https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/distressed-times-just-watch-what-is-happening-to-gold
When people stop buying gold in India, there is cause to worry
RN Bhaskar
At one level, this should be cause for celebration. Gold imports into India crashed during 2020 (see chart). Lower import of this yellow metal means a smaller...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-china-india-steeling-up-the-marketplace-1400885
There’s a whirlwind of confusion within the Indian steel industry. On the one hand, there is euphoria — demand for iron and steel continues to soar.
And India knows that it, along with China, will decide the fate of global...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-china-india-steeling-up-the-marketplace-1400885
Steel: China ups production; India ups consumption
There’s a whirlwind of confusion within the Indian steel industry. On the one hand, there is euphoria — demand for iron and steel continues to soar.
And India knows that it, along with China,...
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-04-01/BRICS-countries-vow-to-improve-global-governance-and-development-1iElInIrwNq/index.html
BRICS countries vow to improve global governance through closer cooperation
Representatives from BRICS countries gathered in eastern China's Jiangsu Province to share experiences in governance and discuss a global development pattern that is inclusive, balanced and mutually beneficial.
More than 200...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-can-africa-become-the-new-market-to-stump-india
(The entire series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/05/agenda-for-the-government-2021-series/)
Is it strike #3 for India’s position as an attractive market? Will Africa trounce India?
I deal in facts, not forecasting the future. That's crystal ball stuff. That doesn't work.
-- Peter...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/we-always-want-to-deliver-value-products-to-the-customer-says-xtep-general-manager-antone-liu
XTEP - from footwear to trendy wear
‘We always want to deliver value products to the customer’, says Xtep General Manager, Antone Liu
XTep focuses on R&D, quality, technology and designs in all its products, he adds
Rebello Dominic RN BhaskarUpdated: Monday,...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-uncertainty-dents-funding-for-steel-1401296
India is upbeat about its growing clout in the global steel industry.
But steel producers are a worried lot. While their plans are big, getting money to finance them has not been easy.
And it is not because banks do not...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/coronavirus-pandemic-slums-are-new-hotspots-that-can-ravage-cities-5090381.html
Coronavirus: the epidemic could easily ravage cities through its many slums
RN Bhaskar -- 31 March, 2020
Last week, the government of Maharashtra formally acknowledged a new problem – slums (https://www.mumbailive.com/en/civic/coronavirus-spreads-to-mumbai-slums-and-chawls-in-ghatkopar-kalina-and-patel-as-4-patients-test-positive-for-covid19-47281). Coronavirus which had spread among the relatively affluent had now...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/chinas-white-paper-on-the-us-tariff-spat
China-US spat threatens global trade
RN Bhaskar – June 6, 2019
In 2017, China trounced Canada to become the second largest trading partner with the US. US-China trade accounted for 635 billion against $582 billion for US-Canada trade.
But then Donald Trump...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/china-has-a-better-version-of-panchayati-raj
Want a panchayati raj model? Look to China's social governance
RN Bhaskar -- 12 Dec 2019
China is about to launch a new national programme promoting social governance. On November 17, 2019, the People’s Government of Wuxing District, Houzhou, China, held...
