https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-pre-budget-blues-going-beyond-the-numbers
Pre-budget blues – fund allocations don't mean anything till basics are put in place
RN Bhaskar
This column will appear just a little time before budget announcements are actually made. And the purpose of writing this column is not to talk...
China begins serious work on social governance structures
RN Bhaskar
On November 17, 2019, the People’s Government of Wuxing District, Houzhou, China, held its inauguration ceremony of the Nan Taihu Social Governance Institute. It marked the birth of a thinktank dedicated...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/interview-india-and-china-can-benefit-tremendously-by-working-together-1821393
'India and China can benefit tremendously by working together'
Friday, 12 April 2013 - 4:19am IST | Agency: dna
R N Bhaskar
Liu Youfa, 59, the Consul General, Mumbai, of China is a rare combination of being both an economist and a...
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.moneycontrol.com/news/india/indias-poor-spending-on-higher-education-is-making-other-countries-rich-5284501.html/amp
The other two parts of this series can be found at :
Education #! and Education #3
Education #2: Enriching other nations, while pauperising India
RN Bhaskar -- May 19, 2020
Some would say that India’s policymakers harbour a death-wish. They often introduce...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-fresh-evidence-confirms-agreement-on-limiting-nato-in-russia-ukraine-crisis
Ukraine - The US rings the death knell for global banking and business
RN Bhaskar
This is the way the world ends
not with a bang but a whimper
-- TS. Eliot, ‘The Hollow Men’
Ever since the Ukraine Russia US conflict...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/chinas-consul-general-in-mumbai-calls-for-closer-sino-indian-ties-ahead-of-countrys-73rd-national-day
China's Consul-General in Mumbai calls for closer Sino-Indian ties, ahead of country's 73rd National Day
China’s National Day is celebrated over a one-week period, beginning from October 1 and running until October 7
FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Monday, September 26, 2022, 03:58...
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...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-uncertainty-dents-funding-for-steel-1401296
India is upbeat about its growing clout in the global steel industry.
But steel producers are a worried lot. While their plans are big, getting money to finance them has not been easy.
And it is not because banks do not...
India has big plans and announcements about its INR, but without underlying support
RN Bhaskar
For the past couple of months there have been reports and conjectures that the Indian rupee (INR) could easily become the global reserve currency. The answer...
