Wednesday, September 30, 2026
R N Bhaskar 23 February 2015 Almost everybody is now reconciled to the inevitability of urbanisation. Even as early as January 2007, Goldman Sachs had in its economics paper (No152) on “India’s Rising Growth Potential” pointed out how the 21st century would...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-when-it-comes-to-solar-panels-clouds-of-greed-mismanagement-and-theft-block-the-sun Rooftop solar: Clouds of greed, mismanagement and theft block the sun RN Bhaskar June 11, 2020 On paper, the situation looks wonderful.  IREDA (Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency) has plans to lend around $1.3 billion (Rs.100 billion) to the solar and wind...
R N Bhaskar 13 July 2015 There are signs of gloom.  People have already begun grumbling, even accusing the government of causing a slowdown. A major pointer is the dipping flow of investments into India. Is the Indian economy sinking? Maybe not....
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-will-your-milk-be-delivered-home Milk, subsidies, turbulence and coronavirus RN Bhaskar – April 9, 2020 Last fortnight, milk was in the spotlight once again.  And this time ostensibly because of the coronavirus lockdown. Some milk producers began crying wolf. They said that milk supplies to Mumbai...
9th March 2025 How India’s Judiciary got marginalised By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image: CoPilot   On 23 February 2026, media headlines screamed out that the Supreme Court (SC) had pulled up NCERT for introducing, in the class VIII textbooks, a chapter...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/demonetisation-devilry-quo-vadis-where-are-you-going-rn-bhaskar/984040 Demonetisation dilemmas: the possible consequences The Cassandras are out in full force.  Their numbers are growing.  And the chorus includes some big names – Paul Krugman, Manmohan Singh and Kaushik Basu among others. Now research from the Fitch affiliated India Ratings...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/why-no-transparency-in-funding-by-insurance-cos/1506508 Why is there no disclosure of investments by insurance companies? RN Bhaskar April 18, 2019 On 11 April, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (or SEBI) issued a circular (No. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF2/CIR/P/2019/57).  It is addressed to all  Mutual Funds...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-maharashtra-opens-up-its-hinterland/1110674 Unlocking Maharashtra's wealth — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 27, 2017 07:23 am In many ways one could draw parallels between India’s Golden Quadilateral (GQ) and Maharashtra’s biggest roadway project. Christened as the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway (NMEW) or the Samruddhi Mahamarg, this 701 km...
Trade requires discussion and consultation. Not unilateral action RN Bhaskar The government has been seesaw-ing quite a bit during recent months.  Some of them will hurt India in many ways.  And there are serious implications for the future of trade and...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/two-measures-that-could-empower-marginal-farmers-land-lease-and-fpos Land lease and FPOs could benefit marginal farmers RN Bhaskar -- 15 October, 2020 Time and again, new numbers pop up, reconfirming an old truth – that India’s farmers are in distress.  Especially small farmers.  A set of figures that is...