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The foremost thinker when it comes to global politics and geo-strategic thinking. Also, an IMF certified expert now. A naive man would be an understatement at this point in time. Do go ahead and watch this one.
I am waiting for independence day speech now. Going by his style, a major Burnol moment coming for anti indians.
I don't think even congress workers vote for him on election day
More than all those speeches. He needs to secure India's national interests and work towards enhancing mechanisms that protect national security. Actions are needed now, the time for rhetoric is long gone.
I think, he will wait trump out. Focus on self reliance. Get whatever we can put of us companies to get the ecosystem in india.
I would like to see greater reforms in UGC though. Need for the hour.
To Mudi ji and Endians. We also thank our yuva neta in your parliament. Have a look at this and cry - Fauji Foundation.
www.hindustantimes.com
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday thanked US President Donald Trump for his “leadership role” in finalising a “historic” trade agreement between the two countries.
PM Shehbaz Sharif reacts to Pakistan-US trade agreement, thanks Donald Trump: ‘Landmark deal’
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif expressed gratitude to US President Donald Trump for his leadership in finalising a significant trade agreement. | World News
www.hindustantimes.com
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday thanked US President Donald Trump for his “leadership role” in finalising a “historic” trade agreement between the two countries.
Meh. I wouldn't be worried about it.To Mudi ji and Endians. We also thank our yuva neta in your parliament. Have a look at this and cry - Fauji Foundation.
PM Shehbaz Sharif reacts to Pakistan-US trade agreement, thanks Donald Trump: ‘Landmark deal’
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif expressed gratitude to US President Donald Trump for his leadership in finalising a significant trade agreement. | World News
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday thanked US President Donald Trump for his “leadership role” in finalising a “historic” trade agreement between the two countries.
Let China and USA have a go at it. We aren't gonna sell our dignity and land for artificially propped up economy.
A good podcast with Sanjeev Sanyal. The government has good initiatives. However, their roll-outs are almost always flawed and slow. I will leave it at that.
Opinion: Opinion | PM Modi Was Right: India's Economic Sovereignty Is Being Tested, But It's Ready
As President Trump signals a return to sweeping tariffs on Indian exports, part of a broader protectionist resurgence in the United States, the instinctive response from some is alarm.
www.ndtv.com
A take on visionary approach of govt. And this is just the start.
'If you're a true Indian...': Supreme Court raps Rahul Gandhi over China land grab claim, stays proceedings against LoP - BusinessToday
The bench, consisting of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih, issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government and the complainant.
The Supreme Court of India has rebuked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi regarding his remarks about the Indian Army during his Bharat Jodo Yatra, specifically his claim that China had taken 2,000 square kilometres of Indian territory. The court expressed that such statements are unbecoming of a "true Indian." In a recent hearing, the top court stayed the proceedings against Gandhi in a Lucknow court.
So it was the employees who started verbally abusing and getting aggressive first. They also threw hands. Please do watch the video. The masala news networks do not bother to get the perspective of the other side. It is quite easy to run a headline based on a one-sided F.I.R.
Many a time people might think that the babus (UPSC folks) are targeted unfairly or receive more flak that the normal neta on the forum. I would urge you to go through their track record and Bills that their ministry was actually responsible for undertaking. You'll find things that you had overlooked and will come to share the sentiment. Each of these 'harmless' paper pushers are more vital to getting work done than those who end up signing the papers. Many of them have their own agendas and belief systems. They can enact on them and cause a lot of trouble. You can start by picking up retirees and going through their posts. You'll be able to at least gauge how they were behaving in the later years of their careers. I will leave this as an example. This chap was a Fin. secretary.
Do go ahead and watch this ex-bureaucrat explain how US-India trade deal would work and how it would pan out. This guy retired in 2019/20. Go to his social media timeline and see his posts. These are the people who are looking out for India's interests and working with the BJP. The entire timeline consists of pandering to the left (which I have no issues with). I fail to understand how the BJP is vetting its top officials in ministries.
India’s former finance secretary Subhash Garg says a US-India trade deal is unlikely, given the wide gulf between their positions on key issues. He cautions against negotiating from a position of weakness, and urges India to instead reconsider its economic engagement with China.
India’s former finance secretary Subhash Garg says a US-India trade deal is unlikely, given the wide gulf between their positions on key issues. He cautions against negotiating from a position of weakness, and urges India to instead reconsider its economic engagement with China.
Open office, closed minds? Why babus feel exposed in Kartavya Bhavan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kartavya Bhavan-3, which will house several ministries of the Central government. However, top Central government officers have written to the PMO over the lack of private cabins in the building. They say the open-seating arrangement compromises...
The Kartavya Bhavan on New Delhi's Kartavya Path is an ambitious project to bring central ministries and departments under one roof for seamless functioning.
However, the government seems to have ignored the cornerstones of parampara, pratistha, anushashan while planning the corner offices. How can babus function openly in the open? Babudom thrives in hushed voices, confidential calls and discreet deals. A cabin is a must for fearless functioning.
