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Sodhi resignation -- Milk industry jolted
RN Bhaskar
Last week delivered a shock to many in the milk industry. R.S. Sodhi, the senior-most executive of the largest milk cooperative in India accounting for a turnover of Rs. Rs 46,481 crore in...
India's problems make it stumble
RN Bhaskar
Last fortnight has not been good for India. True, the prime minister exulted over the role India could play in the G-20, but there are smoke signals all around warning of dangerous times ahead....
The US could end up damning the world
RN Bhaskar
“An evil enemy will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes.” – Sun Tzu (https://twitter.com/Byoussef/status/1347003718772924416)
The trouble with megalomaniacs, and warmongers is that their obsession with being...
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Germany hitches its wagon to the Chinese engine
RN Bhaskar
The attempts of the US and NATO to use President Zelensky of Ukraine to needle Russia may be backfiring, big time. The first retaliation came from Russia. The second could...
Bogus Aadhaar cards imperil both Census and elections
RN Bhaskar
Shri EAS Sarma has responded to this article by writing to the Election Commission. You can find his letter at https://asiaconverge.com/2023/04/india-elections-under-threat/
To appreciate this article better, it is important to take a...
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Can India buck the recession?
RN Bhaskar
Notwithstanding the pitfalls of forecasting anything these days, my cracked and worn crystal ball sees a global recession occurring in the next year…. Collectively, Europe, the US, and China make up about half of...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/commodity-trading-promise-vs-performance
Commodity trading – promise vs performance
RN Bhaskar
The government makes tall claims about protecting the farmers, and ensuring that agriculture remains vibrant. Such claims are quite enticing and appealing, till the cynic decides to scratch below the glitz. That...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-trumpets-and-the-pipsqueaks-discordant-notes-writes-rn-bhaskar
The hype around India's economic growth
RN Bhaskar
When elections are round the corner, as they are in India, the tendency on the part of governments -- and those who wish to seek favours – is to engage in a bit...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/indias-deceptive-economic-performance
India's economic performance may be worse than is being claimed
RN Bhaskar
Last week government sources were proud to showcase India’s GDP growth during the current fiscal at 13.5 %. It was left to analysts to point out that this was...
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A weak INR and growing CAD are a result of poor gold policies
By RN Bhaskar
The RBI in its recent report (https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewBulletin.aspx?Id=21137#FN14) states “Gold imports at US$ 2.6 billion in June 2022 were almost half the level of US$ 6.0...
