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?
The latest India Today-ORG opinion poll shows that BJP will see an increase of 11 seats in Gujarat taking the seat counts to 128 out of a total of 182 seats. On the other hand, Congress – which has stooped to as low as it possibly could – promising free laptops and what not – will lose 11 seats.
On the other hand, Keshubhai Patel (Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP)) – the dissident from BJP and Modi’s bete noir will win only ONE seat. That is quite a setback for this guy.
One thing is clear in Gujarat. That you cannot deceive the electorate with falsehoods and appeasement. The people have seen what good administration looks and feels like and they know how it is just outside of Gujarat – for Gujjus are well traveled. Why would they settle for a decidedly loosing proposition? Even with a free laptop in place?Not just Gujarat, but at the national level now 56% of the respondents want Modi as India’s PM as well. No wonder UK is courting him finally realizing the writing on the wall.In a part that is besieged by the misdeeds of its President – Nitin Gadkari – and the ego of its so-called senior leaders like LK Advani and Sushma Swaraj; it is time that Modi gets a clear path to overall leadership. His time has come and it is time that this country gets a better alternative. Someone who can run the country in a way that it can progress!
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.
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?
This visit of India left me with many questions. Many observations and inputs from different people and sections. Food for thought that I have tried to contemplate on and make sense of. Sharing all that with you.
When you analyze the last 60 years of the economic miracles of Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia versus the continued impoverished Indian economy, you get very interesting lessons. Can Indians have the wherewithal in them to do in one generation so that the coming generations may rise?
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