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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...
India and China -- taking the long view
RN Bhaskar
Most idealogues bristle at the mention of India China relationships. But there are many sane voices which voice the need for both India and China to work together. And one of...
Given below is the text of the talk given by TANG Guocai, consul general, Chinese Consulate in Mumbai, India. This talk was delivered at Symposium organised by the GIIS, the Guangdong University Thinktank, in association with JaiHind College, Asiaconverge...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-china-need-to-work-and-grow-together
India-China trade could get a boost after the Modi-Xi meet
RN Bhaskar – 24 October, 2019
A bit of mystery surrounds the Modi-Xi talks in Mahabalipuram. Yes they got over on a very amicable note. Yes, both sides said that the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/india-will-have-to-resume-rcep-negotiations-says-chinese-expert
India and the RCEP
By Jescilia Karayamparambil and RN Bhaskar
Beijing: India’s decision to back out of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the last minute did not go well with the ASEAN countries.
However, India had to take a call to...
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...
Appeared on Pg.55 of the Commemorative Volume "Grand Centennial, Connecting people -- 100th Anniversary of of the Founding of the CPC" Commemorative Volume published by the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Mumbai held in May...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/poverty-alleviation-a-great-service-to-humanity
China has alleviated its poverty; India has a lot to learn from its success
By JesciliaK
Poverty is a growing concern for the world. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, global extreme poverty has increased further. In order to understand the various...
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...
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,”
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