Monday, January 26, 2026
The dangers of the Finance Commission becoming weak By RN Bhaskar The Bing generated image shows a supplicant picking up crumbs before a wealthy man who keeps much of the moolah for himself. But, in the background, there are bandits who...
The government is keen on strengthening Aadhaar. That will allow it to effectively implement its Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) programme across the country. But there is a gaping hole in the entire process.  India has been counting only its living....
Trump has not understood India’s agriculture RN Bhaskar Image generated through https://deepai.org/ There’s a farmer agitation brewing (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/skm-announces-campaign-against-nda-in-bihar-protests-against-new-labour-codes-vances-visit/articleshow/120492163.cms). J D Vance, vice-president, USA, is being greeted by angry farmers with placards asking him to go back. Farmer agitations can be extremely widespread, and...
In the Bing generated image above, the onlooker observes how pygmies try to weigh down a larger and more powerful person.  That can be a terrible tragedy when the big and powerful are sought to be pulled down by...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/healthcare-and-medical-education-blighted-vision Healthcare and medical education mismanaged and misunderstood by the government RN Bhaskar – June 4, 2020 The government has finally been stirred and shaken by the horrific exposure of the abject health facilities in the country.  This was thanks to the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-evidence-be-kept-alive-indefinitely/699237 How delays are allowed to frustrate justice This is a true story about a couple in Singapore, where the wife is an entrepreneur. Each year, just before festival time, she asks her extended family in India to send to her...
India’s numbers only tell a fragmented story RN Bhaskar In January 2024. Fitch affirmed a BBB- rating for India (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/fitch-maintains-bbb-sovereign-rating-for-india-with-a-stable-outlook-amid-strong-growth/articleshow/106904607.cms?from=mdr).  So did almost every other major ratings agency in the world. Many in the government, and a few outside it as...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-the-us-push-oil-to-usd-250-a-barrel-r-n-bhaskar/1314064 The US roils the oil markets again — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 12, 2018 07:31 am Last week, Artem Avinov, leading analyst with TeleTrade, predicted that oil prices could jump to $250 per barrel if the Strait of Hormuz is blocked by...
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...
The Indian government’s inflated aspirations are laughable R N Bhaskar Image from Canva -- https://www.canva.com The Indian government has big plans, and mighty pronouncements.  Examine them closely, and they appear horrifyingly inflated. They have become objects for derisive laughter in many countries. The...