http://www.freepressjournal.in/higher-education-sinks-lower-in-india/835496
Learn from China. Focus on schools; leave higher education alone
The age of ironies has just begun.
There was a time when India used to be a centre of learning and higher education. Huen Tsang (known as Monk Xuan Zang in...
Has India eliminated poverty?
RN Bhaskar
Last week, the government proudly declared that it had reduced Multidimensional poverty during the past five years (https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1940125). It claimed that.
13.5 crore Indians escape Multidimensional Poverty in 5 years.
Steep decline in number of...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/water-and-waste-water-in-india
India's blindness - for water and waste water
RN Bhaskar -- 4 July 2019
If one goes by news reports, it would appear that the government is trying to sort out the impending water crisis on a war footing. That is...
Can India deal with China the way Vietnam has done?
By RN Bhaskar
India appears to be spooked by China. Its actions do not appear rational. To understand this, just look at what Vietnam has done. The world is waking up...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/lessons-in-education-from-china-for-india/830650
What India can learn about education from China - I
Any way you look at it, there is a great sad irony underlining the approach of India and China to its own people and to the world.
India waxes eloquent about...
The changing world order through trade blocs
By RN Bhaskar
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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.freepressjournal.in/analysis/tourism-is-desirable-but-not-easily-captured-r-n-bhaskar/947530
Tourism desirable, but problems persist
By any yardstick, the numbers look impressive. There has been an impressive growth in tourism.
According to the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2015 of the World Economic Forum (WEF), India’s rank climbed up 13 Places...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/editors-picks/the-chimera-of-affordable-housing/1448875
Is the government serious about affordable housing?
RN Bhaskar -- 31 January 2019
Time it was, and what a time it was, it was A time of innocence, a time of confidences
Simon & Garfunkel, Broken ends
Fifty years is almost a life-time...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/should-a-child-become-martyr-for-the-family/
Should a child become ‘martyr’ for the family?
— By RN Bhaskar | Dec 03, 2015 12:00 am
Child labour has never been an easy subject to deal with, especially when it comes to developing and under-developed countries. Its origins can be...
India’s slip is showing- underperformance is the culprit
RN Bhaskar
India has been witness to a lot of bluster and chest-thumping. But recent numbers have begun to highlight the country’s underperformance. One of the first signs is the slowing of exports...
