Wonderful to speak with my dear friend President Trump today. Delighted that Made in India products will now have a reduced tariff of 18%. Big thanks to President Trump on behalf of the 1.4 billion people of India for this wonderful announcement.
When two large economies and the world’s largest democracies work together, it benefits our people and unlocks immense opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation.
President Trump’s leadership is vital for global peace, stability, and prosperity. India fully supports his efforts for peace.
I look forward to working closely with him to take our partnership to unprecedented heights.
@POTUS@realDonaldTrump
@mjavinod If someone blocks the road and protest , what they supposed to do ? Haven’t we had same problem at time of Delhi protest ?
ICE is there for a reason to find illegal immigrants , it can be brutal at a time but , they don’t go out and beat people randomly for no reason.
@HDFCBank_Cares It's been more than 2 weeks, I have submitted my document for KyC and yet account is not verified. How long it will take ? Local managers are not responding.
@KobieThatcher They are celebrating their own festival on most harmless way , I don’t think they are attacking anyone’s culture . You know they will celebrate Christmas as well . They are the most friendly immigrants one can have .
Here is my call to all highly skilled Indians.
Germany stands out with its stable migration policies, and with great job opportunities for Indians in IT, management, science and tech.
Find your way to Germany to boost your career: https://t.co/u5CmmrHtoF
Air India confirms that flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was involved in an accident today after take-off.
The flight, which departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hrs, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals.
The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals.
We have also set up a dedicated passenger hotline number 1800 5691 444 to provide more information.
Air India is giving its full cooperation to the authorities investigating this incident.
Air India will release further information via regular updates on its X handle (https://t.co/E5GNmjUHdL) and on https://t.co/j0KFr3rQU2.
Note to Editors: Air India requests media persons not to call the dedicated passenger hotline number.
I aspired to become a doctor in accordance with my late mother's wish, but I was unable to fulfil this ambition. Rather than pursuing a university education, I chose to join LeT, influenced by a man (Hafiz Saeed) who adversely impacted my promising future.
I recall being assigned the duty of guarding him in Muridkay, which served as his permanent residence and head office at that time. He previously travelled in a blue Toyota Vigo pickup Datsun, which had been modified with a comfortable sleeping area in the rear for his use.
Many youths, motivated by his speeches, joined LeT and subsequently travelled to Afghanistan and Indian Kashmir. Unfortunately, the majority did not return. Every Thursday, approximately 500 individuals from across the country travel to Afghanistan to undergo training at a camp named Ma’askar Tayyba located in Kunar Province.
I chose to leave LeT when its true face became clear to me in Afghanistan and Kashmir (Pakistani). I recall when the LeT commanders referred to me as a coward upon hearing of my decision to depart from the death cult. LeT currently has a force of approximately one million trained militants which established itself as a significant entity within the state.
He is responsible for the deaths of thousands of Pakistanis by sending them in a war of ashes to achieve state’s political goals. I wish to see his disgraceful end in my life. In Shaa Allah
I’m in a better place than Hafiz Saeed desired for me because Allah has chosen me to expose the dark faces of Islamists. Alhamdulillah
Pakistani Journalist Javed Chaudhary in a very calm and nonchalant manner lists out how India should now be prepared for the revenge of Maulana Masood Azhar.
No nation should have to accept terrorist attacks being launched against it from land controlled by another country.
India is justified in striking terrorist infrastructure. There can be no impunity for terrorists.
What can India do as we navigate this uncertain world order?
1. First things first, food security. Thankfully India is self-sufficient in food and we must safeguard our food security. As poorer nations face stress, India also must grow more food so we can aid other nations facing food crises. That is our dharma as Bharat.
This is what we did during Covid, with vaccine diplomacy.
2. Closely tied to food security is energy security. Today's agriculture converts fossil fuel to food, through dependence on fossil-fuel derived fertilizers and through tractors, harvesters and the like. Energy is food. Fortunately we have a good relationship with petroleum exporting nations.
Longer term, we need to foster R&D on more sustainable agriculture, from water management to holistic management of livestock and plants and electric powered farm machines. We also need a lot of model private farms and training centres.
3. We will face an onslaught of Chinese goods, from steel to toys to EVs and everything in between. What we think of as commercial aggression is really desperation in the face of massive overcapacity the Chinese have unwisely built. Navigating this will be a huge challenge.
Negotiating to pay for Chinese imports in rupees may be a good starting point. That may also push their companies to buy from us.
More generally, renegotiating to repay our external debts in rupees is a good idea and may boost our exports too. The world will likely be more receptive now.
4. Time to build factories. We need a 3-5 year sprint to build factories everywhere. We must push importers and distributors of imported goods to set up manufacturing units. The government can incentivise these - as an example, factories in backward districts can get 100% write off in one year and other areas can get 50% write off, to accelerate investment.
5. Related to the above, we must prioritize importing capital goods for production as opposed to consumer goods that we must aim to produce. And negotiate to pay for those capital goods in rupees as in 3.
6. We must aim to raise our R&D to GDP ratio to 3% over 5-10 years and this must happen mostly in the private sector. We need to push our private sector to set up R&D labs. Perhaps a CSR like obligation for R&D may work and we can also allow R&D related capital spending to be written off quickly.
7. India must liberally share the light of knowledge - gained from our R&D investment - with poorer nations. They do not have the vast human resources to invent that we do and when we start inventing, we must share rather than hoard. That is the only way to a more just and more stable global order. That is our dharma as Bharat 🙏
Thankfully we have a strong and resolute government and our Prime Minister Modi-ji is globally respected and those are huge assets as we chart a course through turbulent times.