Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
Hilal Ahmed (above) has put it very correctly. The politicisation of ‘Iftar’ was begun by Indira Gandhi and continued by Congress PMs ( Vajpayee also) and It is now rightly discontinued by Modi. What is “Iftar”, exactly? It is the breaking of the voluntarily imposed fast observed scrupulously during the whole day, every day in the month of Ramzan by devout Muslims, and is NOT a social activity that these politicians have made it by giving a gala dinner with groaning tables and chattering guests, in an atmosphere resembling a social gathering (invited media in attendance) rather than the intended SIMPLE and symbolic ‘breaking of the fast’. It is used more often as a meeting to garner political leverage and patronage. Worse, it is clearly seen by the Hindus as a ‘political’ tool used by politicians. Its political slant ought to be discontinued, at least what passes for it now, as ‘Iftar’ in the political class. .
Hilal Ahmed (above) has put it very correctly. The politicisation of ‘Iftar’ was begun by Indira Gandhi and continued by Congress PMs ( Vajpayee also) and It is now rightly discontinued by Modi. What is “Iftar”, exactly? It is the breaking of the voluntarily imposed fast observed scrupulously during the whole day, every day in the month of Ramzan by devout Muslims, and is NOT a social activity that these politicians have made it by giving a gala dinner with groaning tables and chattering guests, in an atmosphere resembling a social gathering (invited media in attendance) rather than the intended SIMPLE and symbolic ‘breaking of the fast’. It is used more often as a meeting to garner political leverage and patronage. Worse, it is clearly seen by the Hindus as a ‘political’ tool used by politicians. Its political slant ought to be discontinued, at least what passes for it now, as ‘Iftar’ in the political class. .
Well said, Mr Rajesh!
A very gracious gesture of solidarity and belonging. If one does not like Muslims, all such acts can be derided as pseudo or appeasement.