Thursday, August 6, 2026
http://epaper.freepressjournal.in/2230114/Free-Press-Mumbai-Edition/06-Jul-2019#page/10/2 More hype, less vision in Budget 2019 RN Bhaskar -- 6 July 2019 The budget 2019 papers have been tabled.  And any person familiar with the heartbeat of the Indian economy knows that many of its prescriptions will just not work. ...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/china-has-a-better-version-of-panchayati-raj Want a panchayati raj model? Look to China's social governance RN Bhaskar  -- 12 Dec 2019 China is about to launch a new national programme promoting social governance. On November 17, 2019, the People’s Government of Wuxing District, Houzhou, China, held...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/coronavirus-in-india-maharashtra-emerges-as-a-state-that-does-not-care-much-about-peoples-health Coronavirus has taught Maharashtra that spending on health makes sense, and promoting slums doesn't RN Bhaskar – 8 April 2020 As the coronavirus epidemic continues its rampage across India, it becomes clear that Maharashtra has been the worst affected. But that should...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/gujarat-elections-how-the-hindutva-beef-ban-may-have-actually-hurt-the-bjp-2463527.html Beef ban and Gujarat elections results may have a connection The Bharatiya Janata Party has won an underwhelming victory in Gujarat. And, ironically, one reason the result is a damp squib in this laboratory of Hindutva could be the measures...
http://www.firstpost.com/world/euthanasia-debate-right-to-die-aruna-shanbad-india-us-italy-2790572.html How the world perceives euthanasia When one battles death at the age of 70 or more, the cause is heroic. But public reaction is a bit restrained. Death is eventually triumphant. Sadly, an old person fighting death, does not look...

How UIDAI has made Aadhaar meaningless and exasperatingly senseless The following is about an incident that was narrated to me by an exasperated parent.  It is about the disdain and the thoughtless processes at Aadhaar. First, there were (and continue...
https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/then-a-mundhra-now-a-mallya/299122 If you want to rob everyone, just start a bank R.N.Bhaskar - 31 July 2017 Business Opinion   There is an old saying which puts it quite pithily: “If you have a gun, you may be able to rob a bank; but if...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/opinion-ayushman-bharat-is-a-great-concept-but-where-are-the-doctors-2851461.html Ayushman Bharat overlooks the criticality of doctors The government’s intentions deserve praise and support, but before announcing a health insurance, we need good doctors and infrastructure. The AB-NHPM places the cart before the horse. RN Bhaskar -- Aug 16, 2018 On India’s...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/at-75-india-is-still-confused India is 75, but what is it celebrating? By RN Bhaskar India has turned 75.  Eulogies are being sung. A campaign to have the country’s tricolour flag flying atop every house is underway.  There is no shortage of sloganeering. Obviously, when state...
The Supreme Court ties itself up in knots over death with dignity RN Bhaskar “A calf, having been maimed, lay in agony in the ashram and despite all possible treatment and nursing, the surgeon declared the case to be past help...