Modi warms up to China
By RN Bhaskar
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In some ways, one could say that Prime minister Modi has the proverbial nine lives of a cat. His visit to Tianjin in China this September could provide him a...
Can the Election Commission duck these queries?
RN Bhaskar
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The government, in concert with the Election Commissioner, has been quite active in pushing through the “SIR”. The matter is now pending before the Supreme Court.
Irrespective of the court’s...
The Garuda and the Asiatic Lion are rapidly displacing the elephant
By R.N.Bhaskar
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There was a time when the elephant – India’s mascot for the world – had an impressive stature. It was present everywhere. It was a...
India will be promoting poverty — a hole for people to fall into
By RN Bhaskar
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When it comes to development and increasing the prosperity of common folk, India needs to take a lesson or two from what...
Fiurst appeared at https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/a-smarter-cheaper-path-to-clean-air-affordable-power
Power generation rules must adapt to ground realities
The Government’s recent decision to ease the blanket requirement for flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems across its coal-fired power fleet is not a retreat from environmental responsibility. On the...
India witnesses flight of capital and millionaires
RN Bhaskar
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In a way, this was to be expected. Geopolitical turmoil has resulted in political uncertainty about the future of several economies. Millionaires and capital which...
The government abets cybercrime
By RN Bhaskar
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On 30 June 2025, news headlines talked about how the digital-gold website of Aditya Birla Capital Digital (ABCD) had been hacked (https://www.livemint.com/news/digital-gold-hackers-struck-aditya-birla-capital-digital-weal-encyption-cyber-criminals-ey-india-data-privacy-11751192030975.html). The company said that it had...
Trump blows his own trumpet amid ruins
By RN Bhaskar
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Ever since Donald Trump assumed the office of the President of the US (for a second time), matters appear to be getting worse for the US. But Trump...
Trump merely fiddles -- his offerings are poisonous
By RN Bhaskar
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This article is being written amid the fog of war. One does not know which way this war will end. But if current indications are considered,...
India is being colonial when it comes to ignoring Asia
RN Bhaskar
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In early 2025, something happened which startled China. It woke up Asia, and then the world.
An ancient tomb was found hidden behind the country's...
