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?
Aliya Harir is a 24 year old lady who runs a cross-border Indo-Pak initiative called Aaghaz-e-Dosti. She has a Masters in International Relations from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad. She has been in India for the 11th Global Youth Peace Fest 2016 which was between 28th Sept to 2nd Oct. 2016.
With the tensions between India and Pakistan rising due to the Uri and now Baramulla attacks, the whole delegation was in a lot of tension if they would be able to reach back safe.
Sushma Swaraj, the Indian Foreign Minister took it upon herself to talk to the Aliya Harir herself and assure her of safe return. Overwhelmed by the response from the highest in the Indian Government, Ms Harir went on to Twitter to thank Mrs Swaraj!!
In reply Sushma Swaraj said something very beautiful. In the end, the daughters are joint responsibility of the entire global humanity. So it is important for us to take care of Aliya and make sure she reaches home safe.
While many who are angry against Pakistan – and rightly so – will question Sushma Swaraj’s gesture, but think of what she has done. One she has stood by our values as Indians. And second, she has re-affirmed that the much maligned Modi government is after all one which is caring and friendly as long as the other person doesn’t reply with terrorism. Here are the two tweets!
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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