The stench of bribery is up in the air once again. This time, it is disclosure that a US company, Louis Berger, paid bribes to two Goa legislators to win a contract. At least one of them has been...
R N Bhaskar
10 August 2015
The brittleness of impatience crackles. There is the familiar irritable fretfulness of politicians and industry captains as they chafe against the RBI’s reluctance to ease interest rates a bit more. Unspoken, yet unmistakably implied, is...
The brittleness of impatience crackles. There is the familiar irritable fretfulness of politicians and industry captains as they chafe against the RBI’s reluctance to ease interest rates a bit more. Unspoken, yet unmistakably implied, is the accusation that 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...
The 'grade inflation' of our past, which has lead to 'massive unemployability' in the present, could lead to 'economic disaster' in the future, warns RN Bhaskar
There is nothing more tragic than watching a champion stumble—that is how most parents...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-bans-caprice-and-corruption-2097649
FSSAI and the abuse of law
Monday, 22 June 2015
| R N Bhaskar
Bans without well-documented processes and protocols lead to caprice even corruption
Timeline: early 1980s. India sees the emergence of a new form of blackmail. A trade organisation, Retail Druggists’...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-spectre-of-unemployment-2080974
Spectre of unemployment
Monday, 27 April 2015 - 8:22am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dn
R N Bhaskar
A time bomb is ticking away — over 300 million jobs needed within this decade
Prime Minister Modi has just returned from a successful...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-dna-launches-its-policy-report-on-the-gems-and-jewellery-industry-2057473
A policy report on the gems and jewellery industry
dna has just put forth before the government a policy paper on “How to revive the gems and jewellery industry in India, and build on its employment and revenue potential".
A copy...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-what-chinese-dam-on-brahmaputra-means-to-india-2038737
What Chinese dam on Brahmaputra means to India
Thursday, 27 November 2014 - 7:15am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna
Two days ago, on Sunday, China operationalised its first major dam on the middle reaches of the Brahmaputra. The first...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/interview-we-will-announce-our-next-stage-business-plans-next-year-anders-grundstromer-2033058
http://epaper.dnaindia.com/epapermain.aspx?pgNo=13&edcode=820009&eddate=2014-11-08
We will announce our next-stage business plans next year: Anders Grundströmer
Saturday, 8 November 2014 - 6:20am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
R N Bhaskar
Anders Grundströmer is managing director, Scania Commercial Vehicles India and senior vice-president of Scania Group....
