Derivatives, USA and Armageddon
By RN Bhaskar
In a way, the world has been too gentle with the US. It has allowed that country to play around with other people’s money, to create and abrogate treaties at will, to stoutly deny...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-energy-prices-favour-india-may-be-not-opec/1085442
Oil prices favour India, for now
— By RN Bhaskar | Jun 15, 2017 07:15 am
The snapping of diplomatic ties with Qatar by many Arab countries underlines the precariousness of oil politics. Much of the Middle Eastern politics are on account of,...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-treatment-meted-out-to-edible-oil-reflects-the-concern-for-farmer-welfare
Edible oil and agriculture in India
RN Bhaskar
The government works hard to project itself as being farmer-friendly. It likes to maintain that it is committed to a self-reliant India (atma nirbhar Bharat). But if one looks at the government’s policies...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-storm-clouds-gather-but-indian-punters-fiddle-merrily
Who is fuelling the fire in the stock market?
RN Bhaskar -- 14 January 2021
Indian stock markets are euphoric. Punters are predicting that the Sensex will cross 50,000 before Budget time. And they provide all sorts of reasons to justify...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-gst-actually-promote-a-cashless-economy/1459489
GST can even encourage cash transactions
RN Bhaskar February 14, 2019
There’s a restaurant in Ballard Estate in Mumbai which is frequented by many upper middle-class customers. It is one of the few organised sector restaurants that refuses to accept payment...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/gst-growth-does-not-mean-that-the-economy-is-growing-writes-rn-bhaskar
GST and demonetisation are hurting India
RN Bhaskar
For the past month, there have been attempts to talk up India’s markets by pointing to surging GST collections. There are speakers who tout India’s achievements, and some even claim that demonetisation was...
Is India heading towards a sugar and oil import crisis?
By RN Bhaskar
The Bing-generated image above depicts locusts ravaging a sugarcane plantation, Mercifully, that has not happened in India so far. Instead you have proverbial locusts, which see agriculture as...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/gms-needs-polishing-for-brighter-glow/716007
The Gold Monetisation scheme deserves to be better implemented
— By RN Bhaskar | Nov 19, 2015 12:00 am
It is heartening to see the government pushing the GMS (Gold Monetisation Scheme). After decades, the government has finally become quite serious about mobilising...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/bringing-more-transparency-in-gold-trade/805277
Gold, PAN, excise duty, hallmarking and the government
During the last two months, the gold trade has been agitated enough to go on strike and down shutters on at least two occasions. It has been protesting against the government’s newly...
https://www.dnaindia.com/business/column-policy-watch-teaching-the-honest-to-become-dishonest-1825420
Loan waivers promo0te dishonesty and desctroy fiscal discipline
R.N.Bhaskar - Apr 22, 2013
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has indicted the government for not ensuring that loan waiver schemes benefit the right people. Its sample survey of the...
