Tuesday, September 8, 2026
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/new-government-will-inherit-unpaid-infrastructure-bill-of-rs-12-4-lakh-crore-3937001.html Unpaid bills for the new government RN Bhaskar -- May 06, 2019 The latest report titled ‘Status of Infrastructure projects’, from CARE Ratings (dated 18 April 2019) makes for interesting reading.  But reading between the numbers, it becomes evident that the...
India's elections under threat (This letter was written as a response to the article as https://asiaconverge.com/2023/04/election-peril-aadhaar-and-the-missing-census/) From: EAS Sarma To Shri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Election Commission of India (ECI)   Shri A C Pandey Election Commissioner Election Commission of India (ECI)   Shri Arun Goel Election Commissioner Election Commission of India...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/indias-expensive-solar-power-birth-pangs/ Oct 01, 2015 12:19 am Amidst all the euphoria about India’s tremendous progress in incremental solar power addition, there is a sudden realisation that all is not picture perfect. Not yet. The most painful part is the cost at which...
A modified version appeared at https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/milk-the-road-to-perdition-is-often-through-subsidies-5142591.html Subsidies unmaketh the milk industry in India Subsidies threaten an industry that can single-handedly change the fortunes of millions of dairy farmers in the country. RN Bhaskar – 14 April, 2020 India’s milk industry – the largest...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/looking-for-solutions-to-grow-cryptocurrency-usage/1177285 Cryptocurrency has its fan following — By R N Bhaskar and Jescilia Karayamparambil | Nov 27, 2017 11:22 am Cryptocurrencies (like Bitcoin) have been gaining attention worldwide. This is partly because of the decentralised nature of the technology (almost similar to what Akamai...
A modified version appeared in https://www.moneylife.in/article/the-fight-is-no-longer-between-the-good-and-the-bad-but-between-the-corrupt-and-the-rapacious/62370.html The farmer agitation: The fight is no longer between good and evil, but between the corrupt and the rapacious RN Bhaskar -- 15 December 2020 The farmer’s agitation has thrown up some rather perplexing questions.  Unfortunately,...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/amid-coronavirus-a-fresh-crisis-brews-in-the-indian-milk-industry There is surplus milk production, while milk demand has slumped RN Bhaskar A fresh crisis is brewing in the Indian milk industry.  The causes are two – the current lockdown conditions, and a milk surplus. First, there is no denying that milk...

INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Nov 6-12, 2022 Blind to logic, responsibility and common sense A recent report in Washington Post says that the US is asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to be willing to negotiate peace with Russia, without preconditions, such as...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/introduce-the-cash-for-clunkers-policy-soon Revive the economy with speedy judicial redressal and a scrapped vehicle policy RN Bhaskar – 5 September, 2019 Last fortnight, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures that she thought would galvanise the economy. Among them was a roll-back...
http://www.firstpost.com/world/lessons-from-brexit-immigration-to-remain-one-of-the-most-debated-issues-2856770.html Brexit lesson: Don't every treat immigration casually; beware of demographic tinkering The cataclysm has happened. The die is cast. Events will now roll their painful course. Nobody knows what will actually happen. The British premier has resigned. And there is no...