By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.
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.
In the period leading up to the election of 2004, when the Congress was the underdog, and for the entire decade that it was in power, Smt Sonia Gandhi, as Chairperson of the UPA, had a very cordial, mutually respectful relationship with the allies. She was assisted by her Political Secretary, Shri Ahmed Patel, who understood India’s political terrain. That does not seem to be the case today. Whoever becomes PM, the Congress will be at the head of the coalition, should the numbers so dictate. How many senior regional leaders feel comfortable, one on one, with Shri Rahul Gandhi. Whether it is forming the coalition, allocating portfolios, running the show cohesively for the full term, a much higher level of comfort and trust need to be nurtured.
In the period leading up to the election of 2004, when the Congress was the underdog, and for the entire decade that it was in power, Smt Sonia Gandhi, as Chairperson of the UPA, had a very cordial, mutually respectful relationship with the allies. She was assisted by her Political Secretary, Shri Ahmed Patel, who understood India’s political terrain. That does not seem to be the case today. Whoever becomes PM, the Congress will be at the head of the coalition, should the numbers so dictate. How many senior regional leaders feel comfortable, one on one, with Shri Rahul Gandhi. Whether it is forming the coalition, allocating portfolios, running the show cohesively for the full term, a much higher level of comfort and trust need to be nurtured.