Saturday, September 5, 2026
http://www.freepressjournal.in/the-nexus-between-pockets-and-the-noose/ The nexus between pockets and the noose — By RN Bhaskar | Oct 21, 2015 12:00 am Talk of death is there in the air.  There is abject apathy in registering the dead; then there are others who clamour for blood and...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-gold-be-made-less-attractive-for-smugglers-en-bhaskar/1101981 Can the government make gold a cleaner, more profitable, business in India? — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 13, 2017 07:16 am Listen carefully to the words that are constantly being uttered by government spokesmen. They talk about driving black-marketeers to the ground....
India exim: Cut the hype. India is bleeding  RN Bhaskar Politicians love to focus on their achievements, but remain silent about their shortcomings.  This is also true of India’s recently announced Foreign Trade Policy for 2023 (https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/govt-releases-foreign-trade-policy-2023-eyes-2-trn-export-target-by-2030-123033100329_1.html).   The policy itself is...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-when-the-shadows-grow-longer-and-dread-begins-to-reign When shadows grow longer than the man, it means that the sun is setting . . RN Bhaskar – 16 July 2020 There is an old saying that when the shadow of a man grows larger than the person, it means...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/rn-bhaskar-code-on-wages-bill-and-dream-of-jobs-for-all/1132793 Can the Wages Code scuttle the PM’s dream of jobs-for-all? — By RN Bhaskar | Sep 07, 2017 07:41 am On 10 August 2017, the government – through the labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya -- introduced in the Lok Sabha the Code on Wages...
11 May 2026 Trump is befuddled and lost By RN Bhaskar  Image sourced from https://www.craiyon.com/en Last week the world heard three narratives – both were economical with the truth. Both centred around Donald Trump, president, USA. One year spun out was by Peter (Pete)...
Health issues smothered by wealth concerns - medical education is the casualty RN Bhaskar On 22 September the country’s leading publications stated that the National Medical Commission (NMC) had barred Tamil Nadu from adding any new medical seats (https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nmcs-new-guidelines-may-have-adverse-impact-on-tamil-nadu-experts-101695756143484.html). The result was...
Ceasefire talks are fine – But what about Gaza? By R N Bhaskar Image generated by https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img The world has seen two major ceasefire talks.  One has just been concluded between India and Pakistan.  The US is believed to have been the...

Policy lapses could revive the 1990 spectre once again By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image sourced through Copilot   India is at the proverbial fork.  There is a road, full of obstacles, which could lead to Viksit Bharat (the mirage politicians...
The lights are flashing red about the Indian economy, but the merriment continues By RN Bhaskar  The stock markets continue to soar.  Except for a slight hiccup post elections, there seems to be no stopping the inexorable rise.  Government spokespersons promise...