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Leaders? More like Dumb and Dumber.
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"Howdy, Modi" event in Texas on September 22nd
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They need to sack that Ghazal singer - Jagjit Singh will be turning in his grave.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hopeless show by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiJanta?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ModiJanta</a> after spending Billions of Rs this is what they could gather from all over USA Canada and beyond, shows money can’t buy everything <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInHouston?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ModiInHouston</a> <a href="https://t.co/3IshLXfXs3">https://t.co/3IshLXfXs3</a></p>— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) <a href="https://twitter.com/fawadchaudhry/status/1175799706389221378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Their intelligence is irrelevant. They're being forced to pander to a demographic and country, they clearly have nothing in common with. Something Imran will never be able to. The most he can do is request/ petition Trump.
Yes Imran speaks better English, but observe clear difference in body language between his and Modi's interaction with Trump
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This has been a heck of a show actually.
Trump just delivered a rather captivating speech
Trump just delivered a rather captivating speech
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you Houston for such amazing affection! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HowdyModi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HowdyModi</a> <a href="https://t.co/xlbWsMVkae">pic.twitter.com/xlbWsMVkae</a></p>— PMO India (@PMOIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/PMOIndia/status/1175807072870420481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Incredible scenes
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Both of these men are not only stupid but also extremists so of course their interaction would be good.
Modi - Clouds deter radar
Trump - Calls 911, 711
I could go on.
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Way to miss the point.
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Lol Indian votes aren’t significant enough to get any constituencies.
And Houston and texas are Red states forever and Trump doesn’t even need any campaigning there let alone need swing votes.
Desis in general do not have any political voting power in the US cause neither are they concentrated in certain areas to form a majority and nor do they usually vote en-masses as a bloc.
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What do you define progressive as? Are you saying progressive leaders don’t meet dictators?
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Indian doctors would vote republicans irrespective, Indian Muslims and IT ones mostly vote democrats but can swing as well.
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But the Hindus do. Moreover, they're definitely a factor when it comes to campaign funding - median Hindu household income ~ 7x national median US household income.
Not at all, it's that Tulsi supporters online like to parade themselves as diehard progressives and true leftist anti-establishment types when their heroine has shown to have a soft spot for right wing nationalists like Modi and mass murdering tyrant Sisi.
According to The Intercept, at least 105 current and former officers and members of US Sangh affiliates, and their families, have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Gabbard’s campaigns since 2011.
https://theintercept.com/2019/01/05/tulsi-gabbard-2020-hindu-nationalist-modi/
I don't know how a Princess of the RSS can then claim to oppose Trump's nativist, anti-minority rhetoric in the US. She is the classic hypocritical desi who votes liberal at home, and supports the far-right in their ancestral home.
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What are the crimes that the RSS leadership is wanted for by any neutral world body similar to ISIS AQ etc ?
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Lol Hindus and desis in general are too cheap to contribute to campaigning.
Only Edison New Jersey May have significant impact
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To add to this less than 10% Hindus voted for trump in 2016 and it made jack all difference and a flip the other way wouldn’t have had impact otherwise even in popular vote win for trump
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No they are not. You can't compare affluent Hindus in NJ, NY and West Coast to cab drivers from the rest of the sub continent. There is a reason why Trump & the US in general is pandering to the demographic this close to the election season.
Ask yourself, what compulsion was trump under to make an appearance at this Modi rally?
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^^ Finally. It would make zero sense for Hindus to vote for republican keeping in mind the views held by right wing evangelicals against Hindus and their dharmic faith. None of the four Hindus elected to Congress were republican and Bobby Jindal not only had to disassociate from but had to openly bash his indian hindu roots to gain favor among the Republicans
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Most American Indians vote Democrat.
Whether they have a critical mass to influence a vote in any region is up for debate.
Whether they have a critical mass to influence a vote in any region is up for debate.
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South Asian communities in general are well off in the US and above the median US household income (atleast both India and Pakistan) so your point isn’t very strong there.
Trump panders to everyone to be honest but does what he wishes at the end. And India is a huge country so obviously it makes sense to from a US perspective .
