Commenting on the above Op-Ed and headline subject, this morning I had a lively exchange of views on WhatsApp with a very respected friend of mine in Bangalore who is also a retired IAS officer having served with distinction in an erstwhile PMO (Prime Minister’s Office). He wrote : “No country is safe if RICContinue reading ““Move over Monroe, it’s now the “Donroe Doctrine” that’s taking control over a “rules-based World Order”!”
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“Access to American Technology” is not such a big deal… India shouldn’t get spooked by a pinprick wound.
Ever since Trump slammed the punitive “left-right punch” tariffs of 25%+25% tariff on India weeks ago, there’s been an ongoing debate in the public square on why our Government’s response has been so pusillanimous if not craven so far. The economic pundits and journalistic commentariat are busy writing copious, dense op-Eds in the nationwide pressContinue reading ““Access to American Technology” is not such a big deal… India shouldn’t get spooked by a pinprick wound.”
Utterly perplexed by the Trump Tariff War, I interviewed “Perplexity”to understand the mayhem!
1. In what conceptual ways are the trump tariffs expected to start bringing in revenues to America ? Perplexity: The Trump tariffs are conceptually expected to bring in revenue to America primarily by imposing taxes on imported goods—importers pay these tariffs at the U.S. border, and the collected funds go into the federal government’s generalContinue reading “Utterly perplexed by the Trump Tariff War, I interviewed “Perplexity”to understand the mayhem!”
Modi-ji, Please don’t let the current Trump-tariff crisis of India go waste!
Below ⬇️ is a jingoistic “forwarded message” that’s going viral on the Whatapp University circuit. Why is Trump angry with India? Is it only because India is buying oil from Russia, or is that just an excuse? And why is it that we are not able to sign even a mini Trade deal, leave aloneContinue reading “Modi-ji, Please don’t let the current Trump-tariff crisis of India go waste!”
Now that USA has entered the Iran-Israel War, what, in my assessment, will be the repercussions?
In my crystal-ball view, this is what is likely to happen between the medium to long-term: End of story . And oh, BTW, by the end of his term in office, Donald Trump will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and all of us can live happily ever thereafter. It will then seem to usContinue reading “Now that USA has entered the Iran-Israel War, what, in my assessment, will be the repercussions?”
What’s the possible reason for Trump’s volte-face ?
“The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!” — Donald Trump :Continue reading “What’s the possible reason for Trump’s volte-face ?”
The toughest part of Modi’s job as PM: It’s not Pakistan’s “death to India by a thousand cuts”… it’s “the most unkindest cut of all” dealt by churlish citizens
Prime Minister last evening’s May 12 2025 address to the nation — in the immediate aftermath of the Pahalgam Terror attack and India’s resounding anti-terrorist response to Pakistani sponsorship for the same — was a historic one indeed and truly deserved the appreciation of the whole nation. A few people I know are dissatisfied withContinue reading “The toughest part of Modi’s job as PM: It’s not Pakistan’s “death to India by a thousand cuts”… it’s “the most unkindest cut of all” dealt by churlish citizens”
Pakistan is not a nation. It is really the badlands of the “Wild West”… So, let’s not second-guess our Prime Minister or doubt his judgment
Many people in India today are upset over PM Modi’s perceived pullback on an all-out attack on Pakistan after having successfully degraded if not destroyed its inland terror infrastructure. They are further infuriated that Modi was upstaged by Donald Trump in the declaration of ceasefire between Pakistan and India . “Trump claims he stopped warContinue reading “Pakistan is not a nation. It is really the badlands of the “Wild West”… So, let’s not second-guess our Prime Minister or doubt his judgment”
Which is the more beautiful word: “Tariffs” or “Trickle-down”?
For over 30 years America believed that globalisation and free-market economics would succeed in making America Great — through “trickle down” theory of wealth distribution at home and in converting China into a liberal-democratic manufacturing vendor-colony. As the Chinese guy in the video-clip rightly explains, it didn’t quite work out that way . “American 1-percenters” , the greedyContinue reading “Which is the more beautiful word: “Tariffs” or “Trickle-down”?”
History imitating itself: Another Boston Tea Party? Another American Revolution on the horizon?!
Watch this video-clip ! 😁…. Well …History does repeat itself ! This video-clip could be creative Indian Advertising adding a small additional footnote to the history of America’s 1773 Boston Tea Party to highlight what that dumping of tea into the sea did to usher in the Revolution there later ! The Boston Tea PartyContinue reading “History imitating itself: Another Boston Tea Party? Another American Revolution on the horizon?!”