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Bank frauds could create more pain than people imagine
RN Bhaskar – 24 September 2020
If you are a believer, or a bhakt, you should only read the reports of India’s policymakers. You will get a feeling that all is well. ...
Policy lapses could revive the 1990 spectre once again
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
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India is at the proverbial fork. There is a road, full of obstacles, which could lead to Viksit Bharat (the mirage politicians...
Power generation is as critical to humans as water, education, and healthcare. The government has goofed badly on all these front
At first glance, India has done quite impressively on the power generation front. Statistics from the Central Electricity...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/indian-shipping-grows-but-overseas-not-in-india-rn-bhaskar/1382701
Indian shipping faces disadvantages in India, but not overseas
RN Bhaskar October 25, 2018
Indian shipping is at a crossroads. On the one hand, it would like to be part of the government vision of Make-In-India. On the other hand, the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/gold-we-trust-but-market-uncertain/1156098
Gold, Germany and India
— By RN Bhaskar | Oct 19, 2017 08:01 am
Gold markets continue to be poised on the tip of uncertainty. There is all round confusion. There is no faith in oil prices – they could fall to as...
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/india/policy-watch-here-are-five-reasons-why-indias-qs-scores-should-worry-every-indian
Five reasons why India’s QS Scores should worry every Indian
RN Bhaskar -- June 18, 2020
The terrible performance of Indian educational institutions on the QS score ranking (see chart) was to have been expected. And was it just coincidental that...
The malaise in higher education
RN Bhaskar
If one goes by news items – often peddled out by the government -- the country is on a roll. All sectors are doing well. That includes higher education. And India should become the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-tighten-seatbelts-rough-ride-ahead-for-the-economy/1020142
It will be difficult times ahead for the Indian economy
r.n.bhaskar
Many sectors of the Indian economy have witnessed a sharp slowdown. This has been acknowledged both in the Economic Survey 2017 and the Union Budget 2017 tabled before Parliament a...
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...
