court can make big mistakes as well . . .?
Editor's note: This is the concluding segment of a three-part series on Hinduism, godmen and the judiciary
The Supreme Court appears to have made the right sounds...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/interviews/masina-hospital-on-right-path-to-regain-past-glory
Masina Hospital has a history that is amazing, and wants to make history again
February 25, 2019
A century-old Masina Hospital, has a come a long way, both literally and in terms of services. From a primary healthcare provider to a...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/iit-fees-hike-to-fix-the-institutes-its-essential-to-focus-on-the-foundation-2721406.html
The IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) fee hike has highlighted once again the very lopsided approach of the Indian government towards higher education. Much of this lop-sidedness has a lot to do with the vision of the first Indian...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/jnpt-acting-chairman-neeraj-bansal-our-sez-serves-every-class-of-industry/1376275
JNPT's Neeraj Bansal talks about investment plans
— By Jescilia Karayamparambil and R N Bhaskar | Oct 16, 2018
Government-owned Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has been constantly improving across various parameters. During the financial year 2017-18, the port handled total cargo of 66 million...
