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Starting with about 100 five years ago, nearly 800 products across more than 100 sectors now need to be certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards. While the original aim may have been to stop local shop shelves from being flooded with poor-quality Chinese-made appliances, the so-called quality-control orders are starting to clog up global supply chains.

The polyester in Nike gym shorts — coming from a factory in China or Thailand — and the imported Vietnamese steel used by local automakers have to be BIS-certified. Further, these quality marks, as the trade estimate report notes, “can only be issued following a site visit by an Indian inspector to the manufacturing facility.” They also need to be frequently renewed.

This is just a rebirth, on a global scale, of the “Inspector Raj” that benighted the socialist economy. Those same impulses, which ebbed somewhat when the economy liberalized in the 1990s, have returned with a vengeance.

Ending the weaponization of quality control may help revive the share of factory output in the economy from a 60 year low. Openness to trade can be India’s ticket to join Asia-wide, labor-intensive production networks that will reassemble once the global trade war subsides.

Politicians and bureaucrats must stop playing their disruptive games, like effectively banning imports of polyester and viscose fiber. That only helps a couple of local tycoons, and is rightly seen by the world as protectionist.

 
BIS certs are simply NTBs to slow down imports, driven by domestic lobbies.

Moreover, the govt hasn't distinguished raw materials from direct-to-consumer products. But the argument does not hold for either.

The buyer or the consumer doesn't need the intervention of the nanny state to (pretend to) determine what is fit for his use.

Trade policy should privilege the consumer, not the producer.

:kp
 
Those who don't know about " Inspector Raj" To simply understand This has been weaponised by administration, ostensibly to create jobs but really to protect powerful local interests.
For Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make a quick deal with the US president, he should offer to dismantle the “Inspector Raj :kp
 
Only hope for Rana the Bona will now be if our Ammayi Sonya, Rahul Kundi and Asussadin Owaisi helps him with top notch lawyers to plead his innocence.

Wouldnt surprise me if above 3 donkeys mount a supporting act for Rana Bona labelling muslims as victims narrative with the help from the leftist and pseudo sickulars...


:apology
Can't really compare Asaduddin Owaisi with the other two. Owaisi is an extremely highly educated, and shrewd individual. The same can't be said about the other two who are not good enough to shine Owaisi's shoes in terms of merit. You can question Owaisi's intent though.​
 
After PM Modi, only our Rahul is worthy of receiving an escorted flight to Saudi Arabia.
 
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Despite all the tension, it seems like PM Modi has opted not to escalate things any further with Pakistan. Going to be controversial as many keyboard warriors wanted to go to war but might as well be in the best interest of the country for now.

He is often gets labeled as an aggressive hardliner, but if you really look at how he's handled Bharat's tricky relationships with neighbors lately, he's actually been surprisingly measured and smart.

Previously also with the whole Maldives situation, Modi didn’t overreact. No dramatic sanctions or angry speeches. Just let it play out, and now you can already see the Maldivian public pushing back against their government's anti-Bharat stance. Patience paid off.

With Bangladesh also, the social media put a lot of pressure on GOI to take on Bangladesh, but PM Modi has showed a lot of patience. No big statements coming from our side. Just letting it play out. They're a mess and we need not interfere when they're already at war with themselves and dragging their country to the mud.


Wrt China, the Galwan valley incident happened. We stood our ground and pushed the Chinese back physically and diplomatically. We gradually cut economic reliance on China in many industries, and strengthened ties with the US and Quad at the same time. Now playing the cards perfectly during the trade wars to get as much business shifted from China to Bharat as possible.

The point is, real strength isn’t about looking tough in speeches, it’s about knowing when to hold back, when to act, and how to play the long game. For all the talk about Modi being this hyper-aggressive figure, his actual foreign policy has been pretty balanced. He's not a leader who is going to put it all on the line unnecessarily. He very well understands our economic potential and remains committed to patiently playing the longer game.
 
The authorities in the United States tossed out at least 15 shipments of mangoes from India, citing errors in the documentation process. They instructed the exporters to either send the shipment back to India or destroy it.

