Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
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.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
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.
Shekhar Gupta is an idiot. To eulogize men like Gujral is to worship at the altar of your own destruction. Disastrous PM.
And for the record ‘world owned by alpha males of the nationalist Right’ is incorrect. India for the most part has been led by liberals, socialists and Communists and look at where we are.
There is always a temptation to speak glowingly of the dead. He was indeed a decent man. Yet, his foreign policy was a disaster and there are long term lessons we can take from it. He was a well known dove who valued peace with Pakistan. Pakistan, in turn, responded by ratcheting up terrorism and further raising its rhetoric. While Gujral got rid of Indian intelligence assets within Pakistan, Pakistan responded with greater aggression. The lesson should be clear: Pakistan is devoted to the destruction of India and any attempt to make peace with Pakistan will only make things worse. The loss of India’s ability to act against Pakistan, due in large part to Gujral’s short sighted actions, paved the way for years of terror and enabled Pakistan to attack the Indian parliament itself.
IK Gujral’s story proves that Congress is an untrustworthy coalition partner, when it is not leading the coalition. Show me one government, either centre or State where a coalition lead by another party and supported by congress has completed its term? Same fate awaits Sonia-pawar-sena government also.
The Gujral Doctrine remains the wise, abiding template for India’s South Asia policy. If it today seems all over the place, led by Nepal and Sri Lanka, at one stage, the Maldives, even Bhutan is impatient to establish diplomatic relations with China, perhaps it is to this gentle, erudite Prime Minister that we should be looking for inspiration. Decency will never go out of fashion, long after the Trumps and Bolsanaros fade away.
Didn’t he shut down all of the support that Indian operatives had in Pakistan, so the beleagured RAW couldn’t get a wind of Kargil adventurism by Pakistan Army, and India ended up paying with lives in the ensuing summer.
He was worst of all his predecessors and successors. He closed all intelligence cum other activities in Pakistan which gave them opportunity to start subversive activities in India Including, attacked Indian Parliament and finally attacked Mumbai and continuous terror activities in Kashmir. They were fully aware that all Indian retaliatory activities have been closed down. Shame…… shame….
He took many other decisions which were against the interest of India.
No, he does not deserve any respect, … no none at all.
This report on Shri. I.K.Gujral is like a half-empty glass. Mr. Gujral as the Prime minister of the country wanted to give away Saichin Glacier to Pakistan. No policy analyst worth his salt would think it a sound idea. That your article fails to mention this fact reflects the bias of the writer.
Shekhar Gupta is an idiot. To eulogize men like Gujral is to worship at the altar of your own destruction. Disastrous PM.
And for the record ‘world owned by alpha males of the nationalist Right’ is incorrect. India for the most part has been led by liberals, socialists and Communists and look at where we are.
There is always a temptation to speak glowingly of the dead. He was indeed a decent man. Yet, his foreign policy was a disaster and there are long term lessons we can take from it. He was a well known dove who valued peace with Pakistan. Pakistan, in turn, responded by ratcheting up terrorism and further raising its rhetoric. While Gujral got rid of Indian intelligence assets within Pakistan, Pakistan responded with greater aggression. The lesson should be clear: Pakistan is devoted to the destruction of India and any attempt to make peace with Pakistan will only make things worse. The loss of India’s ability to act against Pakistan, due in large part to Gujral’s short sighted actions, paved the way for years of terror and enabled Pakistan to attack the Indian parliament itself.
IK Gujral’s story proves that Congress is an untrustworthy coalition partner, when it is not leading the coalition. Show me one government, either centre or State where a coalition lead by another party and supported by congress has completed its term? Same fate awaits Sonia-pawar-sena government also.
There was steel where it was needed. He stood up to the worst of Sanjay Gandhi’s instincts during the emergency.
The Gujral Doctrine remains the wise, abiding template for India’s South Asia policy. If it today seems all over the place, led by Nepal and Sri Lanka, at one stage, the Maldives, even Bhutan is impatient to establish diplomatic relations with China, perhaps it is to this gentle, erudite Prime Minister that we should be looking for inspiration. Decency will never go out of fashion, long after the Trumps and Bolsanaros fade away.
Didn’t he shut down all of the support that Indian operatives had in Pakistan, so the beleagured RAW couldn’t get a wind of Kargil adventurism by Pakistan Army, and India ended up paying with lives in the ensuing summer.
No more accidental prime ministers, no, no more.
He was worst of all his predecessors and successors. He closed all intelligence cum other activities in Pakistan which gave them opportunity to start subversive activities in India Including, attacked Indian Parliament and finally attacked Mumbai and continuous terror activities in Kashmir. They were fully aware that all Indian retaliatory activities have been closed down. Shame…… shame….
He took many other decisions which were against the interest of India.
No, he does not deserve any respect, … no none at all.
This report on Shri. I.K.Gujral is like a half-empty glass. Mr. Gujral as the Prime minister of the country wanted to give away Saichin Glacier to Pakistan. No policy analyst worth his salt would think it a sound idea. That your article fails to mention this fact reflects the bias of the writer.