https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-storm-clouds-gather-but-indian-punters-fiddle-merrily
Who is fuelling the fire in the stock market?
RN Bhaskar -- 14 January 2021
Indian stock markets are euphoric. Punters are predicting that the Sensex will cross 50,000 before Budget time. And they provide all sorts of reasons to justify...
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...
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-a-recipe-for-decongesting-mumbai-and-delhi-2041737
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-a-recipe-for-decongesting-mumbai-and-delhi-2041737
A simple way to solve illegal parking and hawking and also de-congest India's cities
R N Bhaskar | Mon, 8 Dec 2014-08:56am , Mumbai , DNA
Multi-storey parking lots can address the needs of investors, municipal and private vehicles,...
Oil to pressure remittances into India?
http://www.freepressjournal.in/oil-to-pressurise-remittances-into-india-r-n-bhaskar/767163
Jan 28, 2016 12:00 am
Oil slipped below the psychological barrier of $30 per barrel last week, sending out gasps of shock and amazement. Few had expected it to fall below the $40 level. ...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-regulators-3-corruption-is-often-on-account-of-regulatory-processes
Regulatory Games 3: Corruption and regulatory processes
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. -- Saul Bellow
RN Bhaskar
In the first week of September, a news item in a leading...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/shouldnt-india-issue-a-travel-advisory-against-trips-to-the-us-4916171.html
Coronavirus and other epidemics: Shouldn’t India issue a travel advisory against trips to the US?
RN Bhaskar -- 6 Feb 2020
First, a caveat. The author is no authority on viruses, and has based his arguments on the basis of material...
India stunts its middle-class growth
RN Bhaskar
Not a month passes by in India without eulogies being paid to this country’s growing middle class. This is important for several reasons. The middle class has purchasing power. The greater the number of...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/ukraine-the-war-that-usa-wants
The Ukraine war may revive the Pearl Harbour bombing of 1941
RN Bhaskar
The war will end. The leaders will shake hands.
The old woman will keep waiting for her martyred son. The girl will wait for her beloved husband. And those...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-budget-2021-is-a-mixed-bag-with-too-many-causes-for-alarm
Budget 2021 is not really about Atma Nirbhar Bharat
RN Bhaskar -- 05 February 2021
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All the Budget 2021 articles can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/02/budget-2021-series/
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First, there are some very good things about the budget. Note, all the figures discussed here have...
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...
