Policy Watch

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/good-listening-for-good-governance-r-n-bhaskar/969318 Policy watch Good listening is imperative for good governance Rn bhaskar The present government won a huge mandate from the people of India. One reason was that it promised to bring in good governance.  But many people in the government forget one...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-swiss-banks-and-black-money-r-n-bhaskar/1310375 India's black money may not be in Swiss Banks — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 05, 2018 Last week the political climate was charged with accusations that the government had actually begun encouraging the promotion of black money.  Prima facie, the charges...

R N Bhaskar 20 July 2015 "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...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/indian-railways-a-painful-chugging-aheadr-n-bhaskar/1016016 The crisis confronting Indian Railways By R N Bhaskar | Feb 09, 2017 10:00 am The recent Budget 2017 has made some key provisions for Indian Railways – as well as for other infrastructure projects. The Finance Minister hopes to spend as much...

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...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-pre-budget-blues-going-beyond-the-numbers Pre-budget blues – fund allocations don't mean anything till basics are put in place RN Bhaskar This column will appear just a little time before budget announcements are actually made. And the purpose of writing this column is not to talk...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-what-do-rentals-say-about-maximum-city-mumbai/1163394 Mumbai's high rentals are a sign of sickness, not health — By RN Bhaskar | Nov 02, 2017 07:04 am Ask most people about expensive cities.  They will tell you that New York is an expensive place to stay in. Or London. Or...

http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-house-that-for-a-change-2070936 House that for a change? This is a story meant for India’s policymakers. 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...

Turmeric gets a shot in the arm RN Bhaskar Turmeric farmers should see better prices both in domestic and export markets soon.  This is because of the efforts of the government’s KVKs (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) and NCDEX (which funded the setting...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-can-psus-help-improve-governments-balance-sheet/1081627 Can the government’s balance sheet be improved through revaluing PSUs? — By RN Bhaskar | Jun 08, 2017 07:50 am   The government is caught between a rock and a hard place. It wants to create jobs through massive spending on infrastructure. But...