Saturday, February 7, 2026
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-case-for-bullion-banking-in-india Will the government allow bullion banking in India? RN Bhaskar  --  26 December 2019 India has been myopic about so many things.  One of them, tragically, is gold.  It has forgotten to exploit its own mines,  It gave out licences to...
India witnesses flight of capital and millionaires RN Bhaskar The image has been generated through https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img In a way, this was to be expected.  Geopolitical turmoil has resulted in political uncertainty about the future of several economies. Millionaires and capital which...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/iip-confession-time-and-for-atonement/1526942 Sins of commission and omission find reflection in the latest IIP figures RN Bhaskar – 16 May 2019 For months the government has stonewalled criticisms about job creation and economic growth. But now there is a grudging admission that economic growth...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-signs-of-life-on-the-employment-front Signs of life on the employment front RN Bhaskar There are stirrings of life on the employment front.  That could explain why the government nis willing to now become more proactive in sharing information about employment trends.  After maintaining total silence...
The 'grade inflation' of our past, which has lead to 'massive unemployability' in the present, could lead to 'economic disaster' in the future, warns RN Bhaskar There is nothing more tragic than watching a champion stumble—that is how most parents...
China's problems are becoming viral news.  Is the situation that bad? RN Bhaskar The Western world and its allies are in a state of funk.  They oscillate between aggression and fear – a kind of collective paranoia seldom seen before. They...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/a-great-vision-for-healthcare-if-r-n-bhaskar/1336205 Ayushman Bharat and healthcare — By RN Bhaskar | Aug 16, 2018 The present government should soon announce (maybe on Independence Day)  the Ayushman Bharat—National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) which could make India have the world’s largest health insurance programme.  The scheme could...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-slums-2-how-slums-distort-normal-economics-in-india Slums 2 Great scheme for politicians and graft-seekers RN Bhaskar Anyone who has seen pictures of the large-scale deaths in slums caused in the Bhopal gas tragedy (https://www.indiatoday.in/india/photo/bhopal-gas-tragedy-in-pics-363786-2010-06-08) knows what an irresponsible approach towards human settlements can do.  On the night of...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/the-way-ahead-for-economic-growth-and-jobs The priority should be economic growth and jobs RN Bhaskar  --  13 June 2019 The Indian economy is at the brink of extremely difficult times. At such times, a report from the CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) titled Investment Requirements in...
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...