https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-you-cant-just-snap-fdi-into-india
FDI inflows need nurturing, the soil needs preparation
RN Bhaskar
These columns have constantly written about the desperate need for investments. We wrote about this just last month (https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-invest-in-india-right-message-wrong-approach), It was immediately after Prime minister Narendra Modi addressed global funds --...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-is-google-using-its-power-and-popularity-responsibly
Google brush with the regulators in India
But many answers are not forthcoming
RN Bhaskar
Google is expected to do the unusual all the time. It has many firsts to its credit. It changed the search engine ecosystem. The music video environment....
Global growth requires much more than GDP and population
By RN Bhaskar
On 9 December, 2023, a senior minister of the Indian government spoke at an industry forum. He exhorted industrialists in the audience to collaborate further with the Government to...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-futures-in-diamonds-is-sebi-promoting-a-scam/1054949
Diamond futures and SEBI's blind spot
— By RN Bhaskar | Apr 20, 2017 09:34 am
On Tuesday, January 10, the Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX) came out with a statement (www.icexindia.com/pdf/10012017_RE.pdf) informing people that it was planning to launch three futures contracts for...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-india-is-slipping-on-exports-and-employment
Focus on two E’s needed – exports and employment
RN Bhaskar
Work on the coming year’s annual Budget has commenced. The Finance Minister has invited suggestions from people on what should be done. At the same time, the Economic Affairs secretary...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/economic-growth-continues-to-falter/1202361
Economic growth sputters. . .
— By RN Bhaskar | Jan 11, 2018 07:30 am
So it is finally official. For the second year in a row, India’s GVA (Gross Value Added) growth has slowed down. It went up during 2015-16. It appeared...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-clean-up-the-gold-trade-quickly-as-a-national-priority
Gold smuggling- II: Cleaning up the gold trade is a national priority
RN Bhaskar
(Part I of this series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2020/10/gold-smuggling-i-is-encouraged-by-flawed-government-policies/)
Why should gold be a national priority?
There are three reasons why gold assumes immense significance for the integrity...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/and-silently-flows-the-ganges/1265081
The Ganges remains polluted
RN Bhaskar | Apr 26, 2018 07:39 am
No other river in India evokes the faith, love and disgust that the Ganga is famous for. It is a river than breathes history. Its banks have hosted towns and...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-agenda-5-nail-biting-moments-can-india-be-revived
Agenda V - India can be revived, but much needs to be done first
(The entire series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/05/agenda-for-the-government-2021-series/)
By RN Bhaskar
First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
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https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-does-anyone-even-know-how-many-deaths-take-place-in-india
The worrisome tale of unknown deaths in India
RN Bhaskar – 23 April 2020
Death is a serious subject. It becomes a looming grim reality when a pandemic is around. Unfortunately, India does not even know how many have died.
The seriousness...
