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/analysis/the-case-for-bullion-banking-in-india
Will the government allow bullion banking in India?
RN Bhaskar -- 26 December 2019
India has been myopic about so many things. One of them, tragically, is gold. It has forgotten to exploit its own mines, It gave out licences to...
Moneycontrol carried a modified version of this article at https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/coronavirus-pandemic-an-opportunity-to-overhaul-indias-ailing-healthcare-sector-5079501.html
Coronavirus II –
Needed an overhaul of medicare: more free testing, more accountability
RN Bhaskar
The first part of this series appeared at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-risk-contagion-india/
On the night of 24 March, the prime minister informed...
Celebrating the 72nd Anniversary of People's Republic of China and the 71st Anniversary of China-India Diplomatic Ties
A video recording of this event can be viewed at https://youtu.be/R1G7lLBvFf4
On 26 September 2021,The Consulate of the People's Republic of China in Mumbai,...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-ukraine-war-will-bind-china-and-russia-more-tightly-to-india
Changing geopolitics bring Russia, India, China closer
RN Bhaskar
Geopolitics can be quite intriguing. It was in 2009 that this author predicted the need for the three countries – Russia, China and India – to work together (https://www.livemint.com/Companies/wDLWbd3OWUGppEzYYC0yYO/The-Capitalist--With-increasing-water-needs-will-China-deh.html). Demographics compelled this...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-most-indicators-flashing-red-theres-trouble-ahead
India's intolerance towards minorities spells trouble
RN Bhaskar
Things are falling apart. There's trouble ahead.
A former Enforcement Directorate official lobbies to join a political party immediately after retirement. He is in the company of many other law enforcement officers who have...
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...
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.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/budget-2020-govt-needs-to-assure-foreign-investors-with-stable-laws-4853971.html
Pre Budget notes #4
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RN Bhaskar -- 24 January 2020
By now, there is no doubt that India is sliding down a slippery slope. Even the IMF recently downgraded India’s economic growth to 4.8% for the coming year (https://mmb.moneycontrol.com/forum-topics/stocks/sbi/thread-message-79498903-81298903.html). Privately, economists...
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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...










































