http://www.freepressjournal.in/india-is-encouraging-wage-disparity/
India is encouraging wage disparity
— By RN Bhaskar | Dec 10, 2015 12:43 am
Last week there was a huge public outcry from some quarters when the Delhi Assembly passed a resolution allowing its legislators to get a 400% pay hike....
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-judiciarys-fabric-is-frayed-thanks-primarily-to-the-government
Without a strong judiciary, India's legislators and bureaucrats will cripple India's economic growth
(All other articles in the Judiciary series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/03/the-judiciary-series/)
RN Bhaskar
On February 13, 2021, former chief justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi called the state of...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/1883063/report-policy-watch-maharashtra-still-flirting-with-illegal-mining
Maharashtra loves illegal mining
Though cases have swelled in the recent past, the fine collected from offenders is on a downhill road.
On August 23, 2013, a reply tabled by Union minister of mines before the Lok Sabha confirmed Maharashtra’s position...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/lost-opportunities-fading-visionudget2020: lost opportunities, fading vision
Budget2020: Great expectations; big disappointment
RN Bhaskar -- 6 Feb 2020
Hopes of reviving the economy appear to have faded. There were so many things the government could have done. Rooftop solar which reduces import bills and...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/coronavirus-nobody-likes-epidemics-but-dont-demonise-countries
COVID-19 is a global emergency
RN Bhaskar -- 27 February, 2020
All epidemics are terrifying, as they defy man’s capabilities -- of how to cope with them, even if temporarily. They frighten both common folk as well as health administrators.
It is...
You cannot become a superpower with a weak currency
By RN Bhaskar
India analysts have watched with amazement as they see the rupee continue to slip. It has lately been hovering around Rs.82 for each US Dollar, and is threatening to...
R N Bhaskar
11 May 2015
The need for an industry-friendly land-acquisition law is underscored when one looks at Sabharwal Food Industries (SFI). This 5,000 tonne multi-commodity cold-storage unit at Kundli, Sonepat, Haryana is unique because its managing director, Anil Sabharwal, decided...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/healthcare-and-medical-education-blighted-vision
Healthcare and medical education mismanaged and misunderstood by the government
RN Bhaskar – June 4, 2020
The government has finally been stirred and shaken by the horrific exposure of the abject health facilities in the country. This was thanks to the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-trumpets-and-the-pipsqueaks-discordant-notes-writes-rn-bhaskar
The hype around India's economic growth
RN Bhaskar
When elections are round the corner, as they are in India, the tendency on the part of governments -- and those who wish to seek favours – is to engage in a bit...
R N Bhaskar
9 March 2015
The gold policy announced by Arun Jaitley, Union finance minister, is both path-breaking and meaningful. First, take the maths. India imports around 800-1,000 tonnes of gold annually. Some of it gets re-exported (as jewellery). But...
