Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Posted: 11 Nov 2017 10:31
Nothing to see here. The fueling has given "Massa" too much information about our latest tech and has undermined our ability to operate independently.
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Nothing to see here. The fueling has given "Massa" too much information about our latest tech and has undermined our ability to operate independently.
Everyone in US knows it very well and US hasn't shied away from using military power to remove any threats to petro-dollar.ashish raval wrote: Donald trump perhaps does not understand economics well to realise that if world stops using dollar from trading they shall be doomed..
US takes down notification to reward NGOs that promote religious freedom in India
The announcement had caused a stir in New Delhi that has historically ignored remarks, comments and reports on the state of religious freedom in India by the United States, as contained in state department’s annual report on religious freedom around the world.
Nov 11, 2017
Yashwant Raj
Hindustan Times, Washington
The Department of State had said that through this programme, it seeks to ‘reduce religiously-motivated violence and discrimination in India’
The Department of State had said that through this programme, it seeks to ‘reduce religiously-motivated violence and discrimination in India’(Representative image)
The US state department has “taken down” a notification it issued earlier this week inviting applications from non-governmental organisations for a grant of nearly $500,000 for projects promoting religious freedom in India.
“The notification of funding was taken down for a technical review,” a state department spokesperson told Hindustan Times on Friday, but did not offer an explanation for the review or duration.
The notification, issued earlier in the week by the state department’s bureau of democracy, human rights and labour (DRL), offered a grant of $493,827 for projects in a range of categories, with the stated intention to “reduce religiously-motivated violence and discrimination in India”.
The announcement had caused a stir in New Delhi that has historically ignored remarks, comments and reports on the state of religious freedom in India by the United States, as contained in state department’s annual report on religious freedom around the world.
“We have seen reports on this issue. We have sought more details,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar told reporters at his weekly media briefing.
“In any case, any such activity in India in this area by anybody has to follow the rules of the land.”
Indian officials have said, on background, that they were told by their American counterparts that this notification had seemed to be “freelance” work by one or more over-eager state department employee(s), and that they were themselves taken by surprise. that could explain the website take down.
Irrespective of the party in power, New Delhi is known to react to such moves with irritation — “we don’t lecture you on the state of race relations in the US”, multiple Indian diplomats have said is their internal pushback logic — and it has denied entry to over-eager fact-finders who it believes have no right to stand in judgement on internal affairs of a sovereign nation.
India has taken the same independent position —irrespective of the party in power — on trade-related issues, the only and main irritation in ties with the United States.
It doesn’t recognise, for instance, the right of the US trade representative to hold inquisition-style hearings into alleged trade malpractices by trading partners. Other countries testify at these hearings, fielding thei officials such as the their ambassador
Yeah but India is not Libya that you can just invade and win!! It have never taken on countries with even a tiny nuclear bum with it no matter how much they piss over their ego read noko, puke..if India can establish mechanism of currency swap with every nation it shall save massive foreign exchange and will send message to Massa to go whistle somewhere else about trade deficit. We need to stand upto these kind of bullying behaviour because otherwise we shall be taken as idiots and easily pushed ones. If they are after strategic partnership they should forget about deficit for next 20 years and working spirit of cooperation rather then America first badge in the meetings..schinnas wrote:Everyone in US knows it very well and US hasn't shied away from using military power to remove any threats to petro-dollar.ashish raval wrote: Donald trump perhaps does not understand economics well to realise that if world stops using dollar from trading they shall be doomed..
Sir you are missing the very important fact !! This employer was original Aryan clan who invented Sanskrit and all other European languages and taught brown nomads of India the language and civilization.. how can white man be exploiting the maids from yellow skin clan? It is not possible whereas brown persons definitely exploit brown person from their own country.. bloody hypocrisy displayed by Khan nation here!!
The diplomats in question were UN employees with full diplomatic immunity. Ms. Khobragade was, at the time of her arrest, a consular employee -- and had less diplomatic immunity. If I recall, MEA subsequently made her a UN employee and, thus, with full diplomatic immunity charges against her could not proceed. Just as in the case mentioned above.
So do diplomatic niceties...komal wrote:Occasionally facts due matter.
So does following the law. Khobragade was warned about this internally, yet she went ahead.Kashi wrote:So do diplomatic niceties...komal wrote:Occasionally facts due matter.
Surprised to see that "taking out the garbage" and "putting plates into the dishwasher" were not mentioned.forced to work roughly 90 to 100 hours a week, earning about $4 per hour with no overtime or overtime compensation, according to a federal complaint Pahagas and Edith Mendoza filed June 28 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Their responsibilities included caring for four young children, cooking meals, cleaning the family’s six-bedroom, six-bathroom home, and shoveling snow, according to the complaint.{about 30% of what a mother does..}
During the terms of their employment, Pahagas and Mendoza lived in the family’s home in a town about 20 miles northeast of Manhattan.
