Policy Watch

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...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/npa-albatross-around-banks-neck-rn-bhaskar/857767 The scourge of NPAs The markets are still reeling. They are trying to cope with the NPA burden. Estimated at Rs.4 lakh crore, NPAs threaten to become almost 1.5 times the cumulative market capitalization of these banks. Some of these...

R N Bhaskar 23 March 2015 Like most stories, it has a moral too. It is particularly relevant for all those who believe in “Make in India”, in the basic minimum dignity that any Indian must enjoy, in affordable housing, and...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-trumpets-and-the-pipsqueaks-discordant-notes-writes-rn-bhaskar The hype around India's economic growth RN Bhaskar When elections are round the corner, as they are in India, the tendency on the part of governments -- and those who wish to seek favours – is to engage in a bit...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/agnipath-indias-trial-by-fire Agnipath: India's trial by fire? RN Bhaskar There are riots on the streets in many states (https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/violent-protest-continues-over-agnipath-scheme-in-bihar). In a bid to douse the fires, the government increased the recruitment age from 21 to 23 (https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/agnipath-scheme-upper-age-limit-for-recruitment-process-for-2022-increased-to-23-years). But this may not help. The...

R N Bhaskar 1 June 2015 On 25 March 2015, the Union Ministry of Shipping announced a revised vision of the Sagarmala concept that Prime Minister Vajpayee talked about more than 15 years ago.  Among other things, it introduced – for...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/when-aspirations-become-achievements-r-n-bhaskar/1367956 Barclays-Hurun-Rich-List-2018 Celebrating wealth generators RN Bhaskar It is when news like the Barclays Hurun Rich List get splashed around in the media that one actually begins to appreciate how rapidly India has been changing. The sharp increase in the number of wealthy...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/lessons-to-be-learnt-about-npa-recovery/1428359 NPA recovery is not easy to manage RN Bhaskar January 3, 2019 The recently published Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2017-18 brought out by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is a veritable goldmine of information on...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-tales-of-equity-and-debt-in-india-since-2014/1031646 Equity markets soar; but banks languish for the want of customers who want debt — By RN Bhaskar | Mar 09, 2017 09:42 am India perplexes.  That’s an adage that many have grown to live with.  And nothing confirms this perplexing picture...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-indian-banks-seek-to-fatten-themselves/1035472 Policy Watch Indian banks' disdain for small depositors Rn bhaskar Last week was a turbulent one for the banking industry.  It began with the country’s largest bank,  State Bank of India (SBI), announcing an increase in cash withdrawal charges for its customers....