http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-india-s-huge-crush-on-gold-2020297
India's huge crush on gold
It does not really matter whether the outlook for gold is bearish (http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-with-stock-markets-on-boom-bearish-phase-for-gold-not-over-2017007) or even bullish (http://www.dnaindia.com/money/column-policy-watch-bulls-won-t-abandon-gold-easily-it-s-only-a-matter-of-time-2018682) . The one fact that cannot be ignored is that Indians love gold, and will keep buying it...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-agenda-2-cezs-can-help-india-revive-from-its-continuous-decline
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-agenda-2-cezs-can-help-india-revive-from-its-continuous-decline
Policy watch
Agenda #2 – CEZs can bail India out of this economic crisis
(The entire series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/05/agenda-for-the-government-2021-series/)
RN Bhaskar
“For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings ...”
Richard...
Much of India is poorer than the sub-Saharan region
By RN Bhaskar
After all the talk about Viksit Bharat, last fortnight’s developments have highlighted the hollowness of such claims. What is ironic is that instead of focussing on the key economic...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/doles-freebies-elections-and-the-absence-of-accountability/1496631
Lots more doles mean much more corruption
RN Bhaskar April 4, 2019
The dice was rolled two years ago when the present government permitted loan waivers in Uttar Pradesh. The fire was bound to spread. But even before that, the concept...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/infrastructure-spending-has-been-great-under-nda-government/1414386
Great news about infrastructure spending
RN Bhaskar -- 13 December 2018
One of the major achievements of the BJP led NDA government is the huge step forward it has made in respect of central sector infrastructure projects. CARE Ratings recently brought...
How will 2024 be for India and its economy?
By RN Bhaskar
Prognosis is judgement about how something is likely to develop in the future. It is based on symptoms that are visible today, and which may lead to consequences, unless...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-frenetic-quest-for-talent-2029427
IITs - Frenetic quest for talent
Monday, 27 October 2014 - 6:38am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA | R N Bhaskar
As India refocuses attention on manufacturing, it should try to attract the best brains
The “Make in India” statement...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/where-from-here-decoding-indias-path-r-n-bhaskar/872029
India's economic path: Quo vadis?
By any account, India appears to have done well. Unlike many advanced economies, which have registered a declining trend, India seems to be moving along an upward incline (see chart 1 alongside). India's economic path...
Bogus Aadhaar cards imperil both Census and elections
RN Bhaskar
Shri EAS Sarma has responded to this article by writing to the Election Commission. You can find his letter at https://asiaconverge.com/2023/04/india-elections-under-threat/
To appreciate this article better, it is important to take a...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-actual-employment-potential-r-n-bhaskar/1350110
Unemployment: forecasts and the actual employment potential
— By RN Bhaskar | Sep 06, 2018
The government is on the backfoot. It hasn’t created enough jobs. On the contrary, unemployment rates in India increased from 3.51 percent in 2016 to 3.52 percent in...
