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http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-the-rot-begins-at-schools-2105831 The rot begins at schools "Make in India" is a good slogan. But it depends critically on the making of people, character-building, even basic literacy in India. All this begins at school. School education is the most enduring way to...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-government-should-not-be-trusted-with-banks/1198570 The government is responsible for bank NPAs — By RN Bhaskar | Jan 04, 2018 08:34 am A seminal document, that CARE Ratings brought out on December 27, 2017, showed how precariously perched India’s banks are. In that list (see chart alongside) CARE Ratings...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/telecom-market-rigging-despite-auctions-r-n-bhaskar/928112 Telecom: Ways for the government to rig it despite auctions Within a couple of months, the government will embark on its largest spectrum auction. It will be auctioning 2,345 MHz of spectrum, the largest ever spectrum auction in the history...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/maharashtras-specious-morality-and-its-sexual-crimes/1443790 Maharashtra’s specious morality and its sex crimes RN Bhaskar – 24 January 2019 For the past one week, Maharashtra has been playing the morality card, in trying to whip up public sentiment against dance bars.  It is furious with the Supreme...
Much of India is poorer than the sub-Saharan region By RN Bhaskar After all the talk about Viksit Bharat, last fortnight’s developments have highlighted the hollowness of such claims. What is ironic is that instead of focussing on the key economic...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/education-matters-thats-why-kejri-matters Education lessons from Kejriwal RN Bhaskar -- 5 March 2020 The recent Delhi elections confirmed one thing – that the formidable election machine Modi and the BJP had built was no match for the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.  Like all...
R N Bhaskar 3 August 2015 Talk to high net worth individuals (HNIs) and non-resident Indians (NRIs). They express tremendous anxiety over the provisions of the government’s new piece of legislation.  This spells trouble for all of us, even if we...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-rbi-points-to-very-crucial-chinks-r-n-bhaskar/1354870 Economic growth and the RBI — By RN Bhaskar | Sep 13, 2018 The latest annual report of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is quite candid about its assessment of demonetisation.  More cash has come back into the system than had been...
Yarns government spokespersons spin about jobs and growth By RN Bhaskar The government may say that the economy is looking good, and that India is on the rise. But some key indicators are flashing red. Few jobs, little growth and a bleak...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/gold-strong-undercurrents-stronger-demand-r-n-bhaskar/916018 Policy Watch: Gold has not lost its allure Gold continues to fascinate and perplex. Unlike as during the earlier two decades, central banks the world over have been net purchasers of gold. Earlier they were net sellers.   Most analysts believe that...