A chain reaction.

In 2019, "US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanged warm words of friendship in Texas at a rare mass rally for a foreign leader." "The 'Howdy Modi' event was billed as one of the largest ever receptions of a foreign leader in the US." BBC. This time Mr Modi was hosted at the luxurious Blair House which is an extension of the White House itself. Mint. "Trump admitted that PM Modi is a 'much tougher negotiator' than him following discussions on a possible trade deal and tariffs with India." ET. Trump was simple and direct. He said to Mr Modi, "Here's what we're going to do: reciprocal. Whatever you charge, I'm charging." "He (Modi) goes, 'No, no, I don't like that.' 'No, no, whatever you charge, I'm going to charge.' I'm doing that with every country." ET. In addition, "The White House has posted a controversial video showing undocumented immigrants being shackled and led into a deportation flight from Seattle." NDTV. Three flights from the US carrying undocumented Indians in military aircraft have landed at Amritsar airport this month. DH. Perhaps to reduce costs, the US has tied up with three Central American countries to accept illegal migrants. "Costa Rica has announced that it will accept illegal migrants deported from the United States who are nationals of other countries, following similar agreements by Panama and Guatemala." TNIE. "Nearly 300 people, including Indians, are being held in a hotel in Panama as they wait to be sent back to their home countries after being deported by the US." Mint. These people cannot be allowed to roam free because they will try to sneak back into the US and the home countries must arrange flights to get their citizens home. "In 2023, 41,330 of the 67,391 undocumented Indians in the US, were Gujaratis." "No jobs, declining rural wages, a massively regressive tax system, have ensured an overall sorry state of the economy." The Wire. "A report on Dainik Bhaskar quotes some of the Gujarati families who spoke despite an unofficial order to not speak to the media. The father of a deported person identified as 'Aruna' told the paper on video that they were told not to speak to the media." The Wire.  Canada is also cracking down. Without mentioning Indians, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, "We're granting 35% fewer international student permits this year. And, next year, that number's going down by another 10%." BS. "Estimates suggest that around 427,000 Indian students are currently enrolled in Canadian institutions." Most of them are determined to become citizens and stay permanently. "Nearly 20,000 Indian students have not joined their respective colleges or universities after arriving in Canada."  TOI. These students attend coaching classes for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). But, "1.4-1.5 million students took the IELTS exam in 2023; the number dropped drastically to 200,000-300,000 in 2024. A year ago there were 11,000 registered IELTS centers in Punjab. Only 6,000 survive today," wrote Kudrat Wadhwa. Even more unemployment and pressure to flee. In Australia, "Indian students working for more than the stipulated 48 hours have come under the scanner of the authorities. There have also been reports of visas of some students being cancelled." TOI. The website of the Tamil Weekly Viakatan was blocked when it published a cartoon of Mr Modi with Trump. TNIE. The US put us in chains. Our government gags us. The world laughs at us.