"Being a democracy does not mean India has to have open borders." This piece in Organiser explains that foreign nationals hold no inalienable right to enter India. It says: "A visa is an administrative permission, which the competent authority may cancel in accordance with the law. On the one hand, there is freedom of the press and of expression, which is a fundamental right of Indian citizens under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. On the other, there is the regulation of a foreign national��s entry into and departure from India, which falls entirely under immigration law and the discretionary power of the executive. The issuing of a visa does not create a permanent or irrevocable right of entry. The right to reside and settle in India under Article 19 belongs only to Indian citizens. Foreign nationals cannot invoke Article 19(1)(a) or other freedoms to claim entry into, or permanent residence in, India. Press freedom does not create a right to enter another country, and that democratic openness does not require a nation to relinquish control of its borders. The cancellation of Helle Lyng’s visa is not an attack on press freedom. It is an exercise of the sovereign power of the Indian State, supported by the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025."
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Strongly agree. The headline trade number hides the real story. Electronics and engineering together are now close to $20bn a month. Not long ago that was our entire export basket. Value addition is still thin, sure. China started with assembly too. Component suppliers follow volume, never the other way round.
Petroleum is the hedge nobody talks about. We import crude, refine it, sell it back. When oil spikes, our export realisations rise with it. Most oil importers have no such cushion.
The CAD is the part that should calm the worriers. A $25bn first half deficit with oil this expensive would have triggered panic headlines in 2013. Today it barely moves as a share of GDP. Services are quietly doing the heavy lifting .. IT, GCCs, consulting. Nobody tweets about them because they never disappoint.
Remittances are on track to cross $160bn. That's more than net FDI and FPI combined. This money doesn't run for the exit when the Fed sneezes.
Hot money is a guest. Exports and remittances are family. Build the balance of payments on family.
Atmanirbhar was never about importing less. It's about the world needing what we make.
@HelleLyngSvends Pl cry ! You mock and join political propaganda and expect govt of state to respect you so called neutral journalist gene 🧬!! Pl excuse us ! Write an apology first ! You u want I can draft you
A memorable day for the @IndiaToday Group as Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined us for a special interaction.
His address offered several newsworthy takeaways on agriculture, the government's initiatives and his vision for India's farmers.
A unique initiative by the Group, creating a platform for conversations that matter to India's agricultural future.
Rahul Gandhi: I rang Mummy and said I want Bhindi for dinner. BJP tapped my phone and conveyed it to Amit Shah who briefed Modi who told Adani who personally flew over and rushed to Azadpur Mandi and bought every last Bhindi he could lay his hands on.
I am having Kaddu tonight.
- क्या पत्रकार होने का मतलब यह है कि हम इंसानी रिश्तों के शिष्टाचार, सहजता और व्यावहार की शालीनता को भूल जाएँ ?
- प्रधानमंत्री से सहजता और अपनेपन से मिलने से पत्रकार की पेशेवर ईमानदारी पर फैसला सुना देना आखिर.. ये कैसी पत्रकारिता की समझ है ?
आत्मीय संवाद चाटुकारिता नहीं होता!!
पिछले 15 वर्षों में भारत ने नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा उत्पादन की क्षमता में वृद्धि कर 100 अरब डॉलर बचाए हैं। अंतरराष्ट्रीय ऊर्जा एजेंसी के अनुसार भारत ने इस दौरान सौर ऊर्जा उत्पादन में 168GW और पवन ऊर्जा में 38GW क्षमता बढ़ोतरी की। इस कारण कोयला और गैस आयात में बचत हुई।
In 2012 Manmohan Singh gave an interview to prestigious Science magazine where he clearly blamed America based funding to Christian Churches stopping India's growth.
It is believed this interview made Sonia so angry she decided to get rid of Manmohan. She asked all ministers to stop listening to the PM altogether. For the last 2 years of his tenure, Manmohan had zero control over the state he ran on paper.
Sonia Gandhi forgot to write about this in her book 😂😂😂