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...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/indias-expensive-solar-power-birth-pangs/
Oct 01, 2015 12:19 am
Amidst all the euphoria about India’s tremendous progress in incremental solar power addition, there is a sudden realisation that all is not picture perfect. Not yet.
The most painful part is the cost at which...
Trump blows his own trumpet amid ruins
By RN Bhaskar
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Ever since Donald Trump assumed the office of the President of the US (for a second time), matters appear to be getting worse for the US. But Trump...
Without economic growth, India's population bonanza means nothing
RN Bhaskar
There was almost a collective whoop of joy in India when the UN came out with its report showing that India’s population had now exceeded China’s. But the actual picture could...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/bank-frauds-could-hurt-india-much-more-than-covid-19-can
Bank frauds could create more pain than people imagine
RN Bhaskar – 24 September 2020
If you are a believer, or a bhakt, you should only read the reports of India’s policymakers. You will get a feeling that all is well. ...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_a-great-deal-of-gas-to-harness_1807789
A great deal of gas to harness
Wednesday, 6 March 2013 - 8:33am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna
R N Bhaskar
India has an unbelievable advantage in methane generation. Not just from bullshit, as this column explained last week, but...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/ukraine-the-war-that-usa-wants
The Ukraine war may revive the Pearl Harbour bombing of 1941
RN Bhaskar
The war will end. The leaders will shake hands.
The old woman will keep waiting for her martyred son. The girl will wait for her beloved husband. And those...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/go-chanda-kochar-please-go/1269603
Why Chanda Kochar must go
RN Bhaskar | May 03, 2018
Last week witnessed the first public appeal being made by mainstream media asking Chanda Kochar (currently managing director of ICICI Bank) to step down from her post. (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/icici-deserves-a-statesman-not-a-leader-in-hiding-letter-to-chanda-kochhar-from-another-ceo/articleshow/63893641.cms?curator=alphaideas&utm_source=alphaideas). In what was captioned...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/options-shrink-but-promise-remains-r-n-bhaskar/1405546
The Indian economy’s options are shrinking, but they’re still there
RN Bhaskar -- 29 November, 2018
The next six months will probably be focused on elections. Planners may not have either the political support or the willingness to deal with serious...
Was Indigo collusive on scheming or was it being exploited?
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
Image source: BBC
The clock began ticking on 2 December 2025. Some Indigo flights were being cancelled. But the number of cancellations grew daily. By...
