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Seems to be recorded by some Teluguite, heard of hearing ఐపోయింది (finished) at the end.chaanakya wrote:I could hear someone said " wow"
Note:Published on 27 Sep 2014
Narendra Modi's Convoy in Washington DC
Meanwhile human rights group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) said that as U.S. President Barack Obama rolls out the red carpet for Mr. Modi on September 30, a Citizens' Court in Lafayette Park, immediately outside the front end of the White House, would hold indictment proceedings against the Indian Prime Minister that would be telecast live throughout the U.S.
In this regard a copy of the “charge sheet” and notice of indictment proceedings for the Citizens’ Court was said to have been recently served on Mr. Modi via the Indian Embassy using a summons delivery service, whose officer signed an affidavit that he delivered a copy of the documents to a named Embassy official at the Embassy premises near Dupont Circle and informed that person of the contents
That is the POTUS' convoy and not Modi's.sooraj wrote:Modi's convoy in USA
But the Chinese visit, as could be expected from India’s principal enemy, was notable for pomp and circumstance, but nothing of any substance, although there was plenty of atmospherics and theatrics. I am afraid Narendra Modi’s visit to the US will similarly produce nothing whatsoever of value.
There are several reasons for this. First and foremost is that the Obama administration is fundamentally hostile to India, not to mention that President Obama himself appears more or less a lame-duck embroiled in large problems abroad, such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine. The record shows that Obama does not take India seriously, and now that he has several crises on his hands, he is likely not to have any time at all for an India-America rapprochement. India is a long-term play, and all American presidents, and Obama in particular, are short-term thinkers.
Third, even if the US were still in the business of helping other countries grow, as it allegedly was in the days of the Marshall Plan, it cannot afford to create another competitor. The meteoric rise of China as a manufacturing power has hurt America’s competitive position. If we believe some of the comparative data, India is following a trajectory that mirrors China’s, only 13 years behind, and with strong leadership it may well become a new manufacturing power, and realpolitik suggests this is not in America’s best interests.
There is only one possible silver lining to this cloud: that American businesses may recognize the benefit from working with India, partly because of the demographic dividend will lead to affluent consumers of their wares in India. Partly because they should realize that more of their human resources can come from Indians as the education system there improves. And partly because the new manufacturing initiative (“Make in India”) may benefit them.
The hostility of Democratic Party administrations in the US towards India is legendary, even though for some reason Indians are convinced that this is not so:
Obama will host a private dinner with Modi and there will be many other opportunities for discussion, but he will not get away with the usual trick of giving flowery speeches and massaging Indian egos, while studiously avoiding any real deliverables. Modi is likely to pin him down on facts, of which the lofty and airy Obama has few: his strong suit is platitudes.
The virulent ostracism of Narendra Modi as a person was official US policy for quite a few years, although in fairness, it did begin before Obama’s time. Behind this was a motley crew of the usual suspects: Christian fundamentalists who want to have a free run in India for their conversion machines, Indian communists in the US who hate anything Hindu with a passion, and pan-national Muslim interests, especially those funded and sustained by Pakistan’s ISI.
The US Commission on Internal Religious Freedom (USCIRF), despite the name and purported objective, is apparently an official mechanism for bible-thumping fundamentalists in the US to push their agendas. Their hatred for Hindus is legendary (except for the Hindus that they manage to convert by monetary inducement and other fraud, of course). A recent tweet from the USCIRF, quoting its sepoys in India, is proof of malafide intent:
It boggles the mind that such naked hatred – not to mention an utter lie -- emanates from the US administration. In fact, it is the USICRF that is comparable to the ISIS: a bunch of fundamentalists. A tweet from David Cohen, a former US administration official and a friend of India, captures it nicely:
Modi’s erstwhile ‘untouchability’ was also the result of an unremitting campaign of calumny by Indian-origin leftists in the US, members of entities such as FOIL (Forum of Indian Leftists) and a clutch of related entities such as CAG (Coalition Against Genocide). Most of them have a single-point agenda: be anti-India, and, especially, anti-Hindu.
