Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Can India grow to #3 in the world by 2028? RN Bhaskar Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India would become the third largest economy in the world by the end of his third term (https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pm-modi-india-worlds-top-3-economies-third-term-8862006/).  He said he...
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...
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.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-maharashtra-opens-up-its-hinterland/1110674 Unlocking Maharashtra's wealth — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 27, 2017 07:23 am In many ways one could draw parallels between India’s Golden Quadilateral (GQ) and Maharashtra’s biggest roadway project. Christened as the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway (NMEW) or the Samruddhi Mahamarg, this 701 km...
A water policy is crucial for India’s survival RN Bhaskar The Bing generated image above could be prophetic.  India – and the world – could soon be in desperate search of water.  India will feel the pain much more than the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/who-is-a-voter-pray-tell-us Who is a voter, pray? RN Bhaskar  --  9 January 2020 Battle-lines are drawn between those who object to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and those who support it.  The roots of the CAA lie in the Assam Accord, which was...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-government-should-not-be-trusted-with-banks/1198570 The government is responsible for bank NPAs — By RN Bhaskar | Jan 04, 2018 08:34 am A seminal document, that CARE Ratings brought out on December 27, 2017, showed how precariously perched India’s banks are. In that list (see chart alongside) CARE Ratings...
The world could change faster than you think RN Bhaskar Recent developments have the potential to compel people to shed any preconceived notions of the way strategies could play out. The world is changing faster than anyone could imagine. The Latin American...
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...
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-a-recipe-for-decongesting-mumbai-and-delhi-2041737 http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-a-recipe-for-decongesting-mumbai-and-delhi-2041737 A simple way to solve illegal parking and hawking and also de-congest India's cities R N Bhaskar | Mon, 8 Dec 2014-08:56am , Mumbai , DNA   Multi-storey parking lots can address the needs of investors, municipal and private vehicles,...