Trump is also the guy who’s entered into a trade war against India and also said that he will ban work authorization for spouses of H1B visa holders which will affect Indians significantly. Trump is also the guy who literally forced India to cut its import of Iranian oil (despite repeated Indian government statements over the years that they won’t take this decision since it is against national interest).
These all have contributed to India’s current economic issues.
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Majority US Indians are on the side of the Democrats, mainly because of selfish reasons. This appears to be an event spearheaded and managed by Gujaratis and even if some of them tilt towards Republican camp they don't represent India's diaspora, of course there are Tamils, Malayalis, Punjabis, Bengalis etc and Muslim Indians obviously will have their voting patterns.
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This.
Any major city with significant Indian American population is where Indians are barely a few percent in relation to the total population.
Probably Edison New Jersey might be the only place where desi community percentage approaches close to 50%
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Historically and at the present time that's true - but it doesn't take much for such things to change. For example, look at what's happened in the UK over a relatively short period of time.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voice...arty-british-indian-voters-modi-a7742251.html
http://theconversation.com/how-the-conservatives-stole-the-british-indian-vote-from-labour-77275
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They seem to be wasting their time then - Trump & the rest of the Republicans.
Expect to see him at an Imran rally anytime now....oh wait.
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Voting for Trump isn't in interest of Indians there, they can't possibly forget his administration's H-1B visa crackdown, can they?
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Not everything is about elections....
Modi might always be in constant election mode but doesn’t mean everyone is.
But as I said. Indian Americans in general, and in Texas in particular, are irrelevant as far as American electoral politics is concerned. And they will go with Democrats anyway.
At the same time Trump will continue with trade war and h1b spouse visa crackdown which affects Indian Americans
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You might be more well read about her links with the Sangh but two factual mistakes.
1. She didn't attend this Howdy Modi event
2. She isn't desi. Part Samoan, part White who follows Hinduism.
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Most Indian Americans I know these days are pro-Trump ( though i work in Wall street, so being pro-Trump is a no brainer here). In general i find Indians are more sympathetic towards Trump immigration policies including surprisingly legal immigration. Not a surprise that bible belt state Republicans have to disassociate from their roots, but TBH Haley & Bobby Jindal would have not even been in contention in those states if they had Muslim origin; these states do tend to have a more favorable opinion of Indians than any other community, but again its all relative given their opinion on immigration.
Indian Americans may lack numbers but they have deep pockets for campaign financing. No wonder Cruz & co. are rolling out the red pockets.
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Gabbard is a Democrat, of course she is opposed to Trump.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/LeaderHoyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LeaderHoyer</a> said that India "like America (was) proud of its ancient traditions to secure it future as per Gandhi’s teachings and Nehru's vision of democracy, where respect for pluralism and human rights safeguard every individual". <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HowdyModi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HowdyModi</a> <a href="https://t.co/JQskExaVSR">pic.twitter.com/JQskExaVSR</a></p>— Devirupa Mitra (@DevirupaM) <a href="https://twitter.com/DevirupaM/status/1175811804800274434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2019</a></blockquote>
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LOL irony dead.
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LOL irony dead.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In Houston, <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@narendramodi</a> Modi said “everything in fine” in various Indian languges. Mercifully he did not try and say it in Kashmiri.</p>— Siddharth (@svaradarajan) <a href="https://twitter.com/svaradarajan/status/1175832369967902726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Lol doesn’t Modi publicly lambast Nehru?
Guy didn’t do his homework it seems. Or his people didn’t
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We can all debate endlessly that this bromance is meaningless, but the point is the timing & signals it sends to the UN GA convening in a couple of days. With Imran parked in NYC trying hard to get world leaders to act on the Kashmir issue (admire that guy, he is giving it his all even in a hopeless conundrum), it signals to the countries that US backs India.
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Modi hates Nehru, his followers and some elected BJP MPs/MLAs hate Gandhi, praising Gandhi's killer Godse is common these days for RSS/BJP supporters.
But every foreign country he goes he is forced to listen to others praising Gandhi/Nehru. Especially Gandhi because of his stature as an international peace icon, Modi has to go along with it. He doesn't mind Gandhi's praise because fellow Gujarati Hindu, but hearing praise of Nehru must make his blood boil LOL.
A few years back India hosted an Africa Summit and the African leaders trolled Modi hard.
