BJP’s attack was not merely on American ‘Deep State'. The idea had been acquiring currency across ideological lines for some time. It’s been given greater legitimacy by Trump.
There are 3 perfectly timed triggers for this week's column: old, povertarian instincts are back; steel industry lobbying for more import duties; absence of reformers like AD Shroff.
Broken cricket relationships in the Subcontinent aren’t about any disputes over the game, nor Hindu-Muslim issues. It’s about the state of nations, and what goes on between them.
Charges against Adanis this time are much graver, especially as these come not from any ‘interested’ market operator but a sovereign govt. Any quick damage control is unlikely.
India just needs clear deterrence against both likely adversaries. With China, it lies in raising costs of aggression to levels it should find unaffordable. For Pakistan, it has to be punitive.
The Modi of 2024 was not riding the troika of propositions that won him two majorities and most recently brought Trump back to power. He was merely fighting to keep what was his.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.
If Sikh separatists are a nuisance, it should worry their host countries. Should it bother India if they keep killing their own in gang rivalries and making their neighbourhoods unsafe?
National interest always trumps pan-Islamism. Their shared strategic threat is Iran, its Shia base. The so-called Muslim world has stopped seeing Palestine as an Islamic issue.
With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
Deep state is really deep. Its so deep and intertwined in knots and so long, no one in US administration nor the CIA has a clue who or how it is run. Or even why a certain agenda. No one knows where the head is, not its tail. If India has understood how Pakistan foreign policy has been dictated by the ISI, it has no idea of the US deep state. Even NATO countries and allies of US are perturbed about the depth and reach of the deep state. USAID, UN WHO, UNESCO, REDCROSS, WB, UNHRC, you name it and they have all been penetrated and manipulated to do their bidding. Regime change is the ultimate goal and every nasty trick is at the finger tips of this deep state. Almost all of the tricks executed have had negative consequences to USA. But there is no stopping this gigantic machine.. Today’s USA would have probably been more developed domestically with its people more happier if the deep state hadn’t manipulated and altered this world. Indian policy makers to should listen to men like Geoffrey Sachs. He clearly explains how the US’s Russia and China policy is controlled and dictated by the deep state. He has discussed how they manipulated the US and British govt, media to beleive the WMD theory in Iraq, how simple it is for them to regime change and completely alter the course of a nations future. Its all there in the open today. India need a necessary ‘Evil’. This ‘Evil’ is its own version of the deep sate This is necessary not just for India to be a superpower, but to to protect and self preserve. Its all fine to call ourselves ‘Natural allies’ but let us verify before we trust. France and Germany have learnt it. India needs to. as well.
BJP is doing right..I hope Congress also need to join BJP. Relationship or biggest partner of century is one thing but india has others concern too. They are constantly targeting modi and indian investment in foreign see Adani case. They are supporting pannu a terrorist.. so it’s time for india to speak in there own language. Trade ties millitary tries or whatever is one thing and if you want to damage india reputation now india will not wait for response
BJP Is right to hit back at the US. And the Govt played it smart, getting the party to hit out and they can safely claim that there is nothing official about.
It is quite clear that the US govt is complicit and their actions are deliberate to pin modi down. There are perhaps rogue loony left elements in State Dept which act on their own and there is enough precedence of this.
Remember during Obamas time, the CIA has bugged Angela Merkels phone. If they can do then there act against india is also possible
We seem to be placing a bet that being abrasive with an outgoing administration will win us brownie points with the Trump administration. America’s abiding interests do not flip so much every four years, even granted President Trump’s personality. What does one make of his invitation to President Xi to attend his inauguration function. Earlier, the request to China to help resolve the Ukraine crisis. There should be a sense of realism about how much we matter in America’s scheme of things and how much it should matter in ours. Finally, it is becoming very difficult now to untangle India’s domestic politics from our foreign policy.
BJP lives in a state of perpetual confusion when it comes to foreign policy. They are the fence sitters who talk of dharma in politics but forget all dharma in foreign policy.
News trader couptaji , as usual is afraid to stop polishing the shoes of his gora masters with his tongue. If william clark was furious on Indian PM in yor presence, you should have objected, there and then. But you chose to lick his shoes. Shame on you
Deep state is really deep. Its so deep and intertwined in knots and so long, no one in US administration nor the CIA has a clue who or how it is run. Or even why a certain agenda. No one knows where the head is, not its tail. If India has understood how Pakistan foreign policy has been dictated by the ISI, it has no idea of the US deep state. Even NATO countries and allies of US are perturbed about the depth and reach of the deep state. USAID, UN WHO, UNESCO, REDCROSS, WB, UNHRC, you name it and they have all been penetrated and manipulated to do their bidding. Regime change is the ultimate goal and every nasty trick is at the finger tips of this deep state. Almost all of the tricks executed have had negative consequences to USA. But there is no stopping this gigantic machine.. Today’s USA would have probably been more developed domestically with its people more happier if the deep state hadn’t manipulated and altered this world. Indian policy makers to should listen to men like Geoffrey Sachs. He clearly explains how the US’s Russia and China policy is controlled and dictated by the deep state. He has discussed how they manipulated the US and British govt, media to beleive the WMD theory in Iraq, how simple it is for them to regime change and completely alter the course of a nations future. Its all there in the open today. India need a necessary ‘Evil’. This ‘Evil’ is its own version of the deep sate This is necessary not just for India to be a superpower, but to to protect and self preserve. Its all fine to call ourselves ‘Natural allies’ but let us verify before we trust. France and Germany have learnt it. India needs to. as well.
BJP is doing right..I hope Congress also need to join BJP. Relationship or biggest partner of century is one thing but india has others concern too. They are constantly targeting modi and indian investment in foreign see Adani case. They are supporting pannu a terrorist.. so it’s time for india to speak in there own language. Trade ties millitary tries or whatever is one thing and if you want to damage india reputation now india will not wait for response
BJP Is right to hit back at the US. And the Govt played it smart, getting the party to hit out and they can safely claim that there is nothing official about.
It is quite clear that the US govt is complicit and their actions are deliberate to pin modi down. There are perhaps rogue loony left elements in State Dept which act on their own and there is enough precedence of this.
Remember during Obamas time, the CIA has bugged Angela Merkels phone. If they can do then there act against india is also possible
We seem to be placing a bet that being abrasive with an outgoing administration will win us brownie points with the Trump administration. America’s abiding interests do not flip so much every four years, even granted President Trump’s personality. What does one make of his invitation to President Xi to attend his inauguration function. Earlier, the request to China to help resolve the Ukraine crisis. There should be a sense of realism about how much we matter in America’s scheme of things and how much it should matter in ours. Finally, it is becoming very difficult now to untangle India’s domestic politics from our foreign policy.
BJP lives in a state of perpetual confusion when it comes to foreign policy. They are the fence sitters who talk of dharma in politics but forget all dharma in foreign policy.
News trader couptaji , as usual is afraid to stop polishing the shoes of his gora masters with his tongue. If william clark was furious on Indian PM in yor presence, you should have objected, there and then. But you chose to lick his shoes. Shame on you
No wonder indians spit on news traders
SG seems to get pain in all the wrong places.