http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/gold-import-duties-need-to-be-streamlined-rn-bhaskar/1372617
Gold import duties begin to attract attention
— By RN Bhaskar | Oct 11, 2018
Last fortnight, the government of India released a list of 19 items where import duties had been raised.
What was interesting was that despite a clamour from the trade...
Articles on diamonds
1986.04.7-20. Can We Be Number One_BizIndia by RN Bhaskar
1986.04.7-20. Can We Be Number One_BizIndia (https://asiaconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1986.04.7-20.-Can-We-Be-Number-One_BizIndia.pdf)
1989.05.15. A Cut Above the Rest- JM leading the 1990 protest against govt -- Business India - RN Bhaskar
1989.05.15. A Cut Above the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/gold-we-trust-but-market-uncertain/1156098
Gold, Germany and India
— By RN Bhaskar | Oct 19, 2017 08:01 am
Gold markets continue to be poised on the tip of uncertainty. There is all round confusion. There is no faith in oil prices – they could fall to as...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-a-colonial-outlook-has-stunted-indias-gold-mining-sector
Gold mining – part III
India sabotages its own gold mining interests
RN Bhaskar -- 31 December, 2020
Basically, there are two types of corruption. There can be good corruption and bad corruption. In China, the state controls all resources. But the...
Vallabhbhai Patel has become the largest player in the diamond industry
Like so many in the industry, Vallabhbhai Patel has a village upbringing and agricultural background. From there, to building a company in India which is the largest worldwide in...
Bakul Limbasiya focusses on becoming the largest enabler for lab grown diamonds in India
While it is unanimously agreed that the potential of lab grown diamonds is enormous and will generate forex revenues, the one question asked often is about...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/duties-taxes-corruption-how-the-government-abets-the-smuggling-of-gold-2324877.html
Gold - II
Part I can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/india-loves-gold1/
Part III can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/can-the-govt-clean-up-the-gold-trade/
Smuggling, corruption and poor low credibility afflict this industry
RN Bhaskar Jul 13, 2017 03:11 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
The government itself has abetted the...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/how-the-governments-gold-policies-make-indias-neighbours-richer-and-this-country-itself-poorer-4574121.html
India's gold policies have impoverished the country
RN Bhaskar -- Oct 25 2019
In 2013, P Chidambaram decided to impose a 10% import duty on gold (https://in.reuters.com/article/india-tax-finmin/gold-duty-raised-to-record-10-percent-as-imports-revive-idINDEE97C03J20130813). The finance minister was quite savvy about the way financial markets work.
He knew too...
Vipul Shah and his world of diamonds
Vipul Shah, current GJEPC Chairman, has held this post even earlier, from 2011-2015, and has also held office as vice chairman from 2020 to 2022. His vast experience in the trade enables him...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-dna-launches-its-policy-report-on-the-gems-and-jewellery-industry-2057473
A policy report on the gems and jewellery industry
dna has just put forth before the government a policy paper on “How to revive the gems and jewellery industry in India, and build on its employment and revenue potential".
A copy...








































