Sunday, May 10, 2026
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-why-indias-investment-policies-are-perplexing-even-myopic Investments: India’s policies are perplexing, even misguided RN Bhaskar  --  30 April 2020 Deng Xiaoping, the former premier of the People’s Republic of China, had famously said "It doesn't matter whether a cat is black or white, as long as it...
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...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/asia-dominates-on-internet-front-us-eu-way-behind-india-minuscule Internet markets become more competitive By RN Bhaskar Fitch Ratings in its advisory dated 3 June 2021 (https://www.fitchratings.com/research/corporate-finance/chinese-internet-majors-investments-to-slow-profit-growth-03-06-2021) has underscored the possibility of fierce internet competition in the coming years.  Already, major Chinese internet companies are prioritising investments in 2021.  That...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-russia-could-be-the-next-big-market-for-indian-labour-as-low-oil-prices-depress-the-gulf-3263601.html Remittances surge, but there is a dark cloud for India's labour As oil prices soften, there are fears that job creation in the Middle East will decline, and India could lose some workers there. RN Bhaskar -- Dec 07, 2018 Despite fears...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/china-paints-a-more-pleasing-visage-for-companies-and-investors-3672651.html China woos foreign companies and investors RN Bhaskar  Mar 22, 2019 China’s “two sessions” of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) finally ended on Friday 15 March.  Both conferences are extremely significant for both...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/lessons-in-education-from-china-for-india/830650 What India can learn about education from China - I Any way you look at it, there is a great sad irony underlining the approach of India and China to its own people and to the world. India waxes eloquent about...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/tcl-india-aims-to-achieve-10-market-share-in-indias-complex-market TCL India is likely to remain one of the largest producers of flat glass panels and home appliances Rebello Dominic RN BhaskarUpdated: Friday, September 15, 2023, 11:15 PM IST Philip Xia (Xia Dongyue), CEO of TCL India TCL is one of the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-global-turbulence-and-india Global turbulence can stun India RN Bhaskar Last week, India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, spoke eloquently about how India will witness close to double-digit economic growth this financial year (https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/fm-sitharaman-says-india-looking-at-near-double-digit-growth-this-year-121101400060_1.html). One hopes this will happen.  But such predictions must be taken...
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://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-ukraine-war-will-bind-china-and-russia-more-tightly-to-india Changing geopolitics bring Russia, India, China closer RN Bhaskar Geopolitics can be quite intriguing.  It was in 2009 that this author predicted the need for the three countries – Russia, China and India – to work together (https://www.livemint.com/Companies/wDLWbd3OWUGppEzYYC0yYO/The-Capitalist--With-increasing-water-needs-will-China-deh.html).  Demographics compelled this...