Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Hindi belt – II – When children are damned and humanity forgotten What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/demonetisation-short-term-brilliance-long-term-pain/973092 Policy Watch Will demonetisation work? Or will it erode the rupee? Rn bhaskar On the night of 8 November, Prime minister Modi dropped a bombshell. He announced through a national TV address that the government was demonetising Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes from...
US dollar: rumble stumble By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image: Gemini AI   The rumbling is now perceptible. The solid ground on which the US stood is now shaking under the feet. When Nixon nixed the gold standard by ending the...
eepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-are-indian-psbs-headed-for-a-further-downgrade Surging GNPAs are symptoms of a deeper malaise  in governance By RN Bhaskar The cabinet reshuffle is over.  At the end it looked like another tamasha. A colossal waste of time, just when all energies were required to bring India back...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/budget-2018-the-spirit-is-quite-willing-but-the-flesh-is-terribly-weak/1214090 Budget 2018 is high on intent, but weak on the underpinnings — By RN Bhaskar | Feb 02, 2018 11:27 am As Budgets go, this budget could mark a watershed. It has all the ingredients India needs. It talks about ways to...
Picture source https://www.canva.com Only jobs and good education can end the desperate times for the poor in India RN Bhaskar Before we get to the article on desperate times, there are two items on the agenda. First, Festive greetings.  My greetings can be...
R N Bhaskar 11 May 2015 The need for an industry­-friendly land-­acquisition law is underscored when one looks at Sabharwal Food Industries (SFI). This 5,000 tonne multi-­commodity cold-­storage unit at Kundli, Sonepat, Haryana is unique because its managing director, Anil Sabharwal, decided...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/look-up-mr-modi-the-sun-is-shining/1152421 Rooftop solar can help create around 83 million jobs — By RN Bhaskar | Oct 12, 2017 07:56 am Mr. Modi’s biggest headache is creating jobs.  Look at the table alongside. During 2015 and 2016, India created just 277,000 jobs.  This was lower...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-us-russia-ukraine-will-cause-inflation-to-soar-and-currencies-to-tumble The US gambit with Ukraine and Russia will scorch the entire world RN Bhaskar Almost two months have transpired since the Ukraine-Russia-NATO-USA spat began.  As mentioned in these columns, this was a war that the US wanted, and got (https://asiaconverge.com/2022/02/ukraine-the-war-that-usa-wants/).  It...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/shouldnt-india-issue-a-travel-advisory-against-trips-to-the-us-4916171.html Coronavirus and other epidemics: Shouldn’t India issue a travel advisory against trips to the US? RN Bhaskar  --  6 Feb 2020 First, a caveat.  The author is no authority on viruses, and has based his arguments on the basis of material...