Policy Watch

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/doles-freebies-elections-and-the-absence-of-accountability/1496631 Lots more doles mean much more corruption RN Bhaskar April 4, 2019 The dice was rolled two years ago when the present government permitted loan waivers in Uttar Pradesh.  The fire was bound to spread. But even before that, the concept...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/germany-tries-to-bhttps://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/germany-tries-to-bounce-back-after-ukraine Policy Watch Germany hitches its wagon to the Chinese engine RN Bhaskar The attempts of the US and NATO to use President Zelensky of Ukraine to needle Russia may be backfiring, big time. The first retaliation came from Russia.  The second could...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/states-that-were-determined-to-generate-wealth-r-n-bhaskar/933490 6th Economic Census: Maharashtra stumbles again, while other states  generate wealth All state governments are known to tout their successes.  All of them claim that they are business friendly.  They claim that they want to create jobs for their people....

Government favours importers of pulses not Indian farmers By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image generated through CoPilot Last week farmers decided to approach the Supreme Court of India to seek redressal of the government’s pulses policy. Normally, the government takes...

Can the Election Commission duck these queries? RN Bhaskar Image generated through https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img The government, in concert with the Election Commissioner, has been quite active in pushing through the “SIR”.  The matter is now pending before the Supreme Court. Irrespective of the court’s...

In the Bing generated image above, the onlooker observes how pygmies try to weigh down a larger and more powerful person.  That can be a terrible tragedy when the big and powerful are sought to be pulled down by...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-rbi-points-to-very-crucial-chinks-r-n-bhaskar/1354870 Economic growth and the RBI — By RN Bhaskar | Sep 13, 2018 The latest annual report of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is quite candid about its assessment of demonetisation.  More cash has come back into the system than had been...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/ukraine-the-war-that-usa-wants The Ukraine war may revive the Pearl Harbour bombing of 1941 RN Bhaskar The war will end.  The leaders will shake hands. The old woman will keep waiting for her martyred son. The girl will wait for her beloved husband.  And those...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/nothing-is-quiet-on-the-farm-loan-waiver-front/1433503 The farm loan waiver front is getting messier RN Bhaskar -- January 10, 2019 Fiscal discipline threatens to go entirely haywire – at least where some states are concerned. And it has come in the form of farm-loan waivers. This author has...

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...