Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Health issues smothered by wealth concerns - medical education is the casualty RN Bhaskar On 22 September the country’s leading publications stated that the National Medical Commission (NMC) had barred Tamil Nadu from adding any new medical seats (https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nmcs-new-guidelines-may-have-adverse-impact-on-tamil-nadu-experts-101695756143484.html). The result was...
RBI’s unwise dividend payout to the government By RN Bhaskar On 22 May 2024, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it would be paying to the government a whopping sum of Rs.2.11 lakh crore rupees by way of dividend. ...
Why did India choose the UK for the FTA deal? RN Bhaskar Image generated by https://www.bing.com On the same day when India launched a surgical strike against “terrorist camps” in Pakistan, came the announcement that this country had finally signed an FTA...
Mumbai’s traffic police has huge gaps in its service delivery RN Bhaskar Mumbai has a glorious record of having an efficient police force.  But, over the years, the starch in the upright image of the force is getting crumpled.  Even past...
11 May 2026 Trump is befuddled and lost By RN Bhaskar  Image sourced from https://www.craiyon.com/en Last week the world heard three narratives – both were economical with the truth. Both centred around Donald Trump, president, USA. One year spun out was by Peter (Pete)...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-india-hope-for-speedier-justice Judiciary - Part IV: The curse of judicial delays (All other articles in the Judiciary series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/03/the-judiciary-series/) RN Bhaskar India has a way with words to disguise its lack of intention.  In its attempt to justify its judicial...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/maharashtra-continues-to-slip-badly-r-n-bhaskar/1318763 Maharashtra's finances are in a precarious condition — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 19, 2018 Maharashtra continues to stumble along. Vision has evidently given way to expedience.  Basic accounting and book-keeping norms are being flouted.  And the yardstick of what constitutes corruption...
India’s Budget 2024 and Economic Survey suggest trouble ahead By RN Bhaskar The Economic Survey was tabled before the Parliament on Monday 22 July 2024.  The next day, the finance minister tabled her Budget proposals. If one goes by the hype...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/expect-2018-to-be-more-unsettling-than-2017/1178960 An unsettling 2018 — By RN Bhaskar | Nov 30, 2017 07:52 am Most marketmen are a bit confused about what the markets and the leading economies have in store for 2018.  The first of such reports is already out.  Credit Suisse...
Behind India’s hoopla about GST and GDP is a grim reality By RN Bhaskar Lately, there has been a great deal of excitement over India’s GST (Goods and Services Tax) collections climbing by another 13% on a year-on-year basis. And people...