Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Studying in the US as a pathway to citizenship is something the Trump administration does not favour. It is probably true that such immigrants benefit the US economy – and, en route, its education system – enormously. However, it does not lie in our mouth to make that case. From a business point of view, it does not now make sense for an Indian student from a middle class family to borrow well over a crore of rupees to take a boat to America.
Studying in the US as a pathway to citizenship is something the Trump administration does not favour. It is probably true that such immigrants benefit the US economy – and, en route, its education system – enormously. However, it does not lie in our mouth to make that case. From a business point of view, it does not now make sense for an Indian student from a middle class family to borrow well over a crore of rupees to take a boat to America.