http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-agri-laundromat-error-or-cover-up/1011862
Agriculture as laundromat and five reasons why the income tax story does not wash
— By RN Bhaskar | Feb 02, 2017 08:30 am
After almost ten months of silence, the government of India finally came forth with some (rather strange) answers....
http://www.freepressjournal.in/labour-pains-that-threaten-the-government/
Labour pains that threaten the government
— By R N Bhaskar | Oct 15, 2015 02:53 am
The stakes for the government at the centre are growing higher by each passing month. The spectre of unemployment looms larger with each passing month. Almost...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/the-taxman-can-be-a-snoop-and-extortionist-too
Curb snooping and draconian powers of the taxman
RN Bhaskar – 27 June, 2019
Last fortnight, the government -- in a move aimed at stanching corruption in the income tax department -- dismissed from service 12 senior income tax officers (https://www.freepressjournal.in/topnews/govt-dismisses-12-senior-i-t-officers-for-corruption-misconduct)....
Governance: hype, hope, and hell
RN Bhaskar
There is confusion that has gripped many Indians about the fate of the country’s polity and its future.
On the one hand there are eulogies about the enormous potential India holds out.
On the other are...
NMDC’s lust for foreign gold is mysterious indeed
NMDC rushes to seek gold overseas, when goldfields and mine development are pending in India.
RN Bhaskar
On 5 November, NMDC made an unusual announcement – captured by Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/indias-nmdc-subsidiary-legacy-iron-ore-mine-gold-australia-2023-11-05/). It said that it...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/higher-education-sinks-lower-in-india/835496
Learn from China. Focus on schools; leave higher education alone
The age of ironies has just begun.
There was a time when India used to be a centre of learning and higher education. Huen Tsang (known as Monk Xuan Zang in...
BRICS’ gold backed currency could roil the markets
RN Bhaskar
The BRICS conference in Kazan, Russia, from October 22 to 24 2024, is just over. It brought gold centrestage.
BRICS has expanded from the original five – Brazil, Russia, India, China and...
Bogus Aadhaar cards imperil both Census and elections
RN Bhaskar
Shri EAS Sarma has responded to this article by writing to the Election Commission. You can find his letter at https://asiaconverge.com/2023/04/india-elections-under-threat/
To appreciate this article better, it is important to take a...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/r-n-bhaskar-policy-watch-liberate-temples-from-government-control/756036
Policy Watch
Temple trusts hold the key to social harmony
Rabid Hindutva groups have been espousing the “protection” of Hindu values in all sorts of clumsy ways – from beef bans to ghar wapsi. In fact, if these groups really want...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-how-maharashtras-sugar-lobbies-and-private-milk-producers-plan-to-further-bankrupt-the-state
Maharashtra’s sugar lobbies now support private milk producers for more subsidies
RN Bhaskar – 6 August 2020
For the past fortnight, Maharashtra’s milk producers have been staging protests on the roads. On several occasions, they highlighted their grievances by pouring out...
