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https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/china-wants-the-world-to-sit-up-and-listen-to-it China prepares itself for the future RN Bhaskar -- 21 November 2019 In some ways, China has suddenly woken up to the need to let the world know how big its plans really are.  Hitherto it let is performance do the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rn-bhaskar-india-russia-friends-for-70-years/1051178 India-Russia: Friends for 70 Years — By RN Bhaskar | Apr 13, 2017 12:05 pm Soviet Ambassador Kirill Novikov arriving in New Delhi 1947 to establish formal diplomatic relations with India It was in Goa, India, that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and India’s Prime...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/asia-dominates-on-internet-front-us-eu-way-behind-india-minuscule Internet markets become more competitive By RN Bhaskar Fitch Ratings in its advisory dated 3 June 2021 (https://www.fitchratings.com/research/corporate-finance/chinese-internet-majors-investments-to-slow-profit-growth-03-06-2021) has underscored the possibility of fierce internet competition in the coming years.  Already, major Chinese internet companies are prioritising investments in 2021.  That...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/column-policy-watch-india-china-will-learn-to-do-more-business-together-1834838 The year 2004 was a watershed. That was when the OECD Development Centre brought out Prof Angus Madison’s path-breaking study on The World Economy: Historical Statistics. One of the key charts from his book is reproduced below (Prof Maddison...
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...
Kiritbhai Bhansali on Diamonds and India Kirit Bhansali, founder of Smital Gems, is a committee member of the Bharat Diamond Bourse and the GJEPC. In a brief chat, he outlines the potential of the Indian diamond industry, and where exactly...
https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-can-modi-and-xi-reshape-eurasia-2082715   R N Bhaskar 4 May 2015 Within a fortnight, Prime Minister Modi will embark on his visit to China.  Most analysts expect this visit to be momentous.  Both Modi and China president Xi Jinping have critical issues on their mind which...
  Fight Poverty, Connect People By Gucai Tang, Consul General, Consulate of the People's Republic of China in Mumbai, India This was the talk given by him at the Conference on Poverty Alleviation on 24 May 2021 (http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/05/povert-alleviation-a-great-service-to-mankind/) Distinguished guests, Dear Friends, My sincere gratitude...
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...
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...