http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-government-should-not-be-trusted-with-banks/1198570
The government is responsible for bank NPAs
— By RN Bhaskar | Jan 04, 2018 08:34 am
A seminal document, that CARE Ratings brought out on December 27, 2017, showed how precariously perched India’s banks are.
In that list (see chart alongside) CARE Ratings...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-future-of-jobs-is-india-prepared/1194784
India is unprepared for the disruption in jobs in the future
— By RN Bhaskar | Dec 28, 2017 07:28 am
In the first week of December 2017, a leading legal and consultancy firm, Nishith Desai Associates, announced a webinar on “Will...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/setting-up-of-a-world-class-centre-of-excellence-in-maritime-and-ship-building/1190624
CEMS: Training people for the waters
— By RN Bhaskar | Dec 21, 2017 07:50 am
An announcement made by India’s ministry of shipping (MoS), in the last week of November 2017, went almost unnoticed by most people in the media. The...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-urgent-need-to-tax-agricultural-income/1186437
Taxing agricultural income is sorely needed
— By RN Bhaskar | Dec 14, 2017 07:15 am
In November 2017, the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry came out with a white paper on Taxation of Agriculture Income in India.
It makes a compelling...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/great-times-ahead-for-infotainment-industry/1182960
India's media industry can do a great deal better
— By RN Bhaskar | Dec 07, 2017 07:15 am
It could be the industry which offers people the best of hopes; but it is an industry that could turn most cynical as...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/expect-2018-to-be-more-unsettling-than-2017/1178960
An unsettling 2018
— By RN Bhaskar | Nov 30, 2017 07:52 am
Most marketmen are a bit confused about what the markets and the leading economies have in store for 2018. The first of such reports is already out. Credit Suisse...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/death-with-dignity-gains-legality-in-the-uk/1175058
India dithers over death with dignity
— By RN Bhaskar | Nov 23, 2017 08:10 am
Last week, this newspaper talked about (http://www.freepressjournal.in/world/indian-origin-pharmacist-cleared-of-elderly-dads-murder/1172908) how a UK High Court judge, Justice Green, threw out a murder charge against a chemist. The chemist, a...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-centre-of-gravity-of-billionaires-could-shift/1171231
Billionaires get a fillip in Asia
— By RN Bhaskar | Nov 16, 2017 08:47 am
In India there is a saying that if the first generation creates wealth, the second tries to build on it, but the third, invariably squanders it. In...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/religion-and-the-quest-for-peace/1167005
Germany's quest for peace through religion
— By RN Bhaskar | Nov 09, 2017 08:18 am
This year marks the 500th year of the Reformation in Christianity. It was a major change that caused a split within the ranks of Christianity.
The origins lie...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-what-do-rentals-say-about-maximum-city-mumbai/1163394
Mumbai's high rentals are a sign of sickness, not health
— By RN Bhaskar | Nov 02, 2017 07:04 am
Ask most people about expensive cities. They will tell you that New York is an expensive place to stay in. Or London. Or...