It doesn't work like that. Currency swap deals are done to facilitate trade/investment, not for economic leverage. If the RBI decides to reduce the dollar's share in its forex holdings, it can do so quite comfortably on the open market. Its free to exchange USD for EUR/GBP/YEN or to purchase sovereign bonds or SDR or whatever. About 5% of its current holding is in gold anyway.ashish raval wrote:if India can establish mechanism of currency swap with every nation it shall save massive foreign exchange
A) when was last time any nation tried to reduce its dollar reserves?Viv S wrote:It doesn't work like that. Currency swap deals are done to facilitate trade/investment, not for economic leverage. If the RBI decides to reduce the dollar's share in its forex holdings, it can do so quite comfortably on the open market. Its free to exchange USD for EUR/GBP/YEN or to purchase sovereign bonds or SDR or whatever. About 5% of its current holding is in gold anyway.ashish raval wrote:if India can establish mechanism of currency swap with every nation it shall save massive foreign exchange
Ruble or Real or Yuan or other cool-rebel-options aren't preferred, and for good reason. There's an inflationary component to each of them (while the value of gold is inversely linked to global growth).
As far as 'massive foreign exchange' savings are concerned, given that India has a net trade surplus with the US, its the nations that are net exporters to India (like China, Russia & the GCC) that will have to agree to hold INR in lieu USD/YEN/EUR. Unless some other set of central banks/investors can be convinced to make an equivalent investment in INR. And given its inflationary nature (an outcome of & contributor to a rapidly growing economy), they are the ones that will need to absorb the gradual value erosion of the rupee with time.
Probably yesterday. Currency is traded every day including by central banks. That relatively few countries have made a political driven decision to divest their dollar-denominated forex holdings wholesale is because policy makers are generally staid conservatives who don't let emotions cloud their business sense.ashish raval wrote:A) when was last time any nation tried to reduce its dollar reserves?
There is an actual market mechanism to measure currency risk and it doesn't function on gut feeling. If the Eurozone's economic prospects are on upswing, central banks will increase their Euro holding (with trading possibly even shifting towards the dollar). And if the Yuan came to be seen as a reliable reserve currency, its share in trade would increase. Meanwhile, central banks will continue to hold large shares of the currencies of its main export markets, to improve/retain export competitiveness.yuan is no more inflationary than USD itself because it's value is tightly linked with USD just short of having permanent pegged value. EUR is far less inflationary than USD. Cannot say that about Yen though. Currency inflation of Indian rupee is not huge compared to many other currency and it is quite stable due to measures taken by govt so no country should be worried about holding INR as long as it is partially/fractionally backed by gold which can absorb any erosion in value.
This is a political argument not any economic one. And the main reason for the creation of the Euro was to facilitate exchange-less financial movement within the common market (the UK was given a formal waiver).If government decided to have bilateral mechanism wherein countries with balances can be paid partially or wholly in their respective currencies US shall not be able to wear Jeans for price of printing a paper. Every economist in the world knows undue privilege accorded to USD. Main reason of EUR creation was the very same thing and provide a stability from FAX manipulations in European nations.
President Donald J. Trump met today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India in Manila, Philippines. The two leaders discussed the comprehensive strategic partnership between the United States and India and their shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region. They pledged to enhance their cooperation as Major Defense Partners, resolving that two of the world’s great democracies should also have the world’s greatest militaries. President Trump expressed appreciation that Indian purchases of oil from the United States have surpassed 10 million barrels in recent months, and expressed confidence that stronger energy cooperation will be a geopolitical and economic game changer for both countries. Prime Minister Modi noted that he looks forward to hosting the United States delegation to the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Summit, showcasing innovation and collaboration between India and the United States.
EWR - DELsaip wrote:I heard United has suspended its flights to Delhi because of smog. I did not know United even has flights to Delhi. I thought they only have flights by their code sharing partners.
Yes. Ombaba, Nixon, Johnson and Eisenhower.UlanBatori wrote:Has any POTUS been to United Vietnam before? ironic to see DA NANG on the banner behind the Vietnam President hosting the POTUS and telling him where to stand.
Robert McNamara went and said sorry in private to the vietnamese for all his bloodletting, so it is all okay and taken care of.UB:all those millions of tortured and wasted lives!
All events on the trip have been held behind closed doors, apparently at the request not of the Vietnamese but of the American visitors. The U.S. delegation may feel the Vietnamese will be more willing to speak their minds if cameras and microphones are not present.
Trump's frequent reference to 'Indo-Pacific' suggests US is firmly set on helping expand India’s military capabilities vis-a-vis China
India seems to be on the same page as Washington, particularly after it has also been shepherded into the 'Quad' coalition
India recently began purchasing oil from the US, expanding its traditional sourcing from the Gulf region
"Two of the world's great democracies should also have the world's greatest militaries,'' the United States and India resolved today in an unprecedented and eye-catching commitment, following a bilateral meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi + on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Philippines.
