R N Bhaskar
12 January 2015
In the first fortnight of December 2014, media reports talked about how poor policy-making had retarded investments of over Rs50,000 crore in the fertiliser industry.
Such reports were apparently based on a report by a leading...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-signs-of-life-on-the-employment-front
Signs of life on the employment front
RN Bhaskar
There are stirrings of life on the employment front. That could explain why the government nis willing to now become more proactive in sharing information about employment trends. After maintaining total silence...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/healthcare-and-medical-education-blighted-vision
Healthcare and medical education mismanaged and misunderstood by the government
RN Bhaskar – June 4, 2020
The government has finally been stirred and shaken by the horrific exposure of the abject health facilities in the country. This was thanks to the...
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/a-reassessment-of-the-carbon-footprint-from-cattle-2
A reassessment of the carbon footprint from cattle
RN Bhaskar
An extremely important Bulletin was released by the International Dairy Federation in Delhi During the World Dairy Day proceedings (Sept 12-15, 2022). It was titled “The IDF Global Carbon Footprint Standard...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/labour-pains-that-threaten-the-government/
Labour pains that threaten the government
— By R N Bhaskar | Oct 15, 2015 02:53 am
The stakes for the government at the centre are growing higher by each passing month. The spectre of unemployment looms larger with each passing month. Almost...
R N Bhaskar
February 24, 2014
India's policymakers love to talk about 'national interest'. They talk of it when they do not want to part with information. They say that it would jeopardise 'national interest'. They love to curb individual freedoms,...
China's problems are becoming viral news. Is the situation that bad?
RN Bhaskar
The Western world and its allies are in a state of funk. They oscillate between aggression and fear – a kind of collective paranoia seldom seen before. They...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-demographics-and-weaponsising-unemployables
Policy watch
Short-tenure recruitment of unemployables in the army will weaponise them
RN Bhaskar
Last fortnight, the government let it be known it was contemplating introducing short term recruitment – of three year tenures – into the Indian army (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/armed-forces-may-soon-recruit-soldiers-on-short-term-contracts/articleshow/90671646.cms?from=mdr). According to...
Policy watch
Is India losing money faster than inbound FDI?
RN Bhaskar
Politicians in India love hyping up this country’s investment story. That means excellent FDI (foreign direct investment) inflows. A good example is the way the Union commerce minister likes to...
