Friday, May 8, 2026
Much of India is poorer than the sub-Saharan region By RN Bhaskar After all the talk about Viksit Bharat, last fortnight’s developments have highlighted the hollowness of such claims. What is ironic is that instead of focussing on the key economic...
Government favours importers of pulses not Indian farmers By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image generated through CoPilot Last week farmers decided to approach the Supreme Court of India to seek redressal of the government’s pulses policy. Normally, the government takes...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-budget-2021-is-a-mixed-bag-with-too-many-causes-for-alarm Budget 2021 is not really about Atma Nirbhar Bharat RN Bhaskar -- 05 February 2021 =============================== All the Budget 2021 articles can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/02/budget-2021-series/ ================================ First, there are some very good things about the budget.  Note, all the figures discussed here have...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/the-nexus-between-pockets-and-the-noose/ The nexus between pockets and the noose — By RN Bhaskar | Oct 21, 2015 12:00 am Talk of death is there in the air.  There is abject apathy in registering the dead; then there are others who clamour for blood and...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-falling-education-and-employability-levels-spell-trouble-for-india Think education and employability, not divisive issues that weaken India   RN Bhaskar Watch the presentations of some of the leading personalities in India, and you are persuaded to believe that India’s moment has arrived, that it is now unstoppable. Great words,...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/great-times-ahead-for-infotainment-industry/1182960 India's media industry can do a great deal better — By RN Bhaskar | Dec 07, 2017 07:15 am It could be the industry which offers people the best of hopes; but it is an industry that could turn most cynical as...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/1906450/column-policy-watch-p-notes-the-big-money-laundering-machine P-notes: The big money laundering machine Monday, Oct 21, 2013, 9:54 IST | Agency: DNA On August 1, 2013, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) instructed foreign institutional investors (FIIs) which were seeking to hedge forex exposure relating to participatory notes...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/five-thriving-myths-about-waste-management Five things about waste management that we are mistaken about RN Bhaskar  --  September 19, 2019 The last few months, politicians of all colours have begun making all kind of pronouncements about waste management. It is therefore time that someone pointed...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/tripura-could-become-the-economic-powerhouse/1465094 Tripura could become the economic powerhouse for NE India RN Bhaskar - 21 Feb 2019 Ten years ago, nobody could have imagined economically backward Tripura to become the business hub for the entre North East India.  But geography, defence imperatives and...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/solar-methane-await-better-days-r-n-bhaskar/889111 Solar & methane: The best days are yet to come June was a month which actually made many Indians realise the enormous opportunities that lie ahead.  Even in these politically turbulent times, India has the potential to trounce disbelievers, and...