24 August 2026
The proposed FCRA could splinter India
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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On 12 August 2026, the unthinkable happened. The government chose not to press for the passing of the FCRA (Foreign Contributions Regulations Amendment) Bill,...
17 Aug 2026
Cities and the corrosion of democracy
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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Images like the one above, which appeared on the front pages of Free Press Journal, is likely to become a common sight in all Indian...
10 August 2026
When policy fails, the government allows hawala trading
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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On July 3, 2026, media headlines talked about India’s reserves had jumped by USD 6.12 bn to USD 682.35 bn (https://bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/indias-forex-reserves-jump-usd-6-12-bn-to-usd-682-35-bn/132767098. This jump...
3 August 2026
CJP spurred by a decade of misgovernance
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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The CJP (Cockroach Janata Party) upsurge at Jantar Mantar in Delhi is now called off. The fast by Sonam Wangchuk is also over. The...
27 July 2026
India cannot implement projects as promised
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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On July 15 2026, Indians were surprised to see former Japanese Justice Minister Hideki Makihara (@hmakihara) commenting about poor project implementation by India. He mentioned...
20 July 2026
India has a mixed potential for data centres
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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Bloomberg recently had a very interesting newsletter on data centres. It put out a table which shows that India has fewer data centres...
13 July 2026
Tamil Nadu is right in challenging the cattle slaughter laws
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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In the first week of July 2026 came the startling news that the Tamil Nadu government had approached India’s Supreme Court...
4 July 2026
India shouldn’t be harsh with serious investors
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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By now, it is increasingly clear that India has been more fair to foreign investors – especially speculators – than Indian investors. Indians are...
2026-06-29
US desperation for peace grows
By RN Bhaskar Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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Even while peace negotiations were going on in Switzerland, Trump suddenly exploded with profanities (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/trump-sends-foul-mouthed-10-word-warning-to-iran-over-strait-of-hormuz/ar-AA26cGdC). He warned Iran that he would soon start bombing its cities, take over the...
22 June 2026
Settle the financial absconders’ cases and make India investment friendly
By RN Bhaskar Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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On 11 June 2026, most media channels announced a rather curious development. They said that a special CBI could had absolved bankers...
