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Modi to charm US Ending an isolation of over a decade, the US is all set to roll out a red carpet welcome for Narendra Modi as he embarks on maiden US tour ARUN KUMAR, WASHINGTON

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ndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a landmark action-packed U.S. visit this week, beginning from September 27, with all his engagements combining symbolism and substance to reflect India’s priorities from political to strategic to business. Observers see a complete mood swing in the U.S. since Modi’s sweeping electoral victory with enormous optimism about where the India-U.S. relations could go particularly in the business sphere and among Indian diaspora.

The very fact that three top members of President Barack Obama’s cabinet — Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker — have visited India in quick succession is reflective of the change in sentiment about India.

And that analysts said is changing perceptions about how the business looks at India under Modi, who has a business-friendly image given his record as Gujarat chief minister, and there is a beeline of businessmen and lawmakers for attending his meetings.

Reflective of his desire to build smart cities, Modi kicks off his U.S. tour with meetings with current New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his predecessor Michael Bloomberg. He will also meet Nobel Prize-winning scientist Harold Eliot Varmus, Director of the National Cancer Institute showing his concern for health issues.

An address to the annual festival of Global Citizen Initiative, a move-

‘A genuine India-US strategic alliance’ WASHINGTON: With the mood in Delhi and Washington in harmony, India and the U.S. can develop a genuinely strategic alliance, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared ahead of his first summit meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama next week. “I have a one word answer: Yes. And with great confidence I say aye,” Modi told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in a wide-ranging interview when asked if it is possible for the two countries to develop a genuinely strategic alliance.

The interview was telecast on September 21.

“Relations between India and America should not be seen within the limits of just Delhi and Washington. It’s a much larger sphere,” he said. “The good thing is that the mood of both Delhi and Washington is in harmony with this understanding,” Modi said when asked if Washington genuinely wanted to try to substantially upgrade ties with India. “Both sides have played a role in this.”

ment for eradication of extreme poverty, at Central Park is demonstrative of Modi’s anti-poverty focus.

A visit to Ground Zero the site of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on World Trade Center and 9/11 memorial in New York, shows India’s concern with and determination to fight terrorism.

Modi will take to the world stage with his address to the UN General Assembly on September 27 and several bilateral meetings with gathered world leaders. But a

meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif does not appear to be on the cards.

Modi also meets Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley, Indian American Governor of South Carolina besides several other eminent Indian-Americans and addresses a huge Indian-American community reception at Madison Square Garden in midtown Manhattan.

Modi will also meet former President Bill Clinton, under whom India-U.S. relations started looking up again with the start of negotiations to end India’s nuclear isolation, and his spouse Hillary Clinton. The power couple are counted among friends of India.

The Prime Minister will meet business CEOs and addresses the Council on Foreign Relations, a leading think tank, to discuss India’s strategic priorities before flying off to Washington for his summit meetings with Obama on September 29 and 30.

Reflective of Obama administration’s desire to build bridges with Modi who was shunned by the US for nearly a decade for his alleged failure to control the 2002 Gujarat riots, he will be housed in the 190-year-old historic Blair House, presidential state guest house across the street from the White House. Modi will pay visits to Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr memorials and Gandhi statue before heading for his formal summit meeting with Obama at the White House.

“RELATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND AMERICA SHOULD NOT BE SEEN WITHIN THE LIMITS OF JUST DELHI AND WASHINGTON. IT’S A MUCH LARGER SPHERE.” — Narendra Modi

Modi’s hectic itinerary in US lasting over 100 hours...

From a visit to Ground Zero in New York to a landmark summit with President Barack Obama and meetings with business and community leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will cover a lot of ground during his whirlwind tour of U.S. lasting a little over 100 hours. Here is his tentative program pieced together from various sources: SEPTEMBER 26: Prime Minister arrives in New York, stays at New York Palace Hotel; New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

calls on Prime Minister; Meets Nobel Prize-winning scientist Harold Eliot Varmus, Director of the National Cancer Institute.

SEP 27: Prime Minister Visits Ground Zero and 9/11 memorial; Addresses UN General Assembly; Bilateral meetings; Meets former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Addresses annual Global Citizen Festival at Central Park; Meets group of eminent IndianAmericans.

SEP 28: Individual meetings with eminent Meets Nimrata Nikki Randhawa persons; Haley, Indian American Governor of Meets Bill and Hillary Clinton; Addresses Council on Foreign RelaSouth Carolina; Addresses Indian-American commu- tions, a leading think tank; Leaves for Washington. nity reception at Madison Square Garden in midtown Manhattan; SEP 29: Attends dinner reception at The Arrives in Washington in the afterPierre, a luxurious heritage hotel noon, checks into Blair House, owned by India’s Taj hotels, hosted by the Indian Ambassador to the US, presidential state guest house across the street from the White S. Jaishankar.

House; Has private dinner with President SEP 29: Barack Obama at the White House.

Meets business CEOs;

SEP 30: Visits Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr memorial and Gandhi statue in front of the Indian embassy in Washington; Formal summit meeting with Obama at the White House; Lunch with Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department; Meeting on Capitol Hill with Congressional leaders hosted by Republican House Speaker John Boehner; Reception and policy address to the US-India Business Council (USIBC); Leaves for India.

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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks upon a landmark US visit, expectations are high from the corridors of power in Washington to business circles to the NRI community

Boeing, Google, Pepsico in breakfast meeting with Modi

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here are great expectations all around from the corridors of power in Washington to business circles to the Indian-American community from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landmark visit to the US beginning Friday. When putting the past behind, President Barack Obama greets Modi, who had been denied a U.S. visa for nearly a decade, for a private dinner at the White House on the evening of September 29, the menu is expected to go much beyond just repairing a flagging relationship.

