India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

[Amber G.]

Meanwhile hero of many fans here keep talking about :
"7 brand new beautiful" planes were shot down during Pakistan, India conflict says US President Donald Trump;

[saip]

There were NO brand new planes. ALL were a few years old. But Paki planes from China (J10C) were inducted later and so they were newer. May be he is talking about them? Then again he probably does not know what he is talking about.

[chetak]

There were NO brand new planes. ALL were a few years old. But Paki planes from China (J10C) were inducted later and so they were newer. May be he is talking about them? Then again he probably does not know what he is talking about.

Amber ji and saip ji,

"7 brand new beautiful" planes were shot down during Pakistan, India conflict says US President Donald Trump;


trumpwa's game is different

he is repeatedly insinuating and implying to the world at large that the french rafales are useless and India is better off buying amriki aircraft and weapon systems. trumpwa seems to have gotten even the Sindoor neutered pakis singing loudly from the same hymn book regarding, and also stressing the alleged loss of Indian aircraft by backing him on the so called losses on the Indian side.

he is pushing sales for the amriki MIC, agro lobby, dairy industry and amriki crude, among other things

trump doesn't need India, it's the amriki economy and the U$ dollar that desperately needs India.

trumpwa and his MIC/agro/pharma/diary and other associated affiliates are all currently engaged in trying to reshape the geo-economic arena of India and her environs. They have finally started to apply specific anti India and anti Modi ji strategies and that is increasingly becoming obvious, as well as, visible. Going forward, this aspect of their geopolitical tactics will become more and more aggressive

India's push to export weapons and weapon systems, is just one case that is causing increasing alarm in the power ecosystem of the US govt and the deep state. India's self sufficiency in food production is another very sore point

trumpwa is like a small trucker's stop in some hick town on an amriki highway going nowhere

traiff toofan trumpwa has painted a huge target on his own back, and the increasingly frustrated and now unforgiving and growing tribe of trump voters are progressively beginning to draw a bead on that target.

The pushback from India and cheen (and many others) may be beyond all amriki calculations/projections and trumpwa's advisors/backers/puppet masters don't seem to have gamed it well enough before unleashing the global mayhem.

no matter the result, the amrikis have lost their credibility and their geopolitical image has been sullied beyond repair

[Amber G.]

trumpwa's game is different..

Yet there is a huge fan based of that hero.. including many who here who were/are vocal - . Pesh hai : Prez Trump this is from today....

'I am doing a trade deal with India'
'Have great respect & love for PM Modi'
'Have great relationship with PM Modi'
'Field Marshal is a great fighter & great guy'
'7 planes were shot down'
'PM Modi is the nicest looking guy'

[Amber G.]

If other states follow the lead of Florida, it would lead to a major shrinkage (practically an elimination) in academic job prospects for foreign Ph.D.s. In turn that may lead to more Indian Ph.D.s returning to India. We will see:

BREAKING: In a bombshell moment, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ABOLISHES H-1B VISAS from being used at state universities.

We can do it with Florida RESIDENTS or AMERICANS! If we can't? Then man, we need to REALLY look deeply at what's going on with this situation!"

"I am directing today the Florida Board of Governors to PULL THE PLUG on the use of these H-1B visas at our universities."

[Jay]

If other states follow the lead of Florida,

It's only a matter of time. Every R state that goes to the polls from now on will have this on their agenda moving forward and I will not be surprised if this gets on the Republican platform by the 2028 election cycle.

[Tanaji]

Mind you this is just year 1 of the Presidency. If economy goes south, I can see this being extended to green card holders, then citizens who weren’t born here etc.

That’s against the constitution you say? Trump owns the judges right now…

[vera_k]

Meanwhile ToI had this article about slipping academic standards. Definite signs that the constituency for excellence has been shrinking on all sides.

'A' is for average

[Vayutuvan]

Before people start getting apoplexies, they would be better off reading what Gov. DeSantis said.

Florida to stop using H1B visas in universities, DeSantis says
'We know that H1B is not handled in a pristine fashion, even in academia,' UF's president said.
Gray Rohrer USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida 29 Oct 2025

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/ ... 963659007/

...
DeSantis listed a few examples of those with H1B visas, and suggested Florida schools could have found Americans to do the jobs: public policy professor from China, assistant swim coach from Spain, athletic department graphic designer from Canada.

