Friday, April 10, 2026
Gautam Adani becomes more relevant for India than ever before  By RN Bhaskar Historically, perceptions are often created by media and sometimes by design. An interesting anecdote that media managers need to remember is one that I learnt from Ravi Boothalingam (https://asiaconverge.com/2021/12/india-china-the-long-view/)....
eepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-are-indian-psbs-headed-for-a-further-downgrade Surging GNPAs are symptoms of a deeper malaise  in governance By RN Bhaskar The cabinet reshuffle is over.  At the end it looked like another tamasha. A colossal waste of time, just when all energies were required to bring India back...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/high-costs-bedevil-india Judicial delays, import duties and corruption make business a high cost affair RN Bhaskar – 11 July 2019 When Prime minister Modi won at the hustings with a thumping majority, there was a resurgence of hope.  Maybe, Modi 2.0 would be...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/recession-or-not-the-pain-is-for-real-rnbhaskar The economy is suffering a lot more than is being admitted Economy: Recession or not, the pain is for real RN Bhaskar – 5 December, 2019 Last week, the finance minister tried to explain why there might be a slowdown, but there...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-the-droning-government-and-its-wake-up-call-for-drones The government wakes up to the urgent need to open u0p the market for drones RN Bhaskar You can always count on the Indian government to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else. (With apologies to Winston Churchill) Roll...
Can the legend of Dr.Verghese Kurien be erased? By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image source: NDDB 26 November 2025. It was a day for celebrations. It has also become a day for sadness. It was a day when the country...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-the-sludge-and-the-fudge-in-education-sector/994226 Education – automatic promotions fudge data and corrode standards Last week, the legal department of the government of India finally agreed to modify the Right to Education (RTE) Act (http://mhrd.gov.in/rte). The RTE was successfully steered through Parliament in 2009.  Sadly,...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/a-reassessment-of-the-carbon-footprint-from-cattle-2 A reassessment of the carbon footprint from cattle RN Bhaskar An extremely important Bulletin was released by the International Dairy Federation in Delhi During the World Dairy Day proceedings (Sept 12-15, 2022). It was titled “The IDF Global Carbon Footprint Standard...
India -- frantic search for a suitor By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image: Sourced through CoPilot   India’s search for a partner has yielded no fruit.  Nobody is willing to invest in this country – for a variety of reasons.  India...
India stunts its middle-class growth RN Bhaskar Not a month passes by in India without eulogies being paid to this country’s growing middle class.  This is important for several reasons.  The middle class has purchasing power.  The greater the number of...