http://www.dnaindia.com/money/column-policy-watch-how-sc-upheld-community-s-right-to-manage-funds-1953862
How the Hindus lost control of their temples, gods and culture
In a landmark judgement on January 6, the Supreme Court ruled that no government had the absolute right to take over the management of temple trusts
It ruled that Article...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/rn-bhaskar-neem-project-the-next-big-agro-revolution/1097354
The ‘neem’ revolution has arrived
— By RN Bhaskar | Jul 06, 2017 07:26 am
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi often talks of “Save Water; Save Energy; Save Fertiliser”. By May 2015, in order to prevent the diversion of fertilizers for non-farm...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-the-droning-government-and-its-wake-up-call-for-drones
The government wakes up to the urgent need to open u0p the market for drones
RN Bhaskar
You can always count on the Indian government to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else. (With apologies to Winston Churchill)
Roll...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/eco-surveys-flawed-approach-towards-energy/1126691
The flawed approach of the Economic Survey towards energy
— By RN Bhaskar | Aug 24, 2017 07:29 am
The second volume of the Economic Survey, 2015-16 (http://indiabudget.nic.in/budget2016-2017/vol2_survey.asp) makes for very interesting reading. But its analysis of the energy sector is inadequate.
Take the...
Linking Aadhaar with Voter IDs without cleaning the bogus ones
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On March 15, 2025, media headlines talked about the Election Commission planning to meet the law and home ministries to work out ways to link the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/finally-cruise-tourism-has-dawned-on-india-r-n-bhaskar/1129172
The dawn of cruise tourism in India
— By RN Bhaskar | Aug 31, 2017 07:33 am
The work actually began two years before August 8, 2017, when Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for shipping, ports and roads, unveiled his plans for cruise...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/arbitration-need-to-protect-investments
Protect investments and arbitration; else the economic pain will worsen
RN Bhaskar -- 23 January 2020
The recent reckless remarks against Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’s investment announcements have upset the global financial community. The government’s subsequent claim that the remarks were taken...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-two-cheers-for-decisions-on-education/1122661
Education gets a new lease of life in India
— By RN Bhaskar | Aug 17, 2017 07:03 am
There are times when, in the din of sloganeering about what has gone wrong, people overlook the good that is being done. One...
The quagmire effect – Quo Vadis?
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By RN Bhaskar
Nothing resembles a quagmire more than the state of the US post President Trump’s pronouncements on immigration, and high tariffs. He thinks he could be bringing glory back to the...
Gautam Adani becomes more relevant for India than ever before
By RN Bhaskar
Historically, perceptions are often created by media and sometimes by design.
An interesting anecdote that media managers need to remember is one that I learnt from Ravi Boothalingam (https://asiaconverge.com/2021/12/india-china-the-long-view/)....
