- Mind map: India-USA after Modi visit
- Strategic relations
- Economy and Trade
- Environment-Energy
- Space-Science-public health
- Overall
- Sidetopics
- Mock questions
[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ icon=”sitemap”]Mind map: India-USA after Modi visit[/feature_headline]
[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ icon=”shield”]Strategic relations[/feature_headline]
Gang membership |
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Terrorists |
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Defense |
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misc. |
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Did not work out:
- USA invited India to join war against ISIS, but India limited its help upto intelligence sharing.
- Indian cabinet yet to approve 15,000 crore rupee worth US defense deals involving
- Apache attack helicopters
- Chinook heavylift helicopters
- Javelin Anti-tank guided missiles.
[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ icon=”money”]Economy and Trade: India-USA[/feature_headline]
present | $100 billion |
target= five times | $500 billion (but no deadlines) |
Joint vision statement called “Chalein saath, saath: Forward together we go”- Both will find mutually rewarding ways to collaborate in trade, investment and technology
CEO |
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investment |
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Infra |
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transport |
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misc. |
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[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ icon=”flash”]Energy and Environment[/feature_headline]
Nuke Energy
- 2008: Nuke dead signed
- 2010: Nuclear liability law in India. Foreign suppliers will have to pay money if nuke-disaster because of defective technology or equipment. As result, American nuke companies like GE and Westinghouse hesitant to invest in India.
- 2014: Modi meet, new “contact group” setup, to solve the issue
PACE | U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE). |
PEACE | Promoting Energy Access through Clean Energy (PEACE) |
UNFCC | Both will work for post-Kyoto agreement at 2015 UNFCC summit @Paris, France. |
Clean energy |
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sanitation |
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[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ icon=”medkit”]Public health, Science, Space[/feature_headline]
Health |
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SWAYAM | Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds- online education program. Will offer post-graduation programs. |
GIAN |
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Space | NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission, to be launched in 2021. Separate article later. |
Culture tourism
- 2015: India introduces visa-on-arrival for U.S. citizens
- Efforts to make United States’ Global Entry Program available to Indian citizens.
[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ icon=”dashboard”]Overall: Modi USA visit[/feature_headline]
success | failure |
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Sidetopics
[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ icon=”bullhorn”]Modi Address @Madison Square, New York[/feature_headline]
- Indian diaspora has earned a lot of respect and great identity for INDIA in the world.
- America is the Oldest democratic country and INDIA is the biggest democratic country
- USA has people living from all parts of the world and Indian people migrate to all countries of the world
We got three precious things
1.Democracy | not just the biggest asset but a hope of 120 million people |
2.Demographic dividend | 65% population under 35 years age. But skill Development necessary |
3.Demand | world sees India as a big market for manufacturing and consumption. |
Development
- Government alone can’t bring development. People’s participation essential.
- There were Freedom fighters before Gandhi- they all fought and died. But Gandhi turned it into a mass movement- everyone from a sweeper to weaver to doctor felt part of the freedom struggle.
- Same way, we need to turn Development into a mass revolution
- Every citizen should feel that they do their job best-will contribute to the nation.
2015 | PRavasi Bharatiya Diwas @Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
Vision 2020 | export nurses, teachers and other skilled personnel from India |
2019 | 150th Birth anniversary of Gandhi. we’ll achieve 100% sanitation |
Achievements and initiatives
- ISRO’s Mars mission travelled 650 Million Km at Rs 7/Km.
- “PM Jan Dhan Yogana” we have 4 Crores New accounts, junta deposits ~1500 crore rupees.
- Make in India Program: attract forieng companies to setup low cost production units here, ease of doing business
- mygov.in where junta can give suggestions.
- New committee to strike –off outdated laws.
- Clean INDIA program, Ganga cleaning- because it provides livelihoods to ~40 crore Indians.
Modi reform: OIC, PIO, NRI
Note: Detailed table given in M.Laxmikanth’s Polity book-chapter on citizenship page 6.5 onwards. following, is just an overview:
OCI | PIO |
If you or your parents were Indian citizen once upon a time. | If your parents, grandparents or spouse were Indian citizen once upon a time. |
Lifelong visa-free travel. | card Valid only for 15 years. |
No need to register at any office. Doesn’t matter how long you want to stay in India. | If staying beyond 180 days in a single visit, you’ve to register Foreigners Regional Registration or Police station. |
Modi reforms
- We’ll combine PIO and OCI. We’ll even cover spouses.
- PIO card-walla won’t have to report to police.
- US citizens can get long term visas to India
- US tourists can get visa on arrival in India
- Online visa and visa-outsourcing to reduce delays.
Totalization pact with USA
- 5 lakh NRIs contribute ~1 billion$ in taxes, to USA’s social security system. (~15% of salary)
- Many of them don’t have full immigrant visa and have to leave USA after 3-7 years.
- But as per US social security norms, if a person doesn’t work for 10 years continuously in USA, his social security contributions are forfeited.
- Since 2007, India trying to solve this issue by signing a totalization pact with USA. We already have such agreements with 17 countries including Australia.
- But Americans don’t agree, saying Indian social security system (administered by EPFO) is not compatible with their hi-fi system.
