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...
An edited version of this article appeared at https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/russia-day-2021-and-quiet-flows-the-volga-a-review-of-india-russia-relations
This article is being published on 12 June, often celebrated in India as Russia Day.
Russia could be the catalyst in accelerating the shift to Asia the global centre of gravity for...
New Blueprint, New Opportunities
By Guocai Tang, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Mumbai
Views expressed here are personal
2020 is a year of outstanding challenges and has a far-reaching impact in human history. Towards the end of the...
A modified version of this article appeared at http://chinaindiadialogue.com/dragon-elephant-tango-for-a-better-future
The dragon and the elephant can tango
RN Bhaskar
A modified version of this article has appeared at http://chinaindiadialogue.com/dragon-elephant-tango-for-a-better-future
Last fortnight was full of momentous developments.
First, Xi Jin Ping got elected for a third...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-india-could-learn-a-lot-from-post-covid-19-spending-patterns-in-china
India must be forward looking, not defensive, as is evident frompost-Covid-19 spending-patterns
RN Bhaskar – 13 August, 2020
After a country has been hit by a pandemic, how should people spend money? Different cultures spend money differently. There are countries where...
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/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...
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...
http://chinaindiadialogue.com/strengthening-media-cooperation-to-spread-the-voice-of-brics
Strengthening Media Cooperation to Spread the Voice of BRICS
The speakers agreed that the media can serve as a window for mutual understanding, a bond of friendship, and a bridge for cooperation. In the context of deepening cooperation among BRICS...
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...