Supporting India's rise as a global power has been a US objective going back to the last two (Democratic and Republican) administrations. But never before has the goal been stated in such starkly militaristic terms.
In as much as Trump has been an enthusiastic salesman for US military hardware to allies and friends, the continued reference by his administration to the ''Indo-Pacific'' region, including at the ASEAN summit, suggests Washington is firmly set on helping expand India's military capabilities vis-a-vis China for geo-strategic reasons, while helping its large military-industrial complex to Indian lolly.
A White House read-out on the Trump-Modi meeting said ''the two leaders discussed the comprehensive strategic partnership between the United States and India and their shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region. They pledged to enhance their cooperation as Major Defense Partners, resolving that two of the world's great democracies should also have the world's greatest militaries.''
The read-out would not have come without an Indian nod, suggesting that New Delhi is on the same page as Washington, particularly after it has also been shepherded into the American idea of a US-Japan-India-Australia ''Quad.''
The US statement said President Trump also expressed appreciation that Indian purchases of oil from the United States have surpassed 10 million barrels in recent months, and expressed confidence that stronger energy cooperation will be a geopolitical and economic game changer for both countries.
India recently began purchasing oil from the US - half a world away - expanding its traditional sourcing from the Gulf region, a move that not only keeps Washington and its lawmakers happy, but also dilutes India's dependency on a region whose stability and reliability is always suspect.
While the brief read-out was businesslike - aside from the reference to the need for great democracies to have the greatest militaries - there was no word on any bilateral visits.
Without mentioning Ivanka Trump, the statement said Prime Minister Modi noted that he looks forward to hosting the US delegation to the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), showcasing innovation and collaboration between India and the United States.
The President's daughter Ivanka will be the star attraction at the GES in Hyderabad later this month. That visit is expected to set the stage for a Trump visit early next year.
Indian students in US dwarf America's FDI in India, spend whopping $6.54 bn
Indian students spent a massive $6.54 billion in the US in 2016-17, up 30% from the previous year, dwarfing the North American country's foreign direct investment (FDI) of $2.37 billion in India.
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Indian students, Indian American students, FDI in India, America FDI in India, US dwarf Indian students spent a massive .54 billion in the US in 2016-17, up 30% from the previous year, dwarfing the North American country's foreign direct investment (FDI) of .37 billion in India. (Image: Reuters)
Indian students spent a massive $6.54 billion in the US in 2016-17, up 30% from the previous year, dwarfing the North American country's foreign direct investment (FDI) of $2.37 billion in India. Of course, a large part of US FDI routed through low-tax jurisdictions like Mauritius is not counted here, although recent changes in tax treaties have made the route a bit less attractive. Among large countries, India was outstripped by China in 2009-10 to become the largest place of origin of students coming to the US, with correspondingly high spending. However, in recent years India has been bridging the gap with a scorching pace of growth in students it sends to the US — 29% in 2014-15, 25% in 2015-16 and 12.3% in 2016-17. Between 2010-11 to 2012-13, when the global financial meltdown hit the US economy badly, there was negative growth in Indian students going to that country. Chinese students spent $12.55 billion in the US in 2016-17, up about 10%.
Grant seemed to agree with that logic during an interview with the news outlet on Wednesday, which was given from the Dubai Air Show. “It’s a significant concern, not only to the United States, because we need to protect this high-end technology, fifth-generation technology” but for “all of our partners and allies that have already purchased the F-35,” she said.
There could also be further consequences for Turkey – a fellow NATO member – if it goes ahead with the acquisition of the S-400 system, according to Grant. “As a major NATO ally, we haven’t really looked into this yet...we’re going to have to start looking at, if they are going to go through with this, how we can be interoperable in the future. But right now, I can tell you our policies do not allow us to be interoperable with that system.”
Those comments aligned with remarks made by Gen. Petr Pavel, chairman of NATO's military committee, in October. At that time, he said that Turkey is free to make its own decisions as a sovereign state, but would face "consequences" if it bought the S-400 system.
The latest article on India is written by Allyssa who's the wife of Sadanand Dhume, the WSJ guyShauryaT wrote:The following link has 19 articles, an anthology over 70 years by a leading US think tank.
India at 70
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defence persuaded Congress to drop a provision that linked reimbursements to Pakistan with a demonstrable action against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), diplomatic sources and media reports said.
The move came days before the visits of two senior most US defence officials to Islamabad — Defence Secretary James Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen Joseph Dunford.
Russia or at least many Russians have spent a decade cultivating relationships with the evangelical right in the United States. Indeed, it would be incorrect to see it as a one-sided cultivation. The evangelical right in the US – along with other rightist political formations in Western Europe – has come to see Vladimir Putin’s Russia as the logical head of a kind of white, Christian, authoritarian ‘international’, as the US and Europe have become less white and more culturally permissive.