Sunday, December 14, 2025
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-the-war-over-e-payments-and-digitisation/1062135 Policy watch The Watal report: The war over epayments and digitisation Rn bhaskar There is a unspoken of war within the government.  Everybody wants to take charge of epayments and digitisation. But none wants to take up owning responsibility Look at the facts. ...
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...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/column-policy-watch-how-sc-upheld-community-s-right-to-manage-funds-1953862 How the Hindus lost control of their temples, gods and culture In a landmark judgement on January 6, the Supreme Court ruled that no government had the absolute right to take over the management of temple trusts It ruled that Article...
R N Bhaskar  15 June 2015 When Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister for Railways made his railway budget presentation earlier this year, he spoke of the challenges that lie ahead. He talked about how the railways are expected to earn like a commercial...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-uses-aiib-to-diversify-its-funding-sources-r-n-bhaskar/1305730 India finds immense relevance in AIIB — By RN Bhaskar | Jun 28, 2018 India has already begun diversifying its funding sources by looking for more financial support from the three year old Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), headquartered in Beijing.  Hitherto, it...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/promotion-of-corruption-act-is-now-in-place-r-n-bhaskar/1331485 How to promote corruption by changing the law — By RN Bhaskar | Aug 09, 2018 Last week the government finally got the Parliament to clear the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act (PCAA).  It appears to make the right sounds.  It aims to...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-why-indias-investment-policies-are-perplexing-even-myopic Investments: India’s policies are perplexing, even misguided RN Bhaskar  --  30 April 2020 Deng Xiaoping, the former premier of the People’s Republic of China, had famously said "It doesn't matter whether a cat is black or white, as long as it...
Riots – what provokes them? Image source: BBC By RN Bhaskar with inputs from Sakeena Bari Sayyed Nepal is on the boil.  The prime minister and president have been compelled to demit their respective offices.  The crowds continued to go on a...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/government-paying-lip-service-to-solar-and-ev-players/1426663 Is the government serious about solar power and EVs? RN Bhaskar December 27, 2018 Last week, possibly in order to soften the pain for an electorate in the months preceding general elections, the government (through its finance ministry) reduced GST on...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/gms-needs-polishing-for-brighter-glow/716007 The Gold Monetisation scheme deserves to be better implemented — By RN Bhaskar | Nov 19, 2015 12:00 am It is heartening to see the government pushing the GMS (Gold Monetisation Scheme). After decades, the government has finally become quite serious about mobilising...