When money become skittish
RN Bhaskar
Last week, a Bloomberg newsletter disclosed a very interesting fact. That as many as 107 companies overseas, accounting for a total value of $16.5 billion had been acquired by Indian entrepreneurs. This represented the largest...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/good-listening-for-good-governance-r-n-bhaskar/969318
Policy watch
Good listening is imperative for good governance
Rn bhaskar
The present government won a huge mandate from the people of India. One reason was that it promised to bring in good governance. But many people in the government forget one...
The folly of losing friends, influence and money
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By RN Bhaskar
In the second week of May 2025, India decided to cancel security clearances for the Turkish company Celebi (https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/turkey-celebi-aviation-india-aiports-13888717.html). It had begun delivering world-class ground handling and cargo...
Are there limits to a fudge?
RN Bhaskar
Both pictures are courtesy Canva -- https://www.canva.com – The term 2+2=5 is reminiscent of George Orwell’s 1984 where the protagonist wonders if the constant propagation of this foolish formula could lead people to...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/income-inequality-taxes-and-the-indian-state-rn-bhaskar/845855
Income tax and the Indian state
The government of India finally woke up to the scathing criticism levelled against it by none other than Thomas Piketty in February this year. Piketty talked about how there was tremendous income inequality in...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/misplaced-zeal-for-environment-and-water
Cities haven't yet learnt how to deal with water and the environment
RN Bhaskar – 18 July, 2019
Crisis, it is believed, brings out the best – or the worst – in people. So it was when Mumbai experienced its predictable...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-the-lure-of-online-groceries-is-growing-stronger-and-stronger
Online groceries to witness booming times ahead
RN Bhaskar – 16 April 2020
The business of online groceries has been growing at 67% year on year.
There are several factors that have propelled this growth. First, India as a consumption economy. Second,...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/lost-opportunities-of-the-textile-editorial-editors-pick-ananlysis-textile-industry-industry-era-r-n-bhaskarindustry/962757
India's textile industry: where does it go from here?
Rn bhaskar
The textile industry is the backbone of India’s foray into the industry era. It was this sector which actually defined India for a couple of centuries. And it still remains...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/lessons-india-can-learn-from-thailand-r-n-bhaskar/1246406
Thailand pursues economic development aggressively
— By RN Bhaskar | Mar 29, 2018 08:00 am
India began talking about Make in India since 2014. And it has been talking about India becoming the hub of innovation for several decades now.
But quietly, and...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/are-the-pm-modis-key-schemes-being-sabotaged
Ignoring waste management could cripple three key schemes of PM Modi
RN Bhaskar -- August 1, 2019
Three schemes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are truly pathbreaking – at least where India is concerned. One is Swachh Bharat, The other is...
