The moment was reminiscent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Japan visit in 2014, when he played the traditional Taiko drums alongside a Japanese drummer.
He first floated the idea during his failed 2022 presidential bid, but it was removed from his most recent platform after it was criticised as populist pandering.
One can feel the difference the moment the train enters Kerala—cleaner railway platforms, more hygienic food stalls, orderly passengers, no stench, and, of course, fresh air.
Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay.
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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