Obama, who has called India “one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century” would like India to play a greater role in the region as the “U.S. continues to rebalance toward Asia as its importance grows for the U.S.,” as the American pointperson for South Asia Nisha Desai Biswal put it.

“Our relationship is founded on the principle that a strong India is in the U.S. interest. A consequential partnership in addressing challenges globally is not only in the US interest, but also the global interest,” the Indian-American official said, previewing the Narendra Modi visit.

There may even be an attempt to rope in India in Obama’s international coalition against the Islamic State terrorist group.

John McCain, his Republican rival in the 2008 presidential contest suggested as much recently. It’s a proposal, Modi is expected to politely decline.

In a speech at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, McCain also called for the

NEW DELHI: Big time business will be on the table during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s breakfast meeting on September 29 in New York with top US firms, including Boeing, Google and Pepsico. Modi will hold a breakfast meeting with the CEOs of 11 top US companies on September 29 and later in the day hold one-on-one meetings with six individual CEOs of US companies and institutions. On the list of oneon-one meetings are: W. James (Jim)

Aiming higher A RESEARCH paper titled The IndiaUS Partnership: USD 1 Trillion by 2030, by Mumbai-based Gateway House, argues that to elevate the bilateral trade from $120 billion in 2013 to $1 trillion in 2030, the two countries need to adopt a different path for its bilateral trade.

“LET US REMEMBER THE WORDS OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA AND DEDICATE OURSELVES TO FURTHERING THE CAUSE OF UNITY, BROTHERHOOD AND WORLD PEACE,” NARENDRA MODI TWITTED ON SEPTEMBER 11 TO HIS 6.5 MILLION FOLLOWERS U.S. and India to develop together maritime capabilities, including aircraft carriers. He also suggested a free trade agreement between the two countries.

This is likely to find greater res-

onance with India. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, one of a trio of top secretaries to visit New Delhi in recent weeks to pave the way for the Obama-Modi summit, listed U.S.-India defense coopera-

tion as a “top priority.”

Secretary of State John Kerry and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker have also visited India ahead of the Modi visit.

The Defense Trade and Technology Initiative (DTTI) was the “centerpiece of our defense cooperation, and I am committed to enhancing it,” Hagel said in New Delhi mentioning proposals to transfer technology and production expertise to India.

These included a plan for the U.S. and India to co-produce and co-develop the Javelin anti-tank

McNerney Jr, chairman of Boeing, Laurence D. Fink, CEO of American multinational investment management firm Black Rock; Ginni Rometty, president and CEO of IBM; Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric; Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs and Henry Kravis, CEO of American private equity fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co. (KKR). Modi would have a breakfast meeting with 11 CEOs.

missile. A new defense framework agreement to replace the 10-year defense agreement expiring next year is also on the anvil.

But nothing major is expected over the stalled India-US nuclear deal — a major disappointment for the U.S. after the heavy lifting it did to bring India out of its nuclear isolation.

This despite what Biswal called a strong desire on the part of Modi government to work through the “tough issues” — a reference to the tough Indian nuclear liability law which calls for heavy compensation by suppliers and contractors alike in case of an accident.

The talks between Prime Minister Modi and President Obama are also expected to cover issues ranging from energy and security cooperation to the WTO trade facilitation agreement.

Given Modi’s business friendly image and his much publicized Gujarat model, the U.S. business community is equally excited about the visit.

Business high on Modi agenda on US visit NEW DELHI: Trade and investment, including focus on renewable energy, railways and the government’s “smart cities” project, would be high on the agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the U.S. that is expected to see him engaged in intensive talks with President Barack Obama in an effort to give a fillip to the flagging bilateral relationship.

“Business would be the focus of the prime minister’s visit,” an official source told IANS. The prime minister, who is expected to visit the US from September 26, would be holding a two-day summit meeting with the U.S. president on Sep-

tember 29-30 in Washington. With the Modi government keen to attract investment to boost a slowing economy and create jobs, the prime minister is expected to flag his pet smart cities project for investment, an official source said.

Modi has unveiled plans to set up 100 smart cities across the country to take away the pressure of urbanization from the big Metros.

Besides cooperation in infrastructure, the two sides are also expected to cooperate in the field of health, renewable energy, railways, environment and space, the source added.

The U.S. has repeatedly stressed that it is keen to give a fillip to ties, especially

trade and investment, to take the bilateral trade figure from $100 billion to $500 billion in the near future.

Cooperation in the field of renewable energy is set to be a big ticket business, especially with the Modi government having announced its intent to focus in a big way on renewable sources of energy, including solar energy.

Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal has said in a recent interview that the government plans to get $100-billion investment in renewable energy in the next five years and become a world leader in the sector. He has said that the Modi government is keen on generating a substantial part of electricity from

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US Secretary of State John Kerry in New Delhi. clean sources like sun, wind, water and biomass. On September 30, the fifth India-U.S. Energy Summit will be being inaugurated in Washington. The two-day

event being organized by TERI and Yale University and would be attended by top officials and energy experts from both the countries.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has instructed the bureaucrats not to sit on files and asked them to clear them on priority basis. (Photo: PIB)

THE FEEL GOOD FACTOR

In a discussion on the ‘100 days of Modi Sarkar,’ analysts and domain experts said the new government has brought a ‘sense of definitiveness’ to the office of Prime Minister IANS, NEW DELHI

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hile the Narendra Modi-led government has given people a good feeling in general about the state of the nation, the government needs to show more concrete action, appoint a separate defense minister to address pressing security concerns as well as assuage growing concerns of minorities, experts said at a panel discussion.

