India’s slip is showing- underperformance is the culprit
RN Bhaskar
India has been witness to a lot of bluster and chest-thumping. But recent numbers have begun to highlight the country’s underperformance. One of the first signs is the slowing of exports...
R N Bhaskar
13 July 2015
There are signs of gloom. People have already begun grumbling, even accusing the government of causing a slowdown. A major pointer is the dipping flow of investments into India. Is the Indian economy sinking?
Maybe not....
The growing irrelevance of India on the global stage
RN Bhaskar
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On 6 April, full four days after US President Trump announced sweeping tariffs for all countries exporting goods to the US, Piyush Goyal and his team were...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-india-is-slipping-on-exports-and-employment
Focus on two E’s needed – exports and employment
RN Bhaskar
Work on the coming year’s annual Budget has commenced. The Finance Minister has invited suggestions from people on what should be done. At the same time, the Economic Affairs secretary...
https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-policy-watch-should-individuals-groups-or-cos-charged-for-water-consumption-1994088
People must pay for the water they use
RN Bhaskar -- 8 June 2014
This is an issue that has no clear answer. There are lobbies that continue to demand that water be provided free to farmers. Then there are those...
India’s Budget 2024 and Economic Survey suggest trouble ahead
By RN Bhaskar
The Economic Survey was tabled before the Parliament on Monday 22 July 2024. The next day, the finance minister tabled her Budget proposals. If one goes by the hype...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/banker-scamster-and-hidden-hand-make-merry-r-n-bhaskar/1345574
Protecting the banker -- and the invisible hand
— By RN Bhaskar | Aug 30, 2018
There is a sense of disquiet among India’s policy-watchers. Such anxieties were confirmed when they saw the data presented before the Lok Sabha on 3 August 2018...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/fpj-edit-gloom-worries-economy-watchers
Signs of gloom worry economy watchers in India
RN Bhaskar – 28 November 2019
The government refuses to admit this. But all the reports compiled by experts appear to suggest that the economic gloom could get darker in the coming months. ...
Turmeric gets a shot in the arm
RN Bhaskar
Turmeric farmers should see better prices both in domestic and export markets soon. This is because of the efforts of the government’s KVKs (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) and NCDEX (which funded the setting...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/economic-growth-continues-to-falter/1202361
Economic growth sputters. . .
— By RN Bhaskar | Jan 11, 2018 07:30 am
So it is finally official. For the second year in a row, India’s GVA (Gross Value Added) growth has slowed down. It went up during 2015-16. It appeared...