Haven't watched the interview but I've come across many such characters in the past on X . Their reasoning is simple . Trade must flow whomsoever we trade with.
The objective being trade keeps the GDP up , a must for a developing country like ours. This is precisely the stand Montek Singh Ahluwalia took w.r.t the RCEP . He wanted India to sign on to the pact .
What such views gloss over or neglect to consider is the eventual effect this has on our economy in terms of trade dependencies.
If you pose this question to these characters they'd counter with competition is always good for the market as it helps bring out the best in them pointing out to the licence permit raj pre liberalisation where certain Pvt Cos enjoyed a monopoly viz Bajaj Auto in rickshaws & scooters & so on
They also neglect to consider the fact that if you open your markets to Chinese products , these same Chinese industries were grown on the back of huge subsidies by the CCP which still plays a huge part in their exports by keeping costs down & given ba chance will destroy your domestic production as ASEAN countries are now discovering to their horror. They can't do much about it as that'd involve inviting all kinds of retribution from China.
These guys then aren't pro or anti anything , they're merely myopic whose world view is guided by expediency more than robust thought & rigorous testing of the soundness of their policy making abilities.
Simultaneously the Chinese have a habit of promoting cut throat competition in any sector domestically such that Darwin's law prevails probably to avoid the pitfalls of what India & most other planned & controlled economies including China faced before their version of liberalisation . A good case in point is the EV sector in China. The fact that a mobile phone mfg Xiaomi is now mfg EVs & is pretty successful at it is telling & they got into this sector 5 years ago or thereabouts.
Returning to China it's also telling that China's a big votary of free trade today as opposed to 2 decades ago when the US under Clinton permitted Chinese entry into the WTO where on many issues of trade including access into sensitive sectors of developing economies like agriculture dairy retail & so on , India & China were together co ordinating strategies often thwarting the developed world much to their frustration accusing India China & the developing countries of protectionist policies & unnecessary subsidies .
While India's certainly come a long way since then China's gone that much further . Ironically it's the west which is being protectionist today.
There are some things best left to be inferred as they are too uncomfortable to be aired openly.
The recent events in the diplomatic, trade, political and military space loosely tie in with each other. Trump is coming in with a brutal financial position breathing down on him and his style is not known for finesse. Certain Indian moves over the last 18 months have put us in a weak spot or have plain rubbed the US the wrong way. The goat chasers across the border have incredible luck. They just happen to be in the right place again - the third bloody time it has happened since the 70s.
Long story short India showed its hand early and the established players were not happy about squeezing in a new power at the table especially when it upset the prevailing order. Due to India's internal and external compulsions India doesnt have any room for concessions. Our policy makers spectacularly failed to read the room on this one and on more than one occasion overestimated our capability.
Is it all gloom and doom? Hardly - it will be a 2025 version of the late 80s at worst where Pak will again be the pampered brat in Washington while New Delhi just awkwardly shifts its weight from one leg to the other since its primary benefactor - Russia is grinding into a slow demise. India will again have to find its internal strength, be more honest with itself and confront some hard facts. India did it once, no reason it cant do it again.
The recent events in the diplomatic, trade, political and military space loosely tie in with each other. Trump is coming in with a brutal financial position breathing down on him and his style is not known for finesse. Certain Indian moves over the last 18 months have put us in a weak spot or have plain rubbed the US the wrong way. The goat chasers across the border have incredible luck. They just happen to be in the right place again - the third bloody time it has happened since the 70s.
Long story short India showed its hand early and the established players were not happy about squeezing in a new power at the table especially when it upset the prevailing order. Due to India's internal and external compulsions India doesnt have any room for concessions. Our policy makers spectacularly failed to read the room on this one and on more than one occasion overestimated our capability.
Is it all gloom and doom? Hardly - it will be a 2025 version of the late 80s at worst where Pak will again be the pampered brat in Washington while New Delhi just awkwardly shifts its weight from one leg to the other since its primary benefactor - Russia is grinding into a slow demise. India will again have to find its internal strength, be more honest with itself and confront some hard facts. India did it once, no reason it cant do it again.
Everyone’s shouting about the Election Commission. Lazy outrage comes cheap
The hoo-ha about the Election Commission, about electoral rolls, and about EVMs suggests that irksome comic relief remains a part of the loud debates of our robust democracy.
theprint.in
Fifth Bangladeshi intruder caught in Meghalaya
Meghalaya police arrest armed Bangladeshi intruders who attacked a villager, with one member being a Bangladesh police constable.
The Meghalaya police on Sunday arrested one more member of an armed group of suspected Bangladeshi intruders who attacked a villager in South West Khasi Hills district on August 9.
The district police said Mubarak Hussain was caught 24 hours after four other gang members — Mefus Rehman (35), Jangir Alom (25), Meruphur Rahman (32) and Saem Hussain (30) — were arrested from a couple of border villages on Saturday.