African Leaders Praise Nehru Despite BJP Blackout
At summit, Modi gives Nehru a miss but African leaders don’t
https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/10/29/africa-leaders-nehru-modi_n_8429136.html
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Not at all. It only signals US wants to sell India weapons and for trade. I am not aware of any statement backing Indias claim Kashmir is their land.
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instead of indulging in this silly point scoring online battles like hormonal teenagers I suggest you engage in some meaningful discussion on topics that you care about. Believe me you will get some proper answers and explanations be it Nehru or Rahul.
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Poor Modi, just can't come out of the shadow of Pandit Nehru. No matter what he does he will always be a pygmy in front of India's first PM.
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Trump might not be backing any claim directly, but the pointers are not lost when both bring up the topic of ‘radical Muslim terrorists’ on stage.
US still leads the world-order & any country on the fence will look up to them to see how US is signalling on the Kashmir issue to take a stand in the GA. And the signals here are unmistakable.
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These are signals you are seeing. Some saw other 'signals' when IK met Trump. What matters is the official stance of the US and as long as there is a UN resolution stating Kashmir is disputed territory, this will remain the case. Americans dont care about brown Indians to support them in any conflict which may turn into a nuclear war. They are using both India and Pakistan to make money, nothing else.
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Agreed, we Americans do not care about India, Pakistan or Kashmir, but we are not talking about us but the GA & the message it sends to the minimum country votes needed to table a resolution in the GA - This US- India bromance soft-signal will deter any small country taking a stance against India. The UN GA is the last chance Pakistan has to put any pressure on India & this move has effectively made any censure dead on arrival.
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You have high hopes on the global white elephant that is the United Nations to begin with.
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Can’t help it, I previously worked for the UN so still have some misplaced loyalty towards that white elephant.
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You are a brit of pakistani origin, and you seem to think you voice the opinion of Jews to Americans on Indians. Thats a joke.
UN resolution means jack because UNSC wont take any steps, last time China couldnot even get a statement out of UNSC on Kashmir.
Pakistan has no money, its running on bailouts, so what do you mean by America is using pakistan for money?
Trump and Modi both talked about fighting islamic extremism.
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Pakistan couldnot table a resolution on kashmir in the UNHRC, because it failed to get 16 votes, that happened before this. You really think pakistan had a chance at anything substantial at the UNGA?
Good entry, Trump with meet with IK later this week, let's see if he can get this man to swing back towards asking for mediation. I have a feeling US and Saudis may try to get a secret meeting between two pms. Pakistan is being patient with its soft stance, only a matter of time before someone more radical right takes over and then you smirking Indians will realize what you've done.
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You are talking electoral politics with people who have no idea how actually voting matters in a real democracy. Even if a community is 10% in a constituency then they matter.
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lol UN resolutions mean nothing but mean everything when they are in favour of India. RSS logic.
H1Bs and tarriffs are immaterial for Indians that are well settled here. They are citizens of US already and have investments in India. This is about clout. Being the most prosperous ethnic group in USA, Indian Americans want clout, influence. Their numbers might not swing elections overall but their pockets are deep. They traditionally are conservative and hence support Trump and Modi.
lol UN resolutions mean nothing but mean everything when they are in favour of India. RSS logic.
They do mean something. Otherwise Imran's war cries and nuclear blackmails don't matter. But they matter just enough to keep UN relevant. However countries in UN act based on their self interests. To India's benefit, Chinese have grown rapidly making it a policy of other countries to keep a check on China. India seems a perfect Ally for that purpose. West, which plays a huge role in UN is partial towards democracies and that helps India as well. So yeah, UN regulations mean something but not that much. Many countries that matter have already declared J&K as an internal India matter. That should tell you how "disputed" status is being perceived.
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lol UN resolutions mean nothing but mean everything when they are in favour of India. RSS logic.
UN resolution mean nothing if unsc wont enforce them. Good luck with getting unsc to do anything.
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This community is 2% and very widely spaced...
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Less than 10% Indian Americans voted for trump....
Who would have? Even the natives claimed they would never vote for Trump the first time around. Hillary had a huge support in the community and Indians voted for her. Situation is different now. Democratic field is useless. Trump's rhetoric resonates with Indians. He has no competition this time around
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Indian Americans have deep pockets and they are much more affluent than Pakistani Americans...Infact Indian Americans median income is higher than immigrants of any other nation..
