Policy Watch

Can India deal with China the way Vietnam has done?  By RN Bhaskar India appears to be spooked by China.  Its actions do not appear rational. To understand this, just look at what Vietnam has done.  The world is waking up...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/votebank-politics-northeast-on-the-boil-r-n-bhaskar/1326458 The Northeast turmoil could actually clean up votebank politics across India — By RN Bhaskar | Aug 02, 2018 The Nellie nightmare gripped India on February 2, 1983. Overnight, Assamese tribals surrounded three villages filled with Bangladeshi migrants.  They slaughtered some 3,300 people...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-recession-will-hurt-us-all Can India buck the recession? RN Bhaskar Notwithstanding the pitfalls of forecasting anything these days, my cracked and worn crystal ball sees a global recession occurring in the next year…. Collectively, Europe, the US, and China make up about half of...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/rn-bhaskar-neem-project-the-next-big-agro-revolution/1097354 The ‘neem’ revolution has arrived — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 06, 2017 07:26 am Rn bhaskar Prime Minister Narendra Modi often talks of “Save Water; Save Energy; Save Fertiliser”. By May 2015, in order to prevent the diversion of fertilizers for non-farm...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-how-serious-is-india-about-ease-of-doing-business Ease of doing business is crucial for India to grow RN Bhaskar Last week, the PHDCCI and the University of Delhi came out with a report on Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs in India: Percolating EODB Reforms at Factory Level. ...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/it-is-a-spirited-debate-over-ethanol/1322177 Ethanol for cars is not a good idea in India — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 26, 2018 Each time India faces a glut in sugar production, there is a chorus of voices touting the need for vehicles to use ethanol.  The arguments...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-two-cheers-for-decisions-on-education/1122661 Education gets a new lease of life in India — By RN Bhaskar | Aug 17, 2017 07:03 am There are times when, in the din of sloganeering about what has gone wrong, people overlook the good that is being done.  One...

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...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-states-amazing-feat-of-de-risking-farmers/1073810 How did Maharashtra manage to de-risk farmers? — By RN Bhaskar | May 25, 2017 07:27 am Maharashtra is a rich state where its farmers are poor. And it isn’t because they don’t get loan waivers.  Farmers remain poor primarily because they’ve been...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/maharashtra-continues-to-slip-badly-r-n-bhaskar/1318763 Maharashtra's finances are in a precarious condition — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 19, 2018 Maharashtra continues to stumble along. Vision has evidently given way to expedience.  Basic accounting and book-keeping norms are being flouted.  And the yardstick of what constitutes corruption...