For most of the examples DeSantis gave, he didn’t name the specific university they worked for, except for a “clinical assistant professor from – supposed – Palestine. Why are they – is that just social justice that they’re doing? And that’s the University of Florida.”
...
“We know that H1B is not handled in a pristine fashion, even in academia, certainly not in business. So we endorse the review of H1B (and) we are conducting our own now,” Landry said.

[Mort Walker]

DeSimpis is doing nothing but posturing. After Trump said he supports a Vance-Rubio ticket when he’s done in 2033.

DeSimpis will U-turn faster than Paki field marshals. All grad programs at UF & FSU will shut down in one semester.

[Amber G.]

Trump says "‘Make Nukes Great Again.". Because what’s world peace without a little radiation nostalgia?”

[A_Gupta]

NYT:

About 400 H-1B visa applications were approved for the state system’s 12 universities this year through June, with the most, 156, at the University of Florida, according to Department of Homeland Security data.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/29/__trashed-2/

“I’m directing today the Florida Board of Governors to pull the plug on the use of these H1-B visas in our universities,” DeSantis said

Dictionary: pull the plug: "prevent something from happening or continuing."

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Magnitude-wise, 400 less H1-Bs is a drop in the bucket. The impact will be mainly on Florida's universities, not on job-seekers.

[Mort Walker]

Trump says "‘Make Nukes Great Again.". Because what’s world peace without a little radiation nostalgia?”

See, I was right about India testing Tsar Bomba.
"Shitty-Bitty" is out the window.

[chetak]

Diplomatic win: India gets six-month exemption from US sanctions on chabahar port ..


https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bus ... 946643.cms

30, 2025,

The US has granted India a six-month exemption from sanctions on the Chabahar port, a significant diplomatic achievement amidst ongoing trade deal negotiations.

This development allows India to continue its investments and strategic access to Afghanistan and Central Asia.

India is also analysing the implications of US sanctions on Russian oil companies, prioritising energy security for its population.

[uddu]

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@ramprasad_c
JD Vance is publicly asking Usha to convert means he asked in private and she said no. Such a scum bag!

[williams]

https://x.com/ramprasad_c/status/1983806003046138053
@ramprasad_c
JD Vance is publicly asking Usha to convert means he asked in private and she said no. Such a scum bag!

Why do we give so much bandwidth to Indian origin foreign citizens. None of them are going to make a dent in India's foreign policy objectives. Except for some vague optics, we are better off treating them as foreign citizens and nothing else. The older generation that left India can only understand the old idea of India and the next generation does not have any idea on what India is today. Relying on them or supporting them will not change anything.

[uddu]

https://x.com/ramprasad_c/status/1983806003046138053
@ramprasad_c
JD Vance is publicly asking Usha to convert means he asked in private and she said no. Such a scum bag!

Why do we give so much bandwidth to Indian origin foreign citizens. None of them are going to make a dent in India's foreign policy objectives. Except for some vague optics, we are better off treating them as foreign citizens and nothing else. The older generation that left India can only understand the old idea of India and the next generation does not have any idea on what India is today. Relying on them or supporting them will not change anything.

This shows the lack of India's consciousness that religion can carry. The American pokes their nose into India's religious affairs and funds every crooked organization to do religious conversion within India. These converts are the most rabid Hindu haters within India. The same is with the converts abroad. These people may be citizens of other country. That never means there is no civilizational, cultural, religious links with them. The most vocal among them could have behaved arrogantly towards Indian nation, that never means we have to shed our links completely with those who are of Indian origin. A large number of them are very decent people and love India as much they must love their adopted country. India's civilizational reach and spread in East Asia and other parts was because of such people. The more we ignore, we get Pakistan and Bangladesh.

[Vayutuvan]

Trump says "‘Make Nukes Great Again.". Because what’s world peace without a little radiation nostalgia?”

See, I was right about India testing Tsar Bomba.
"Shitty-Bitty" is out the window.

MaNGA - Yeh dil MaNGa more.

[A_Gupta]

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@ramprasad_c
JD Vance is publicly asking Usha to convert means he asked in private and she said no. Such a scum bag!

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