Sunday, December 15, 2024
Skeletons rattling.
According to the rating agency Crisil, "the India economy - in the medium term - could grow by 6.7% on average between fiscal 2025 and 2031, and touch the $7 trillion mark." ET. Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal said, "India on track to become $35 trillion, fully developed economy by 2047." pib. gov.in. Sadly, India's meteoric rise under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has bred jealousy in other countries. "Since the visibility of Indians has only risen in recent years - with a string of high-profile CEOs and political figures in the US,and even a former PM in the UK - many online interactions on global forums like X have also taken the form of insults, mockery and expressions of hatred," wrote Amit Majmudar. "A survey reveals that Canadians having a favorable view of India has dropped to 26% from 56% some 20 months ago." India Today. After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of the killing of Khalistani Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada (CBC), "Indians have united in outrage at Justin Trudeau." "Meanwhile, the Indian media has launched a half-crazed jihad against Mr Trudeau and his government. One news channel suggested that his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, was about to 'break Canada in two'." WSJ. Mr Modi's "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the State Department and 'deep state' elements in the US of trying to destabilize India in conjunction with a group of investigative journalists and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi." Reuters. "The US District Court for the Southern District of New York...issued summons to the Indian government in response to a civil lawsuit filed by Khalistani terrorist GS Pannun, who alleges an assassination plot against him." ET. Pannun does not allege. The US Justice Department said, "At the direction of an Indian government employee, Nikhil Gupta worked to carry out a plot to murder US-based leader of Sikh separatist movement." justice.gov. Gupta was extradited to the US. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been indicted for "his alleged role in a $265 million bribery scheme". Reuters. "In 2014, Adani's net worth was $2.8 billion," but "Amidst political criticism of brazen favoritism, Adani became the second rischest person in the world in April 2022, with $90 billion in is kitty." The Wire. "Many of Adani's international deals were struck soon after Mr Modi's official visits to certain countries or after heads of governments visited India. Some of these interventions have backfired badly." Adani Watch. Then there is 94 year-old George Soros whose Open Society Foundations donate money to promote democracy and transparency. wikipedia. Should be welcomed in India which, Mr Modi said in Parliament, is the Mother of Democracy ANI. "Soros launched a tirade against the Modi government and BJP soon after their second mandate in 2019." "Since then, he is accused of inciting protests using institutions, individuals and lawmakers with liberal funds to continuously berate Modi." Still, "Legitimising Soros's power to shake or make governments is political exaggeration. Using conspiracy theories about facilitating regime change reflects the weakness of a party or leadership," wrote Prabhu Chawla. Exactly. Unless, there are skeletons in the closet. Lots of them. And Soros is merely rattling them.
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