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‘राम’ के त्यौहार से शुरू दंगो की ख़बरें ‘वाम’ की मीडिया नहीं बताएगी!

Abhishek Singh Rao
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‘राम’ के त्यौहार से शुरू दंगो की ख़बरें ‘वाम’ की मीडिया नहीं बताएगी!

जैसे जैसे लोकसभा चुनाव नजदीक आ रहे हैं, वैसे वैसे विपक्षीयों का पुरे देश में नागिन डांस चरम पर देखा जा रहा हैं. इस डांस की खासियत है कि ग़ैर-भाजपाई प्रदेशो में विपक्षी यहाँ वहां रेंगते रेंगते हिन्दुओं के हक़ की बात करने वालो को ढूंढ़-ढूंढ कर अपने जहर से घायल कर रहें हैं!

यहाँ सोचने वाली बात है कि छोटे से छोटे मुद्दे पर प्रधानमंत्री मोदी की चुप्पी को निशाना बनाने वाले ये विपक्षी चमचे जिन्होंने ‘बुद्धिजीवी’ शब्द का सत्यानाश करने का जिम्मा खुद के कन्धो पर उठा रखा है वे खुद इन घटनाओ से तिरछी आँख करते हुए एकदम से चुप्प हो गए हैं!

इस चुप्पी के दो कारण हो सकते हैं! एक, शायद इस तरह के नागिन डांस की ख़बरें जब टीवी पर आती होंगी तब उनके केबल कनेक्शन की कनेक्टिविटी कमजोर हो जाती होगी! शायद आवाज बंद हो जाती होगी! या शायद तस्वीर भी चिपक जाती होगी! वैसा ही कुछ जैसा रविश बाबू के फैन अक्सर उनके प्राइम टाइम के लिए शिकायत करते रहते हैं! भला ऐसे में नागिन डांस की खबर देखें तो कैसे! दूसरा, शायद विपक्षियों के पास मिस्टर इंडिया से भी हाई-टेक चश्मे हों, जिससे कि वे जब भी ख़बरें पढ़ते होंगे या देखते होंगे, इस तरह के नागिन डांसो की खबर अपने आप अदृश्य हो जाती होंगी!

इन दो कारणों के अलावा कोई तीसरा कारण हो ही नहीं सकता और आप सोचेंगे भी नहीं क्योकि विपक्षी पार्टियाँ सेकुलर पार्टियां है और उनके चाटु मीडिया कर्मी भी खाटी सेकुलर हैं. वे सभी धर्मो के हितो का खयाल रखते हैं! यदि हिन्दुओं और हिन्दू-वादी कार्यकर्ताओं पर दमन की ऐसी कोई भी बात होती तो वे जरूर बोलते! वे मोदी की तरह बोरिंग तो है नहीं कि चुप रहें और उनकी कमान भी तो एक युवा नेता के हाथ में है जिसको बोलना बहुत पसंद है भले ही उसका कोई आधार न हो!

खैर, कुछ भी हो आशा करता हूँ, ये आर्टिकल कैसे भी उन तक पहुँच जाए और बीते कुछ समय से पश्चिम बंगाल से आ रही हिंसा और मार-पिट की खबरों पर वे अपनी चुप्पी तोड़ें!

रामनवमी के बाद जब एक तरफ हिन्दुओ पर दमन की ख़बरें जोर पकड़ रही थी और ममता दीदी पीड़ितों जलो पर नमक छिड़कते हुए दिल्ली में तीसरा मोर्चा बनाने में व्यक्त थी तब हिंदी पट्टी की खबरियांवेबसाइटों की बात करूं तो न किसी लॉलीपॉप वेबसाइट ने इस पर कुछ लिखा नाही संज्ञान में लेना तक जरुरी समझा! शायद हिन्दुओ पर अत्याचार की ख़बरें छापने में उन्हें मारक मज़ा नहीं मिलता होगा और उन्होंने तो मम्मी की कसम भी खाई हुई हैं! इसलिए वे ऐसा कतई नहीं करेंगे!

लॉलीपॉप के अलावा कुछ वेबसाइटों के तो मानो वायर में ही शार्ट-सर्किट हो गया था इसलिए वे इस खबर को एक दूसरा एंगल देते हुए बाबुल सुप्रियो की गिरफ़्तारी की खबरों को लगातार चला रहे थे!

वहीं कुछ वेबसाइटों ने तो इस तरह की अति संवेदन-शील खबर को ही लॉन्ड्री में डाल दिया और वापस लाना भी जरुरी नहीं समझा!

इसके अलावा कुछ वेबसाइटों पर तो मैं बंगाल की खबरों को स्क्रॉल करते करते थक गया लेकिन ताज्जुब है भाजपाई राज्यों से पल-पल की ग्राउंड रिपोर्टिंग करने वाले, समीक्षा करने वाले इनके राइटर ममता दीदी और बंगाल पर खुल के कुछ लिख नहीं पा रहें!

शायद इसका आरोप भी वे मोदी पर लगा देवें!

ये सब तो ठीक था क्योकि राम के त्यौहार में इन वाम की मीडिया से कोई उम्मीद ही नहीं की जा सकती लेकिन हर बार वे जिस लोकतंत्र की दुहाई देतें है उसी का ममता राज में सरेआम गाला घोंटा जा रहा है किन्तु इनको कानो अभी भी कोई जूं तक नहीं रेंग रही!

5 अप्रैल को पश्चिम बंगाल से खबर आई कि वीरभूम और मुर्शिदाबाद में पंचायती चुनाव के नॉमिनेशन के दौरान ममता के गुंडे सरेआम बम, तलवार और देशी कट्टे लेकर सड़को पर हिंसा कर रहे हैं.

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6 अप्रैल को बीते दिन से भी भयानक तस्वीर सामने आई जहाँ दीदी के गुंडे हेलमेट पहन कर योजनाबद्ध तरीके से भाजपा नेताओ की गाड़ियां तोड़ रहें थे, गाड़ियों से कार्यकर्ताओं को निकाल कर फुटबॉल की तरह पिट रहे थे और वहां सामने पुलिस की गाड़ी भी खड़ी थी लेकिन तानाशाही किसे कहते हैं यहाँ देख लीजिए! गाड़ी में से एक भी पुलिस वाले ने नीचे उतर कर भाजपा के कार्यकर्ताओं को बचने की जरुरत नहीं समझी बल्कि थोड़ी देर तक तमाशा देखने के बाद जीप ने कहीं और तमाशा देखने के लिए रफ़्तार पकड़ लीं. इस घटना से साफ साबित होता है कि पश्चिम बंगाल में जो कुछ हो रहा है, सब दीदी के इशारो पर हो रहा है और इसमें पुलिस को भी एक्शन नहीं लेने की हिदायत दी गई है!

