Analysis

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-wrong-diagnosis-and-refusal-to-accept-warning-signals-were-responsible-for-indias-slippage India's economy - the clock is invariably slow Ah! the clock is always slow.// It is later than you think – Robert W Service (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46651/it-is-later-than-you-think) RN Bhaskar There was a time when most people had the confidence that the economy would be pulled...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/blending-education-and-the-belt-road-initiative How BRI moves towards skill development and education By Jescilia Karayamparambil and RN Bhaskar December 09, 2019 Mumbai: By the end of August 2019, China has been able to strike deals with not just 136 countries but also 30 international organisations to...

http://www.firstpost.com/india/indian-laws-designed-to-protect-and-promote-bribery-all-the-time-2816880.html Bribery - I - Indian laws protect and promote bribery The law of unintended consequences seems to be at work again. The government has found that the Finmeccanica helicopter bribery scam has found other unexpected targets. The torpedo deal for...

http://www.firstpost.com/india/euthanasia-debate-relieving-a-human-life-from-agony-is-not-himsa-2783646.html Are you for euthanasia? The government’s decision seeking views from the public about allowing passive euthanasia is welcome. It is long overdue. But taking the right decision won’t be easy. And it certainly won’t please everyone. This is because death is...

Falling oil prices, remittances and jobs Feb 04, 2016 12:00 am http://www.freepressjournal.in/falling-oil-prices-remittances-and-jobs-rn-bhaskar/771956 Any which way you look at it, non-resident-Indians (NRIs) have done this country proud. With hardly any government support programme, through sheer grit and enterprise, these NRIs have ventured...

This article appeared in Business India -- edition dated 23 November - 6 December.  It can be found on page nos 78 and 79 of that edition. The pdf version can be got from here 2015-11-23_BusinessIndia_Japan-Financing-structures In the Goldilocks zone By...

https://www.firstpost.com/business/demographics-and-agriculture-ticking-time-bombs-will-union-budget-2022-address-them-10309221.html If Budget-22 does not address demographics and agriculture, it will be a tragic error RN Bhaskar The budget papers should get placed before the Parliament in a matter of a few days from now.  And it is quite possible that the...

Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/why-protection-from-markets-leads-to-rip-offs-an-example-from-tribal-india-2417491.html When protection becomes oppression – reservation invariably leads to exploitation and degradation in tribal India RN Bhaskar -- Oct 23, 2017 04:33 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com When politicians come forward to reserve entitlements for the common folk, they are...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/budget-2022-focus-on-agriculture-to-revive-indias-economy Budget-22 ought to focus on agriculture RN Bhaskar The finance minister will be announcing her budget-22 measures soon. Once again, you can expect her to assure the country that all-is-well.  This is a song we have heard for the past several...

Vistara's terrible ground service in Bengaluru Email sent to Vistara on 15 September, 2020 Full conversation can be found here at 2020-10-04_Gmail-Complaint about your wheel chair facility On 8 October 2020 the company finally apologised and sent in this explanation (2020-10-08_Vistara_Gmail_apology-explanation). But...