For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
I think the argument of controlling population is a bygone. This should have been done during the 80’s. Now the TFR is already 2.24 which will soon become 2.1 (replacement rate). What we need to do ASAP is to invest in basics like water, sanitation, power, housing, health, edu, hard infra in almost every sector. But hey, we can dole out a loan waiver and win the election. As long as we keep making costly and shoddy agricultural policy to placate the farmer’s vote bank (and continue to keep them poor) and keep using more than half the budget just for salaries and pension to useless bloated govt machinery (most of which can be replaced by a software), we wont have the money to do anything remarkable.
“Sapne dekh par sach hone ki maang na lagao”.
I think the argument of controlling population is a bygone. This should have been done during the 80’s. Now the TFR is already 2.24 which will soon become 2.1 (replacement rate). What we need to do ASAP is to invest in basics like water, sanitation, power, housing, health, edu, hard infra in almost every sector. But hey, we can dole out a loan waiver and win the election. As long as we keep making costly and shoddy agricultural policy to placate the farmer’s vote bank (and continue to keep them poor) and keep using more than half the budget just for salaries and pension to useless bloated govt machinery (most of which can be replaced by a software), we wont have the money to do anything remarkable.
“Sapne dekh par sach hone ki maang na lagao”.
As long as Indians procreate like rabbits they can only blame themselves. Stop making babies and spare them of the hell that is India.