Can the US dollar survive for long?
By RN Bhaskar
'In 10 years, there will be no more Israel.' -- Henry Kissinger as quoted in https://nypost.com/2023/12/03/opinion/remembering-my-late-friend-former-secretary-of-state-henry-kissinger/
The US dollar is under siege. And much of this is on account of three reasons
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https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-invest-in-india-right-message-wrong-approach
Invest in India – right message, wrong approach
RN Bhaskar
Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited global funds and businesses -- which have about $6 trillion of assets under management -- to invest in India. He pitched the nation as...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/solar-power-shining-sun-fading-promises/1501865
Solar power: a story of missed opportunities
RN Bhaskar -- April 11, 2019
In February 2019, Bridge to India published its report for the fourth quarter of 2018. The country's total solar power generation capacity stood at 28.06 GW (see chart...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-recession-will-hurt-us-all
Can India buck the recession?
RN Bhaskar
Notwithstanding the pitfalls of forecasting anything these days, my cracked and worn crystal ball sees a global recession occurring in the next year…. Collectively, Europe, the US, and China make up about half of...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-gold-be-used-to-reduce-indias-cad-anxieties/1377671
India's privately held gold can be used to reduce the country's CAD
— By RN Bhaskar | Oct 18, 2018
The increase in oil prices and the surge in other imports are threatening to worsen India current account deficit. According to the RBI’s...
India's problems make it stumble
RN Bhaskar
Last fortnight has not been good for India. True, the prime minister exulted over the role India could play in the G-20, but there are smoke signals all around warning of dangerous times ahead....
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-the-rot-begins-at-schools-2105831
The rot begins at schools
"Make in India" is a good slogan. But it depends critically on the making of people, character-building, even basic literacy in India. All this begins at school. School education is the most enduring way to...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/gst-growth-does-not-mean-that-the-economy-is-growing-writes-rn-bhaskar
GST and demonetisation are hurting India
RN Bhaskar
For the past month, there have been attempts to talk up India’s markets by pointing to surging GST collections. There are speakers who tout India’s achievements, and some even claim that demonetisation was...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/policy-watch-why-politicians-should-bear-the-cost-of-treating-covid-19-patients
Politicians promote slums, which worsen the Covid-19 spread. Now they should pay for the costs too.
RN Bhaskar – 25 Jun3 2020
The numbers of Covid-19 infections continue to soar. Two months ago, when this author talked about why slums could...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/gold-strong-undercurrents-stronger-demand-r-n-bhaskar/916018
Policy Watch:
Gold has not lost its allure
Gold continues to fascinate and perplex. Unlike as during the earlier two decades, central banks the world over have been net purchasers of gold. Earlier they were net sellers. Most analysts believe that...
