http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/indias-gdp-growth-isnt-as-good-as-it-seems/1225536
So you thought India's GDP growth is good!
— By RN Bhaskar | Feb 22, 2018 08:29 am
In the recently tabled Economic Survey 2018, the government noted that “A series of major reforms undertaken over the past year will allow real...
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-maharashtra-haven-for-illegal-mining-political-funding/1058507
Maharashtra – illegal mining and political funding
— By RN Bhaskar | Apr 27, 2017 09:22 am
The immediate provocation for this article was a recent discussion on illegal sand mining organized jointly by Moneylife and Awaaz Foundation last fortnight. At the discussion,...
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...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-the-curse-of-being-an-abandoned-child-in-india
India's callous and brutal approach towards the abandoned girl child
RN Bhaskar
In March 2021, India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) took possession of a Rs 1.45 crore worth Delhi-based property belonging to Asha, wife of Brajesh Thakur, the main accused in Muzaffarpur...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-the-war-over-e-payments-and-digitisation/1062135
Policy watch
The Watal report: The war over epayments and digitisation
Rn bhaskar
There is a unspoken of war within the government. Everybody wants to take charge of epayments and digitisation. But none wants to take up owning responsibility
Look at the facts. ...
Megaphones extolling India’s economy are not in sync with ground realities
By RN Bhaskar
At one level, India’s economy appears to be in good health. That is, if one believes all the things that are being spouted by the government.
At another...
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...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-regulators-3-corruption-is-often-on-account-of-regulatory-processes
Regulatory Games 3: Corruption and regulatory processes
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. -- Saul Bellow
RN Bhaskar
In the first week of September, a news item in a leading...
https://www.dnaindia.com/business/column-policy-watch-teaching-the-honest-to-become-dishonest-1825420
Loan waivers promo0te dishonesty and desctroy fiscal discipline
R.N.Bhaskar - Apr 22, 2013
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has indicted the government for not ensuring that loan waiver schemes benefit the right people. Its sample survey of the...









