Also nothing has happened so far on revoking work authorization of h1 spouses and thousands of them continue to work..
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It's all relative after a certain, yes Indian-Americans are wealthier than Pakistani-Americans but that doesn't mean that the Pak-American community isn't wealthy or successful. Indian-Americans probably have a higher per capita income than Korean-Americans but that doesn't mean the latter group is not successful. Also in case anybody forgets, the richest South Asian in America - Shahid Khan, is Pakistani-American.
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She is a convert don’t think she has any relationship to India as such except RSS money , I do agree with the hypocritical desi although am seeing many Indian doctors shifting to Republican side, also not sure how it is in the UK but I assumed Indian Hindus are less favorable of Liberals ( I could be wrong)
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Thats a two edged sword, ones on H1B like myself have no voting rights, and other Indians with citizenship could do well without much more supply from back home and demand higher pay.
The ones who probably want more Indians in India are desi stores,IT companies and such people , don’t think the majority really care.
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On average, I don’t think indian Americans are more affluent than Pakistanis. Where I live, most Pakistanis are doctors and Indians are in IT and doctors happen to make a much higher wages.
Indian could be more in number but I don’t think the income level gap between the two is substantial.
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Median income of Pakistani Americans is USD 60,000 whereas median income of Indian Americans is over USD100,000..hope you understand this difference..Give me any prominent hospital or group anywhere in USA..I will give you number and positions of Indian and Pakistani doctors
Also check out some old threads here about this where various studies were quoted..
Is this a joke?
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Why , you Think Nehru and Gandhi didn’t respect pluralism?
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True, I live in Texas. We have a lot of Pakistani doctors, dentists, pharmacists, tech professionals and businessmen and realtors whereas most of the Indians are just IT pros, some doctors and a lot motel and convenience store owners.
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It will vary by state and of course Indians will outnumber Pakistanis in any field since they're 6 times the population and the indian diaspora is much larger and that's why proportionality is more important - it puts the numbers into context.
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True, it varies. I live in New York but here the Indian communities is far better represented in Wall Street, IT & Medical areas, while even though we have doctors of Pakistani origin, majority live in Staten Island or Queens in blue-collared jobs mainly as Taxi-drivers. The affluent Indian community is concentrated in the East coast or Bay area & Seattle, but the Pakistani community is more spread out in rural areas.
Good one, Swashy...However I disagree with you in describing him as a pygmy. He'll forever be a pest.
Good one!
How desperately sanghi snakes wish (and try) to erase Nehru from Indian history, they won't ever be successful in their vile attempts.
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US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a stage and showered each other with praise on Sunday at a “Howdy, Modi!” rally in Houston, while protesters gathered outside to raise their voice for residents of occupied Kashmir who have been under a lockdown for 49 days.
Hundreds of people belonging to various ethnicities came out to hold an "anti-Modi demonstration" outside NRG Stadium, where they called attention to the "racist Modi regime" and its ongoing human rights violations in India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
"People of every race, colour, gender, and age have taken to the streets to condemn the acts of Modi's racist regime. The mass protest stands against the supremacist government's brutal interference in Kashmir," a post on Twitter by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf said.
A large number of Sikh community members have gathered to protest Modi's actions in occupied Kashmir. — Sana Mateen
One of the participants, Maria Kari, said that buses had been arranged to go around the Houston area to pick up protesters.
"There are at least three groups that have organised protest rallies," said Kari. "A lot of Muslims and Pakistanis have gathered here. Tons in fact."
The crowds beat drums, chanted slogans and some used rap lyrics as a way to communicate their message, calling for world leaders to end the suffering of Kashmiris.
Last month, the Indian government repealed Article 370 of its constitution, stripping occupied Kashmir of its special status, and imposed a strict lockdown and communications blackout in the region that has snapped off ordinary people's internet and mobile telephone service across much of occupied Kashmir. The lockdown entered its 49th day on Sunday.
Thousands have also been reportedly arrested or illegally detained in the disputed territory.
Trade tensions simmer
Inside the stadium, deafening drums marked the entrance of President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi as they clasped hands and walked across the stage, sending a message of unity between the world's two largest democracies despite trade tensions.
