Policy Watch

Policy watch Is India losing money faster than inbound FDI? RN Bhaskar Politicians in India love hyping up this country’s investment story. That means excellent FDI (foreign direct investment) inflows. A good example is the way the Union commerce minister likes to...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/indias-medicare-damns-the-entire-country-r-n-bhaskar/898333 India's medicare: disallow cow slaughter, but not human slaughter Most sociologists insist that the two crucial indicators which point to a government’s commitment to improving the lot of its people are education and health.  The first allows people to grow. ...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/telecom-market-rigging-despite-auctions-r-n-bhaskar/928112 Telecom: Ways for the government to rig it despite auctions Within a couple of months, the government will embark on its largest spectrum auction. It will be auctioning 2,345 MHz of spectrum, the largest ever spectrum auction in the history...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-agenda-4-stop-fiddling-with-agri-edible-oil-prices Agenda #4 – Edible oil prices soar when demand is down RN Bhaskar (The entire series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/05/agenda-for-the-government-2021-series/) “April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain.” -- TS Eliot,...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-when-the-shadows-grow-longer-and-dread-begins-to-reign When shadows grow longer than the man, it means that the sun is setting . . RN Bhaskar – 16 July 2020 There is an old saying that when the shadow of a man grows larger than the person, it means...

  https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-a-colonial-outlook-has-stunted-indias-gold-mining-sector Gold mining – part III India sabotages its own gold mining interests RN Bhaskar  --  31 December, 2020 Basically, there are two types of corruption.  There can be good corruption and bad corruption.  In China, the state controls all resources. But the...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-harms-its-demographic-dividend/1217369 India ignores its demographic dividend — By RN Bhaskar | Feb 08, 2018 07:53 am One would have thought that any government that was keen on improving the lot of its people would have focussed on two critical areas – education and...

http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_a-great-deal-of-gas-to-harness_1807789 A great deal of gas to harness Wednesday, 6 March 2013 - 8:33am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna R N Bhaskar India has an unbelievable advantage in methane generation. Not just from bullshit, as this column explained last week, but...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/gms-needs-polishing-for-brighter-glow/ Gold Monetization Scheme needs polishing for brighter glow — By RN Bhaskar | Nov 19, 2015 12:00 am It is heartening to see the government pushing the GMS (Gold Monetisation Scheme). After decades, the government has finally become quite serious about mobilising...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/tokenism-will-not-make-mumbai-smart-r-n-bhaskar/1296116 Smart cities – more tokenism, less integrity in Mumbai RN Bhaskar --  | Jun 14, 2018 The full report can be downloaded from 2018-06_McKinsey_Smart Cities executive summary McKinsey Global Institute has just come out with its paper on Smart Cities: Digital Solutions for...