नरेंद्र मोदी के मुख्यमंत्री रहते आए दिन गुजरात पुलिस को कोसने वाली ये गोदी मीडिया आज क्यों नहीं बोल रही, क्यों चुप रह कर बोरिंग बनी हुई है, सब समझ आ रहा है!

मातृभाषा से सौतेला और जालिमों की भाषा से गर्लफ्रेंड सरीखा व्यवहार क्यों?

anonBrook
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मातृभाषा से सौतेला और जालिमों की भाषा से गर्लफ्रेंड सरीखा व्यवहार क्यों?

अभी नरसों ही की बात है, हमने दोस्तों को कहा कि ‘चलो कहीं लटकटे हैं।’ तो वो सकपका गए। पूछने लगे कि कहीं हम बौरा तो नहीं गए हैं। ऐसी बात दोस्तों ने कही थी इसलिए हम भी हँस लिए, नहीं तो कबका हमें बौरा बोलने वाले का दाँत तोड़ दिए होते। खैर छोड़िए…

कल भी हम दोस्तों के साथ चौकड़ी जमाने का पूरा प्रायोजन वाट्सैप पर कर रहे थे। इसी प्रकरण में एक मित्र ने ‘स्वर टुकड़ी’ यानी हिन्दी में कहें तो आॅडियो क्लिप भेजी। हमनें उसको खेला यानी ‘प्ले’ करा तो मित्र की आवाज आई, “ब्रोज़ लेट्स हैंग आउट टुमॉरो! आई एंट गॉट टाइम टुडे।”

हम जवाब देने के लिए अभी फ़ोन पिटपिटाने ही रहे थे उतने में बाकी यारों ने हाँमी भर भी दी। हमें अपना आधा लिखा वाक्य मिटाना पड़ गया। दुर्भाग्यवश हमारी पिटपिटाने की गति बड़ी धीमी है। उसके बाद हमने कुछ देर और बकैती करी फिर पढ़ाई करने बैठ गए।

जब पढ़ कर उठे और थोड़ा सा टहलने लगे तब तक रात परवान चढ़ चुकी थी। और जैसा कि सभी जानते हैं कि रात दो बजे टहलने वालों को या तो शायराना विचार आते हैं नहीं तो दार्शनिक। वैसे तो हम नवाबों के शहर लखनऊ से हैं, लेकिन उर्दू के बड़े कम ही शब्द मालूम हैं इसलिए शायराना खयाल स्वतः ही हमसे दूरी बनाए रखते हैं। तो लाजमी है कि हम दार्शनिक बन चुके थे।

इसी दर्शन के सिलसिले में हमारा माथा ठनका, कि जब हमने सबसे हिन्दी में हैंग आउट करने की बात कही तो सब हम पर हँस दिए और हमको पागल भी घोषित कर दिए लेकिन जब उनने अंग्रेजी में लटकने के लिए कहा तो सब झट से राजी हो गए!

आम तौर पर तो कोई ऐसी ऐरी गैरी चीज़ों पे ध्यान भी न दे, पर हम ठहरे निशाचर दार्शनिक! हर फालतू बात पर गहरा दर्शन देना ही हमारे जीवन का एक मात्र मकसद है। और इसी मकसद की चेष्टा में हमें समझ आया कि हमारी हिन्दी ‘लॉफेबल’ और उनकी अंग्रेजी ‘ठंडी’ है। और ये भेद सिर्फ हमारे यारों दोस्तों तक ही सीमित नहीं है अपितु काफी व्यापक स्तर पर भी देखा जा सकता है।

उदाहरण के तौर पर हिन्दुत्व तो कतई भर्त्सनीय है लेकिन ‘हिन्दूइज़्म्’ अति सराहनीय। यहां तक कि ‘हिन्दूइज़्म्’ हिन्दुत्व से कितना श्रेष्ठ है ये बताने के लिए पूरी पूरी किताबें लिख दी गईं हैं। एक किताब के लेखक ने अदालत में शपथ ले रखी थी कि वो हिन्दू नहीं हैं और उन्होंने ही अंग्रेजी किताब छपवा दी कि ‘[वो] हिन्दू क्यों हैं?’ शायद हिन्दी और अंग्रेजी के ‘हिन्दू’ भी अलग ही होते होंगे। यदि लेखक से कोई पूछे कि ‘हिन्दूइज़्म’ को हिन्दी में क्या कहते हैं तो जाने क्या जवाब देंगे! खैर, ये तो ऊंचे दर्जे की बात है और हम निम्न कोटि के व्यक्ति हैं। इन लेखक महाशय को निश्चय ही हमसे ज्यादा पता होगा जो इनकी किताब छपी। अवश्य ही हिन्दी का हिन्दू अति नीच हिन्दू होगा!

मगर बात सिर्फ ऐसे बड़े बड़े विषयों पर सीमित नहीं है। अब गालियों को ही ले लीजिए। हमें तो पिता जी ने संस्कार दिया की गाली देना बुरी बात है और हम भी कुछ समय पहले तक यही समझते थे। मगर पिता जी ने ये नहीं बताया कि केवल हिन्दी की गालियां बुरी होती हैं। अंग्रेजी गालियां तो आपको स्वतः ही ‘लिबरल’ बना देतीं हैं। उदाहरण स्वरुप ‘फ़क’ को ही ले लीजिए, जो इस जादुई शब्द का जितना ‘लिबरलता’ से प्रयोग करे वो उतना ही ‘मॉडर्न’ और ‘लिबरल’; जो न करे अथवा जिसे इस शब्द से खिन्नता का अनुभव वो ‘सच ए प्रूड’ (प्रूड प्रूडेंट का शॉर्ट है) यानी कि रूढ़िवादी करार दिया जाता है। बात और भी मजेदार तब हो जाती है जब आप हिन्दी में गरिया दें। फिर तो आप रूढ़िवादी मात्र के दर्जे से खट से खिसककर ‘इल बिहेव्ड हेटफुल फास्सिस्ट’ पर पहुंच जाते हैैं, भले ही आपने ‘फ़क’ का ही हिन्दी संस्करण बोला हो।

इसका‌ मतलब यह है कि आपने जो भी बोला वो अगर गलत भाषा में बोल दिया जो उस बात का मोल कम तौला जाएगा। इस भाषाई भेद के और भी स्तर हैं। जैसे कि खूब भारी अंग्रेजी शब्द, जिनका किसी को अर्थ न पता हो, बोलिए और किसी को कुछ समझ न आए तो आप बड़े ज्ञानी विद्वान; मगर क्लिष्ठ हिन्दी में एक वाक्य कह कर देखिए, श्रोताओं की भृकुटी स्वयं ही तन जाएगी और नजर ऐसी कि आप कोई पाखंडी हों जो उनको मूर्ख बना रहा है!

