https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/of-men-morals-and-madira-is-the-government-doing-enough-to-tackle-the-liquor-shop-issue
Covid-19 – of men, morals, madira and home delivery
RN Bhaskar -- 14 May, 2020
This article must be read alongside another written for FPJ last week (https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/morality-is-fine-but-liquor-is-quicker-why-opening-of-wine-shops-amid-pandemic-raises-serious-questions). At that time, there were indications that Maharashtra would lift the lockdown for...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-the-spectre-of-corruption-rises-grows-larger-and-is-fed-by-indian-politics
Corruption grows larger, economy and legislation take a back seat
RN Bhaskar
In January 2020, alarm bells were already ringing. India had s slipped from #78 in ranking on corruption last year to #80. The ranking was on the Corruption Perceptions...
R N Bhaskar
6 July 2015
For almost four decades since India’s independence, Germany saw immense opportunity in this country. True, there were hurdles. Managing the government wasn’t easy. Especially when many of the big businesses that Germany was interested in...
The world could change faster than you think
RN Bhaskar
Recent developments have the potential to compel people to shed any preconceived notions of the way strategies could play out. The world is changing faster than anyone could imagine.
The Latin American...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/healthcare-and-medical-education-blighted-vision
Healthcare and medical education mismanaged and misunderstood by the government
RN Bhaskar – June 4, 2020
The government has finally been stirred and shaken by the horrific exposure of the abject health facilities in the country. This was thanks to the...
India has big plans and announcements about its INR, but without underlying support
RN Bhaskar
For the past couple of months there have been reports and conjectures that the Indian rupee (INR) could easily become the global reserve currency. The answer...
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...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/india-has-begun-to-make-waves/
India has begun to make waves
— By RN Bhaskar | Nov 11, 2015 01:11 am
There’s a lot going on in media nowadays that makes one believe that India is going downhill. It could be an orchestrated approach to malign the...
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...
The changing world order through trade blocs
By RN Bhaskar
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The SCO meeting has just concluded. It was wonderful to see Putin, Modi and Xi shake hands and exude warmth and bonhomie. They had reason to be happy,...
