Wednesday, April 22, 2026
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-folly-of-banning-futures-trading-in-commodities A primer for policymakers on commodities trading RN Bhaskar The government never tires of telling people that it wants to empower farmers.  It says it wants to empower commodities trading in futures, and commodity exchanges. This was the claim made by earlier...
Picture source https://www.canva.com Only jobs and good education can end the desperate times for the poor in India RN Bhaskar Before we get to the article on desperate times, there are two items on the agenda. First, Festive greetings.  My greetings can be...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/does-the-budget-not-care-for-human-capital/1453862 Interim Budget and its indifference to human capital RN Bhaskar February 7, 2019 At a time when election fever is at its peak, it is not surprising to see the tide run out. That is when you embarrassingly discover who...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-is-this-all-that-a-double-engine-growth-can-achieve-in-uttar-pradesh Uttar Pradesh: A double engine policy means little if the tracks are poorly aligned RN Bhaskar The government is fond of talking about a double engine growth in Uttar Pradesh (UP).  In the recently tabled Union Budget, it talked about a...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/finally-cruise-tourism-has-dawned-on-india-r-n-bhaskar/1129172 The dawn of cruise tourism in India — By RN Bhaskar | Aug 31, 2017 07:33 am The work actually began two years before August 8, 2017, when Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for shipping, ports and roads, unveiled his plans for cruise...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/tokenism-will-not-make-mumbai-smart-r-n-bhaskar/1296116 Smart cities – more tokenism, less integrity in Mumbai RN Bhaskar --  | Jun 14, 2018 The full report can be downloaded from 2018-06_McKinsey_Smart Cities executive summary McKinsey Global Institute has just come out with its paper on Smart Cities: Digital Solutions for...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/income-inequality-taxes-and-the-indian-state-rn-bhaskar/845855 Income tax and the Indian state The government of India finally woke up to the scathing criticism levelled against it by none other than Thomas Piketty in February this year. Piketty talked about how there was tremendous income inequality in...
The FM should look at the causes – Interest rates are the symptom RN Bhaskar In recent days the Finance Minister, N. Sitharaman has made public statements about the need for banks to lower lending rates (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/interest-rates-need-to-be-far-more-affordable-fm-nirmala-sitharaman/articleshow/115431945.cms). She said that the...
Has India eliminated poverty? RN Bhaskar Last week, the government proudly declared that it had reduced Multidimensional poverty during the past five years (https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1940125). It claimed that. 13.5 crore Indians escape Multidimensional Poverty in 5 years. Steep decline in number of...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-auction-off-nsel-defaulters-assets-to-restore-investor-confidence-1997111 Monday, 23 June 2014 - 6:30am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA | R N Bhaskar Liquidate NLEL-related seized assets The Modi government at the Centre has been talking about making India more investment friendly. That is understandable. After all, it...