R N Bhaskar
12 January 2015
In the first fortnight of December 2014, media reports talked about how poor policy-making had retarded investments of over Rs50,000 crore in the fertiliser industry.
Such reports were apparently based on a report by a leading...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-when-the-shadows-grow-longer-and-dread-begins-to-reign
When shadows grow longer than the man, it means that the sun is setting . .
RN Bhaskar – 16 July 2020
There is an old saying that when the shadow of a man grows larger than the person, it means...
The politics and economics behind the two DFCs
RN Bhaskar
By any reckoning, the dedicated freight corridor (DFC) idea was a great concept.
Immensely relevant
As J M Baxi, noted consultant, states (https://www.jmbaxi.com/newsletter/issue-xxvi/dedicated-freight-corridor.html), “The existing trunk routes of Howrah-Delhi on the Eastern Corridor...
A water policy is crucial for India’s survival
RN Bhaskar
The Bing generated image above could be prophetic. India – and the world – could soon be in desperate search of water. India will feel the pain much more than the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/manufacturing-continues-to-disenchant/1114582
Manufacturing gets pushed aside in India
— By RN Bhaskar | Aug 03, 2017 06:48 am
The government talks about strengthening the manufacturing backbone of India. Slogans of ‘Make in India’ continue to rent the air. Everyone talks about how this is to...
R N Bhaskar
20 April 2015
Private faces in public places
Are wiser and nicer
Than public faces in private places
—WH Auden
Can religion influence business? Yes indeed! A good indicator is the decline in cow population in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh....
Storing India’s gold overseas today is quite an embarrassment
On 14 June 2023, RBI governor, Shaktikanta Das was honoured with the title of ‘Governor of the Year’ for 2023 by Central Banking in London (https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rbi-chief-shaktikanta-das-honoured-with-governor-of-the-year-award-at-central-banking-awards-2023london-11686723134489.html). In the same year, the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-judiciarys-fabric-is-frayed-thanks-primarily-to-the-government
Without a strong judiciary, India's legislators and bureaucrats will cripple India's economic growth
(All other articles in the Judiciary series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/03/the-judiciary-series/)
RN Bhaskar
On February 13, 2021, former chief justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi called the state of...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-maharashtra-wants-to-raise-money-through-an-unequal-na-tax-even-while-waiving-other-taxes
Maharashtra's new, unfair and controversial, real estate tax laws
RN Bhaskar
In December 2021, the government of Maharashtra began sending non-agricultural tax (NA Tax) demand notices to residents in some parts of Mumbai. This was based on legislations that the state...
Can the legend of Dr.Verghese Kurien be erased?
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
Image source: NDDB
26 November 2025. It was a day for celebrations. It has also become a day for sadness. It was a day when the country...
