The reaction to Ramdev’s launch of Coronil, which claims to be a ‘cure’ for Covid-19, would be a nightmare for any other company. Not Patanjali, though.
Even as Modi govt asked Patanjali to stop advertising Coronil as a Covid 'cure', platforms did little to stop misleading hashtags, or remove health misinformation.
After claiming to ‘cure’ homosexuality and manufacturing medicine that ‘helps’ women conceive a male child, Ramdev is back with Coronil, an Ayurvedic concoction for Covid-19.
Yoga guru Ramdev also said employees of his Patanjali and Ruchi Soya will donate their one-day salary, collectively amounting to Rs 1.5 crore, to the PM CARES fund.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
That accusation of Patanjali selling its products with a future production date was a fake news. Anybody could easily see through the 6 that was made to look like 8 through a simple pen work. Enough to understand the intent of this publication.
If the writer has used Dant Kanti , I am sure she will not use any other product. I am convinced this is the best tooth paste I have ever used in 62 years of my life and I have lived in 5 countries.
Dr Indira Patil: The consumer is no idiot and will choose products that provide value for money. Likewise, the producer aims to reduce manufacturing costs whilst maximising revenues and profits by selling shoddy products, especially when he faces no competition and can get away with it. Lofty appeals to patriotism do not make much impact on the profit maximisation instincts of producers nor on the value maximisation instincts of consumers.
During the “licence raj” that stretched from Independence to early 90s, many desi manufacturers were able to produce poor quality products and dump them on a captive Indian market, shielded as they were from competition and protected by tariff and quota barriers. Thus, we had the Ambassador & Padmini car brands that had not evolved since they were designed in the 1950s and yet were the only choices for the Indian consumer. These cars were utterly unsafe, expensive to operate and yet were sold at prices that were far beyond what they were worth. When the floodgates of competition were opened, these brands simply evaporated. Similar examples can be found in virtually every consumer product made in India. Something the Chinese have discovered and exploit with great glee.
The history of economics shows that attempts to justify economic autarky a.k.a. “atmanirbharism” in Modi-speak through appeals to nationalism have never worked anywhere in the world, and not just in India. In India, it increased smuggling, shortchanged consumers, enabled producers to extract and wallow in economic rents and enabled the much ballyhooed “Hindu rate of growth”. Barring a few exceptions, most Indian products were shoddy.
And then you have the security aspects of swadeshi. Shoddy manufacturing and award of contracts to well-connected crony capitalists has ensured that the Armed Forces get poor quality defence equipment and services. And crony capitalists are party agnostic – they are always friendly with whichever party or party grouping that holds the reins of power in Delhi. Thus, Anil Ambani, an incompetent businessman with many NPA feathers on his cap and zero experience in the aerospace sector is awarded the Rafale maintenance contract by none other than PM Modi !
Yes, one must improve manufacturing capability in the country. But that has not happened so far and cannot be magically made to happen overnight. And talking of swadeshi when your life is in danger is foolish to say the least. Thus, the Indian made bolt-action single round firing .303 rifle used by brave Bomaby police at Victoria station were no match for Ajmal Kasab’s state of the art AK47.
A lot more factors than the irrepressible Indian desire for all things “phoren” are at work Dr Patil. Perhaps you could translate that to Gujarati and send it across to the Godhra man and his Muslim – err termite – hating Home Minister !
A lot more factors than the irrepressible Indian desire for all things “phoren” were at work Dr Patil.
Dr Indira Patil: The consumer is no idiot and will choose products that provide value for money. Likewise, the producer aims to reduce manufacturing costs whilst maximising revenues and profits by selling shoddy products, especially when he faces no competition and can get away with it. Lofty appeals to patriotism do not make much impact on the profit maximisation instincts of producers nor on the value maximisation instincts of consumers.
