Policy Watch

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-futures-in-diamonds-is-sebi-promoting-a-scam/1054949 Diamond futures and SEBI's blind spot — By RN Bhaskar | Apr 20, 2017 09:34 am On Tuesday, January 10, the Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX) came out with a statement (www.icexindia.com/pdf/10012017_RE.pdf) informing people that it was planning to launch three futures contracts for...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/indias-biggest-laundromat-agriculture-r-n-bhaskar/884663 A 100 years' taxes can be found through India’s agriculture laundromat Is is Rs.2,000 lakh crore or Rs.674 lakh crore, or Rs.199 lakh crore? Any which way you look at it, the figures are disturbingly high!  But these are figures...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-treatment-meted-out-to-edible-oil-reflects-the-concern-for-farmer-welfare Edible oil and agriculture in India RN Bhaskar The government works hard to project itself as being farmer-friendly.  It likes to maintain that it is committed to a self-reliant India (atma nirbhar Bharat).  But if one looks at the government’s policies...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-worlds-best-universities-india-continues-to-slip-rn-bhaskar/940451 Policy Watch India slips on education: The Times Higher Education World University rankings Rn bhaskar Last week, The Times Higher Education World brought out its university rankings for 2016-2017.  This is a list that all aspiring universities of the world watch, because it tells students which...

Splurge even if you are going bankrupt RN Bhaskar Most economists agree that governments can either control interest rates, or exchange rates.  They cannot do both.  If the government controls interest rates to tamp down inflation, then the repercussions will be...

The hype about India being the most attractive investment destination RN Bhaskar Suddenly, there is a rash of announcements proclaiming India to be the best investment destination in the world.  Such a view has been echoed by, among others by Outlook...

Megaphones extolling India’s economy are not in sync with ground realities By RN Bhaskar At one level, India’s economy appears to be in good health.  That is, if one believes all the things that are being spouted by the government. At another...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/telecom-market-rigging-despite-auctions-r-n-bhaskar/928112 Telecom: Ways for the government to rig it despite auctions Within a couple of months, the government will embark on its largest spectrum auction. It will be auctioning 2,345 MHz of spectrum, the largest ever spectrum auction in the history...

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...

De Beers loses big time in the Singapore courts RN Bhaskar For many diamond industry watchers, De Beers was always too big a player to pick up a fight with.  It has eliminated competition ruthlessly, as the following paragraphs will show. ...