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Tldr: Modi willing to yield certain concessions on Harley Davidson bikes - nothing on teslashit! Orange man goes on a full meltdown and Elmo backs him up - thinks bullying him into manufacturing in India is 'totally unfair'.

Elmo is playing games with gormint. He wants to export cars at 5-10% duties. All these 'media leaks' (based on unnamed sources) claiming they would launch $ 25k cars do not mean a thing. He is still bargaining - all this is pressure politics.

Reason why I kept saying that Trump 2.0 would be catastrophic for us.
 
You've sown the wind , now reap the whirlwind.
Whirlwind shall come for all who pose challenge to western supremacy if its China now and for us it maybe later. Atleast they are sowing winds hoping that the coalescing winds herald a counter storm. Hope we too develop same capability quickly. We won't get same largesse as China recieved from west in form industrialization.

Trump is two edged sword or proverbial with a sword. When he swings he hurts all even himself. Look at his $ 21 million USAID uttering, PM Modi be like:
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What If Trump’s Tariff Mania Backfires?

The tariffs imposed by President Trump could very well backfire. Although he temporarily suspended the 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, the broader impact of his trade policies remains uncertain. The very weapon Trump wields against exporting nations could end up hurting the U.S. economy instead.

Like it or not, every major exporting country has a plan to retaliate with countervailing tariffs on American exports. These retaliatory measures would effectively cancel out any advantage.

History provides clear examples of tariffs failing to deliver their intended results. Take the 25% tariff on steel imports in 2018—meant to bolster the U.S. steel industry. In reality, it had little impact, as steel production and employment levels remained virtually unchanged over the past six years. Another case is the 30% tariff on Chinese-made solar panels in 2018. China simply circumvented it by rerouting shipments through third countries, disguising the panels’ origins. Additionally, Trump’s own 10% tariff on certain Chinese imports in 2018 led to higher prices in the U.S. itself.

In today’s interconnected economy, retaliatory tariffs from Canada and Mexico could drive up prices in the U.S. by 4–6% on finished goods.

Trump’s team argues that tariffs will incentivize domestic production. The idea is that once imported goods become expensive enough, local manufacturers will find it profitable to produce them domestically. While this is a possibility, it is not a guaranteed outcome.

Ultimately, weighing the pros and cons of Trump’s proposed tariffs reveals that their most immediate impact will be inflation. The 10% tariff on Chinese imports, for example, will directly increase prices on consumer goods. Meanwhile, supply chain tariffs will have a delayed but inevitable effect, making products like cars and trucks more expensive in subsequent manufacturing cycles.

As a result, economists remain divided. Liberal economists largely oppose tariffs, citing their inflationary effects, while others argue that they could stimulate domestic manufacturing.
 
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Lunatic racist pig bashes Indian origin nurse in the face. Scum should never see sunlight again, mentally ill or not

He will be out in few months even if the nurse dies.
Whenever a whitoid murders any colored person they always find loophole like mental health issues, etc.
 
do mudi and co has balls to go depth for these USAID charges ?? this can be used to ban so many left media houses and politicians for life. but no....

"sabka sath sabka vikaas" is too old and lazy to burn out these fkers.
Mudi is not running govt. His govt. is completely run by babus.
 
Interesting article from Shyam Saran :


Relevant section :

I have also argued elsewhere that Trump seems driven by a 19th-century concept of imperialism when land became a marker of power. The US itself was an example of how the acquisition of large tracts of land in its westward expansion went hand in hand with its emergence as a major power. In this way of thinking, the US, Russia and China are great powers by virtue of being the largest countries area-wise. Each is entitled to its sphere of influence and will continue to contend but also collaborate within these parameters. Other states are pawns in this bigger game and must accept the roles assigned to them.

What does this mean for Asia and, in particular, India? Those who believe that a US-Russia détente will drive a wedge between China and Russia may be disappointed. The two countries have built up a solid, comprehensive and mutually supportive relationship which is unlikely to be diminished by Washington reaching out to Moscow. Trump does not see India as a big power in the same league as China and Russia. India has to be careful and ensure that it does not come to be seen as a convenient pawn for the US in the big power game. One expects that while the Quad (comprising India, Japan, Australia and the US) will continue to play a role in the Indo-Pacific, it may no longer be a strategic component of an American determination to retain its dominance in the region, but as a tactical bargaining tool vis-a-vis China. India must be alert to this shift.

It will be prudent for India to remain out of harm’s way by maintaining a friendly relationship with Trump’s America, being accommodating on lesser issues while quietly resisting on more critical ones. India must develop much closer relations with Europe, with countries in East and Southeast Asia and most importantly with its own sub-continental periphery, which may become a zone of strategic vulnerability. The ideological affinity which Trump shares with PM Modi is an asset for Delhi in handling a complicated relationship with Washington. But Trump’s great power vision does not align with India’s preference for a multipolar world order.
 
Mudi is not running govt. His govt. is completely run by babus.
Nonsense…… but highly capable babus are part and parcel of government. These are not inefficient promoted by seniority babus but highly qualified people. The inefficient babus cannot be dismissed but transferred to unimportant jobs.
 

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