Sunday, May 31, 2026
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-israels-second-turnaround-startup-to-super-startup/1027628 The reasons which have made Israel a super-startup nation Rn bhaskar Fifteen years ago, Israel looked a bit vulnerable – economically, not militarily. True, it sought to align itself with the western world – especially the US and the EU.  But Israel’s...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-two-cheers-not-three-for-the-agri-bills A lot more needed to be done before tabling the agri bills RN Bhaskar -- 1 October 2020 The government finally made a move.  It has introduced some path-breaking bills for the improvement of agriculture and the lot of farmers in...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-india-could-learn-a-lot-from-post-covid-19-spending-patterns-in-china India must be forward looking, not defensive, as is evident frompost-Covid-19 spending-patterns RN Bhaskar – 13 August, 2020 After a country has been hit by a pandemic, how should people spend money?  Different cultures spend money differently.  There are countries where...
The Garuda and the Asiatic Lion are rapidly displacing the elephant By R.N.Bhaskar Image generated using https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img   There was a time when the elephant – India’s mascot for the world – had an impressive stature.  It was present everywhere.  It was a...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-the-us-push-oil-to-usd-250-a-barrel-r-n-bhaskar/1314064 The US roils the oil markets again — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 12, 2018 07:31 am Last week, Artem Avinov, leading analyst with TeleTrade, predicted that oil prices could jump to $250 per barrel if the Strait of Hormuz is blocked by...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/r-n-bhaskar-pushing-e-payments-with-scam-potential-dangerous/1001041 ePayments and the scam potential Try paying a bill of the MCGM (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai) -- the epayments way -- through its web portal.  It will be a vexing experience. Half the payment gateways do not work This could...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-recession-will-hurt-us-all Can India buck the recession? RN Bhaskar Notwithstanding the pitfalls of forecasting anything these days, my cracked and worn crystal ball sees a global recession occurring in the next year…. Collectively, Europe, the US, and China make up about half of...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-house-that-for-a-change-2070936 House that for a change? This is a story meant for India’s policymakers. Like most stories, it has a moral too. It is particularly relevant for all those who believe in “Make in India”, in the basic minimum dignity that any...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/r-n-bhaskar-india-losing-despite-onward-march-of-renewables/1089333 The onward march of renewables. . . . . . but India may lose a big opportunity — By R N Bhaskar | Jun 22, 2017 07:15 am The US has walked out of the Paris agreement for containing green house gas (GHG) emissions. ...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/can-mumbai-manage-waste-the-swedish-way-r-n-bhaskar/800198 It can also be found at http://www.firstpost.com/india/the-deonar-fire-why-cant-mumbai-be-smarter-and-manage-its-waste-like-the-swedes-do-2689738.html Can Mumbai manage waste, the Swedish way? Mumbai’s municipal commissioner, Ajoy Mehta, is right. He does not want municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills in this city any more (http://www.freepressjournal.in/civic-chief-to-avoid-replay-of-deonar-fire/773118). He wants to introduce waste...