Nothing like the sun
India has finally begun to make its mark in solar energy (see chart).
Significantly, as was the case with Germany, solar power costs have been falling year on year. It is worth recalling that it was Germany(http://dnai.in/bj4W)...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-ta-i-indias-textiles-and-apparels-are-rediscovering-their-mojo
T&A-I: India’s textiles and apparels are rediscovering their mojo
RN Bhaskar (The second part of this article can be found at https://asiaconverge.com/2021/11/the-apparels-appaition/)
Some seventy years ago, if one had looked at India’s competitive strength, the highest marks would have gone to...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-treatment-meted-out-to-edible-oil-reflects-the-concern-for-farmer-welfare
Edible oil and agriculture in India
RN Bhaskar
The government works hard to project itself as being farmer-friendly. It likes to maintain that it is committed to a self-reliant India (atma nirbhar Bharat). But if one looks at the government’s policies...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/the-nexus-between-pockets-and-the-noose/
The nexus between pockets and the noose
— By RN Bhaskar | Oct 21, 2015 12:00 am
Talk of death is there in the air. There is abject apathy in registering the dead; then there are others who clamour for blood and...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/opinion-rural-markets-will-decide-indias-revival
Government policies have hurt India's rural economy
RN Bhaskar
Rural markets are in a froth. Another farm agitation appears to be brewing (https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/why-a-farmers-agitation-2-0-begins-to-roll-out-in-delhi-11097951.html). It could be messier than the first (https://asiaconverge.com/2020/12/farmer-agitations-fueled-by-corruption-politics-and-power/).
And the reasons are not hard to find. The gaps between...
NBFCs become more relevant to India. Is that a risk?
RN Bhaskar
All of a sudden, there’s renewed interest in what non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) are doing in India. Some are alarmed. Some canny observers are happy. Yet, the whims of...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/rn-bhaskar-are-farmers-in-the-country-really-earning-less/1093086
Loan writeoffs: Are farmers really earning less?
— By RN Bhaskar | Jun 29, 2017 07:22 am
The past few weeks have distressed economists and policymakers over the way farmer-loan writeoffs have spiraled out of control. Overnight, one of the platforms that made...
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/analysis-policy-watch-converting-waste-into-energy-can-spell-end-of-garbage-mafia-2009622
Waste-management: Converting waste to energy can spell end of garbage mafia
It is quite possible that Bangalore could set the stage for a national policy on waste management.
It was, after all, this city's municipal corporation (Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, or...
Ceasefire talks are fine – But what about Gaza?
By R N Bhaskar
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The world has seen two major ceasefire talks. One has just been concluded between India and Pakistan. The US is believed to have been the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/pmp-and-pli-and-more-backdoor-licensing-moves
Will the PLI scheme really boost India's economy?
RN Bhaskar
On 18 October, 2022, Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the RBI, India’s central bank, created a furor among investors when he harshly criticized the government’s PLI scheme (https://www.opindia.com/2022/10/raghuram-rajan-latest-india-manufacturing-hub-china-why-he-is-wrong/). Rajan is currently...