ऐसा क्यों? मातृभाषा से सौतेला और जालिमों की भाषा से गर्लफ्रेंड सरीखा व्यवहार क्यों? जबकि अब हम एक स्वतंत्र राष्ट्र हैं। हैं ना?

इस बात का हमारे पास कोई उत्तर नहीं है। हम निशाचर दार्शनिक हैं; सिर्फ सवाल करते हैं। जवाब ढूंढ़ने लायक होते तो असली दार्शनिक बन जाते। यदि कोई पाठक चाहे तो अवश्य ही जवाब दे जाए।

It is Hindutva that makes an individual treat you as equal

DeepakB
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It is Hindutva that makes an individual treat you as equal

Whenever a hinduphobe comes on the screen and starts spewing hatred for the Hindus, it pains us deeply.

We watch their warped ideologies spilling out in hate-filled words from their mouths, poisoning the minds of unsuspecting people against Hindu traditions.

It shocks the common man when verbally attacked in this manner and instills a sense of defiance in them, where they want to further assert their right to be Hindus.

We see a pure and beautiful word ‘Hindutva’, being slandered by these hinduphobes who frankly are beyond redemption as they have allowed themselves to be consumed by hatred on account of their extreme ideologies.

What they forget to grasp is that – it’s because of Hindutva that the Hindus have respected other religions and races. It’s because of Hindutva that the Hindus have allowed others to flourish in India alongside them. It’s because of Hindutva that the Hindus have not invaded foreign lands to massacre innocent civilians in the name of religion.

Hindus are a proud people belonging to a strong civilization, because they stand tall on the bedrock of Dharma taught to them by their forefathers.

It is Dharma, the underlying order of this universe, which maintains the equilibrium necessary for life to flourish.

Hindutva means understanding, absorbing, applying, living and breathing Dharma, essential for the betterment of society and this world.

Truth, compassion, penance, purity, forgiveness, right knowledge, mindfulness, sense control, satisfaction, introspection, renunciation, fearlessness, strength, respect, submission to elders-teachers-God are some of the basic tenants of Dharma.

These dharmic qualities are inherent in Hindus, irrespective of their sects, classification or social order.

That’s why if you go into a village as a stranger, you will be able to find a family that feeds you and lets you take shelter for the night. It is Hindutva that makes that individual treat you as equal, worthy of respect.

India has been and will always follow Hindutva, because that’s its essence. Its Hindutva that allows unity in diversity within India – why would you want to disturb that?

Smriti Irani and misogyny in our society

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Smriti Irani and misogyny in our society

A section of people and few political parties have always been misogynist by nature, and their common point of hatred in Indian politics since last few years has been Ms Smriti Irani. She is a perfect example of how people can’t see a woman grow in stature by her own.

Smriti Irani was an actress and was immensely popular for her roles in TV shows, till the time she ventured into active politics. Ever since, she has been criticised for whatever she does, people holding important positions in the oldest political party of India call her ‘bahurani’, accuse her of using wrong ways to make herself an important part of the current Government.

The problem doesn’t lie with Smriti Irani’s growing stature, it lies with the deep rooted mentality of certain sections of our society. They are the same who don’t mind a man to grow fast in a corporate setup but when a woman grows, she is accused to have compromised with her ethics for the same. They are the people who believe that an independent woman without using her husband’s name can not challenge the male dominated politics.

These people believe that an actress is meant to be an actress only and she can not try to be a part of the governing body. A woman as a spokesperson or a celeb campaigner or a passive Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha representative is readily accepted, but a woman as an active cabinet minister who takes her own decision and who is harsh on the wrong doings of the male dominated media is rejected as she doesn’t have the right to do so.

Anyone who has followed politics would agree that Smriti Irani is a superb orator and her skills of understanding the issue and tackling them without thinking of appeasement of the powerful are unmatched but still people keep trying to keep her away from all this by spreading fake news or my making misogynistic jokes about her.

It doesn’t matter how much hatred people spread against her, she is an example for women’s empowerment. A symbol for truly a powerful woman who can speak for herself and take her own decision without thinking about the reactions of the powerful lobbies.

The country is watching that how people who talk about women’s empowerment leave no stone unturned to stand against a truly empowered woman. I firmly believe that this hate from a section of people would make her even stronger and we definitely need more educated and strong women in Indian politics.

Why a BJP victory in Karnataka is very crucial for the Hindus

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Why a BJP victory in Karnataka is very crucial for the Hindus

As the date to poll in Karnataka assembly elections approaches, all the major political parties of Karnataka are trying to give their best to win this election. There can be many elections but some are historic and symbolic. The recent Tripura elections which had given BJP a thunderous victory over its ideological rival is one such historic election. Karnataka elections are no less symbolic and crucial due to many reasons.

Congress mukt Bharat

Prime minister Narendra Modi has given a vision to the country and a target to his party that is ‘Congress mukt Bharat’. Many perceive dynastic politics, corruption, minority appeasement as the vices which threaten the very existence if our country. And all these vices are inherent to Congress party. To achieve this vision, winning Karnataka elections is very crucial. Every political party pools its resources during elections from many sources and its clout or ability to collect the resources needed depends on the extent of power it wields. Losing Karnataka is nothing but losing its prime source of funding to the Congress. So BJP winning Karnataka elections will make winning 2019 elections and achieving a congress less Indian politics easier.

To nip the Dravida Nadu drama at its bud

With exit of TDP from NDA, there’s a renewed debate on so-called injustice to South India. Many, especially in Tamil Nadu are even dreaming of realising separate country which they call Dravida Nadu. Some may protest giving importance to these fringe elements who don’t have any mass support. But it’s very important to nip every secessionist ideology at its bud irrespective of the level of public support. A BJP win in Karnataka will weaken these secessionist forces who are trying to portray the saffron party as just North Indian party. Moreover a win in Karnataka will have domino effect on other South Indian states especially on Telugu States which will go for elections in mid 2019.

