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The life and legacy of Indian independence movement leader Mahatma Gandhi will be commemorated on a British special collectors’ coin for the first time, U.K. Treasury Chief Rishi Sunak announced Thursday. The round coin, which features India’s national flower, the lotus, and a famous quote from...

True. If I remember correctly Congress had 200+ seats individually in UPA 2 so it's not as if their Govt. was ever threatened. But yes, not in 3.5 decades has a Govt. had absolute majority. So you are right about that.

Happy Diwali to all.

I don't know how your President is corrupt. But more than financial corruption, Modi has been corrupting institutions that make a democracy a free and fair nation. Not that previous Govts have not done so, it's the degree to which Modi does it that is staggering.

Wonders will never cease.

Abhinandan’s Vir Chakra citation, published in the Gazette of India in December 2019, said he courageously engaged the Pakistani aircraft package despite its “immense numerical and technological superiority,” and his aggressive manoeuvres forced the enemy aircraft into tactical chaos. In...

It's a shame you choose to be uncivil because you can't handle facts.

Please refrain from personal insults. It's against forum rules. And if you can't handle the truth, there isn't anything I can do for you.

the rank of Group Captain. Abhinandan is credited to have been the only Mig-21 pilot ever to have shot down an F-16. Abhinandan was awarded the Vir Chakra for his role in the February 2019 air strike on terrorist camps in Pakistan. He shot down the F-16 over Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, but was...

But how did Turkey become a bete Noir of the Americans? Weren't they allies all these years. I'd ask @Nilgiri but he will give me a thesis. I just want a shorter version.

Don't get me started on Modi. No one has done more damage to India's image than his two terms. Sad, because he has made some genuine differences at the grassroot level, developed infrastructure and brought relative transparency into the system.

Of course it will. And it has every right to. No one says America plays fair. Which is why India has always been reluctant to be in any American camp historically. After all, Nixon did send in the nuclear armed 7th fleet to put pressure on India during the war of 1971.

I doubt it. There is a precedent with Pressler Amendment where the American president was given a workaround to supply arms to Pak.

Why not? It will have bipartisan support.

It's a quid pro quo. Indian Americans are a powerful and rich lobby (not in terms of number) but certainly in monetary terms. This bill will get bipartisan support.

Thank you for this great article @Isa Khan - always informative to read a neutral perspective untainted by prejudice and preconceived notions.

How does one buy a small arm in India legally? I hear it's a pretty tedious procedure.

Tbh, there is some historical baggage. India's Non Aligned policy resulted in a military black eye when China walloped India in 1962 and even then with great reluctance India embraced USSR (even though Kennedy was the one who sent weapons which made China back off) Times have changed and India...

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