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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...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/tcl-india-aims-to-achieve-10-market-share-in-indias-complex-market TCL India is likely to remain one of the largest producers of flat glass panels and home appliances Rebello Dominic RN BhaskarUpdated: Friday, September 15, 2023, 11:15 PM IST Philip Xia (Xia Dongyue), CEO of TCL India TCL is one of the...
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...

MARKET PERSPECTIVE 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...
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/the-us-sues-china-how-much-of-it-is-truth The US sues China – looking through the fog RN Bhaskar – 23 Apr 2020 The US has finally filed a case against China.  This is one of the rare times when a sovereign republic decides to challenge the way another...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/cloud-town-betting-big-on-the-future Cloud Town heralds the future for China By Jescilia Karayamparambil and RN Bhaskar 4 December, 2019 Cloud Town also houses the Alibaba centre for quantum computing, appropriately called Apsara, named after the Chinese belief that Apsaras -- who dwell in the clouds...
http://chinaindiadialogue.com/ten-years-of-the-bri-media-think-tank-and-youth-dialogue-2023-held-in-nanjing Nanjing discusses 10 years of the BRI Under the theme “Peace, Inclusivity, and Sustainable Development,” the dialogue aimed to promote mutual exchange among media, think tanks, and youth from BRI countries, offer suggestions for the high-quality BRI development, and explore...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/us-crying-wolf-ukraine-germany-russia-china-involved-in-dirty-cloak-and-daggers-game Geopolitics The US is crying wolf: USA, Ukraine, Germany, Russia, China are involved in a dirty cloak and daggers game over NordStream2 RN Bhaskar For the past week this author has been perplexed by the focussed tirade by BBC and CNN against...
http://m.firstpost.com/business/china-spectre-is-only-in-indias-mind-new-delhi-cannot-afford-to-ban-chinese-goods-3055522.html Boycotting China is a joke If you are an Indian, even a short walk through China's cities will tell you that few people in this country even think of India as an adversary. This is quite unlike Hong Kong where...