To fail the ‘divide Hindu’ strategy

It’s no secret that one of the many main factors for historic win of Narendra Modi in 2014 and the subsequent winning juggernaut of BJP is Hindu consolidation. Congress and other opposition parties like TMC or SP have realized the importance of not ignoring Hindus. This explains Rahul Gandhi’s temple run during Gujarat elections and Mamata’s Ram navami celebrations in Bengal. But CM Siddharamaiah has taken the divide Hindus strategy to a new level by propping up demand for separate religion to Lingayats who are king makers, particularly in northern Karnataka. A Congress win with this strategy will embolden opposition to implement it in every next election and a BJP win will disincentivize all political parties who have plans to implement this strategy. Thus a BJP win in Karnataka is crucial to take forward Hindu consolidation which is important for achieving Hindu Renaissance.

Tipu, Mutts and a message

Without heeding to the concerns of Hindus of Coorg and Malabar, the Congress government has celebrated a Jihadi Tipu who massacred thousands who refused to convert to Islam. Hailing him as a freedom fighter and celebrating his birthday is worst kind of appeasement politics. A win to BJP in this elections will not just stop such appeasement politics but also send a message to every political party that they cannot get away with celebrating the people who oppressed Hindus. Also the Karnataka government has made many attempts to bring Hindu monasteries under its muzrai (temple administration) department. Many Hindu saints have expressed their concerns about it. So a defeat to Congress will be a signal to all ‘dont mess up with our gurus’.

One State, many worlds but nation first

Karnataka is truly a state with many worlds. It’s a replica of India. The diversity and inclusiveness of Kannada culture are under threat due to excessive stress on Kannada pride and some actions of Congress government like demand for separate state flag. A congress win will not just wreck havoc with the inclusive culture of Karnataka but also incentivizes political parties to invoke regionalism to win elections thus jeopardizing the hard process of national integration.

Thus Saffronizing Karnataka, that is a BJP win is important on many fronts from national integration to Hindu consolidation. But to see whether voters of Karnataka are intelligent enough to keep long term interests of the nation above freebies like cheap meals et cetera we need to wait till May 15.

Lessons China should learn from Doklam stand-off

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Lessons China should learn from Doklam stand-off

When erstwhile Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had visited Beijing in October 1954, he had coined the phrase ‘Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai’ with expectations running high that leaders of the world’s two most populous nations could build a bilateral relationship based on dignity and respect. India was a new and messy democracy, while China an impoverished communist dictatorship. Culturally, politically and socially, they were worlds apart, yet, for a brief period in 1950s, China and India came together in the spirit of the above saying. Things changed rapidly in 1962 when India lost a border war to China and has since resented and mistrusted its neighbour to the north.

Like Mao and Nehru, subsequent leaders have constantly tried to strengthen bilateral relations, voicing support for expanding economic ties and pooling efforts as BRICS and advocates of the diffusion of global power. But, always caught up in domestic nationalism and blinded by ideological doctrines. Leading Mao to backstab Nehru. Great friendships are easier declared than sustained. Border disputes like the recent Doklam event and an economic rivalry between the two nations have time and again strained relations.

Cultural and economic relations between China and India date back to ancient times. China’s “One Belt, One Road” program which is also denoted to as the Silk Road is the nation’s most ambitious projects that intends to connect the disparate regions in China’s near and distant neighbourhood through a massive program of infrastructure building. The Silk Road not only served as a major trade route between India and China, but is also credited for facilitating the spread of Buddhism from India to East Asia.

Through World War II, India and China had played critical roles in stopping Imperial Japan from progressing. After the Brits left, the bone of contention between the two countries were a series of violent border incidents after the 1959 Tibetan uprising, when India had granted asylum to the Dalai Lama. India’s Forward Policy had placed outposts along the border, including along the McMahon Line, the eastern part of a Line of Actual Control proclaimed by Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai in 1959.

On 20 October 1962, China caught India’s ill-equipped army napping by launching a surprise, multi-pronged military attack across the Himalayas which inflicted such immense psychological-political shock on India that created gloom and a defeatist mindset in India, and forced its army to retreat to very defensive positions. From then, relations between contemporary China and India have been characterized by border disputes, resulting in another 2 military conflicts —, the Chola incident in 1967 and the 1987 Sino-Indian battle. In early 2017, the two countries clashed once again at the Doklam plateau along the disputed Sino-Bhutanese border.

Geographically China and India are connected at the Himalayas with both sharing borders with Nepal and Bhutan that act as ‘safeguard’ states. India’s relations with China marked a new low last year with India’s adversary Pakistan, laying the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Through its plentiful economic benefits and opportunities, the unprecedented CPEC may be changing Pakistan’s business and economic landscape rapidly but is infringing upon the sovereignty of India. India has been opposed to the CPEC corridor, as it passes through parts of Kashmir that India claims as its own and accuses Pakistan of illegally occupying. China also has a dispute with India over Arunachal Pradesh where the former recently intruded into Indian territory to start a road construction before being challenged by Indian security forces which was however amicably resolved through existing border management mechanisms.

In 2008 both countries had successfully rebuilt their diplomatic and economic ties. This led to China becoming India’s largest trading partner, enabling the two nations to extend their strategic and military relation

But, like they say the pursuit of excellence is a never ending process. China flexed its manufacturing muscle far and wide to become a worldwide leader and long before India could comprehend what was happening, China had cleverly used India as a point of entry to bigger, better markets. China is leveraging the Indian population to create an economic cushion for themselves which signifies that the market is already prepped. All we need to do is use this buying inclination to our advantage. The foundation of framing the buying mindset is already laid, all we need to do is replace it with India commodities. Additionally, in order to encourage Make In India, a national government procurement policy has also recently been approved that will give more preference to locally made goods and services. This step will give a substantial boost to local manufacturing and services sectors, thereby creating more jobs, the need of the hour.

The solution to India’s trade deficit is clearly not a boycott of Chinese goods, but a more efficient domestic industry. China has also emerged as India’s largest trading partner after it replaced the United States in March 2008. When India initiated its comprehensive reforms in 1991, the level of bilateral trade between the two countries was insignificant as the trade basket was restricted to a limited number of products. However, within a short period, China has become India’s single most important trading partner, source of imports and 4th largest export market with India’s bilateral trade with China hoisted at $71.48 billion in 2016-17. India imports $61.3 billion worth of Chinese products while it exports just $10.2 billion worth of goods to China.