In a discussion on the “100 days of Modi Sarkar” at the India International Centre, analysts and domain experts said the new government has brought a “sense of definitiveness” to the office of prime minister.

“There was a consensus at the discussion that this government has brought a sense of definitiveness and determination to the office of prime minister,” said C Uday Bhaskar, strategic expert and director of Society for Policy Studies (SPS) that organized the roundtable discussion. “Though 100 days is a short time for any major change, there is a change in perception that this government has brought,” Bhaskar told IANS. Mohan Guruswamy, policy expert and Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, said there was a general “good feeling about this government.

“We have a colorful prime minister... We have had enough philosophers and we need a warrior, that is what he is,” said Guruswamy.

Focus on work IN THE first Cabinet meeting chaired

by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister asked all his ministers to make their agendas for the first 100 days in office. Modi told his cabinet to focus on efficient governance, delivery and implementation of projects and to work closely with states.

He, however, added that there has not been much change in the ground situation and the government needs to take firm steps to walk its talk.

“There has been cross-firing on the border through last month, arrival of Modi has not changed

nations and balancing it with the Western world, there was an urgent need for a full time defense minister. “The government has given a clear indication that South Asia would be the priority, and it has been very skilfully combined with developing relations with the great powers,” said Shukla.

“Absence of a full time defense minister is, however, one of the troubles, even though the cabinet is marvellous and all ministers are capable of handling more than one portfolio,” he said. He also said there is a need to revise the nuclear doctrine, while clarifying that a revision does not imply any modification in the “no first use policy”.

Seshadri Chari, secretary general, Forum for Integrated National

“THOUGH 100 DAYS IS A SHORT TIME FOR ANY MAJOR CHANGE, THERE IS A CHANGE IN PERCEPTION THAT THIS GOVERNMENT HAS BROUGHT”

the attitude of Pakistan’s army.

Food inflation has in fact grown... the housing and other infrastructure project that the government has promised, they are yet to tell where they would raise the huge funds from,” he asked.

Prabhat Shukla, former ambassador and a Distinguished Fellow with Vivekananda International Foundation, said while the government has done remarkably well in the field of foreign policy, in prioritizing its relations with Asian

Modi asks Indians to join him in operation clean-up NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 23 appealed to the 1.25-billion Indians to join him in cleaning up the filth that has brought a bad name to the country. “I want all of you to join me in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (operation clean-up) program our government is launching across the country on September 25, marking the 99th birthday of Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya,” Modi told a huge gathering of BJP cadres at HAL airport on arriving here for the first time after becoming

internal security.

Journalist and commentator Neerja Chowdhury said the plans for economic development and — C Uday Bhaskar, strategic expert stability cannot succeed unless the concerns of minorities were addressed. “Secularism is not a luxSecurity, said there is a “perceptible ury for India, it is necessary to hold change” since the new government India together. The government needs to instill confidence in the has come.

“The change since the new gov- minorities,” she said.

Muslims had become “sullen” ernment has come is perceptible.

In the past, pronouncedly in the towards this government and were last decade, India lost important closely watching its moves even as strategic space to China. Now is fringe groups sought to play the the time when Indian foreign poli- game of “communal polarization” cy will be decided just by Delhi, in states that were going to elecand not by anyone else,” he said. tions in the next few months, He spoke of the need to have an Neerja Chowdhury added.

“If there is communal violence, “integrated strategic policy” combining foreign affairs, defense and the plans of development will not

prime minister. Thanking the people of Karnataka, especially Bangaloreans, for voting the Bharatiya Janata Party to power with absolute majority and providing a stable government, Modi said he decided to rid the nation of filth with the help of citizens and make India a clean and safe country. “I came here to beg you to spare 100 hours in a year, or two hours in a week, to clean up your dwelling, surroundings, locality city, town or village and maintain cleanliness so that none dare say our country is filthy or dirty,” Modi said.

succeed as investors will stay off India,” she said.

Arvind Virmani, former chief economic adviser to the government who now heads the thinktank Chintan, said the government needs to address basic structural issues to revive growth.

He said there was a “bubble” in the growth projected and unless areas like manufacturing, sanitation, malnutrition, agriculture etc were addressed, it will be difficult to bring back the economy on track soon. He particularly laid stress on the importance of sanitation in Modi’s scheme of things, saying lack of it led to malnutrition which in turn slowed down harnessing of India’s human resource potential.

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A CONFIDENT INDIA RISES Some brisk action in areas such as hiking foreign equity caps in defense and insurance mark the first 100 days of Modi government signaling a revival in sentiments ARVIND PADMANABHAN, NEW DELHI

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s Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed 100 days in office, the overall sentiment of India Inc. was one of optimism, as the reversal of a perception of policy inaction with several meaningful steps on economic reforms have made the climate conducive for fresh investments and growth, stakeholders said.

These 100 days, although a short span of time given the fiveyear tenure that an elected government in India is normally entitled to, has seen some brisk action in areas such as hiking foreign equity caps in defense and insurance, which are clear signals of a return of the liberalization era that was started in 1991 but perceivably lost steam in recent years.

The stock markets also gave a thumbs up to the policy initiatives, with two key indices touching all-time highs, even as rating agencies that were on the brink of downgrading India’s sovereign ratings at the beginning of the year, today speak about revival and higher growth trajectory for the economy.

Similarly, foreign funds, which were hesitant onlookers at the investment opportunities in Indian stocks till April, are back in business as net buyers. This sudden surge has already seen these funds investing $26 billion this year. If this pace continues, 201415 could well turn out to be a record year for inward foreign fund investments with $50 billion.

