R N Bhaskar
24 August 2015
The government is keen on strengthening Aadhaar. That will allow it to effectively implement its Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) programme across the country.
But there is a gaping hole in the entire process. India has been...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/it-is-a-spirited-debate-over-ethanol/1322177
Ethanol for cars is not a good idea in India
— By RN Bhaskar | Jul 26, 2018
Each time India faces a glut in sugar production, there is a chorus of voices touting the need for vehicles to use ethanol. The arguments...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/manufacturing-continues-to-disenchant/1114582
Manufacturing gets pushed aside in India
— By RN Bhaskar | Aug 03, 2017 06:48 am
The government talks about strengthening the manufacturing backbone of India. Slogans of ‘Make in India’ continue to rent the air. Everyone talks about how this is to...
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...
Derivatives, USA and Armageddon
By RN Bhaskar
In a way, the world has been too gentle with the US. It has allowed that country to play around with other people’s money, to create and abrogate treaties at will, to stoutly deny...
Riots – what provokes them?
Image source: BBC
By RN Bhaskar with inputs from Sakeena Bari Sayyed
Nepal is on the boil. The prime minister and president have been compelled to demit their respective offices. The crowds continued to go on a...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-how-aadhaarpan-could-threaten-banking-and-financial-integrity
Article 139AA has created a big money laundering machine in India
RN Bhaskar
On 27 October 2020, there was a Twitter chat— “Curious case of PAN-Aadhaar linkage” -- that was organised by the prestigious Economic and Political Weekly (EPW). It raised...
Was Indigo collusive on scheming or was it being exploited?
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
Image source: BBC
The clock began ticking on 2 December 2025. Some Indigo flights were being cancelled. But the number of cancellations grew daily. By...
India and China warm up to each other. Russia could be the marriage-maker
RN Bhaskar
The last two months have been turbulent for India. In a way, this is a microcosm of what the world has witnessed during the past two...
The government creates godmen, destroys values, in pursuit of power and wealth
RN Bhaskar
Last week the police finally registered an FIR (First Information Report, a document which must be prepared before criminal investigations begin) against priest and ‘godman’ Yati Narsinghanand...