Instead of dwelling on trade, Trump highlighted the growth of US exports to India, the billions of dollars India is spending on US-made defence equipment and joint military exercises with New Delhi.
“India has never invested in the United States like it is doing today,” Trump said, adding that “we're doing the same thing in India.” The president also discussed border security, an important campaign issue for Texas, which shares a border with Mexico.
“We are taking unprecedented action to secure our southern border and stop illegal immigration,” Trump said.
About 50,000 Indian Americans attended the rally, where the crowd chanted “Modi! Modi! Modi!” as he took the stage to introduce Trump as “my friend, a friend of India, a great American president.”
Modi even used Trump's political slogan to say the president had a strong resolve to “make America great again.”
“When I met him for the first time, he said to me 'India has a true friend in the White House,'” Modi said.
“Mr President, this morning in Houston, you can hear the heartbeat of this great partnership in this celebration of the world's two largest democracies.”
Trump said Modi invited him to the rally — one of the largest US gatherings of the Indian diaspora in history — when they met last month in France, and Trump told reporters on Sunday that “I love India,” explaining his decision to attend.
Sunday marked their third meeting in as many months and their first time together on stage. The leaders, who seem to have developed a rapport, are to meet again on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Modi, 68, won the biggest re-election India has seen in years after some 600 million Indians cast ballots across the country earlier this year.
At the UN, Trump also scheduled a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan, who told the president recently that he would [welcome his help][2] mediating the Kashmir dispute.
Trump said US-India bonds are expanding, but tensions over India's trade surplus with the US are simmering.
In June, the US cancelled India's special trade privileges that had allowed India to export certain goods with lower tariffs. India responded by slapping tariffs on more than two dozen US goods.
The US and India are discussing ways to negotiate at least a partial trade deal, which would let the president score a victory as he campaigns for re-election in November 2020. A partial deal could include Washington reinstating India's special tariff status if New Delhi gives the US concessions related to access to Indian markets, possibly in dairy and medical devices.
Several unresolved issues are thwarting efforts to sign a larger deal. The US wants India to buy more American products to reduce its trade surplus with the United States, which today is some $24 billion a year.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1506697/t...sters-raise-rights-of-kashmiris-outside-venue
Hundreds of people belonging to various ethnicities came out to hold an "anti-Modi demonstration" outside NRG Stadium, where they called attention to the "racist Modi regime" and its ongoing human rights violations in India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
"People of every race, colour, gender, and age have taken to the streets to condemn the acts of Modi's racist regime. The mass protest stands against the supremacist government's brutal interference in Kashmir," a post on Twitter by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf said.
A large number of Sikh community members have gathered to protest Modi's actions in occupied Kashmir. — Sana Mateen
One of the participants, Maria Kari, said that buses had been arranged to go around the Houston area to pick up protesters.
"There are at least three groups that have organised protest rallies," said Kari. "A lot of Muslims and Pakistanis have gathered here. Tons in fact."
The crowds beat drums, chanted slogans and some used rap lyrics as a way to communicate their message, calling for world leaders to end the suffering of Kashmiris.
Last month, the Indian government repealed Article 370 of its constitution, stripping occupied Kashmir of its special status, and imposed a strict lockdown and communications blackout in the region that has snapped off ordinary people's internet and mobile telephone service across much of occupied Kashmir. The lockdown entered its 49th day on Sunday.
Thousands have also been reportedly arrested or illegally detained in the disputed territory.
Trade tensions simmer
Inside the stadium, deafening drums marked the entrance of President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi as they clasped hands and walked across the stage, sending a message of unity between the world's two largest democracies despite trade tensions.
Instead of dwelling on trade, Trump highlighted the growth of US exports to India, the billions of dollars India is spending on US-made defence equipment and joint military exercises with New Delhi.
“India has never invested in the United States like it is doing today,” Trump said, adding that “we're doing the same thing in India.” The president also discussed border security, an important campaign issue for Texas, which shares a border with Mexico.
“We are taking unprecedented action to secure our southern border and stop illegal immigration,” Trump said.
About 50,000 Indian Americans attended the rally, where the crowd chanted “Modi! Modi! Modi!” as he took the stage to introduce Trump as “my friend, a friend of India, a great American president.”