“Investor sentiment is back as the new government has demonstrated high commitment to growth and reforms,” Ajay Shriram, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a leading industry body, told IANS. “During our interactions with ministers and officials, we have found strong willingness to consider the industry’s views and take up out-of-the-box solutions,” Shriram said, adding: “We are confident that the pace of reforms would continue in coming months.”

The various business confidence surveys conducted by independent agencies also suggest a revival in sentiments. Their broad findings are: a definite pick-up seen in demand, the return of new investment decisions and a definite move towards hiring.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan in New Delhi. (Photo: PIB)

Sensex zooms past 27K BUOYED BY government’s strong policy, Sensex recently touched an all time high of 27,000-point mark.

The over positive sentiment coupled with expectations of further reforms helped the Indian equities markets to remain high. The benchmark Sensex gained marginally by 1.12 percent in the week ended Sep 19 from its previous weekly close on Sep 12. The index closed at 27,090.42 points.

Industry is particularly pleased with the initiatives on infrastructure and the promise of making the environment business-friendly. With most top industrialists having dealt with the Gujarat government when Modi was chief minister, they know he means business.

“Modi has a track record of being a doer. What he’s done in Gujarat is for everyone to see. He has a huge task nevertheless in turning around the economy to growth-oriented, rather than control-oriented one,” said Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons.

“We’ll have to give him a little more time. I am very hopeful he will turn things around.”

Examples of the government’s initiatives in infrastructure apart from high-speed trains include the creation of 100 smart, interlinked cities, a roadmap for public-private partnership in a host of areas like ports, roads and highways and housing for all.

Much of these were spelt out in the budget speech of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in July. Following that, the prime minister’s maiden Independence Day speech Aug 15, in which he called upon the global investing community to “sell anywhere, but make in India”, was much appreciated.

Recalling that speech, Siddharth Birla, president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and industry, said it was a clear enough signal to investors — both domestic and global — to make India a global

Bank accounts for all NEW DELHI: Launching his government’s first big ticket social welfare programme, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently gave a call for eradicating what he termed as “financial untouchability” of the poor by opening at least one bank account for every family in the country in less than six months. This essentially means opening a whopping 75 million bank accounts, the process for which was

kickstarted on August 28 with 15 million accounts — five million over the intended target on inaugural day. As per government figures, around 100 million families do not have a bank account. “Gandhiji ended social untouchability, it is our mission to eradicate this kind of untouchability now to fight poverty,” Modi said. While the initial aim was to include every beneficiary in the program within one year, the deadline was advanced.

is scaling up, core industries like electricity, cement, steel and coal are seeing a pick up in demand, the service sector is seeing new recruitments, exports have seen the sharpest rise in six months and there is a resolve to cut deficit.

Little wonder the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which generally maintains a conservative position while assessing the economy, has “PRIME MINISTER MODI HAS A TRACK RECORD OF itself revised upward its growth forecast for this fiscal to 5.5-6.0 BEING A DOER. WHAT HE’S DONE IN GUJARAT IS percent from an actual sub-5-perFOR EVERYONE TO SEE. HE HAS A HUGE TASK cent growth in the past two.

Yet, amid all these positive indiNEVERTHELESS IN TURNING AROUND THE cators there are some tricky issues ECONOMY TO GROWTH-ORIENTED, RATHER THAN as well which have to be addressed — Ratan Tata, industrialist by the Modi government.

CONTROL-ORIENTED ONE” manufacturing and export hub.

“We are now confident the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Made in India’ vision will be supported by the requisite policy and implementation of measures to enhance the competitiveness of our manufacturing sector,” he said.

There are signs as well of overall revival. Growth in factory output

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NEIGHBORS FIRST

Narendra Modi’s invite to neighbors, especially his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, for his May 26 swearing-in was hailed by all as a diplomatic master-stroke RANJANA NARAYAN, NEW DELHI

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he foreign policy inbox of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has Indeed been full right from the day of his swearing in. While the accolades have poured in for the prime minister’s outreach to neighbors and interaction with major powers, the sudden cancellation of talks with Pakistan that highlighted the government’s muscular approach has come in for criticism from several quarters.

Modi’s invite to India’s neighbors, especially his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, for his May 26 swearing-in was hailed by all as a diplomatic master-stroke. His short bilateral talks with the eight neighbors, including Mauritius, on the sidelines came in for praise.

The Bharatiya Janata Party government, soon after coming to power, lost no time in putting into effect the foreign policy promise that was outlined in the party’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, where it had criticized the previous Manmohan Singh government for having “failed to establish enduring friendly and cooperative relations with India’s neighbors”.

While people were still guessing which country Modi would make his first stop, thinking it would most likely be Japan, the prime minister again played a masterstroke by deciding to visit key neighbor Bhutan. This and the promise of greater development cooperation and investment reassured Bhutan, which also shares border with China, of India’s continued support.

UNLIKE MANY of his predecessors, Modi is guided by his belief that India should take along all the neighbors in its march to progress. His policy of regionalism is bound to succeed as it is based on pragmatism and not in South Asian brotherhood. He believes a strong region is good for India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the with the Heads of SAARC countries after the swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi.

His next visit was also to an important neighbor — Nepal. This was the first bilateral visit to Nepal by an Indian prime minister in 17 years. During his visit, which was termed historic, Modi assured Nepal that India did not want to interfere

Himalayan country that shares a long border with Tibet. In fact, China’s official media came out with a comment on the visit, saying Modi was “smart” for his attempts to reset India-Nepal ties but it termed his $1 billion soft

of BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa, as well as Latin American nations.