Recently, Doklam is again in news, with the standoff turning into a grim battle of nerves. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said that the Doklam plateau belongs to China, and India should have “learnt lessons” from the standoff last year. This came after India’s ambassador to China, Gautam Bambawale, said the Doklam standoff took place as a consequence of Beijing trying to alter the status quo in the region. Though the Chinese government feels the Doklam incident should have been a lesson for India, it is in fact the other way round.

Here are a few lessons that China should learn from India:

  • India will no longer be intimidated by China. With an able leadership the Indian military can easily tackle situations. India may trail behind in certain aspects, China is getting guarded by India’s advances in FDI, technology and manufacturing. India’s closer military ties with the U.S. is another major concern of China. China has realized that India holds great potential and if it is able to tap it effectively, India could emerge as a major threat to China. China has been encountering dwindling foreign exchange reserves whilst India is antagonistically moving forward as a ripe destination for investment.
  • China should also be scared of India overtaking it in manufacturing in the long term as labour costs in China are rising. China should pay more attention to India’s increasing manufacturing competitiveness which may still be in its nascent stage of developing export-oriented manufacturing industries, but we have great potential to emerge as a regional hub for labour-intensive industries.
  • Also, India has a better pool of technological talent with heightened interests in foreign research and development centres. However, high-tech firms are turning their attention from China to India due to the latter’s relatively low labour costs. In order to maintain its innovation ability, one option China has is to attract high-tech talent from India, which, with a highly skilled talent pool is turning out to be progressively appealing.
  • When India launched 104 satellites, breaking the Russian record of 37 satellites being placed in orbit at one go, China agreed that they could learn from India in space technology. India is fostering low-cost technology that has takers in the west and is constantly working toward cracking its massive technical capacity in other segments too.
  • Whilst China’s stance towards India keeps changing, they need to understand that India has the might to overpower China. India is projected to achieve its highest annual GDP growth rate of 7.9% over next 8 years, overtaking China.

My final words…

The Asian heavyweights demonstrate sharp contrasts in terms of their political systems, economic models and social structures, despite their common aspirations for greater stature on the world stage. They have also sustained a connexion that has been burdened by history but also offers encouraging opportunities in the current global scenario. While the implications for the rise of China have been widely debated, scholarly attention has been devoted to the rise of India or to how these two Asian great powers perceive each other’s ascendancy. How both the nations deal with their futures as intensifying powers will decisively shape international relations. Only time will tell.

Politics over Ambedkar: PM Modi breaks his silence

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Politics over Ambedkar: PM Modi breaks his silence

In recent gathering, addressing to the crowd Prime Minister Narendra Modi breaks his silence on politics over Ambedkar. He said, all the politics of violence over in the name of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar must stop. Politics Ambedkar

“No other government except BJP’s had given so much respect to Dr. Ambedkar and that we should follow his footsteps rather than dragging him to politics.,” said PM Modi

Intellectuals knew that left is going to provoke dalits using the name of Babasaheb Ambedkar around 2019 election to create an environment against ruling party BJP and PM Modi in India. But it was hard for them as PM Modi always stood dalits in India and always admired Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

As our Prime Minister have always admired Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, it was quite difficult for congress and left parties to provoke dalit sentiments over Ambedkar. It was Modi government that completed the Ambedkar International Centre. The idea came from former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpeyi.

But when supreme court verdict came out on putting in place safeguards to prevent misuse of a law to prevent atrocities of SC and STs. Left found a good opportunity to provoke dalits over this issue. The amendment in rule was necessary as this law has been misused many times.

Besides the fact that Modi Government was the one that introduced an amendment to the rules in SC/ST act according to which now an SC/ST victim of gang rape, murder or an acid attack will now get a minimum compensation of Rs 8.5 lakh from a state government, in what is an significant enhancement of relief for such crimes , yet congress and other left parties deliberately provoked dalit for violent protest through constantly provoking them via their social handles and IT cells. And the gullible dalit community of india took out their rampage to streets without realizing the fact that Modi Government has always been working for wellbeing of dalit community of india.

Ambedkar Memorial: PM Modi praised Ambedkar’s vision for the development

Its time for us Indians, regardless of any caste or religion we follow, whether we are Brahmin, Kshtriya, Rajput, Dalis, Yadavs, Hindu or Muslims, to understand the dirty politics of these political parties that always worked for their self-interest and greed for power.

If dalits and other communities keep falling prey at the hands of these political parties, then there is no surprise that a dark future is awaiting for our future generations.

Its also the responsibilities of other upper caste members and also dalits themselves to not to divide themselves from each other by not falling into the games of these political parties.

We are Indians and we should be proud of it. We are descendants of Rama And Krishna. No matter whatever religion or caste we are from. We Indians share the same genes as Rama and Krishna. We all must come together and spread awareness first among our community and then others.

Jai Hind!

This article has also been published my me here : http://kalkenews.com/politics-ambedkar/

India changes tack in dealing with China, and it’s no small issue

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India changes tack in dealing with China, and it’s no small issue

Relations between India and China can best be described as tenuous, beset with mutual suspicion and distrust. A quick review of the relations between the two countries over the last six decades or so shows that India had been contending with an ever-increasing trajectory of belligerence and threats to its economic interests and territorial integrity. China has always perceived India as a potential competitor and a threat. Hence it has used every trick in the book to erect roadblocks in India’s path either directly or indirectly through its proxies.

India has long been aware of China’s support to Pakistan – from building nuclear weapons to tacit encouragement of terrorism against it. Its intelligence agencies have also long been aware of Chinese involvement inside India – from funding communists to maintaining a bevy of friendly journalists on its payroll to promote its point of view. But that is par for the course in today’s pernicious international ecosystem and India has no reason to complain but rather realign its own strategic policy responses that safeguard its interests.

Of course, there have definitely been several individual instances of India standing up to China – in military responses to border incidents prior to Dokhlam (2017) or while negotiating border disputes. But overall, it conspicuously lacked the sting to deter China. That would explain the condescending attitude and a second class treatment towards India.

This has largely been attributed to the fact that India for over three decades had coalition governments that were by definition weak. Hence in international affairs, more so with regards to its neighbors, India continued to punch below its weight. But that explanation is not convincing, given that many countries with far more unstable governments have stood up to their aggressive neighbors.

