http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/slums-show-disrespect-of-politicians-for-democracy-r-n-bhaskar/1358963
India’s slums reveal politicians' contempt for democracy
— By RN Bhaskar | Sep 20, 2018
Legislators are supposed to uphold the Constitution. That includes a commitment to democracy, to free and fair elections. Unfortunately, India’s slums are testimony to the fact that politicians...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/solar-power-govt-takes-bolder-steps-finally-r-n-bhaskar/876404
Solar Power: The government finally takes bolder steps
For perhaps the first time in decades, India could actually begin scripting a new business model for power generation. Kurien did this through milk. Piyush Goyal, Union minister for power, could do...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/npa-albatross-around-banks-neck-rn-bhaskar/857767
The scourge of NPAs
The markets are still reeling. They are trying to cope with the NPA burden. Estimated at Rs.4 lakh crore, NPAs threaten to become almost 1.5 times the cumulative market capitalization of these banks. Some of these...
23 March 2026
The growing degradation of the UN
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
Image: CoPilot
Part II can be found by clicking here
The United Nations (UN) was born on 24 October,1945. It was because after WWII, all the major countries...
R N Bhaskar
30 March 2015
Affordable houses of 300 sq feet be provided at just Rs 3 lakh! Really? Is it possible? What about both the availability and cost of land?
The sad truth is that land was never the problem....
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-harms-its-demographic-dividend/1217369
India ignores its demographic dividend
— By RN Bhaskar | Feb 08, 2018 07:53 am
One would have thought that any government that was keen on improving the lot of its people would have focussed on two critical areas – education and...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-fertilisers-the-industry-scenario-is-changing-rapidly/1136859
Fertilisers in India is witnessing a transformation
— By RN Bhaskar | Sep 14, 2017 07:14 am
If there were any doubts about how the next elections will be won, the fertiliser industry provides some good pointers. Some of the policy decisions taken...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/lessons-to-be-learnt-about-npa-recovery/1428359
NPA recovery is not easy to manage
RN Bhaskar January 3, 2019
The recently published Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2017-18 brought out by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is a veritable goldmine of information on...
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...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-ukraine-war-will-bind-china-and-russia-more-tightly-to-india
Changing geopolitics bring Russia, India, China closer
RN Bhaskar
Geopolitics can be quite intriguing. It was in 2009 that this author predicted the need for the three countries – Russia, China and India – to work together (https://www.livemint.com/Companies/wDLWbd3OWUGppEzYYC0yYO/The-Capitalist--With-increasing-water-needs-will-China-deh.html). Demographics compelled this...
