https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-india-could-witness-a-dramatic-decline-in-asian-leadership
Leadership also requires markets and money. India could lose out
RN Bhaskar
There are disturbing undercurrents in the Indian markets. On the surface the waters look calm. But underneath, they are restless. Investors, like swimmers, know that venturing into such waters...
http://www.livemint.com/Companies/wDLWbd3OWUGppEzYYC0yYO/The-Capitalist--With-increasing-water-needs-will-China-deh.html
The future of Asia lies with Russia, China and India and with Germany
Inconvenient questions. Relevant answers | RN Bhaskar
First Published: Wed, Mar 04 2009. 11 44 PM IST
China—and not Pakistan—is a bigger threat to India simply because it does...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-us-sues-china-how-much-of-it-is-truth
The US sues China – looking through the fog
RN Bhaskar – 23 Apr 2020
The US has finally filed a case against China. This is one of the rare times when a sovereign republic decides to challenge the way another...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-lessons-for-india-from-alibaba-about-ecommerce
Alibaba, ecommerce have lessons for India
. . . but will India be willing to learn?
RN Bhaskar -- 21 January 2021
On December 24, 2020 authorities in China announced that they were investigating the Ant group which owns and manages Alibaba,...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/china-wants-the-world-to-sit-up-and-listen-to-it
China prepares itself for the future
RN Bhaskar -- 21 November 2019
In some ways, China has suddenly woken up to the need to let the world know how big its plans really are. Hitherto it let is performance do the...
An edited version of this article appeared at https://www.cnbctv18.com/healthcare/coronavirus-what-india-can-learn-from-singapore-in-fighting-the-disease-5508351.htm
Coronavirus: lessons from Singapore
RN Bhaskar -- 18 March 2020
India is in various stages of a lockdown. In many cities and even states, schools and colleges have been closed. People have...
Moneycontrol carried a modified version of this article at https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/coronavirus-pandemic-an-opportunity-to-overhaul-indias-ailing-healthcare-sector-5079501.html
Coronavirus II –
Needed an overhaul of medicare: more free testing, more accountability
RN Bhaskar
The first part of this series appeared at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-risk-contagion-india/
On the night of 24 March, the prime minister informed...
China celebrates Yoga Day
Event Held to Promote China-India Cultural Exchange
By China-India Dialogue
The 2022 International Yoga Day & China-India Cultural Exchange Event was held on June 21 in Kunming, southwestern China’s Yunnan Province. Themed on “Enhance Mutual Learning between Civilizations...
http://chinaindiadialogue.com/2023-international-yoga-day-and-china-kunming-south-asian-culture-and-art-week-held-in-kunming-1
2023 International Yoga Day & China (Kunming) South Asian Culture and Art Week Held in Kunming
See video here:
Themed on “Openness, Integration, Innovation and Development,” the events aim to strengthen cultural exchange between China and India, enhance people-to-people exchange...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/column-policy-watch-india-china-will-learn-to-do-more-business-together-1834838
The year 2004 was a watershed. That was when the OECD Development Centre brought out Prof Angus Madison’s path-breaking study on The World Economy: Historical Statistics. One of the key charts from his book is reproduced below (Prof Maddison...









































