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Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Posted: 22 Sep 2025 23:39
by Vayutuvan
Deans wrote: 22 Sep 2025 21:45 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.

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Posted: 22 Sep 2025 23:41
by Vayutuvan
saip wrote: 22 Sep 2025 23:36 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.

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Posted: 23 Sep 2025 00:03
by vera_k
saip wrote: 22 Sep 2025 23:36 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.

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Posted: 23 Sep 2025 01:46
by Amber G.
US Ambassador Nominee to India Sergio Gor meets External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar in New York.
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He also met Rubio:
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“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.
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Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Posted: 23 Sep 2025 02:20
by A_Gupta
gakakkad wrote: 22 Sep 2025 22:42
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.

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Posted: 23 Sep 2025 07:21
by Cain Marko
ricky_v wrote: 22 Sep 2025 21:36
uddu wrote: 22 Sep 2025 11:15 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
:shock: Americans are very very savvy in their own way.

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Posted: 23 Sep 2025 08:17
by pravula
Amber G. wrote: 23 Sep 2025 01:46 US Ambassador Nominee to India Sergio Gor meets External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar in New York.
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Way off-topic: Its fun to see different styles of jackets and how people sit with them on. I see most single breasted jacket people unbutton when sitting on a chair. Whats the etiquette for a double breasted one? Is there a fashion thread... :?: