Thursday, April 16, 2026
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-asset-ownership-tells-tales-of-unconcern India explained through asset ownership RN Bhaskar It is when you look at data on asset ownership that you see layers of myths being peeled away.  Slogans fall by the wayside.  Pompous talk about a self-reliant India gets deflated.  And people...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/budget-2020-to-fix-the-slowing-economy-begin-with-agriculture-4810561.html Pre-Budget #1 Economic revival must begin with agriculture RN Bhaskar  --  13 January 2020 Another Budget season is just round the corner.  The finance minister and even the prime minister are determined to show that they can introduce measures that can revive...
Lectures by RN Bhaskar The rural Economy Future of Agriculture series -- Lectures Date Title  URL 16-07-2020 Why Agriculture matters for India| Future of Agriculture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNqVLmf2G4g&t=295s 23-07-2020 Milk is the real backbone of India's rural economy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4JY5YjWsBo  30-07-2020 Animal Husbandry -Economics and Fallacies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGyLxdHFQMw 06-08-2020 The emerging wealth generator in farming is vegetables and fruit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77gqM0nQObg&t=55s 13-08-2020 Rural...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/importing-pulses-to-maintain-buffer-stock-but-govts-move-at-times-hurt-domestic-producers-3433380.html Pulse of the nation - IV The govt’s power to permit import of pulses can sometimes hurt domestic producers Part I – Introduction. Misplaced fallacies. Part 1I will talk about why wheat and rice have grabbed the politician-policymakers minds’.  And how...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/in-easing-agri-markets-and-movement-of-produce-nirmala-sitharaman-has-reiterated-earlier-promises-here-are-seven-more-urgently-needed-reforms-8374021.html Atma Nirbhar - Agri-markets: A promise here and a promise there, with little in between RN Bhaskar – 16 May 2020 In terms of outlay, it is not as ambitious as most other schemes.  It is only Rs.1.63 lakh crore (see...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/india-china-relations-need-to-be-given-more-time-and-attention-4532101.html India-China relations - lots of potential there, but . . . RN Bhaskar – 14 October, 2019 The Modi-Xi talks in Mahabalipuram are over.  Officially, the talks have been a success, and will pave the way to better understanding, more trade...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/cheap-solar-power-singes-state-electricity-boards-revenues-3682871.html Solar power – the floodgates budge RN Bhaskar -- 22 March 2019 Last week, the Karnataka High Court quashed an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) relating to an increase in wheeling charges for open access power consumers...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/why-the-cattle-slaughter-ban-is-a-bad-idea-mirrors-another-fundamentalist-streak-2305961.html Milk, meat, cattle, people - I Slithering down a slippery slope R.N.Bhaskar  Jun 16, 2017 02:32 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com It is heartening that the Modi government has decided to modify and ease some of the legal provisions relating to cattle....
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Mar 13 -19,  2022 Too many laws but no justice. Stock market logic is sometimes difficult to comprehend. Such as during last week when, despite several negative factors, the BSE Sensex rose 2329 points. This, when prices of...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Dec 13-19, 2025 Or does nobody want to stop the music of passing the parcel? Image created using chatGPT Global debt (sovereign plus corporate plus household) has grown to $ 315 trillion, more than 3X global GDP. One wondered...