Tuesday, January 27, 2026
http://www.freepressjournal.in/nirp-and-the-rosy-indian-economy/862987 How India has avoided the dangers of NIRP Unexpectedly, and sadly, you hear some people clamouring for the removal of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor, Raghuram Rajan.  But there an equally insistent – and numerically superior – group which...
Trade requires discussion and consultation. Not unilateral action RN Bhaskar The government has been seesaw-ing quite a bit during recent months.  Some of them will hurt India in many ways.  And there are serious implications for the future of trade and...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-india-hope-for-speedier-justice Judiciary - Part IV: The curse of judicial delays (All other articles in the Judiciary series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/03/the-judiciary-series/) RN Bhaskar India has a way with words to disguise its lack of intention.  In its attempt to justify its judicial...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/gst-government-corruption-two-ticking-time-bombs-rn-bhaskar/987468 Two ticking time bombs: government corruption and GST There’s a story about a man who decided to buy some furniture in the week following the announcement of demonetisation. He went to the local shop. He identified what he wanted, and...
  http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-cow-belt-may-not-be-a-place-for-cows-much-longer/1043342 The cow-belt makes cows an endangered species By RN Bhaskar | Mar 30, 2017 09:37 am Mythology and religious belief talk about how the lands of Uttar Pradesh (UP) are blessed.  This is where Lord Krishna, one of the Hindu Gods and an...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-rera-becomes-real-will-the-customer-still-be-king/1066031 Will diluted forms of RERA work? — By RN Bhaskar | May 11, 2017 07:48 am It was a concept that was being spoken of almost nine years ago.  Finally, this government has made it happen.  Nobody thought that the real-estate-developer lobby could...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-indian-banks-seek-to-fatten-themselves/1035472 Policy Watch Indian banks' disdain for small depositors Rn bhaskar Last week was a turbulent one for the banking industry.  It began with the country’s largest bank,  State Bank of India (SBI), announcing an increase in cash withdrawal charges for its customers....
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-governments-myopia-will-blight-both-it-and-digital-payments-writes-rn-bhaskar Slowdown in IT, discomfort with digital payments RN Bhaskar The government loves thumping its chest when digital payments soar.  This was, after all,  one of the stated objectives of the  much-touted JAM Trinity - Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile (https://pib.gov.in/FeaturesDeatils.aspx?NoteId=151163&ModuleId%20=%202).  As...
R N Bhaskar 9 February 2015 On 23 January 2014, this author received a letter from the “Court of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities” informing him that his case had been “closed”.  He had complained about the railways not being...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-power-drain-in-india-by-rnbhaskar The mismanagement of power in India RN Bhaskar – 02 January, 2020 The sins of the past are finally catching up with the power sector.  The energy situation has worsened, and could get worse, as policymakers hurtle from one blunder to...