Friday, February 6, 2026
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-pre-budget-blues-going-beyond-the-numbers Pre-budget blues – fund allocations don't mean anything till basics are put in place RN Bhaskar This column will appear just a little time before budget announcements are actually made. And the purpose of writing this column is not to talk...
China and India through the prism of history September 16, 2020 COVID-19 epidemic accelerates change in the world like a magnifying glass. Through the mist of the pandemic, how to look at the rise of China is a major focus. Return of...
India has big plans and announcements about its INR, but without underlying support RN Bhaskar For the past couple of months there have been reports and conjectures that the Indian rupee (INR) could easily become the global reserve currency.  The answer...
http://m.firstpost.com/business/china-spectre-is-only-in-indias-mind-new-delhi-cannot-afford-to-ban-chinese-goods-3055522.html Boycotting China is a joke If you are an Indian, even a short walk through China's cities will tell you that few people in this country even think of India as an adversary. This is quite unlike Hong Kong where...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/are-indias-armed-forces-going-to-start-employing-youth-once-again Are India’s armed forces marching out of step by talking of mass short-term recruitment? RN Bhaskar -- 14 May 2020 Media reports about a paper circulating among army ranks about a “tour of duty” proposal (https://indianexpress.com/article/india/army-proposes-3-year-voluntary-tour-of-duty-cites-patriotism-unemployment-6408863/), have raised eyebrows.  According to...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/water-usage-lessons-india-should-learn-from-china-4026441.html Water Series 2: Lessons to learn from China on water management (Other articles in this series are given below) RN Bhaskar -- May 27, 2019 The origins of this article lie in what this author wrote in the first quarter of 2009...
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1873228/report-china-and-india-different-perspectives Within the next two months, one more delegation of senior educationists from India will travel through China, to work out modalities for having student-exchange-programmes between educational institutions from both countries . The initiative is more from the Chinese side...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-inevitability-of-trumpism Trumpism was an extension of other US crimes of commission and omission RN Bhaskar  --  10 January 2021 “There is always something that isn’t working … (with) people taking a path against the community, against democracy, against the common good,” --Pope Francis...
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...
  Fight Poverty, Connect People By Gucai Tang, Consul General, Consulate of the People's Republic of China in Mumbai, India This was the talk given by him at the Conference on Poverty Alleviation on 24 May 2021 (http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/05/povert-alleviation-a-great-service-to-mankind/) Distinguished guests, Dear Friends, My sincere gratitude...