Interspersed with these visits have been several diplomatic meetings with senior ministers and envoys, including of the US, Britain, China, Australia and France. With Narendra Modi havWHILE PEOPLE WERE STILL GUESSING WHICH ing swept to power with a stunning COUNTRY MODI WOULD MAKE HIS FIRST STOP, majority, reducing the Congress to THINKING IT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE JAPAN, THE poor numbers, it has made the forPRIME MINISTER AGAIN PLAYED A MASTER-STROKE eign powers make haste in coming to meet the leader of 1.2 billion

BY DECIDING TO VISIT KEY NEIGHBOR BHUTAN people and a $1.8 trillion economy. Modi’s forthcoming visit to in its internal affairs. He also loan as not enough to bring about Washington has grabbed all attention, especially against the backpromised a $1 billion line of credit a thaw in bilateral relations.

(LoC) and greater investment in In between, the prime minister ground of the US having declined Nepal’s hydropower sector. visited Brazil in July, his first mul- him a visa following the 2002 His visit helped counter-balance tilateral engagement, where he had Gujarat riots.

But by far it is the Modi governChina’s increasing presence in the first time meetings with the heads

ment’s interaction with Pakistan that has overshadowed all other diplomatic happenings.

His “sari and shawl diplomacy” with Sharif, which he tweeted about, gave the feeling that relations with Pakistan were on the mend. While Modi gifted a shawl for Sharif’s mother, the Pakistan prime minister sent a sari for the Indian prime minister’s mother, all of which gave a feel-good factor to the relationship.

But the constant firing on the LoC and the Pakistani envoy’s meeting with Kashmiri separatist leaders, ignoring Indian protests, saw the Modi government drawing the red lines of diplomatic engagement with its neighbor.

The foreign secretary-level talks, which were set to take place on August 25 after two years to push the normalization of ties, were called off, highlighting the new government’s toughening of stance.

But a close look will show that the Modi government is sticking to its promise in the manifesto where it clearly said that with regard to the neighborhood the party will “pursue friendly relations. However, where required we will not hesitate from taking a strong stand and steps”.

Modi’s Midas Touch to Indian diplomacy NEW DELHI: Indian diplomacy may have lost its highfalutin edge with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, known to have little patience for bombast, keeping his sentences, like his work, focused on the deliverables. The prime minister is known for his out-of-the-box thinking and to-the-point speaking, and has taken this to the realm of foreign policy where India is speaking more in terms of doables, shorn of diplomatic equivocation and verbiage.

His move to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at an Ahmedabad hotel was a first of its kind gesture — just as was the prime minister flying down to another state to receive a visiting dignitary. But the charm

offensive that followed was even more striking as Modi played the perfect host to Xi, taking him personally to every room of the Sabarmati Ashram and later strolling and chatting with him along the colorful Sabarmati Riverfront.

Yet, Modi did not mince his words when it came to telling Xi that his soldiers were creating trouble for India at the border.

“Even such small incidents can impact the biggest of relationships just as a little toothache can paralyze the entire body,” he is reported to have told Xi, using an apt imagery to describe a painful situation. The prime minister, whose speech delivery makes for compelling listening, speaks with elan in Hindi even at diplo-

matic meets with his speeches translated into English. And yet he has his audience paying attention to his every word.

A good example was his August 15 address to the nation that had most of the diplomatic corps gathered at Red Fort, listening keenly to what he had to say, as he made his short, but emphatic appeal – “Come, Make in India”.

Prime Minister Modi’s diplomatic speeches are clear and direct — minus any hyperbole, and are in simple words that people can follow easily — in keeping with his style of political speeches.

In Japan, when he addressed a joint press interaction with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Modi spoke of the elevation of bilateral ties from a Strategic

and Global Partnership to a Special Strategic and Global Partnership.

Known as a man of clarity, Modi did not leave his audience guessing as to

the nuances of the new term.

Speaking in Hindi, he explained what each word signifies in the new IndiaJapan partnership.

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Over 300,000 people turned out for the event in New York on September 21.

Thousands join climate change march IANS, NEW YORK

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‘Indian investment in US growing at faster rate’ Indian investment in US growing at an average 26-27 pc annually; Indian firms have made $11 bn investment in US IANS, HYDERABAD

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ith more Indian companies showing interest in opening or expanding their business in the United States, the Indian investment there is picking up further momentum, said a top American official.

Indian investment in the U.S. is growing at an average 26-27 percent annually, higher than the American investment in India.

“American investment in India is approximately 2.5 times the Indian investment in America but it is not growing percentage-wise the way

Indian investment in the U.S. is growing,” Vinai Thummalapalli, executive director of SelectUSA, told IANS here.

Established by President Barack Obama in 2011, SelectUSA promotes and facilitates business investment into the U.S. Indian companies have made investment of $11 billion in the U.S. and they are the fourth fastest growing foreign direct investment (FDI) in the U.S. The American investment in India stands somewhere around $25 billion to $26 billion.

SelectUSA provides information to investors, brings investors and

White House intruder had 800 rounds of ammo WASHINGTON: Omar Gonzalez, who intruded into the White House on September 19 after climbing over the security fence, had 800 rounds of ammunition, two hatchets and a machete in his vehicle, a federal prosecutor announced.

Assistant U.S. Attorney David Mudd said on September 22 that Gonzalez, who was carrying a knife, had been

arrested in mid-July in southwestern Virginia for having a sawed-off shotgun and a map of the White House.

In August, he was questioned near the presidential residence while in possession of a hatchet, but security officers let him go after searching his car. The revelations were made public at the Gonzalez’s appearance before Federal Judge John M. Facciola in Washington.