During the “licence raj” that stretched from Independence to early 90s, many desi manufacturers were able to produce poor quality products and dump them on a captive Indian market, shielded as they were from competition and protected by tariff and quota barriers. Thus, we had the Ambassador & Padmini car brands that had not evolved since they were designed in the 1950s and yet were the only choices for the Indian consumer. These cars were utterly unsafe, expensive to operate and yet were sold at prices that were far beyond what they were worth. When the floodgates of competition were opened, these brands simply evaporated. Similar examples can be found in virtually every consumer product made in India. Something the Chinese have discovered and exploit with great glee.
The history of economics shows that attempts to justify economic autarky a.k.a. “atmanirbharism” in Modi-speak through appeals to nationalism have never worked anywhere in the world, and not just in India. In India, it increased smuggling, shortchanged consumers, enabled producers to extract and wallow in economic rents and enabled the much ballyhooed “Hindu rate of growth”. Barring a few exceptions, most Indian products were shoddy.
And then you have the security aspects of swadeshi. Shoddy manufacturing and award of contracts to well-connected crony capitalists has ensured that the Armed Forces get poor quality defence equipment and services. And crony capitalists are party agnostic – they are always friendly with whichever party or party grouping that holds the reins of power in Delhi. Thus, Anil Ambani, an incompetent businessman with many NPA feathers on his cap and zero experience in the aerospace sector is awarded the Rafale maintenance contract by none other than PM Modi !
Yes, one must improve manufacturing capability in the country. But that has not happened so far and cannot be magically made to happen overnight. And talking of swadeshi when your life is in danger is foolish to say the least. Thus, the Indian made bolt-action single round firing .303 rifle used by brave Bomaby police at Victoria station were no match for Ajmal Kasab’s state of the art AK47.
A lot more factors than the irrepressible Indian desire for all things “phoren” are at work Dr Patil. Perhaps you could translate that to Gujarati and send it across to the Godhra man and his Muslim – err termite – hating Home Minister !
Swadeshi is fine. Pseudoscience isn’t.
Swadeshi is no excuse to flout regulation and doing fraud advertisements.
I am quite sure you are a quack doctor. BAMS or BHMS?
Excellent Mr Chay !
Swadeshi is surely great as an idea. But we have had 70 years of proof to show that it does not work.
That accusation of Patanjali selling its products with a future production date was a fake news. Anybody could easily see through the 6 that was made to look like 8 through a simple pen work. Enough to understand the intent of this publication.
If the writer has used Dant Kanti , I am sure she will not use any other product. I am convinced this is the best tooth paste I have ever used in 62 years of my life and I have lived in 5 countries.
Also try out SENQUEL F
Baba Ramdev & Patanjali’s brazenness is unparalleled, fully back up by the govt at the moment. Afterall, his supporters are their votebank
Whatever comes With Swadeshi tag has to be discarded . But if the same comes with videshi tag it is welcomed. This is our grate country.
Dr Indira Patil: The consumer is no idiot and will choose products that provide value for money. Likewise, the producer aims to reduce manufacturing costs whilst maximising revenues and profits by selling shoddy products, especially when he faces no competition and can get away with it. Lofty appeals to patriotism do not make much impact on the profit maximisation instincts of producers nor on the value maximisation instincts of consumers.
During the “licence raj” that stretched from Independence to early 90s, many desi manufacturers were able to produce poor quality products and dump them on a captive Indian market, shielded as they were from competition and protected by tariff and quota barriers. Thus, we had the Ambassador & Padmini car brands that had not evolved since they were designed in the 1950s and yet were the only choices for the Indian consumer. These cars were utterly unsafe, expensive to operate and yet were sold at prices that were far beyond what they were worth. When the floodgates of competition were opened, these brands simply evaporated. Similar examples can be found in virtually every consumer product made in India. Something the Chinese have discovered and exploit with great glee.
