I explain why gold remains important in India and the West as negative real yields, weak institutions, and financial repression make conventional investments less reliable.

I write for LewRockwell on bribery, Indian bureaucracy, corruption, humiliation, and how bureaucratic power deforms society.

I write for Liberty Unbound on why the West went ahead of the rest, arguing that its deeper foundation was the sanctity of the individual, reason, morality, and social trust.

I write for International Man on banking in Hong Kong and China, UnionPay, offshore banking, and why financial diversification matters.

I write in Mining Journal on why India cannot become the next China, arguing that India’s deeper problems are cultural and civilizational rather than merely political or economic.

I write on India’s gold imports, tariff cuts, smuggling, the rupee, weak markets, and why Indians continue to buy gold as a store of value.

I write for Liberty Unbound on impartial media, fake stories, public gullibility, confirmation bias, and why many people seek rationalizations rather than truth.

I write for World Money Analyst / Mauldin Economics on Hong Kong property, market cycles, China’s influence, and where investment opportunity may exist.

I write in Mining Markets on why the mining sector needs a major reset after years of fiat-driven speculation, promotions, lifestyle companies, and irrational valuations.

In this commentary for The Northern Miner, I examine how the China-driven resources boom has reshaped Australia’s economy, wages, costs, currency, and mining investment environment.