Policy Watch

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...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/death-with-dignity-gains-legality-in-the-uk/1175058 India dithers over death with dignity — By RN Bhaskar | Nov 23, 2017 08:10 am Last week, this newspaper talked about (http://www.freepressjournal.in/world/indian-origin-pharmacist-cleared-of-elderly-dads-murder/1172908) how a UK High Court judge, Justice Green, threw out a murder charge against a chemist.  The chemist, a...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-a-novel-way-to-resolve-the-bank-npa-issue/1078090 Is there a way to handle NPAs and yet save the Indian banking system? — By RN Bhaskar | Jun 01, 2017 06:47 am   Sometimes, it is important for finance ministers to consider the valuation approach in order to resolve the non-performing...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-lessons-for-india-from-alibaba-about-ecommerce Alibaba, ecommerce have lessons for India . . . but will India be willing to learn? RN Bhaskar -- 21 January 2021 On December 24, 2020 authorities in China announced that they were investigating the Ant group which owns and manages Alibaba,...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/the-world-loves-gold-india-confused-amid-uncertain-economic-situation India is confused about dealing with gold RN Bhaskar  -- January 16, 2020 In the aftermath of the US armed forces assassinating General Soleimani of Iran, prices of gold spiked.  The more the world becomes an uncertain place, the more people...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-rbi-points-to-very-crucial-chinks-r-n-bhaskar/1354870 Economic growth and the RBI — By RN Bhaskar | Sep 13, 2018 The latest annual report of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is quite candid about its assessment of demonetisation.  More cash has come back into the system than had been...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/does-anybody-care-for-the-dead/679682 Oct 08, 2015 12:16 am The Sheena Bora murder brought the issue in sharp focus. The murder of poor innocents, as part of sacrifice to the gods to appease them and to protect the interests of a mining baron...

http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_a-great-deal-of-gas-to-harness_1807789 A great deal of gas to harness Wednesday, 6 March 2013 - 8:33am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna R N Bhaskar India has an unbelievable advantage in methane generation. Not just from bullshit, as this column explained last week, but...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-india-could-witness-a-dramatic-decline-in-asian-leadership Leadership also requires markets and money. India could lose out RN Bhaskar There are disturbing undercurrents in the Indian markets.  On the surface the waters look calm.  But underneath, they are restless.  Investors, like swimmers, know that venturing into such waters...

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...