https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/five-thriving-myths-about-waste-management
Five things about waste management that we are mistaken about
RN Bhaskar -- September 19, 2019
The last few months, politicians of all colours have begun making all kind of pronouncements about waste management. It is therefore time that someone pointed...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-patriotism-and-the-refusal-to-see-economic-sense
Patriotism and the refusal to see economic sense
RN Bhaskar – July 30, 2020
In 1774, Samuel Johnson, noted man of letters, printed The Patriot, a critique of what he viewed as false patriotism. On the evening of 7 April 1775, he...
Policy Watch
Financial traps through Aadhaar and NPCI
RN Bhaskar
In the last week of September, government officials were rudely shaken by questions raised by Moody's Investors Service regarding the reliability of Aadhaar, specifically concerning biometric technology's effectiveness in India's hot and...
Oil to pressure remittances into India?
http://www.freepressjournal.in/oil-to-pressurise-remittances-into-india-r-n-bhaskar/767163
Jan 28, 2016 12:00 am
Oil slipped below the psychological barrier of $30 per barrel last week, sending out gasps of shock and amazement. Few had expected it to fall below the $40 level. ...
23 Feb 2026
Iran can teach India how not to do business through blackmail
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
Image: Wikipedia
In early February 2026, the Indian coast guard intercepted three oil tankers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVYPRstOjGk). They were carrying oil. It was initially...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-harms-its-demographic-dividend/1217369
India ignores its demographic dividend
— By RN Bhaskar | Feb 08, 2018 07:53 am
One would have thought that any government that was keen on improving the lot of its people would have focussed on two critical areas – education and...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/shrinking-modi-bjp-even-india
When Modi, the BJP and India begin shrinking
“When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.”
— Lin Yutang
RB Bhaskar
Elections for five states are over -- West Bengal, Tamil Nadu Kerala, Assam,...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/strategy-for-healthier-india-china-trade
China and India could together revive the global economy
RN Bhaskar 26 March 2020
China has been a savvy investor in India (http://www.asiaconverge.com/2020/03/china-investments-in-india-are-strategic-and-profitable/). Some claim that China has outsmarted India. But such cynical views miss the big picture. China created value...
The world order changes swiftly; the West has become less relevant
RN Bhaskar
Last month had three momentous developments. First was the BRICS meet in Kazan, Russia (free subscription -- https://bhaskarr.substack.com/p/brics-gold-and-gdp)..
Irrelevant West; relevant BRICS
Today BRICS is an intergovernmental organization. It comprises...
The ogre of debt dwarfs many countries
By RN Bhaskar
Last week UNCTAD brought out a brilliant document titled A World of debt – 2024 (https://unctad.org/publication/world-of-debt). It pointed out how “Global public debt continues to increase rapidly, driven by cascading crises...
