The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
Air travel has become so ubiquitous and the fares differ so wildly that it is a game to save money and to get the ticket you want. It takes a lot of effort, research and creativity to get the right ticket!
Here is a very interesting post that details out how one can go about saving money. Here’s a ready reckoner list of the sites that you would like to bookmark (or just bookmark this post to refer to again and again):
Travelocity – check multiple airlines from one place
ITASoftware.com – gives you the sort of power that travel agents have – to get the “secret” routes.. but you have to buy the tickets from the other sites / agents
Yapta.com – can predict air fares and get airline refunds after you buy
CrankyConcierge – For a fee ($25-75 for US/Canada & $50-$100 for Global) you get a personal concierge who can help with assistance and planning. From getting you the lowest fare to getting you the refunds to prepare the alternative flight plans in case of issues.. even looks for ground transport options if there is no flight available!
TripIt.com – brings your entire itinerary (hotels/air/cars) all in one place
CouchSurfing.com – helps you get connected to the local community of where you are going.
Tripware – helps you book travel right from MS Outlook.
In the Annual predictions for 2018
[https://www.drishtikone.com/annual-predictions-for-india-pakistan-and-the-us-for-2018/], we
had said that by the end of that
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