https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/infrastructure-spending-has-been-great-under-nda-government/1414386
Great news about infrastructure spending
RN Bhaskar -- 13 December 2018
One of the major achievements of the BJP led NDA government is the huge step forward it has made in respect of central sector infrastructure projects. CARE Ratings recently brought...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-indian-banks-seek-to-fatten-themselves/1035472
Policy Watch
Indian banks' disdain for small depositors
Rn bhaskar
Last week was a turbulent one for the banking industry. It began with the country’s largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI), announcing an increase in cash withdrawal charges for its customers....
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-what-to-look-out-for-in-budget-202
Budget 2020 might be an eyeweash without these changes
RN Bhaskar -- 30 January 2020
This article appears on these pages just a day before the budget. It is too late to suggest what the government should do. But it is...
RBI’s unwise dividend payout to the government
By RN Bhaskar
On 22 May 2024, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it would be paying to the government a whopping sum of Rs.2.11 lakh crore rupees by way of dividend. ...
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...
Can the US dollar survive for long?
By RN Bhaskar
'In 10 years, there will be no more Israel.' -- Henry Kissinger as quoted in https://nypost.com/2023/12/03/opinion/remembering-my-late-friend-former-secretary-of-state-henry-kissinger/
The US dollar is under siege. And much of this is on account of three reasons
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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...
Budget 2023 looks great, but has little for agriculture which accounts for half of India’s jobs
RN Bhaskar
The claims are tantalizing. The budget proposals look wonderful. But much of the expectation of growth in the economy will eventually depend on...
India is being colonial when it comes to ignoring Asia
RN Bhaskar
The image was generated using https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img
In early 2025, something happened which startled China. It woke up Asia, and then the world.
An ancient tomb was found hidden behind the country's...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/how-much-gold-can-be-mined-in-india-r-n-bhaskar/1291467
Can India ever allow genuine gold exploration and mining in India?
RN Bhaskar -- | Jun 07, 2018
Officially India mined just 1.61 tonnes of gold in India during 2017-18. That was essentially from primary sources.
But ask geologists, and they will tell...
