Friday, July 10, 2026
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/pending-cases-and-political-criminality/694252 Pending cases - how the mafia gains legitimacy There is one question most social scientists have been grappling with for ages – what is the difference between a government and the mafia? After all, both collect protection money, though the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-indian-banks-seek-to-fatten-themselves/1035472 Policy Watch Indian banks' disdain for small depositors Rn bhaskar Last week was a turbulent one for the banking industry.  It began with the country’s largest bank,  State Bank of India (SBI), announcing an increase in cash withdrawal charges for its customers....
Fact vs fiction about advantages and strengths can be quite jarring for India By R.N. Bhaskar India makes tall claims. However, a look at hard numbers shows how it has spurned natural advantages that it had. The country cannot prosper if...
Great plans for an India-ME-Europe corridor to mimic China’s BRI By RN Bhaskar On 9 September, the US While House put out a notification (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/09/09/fact-sheet-world-leaders-launch-a-landmark-india-middle-east-europe-economic-corridor/).  It informed the world the following: “Today, we the leaders of the United States, India, Saudi Arabia, the...
Turkey has done things that India has not By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image source:Copilot   When India snapped ties with Turkey in May 2025, it took many observers by surprise. The justification given by the government of India was that...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-china-need-to-work-and-grow-together India-China trade could get a boost after the Modi-Xi meet RN Bhaskar – 24 October, 2019 A bit of mystery surrounds the Modi-Xi talks in Mahabalipuram.  Yes they got over on a very amicable note.  Yes, both sides said that the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/r-n-bhaskar-the-government-gets-richer-while-people-become-poorer/1004973 Demonetisation and the shrinking bank credit The finance minister is exultant. He proudly points to the surge in tax collections. He then uses these numbers to deny that demonetisation has led to any serious slowdown in the Indian economy.  His...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-future-of-jobs-is-india-prepared/1194784 India is unprepared for the disruption in jobs in the future — By RN Bhaskar | Dec 28, 2017 07:28 am In the first week of December 2017, a leading legal and consultancy firm, Nishith Desai Associates, announced a webinar on “Will...
The hype about India being the most attractive investment destination RN Bhaskar Suddenly, there is a rash of announcements proclaiming India to be the best investment destination in the world.  Such a view has been echoed by, among others by Outlook...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-stop-illegal-mining-before-it-distorts-indian-economy-r-n-bhaskar/903219 Illegal mining: It thrived under the UPA; it continue to thrive even today. . . When the present government came to power, one thought that illegal mining would get throttled.  This was because, all along, the common perception was that...