India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

[Vayutuvan]

Tourist numbers from all over the world into the US are down.
Add to that drop in students from all countries - India seeing the biggest drop.

Due to India, US lost only $350 M. It is a mere 4-5% of the total drop. Canadians might have done the most damage. IDK.

[Vayutuvan]

Few days back my SiL came from Blore. The flight was empty she said. So much so, she was able to sleep on her row. The flight interestingly took a detour via Kolkata (refueling - Paki problem I guess) and then came non-stop to SFO.

Now it is non-peak time. I am sure you would know that colleges started in Aug itself.

[vera_k]

Few days back my SiL came from Blore. The flight was empty she said. So much so, she was able to sleep on her row. The flight interestingly took a detour via Kolkata (refueling - Paki problem I guess) and then came non-stop to SFO.

Boeing plane perhaps? People may be avoiding them.

[Amber G.]

US Ambassador Nominee to India Sergio Gor meets External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar in New York.


He also met Rubio:

“Secretary Rubio, reiterating that India is a relationship of critical importance to the United States, expressed his appreciation for the Indian government’s continued engagement on a number of issues including trade, defense, energy, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, and other items related to the bilateral relationship.

[A_Gupta]

I am unable to find yield per hectare data in the last 5 years .

I think it is on this GOI page, scroll down.
https://upag.gov.in

“Explore Area, Production and Yield for various crops across years and state wise”

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AI gives this - verify before use:
In 2024, India's total foodgrain yield was projected at 2,515 kg/ha, with specific crop yields varying, such as 436 kg/ha for cotton (FY2024) and an average 3.7 tonnes/ha (3,700 kg/ha) for maize. While final 2024 figures are still being released, the 2023-24 year saw promising trends, with record final estimates for rice, wheat, and other cereals from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Key Yields for 2024:
Total Foodgrains:
A projected 2,515 kg/ha for the year 2024, with an updated figure of 2,548 kg/ha for 2025.
Cotton:
An estimated 436 kg/ha for the fiscal year 2024, which was a decrease from the previous year.
Maize:
An average yield of 3.7 tonnes per hectare (3,700 kg/ha).
Rice:
Record final estimates for 2023-24 were released in September 2024.

[Cain Marko]

https://x.com/ByRakeshSimha/status/1969958646244372670
@ByRakeshSimha
MAGA supporters on 4Chan launched "Clog the Toilet" operation to block Indian H1B workers from returning to the US by reserving flight seats without paying. Flight prices spiked. A 4Chan post urged, "Clog the flight reservation system!" to keep Indian workers grounded. Some claimed to have locked up 100 seats. But here's the kicker - there was no deadline for Indians to return, and Air India does not do refunds. So these low IQ incels at 4Chan lost a ton of money. Just proves the US needs more - not less - H1B workers.

if we do not know the enemy properly, we cannot defeat it; after having used 4chan for many years, i will say that they are an eclectic mixture of lonely, introverted and high functioning autistic men

https://www.popularmechanics.com/scienc ... rmutation/

what they did in the above was holding the ticket, as in they filled in the details but did not checkout, this triggered a 15 minute holding period for the seat selected, and they brute spammed this multiple times, some even created a script to auto fill the details and hold, this in actuality caused prices to spike up, one legitimate flyer had to pay upwards of $6000 because of such antics

hence the name: clogging, because they were jamming up the entire system, it came to naught as the policies were updated afterwards, but in the interim, they had a lot of screenshots, i would know, i was there

what you think of describing are stromfront thugs who are illiterate for all purposes, the same is not true for 4chan, not by a long shot, some rich philosophical, technical, literary discussions can only be had there, there is quite literally no other place existing like it

Americans are very very savvy in their own way.