Breaking: Cong manifesto: key takeaways: 1) caste census and a law to raise reservations beyond 50% for SC/ST/OBC 2) MSP for farmers as a legal right 3) Rajasthan model for cashless healthcare 4) 50% reservation for women in central govt jobs 5) one time waiver for student educational loans 6) any defection to lead to automatic disqualification. 7) doubling GDP in next 10 years 8) VVPAT will be used to match EVM tally 9) reworked GST 2.0 10) law to curb fake news through Press Council . Very detailed manifesto.. BUT do manifestos win elections? Or do emotions and leadership count? #BattleFor2024
Defying expectations, GoI commits to fiscal prudence, setting a deficit target of 5.1% for FY24-25, lower than forecasts. A clear signal of prioritizing macroeconomic stability, with a roadmap to reduce it below 4.5% by FY25-26. @neelkanthmishra, Member, @EACtoPM writes. 1/4
Ukraine-Russia Peace:
- Redo elections of annexed regions under UN supervision. Russia leaves if that is will of the people.
- Crimea formally part of Russia, as it has been since 1783 (until Khrushchev’s mistake).
- Water supply to Crimea assured.
- Ukraine remains neutral.