Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Russia becomes the top dog in Europe, and #4 in the world By RN Bhaskar Last month the world bank finally conceded that Russia had overtaken Japan and had become the fourth largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing...
Ideology crushes growth in Gujarat and Maharashtra - Observe Tamil Nadu instead By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image: The Asiaconverge Team India’s economic growth is being whittled down by an ideological absurdity. History has shown time and again that when...
The quagmire effect – Quo Vadis? Image through CoPilot By RN Bhaskar Nothing resembles a quagmire more than the state of the US post President Trump’s pronouncements on immigration, and high tariffs. He thinks he could be bringing glory back to the...
Niti Aayog claims that poverty declined by 24.8 crore in nine years By RN Bhaskar The Bing generated image above shows all sorts of goodies being showered down on the people below.  It is an adaptation of the legendary Indian rope...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-how-poor-are-india-s-slums-2065228 How poor are India’s slums? R N Bhaskar | Updated: Mar 2, 2015, 05:00 AM IST, DNA In order to understand what the numbers in the chart alongside signify, it is essential to first comprehend what the Census means...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-post-covid-19-rooftop-solar-can-save-migrants-dont-ignore-it Post-Covid-19: Rooftop solar can save migrants; don’t ignore it RN Bhaskar  --  7 May 2020 This is not the first time that India’s policymakers have let unsound considerations, and the potential for graft, influence key policies. That can be the only...
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...
India’s numbers only tell a fragmented story RN Bhaskar In January 2024. Fitch affirmed a BBB- rating for India (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/fitch-maintains-bbb-sovereign-rating-for-india-with-a-stable-outlook-amid-strong-growth/articleshow/106904607.cms?from=mdr).  So did almost every other major ratings agency in the world. Many in the government, and a few outside it as...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/business-with-thailand-could-grow-faster/1250669 Indians begin to look at Thailand for locating their businesses there — By RN Bhaskar | Apr 05, 2018 08:22 am Thailand is not unfamiliar to most Indian businessmen. The Aditya Birla group was one of the first to discover the advantages of investing...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/1836935/report-policy-watch-mining-and-politics-go-hand-inhand Illegal mining i8n India is huge Illegal mining knows no colour; reported cases are just the tip of the iceberg. On December 10, 2012, Dinsha Patel, minister for mines, prepared a statement in reply to an unstarred question placed before the...