The history of economics shows that attempts to justify economic autarky a.k.a. “atmanirbharism” in Modi-speak through appeals to nationalism have never worked anywhere in the world, and not just in India. In India, it increased smuggling, shortchanged consumers, enabled producers to extract and wallow in economic rents and enabled the much ballyhooed “Hindu rate of growth”. Barring a few exceptions, most Indian products were shoddy.
And then you have the security aspects of swadeshi. Shoddy manufacturing and award of contracts to well-connected crony capitalists has ensured that the Armed Forces get poor quality defence equipment and services. And crony capitalists are party agnostic – they are always friendly with whichever party or party grouping that holds the reins of power in Delhi. Thus, Anil Ambani, an incompetent businessman with many NPA feathers on his cap and zero experience in the aerospace sector is awarded the Rafale maintenance contract by none other than PM Modi !
Yes, one must improve manufacturing capability in the country. But that has not happened so far and cannot be magically made to happen overnight. And talking of swadeshi when your life is in danger is foolish to say the least. Thus, the Indian made bolt-action single round firing .303 rifle used by brave Bomaby police at Victoria station were no match for Ajmal Kasab’s state of the art AK47.
A lot more factors than the irrepressible Indian desire for all things “phoren” are at work Dr Patil. Perhaps you could translate that to Gujarati and send it across to the Godhra man and his Muslim – err termite – hating Home Minister !
A lot more factors than the irrepressible Indian desire for all things “phoren” were at work Dr Patil.
Dr Indira Patil: The consumer is no idiot and will choose products that provide value for money. Likewise, the producer aims to reduce manufacturing costs whilst maximising revenues and profits by selling shoddy products, especially when he faces no competition and can get away with it. Lofty appeals to patriotism do not make much impact on the profit maximisation instincts of producers nor on the value maximisation instincts of consumers.
During the “licence raj” that stretched from Independence to early 90s, many desi manufacturers were able to produce poor quality products and dump them on a captive Indian market, shielded as they were from competition and protected by tariff and quota barriers. Thus, we had the Ambassador & Padmini car brands that had not evolved since they were designed in the 1950s and yet were the only choices for the Indian consumer. These cars were utterly unsafe, expensive to operate and yet were sold at prices that were far beyond what they were worth. When the floodgates of competition were opened, these brands simply evaporated. Similar examples can be found in virtually every consumer product made in India. Something the Chinese have discovered and exploit with great glee.
The history of economics shows that attempts to justify economic autarky a.k.a. “atmanirbharism” in Modi-speak through appeals to nationalism have never worked anywhere in the world, and not just in India. In India, it increased smuggling, shortchanged consumers, enabled producers to extract and wallow in economic rents and enabled the much ballyhooed “Hindu rate of growth”. Barring a few exceptions, most Indian products were shoddy.
And then you have the security aspects of swadeshi. Shoddy manufacturing and award of contracts to well-connected crony capitalists has ensured that the Armed Forces get poor quality defence equipment and services. And crony capitalists are party agnostic – they are always friendly with whichever party or party grouping that holds the reins of power in Delhi. Thus, Anil Ambani, an incompetent businessman with many NPA feathers on his cap and zero experience in the aerospace sector is awarded the Rafale maintenance contract by none other than PM Modi !
Yes, one must improve manufacturing capability in the country. But that has not happened so far and cannot be magically made to happen overnight. And talking of swadeshi when your life is in danger is foolish to say the least. Thus, the Indian made bolt-action single round firing .303 rifle used by brave Bomaby police at Victoria station were no match for Ajmal Kasab’s state of the art AK47.
A lot more factors than the irrepressible Indian desire for all things “phoren” are at work Dr Patil. Perhaps you could translate that to Gujarati and send it across to the Godhra man and his Muslim – err termite – hating Home Minister !
Swadeshi is fine. Pseudoscience isn’t.
Swadeshi is no excuse to flout regulation and doing fraud advertisements.
I am quite sure you are a quack doctor. BAMS or BHMS?
Excellent Mr Chay !
Swadeshi is surely great as an idea. But we have had 70 years of proof to show that it does not work.