@omarali50 Let’s be honest, we all know what holds back “Dhume ji” and others like him from applying similar logic and standards as they set out for others when analysing when it come to others in this part of the world, particularly India. Not like it’s limited to Trump and this WC alone.
I like Ha Joon-Chang, but he genuinely seems to think that India hasn't spent a fortune into heavy industries and manufacturing, he's confusing what was 2010s cope with actual policy objectives.
Of course India couldn't replicate the East Asian model, because it couldn't run surpluses that high, but heavy industry absorbed an absurd level of investment during the time.
@omarali50 In the context of cricket and running international governing bodies or influencing them, I don’t think we have to wait to hit some magical PCI level for there to be some nuance that can help you invent an escapee for your compatriot or his infamous value judgements.
Wasn't President Trump in Beijing with a gigantic delegation a month ago that included his three most senior Cabinet members and literally half the captains of American industry, tech, and financial services? One of many reasons this kind of thing is going to fall flat ...
“The “Indo” in the name had been added by then-SecDef Jim Mattis in 2018 to emphasize the importance of India..”
“switch to Indo-Pacific in 2018 was done with a great fanfare and touted as a new chapter in US-India relations. It underline the critical importance of the Quad…”
Recent years have shown that India would rather see a U.S.-aligned semi-radicalized Bangladesh than one that is non-aligned and builds positive ties with all the big powers including Russia and China. India hoped to profit from being a local proxy for the U.S., despite this being India’s own periphery.
This policy has failed.
The central problem with this approach of bandwagoning with Washington in the subcontinent is that the US was never interested in salvaging India’s sphere of influence. The US only aspires to eject its Eurasian great power rivals from the subcontinent, which is beyond its power today, even at the expense of creating instability in the smaller South Asian states or undermining Indian security and geopolitical influence.
@Aron_Yadev India and Pak already have an established communication channel that works both during peacetime and crises; the DGMO hotline—the line which was used by the Pakistanis on the morning of 10th May. Plus, no track-2 can lead to new hotlines. Conflict management ≠ Crisis management.
@VatsRishap Anyone who tries to frame the agressions of the entire American establishment, from State, Commerce, DoD, and beyond as "Trump's provocations" is already being dishonest.
@chipsandpol Dishonesty is the most common side effect of those suffering from this affliction, which is why most of their critiques are so drenched in ideological grievances of a bygone era.
As per Bloomberg, Oman has begun informing European countries that fees will continue to exist on maritime transit in Hormuz and that the situation will not revert to the prewar status quo.
Despite U.S. pressure its also an open secret that European and Asian countries have been paying to get their ships through recently.
https://t.co/Bvllm6j84q
Overall policies of the two parties on Pakistan are obviously not the same, and no one recognises it more than those who opposed appeasement or restraint for decades. However, if you favour the “congressi” position being replicated, then perhaps stop using “congressi” as a jibe.
Even if we keep the point on mediation by US aside, the BJP would be calling this treason if the INC had done this at this juncture. In fact, they did term it as such when the UPA initiated talks with Pakistan within a year or so of major attacks on India, like in 2008.
@ZhangSupremacy And are we ignoring the dangers in indulging in such exercises dilutes the effectiveness of the all these actions that we all supported? The point is precisely to not squander away the strategic advantage or objectives by obliging them with more cosmetic “wins”.
Actually, it’s the pro-alignment voices who refuse to see any need for even calibration—with a few even trying to make vassalisation desirable—seeking only the comfort and certainty that comes with being a protectorate partly bcz of their own generational and ideological traumas.
What delusions !
“Sikh Nation”.
The State has all the rights to regulate and make laws to run institutions within its geographical territory.
It may not interfere with the religious practices rest everything is subject to State.
ANI should stop shoving cameras into the faces of these blackmailers; they are simply blackmailing a state for petty criminals. In not way they even represent 0.0000001 % of Sikh community.
ANI would rather focus on truth and daily updates shared by Uttarakhand police and countless Sikh pilgrims going to Shri Hemkunt Sahib as usual.