Can the government be wiser than the markets when it comes to capital allocation?
By RN Bhaskar
Economists are generally agreed that governments can be terribly poor in allocation of resources for economic development.
Yes, there are exceptions. When a nation is...
How will 2024 be for India and its economy?
By RN Bhaskar
Prognosis is judgement about how something is likely to develop in the future. It is based on symptoms that are visible today, and which may lead to consequences, unless...
The quagmire effect – Quo Vadis?
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By RN Bhaskar
Nothing resembles a quagmire more than the state of the US post President Trump’s pronouncements on immigration, and high tariffs. He thinks he could be bringing glory back to the...
R N Bhaskar
20 July 2015
"Make in India" is a good slogan. But it depends critically on the making of people, character-building, even basic literacy in India. All this begins at school. School education is the most enduring way to...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/does-anybody-care-for-the-dead/679682
Oct 08, 2015 12:16 am
The Sheena Bora murder brought the issue in sharp focus. The murder of poor innocents, as part of sacrifice to the gods to appease them and to protect the interests of a mining baron...
16 Feb 2026
India faces an exodus of money, people, and values
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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Even as Piyush Goyal, Union minister for commerce, continues to be exultant about his New Zealand and EU FTAs and his trade...
R N Bhaskar
6 January 2014
The government of India likes to claim it is committed to uplifting its people. But, sadly, most numbers point towards a different direction.
Consider the table alongside. Even a cursory glance will show you that the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/lost-opportunities-fading-visionudget2020: lost opportunities, fading vision
Budget2020: Great expectations; big disappointment
RN Bhaskar -- 6 Feb 2020
Hopes of reviving the economy appear to have faded. There were so many things the government could have done. Rooftop solar which reduces import bills and...
6 April 2026
Will UAE survive?
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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Two months ago, Dubai was the place to go to if you had the money and an appetite for fun. There were playgrounds for kids. If...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/solar-methane-await-better-days-r-n-bhaskar/889111
Solar & methane: The best days are yet to come
June was a month which actually made many Indians realise the enormous opportunities that lie ahead. Even in these politically turbulent times, India has the potential to trounce disbelievers, and...
