Monday, March 9, 2026
R N Bhaskar 13 April 2015 First, the caveat. This analysis is not meant to hurt the sentiments of any community. It is to present scenarios which should be considered seriously. Now, the analysis. True, India is the world #1 in both milk...
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...
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....
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/major-financial-turbulence-ahead-the-rupee-may-weaken-further   Crisis stations in India as the INR may weaken further RN Bhaskar Is India going down the rabbit h9le? The finance minister insists that India’s financial condition is not that bad.  That India’s rupee has weakened less against the US dollar...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-why-indias-investment-policies-are-perplexing-even-myopic Investments: India’s policies are perplexing, even misguided RN Bhaskar  --  30 April 2020 Deng Xiaoping, the former premier of the People’s Republic of China, had famously said "It doesn't matter whether a cat is black or white, as long as it...
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...
India witnesses flight of capital and millionaires RN Bhaskar The image has been generated through https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img In a way, this was to be expected.  Geopolitical turmoil has resulted in political uncertainty about the future of several economies. Millionaires and capital which...
R N Bhaskar 24 August 2015 The government is keen on strengthening Aadhaar. That will allow it to effectively implement its Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) programme across the country. But there is a gaping hole in the entire process.  India has been...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/r-n-bhaskar-banks-in-a-web-of-student-loans-and-courts/751626 Banks in a web of student loans and courts — By RN Bhaskar | Jan 07, 2016 02:20 am Last month, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court ruled that an educational-loan cannot be rejected merely on the grounds that the...

USA trips India on oil By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image generated: perplexity.ai.   President Donald J Trump is having a field day. He has succeeded in tripping up Venezuela. In spite of having the world’s largest reserves of oil, Venezuela’s...