https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/maharashtras-agricultural-woes-will-continue/1475943
Maharashtra and its water diversion
RN Bhaskar – 7 March, 2019
Maharashtra has one of the highest farmer suicide rates in India. It also has the maximum number of farm agitations in India.
And the reason is quite clear if one studies...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/bank-frauds-could-hurt-india-much-more-than-covid-19-can
Bank frauds could create more pain than people imagine
RN Bhaskar – 24 September 2020
If you are a believer, or a bhakt, you should only read the reports of India’s policymakers. You will get a feeling that all is well. ...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/infrastructure-spending-has-been-great-under-nda-government/1414386
Great news about infrastructure spending
RN Bhaskar -- 13 December 2018
One of the major achievements of the BJP led NDA government is the huge step forward it has made in respect of central sector infrastructure projects. CARE Ratings recently brought...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/recession-or-not-the-pain-is-for-real-rnbhaskar
The economy is suffering a lot more than is being admitted
Economy: Recession or not, the pain is for real
RN Bhaskar – 5 December, 2019
Last week, the finance minister tried to explain why there might be a slowdown, but there...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/gold-import-duties-need-to-be-streamlined-rn-bhaskar/1372617
Gold import duties begin to attract attention
— By RN Bhaskar | Oct 11, 2018
Last fortnight, the government of India released a list of 19 items where import duties had been raised.
What was interesting was that despite a clamour from the trade...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-uses-aiib-to-diversify-its-funding-sources-r-n-bhaskar/1305730
India finds immense relevance in AIIB
— By RN Bhaskar | Jun 28, 2018
India has already begun diversifying its funding sources by looking for more financial support from the three year old Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), headquartered in Beijing. Hitherto, it...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/looking-an-auto-gift-horse-in-the-mouth-rn-bhaskar/820291
Looking an auto gift-horse in the mouth?
— By RN Bhaskar | Apr 07, 2016 12:37 am
In January this year, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) made an interesting proposal to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The proposal...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-cow-belt-may-not-be-a-place-for-cows-much-longer/1043342
The cow-belt makes cows an endangered species
By RN Bhaskar | Mar 30, 2017 09:37 am
Mythology and religious belief talk about how the lands of Uttar Pradesh (UP) are blessed. This is where Lord Krishna, one of the Hindu Gods and an...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/editors-picks/the-chimera-of-affordable-housing/1448875
Is the government serious about affordable housing?
RN Bhaskar -- 31 January 2019
Time it was, and what a time it was, it was A time of innocence, a time of confidences
Simon & Garfunkel, Broken ends
Fifty years is almost a life-time...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-flunks-sustainable-health-scores-as-well-r-n-bhaskar/923167
India's concern for medicare and health is terrible
Canny economists do not get taken in by the tall talk of politicians and bureaucrats. They prefer instead to look carefully at three sets of numbers which tell them more truthfully about...








