Although a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector in Mumbai was in charge of the procedure, at least 15 shipments of Indian mangoes were refused because of paperwork issues related to mandatory irradiation, The Economic Times reported.

The fruit was rejected after arriving at airports in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Atlanta. The shipment underwent irradiation in Mumbai on May 8 and 9.

The exporters chose not to re-export the cargo to India because of the perishable nature of the mangoes and the high cost of shipping.


The officials pointed out the inconsistencies in the documentation related to the irradiation process. It is an obligatory step that exposes a fruit to regulated radiation dosages to eradicate pests and increase its shelf life.

They highlighted inconsistencies with the PPQ203 form - a required document for mangoes exported to the US - potentially resulting in losses of $500,000 (approximately Rs 4.3 crore), The Economic Times reported.

According to a USDA notification sent to one of the impacted exporters, the US Customs and Border Protection refused entrance to the consignment "because PPQ203 was issued incorrectly."

Another exporter received notice that their shipment did not match the "entry requirement" - more precisely, the required irradiation treatment.

The notice further stated that the shipment "must be re-exported or destroyed," and that the US government would not be required to take "remedial measures for this shipment."

Exporters strongly refuted allegations that the treatment was not completed. They pointed out that a USDA official oversees the irradiation procedure, which is carried out at a plant in Navi Mumbai.

They claimed the process was completed and that the PPQ203 form was only provided following the procedure.

The issue reportedly concerns the export of mangoes from the Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB), a USDA-approved plant in Vashi, Mumbai.

 
The wider point I was making - USA seems to be upset with India for some reason and wants to harm us. Wonder why though? Is USA looking to India as potential threat considering we are 4th largest econony now? Poking its nose in war, giving reckless statements, blocking Apple manufacturing and now blocking mango exports. Very strange behaviour. All of these started with JD Vances trip to India.

Also LOL at Posters here who were mistaking it as their love for Pakistan.

A bigger geo political game at play here.
 
The wider point I was making - USA seems to be upset with India for some reason and wants to harm us. Wonder why though? Is USA looking to India as potential threat considering we are 4th largest econony now? Poking its nose in war, giving reckless statements, blocking Apple manufacturing and now blocking mango exports. Very strange behaviour. All of these started with JD Vances trip to India.

Also LOL at Posters here who were mistaking it as their love for Pakistan.

A bigger geo political game at play here.

If USA wants to harm india , sending back mangoes is unlikely to be discussed in the Pentagon.

India messed up the paperwork. Lets hope the Yanks can enjoy the Pakistan mangoes , mostly superior in taste too
 
If USA wants to harm india , sending back mangoes is unlikely to be discussed in the Pentagon.

India messed up the paperwork. Lets hope the Yanks can enjoy the Pakistan mangoes , mostly superior in taste too

Nah...there is something cooking. Rajdeep can smell it from faaar.
 
If USA wants to harm india , sending back mangoes is unlikely to be discussed in the Pentagon.

India messed up the paperwork. Lets hope the Yanks can enjoy the Pakistan mangoes , mostly superior in taste too

Pakistanis don’t know what a real mango is. The King of Mango 🥭 is proudly Bharatiya
 
The wider point I was making - USA seems to be upset with India for some reason and wants to harm us. Wonder why though? Is USA looking to India as potential threat considering we are 4th largest econony now? Poking its nose in war, giving reckless statements, blocking Apple manufacturing and now blocking mango exports. Very strange behaviour. All of these started with JD Vances trip to India.

Also LOL at Posters here who were mistaking it as their love for Pakistan.

A bigger geo political game at play here.
US it seems is punishing India for purchasing Russian oil at discounted prices after US imposed sanctions on Russia following the Ukraine war.

And mind you India poses no threat to any country in the world. It has no real allies as you must have observed recently. No country shared Indian narrative on Pehlgham and it's aftermath.

India has managed to deteriorate relations with most of its neighbours. That's the true legacy of Modi if you ask me.
India should have focussed on making regional allies rather than trying to please the West and Israel.

China is shaping the new world order through its belt and road initiative. India needs to be very careful with its foreign policy.
 
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