Monday, July 20, 2026
A hollowed-out India needs an economic reboot By RN Bhaskar Hollowed-out is a phrase that refers to something being taken out, leaving the shell to be filled with anything or nothing. India is being hollowed out.  Its ability to be entrepreneurial...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-tighten-seatbelts-rough-ride-ahead-for-the-economy/1020142 It will be difficult times ahead for the Indian economy r.n.bhaskar Many sectors of the Indian economy have witnessed a sharp slowdown.  This has been acknowledged both in the Economic Survey 2017 and the Union Budget 2017 tabled before Parliament a...
Inflated views and deflated economy RN Bhaskar “When India moves forward, the world moves forward” “Today's India is leaving behind the mentality of slavery and embracing that ancient glory of art.” Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, on 28 May 2023 -- https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1927866   Leaders...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/germany-tries-to-bhttps://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/germany-tries-to-bounce-back-after-ukraine Policy Watch Germany hitches its wagon to the Chinese engine RN Bhaskar The attempts of the US and NATO to use President Zelensky of Ukraine to needle Russia may be backfiring, big time. The first retaliation came from Russia.  The second could...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/future-of-consumption-in-fast-growth-consumer-marktets India's consumption markets are its most seductive feature By RN Bhaskar -- October 2, 2019 In the epic titled Odysseus, Ulysses decides that he would love to listen to the  music of the world-acclaimed sirens. But he wanted to ensure that...
India and China warm up to each other. Russia could be the marriage-maker RN Bhaskar The last two months have been turbulent for India.  In a way, this is a microcosm of what the world has witnessed during the past two...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-gold-be-made-less-attractive-for-smugglers-en-bhaskar/1101981 Can the government make gold a cleaner, more profitable, business in India? — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 13, 2017 07:16 am Listen carefully to the words that are constantly being uttered by government spokesmen. They talk about driving black-marketeers to the ground....
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/recession-or-not-the-pain-is-for-real-rnbhaskar The economy is suffering a lot more than is being admitted Economy: Recession or not, the pain is for real RN Bhaskar – 5 December, 2019 Last week, the finance minister tried to explain why there might be a slowdown, but there...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/sodhi-resignation-milk-industry-jolted-writes-rn-bhaskar Sodhi resignation -- Milk industry jolted RN Bhaskar Last week delivered a shock to many in the milk industry.  R.S. Sodhi, the senior-most executive of the largest milk cooperative in India accounting for a turnover of Rs. Rs 46,481 crore in...
Trump makes America weep RN Bhaskar Images through CoPilot In the last article we talked about why Trump’s blustering remarks on oil may boomerang -- Free subscription -- https://open.substack.com/pub/bhaskarr/p/will-trump-get-bogged-down?r=ni0hb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true.  This time, we talk about how Trump is making America weep. The US is...