Modi even used Trump's political slogan to say the president had a strong resolve to “make America great again.”
“When I met him for the first time, he said to me 'India has a true friend in the White House,'” Modi said.
“Mr President, this morning in Houston, you can hear the heartbeat of this great partnership in this celebration of the world's two largest democracies.”
Trump said Modi invited him to the rally — one of the largest US gatherings of the Indian diaspora in history — when they met last month in France, and Trump told reporters on Sunday that “I love India,” explaining his decision to attend.
Sunday marked their third meeting in as many months and their first time together on stage. The leaders, who seem to have developed a rapport, are to meet again on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Modi, 68, won the biggest re-election India has seen in years after some 600 million Indians cast ballots across the country earlier this year.
At the UN, Trump also scheduled a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan, who told the president recently that he would [welcome his help][2] mediating the Kashmir dispute.
Trump said US-India bonds are expanding, but tensions over India's trade surplus with the US are simmering.
In June, the US cancelled India's special trade privileges that had allowed India to export certain goods with lower tariffs. India responded by slapping tariffs on more than two dozen US goods.
The US and India are discussing ways to negotiate at least a partial trade deal, which would let the president score a victory as he campaigns for re-election in November 2020. A partial deal could include Washington reinstating India's special tariff status if New Delhi gives the US concessions related to access to Indian markets, possibly in dairy and medical devices.
Several unresolved issues are thwarting efforts to sign a larger deal. The US wants India to buy more American products to reduce its trade surplus with the United States, which today is some $24 billion a year.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1506697/t...sters-raise-rights-of-kashmiris-outside-venue
Indians who remember Nehru fondly are generally ignorant of history. Nehru's spoke well, but his performance was pathetic. Leaving the country unprepared to deal with Chinese aggression and then capitulating without a fight was a stain that can never be washed away.
More importantly, the economic performance of the country under Nehru, his daughter and grandson's "license raj" resulted in grinding poverty for a majority of Indians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licence_Raj
"Rural poverty rate exceeded 50%, using India's official poverty line for 1970s."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_India#1970s_-_1980s
It was only after Narashimha Rao became PM that government control the economy was broken and India escaped from the "Hindu rate of growth".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_rate_of_growth
Nehru and his descendants were elitists, who felt they knew better, and gave big speeches and coined catchy slogans like "Garibi Hatao" to win elections while the economy rotted.
Modi is superior to Nehru in every desirable way.
The facts are obvious, and I am not going to reply unless I am presented meaningful contrary facts with cites.
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What a joker and a man of no self respect!!
https://www.rediff.com/news/report/...eeks-standing-ovation-in-houston/20190923.htm
So he had to ask people to give Indian parliamentarians a standing ovation!!! And people find this pest ok to govern a country as diverse and as big as India is?
https://www.rediff.com/news/report/...eeks-standing-ovation-in-houston/20190923.htm
So he had to ask people to give Indian parliamentarians a standing ovation!!! And people find this pest ok to govern a country as diverse and as big as India is?
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It was a brilliant speech and the whole event was a huge diplomatic victory for India. Everyone here was expecting India to give Pakistan a fitting reply after deciding not to engage in the war of words into which they were trying to drag us in. Even in this speech, there were no direct mentions of Pakistan or its PM which I think was very good and in line with the “Kashmir is an internal matter” stand taken by India.
Trump was supposed to be there only till his speech which came after Modi’s initial speech but he decided stay and listen to Modi addressing the crowd, which lasted for about 40 minutes.
Trump was supposed to be there only till his speech which came after Modi’s initial speech but he decided stay and listen to Modi addressing the crowd, which lasted for about 40 minutes.
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Don't expect any serious meaningful fact based discussion from these two. However these fake secular posters are a sort of litmus test. You know Modi is doing something very right when you find these 2 and few of their ilk frothing and spewing uncontrollably. Case in point - Todays Houston event or removing article 370 or pulwama response etc etc
BTW here is another Nehru blunder that you were kind enough to look past: Rejecting UN Permanent seat. We are still dearly paying for that colossal mistake some 60+ years later.
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Thats how they operate. Paid stooges agree with each other in declaring the event manager, the best.)
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