Thursday, February 5, 2026
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-indias-markets-and-the-economy Markets and the Indian economy RN Bhaskar One could call it bittersweet. There are plenty of reasons for feeling happy, even euphoric. By Friday last week, the stockmarkets had revived – after initially slumping. The BSE Sensex had crossed the 60,000...
http://freepressjournal.in/editorspick/will-fossil-fuels-see-a-decline-in-coming-decade/1209623 Fossil fuels may march into the sunset — By RN Bhaskar | Jan 25, 2018 08:23 am   Will fossil fuels see a decline in the coming decade? RN Bhaskar In October last year, Dharmendra Pradhan, Union minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG); Minister...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-a-muted-30th-anniversary-for-india A troubled 30th anniversary of India's economic liberalisation RN Bhaskar Last week, the nation celebrated its 30th anniversary of economic liberalisation.  The year 1991 was when India actually dared to break away from the shackles that had fettered its growth. That...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/nirp-and-the-rosy-indian-economy/862987 How India has avoided the dangers of NIRP Unexpectedly, and sadly, you hear some people clamouring for the removal of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor, Raghuram Rajan.  But there an equally insistent – and numerically superior – group which...
Hindi Belt -I – Uttar Pradesh is plagued by death and poor governance RN Bhaskar  (the second part of this series can be found at https://asiaconverge.com/2021/07/hindi-belt-ii-crimes-against-children-and-against-humanity/) "It is a state that does maximum number of vaccinations, , , , unprecedented ....
 http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-government-can-easily-clean-up-gold-market-in-india/1106479 Just three steps and the govt can clean up the gold market — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 20, 2017 07:04 am   The gold market in India is in a mess.  Smuggling continues big time.  Seizure of smuggled-in-gold barely accounts for 3%...
Policy watch Is India losing money faster than inbound FDI? RN Bhaskar Politicians in India love hyping up this country’s investment story. That means excellent FDI (foreign direct investment) inflows. A good example is the way the Union commerce minister likes to...
R N Bhaskar 23 March 2015 Like most stories, it has a moral too. It is particularly relevant for all those who believe in “Make in India”, in the basic minimum dignity that any Indian must enjoy, in affordable housing, and...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-slums-2-how-slums-distort-normal-economics-in-india Slums 2 Great scheme for politicians and graft-seekers RN Bhaskar Anyone who has seen pictures of the large-scale deaths in slums caused in the Bhopal gas tragedy (https://www.indiatoday.in/india/photo/bhopal-gas-tragedy-in-pics-363786-2010-06-08) knows what an irresponsible approach towards human settlements can do.  On the night of...
R N Bhaskar 5 January 2015 Last week threw up mixed signals about the Indian economy. They gave economy-watchers some anxious moments, as they pored over the latest numbers churned out by the ministry of agriculture. The figures indicate that normal area...