https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/stanchart-seeks-to-control-the-destiny-of-indian-banks-and-profit-foreign-firms-says-rn-bhaskar-2
Stanchart seeks to control the destiny of Indian banks and profit foreign firms
RN Bhaskar
To understand how Standard Chartered Bank (SCB or Stanchart) works in India, one has only to go to the way it acted in the matter relating...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-indian-agriculture-pampered-and-terribly-exploited-1828230
With smaller holdings China does better
Monday, 29 April 2013 - 8:30am IST | Agency: dna
China doesn't subsidise, but has done a lot better by investing in agri infrastructure.
Politicians love to swear by the poor farmer. That explains why the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-diamonds-may-not-be-safe-for-investors-any-more
Diamonds no longer anyone's best friend any more
RN Bhaskar
The last couple of months have witnessed a barrage of advertisements seeking to lure jewellery buyers to diamonds. They talk about how natural diamonds are the safest items of jewellery, unique...
USA trips India on oil
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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President Donald J Trump is having a field day. He has succeeded in tripping up Venezuela. In spite of having the world’s largest reserves of oil, Venezuela’s...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-cow-belt-may-not-be-a-place-for-cows-much-longer/1043342
The cow-belt makes cows an endangered species
By RN Bhaskar | Mar 30, 2017 09:37 am
Mythology and religious belief talk about how the lands of Uttar Pradesh (UP) are blessed. This is where Lord Krishna, one of the Hindu Gods and an...
India’s Budget 2024 and Economic Survey suggest trouble ahead
By RN Bhaskar
The Economic Survey was tabled before the Parliament on Monday 22 July 2024. The next day, the finance minister tabled her Budget proposals. If one goes by the hype...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/can-evidence-be-kept-alive-indefinitely/
Can evidence be kept alive indefinitely?
— By RN Bhaskar | Nov 05, 2015 12:00 am
This is a true story about a couple in Singapore, where the wife is an entrepreneur. Each year, just before festival time, she asks her extended...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-what-do-rentals-say-about-maximum-city-mumbai/1163394
Mumbai's high rentals are a sign of sickness, not health
— By RN Bhaskar | Nov 02, 2017 07:04 am
Ask most people about expensive cities. They will tell you that New York is an expensive place to stay in. Or London. Or...
What US magic will be on display after 20 January 2025?
RN Bhaskar
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The countdown has begun. The world watches with bated breath. All eyes are on the US. What will it do after January 20, when Trump assumes...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/solar-pumps-nddb-and-the-birth-of-pm-kusum-2
Solar pumps and water mismanagement -- NDDB and KUSUM
RN Bhaskar – 29 August, 2019
The introduction of solar pumps in the Indian market was thought to be the perfect solution for aiding farmers in arid regions with neither electricity nor...
