https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/us-crying-wolf-ukraine-germany-russia-china-involved-in-dirty-cloak-and-daggers-game
Geopolitics
The US is crying wolf: USA, Ukraine, Germany, Russia, China are involved in a dirty cloak and daggers game over NordStream2
RN Bhaskar
For the past week this author has been perplexed by the focussed tirade by BBC and CNN against...
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...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/maharashtras-criminally-reckless-water-management-and-its-industry-unfriendly-moves-3138561.html
Reckless water management in Maharashtra borders on criminality
Water levels underground have fallen by more than a metre during the past few years. That bodes ill for both the quality of groundwater — which could turn saline or toxic or...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/opinion-slum-creation-is-a-mammoth-scam-across-indian-cities-and-towns-2961321.html
Slums: the destruction of democracy and financial propriety
Slum formation and protection is nothing short of demographic tinkering on the one hand, and buying votes on the other
RN Bhaskar -- Sep 18, 2018
Last week, in a quiet move, the government...
Doing business with the dead?
Those who do not respect the dead cannot be expected to respect the living either. And democracy and elections cease to have any meaning if rampant impersonation and dummy voting is permitted. Remember the brilliant...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/amid-coronavirus-a-fresh-crisis-brews-in-the-indian-milk-industry
There is surplus milk production, while milk demand has slumped
RN Bhaskar
A fresh crisis is brewing in the Indian milk industry. The causes are two – the current lockdown conditions, and a milk surplus.
First, there is no denying that milk...
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...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/rupee-nearing-73-mark-here-are-five-ways-narendra-modi-govt-can-arrest-the-sharp-currency-depreciation-against-us-dollar-5162451.html
Can the rupee slide further?
RN Bhaskar Sep 11, 2018
The rupee has begun sliding. The RBI has finally intervened and brought it some respite from the relentless slide. But that has not stopped marketmen asking the inevitable question: Can the...
Talk to high net worth individuals (HNIs) and non-resident Indians (NRIs). They express tremendous anxiety over the provisions of the government’s new piece of legislation. This spells trouble for all of us, even if we are largely law-abiding, they...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/jobs-at-risk-is-india-prepared-for-huge-unemployment-or-is-it-blissfully-sleeping-3353496.html
Is your job at risk?
RN BhaskarMar, 27 2017 08:32:18 IST
There’s a buzz about robotics everywhere. People are already talking about – and experimenting with – driverless cars. Then there is further talk about robotics – about how they could...
