For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
Very difficult to undo a bad decision after it has been taken. The banks were nationalised in 1969. No succeeding government has made a serious effort to undo it. Mainly because it is fun to have control over such a vast pool of captive savings which have not many safe alternative outlets. Partly also because it would be seen as going against the interests of the poor. 2. Demonetisation is in a league of its own.
Very difficult to undo a bad decision after it has been taken. The banks were nationalised in 1969. No succeeding government has made a serious effort to undo it. Mainly because it is fun to have control over such a vast pool of captive savings which have not many safe alternative outlets. Partly also because it would be seen as going against the interests of the poor. 2. Demonetisation is in a league of its own.