https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/at-75-india-is-still-confused
India is 75, but what is it celebrating?
By RN Bhaskar
India has turned 75. Eulogies are being sung. A campaign to have the country’s tricolour flag flying atop every house is underway. There is no shortage of sloganeering.
Obviously, when state...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/morality-is-fine-but-liquor-is-quicker-why-opening-of-wine-shops-amid-pandemic-raises-serious-questions
The politics of liquor -- men, morals, Mammon and madira
RN Bhaskar -- 8 May 2020
Last week, the Union government eased the lockdown imposed on the country. It allowed several types of shops to open. But a startling inclusion was...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/budget-2020-solar-pump-scheme-may-be-good-for-farmers-but-is-susceptible-to-misuse-4892321.html
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Solar pumps is a terribly bad idea
RN Bhaskar -- 1 Feb 2020
“I propose to expand the scheme to provide 20 lakh farmers for setting up stand‐alone solar pumps; further we shall also help another 15 lakh farmers solarise their...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/interviews/mannapuram-home-finance-could-be-a-financial-gladiator
Manappuram Home Finance aims at becoming immensely relevant to the Indian consumer
By Jescilia Karayamparambil & RN Bhaskar -- October 2, 2019
Taking pride in this fact, the company went a step ahead and decided to issue its maiden secured Non-Convertible...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/india-needs-to-re-think-at-least-five-policies-in-respect-of-waste-management-4510371.html
India is wrong about waste management in at least five ways
RN Bhaskar -- 9 October, 2019
For the last few years, Indian politicians like to rail and rant against the use of plastic. Some states have even gone to the...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/union-budget-2019-will-finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman-be-able-to-salvage-the-agriculture-sector-6872501.html
Union Budget 2019: Will the Union Budget salvage the agriculture sector?
RN Bhaskar – June 24, 2019
Within a few weeks, the government will unveil its financial programmes for India. This time the budget will be watched more keenly than at...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/cloud-town-betting-big-on-the-future
Cloud Town heralds the future for China
By Jescilia Karayamparambil and RN Bhaskar
4 December, 2019
Cloud Town also houses the Alibaba centre for quantum computing, appropriately called Apsara, named after the Chinese belief that Apsaras -- who dwell in the clouds...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/from-loss-of-jobs-in-the-middle-east-to-rising-unemployment-back-home-heres-how-the-oil-price-crash-will-affect-india
Oil prices tumble. Is that good for India?
RN Bhaskar -- 21 April, 2020
Oil prices have crashed. Just look at the chart alongside sourced from https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52350082. It has plunged into negative territory because traders want to jettison the stocks they...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/judiciary-is-india-a-democracy
Judiciary V: Without good justice delivery and education democracy is just not posible
(All other articles in the Judiciary series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/03/the-judiciary-series/)
RN Bhaskar 25 March 2021
S. Jaisankar, India’s minister for external affairs, is not one who is...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-global-turbulence-and-india
Global turbulence can stun India
RN Bhaskar
Last week, India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, spoke eloquently about how India will witness close to double-digit economic growth this financial year (https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/fm-sitharaman-says-india-looking-at-near-double-digit-growth-this-year-121101400060_1.html). One hopes this will happen. But such predictions must be taken...
