Gautam Adani becomes more relevant for India than ever before
By RN Bhaskar
Historically, perceptions are often created by media and sometimes by design.
An interesting anecdote that media managers need to remember is one that I learnt from Ravi Boothalingam (https://asiaconverge.com/2021/12/india-china-the-long-view/)....
eepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-are-indian-psbs-headed-for-a-further-downgrade
Surging GNPAs are symptoms of a deeper malaise in governance
By RN Bhaskar
The cabinet reshuffle is over. At the end it looked like another tamasha. A colossal waste of time, just when all energies were required to bring India back...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/high-costs-bedevil-india
Judicial delays, import duties and corruption make business a high cost affair
RN Bhaskar – 11 July 2019
When Prime minister Modi won at the hustings with a thumping majority, there was a resurgence of hope. Maybe, Modi 2.0 would be...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/recession-or-not-the-pain-is-for-real-rnbhaskar
The economy is suffering a lot more than is being admitted
Economy: Recession or not, the pain is for real
RN Bhaskar – 5 December, 2019
Last week, the finance minister tried to explain why there might be a slowdown, but there...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-the-droning-government-and-its-wake-up-call-for-drones
The government wakes up to the urgent need to open u0p the market for drones
RN Bhaskar
You can always count on the Indian government to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else. (With apologies to Winston Churchill)
Roll...
Can the legend of Dr.Verghese Kurien be erased?
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
Image source: NDDB
26 November 2025. It was a day for celebrations. It has also become a day for sadness. It was a day when the country...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-the-sludge-and-the-fudge-in-education-sector/994226
Education – automatic promotions fudge data and corrode standards
Last week, the legal department of the government of India finally agreed to modify the Right to Education (RTE) Act (http://mhrd.gov.in/rte). The RTE was successfully steered through Parliament in 2009. Sadly,...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/a-reassessment-of-the-carbon-footprint-from-cattle-2
A reassessment of the carbon footprint from cattle
RN Bhaskar
An extremely important Bulletin was released by the International Dairy Federation in Delhi During the World Dairy Day proceedings (Sept 12-15, 2022). It was titled “The IDF Global Carbon Footprint Standard...
India -- frantic search for a suitor
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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India’s search for a partner has yielded no fruit. Nobody is willing to invest in this country – for a variety of reasons. India...
India stunts its middle-class growth
RN Bhaskar
Not a month passes by in India without eulogies being paid to this country’s growing middle class. This is important for several reasons. The middle class has purchasing power. The greater the number of...
