Raphael Satter, based in US with family in India, received MHA notice accusing him of producing work that ‘maliciously’ damaged India’s reputation. He calls it a ‘misunderstanding’.
In 2022, over 71,000 Indians in US gave up their citizenship followed by Canada (60,139), Australia (40,377) and UK (21,457), according to MEA data. The figure for Canada is 18,000 for first 6 months of 2023.
The White House can tax trade, but it can’t shut it down. Technology, markets, and human ingenuity will stop that from happening. And this isn’t the 1930s. Goods aren’t the only way that value crosses borders.
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
Nothing wrong with banning so called journalists who work with anti-India entities. They are hired for hitting Indian interests