[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ icon=”fighter-jet”]Why Modi did not pledge troops/jets against ISIS?[/feature_headline]
Detailed article on ISIS later, this is just a newspaper editorial gist:
What is not possible?
- Sending Indian troops in Middle East = not going to happen. Because Iraqi PM said no to foreign troop movement.
- India can providing Fuel and Logistic support to American bomber planes. In 91’s gulf war, PM Chandra Shekhar did this, and was criticized a lot, by the opposition parties.
- But this time, ISIS beheading= everyone is outraged= less chances of criticism or vote bank politics, even if Modi agreed for refueling.
- But, USA doesn’t need India for fuel-logistic support. Other Middle Eastern states already providing that.
What is possible?
- Sharing intelligence and blocking IS attempts to enlist Indian Muslims to join their war.
- 40 countries already agreed for such help to USA. Modi agreed for the same.
[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ icon=”question”]Mock questions[/feature_headline]
200 words each.
- Discuss the roadblocks that prevent the manifestation of “natural alliance” between India and USA.
- Write a note on Indo-US cooperation in the fields of healthcare, energy and space exploration.
- Evaluate the Strategic importance of Prime minister’s visit to USA in 2014.
- India has made a right decide by not sending troops or fighter jets against ISIS. Do you agree? Justify your stand.
Awsome ………….. humor is the one that diffrentiates mrunal bhai from other blogers. I like it man.
hats off!!!!
Visa policy of US is stil tough no changes done by obama even modi tried so,I think indian media made huge hype around modi visit,they showed us only positive thing about modi visit ,huge protest of shikh for justice is nowhere in media
You are absolutely right…….
Hi Mrunal,
Could u plz suggest how to manage time in IBPS Exam( time division for different sections), and also the priority of picking different sections.
Thanks
Thank you very much sir..
plzzz help me i m nt able to download my ssc cgl2014 admit card it is showing invalid id what to do now me in big trouble does anyone here with same condition
Sir, pls Novartis wala topic bhi daalo……indian express me article aaya tha do din pehle……
Population of India is 1210 million according to 2011 census…..
anybody downloaded the ssc admit card as i m getting error
yes..
swati u downloaded admit card or getting error
i downloaded my admit card from this site successfully
http://www.ssckkr.kar.nic.in/sschallticket/CGLE2014/result.asp
i downloaded my admit card successfully
what is ur exam date 19tth october or 26TH OCT swati mam
19th…karnataka region..
swati……wat prblm u facing????
I tried it using my name. It says invalid.
I TRIED WITH REGISTRATION ID nd DOB but it is saying invalid DOB ……now what to do in such case????
and their helpline number invalid
mrunal sir help me wat is the solution ,,i tried to call the helpline number but the number is invalid ….what to do is dere is someone facing same situation
Try once again with your name and date of birth, Make sure you enter only first four words of your name like if your name is rajnikant, put it as rajn and then try. Hopefully it will work. But still not able to download contact the regional office of SSC for the duplicate Admit card.
Thank you so much sir.ur guidance nd effort valuable for us…
i m also facing same problem ssc 14 admit card….invalid record…plz help
PRETTY SURE about filling my details trhen wat is happening if u get any information rahul let me know ……is dere anybody else with same problem do tell
i m also facing the same issue …not able to download n tht number seems to be historically busy !!!
YES THERE IS A PROBLEM..BUT KEEP TRYING THERE IS ERROR IN MY CASE ALSO BUT I GOT MY ADMIT CARD.IF U ARE FROM UP OR BIHAR THEN LOG ON
Visit at : http://www.ssc-cr.org
(Central Region)
you may face problem but don’t worry u will get it
mostprobably justt login with ur registration no….that is more suitable..
i got the message “sorry either you entered wrong detail” . i tried many times using my registration id and also by using my name but it still gives the same message … Please tell me what to do now
i was having the same problem but then i realised that i was searching in wrong zone….check on correct zonal website else call helpline
Dear Sir,
Is there a definite and structured path to start the IR study, like you have mentioned for Economics and others.
like sequence of study or books .
Please let us know.
Thanks lot for the articles Sir
Very Nice Article…
IFoS time table released by UPSC..so may be results will come by today evening
http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/time-tables/ifs/2014/time-table%20ifos_m_%202014%20English.pdf
Your prophecy does not seem to be materializing…..
UPSC Civil service result 2014 my come any time now…
because INDIAN FOREST SERVICE (MAIN) EXAMINATION, 2014 timetable has been uploaded on upsc website.
see link below:
http://upsc.gov.in/exams/time-tables/ifs/2014/time-table%20ifos_m_%202014%20English.pdf
hi mrunal
can u plz tell me that gk today notes which most are following are
1.”regularly follow gk today”
(or)
2.”downloaded mains notes which gk today is selling”
@puja please tell me which notes you are talking about??
mrunal sir/anyone pls help me…i had filled two forms of ssc cgl 14 because of exam centre constraint. i got admit card for both..1st form which i filled got centre delhi on 26th oct and 2nd one center ranchi on 19th oct.. for which one should i appear ?? i have previous notion that if two forms have been filled then first one(delhi centre) will be automatically cancelled.. Please reply/advice urgently
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And thanks Mrunal Sir for this beautiful article.
Thanks
Madam great u are ,beautifully explaining topics..