Wednesday, June 17, 2026
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/legalise-work-permits-for-immigrants/1118599 Work-permits for migrants needed urgently — By RN Bhaskar | Aug 10, 2017 07:34 am Hatred against immigrants is not peculiar to India alone. But it is at its peak when economic conditions are harsh, and a local population looks unkindly at people...
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...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/votebank-politics-northeast-on-the-boil-r-n-bhaskar/1326458 The Northeast turmoil could actually clean up votebank politics across India — By RN Bhaskar | Aug 02, 2018 The Nellie nightmare gripped India on February 2, 1983. Overnight, Assamese tribals surrounded three villages filled with Bangladeshi migrants.  They slaughtered some 3,300 people...
R N Bhaskar 6 April 2015 Had the government really been serious about providing affordable housing for the economically weaker sections (EWS) of society, all it had to do was to look at what Iran has done. If it thought that...
A new policy direction for solar is required in India By RN Bhaskar If one goes by statements and posturing, India is the best visionary for solar. Remember how the government announced its Too many announcements Just consider the number of statements and...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-agri-laundromat-error-or-cover-up/1011862 Agriculture as laundromat and five reasons why the income tax story does not wash — By RN Bhaskar | Feb 02, 2017 08:30 am After almost ten months of silence, the government of India finally came forth with some (rather strange) answers....
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-games-regulators-play-the-rbi-is-becoming-capricious   Has regulator RBI been playing games? RN Bhaskar The RBI should pay heed to the following lines:. It’s no-go the Yogi-Man, it’s no-go Blavatsky, All we want is a bank balance and a bit of skirt in a taxi. By Louis McNeice, Bagpipe...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/indias-economy-hurry-hide-those-blemishes-writes-rn-bhaskar Indian economy -- Out damned spot! RN Bhaskar Last week was full of chest thumping for India as it hosted the G20 Summit in Mumbai.  The city did everything to make itself look prettier than it is.  Slums were hidden from...
Desalination is a cover-up for inefficiency even corruption in India By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Increasingly, India is pushing for more desalination projects. That is a mistake because a) India does not need desalination plants except for a very...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-gordion-knot-where-will-jobs-come-from-r-n-bhaskar/965953 The Gordian Knot: Where will jobs come from? — By R N Bhaskar | Nov 03, 2016 08:07 am The central government is believed to be getting the jitters. Unemployment rates have soared.  New jobs that were promised have not materialised. And...