The Myth of India’s IT industry
I write for Acting Man about the myth of India’s IT industry and why its apparent success does not reflect a broader transformation of India’s economy or institutions.
Articles by Jayant Bhandari
India: The Lunatics Have Taken Over
I write for Acting Man about India’s GST chaos, corruption, bureaucracy, gold, and why the country’s economic problems are rooted in deeper institutional and cultural decay.
India’s Real Currency Crisis
I write for Hard Assets Alliance about India’s demonetization and the deeper currency crisis it exposed, including chaos, lost trust, institutional decay, and gold as money of last resort.
Profit from Arbitrage
I join Bill Powers of Mining Stock Education to discuss how arbitrage opportunities arise in junior mining stocks and how investors can evaluate the risks.
India: Cash is Back
I write for Acting Man about why cash is returning in India, how demonetization continues to damage the economy, and why forced digitalization and GST reveal deeper institutional decay.
Gold, India and the So-called Emerging Markets
I join Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss gold, India, junior mining companies, and why many so-called emerging markets are not truly emerging.
North Koreans Worship Kim Jong Un
I speak with RiskHedge about what I witnessed in North Korea and how fear, propaganda, obedience, and ritualized devotion shape life under Kim Jong Un.
Corruption Revisited
I write for Liberty Unbound about corruption in India and why bribery, patronage, and institutional decay are symptoms of deeper cultural problems.
Arbitrage: Low-risk, High-reward
In this presentation at the International Metals Writers Conference in Vancouver, I discuss how arbitrage opportunities in the junior resource sector can offer investors lower-risk ways to profit from market inefficiencies.
Digital India: Pain for No Gain
I write for Liberty Unbound about India’s push toward a cashless economy and why forced digitalization creates more hardship than progress.