Tuesday, April 21, 2026
US dollar: rumble stumble By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image: Gemini AI   The rumbling is now perceptible. The solid ground on which the US stood is now shaking under the feet. When Nixon nixed the gold standard by ending the...
A water policy is crucial for India’s survival RN Bhaskar The Bing generated image above could be prophetic.  India – and the world – could soon be in desperate search of water.  India will feel the pain much more than the...
  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...
Ideology crushes growth in Gujarat and Maharashtra - Observe Tamil Nadu instead By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image: The Asiaconverge Team India’s economic growth is being whittled down by an ideological absurdity. History has shown time and again that when...
The govt continues to push other types of Census, but nor for its human population RN Bhaskar On 24 JUN 2024, the government announced (https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2028221) that it would soon begin work on the 21st Livestock Census. The Livestock Census is conducted...
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...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/r-n-bhaskar-the-government-gets-richer-while-people-become-poorer/1004973 Demonetisation and the shrinking bank credit The finance minister is exultant. He proudly points to the surge in tax collections. He then uses these numbers to deny that demonetisation has led to any serious slowdown in the Indian economy.  His...
Trump’s lies about Venezuela By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image source: Market Watch January 3, 2026, was a red-letter day – for Venezuela, the US, the world and international law. All of them will now face consequences that will go...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-two-cheers-for-decisions-on-education/1122661 Education gets a new lease of life in India — By RN Bhaskar | Aug 17, 2017 07:03 am There are times when, in the din of sloganeering about what has gone wrong, people overlook the good that is being done.  One...
Was Indigo collusive on scheming or was it being exploited? By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image source: BBC The clock began ticking on 2 December 2025. Some Indigo flights were being cancelled. But the number of cancellations grew daily. By...