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economic development organizations within U.S. together and act as ombudsman for investors at the federal level.

“We are very optimistic and bullish. We believe there are hundreds may be thousands of companies in India wanting to invest in the U.S.,” said Thummalapalli, who served as U.S. ambassador in Belize between 2009 and 2013.

He believes the U.S. market is attractive for Indian companies as they get customers, there is certainty, good infrastructure, well-defined legal system and their investment in the U.S. compliments expansion of their business in India.

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ew York City on September 21 was the scene of a huge and colorful demonstration against climate change with more than 3,00,000 people turning out as part of an international initiative to raise awareness about the dangers of global warming. Preliminary estimates given by organizers said that 310,000 people showed up for the peaceful march, making it one of the largest protests ever held in the Big Apple and certainly the largest in history on climate change.

Attending the huge gathering were representatives of ecological groups, unions and New York communities, as well as whole families and citizens of all ethnicities, nationalities and economic circumstances, joining together in a huge street party bringing bright colors, handlettered signs and assorted musical rhythms to the city streets. Among those on hand for the march was Graciela Arias, a Kuna Indian dressed in traditional style from Panama’s Caribbean archipelago of San Blas, who spoke with Efe while she rested on a curb after the march.

She wanted to join the march, along with others from San Blas, to express her concern about climate change, having noticed that the higher and higher tides presumably caused by global warming are flooding some of her archipelago’s

365 islands. Also on hand was Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific, an archipelago that is just two meters above sea level and, due to global warming, is in danger of being inundated.

“We do not want to move from the islands,” she said.

The march began in a corner of

Attending the huge gathering were representatives of ecological groups, unions and New York communities Central Park and, after participants wended their way along New York streets for three hours, ended in the western part of the city.

UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon, wearing a blue cap and a Tshirt that read “I’m for climate action” and accompanied by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, also participated in the march, along with former U.S. vice president Al Gore and actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

The march was held just two days prior to the start of the UN-sponsored summit here to discuss reducing carbon emissions, a conference to be attended by about 100 heads of state who are also in the city to take part in the upcoming UN General Assembly meeting.

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he White House said September 19 that it would take months to vet and train Syrian rebels to make them ready for battle against the Islamic State (IS) fighters.

National Security Adviser Susan Rice told reporters that the administration will move as fast as it “reasonably can” after Congress approved the president’s plan to train and arm Syrian rebels, Xinhua reported.

“But this is something that will take many months,” she said at a White House daily news briefing.

President Barack Obama said

Susan Rice

the training program will be implemented outside of Syria in partnership with regional countries. Rice said the training facilities need to be constructed and the trainees need to be brought in

for training.

“It is not something that one should expect will yield rapid and immediate fruit,” Rice said, adding, “This is a serious training program, and we’re serious about vetting those that we will be training and equipping.”

Obama has pledged not to send U.S. troops into combat against the IS, but rely on partner forces on the ground to support air raids carried out by U.S. warplanes.

The administration is reportedly aiming for training about 5,000 what it calls “moderate” Syrian rebels in support of upcoming U.S. airstrikes inside of the Arab country.

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GUARDING THE PRIME MINISTER Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoys twice the security cover of his predecessor was temporarily staying.

Senior officials said, the SPG which protects the Prime Minister, former Prime Ministers and their families, had sanitized the Gujarat Bhavan as Modi was expected to stay there for a couple of days before moving into the prestigious 7 Race Course Road, the official residence of the Prime Minister.

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rime Minister Narendra Modi enjoys double the security cover of his predecessor Manmohan Singh in terms of commandos of the elite Special Protection Group (SPG) and vehicles in his cavalcade.

The reason: “No other Prime Minister except Rajiv Gandhi was under such a threat as Modi from militant groups,” a Delhi Police officer told IANS, speaking on condition of anonymity.

He said Modi has been given “watertight security” due to the frequent threat alerts received from the intelligence agencies.

To guard Modi, over 1,000 commandos remain around him in various layers, unlike Manmohan Singh who had just 600 men in his inner security circle.

Modi’s security was recently reviewed by the senior officers of the SPG and Delhi Police to chalk out a plan to tighten his security.

“Since he became the PM, over a dozen inputs have been received by Delhi Police saying he is under threat of various terror groups,” the officer said.

“No other prime minister except Rajiv Gandhi was under such a threat as Modi,” he added.

Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Tamil Tigers suicide bomber at Sriperambudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1999, while campaigning for the general elections. He had become a target after sending in the Indian Peacekeeping Force into Sri Lanka in 1987 for disarming the Tigers, who were engaged in a brutal civil war in the island nation. The three-decade-long conflict finally ended in 2009.

Modi travels in a BMW 7 highsecurity vehicle specially designed and encrypted with bulletproof cover. Two dummy cars are also in the cavalcade, to put off an intended attacker. Manmohan Singh’s

The cars in Narendra Modi’s cavalcade are thoroughly checked by the SPG personnel. Besides, a jammer, an ambulance and Delhi Police gypsies travel ahead and behind Modi’s cavalcade.

cavalcade had only one dummy BMW. According to one input issued soon after Modi became prime minister, “groups like Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Hizbul Mujahideen, Tahrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Indian Mujahideen (IM) have issued statements threatening to attack in the wake of the hanging of Ajmal Kasab (for the 26/11 attack) and Afzal Guru (2001 parliament attack).”

“The arrests of IM operative Yaseen Bhatkal, backed by Pak-

istani intelligence agency ISI, and LeT cadre Abdul Kareem Tunda have further infuriated the groups who are preparing to retaliate.

“On their radar are the historical Red Fort, Lotus Temple and all the Metro stations of Delhi while the prime target is the Indian prime minister,” the input reads.

