Monday, January 12, 2026
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-us-dollar-weakens-gold-becomes-more-relevant/1517212 Will gold undermine the US dollar? RN Bhaskar  --  May 02, 2019 Gold is likely to become increasingly relevant in the coming years. Its days of being dismissed as a non-economic asset may be coming to a close.  Backing this view...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/shrinking-modi-bjp-even-india When Modi, the BJP and India begin shrinking “When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.” — Lin Yutang RB Bhaskar Elections for five states are over -- West Bengal, Tamil Nadu Kerala, Assam,...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-world-poverty-clock-pointers-for-india/1069774 India could learn a few things from the World Poverty Clock — By RN Bhaskar | May 18, 2017 08:13 am Asia could be getting out of poverty faster than many countries in the developing world.  This -- and a great deal of...
R N Bhaskar 19 January 2015 Any way you look at it, the horticulture sector is a miracle which Indians seldom think about. Take production figures first.  In tonnage terms, horticulture has already surpassed cereal production.  And do bear in mind, that...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/r-n-bhaskar-pushing-e-payments-with-scam-potential-dangerous/1001041 ePayments and the scam potential Try paying a bill of the MCGM (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai) -- the epayments way -- through its web portal.  It will be a vexing experience. Half the payment gateways do not work This could...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/prepare-yourself-financial-turbulence-ahead/809974 Prepare yourself, financial turbulence ahead — By RN Bhaskar | Mar 23, 2016 12:01 am Last fortnight, Paytm, the mobile payments firm, declared that it will increase its seller base on its online marketplace multifold to 500,000 by March 2017, compared to...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-2017-looking-back-looking-ahead/997952 Retrospective 2016 – looking back; looking ahead on e-payments There can be no doubt about it. If there is anything that 2016 will be remembered for in India, it will be the ‘de-legalisation’ of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes. Popularly referred...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/demonetisation-with-polls-round-the-corner-budget-may-have-a-few-sops-for-devastated-weavers-3202900.html Budget proposals that could swing voter sentiment - III ; Weaving a picture of devastation (With elections being announced for many states, including Uttar Pradesh, many believe that the budget to be announced on 1 February, will contain sops for...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/healthcare-using-a-band-aid-for-a-surgical-operation/1511755 Healthcare: Delicence medical education; don't offer bridge courses instead RN Bhaskar April 25, 2019 In some ways this was to have been expected.  Last week the government suddenly proposed through Niti Aayog, its policy advisory arm, that it would soon...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-govt-control-not-the-best-way-to-manage-temple-trusts-1876444 Govt control not the best way to manage temple trusts Should a government be allowed to control the funds of any community? Community leaders have begun posing this question, as one temple trust after another has got ‘nationalised’ by state...