

marius16
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This H-1B worker has lived in the US for nearly 20 years and built a family here. His mom was dying in India. To visit her, he would need to wait months to book a consular appointment--with the soonest one available likely being scheduled one year out. He made the difficult choice of not visiting his dying mom because leaving without an appointment would mean separation from his children, job, and his other obligations. Much of the commentary around immigration focuses on how such bureaucratic burdens undermine immigrants’ ability to contribute and innovate. But we must remember that this red tape also prevents these people from being fully engaged with their own lives and meaningfully present in the lives of others. This matters too, and these seemingly non-economic problems will eventually translate into economic costs. If America is no longer a place where people feel empowered to be the best versions of themselves as they celebrate, struggle, and grieve, it ceases not just being the land of opportunity, but also the land of dignity and purpose. linkedin.com/posts/gautam-d…



With “Snow,” Sohrab Hura evokes the paralysis of Kashmir, a territory claimed so ferociously by India and Pakistan that they’ve fought several wars over it, pushing its people into anger, ruin, and, since the 1980s, armed uprisings against Indian rule. See more photos: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/X_ZSMK

Critical warning ⚠️ Risk mitigation is NOT the same as import substitution. Rebuilding entire supply chains at home = massive resource misallocation. India tried protectionism before. It didn't work. China - poster child of IP, spends 5% of its GDP on IP. That is a serious cost, which can be deployed differently (4/6)




Munna Badnaam Hua Falta Tere Liye! Fair & Lovely Babua clearly couldn’t dance his way out of his Bengal assignment - @ECISVEEP had to re-poll the entire constituency of Falta due to his ineptitude.








@kissingerspeaks May be our ancestors were happy dealing with civilised British instead of with NIs. Even today we prefer English over Hindi, London over Lucknow, Rolls Royce over Hindustan motors. Just deal with it.










केंद्रीय मंत्री श्री @JPNadda जी ने आज सूरत स्थित निवास स्थान पर सौजन्य भेंट की। इस अवसर पर गुजरात भाजपा प्रदेश अध्यक्ष श्री @iJagdishBJP जी की गरिमामयी उपस्थिति रही।

Idea that Mughals were despotic & destroyed India’s Hindu culture was an orientalist construct by the early British colonial state in India. They developed the notion of a golden Hindu past which was in need of resurrection. Early east India company state