All that seem to have slowly but surely changed under Prime Minister Modi. After an initial but short-lived honeymoon with both Pakistan and China, India has displayed a nuanced ratcheting up of assertiveness. There are ample pieces of evidence that point in this direction. This piece will highlight three recent reports that have attracted immense interest that attest to India’s emerging assertiveness.

Firstly, the political crisis in Maldives brought the navies of India and China to a near confrontation in the Indian Ocean. In what is seen as blatant gunboat diplomacy, China had dispatched a flotilla of several vessels (some reports have said eleven) including missile destroyers to the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). But the Indian Navy threatened action and fired warning shots that stopped the flotilla and forced the Chinese Navy (PLAN) to retreat. (Nikkei Asian Review 3/23/2018)

Secondly, India has beefed up its military along the Chinese border in the north from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh in the north east (Times of India 3/31/2018). Not only has the density of troops been increased in these sectors, but also a comprehensive upgrade in defense infrastructure is evident – roads, bridges, advanced landing ground (ALG), military hospitals, etc.

Thirdly, in an apparent reversal of its earlier stand and much to the annoyance of the Chinese, a government minister and a senior BJP functionary attended the 60th anniversary of Dalai Lama’s arrival in India (Economic Times 3/31/2018).

These diplomatic incidents or updates to its statecraft, if you will, should be seen as outcomes of an inner overhaul of the operating guidelines for handling China under the Modi dispensation. Clearly a confident India has come up with its own answers to the management of a pernicious neighborhood. India is now seen as able and willing to match the belligerence from Beijing in equal measure.

It must be noted in this context that China’s rise as a global power has been punctuated by bulldozing   civil societies, grabbing others territories, defying judgements of the International court of Justice (ICJ) among others. In the same breadth it has diabolically quoted historical treaties and international law to justify its land grab frustrating many of its neighbors. Unlike India, its rise has hardly been peaceful.

With several countries bristling against China – Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, India, and Japan and of course the US, the writing on the wall is self-evident. China’s belligerence and open defiance of international law – as demonstrated in the case of the South China Sea dispute – is the raison d’etre for the formation of a loose coalition-of-the-aggrieved against it. If China continues to pursue its current course, this loose coalition could solidify into a formidable alliance that would only bode ill and spell disaster for China even in the span of a decade.

For a dictatorial and authoritarian state, where hundreds of millions of people continue to be denied basic civil liberties, the domestic situation in China is indeed fragile at best. For any nation this is a veritable internal time bomb. Any misstep or social crises like the “Arab Spring Uprising” could be irretrievable and have disastrous consequences for that country.

China’s troubles are not limited to its immediate neighborhood. As China and the US are continue to  engage` in a war of words and slapping sanctions and counter sanctions at each other, it is difficult to read the tea leaves to determine if an early rapprochement is in the horizon. But whatever be the outcome of this incipient trade war, it does provide India a window of opportunity to expand and deepen its relations with likeminded countries that perforce have to counter and stand up to China.

The regular military exercises by India’s armed forces with their counterparts in other friendly countries designed to expand its influence appear to be paying dividend. Inviting the ten heads of states from ASEAN to Delhi for Republic Day celebrations in January 2018 is another initiative designed to contain China. Although it is anybody’s guess as to how ASEAN nations will reciprocate, India has made the right moves.

In hindsight, India’s refusal to back down in heights of Dohklam in 2017 is indeed an inflection point. The rout of 1962 or the sense of inferiority perceived by the Indian political establishment vis-a-vis China are now buried in history. For now, India seems to be energized and arming itself to its teeth and flexing its muscles.

However, there will be more Dokhlam type “salami slicing” situations for India to encounter – be it in the heights of the Himalayas or the depths of the Indian Ocean – but the response will be unprecedented and definitely not to China’s liking.

Bogus violent protests and its connection to breaking India forces

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Bogus violent protests and its connection to breaking India forces

The recent attempts to incite violence amongst different sections of Hindu society is yet another mischief played by the breaking India forces under the hidden leadership of INC (Indian National Congress).

Naturally, there has been vast difference between the conduct of a lion and a spider. A spider weaves its largely invisible web as it is incapable of hunting ferociously due to its biological limitations, whereas a lion is as bold as the bold can be. This might depict the recent Indian political scenario.

The so-called ‘opposition’ under the so called ‘leadership’ of Indian National Congress (INC) is hell bent to trap the majority of Indian voters i.e. the Hindus into its devil and devastating plan of ‘Divide & Rule’. What one can say is that they are doing it better than the Britons. Like we Indians play cricket way better than the very nation where it originated, there is a particular section of Indian society which implements their discriminating policies better.

There is definitely a common objective, to rule Indian masses by hook or by crook. While the INC has tried every possible way to make sure that the history repeats itself, for the past 70 years there has been an organization which has evolved, fought, and served its pious motherland throughout, to counter every breaking India force.

This is where THE RSS Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) comes into picture. With an army of people with impeccable wisdom and courage, they won’t let any havoc to take place. This they have proved time and again by providing strong leadership at the most crucial instances such as Atal Bihari Vajpayee when HD Deve Gowda failed and now Narendra Modi, whom India desperately needs to not just make India, a developed nation but to achieve the ultimate status of its existence, Vishwa-Guru BHARAT.

There is a saying, ‘It is the cause that matters’. ‘Nation first, organization second and last, self ‘. This is the motto that RSS and BJP stand for. The missing cause and ideology is quite evident on the part of a party which ruled India for more than six decades after its independence, through its Divide & Rule tactics which it mastered from the British. No wonder Jawaharlal Nehru was so close to Edwina Mountbatten (wife of last British Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten), and what cooked between them can be seen manifested in its most unhuman form of present INC.

One may wonder why different sections of Hindu society suddenly seek reservation?

NaMo didn’t promise reservation when he was elected by a thumping majority after 30 years. He was elected on the agenda of ‘VIKAAS’, which he is very well delivering by path breaking initiatives such as, Make In India, StartUp India – StandUp India, Digital India, Skill India, MAHSR (bullet train), 28km/day National Highway construction to previous 3km/day under UPA. India has become 3rd largest economy (PPP) under NDA-2. We have become second largest steel maker, beating Japan. ‘Swacch Bharat’ is crossing all milestones followed by ‘Swacchhta Sarvekshan’. EPFO enrolled 82 lakh new subscribers under Employees’ Enrollment Campaign 2017. If this is not ‘Acche Din’ than what on Earth is going to satisfy Indians.

