https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/pmp-and-pli-and-more-backdoor-licensing-moves
Will the PLI scheme really boost India's economy?
RN Bhaskar
On 18 October, 2022, Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the RBI, India’s central bank, created a furor among investors when he harshly criticized the government’s PLI scheme (https://www.opindia.com/2022/10/raghuram-rajan-latest-india-manufacturing-hub-china-why-he-is-wrong/). Rajan is currently...
The ghosts of demonetisation
By RN Bhaskar
On November 25, the Finance Ministry of India made a surprisingly candid statement before the Lok Sabha (https://www.business-standard.com/finance/news/fake-currency-notes-of-rs-500-rs-2-000-surge-threefold-in-3-years-finmin-124112700867_1.html). It admitted that the number of fake Rs.500 notes was on the rise. Effectively, it was...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-urgent-need-to-tax-agricultural-income/1186437
Taxing agricultural income is sorely needed
— By RN Bhaskar | Dec 14, 2017 07:15 am
In November 2017, the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry came out with a white paper on Taxation of Agriculture Income in India.
It makes a compelling...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/speedy-dispute-resolution-will-silence-drumbeats-of-jobs/1522321
Job creation depends on speedy dispute resolution
RN Bhaskar -- May 09, 2019
The clamour of drum-beats grows louder. If it was a rallying war cry in 2014 – Narendra Modi’s elevation as prime minister was partly on account of this...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/telecom-disruption-the-airwaves-are-buzzing
OneWeb and SpaceX could disrupt telecom in India
RN Bhaskar -- 18 February 2021
In the first week of 2021, short video on Elon Musk grabbed eyeballs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKUOkiKHD8U&feature=youtu.be). But in the sound and fury that surrounded the Jan 6 attack on...
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...
Turmeric gets a shot in the arm
RN Bhaskar
Turmeric farmers should see better prices both in domestic and export markets soon. This is because of the efforts of the government’s KVKs (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) and NCDEX (which funded the setting...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-rera-becomes-real-will-the-customer-still-be-king/1066031
Will diluted forms of RERA work?
— By RN Bhaskar | May 11, 2017 07:48 am
It was a concept that was being spoken of almost nine years ago. Finally, this government has made it happen. Nobody thought that the real-estate-developer lobby could...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-us-could-bankrupt-the-entire-world-in-a-years-time
The world will burn in the US-Russia-Ukraine oil fires
RN Bhaskar
For people who think that the Ukraine-Russia war will soon get over, and life could go back to normal, there could be a big shock coming. Within six months or...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/comment_strategic-advantage-verghese-kurien-style_1801912
Strategic advantage, Verghese Kurien style
Wednesday, 20 February 2013 - 8:00am IST Updated: Thursday, 9 May 2013 - 4:39pm IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna
R N Bhaskar
India can well become a milk supplier to the world, provided policymakers here...
