http://www.freepressjournal.in/higher-education-sinks-lower-in-india/835496
Learn from China. Focus on schools; leave higher education alone
The age of ironies has just begun.
There was a time when India used to be a centre of learning and higher education. Huen Tsang (known as Monk Xuan Zang in...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/heres-why-the-make-in-india-and-atma-nirbhar-bharat-ruse-can-cause-more-harm-than-good
The cobra effect the govt is blind to -- in IT, telecom, finance, and elsewhere
RN Bhaskar -- June 5, 2020
Management gurus call it the Cobra effect. That’s when a decision is taken that you think is brilliant. But it...
http://chinaindiadialogue.com/china-india-youth-dialogue-held-in-beijing
Together for a better future -- China-India Youth Dialogue
The China-India Youth Dialogue, an international forum themed on “Together for a Better Future,” was successfully held in Beijing on July 25.
by China-India Dialogue
July 25, 2022
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https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/chinese-are-very-business-oriented-people-says-indo-china-expert
Vikrant Jawaharkar - Rockey -- benefits from China-India trade
In conversation with Dominic Rebello and RN Bhaskar, Vikrant Jawharkar talks about how the Chinese are business-oriented people.
Rebello Dominic RN BhaskarUpdated: Friday, March 17, 2023, 11:32 AM IST
'Chinese are very business-oriented...
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.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...
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...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/us-crying-wolf-ukraine-germany-russia-china-involved-in-dirty-cloak-and-daggers-game
Geopolitics
The US is crying wolf: USA, Ukraine, Germany, Russia, China are involved in a dirty cloak and daggers game over NordStream2
RN Bhaskar
For the past week this author has been perplexed by the focussed tirade by BBC and CNN against...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-worlds-best-universities-india-continues-to-slip-rn-bhaskar/940451
Policy Watch
India slips on education: The Times Higher Education World University rankings
Rn bhaskar
Last week, The Times Higher Education World brought out its university rankings for 2016-2017. This is a list that all aspiring universities of the world watch, because it tells students which...
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,...