The above stated facts, convinces a sane enough of the good governance provided by present leadership. Then, why this unrest? If there is smoke there must be fire. The fire originates in 10JP, the official residence of INC Chairperson Antonio Maino aka Sonia Gandhi. The opposition is definitely unhappy with the unprecedented leadership, by India’s most beloved PM Narendra Modi.

He is winning elections. He is breaking records. He is admired throughout the world. He is walking the talk. In short, he is a rock-star. This is exactly what a country with more than 650 million youth demands. Well, his success is what the root cause of the violence sponsored by Congress and its allies. What they try suppressing is that, Modi’s success is India’s success, and by harming him, they are harming India in every possible manner. They are scaling all heights to fulfill their thirst of power.

The caste-based unrest witnessed by Indians, is very early and well planned. It always starts before the elections. Congress has numerous breaking India cards to be played before the elections based on the geography and the ethnic structure of the state. These black cards are, hitjob by the mainstream media, communal disregard, caste-based hatred, terrorist infiltration and sponsored unrest by Porkistan, border tension with China, irrelevant PIL filing in the apex court, baseless allegations on strong initiatives of present government such as demonetisation, GST, JAM (Jan-Dhan-Aadhar-Mobile) facilitating Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of subsidies, etc. Communal card didn’t work well in Delhi and North-East elections, caste was used in Bihar, UP, Haryana, Gujarat inciting Dalits, Jats, Gurjars and Patels.

Some might not understand the Pak-Congress and China-Congress connection. I must remind you of various meetings between senior Congress leaders and Pakistani leadership. One such infamous meeting is that of MS Aiyar with ‘Pakis’ in Pakistan, and then again at New Delhi during recent Gujarat elections. Similarly, we saw the forty-eight years old ‘YOUNG’ Congress president, meeting Chinese embassy officials without notifying MEA during Doklam standoff.

Interestingly, the standoff occurred before UP elections and the news of the meeting was suddenly lost due to Amarnath Yatra attack. One must be intrigued by the sudden diversion of news whenever the YUVRAJ or RAJMATA are exposed. This is either followed by some big unhappening or foreign ‘Nani ke ghar’ trips. Some may ask why PAK or for that matter China helps Congress?

There is an old principle in politics – Enemy’s enemy is my friend. Congress-Pak-China trio has common objective, a weak nationalistic government. A weak NaMo, would mean a weak India. This is what Pakistan has been fantasizing forever, and China is undoubtedly the elephant in the room.

What has NaMo done for backward and needy?

  • One shall keep in mind how Swacchh Bharat Abhiyan gave respect and dignity to a Dalit.
  • ‘Ujjwala Scheme’ provided 50 million women with gas stoves, saving smoke of 300 cigarettes entering their lungs.
  • The amazing speed with which Bharat Net has covered 5 lakh villages which will bring social, economic and political benefits to the backward.
  • ‘Mudra Bank’ helped those marginalized, who didn’t get loan due to financial insecurity by granting loans worth more than four-lakh crore to more than nine-crore citizens, of which seventy-five percent are women.
  • ‘PM Awaas Yojana’ is building houses at astounding pace to provide household to every Indian till 2022.
  • ‘Saubhagya Yojana’ is striving to provide electricity to 18,000 household which were untouched by electricity even after seven decades of independence.

That is how a leader deliver on his promises. There is much more statistics of the work done by NDA 2 fulfilling its promise of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikaas’.

Oh! the breaking India forces just don’t realize the power with which The Modi Army marches ahead, under the leadership of Narendra Modi. Yes! you are trapped in the sheer brilliance of NaMo. If INC propagates violence, it will get exposed. If it doesn’t, Indians don’t give a damn to Congress party. It is the same ‘ecosystem’ and tactics which worked against NaMo in Gujarat. They tried everything, but he emerged victorious. Today, he is much more tough, and better under the sun due to his discipline and never say die attitude.

So, 2019 is definitely Modi vs All (breaking India forces). It is going to be BHARAT vs INDIA, DEVELOPMENT vs POVERTY, FREEDOM vs SLAVERY, LIGHT vs DARKNESS. Congress will leave no stone unturned to return to power and decimate the nationalism, pride, positivity, respect and everything propagated by NaMo in last four years. Hold your seats tight, and if you want to participate in building your motherland, no matter what stand like rock behind NaMo. 2018 is and will be ‘bloody’.

You can defeat a man, a party, but you cannot defeat an idea whose time has come. The idea of #NewIndia, #PositiveIndia, INDIA OF OUR DREAMS. Credits – Pradhan Sevak Narendra Damodardas Modi aka ’56 inch’.

Modi government and victories for India abroad

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Modi government and victories for India abroad

The whole of last 4 years, every time Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a foreign trip, all the opposition’s men and sundry others in media have cried themselves hoarse that the Prime Minister spends more time traveling than at home.

Through this article, I have tried to figure out if the whole rigmarole of foreign trips has been an exercise in futility. Even a random neighbourhood aunty (or uncle, lest I’m called misogynist) would confirm that visiting people is a precursor to building relationships, but I have broken down his trips for those intellectuals who like to quote figures.

To begin with I have collated the total no of trips done by Mr. Modi over these 4 years vis-à-vis those done by Dr. Manmohan Singh over the 10 years of his rule.

As one will notice, the number of trips done by Mr. Modi over a four-year term is quite close to the ones done by Dr. Singh over his ten-year tenure. This in itself does not prove anything apart from the fact that Dr. Singh was as much away from the country but he was not attacked for the same. However, the real deal is in the minutiae of the trips.

Manmohan Singh vs Narendra Modi – frequency and cost of foreign trips

Trips done by Narendra Modi from 2014 – 2018

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total
10 30 19 14 5 73

Trips done by Manmohan Singh from 2004 – 2013

2004-05 2006-07 2008-09 2010-11 2012-13 Total
14 16 16 23 16 85

(Source)

Region-wise break-up

Region Manmohan Singh, UPA-1 Manmohan Singh, UPA-2 Narendra Modi
Africa 4 9 5
Central Asia 0 0 11
East Asia 6 15 7
Europe 38 27 20
Latin America 9 0 3
North America 14 30 15
South Asia 12 15 23
South-East Asia 10 12 4
West Asia 0 3 6

(source)

Over a 9 year period Dr. Manmohan Singh had spent a total of Rs. 642 crores on his foreign trips, Mr.Modi’s total cost at the end of 2016 was a total of Rs. 274 crores. Even if one extrapolates the average per-year cost of Mr. Modi’s travel to another 2 years, it would amount to a total of Rs. 456 crores, a substantially lower cost per trip considering that Mr.Modi has travelled almost as much in this 4 years as Dr.Singh did in his 10 year tenure (source).

