http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/demonetisation-short-term-brilliance-long-term-pain/973092
Policy Watch
Will demonetisation work? Or will it erode the rupee?
Rn bhaskar
On the night of 8 November, Prime minister Modi dropped a bombshell. He announced through a national TV address that the government was demonetising Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes from...
India’s numbers only tell a fragmented story
RN Bhaskar
In January 2024. Fitch affirmed a BBB- rating for India (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/fitch-maintains-bbb-sovereign-rating-for-india-with-a-stable-outlook-amid-strong-growth/articleshow/106904607.cms?from=mdr). So did almost every other major ratings agency in the world. Many in the government, and a few outside it as...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-signs-of-life-on-the-employment-front
Signs of life on the employment front
RN Bhaskar
There are stirrings of life on the employment front. That could explain why the government nis willing to now become more proactive in sharing information about employment trends. After maintaining total silence...
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...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-us-could-bankrupt-the-entire-world-in-a-years-time
The world will burn in the US-Russia-Ukraine oil fires
RN Bhaskar
For people who think that the Ukraine-Russia war will soon get over, and life could go back to normal, there could be a big shock coming. Within six months or...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-the-key-to-turkey-s-success-2055430
The key to Turkey’s success
Monday, 26 January 2015 - 6:30am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna
R N Bhaskar
The country has cleaned up and revitalised its gold trade. Can India follow suit?
Turkey is the fourth-largest consumer of gold...
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...
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...
The malaise in higher education
RN Bhaskar
If one goes by news items – often peddled out by the government -- the country is on a roll. All sectors are doing well. That includes higher education. And India should become the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-post-covid-19-rooftop-solar-can-save-migrants-dont-ignore-it
Post-Covid-19: Rooftop solar can save migrants; don’t ignore it
RN Bhaskar -- 7 May 2020
This is not the first time that India’s policymakers have let unsound considerations, and the potential for graft, influence key policies. That can be the only...