Indian communists are a peculiar lot. Those with long memories remember that they supported China in the 1962 war. In Bengal, they demonstrated their ability to impoverish an entire state. In the so-called Naxalite areas of that state, they set up a nihilist, Stalinist State. They have no interest in Indian development, nor in India-US rapprochement. Or even in the territorial integrity of India.
Then there are the entities waging a virtual war on India, often with funding from the ISI, as in the celebrated Faigate case, wherein a Kashmiri-American was found to be channeling Pakistani money to various turncoats and fellow-travelers.
Presumably, this, as well as the stunning success of Mangalyaan, will motivate American businessmen to pay attention to India. In the past it was American businesses, eyeing the vast revenues they thought they could get from China, that lobbied for and pushed through many China-friendly policies; and if sufficiently motivated, they may do the same for India.
To a certain extent, Modi’s “Make in India” program will inherently appeal to US private sector investors in manufacturing, but only to an extent. What would appeal more to them would be, of course, the market and the supposed demographic dividend, but most of all, it would be frugal engineering and frugal innovation. The well-timed triumph of the Mangalyaan mission at a cost of a tenth of the NASA mission could well be a trigger. I do hope this gets enough airplay.
But beyond that, the personalities, preoccupations and politics of the current US administration militate against a strategic convergence of views of the type that seemed possible a decade ago. We will have to wait until Obama leaves in 2016; if Hillary Clinton is the next US President, a grand India-US partnership cannot happen until the next Republican is in power. Till then, we will remain “Estranged Democracies” as the book by Dennis Kux put it.
The fact of the matter is that the Indian national interest would be well-served by playing the US and China off against each other; or ever better, by projecting India as a new and upcoming pole in a G3, or a tripolar world. This, naturally, is not something Americans would be keen on.
Linkrvishwak wrote:Rajdeep turdesai heckled by crowd on LIVE TV!!!
Infront of Madison Square....
I was wondering why Burkha is not reporting from ground zero!!vipins wrote:Linkrvishwak wrote:Rajdeep turdesai heckled by crowd on LIVE TV!!!
Infront of Madison Square....
Please share on SM also.
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The logo on the police cars is from Washington DC.Ambar wrote:That is the POTUS' convoy and not Modi's.sooraj wrote:Modi's convoy in USA
Who was that? I did catch Arnab yesterday, as also today, but which part are you referring to?ramana wrote:Arnab got a verbal dressing down yesterday from a BRFite.
Secularism at its finest where only secular (like evanjalists, jihadis, Maoists) have any legitimacy. Big jhapad to pseudos.Hari Seldon wrote:[img=>>]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ByoAt-6IgAEnd84.jpg:large[/img]
Ram Guha had alleged on twitter that Modi has reduced "Indian Americans" to only mean "Hindu Americans".
This is product of the highly fine tuned social engineering run by the leftist with the master uncle at the backvishvak wrote:Secularism at its finest where only secular (like evanjalists, jihadis, Maoists) have any legitimacy. Big jhapad to pseudos.Hari Seldon wrote:[img=>>]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ByoAt-6IgAEnd84.jpg:large[/img]
Ram Guha had alleged on twitter that Modi has reduced "Indian Americans" to only mean "Hindu Americans".
CRamS wrote:If I am correct, looking from afar on TV screen, Tulsi Gabbard was in an Indian attire while Nikki Haley was in western suit. Just pointing out. Also, Bobby Jindal didn't show up. Good riddance.
(Fwd to about 6:58). Her coverage of TSP will tell us.Bullsh*t. I don't fall for this garbage. I'll be happy when she ends up in Tihar.CRamS wrote:SSJi, I know you said you don't watch Bharka Didi. But her coverage of ModiJi's visit has been excellent to date, even cracked up a tad after his speech. She is also dressed for the occasion. Lets cut her some slack and see if she has redeemed herself
