Friday, June 12, 2026
Mistaken priorities for India trade By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image created by: perplexity.ai Indian policy makers have spent a lot of time in belittling communities. Instead, they should be promoting amity, strengthening bonds with neighbours and also harmonizing communities...
The changing world order through trade blocs By RN Bhaskar Images created using Perplexity The SCO meeting has just concluded.  It was wonderful to see Putin, Modi and Xi shake hands and exude warmth and bonhomie.  They had reason to be happy,...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_a-great-deal-of-gas-to-harness_1807789 A great deal of gas to harness Wednesday, 6 March 2013 - 8:33am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna R N Bhaskar India has an unbelievable advantage in methane generation. Not just from bullshit, as this column explained last week, but...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/r-n-bhaskar-policy-watch-liberate-temples-from-government-control/756036 Policy Watch Temple trusts hold the key to social harmony Rabid Hindutva groups have been espousing the “protection” of Hindu values in all sorts of clumsy ways – from beef bans to ghar wapsi.  In fact, if these groups really want...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/gold-we-trust-but-market-uncertain/1156098 Gold, Germany and India — By RN Bhaskar | Oct 19, 2017 08:01 am Gold markets continue to be poised on the tip of uncertainty.  There is all round confusion. There is no faith in oil prices – they could fall to as...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/now-private-banks-too-are-getting-tarnished/1260481 AIBEA should focus more on private bank malpractices RN Bhaskar -- Apr 19, 2018 Stories about wheeling dealing that managements of private sector banks have indulged in have suddenly put the spotlight on such banks. Hitherto, the focus was on mismanagement...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/npci-upi-credit-cards-and-customer-safety NPCI, UPI, digital payments and customer protection RN Bhaskar [Clarificatory Note:  On 17 June 2022, five days after the article appeared on our website, and seven days after we sent out queries to NPCI before writing the story, NPCI came forth...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/demonetisation-short-term-brilliance-long-term-pain/973092 Policy Watch Will demonetisation work? Or will it erode the rupee? Rn bhaskar On the night of 8 November, Prime minister Modi dropped a bombshell. He announced through a national TV address that the government was demonetising Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes from...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/so-in-the-past-four-years-there-was-no-unemployment/1481401 Zero unemployment during the past four years? Wow! RN Bhaskar -- March 14, 2019 Last week, on 8 March, 2019, almost unexpectedly, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) came out with an unusual report titled “Survey on Jobs: Creation and Outlook...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/promotion-of-corruption-act-is-now-in-place-r-n-bhaskar/1331485 How to promote corruption by changing the law — By RN Bhaskar | Aug 09, 2018 Last week the government finally got the Parliament to clear the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act (PCAA).  It appears to make the right sounds.  It aims to...