India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.
Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.
No harm in having a social conscience, being receptive to the concerns of the poor and the marginalised. Even the BJP, long considered a party that favoured free enterprise, is repackaging itself as a messiah of the poor. What is, however, important for the Congress is to confront the economic challenges India faces, as all its neighbours to the east continue to race ahead. How would Congress President deal with unemployment, poor education and healthcare. The salad days of NAC came when India was growing at well over 8%, there was tax buoyancy, fiscal space for giveaways.
It is nothing new — has been happening since Nehru times.
But what does this marriage of convenience bring on the table ?
Congress is rotten inside out, left remains on it’s last legs or at best a pale shadow of what it used to be in Nehru days. Can this pair stand any chance whatsoever before the pair of RSS-BJP ??
That is the need of the hour.Congress can not and should not look like B team of BJP.
Even Sonia followed this path in UPA 2.
His other right! In search of relevance, his team is flailing with both arms!!
No harm in having a social conscience, being receptive to the concerns of the poor and the marginalised. Even the BJP, long considered a party that favoured free enterprise, is repackaging itself as a messiah of the poor. What is, however, important for the Congress is to confront the economic challenges India faces, as all its neighbours to the east continue to race ahead. How would Congress President deal with unemployment, poor education and healthcare. The salad days of NAC came when India was growing at well over 8%, there was tax buoyancy, fiscal space for giveaways.
It is nothing new — has been happening since Nehru times.
But what does this marriage of convenience bring on the table ?
Congress is rotten inside out, left remains on it’s last legs or at best a pale shadow of what it used to be in Nehru days. Can this pair stand any chance whatsoever before the pair of RSS-BJP ??