The new ‘Expression of Interest’ is a continuation of the 2017 EOI. At the time, the Supreme Court had called the tender an example of a ‘surveillance state’.
All the state has to demonstrate is an ongoing investigation for state security, defence and public order, to force open the data lying with intermediaries.
A sound tax system is one based on the ability to pay or economic surplus. But the STT taxes the circulation of capital and not its returns, making it deeply distortionary.
Exporters said the Budget’s proposals to increase duty-free import limits on processing, create 500 reservoirs and support fisheries startups will boost the marine industry.
With recruitments under Agnipath set to rise, the Union Budget has significantly increased spending, with the Army taking nearly 87% of the total outlay.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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