A closer look at the above table reveals that while Dr. Singh’s foreign trips were heavily skewed in favour of North America and Europe, Mr. Modi has spread his time and money pragmatically on a more diverse regional spectrum, including some first-ever visits by an Indian prime minister to countries such as Israel and Palestine!

The other aspect of foreign trips made by Mr.Modi is the returns from them. The returns on investment have come in two ways: in an obvious economic advantage such as increased FDI flow and in a deep Defence and Geo-Politically strategic tie.

Economic Gains from Foreign Trips conducted by Mr. Modi:

While the economic gains cannot only be attributed to his foreign visits directly, since the macro-economic indicators among others also contribute to increased inflow, the fact is that Mr.Modi does a great job of promoting brand India.

To quote an example: The Foreign direct investment in India in 2014/15 rose 27% to $30.93 billion. Of this, nearly two-third or $19.78 billion or Rs 1.3 lakh crore were from countries that Modi visited the year before. Data from the Department of Industrial Policy and Planning showed that FDI inflows jumped 48% between October 2014 and April 2015, the time when Modi was making most of his visits (source).

In 2015 itself, his visits or a combination of his visits and improving economic policy environment in the country led to companies such as Foxconn, Siemens, SoftBank and GE announcing large multi-billion-dollar investments in India! His bonhomie with Shinzo Abe of Japan has led to the Japanese pledging an investment of 88000 crores (loan at 0.1% interest) in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project! This is just one of the investments pledged by a friendly country. Israel, UAE, South Korea, China are the other nations that have announced an increase in investments in India. (more)

Defence, Energy, Strategy and Geo-Political Gains from Modi’s trips Abroad:

Quantifying economic victories and attributing it directly to state visits is a tougher task than attributing Defence, Energy, Geo-Political and strategic gains from the trips abroad. While the economic gains are manifesting themselves slowly as the macro-economic strengthening continues with the Bankruptcy laws and GST being undertaken, the defence, energy, strategy gains are immediately manifesting themselves. Some of these notable gains are as follows:

https://www.socialpost.news/analysis/pm-modis-top-10-achievements-foreign-tours/

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/israel-to-award-gas-exploration-license-to-a-consortium-of-indian-oil-psus/articleshow/62278831.cms

http://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/editorials/2018/mar/13/tightening-our-embrace-with-france-1786299.html

https://www.theweek.in/columns/prasannan/2018/03/16/knock-on-the-atomic-chamber-of-shaolin.html

https://thediplomat.com/2018/03/indias-rising-stature-as-a-solar-power/

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-in-another-non-proliferation-regime-slap-on-china-for-nsg-stand/articleshow/61991493.cms

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/uzbekistan-offers-india-space-for-defence-unit/articleshow/63525828.cms

  1. Bhutan was the first country Mr.Modi visited after taking oath. Here India entered into an agreement to build 4 Hydroelectric power stations + Dams and to get the larger chunk of Green energy that would be produced in future from these

We also strengthened our defence ties with Bhutan which was at display during the recent Doklam stand-off with China on one side, and Bhutan and India on the other!

  1. One of our greatest strategic wins that was quietly achieved is the bagging of a nuclear power plant deal. Russia our old ally under Vladimir Putin and India under Narendra Modi have entered into a tripartite agreement with Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh to build Bangladesh’s first Atomic Power Plant at Rooppur on the Padma. For obvious reasons this great win has not been very widely discussed. Russia has pledged to get the expertise with skilled manpower being supplied by India.
  2. We have entered into a strategic relationship with Vietnam under which Vietnam has agreed to facilitate Oil exploration to ONGC-Videsh.
  3. The efforts of Dharmendra Pradhan(Petroleum Minsiter), Sushma Swaraj (MEA) led to a deal with Saudi Arabia to forego ‘On-Time Delivery Premium charges’ on Crude Oil, saving the country thousands of crores in payment.
  4. Modi has the option of increasing Oil Imports from Iran despite the ban by the USA. We have built and operationalized ‘Chabahar Port’ in Iran encircling Pakistan. India can now have exclusive access to our Naval ships in this port.
  5. India could get additional supplies of Uranium from Australia for its energy production.
  6. Israel has agreed to award an exploration license to a consortium of Indian state firms led by ONGC Videsh in an auction of its offshore gas fields.
  7. India and France entered into an agreement to build the world’s largest nuclear power plant at Jaitapur, Maharashtra, in March this year.
  8. India and France jointly hosted the International Solar Alliance in New Delhi this year. As on date this alliance led by India has been signed by 60 and ratified by 26 countries.
  9. India’s entry into the Missile Technology Control Regime – regulating transfer of missile technology, complete rocket systems and unmanned air vehicles happened in June 2016. In 2017 December, India was finally admitted as the 42nd member of the Wassenaar Arrangement, a global group that regulates the transfer and access to conventional weapons and dual use technologies. China is a member of neither groups.
  10. For the first time in the last 70 years Saudi Arabia has lifted a ban on the use of their airspace by any flights heading to Israel. Against all odds an Air India flight heading to Tel Aviv has been allowed to use Saudi Airspace starting this year.
  11. In January this year Mr.Modi invited our 10 neighbouring south east Asian countries to the Republic Day Parade as a sign of increasing bonhomie with our neighbours. India seems to be fast emerging as a natural ally given the threat of over arching Chinese ambitions and a receding United States.
  12. In yet another first ever, Uzbekistan, the biggest military power in Central Asia has offered space to India for setting up a defence manufacturing unit, which would allow New Delhi to make inroads into the resource rich neighbourhood currently on the Chinese Radar.

These are some of the most notable wins achieved by the Modi government as on date, with another year to go in this term, I am sure some more diplomatic wins will be notched up in the next few months.

There are large Geo Political tectonic shifts happening with China unveiling it’s colonization by Debt-Trap plan and United States Receding to concentrate on its own neighbourhood, in the backdrop of such large shifts, India under Mr. Modi’s leadership has managed to maintain relations and strike balance across a wide canvas of nations, which in itself is no mean feat. More on this topic will follow soon.

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