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...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-swiss-banks-and-black-money-r-n-bhaskar/1310375
India's black money may not be in Swiss Banks
— By RN Bhaskar | Jul 05, 2018
Last week the political climate was charged with accusations that the government had actually begun encouraging the promotion of black money. Prima facie, the charges...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/arvind-kejriwal-health-services-fight-against-corona
Kejriwal, health services, and India’s fight against the virus
RN Bhaskar -- 12 March 2020
India is excellent at cancelling visas, banning visitors suspected of coronavirus. It may be capable of hospitalizing some people who test positive for the current virus...
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.freepressjournal.in/analysis/infrastructure-spending-has-been-great-under-nda-government/1414386
Great news about infrastructure spending
RN Bhaskar -- 13 December 2018
One of the major achievements of the BJP led NDA government is the huge step forward it has made in respect of central sector infrastructure projects. CARE Ratings recently brought...
India’s rupee ranks poorly when compared with other countries
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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The rupee is being battered. Yet, not a week goes by without some government spokesperson talking about India as a leader capable...
Riots – what provokes them?
Image source: BBC
By RN Bhaskar with inputs from Sakeena Bari Sayyed
Nepal is on the boil. The prime minister and president have been compelled to demit their respective offices. The crowds continued to go on a...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-how-to-plan-for-paid-parking-and-paid-hawking/1051060
A suggestion for solving Mumbai's problems of parking and hawking
— By RN Bhaskar | Apr 13, 2017 09:40 am
There’s a great deal of heat and dust in Mumbai. And it is not only on account of the weather. One of the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-can-sebi-pick-up-the-broken-pieces-in-the-nse-chitra-ramakrishnan-case
Can SEBI pick up the broken pieces in the NSE-Chitra case?
By RN Bhaskar
On 11 February 2022, SEBI comes out with an order (No. WTM/AB/MRD/DSA/21/2021-22), authored by which Ananta Barua, Whole Time Member of the Securities and Exchange Board of...
The world order changes swiftly; the West has become less relevant
RN Bhaskar
Last month had three momentous developments. First was the BRICS meet in Kazan, Russia (free subscription -- https://bhaskarr.substack.com/p/brics-gold-and-gdp)..
Irrelevant West; relevant BRICS
Today BRICS is an intergovernmental organization. It comprises...
