The conventional wisdom is that if a govt fails to improve the lot of the voters, it is punished. Kumar presided over an economic disaster for 20 years and was re-elected by a landslide.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
As for China, need for imports will have to be very carefully scrutinised. If & when it becomes necessary, it has to be on reciprocal basis. No preemptive action.
Negotiating with China is effortless. Inter-trade should be very simple. One Re trade for One Re trade.
India should simply require that all trade with China be balanced. Only allow as much imports as exports. And for tariff placed on Indian product, place an equivalent tariff on a Chinese product. And also place a tariff on Chinese content arriving from other countries equal to tariff on that country or content % multipled by 10; which ever is less.
As for China, need for imports will have to be very carefully scrutinised. If & when it becomes necessary, it has to be on reciprocal basis. No preemptive action.
Negotiating with China is effortless. Inter-trade should be very simple. One Re trade for One Re trade.
India should simply require that all trade with China be balanced. Only allow as much imports as exports. And for tariff placed on Indian product, place an equivalent tariff on a Chinese product. And also place a tariff on Chinese content arriving from other countries equal to tariff on that country or content % multipled by 10; which ever is less.