When the Prime Minister is inside his 7 Race Course Road official residence in central Delhi, over 500 SPG commandos are positioned in and around the complex.

The SPG was formed after the assassination of then prime minis-

Keep distance, Modi to SPG NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the Special Protection Group (SPG) to keep such a distance in which his conversation could not be heard by them. This direction is given by the prime minister to maintain his secrecy. Government sources say that Prime Minister wants to avoid possible leakage of his confidential conversations. SPG’s close protection team headed by Deputy Inspector General rank officer shadows the prime minister to provide him the innermost ring of protection.

This direction can compel SPG

to increase security personnel of close protection team which is currently between six to eight highlytrained and armed commandoes of different paramilitary forces. By this circle SPG provides human shield to VVIP. SPG is formed in the country to protect Prime Minister and his family members after the assassination of .Indira Gandhi and Office cum residence of the Prime Minister, 7 Race Course come in its security parameters.

These guards protect every time VVIP except when he is in his official room of his residence.

ter Indira Gandhi in 1984.

Delhi Police personnel in nine pickets, which include one atop the Samrat Hotel, located 100 meters from the prime minister’s residence, keep a close watch on activities in the area.

Each of these pickets comprises an armed head constable and two constables.

Modi was already enjoying a “special security” protocol around him by the NSG black cat commandos as part of Z plus security ring.

The Home Ministry had already increased the number of NSG ‘black cat’ commandos and the Advanced Security Liaison (ASL) teams were provided with experts from bomb disposal and intelligence for the first time.

The ASL, which comprises officials of the National Security Guard (NSG) and Gujarat police, was asked to scan and prepare advance dossiers and assessment reports of the venues and possible spots where Modi was supposed to visit during his election campaign.

Over 100 NSG commandos were securing Modi with an intention to quickly and continuously replace the “tired” squad with a fresh one during the hectic campaign spree of the BJP leader.

Modi has been a ‘Z+’ category protectee of the NSG and this is the highest level of security provided to VVIPs in the country, a notch just closer to the SPG security provided to the Prime Minister and his immediate family.

SPG, the nodal agency for security in the country has also extended security to Modi’s family.

Narendra Modi’s mother Hiraba

“NO OTHER PRIME MINISTER EXCEPT RAJIV GANDHI WAS UNDER SUCH A THREAT AS MODI. SINCE HE BECAME THE PM, OVER A DOZEN INPUTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY DELHI POLICE SAYING HE IS UNDER THREAT OF VARIOUS — A Delhi Police official TERROR GROUPS” Personnel of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are deployed in the second layer of security around the prime minister’s residence.

Sources also said that the cars in Modi’s cavalcade are thoroughly checked by the SPG personnel.

Besides, a jammer, an ambulance and Delhi Police Gypsies travel ahead and behind Modi’s cavalcade.

Earlier, moments after Narendra Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister on May 26, elite Special Protection Group (SPG) took over his security forming a ring around him as well as Gujarat Bhavan where he

lives in Gandhinagar, while his wife Jashodaben lives in Unjha.

The SPG Act, however, doesn’t cover his brothers and sisters, although they would be given not less then Z category security, sources added.

The SPG will consult Modi to shift Jashodaben to Gandhinagar, where the SPG can set up its base to provide security to her if she doesn’t stay in New Delhi.

Jashodaben’s residence in Unjha, a small town in Mehsana district, is not equipped to host SPG personnel for security cover. Narendra Modi enjoys the highest rank of Z+ security of NSG commandos.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been engaging bureacracy to reach out to the people through social media and speeches and has sent a clear message that he will be personally driving governance.

ENGAGING BUREAUCRACY Prime Minister Modi, who began his innings on a high note after leading the BJP to its first full majority in the Lok Sabha, has sought to sustain the tempo of his stunning victory PRASHANT SOOD, NEW DELHI

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arendra Modi has sought to mark his first term as prime minister with some distinct initiatives in terms of both policy and governance style — direct communication with the people, faster decision-making, a disciplined bureaucracy, thrust on innovation and technology, cleanliness, rural transformation and kindling a cando spirit in the people.

In the three months in office, Modi has already laid down contours of his government’s priorities. Modi, who began his innings on a high note after leading the Bharatiya Janata Party to its first full majority in the Lok Sabha, has sought to sustain the tempo of his victory and meet the enormous expectations of him.

He has been reaching out to the people through social media and speeches and has sent a clear message that he will be personally driving governance.

Modi laid a thrust on cleanliness right at the start of his term in office and soon central government offices began presenting a neater look.

He emphasized on punctuality and established a direct dialogue with the top echelons of the bureaucracy.

Modi has also sought to energize the people and “awaken the power” of a laggard civil service down to its lowest level to ensure efficiency and time-bound delivery of services.

Modi’s 10 commandments Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given his Council of Ministers a 10-point road map to steer the economy out of a slumber, place an increased focus on infra and revive the overall confidence in bureaucracy. BJP’s manifesto had listed many of these as priority areas. A look at his agenda: Reforms in infrastructure and investment areas Addressing concerns relating to the economy Promoting e-auction to push transparency Reviving confidence in bureaucracy Focusing on innovative ideas in the government and work freedom for officials n Bringing a people-oriented system in government machinery n Health, water, education, roads, energy priority areas n Sorting inter-ministerial issues through efficient system n Bringing stability and sustainability in govt policy n Executing policies in a time-bound manner n n n n n

With “minimum government, maximum governance” as one of his mantras, Modi has sought to make government systems citizenfriendly and accountable and has initiated action to eliminate obsolete laws.

The Modi Government has also sought to bring about convergence among ministries for focused delivery.

