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...
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://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...
China celebrates Yoga Day
Event Held to Promote China-India Cultural Exchange
By China-India Dialogue
The 2022 International Yoga Day & China-India Cultural Exchange Event was held on June 21 in Kunming, southwestern China’s Yunnan Province. Themed on “Enhance Mutual Learning between Civilizations...
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China in an intertwined world
By J Mulraj -- Nov 21-28, 2020
China embarked on economic reforms 10 years ahead of India, under Deng Xioping, who famously said ‘I don’t care if the cat is white or black, so long...
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.moneycontrol.com/news/india/coronavirus-pandemic-slums-are-new-hotspots-that-can-ravage-cities-5090381.html
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...
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...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/financial-realities-stare-india-in-the-face
Financial realities stare India in the face. FDI sorely needed
RN Bhaskar
On July 6 this year, a news item in a leading daily (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/nod-for-80-fdi-proposals-from-china-entities/articleshow/92685606.cms) talked about 80 Chinese FDI proposals being cleared by the Indian government. At around the same...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-india-could-witness-a-dramatic-decline-in-asian-leadership
Leadership also requires markets and money. India could lose out
RN Bhaskar
There are disturbing undercurrents in the Indian markets. On the surface the waters look calm. But underneath, they are restless. Investors, like swimmers, know that venturing into such waters...
