In the capitals that will now be the unhappiest, a Kamala Harris victory was presumed, and a lot of actions and calculations were predicated upon that.
India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.
The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.
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.
1. This is a good article based on discussion with Crirag Paswan, chairman of parliamentary board of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). It is good that union minister and LJP president Ram Vilas Paswan has called a meeting of all Sc & ST MPs on 22nd July. 2. In each State there are many Dalit or Dalit-centric political parties as also parties who represent ST communities. Though these parties claim to be working for SC & ST communities, we know that on account of castes and sub-castes in these communities, there is lack of unity and coordination among them. If Ram Vilas Paswan can bring them together, it will be a good beginning to deal with two main problems of SC & ST communities. The problems are: (a) Job opportunities in private sector are scarce (b) There is a growing perception that the well-to-do among the SC & ST communities have grabbed benefits of reservations in job. 3. It is hoped that when SC & ST MPs meet on 22nd July, they will discuss and arrive at a strategy to deal with these two main problems. It will be worth watching whether some proposals are discussed to forge unity among all SC & ST communities.
1. This is a good article based on discussion with Crirag Paswan, chairman of parliamentary board of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). It is good that union minister and LJP president Ram Vilas Paswan has called a meeting of all Sc & ST MPs on 22nd July. 2. In each State there are many Dalit or Dalit-centric political parties as also parties who represent ST communities. Though these parties claim to be working for SC & ST communities, we know that on account of castes and sub-castes in these communities, there is lack of unity and coordination among them. If Ram Vilas Paswan can bring them together, it will be a good beginning to deal with two main problems of SC & ST communities. The problems are: (a) Job opportunities in private sector are scarce (b) There is a growing perception that the well-to-do among the SC & ST communities have grabbed benefits of reservations in job. 3. It is hoped that when SC & ST MPs meet on 22nd July, they will discuss and arrive at a strategy to deal with these two main problems. It will be worth watching whether some proposals are discussed to forge unity among all SC & ST communities.