The malaise in higher education
RN Bhaskar
If one goes by news items – often peddled out by the government -- the country is on a roll. All sectors are doing well. That includes higher education. And India should become the...
R N Bhaskar
26 January 2015
Turkey is the fourth-largest consumer of gold (dwarfed only by India, China and the US). But it is the one country most gold players have been watching for the past few years. India should be...
27 July 2026
India cannot implement projects as promised
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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On July 15 2026, Indians were surprised to see former Japanese Justice Minister Hideki Makihara (@hmakihara) commenting about poor project implementation by India. He mentioned...
India’s net FDI is a pointer to a deeper malaise
By RN Bhaskar
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On May 23, 2025, media headlines announced (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indias-net-fdi-crashes-96-5-in-fy25-lowest-on-record/articleshow/121353121.cms) that India’s net FDI had plummeted by a shocking 96%. This was the lowest it had slipped. ...
2026-06-29
US desperation for peace grows
By RN Bhaskar Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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Even while peace negotiations were going on in Switzerland, Trump suddenly exploded with profanities (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/trump-sends-foul-mouthed-10-word-warning-to-iran-over-strait-of-hormuz/ar-AA26cGdC). He warned Iran that he would soon start bombing its cities, take over the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-urgent-need-to-tax-agricultural-income/1186437
Taxing agricultural income is sorely needed
— By RN Bhaskar | Dec 14, 2017 07:15 am
In November 2017, the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry came out with a white paper on Taxation of Agriculture Income in India.
It makes a compelling...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-madhya-pradesh-agricultural-marvel-has-miles-to-go/1287268
Irrigation served Madhya Pradesh's agriculture quite well
— By RN Bhaskar | May 31, 2018
Madhya Pradesh is a state investors need to be watching very carefully. During the past 12 years, the state has witnessed a blistering growth in agriculture of over...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/solar-pumps-nddb-and-the-birth-of-pm-kusum-2
Solar pumps and water mismanagement -- NDDB and KUSUM
RN Bhaskar – 29 August, 2019
The introduction of solar pumps in the Indian market was thought to be the perfect solution for aiding farmers in arid regions with neither electricity nor...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-indias-markets-and-the-economy
Markets and the Indian economy
RN Bhaskar
One could call it bittersweet. There are plenty of reasons for feeling happy, even euphoric. By Friday last week, the stockmarkets had revived – after initially slumping. The BSE Sensex had crossed the 60,000...
Development is what all BRICS members should be focussing on
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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Ask any economist, and you will be told that to grow meaningfully, countries need to focus on three areas. For economic...
