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Dairy Fat vs. Vegetable Fat: In India, many Kwality Wall's products are legally classified as "frozen desserts" because they use vegetable oils/fats (like palm oil) instead of solely milk fat. This is a major cost-saving measure as vegetable oil is cheaper than dairy fat. In the US, products sold as "ice cream" must meet specific regulatory standards that mandate a certain percentage of milk fat. Unilever's US brands generally use real dairy ingredients to meet this standard.
Similarly, I heard that what qualifies as "chocolate" is much more lax in the US compared to the European Union. And so on.
As a sovereign, independent, aatmanirbhar country India has to set its own food standards, and not rely on those from abroad. The Indian consumer also has to be better informed so that they can make wise choices about what they eat.
'Shariah Law In U.S.': Trump DNI Tulsi Gabbard's Shocking Speech On Islamism Stuns America U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, warned about what she described as the growing global threat of Islamist ideology in the country and beyond. Citing recent developments in Europe, Gabbard claimed that Christmas markets in parts of Germany are being canceled due to security concerns linked to extremist threats. She argued that Islamism, which she characterized as a political ideology rather than a religion, rejects individual freedom and personal liberty. Gabbard said the ideology stands in direct opposition to the foundational principles of freedom and liberty on which the United States was built, calling it fundamentally incompatible with American values. Watch.
^ There seems to be schizophrenia in the current US Admin. On one hand, we have DNI Gabbard saying the above. On the other US Embassy in Dhaka is expressing condolences on the killing of Hadi. Chimera.
Vayutuvan wrote: ↑21 Dec 2025 23:27
^ There seems to be schizophrenia in the current US Admin. On one hand, we have DNI Gabbard saying the above. On the other US Embassy in Dhaka is expressing condolences on the killing of Hadi. Chimera.
The different arms of US government works in different directions. It is famously said no US president., [save one] was able to control the CIA !!
the system of Islamic moral and legal guidance based on the teachings of the Qur'an and the traditions of the Prophet (Hadith and Sunna), prescribing both religious and secular duties.
It is therefore inevitable in the USA as religious freedom is a founding principle for the country. Maybe can be corralled into an autonomous region for Muslims if there's will for that.
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The EU aka NATO (minus the United States) desperately wants war with Russia.
@DNIGabbard
can speak for herself and does in her typically courageous way (read below).
First, our CIA is in cahoots with MI6 and others in the EU IC community. These and other warmongers in our own administration as well as the Congress want perpetual f’ing war. I’m personally sick of it. It’s been over ten (10) years now! Keep in mind we were in AFG and Iraq for twenty years and it cost us trillions along with a massive loss of prestige.
Vietnamese-American sculptor Tuan Andrew Nguyen will install an eight-meter replica of the Bamiyan Buddha along Tenth Street in Manhattan in spring 2026. Titled The Light That Shines Through the Universe, the sculpture is intended as a symbol of resilience, hope, and peace, commemorating the destroyed 6th-century statues in Afghanistan.
A striking feature of the sculpture is its hands, cast from melted bullets and rockets collected from Afghanistan’s war zones. Nguyen described the transformation of instruments of destruction into polished brass as symbolic of courage, compassion, and renewal, saying the hands “will shine brilliantly under sunlight, offering a striking visual message.”
There are many comments about the US federal deficit, which fail to understand some central facts: the US overall tax to GDP ratio is among the lowest in OECD countries; and the US Federal tax-to-GDP ratio, current at 16.8% is low compared to the historical average (in Clinton's time, it was 20%).
It is a perhaps a matter of opinion, but the US will still prosper with the Clinton-era tax rates, and the additional revenue plus a little budgeting fiscal discipline can make the deficit disappear - i.e., the debt burden will no longer increase. The existing debt of course, will take a long while to reduce to a healthy debt-to-GDP ratio. But small fiscal deficit will also help with things like inflation, interest rates and so on.
But just like with so many other issues, there is no political will in the US to address its real problems and long-term sustainability; and if the current trends continue, the US will definitely lose the ability to be able to fix itself, without major pain.
The EU aka NATO (minus the United States) desperately wants war with Russia.
@DNIGabbard
can speak for herself and does in her typically courageous way (read below).
First, our CIA is in cahoots with MI6 and others in the EU IC community. These and other warmongers in our own administration as well as the Congress want perpetual f’ing war. I’m personally sick of it. It’s been over ten (10) years now! Keep in mind we were in AFG and Iraq for twenty years and it cost us trillions along with a massive loss of prestige.
Maybe some one should remind this 'michael-felony-flynn' about what his protector, the Griftopotamus-donny is doing with his venezuela war plans. Seems no need to blame CIA ir other agencies when the emperor himself is a warmonger.
