Customercare at Xiaomi sucks
The second part of the sorry saga can be found at https://asiaconverge.com/2023/06/xiaomi-is-disdainful-about-customer-service/
Disclosure: Till last fortnight, I have been a fan of Xiaomi’s products. I have been using its phone for more than a decade now. But...
India’ economy is not as robust as the RBI report claims
RN Bhaskar
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) just brought into the public domain its annual report for 2022-23 (https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/AnnualReportPublications.aspx?year=2023). As always, economy watchers wait for this...
https://countercurrents.org/2023/05/delay-in-census-enumeration-unreliable-death-registration-and-fake-aadhaar-cards-adversely-impact-integrity-of-elections-leads-to-misuse-of-public-funds/
Delay in Census enumeration, unreliable death registration and fake Aadhaar cards adversely impact integrity of elections, leads to misuse of public funds
By EAS Sarma
To
Shri A K Bhalla
Union Home Secretary
Dear Shri Bhalla,
The statutory census enumeration exercise, conducted under the Census...
India’s poor record-keeping about deaths and ghost voters
RN Bhaskar
On May 22, 2023, there were news reports about the Home ministry planning to introduce a new Bill in the Parliament. The Bill would seek to link birth and death registers...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
May 20-26, 2023
Same old, same old…doesn’t work
One of the weaknesses of the multiparty federal democracy of India is the propensity of politicians to make pre-election promises of freebies, in order to get elected. This is because...
https://www.etnownews.com/companies/the-supreme-court-committee-report-and-the-adani-group-article-100396969
The Supreme Court Committee report and the Adani group
The key findings of the committee appointed by the Supreme Court order dated March 2, 2023, are finally in public domain.
The report confirms some of the allegations made in the Hindenburg...
https://countercurrents.org/2023/05/proliferation-of-fake-aadhaar-cards-and-false-jandhan-bank-accounts-pose-a-serious-threat-to-proper-use-of-the-centres-expenditure-under-centrally-sponsored-schemes/?swcfpc=1
Will the CAG help in cleaning up the rot in India's financial allocations?
This post can also be found at https://bhaskarr.substack.com/p/a-complaint-letter-to-the-cag-by?sd=pf.
On 16 May, 2023, E A S Sarma, former Secretary to the Government of India wrote an email letter of...
https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/adani-group-concludes-sale-of-its-sittwe-port-in-myanmar-article-99995926
Adani's sale of the Myanmar port is more strategic that many realise
By RN Bhaskar
Being a visionary requires flexibility, but without sacrificing the bigger picture. The Myanmar port sale by the Adani group confirms this.
Yesterday, Adani Ports and Special Economic...
India's elections under threat
(This letter was written as a response to the article as https://asiaconverge.com/2023/04/election-peril-aadhaar-and-the-missing-census/)
From: EAS Sarma
To
Shri Rajiv Kumar
Chief Election Commissioner
Election Commission of India (ECI)
Shri A C Pandey
Election Commissioner
Election Commission of India (ECI)
Shri Arun Goel
Election Commissioner
Election Commission of India...
Education in India has a long way to go
RN Bhaskar
Politicians love to claim that India can become the teacher for the entire world. They use the term Vishwaguru (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/next-5-yrs-will-make-india-vishwa-guru-modi-in-gujarat/articleshow/69510732.cms) . Even states like Uttar Pradesh that have done miserably...
