Wednesday, July 8, 2026
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/eco-surveys-flawed-approach-towards-energy/1126691 The flawed approach of the Economic Survey towards energy — By RN Bhaskar | Aug 24, 2017 07:29 am The second volume of the Economic Survey, 2015-16 (http://indiabudget.nic.in/budget2016-2017/vol2_survey.asp) makes for very interesting reading. But its analysis of the energy sector is inadequate. Take the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-the-war-over-e-payments-and-digitisation/1062135 Policy watch The Watal report: The war over epayments and digitisation Rn bhaskar There is a unspoken of war within the government.  Everybody wants to take charge of epayments and digitisation. But none wants to take up owning responsibility Look at the facts. ...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/healthcare-using-a-band-aid-for-a-surgical-operation/1511755 Healthcare: Delicence medical education; don't offer bridge courses instead RN Bhaskar April 25, 2019 In some ways this was to have been expected.  Last week the government suddenly proposed through Niti Aayog, its policy advisory arm, that it would soon...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/now-private-banks-too-are-getting-tarnished/1260481 AIBEA should focus more on private bank malpractices RN Bhaskar -- Apr 19, 2018 Stories about wheeling dealing that managements of private sector banks have indulged in have suddenly put the spotlight on such banks. Hitherto, the focus was on mismanagement...
Policy Watch Financial traps through Aadhaar and NPCI RN Bhaskar In the last week of September, government officials were rudely shaken by questions raised by Moody's Investors Service regarding the reliability of Aadhaar, specifically concerning biometric technology's effectiveness in India's hot and...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-judiciary-3-india-forgets-the-spirit-behind-the-rule-of-law-makes-a-mockery-of-justice Judiciary -3: Please don't make a joke out of the rule of law (All other articles in the Judiciary series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/03/the-judiciary-series/) RN Bhaskar -- March 11, 2021 The past two months were witness to a piquant situation.  On...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-begins-transforming-itself-but-r-n-bhaskar/958267 India transforms, but . . . "The king is extremely cultured but.... The courtiers were charming, my stay as a guest of honour immensely comfortable, but... The music in the king's court was exquisite, but... The ladies were most beautiful, but... The country was...
Behind India’s hoopla about GST and GDP is a grim reality By RN Bhaskar Lately, there has been a great deal of excitement over India’s GST (Goods and Services Tax) collections climbing by another 13% on a year-on-year basis. And people...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-india-will-not-understand-governance-till-uttar-pradesh-is-tamed India's cross will be the badlands of Uttar Pradesh RN Bhaskar “Pity the nation whose people are sheep And whose shepherds mislead them , , , My country, tears of thee Sweet land of liberty” Excerpted from Pity the Nation by Lawrence Ferlinghetti (https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article137279578.html) Uttar...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/euthanasia-debate-relieving-a-human-life-from-agony-is-not-himsa-2783646.html Maharashtra’s misdemeanours The Income tax data released by the government of India last fortnight has thrown up some very interesting figures (http://www.freepressjournal.in/income-inequality-taxes-and-the-indian-state-rn-bhaskar/845855). Start with the all-India data for the states (ignoring the data for Union territories and for the newly...