http://www.freepressjournal.in/railway-lessons-for-india-with-love-from-japan/
Railway lessons for India: With love, from Japan
— By R N Bhaskar | Nov 26, 2015 12:09 am
India once boasted of having one of the largest railway networks in the world – thanks to the British. But it slipped in...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-what-aatma-nirbhar-bharat-could-learn-from-the-uss-agriculture-department
Make farmers atma nirbhar. Do what the USDA does
RN Bhaskar – 28 May 2020
The Indian government should carefully study what the US has been doing if it seriously interested in Atma Nirbharta (self-reliance) of farmers.
On April 17, 2020, the...
A new policy direction for solar is required in India
By RN Bhaskar
If one goes by statements and posturing, India is the best visionary for solar. Remember how the government announced its
Too many announcements
Just consider the number of statements and...
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...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/indias-medicare-damns-the-entire-country-r-n-bhaskar/898333
India's medicare: disallow cow slaughter, but not human slaughter
Most sociologists insist that the two crucial indicators which point to a government’s commitment to improving the lot of its people are education and health. The first allows people to grow. ...
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...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/will-maharashtra-alienate-rural-votes-rn-bhaskar/794453
Will Maharashtra alienate rural votes?
The finance minister may have made major announcements to boost agriculture. But in BJP ruled Maharashtra, agriculture remains one of the most exploited sectors. Some of these measure could grievously hurt the ruling party’s votebanks....
Reinsurance and the dangers for India
RN Bhaskar
Reinsurance markets are in a state of confusion. They cannot comprehend what could have driven the IRDAI (an acronym for Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India -- https://irdai.gov.in/) to come up with...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-when-the-shadows-grow-longer-and-dread-begins-to-reign
When shadows grow longer than the man, it means that the sun is setting . .
RN Bhaskar – 16 July 2020
There is an old saying that when the shadow of a man grows larger than the person, it means...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-india-is-slipping-on-exports-and-employment
Focus on two E’s needed – exports and employment
RN Bhaskar
Work on the coming year’s annual Budget has commenced. The Finance Minister has invited suggestions from people on what should be done. At the same time, the Economic Affairs secretary...
