https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-unintended-consequences-of-the-ban-on-cow-slaughter
Uttar Pradesh and its cow problem
RN Bhaskar
Yogi Adityanath should be a worried man He has a problem born of his own creation. His state has been one of the most belligerent in its enforcement of the ban on cow...
What US magic will be on display after 20 January 2025?
RN Bhaskar
Picture from https://www.canva.com/
The countdown has begun. The world watches with bated breath. All eyes are on the US. What will it do after January 20, when Trump assumes...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-when-the-shadows-grow-longer-and-dread-begins-to-reign
When shadows grow longer than the man, it means that the sun is setting . .
RN Bhaskar – 16 July 2020
There is an old saying that when the shadow of a man grows larger than the person, it means...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/good-listening-for-good-governance-r-n-bhaskar/969318
Policy watch
Good listening is imperative for good governance
Rn bhaskar
The present government won a huge mandate from the people of India. One reason was that it promised to bring in good governance. But many people in the government forget one...
6 April 2026
Will UAE survive?
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
Image: Times of India
Two months ago, Dubai was the place to go to if you had the money and an appetite for fun. There were playgrounds for kids. If...
R N Bhaskar
3 August 2015
Talk to high net worth individuals (HNIs) and non-resident Indians (NRIs). They express tremendous anxiety over the provisions of the government’s new piece of legislation. This spells trouble for all of us, even if we...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/chinas-investment-can-grow-further
Don't underestimate China's savvy when investing in India
RN Bhaskar - 19 March, 2020
Note from the author: This article has two parts to it. This part looks at investments China has already made in India. The second part will examine...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-govt-control-not-the-best-way-to-manage-temple-trusts-1876444
Govt control not the best way to manage temple trusts
Should a government be allowed to control the funds of any community? Community leaders have begun posing this question, as one temple trust after another has got ‘nationalised’ by state...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/china-wants-the-world-to-sit-up-and-listen-to-it
China prepares itself for the future
RN Bhaskar -- 21 November 2019
In some ways, China has suddenly woken up to the need to let the world know how big its plans really are. Hitherto it let is performance do the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/is-the-telecommunications-sector-being-skewered
The decimation of the Indian telecom sector?
RN Bhaskar -- October 31, 2019
Do policymakers in India secretly harbor a death-wish? The question was uppermost in the minds of most people immediately after the Supreme Court’s ruling last week (https://clpr.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Cellular-Operators-v.-TRAI.pdf) that...