Carrying forward some of his initiatives as the Gujarat chief min-

ister, Modi has drawn up plans for rural transformation, boosting agricultural productivity and spreading e-governance through the Digital India program.

With “Sab ka Saath, Sab ka Vikas (Support of all, development for all)” the pronounced development philosophy of his government, Modi has sought to send out a message of inclusiveness.

Former cabinet secretary Prabhat Kumar said that the Modi gov-

“THREE MONTHS IS A SHORT TIME TO MAKE AN ASSESSMENT, BUT IN TERMS OF COPING WITH (THE ISSUE OF) DELIVERY OF SERVICES, I THINK IT HAS DONE WHAT NO PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT HAD DONE. MODI MADE IT CLEAR THAT CIVIL SERVICES MUST BEHAVE” — Prabhat Kumar, Ex-Cabinet Secy

ernment, like many others in the past, had come to office on a wave of euphoria and had started “very well”. “Three months is a short time to make an assessment, but in terms of coping with (the issue of) delivery of services, I think it has done what no previous government had done. Modi made it clear that civil services must behave. He also put confidence in them, telling them to do their job without fear and favor. He has quickened the pace of decisionmaking by reducing layers,” Prabhat Kumar told IANS. He said Modi had made his intentions clear in terms of policy by laying emphasis on sanitation and the need to boost rural and urban infrastructure.

“He has reviewed the perfor-

mance of ministries and the directions he has given are very positive,” said Prabhat Kumar, who was cabinet secretary during 1998-2000.

Kumar said the Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government should make a “rigorous review” of the previous government’s programmes, including the rural employment guarantee scheme and the rural health mission.

At the same time, he felt that the government’s move to replace the Planning Commission had been announced in a hurry and the homework for an alternative mechanism was only now being done.

Former cabinet secretary T.S.R. Subramaniam said that Modi had inherited issues from the past and was not starting from a scratch.

“His head is in the right place.

His heart is also in the right place,” Subramaniam told IANS. He said Modi has “galvanized the bureaucracy in Delhi”. “In 100 days, I am seeing much more than expected. The design is very much there. The foundation is being done. In the next 100 days, the ground floor will take shape,” said Subramaniam, who was cabinet secretary during 1996-98.

While Modi has laid thrust on cooperative federalism with the states and the center working as a team, hooting of some opposition chief ministers in his presence at government events has created some suspicions and acrimony.

Modi has also spawned a change in the way the government interacts with the media, with officials cagey about talking to journalists.

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day after the NDA government celebrated the best economic growth figures in over two years, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley pledged more action to boost economic activity, including the rollout of a disinvestment plan, a push for GST and the passage of the insurance Bill.

Submitting a report card on the first 100 days of the NDA government, Jaitley said he expected GDP growth to be higher than the 5.7 percent clocked in the three months till June due to a series of steps taken by the government.

“The economy is turning around, investor confidence is improving and inflation is moderating as a result of recent government decisions to relax FDI norms and push manufacturing. The manufacturing curve has turned, services sector is looking up and inflation has by and large moderated,” Jaitley said. “With the longterm impact of all the initiatives we

THE FOCUS of the government is to revive growth with macroeconomic stability. For achieving macroeconomic stability the government is focussing on fiscal discipline with thrust on quality of expenditure.

Growth will be revived by creating a conducive environment for investment. A number of steps have already been initiated.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launching a website in New Delhi. Jaitley said he expected GDP growth to be higher than the 5.7 percent clocked in the three months till June. (Photo: PIB)

“THE ECONOMY IS TURNING AROUND, INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IS IMPROVING AS A RESULT OF RECENT GOVERNMENT DECISIONS TO RELAX FDI NORMS... I AM SURE THE IMPACT IN THE COMING QUARTERS WILL BE MUCH LARGER.” — Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

have taken, I am sure the impact in the coming quarters will be much larger,” he said.

Inflation was on a downward trend and Jaitley was more confident of meeting the tough fiscal deficit target of 4.1 per cent set in the Union Budget.

“My confidence today of achieving this target is much more,” he said while addressing a news conference with several top secretaries.

The GDP numbers announced for the first quarter of 2014-15 were the highest in nearly twoand-half years.

The easing of foreign investment caps in defense and railways, the move to open up the insurance sector, faster decision-making, a special mechanism to resolve tax disputes and steps to increase investment in manufacturing and infrastructure reflected the government’s pledge to turn around the economy, he said.

We wanted to expand economic activity, hasten decision making, ease doing business in the country and open up significant sectors while maintaining social sector expenditures in most areas. The new government was clear about the direction in which it was to move,” the finance minister fur-

ther said.

Jaitley said the government would soon roll out a disinvestment plan, push the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and try to get the insurance bill passed in the winter session of parliament.

However, the Centre would be unable to keep too many products

out of the ambit of GST as demanded by states and talks will be held with chief ministers to resolve the matter, he said.

An Empowered Committee has expressed an opinion that certain items should be kept out, he added.

“Now too many items cannot be kept out because the larger object itself could get defeated. I am individually discussing with CMs who raised some issues regarding GST,” Arun Jaitley said, adding that an early development of a constitutional framework is the government’s priority.

States have been demanding the

exclusion of more products, including liquor, tobacco and petroleum, from the ambit of GST, which is intended to remove tax structural flaws.

The states are in the process of harmonizing exemption lists of the states and the Centre, which have 96 and 243 items, respectively.

The concerns of states mainly relate to loss of revenue and fiscal autonomy.

Once the GST comes into effect, it will include indirect taxes like excise duty and service tax at the central level and Value Added Tax (VAT), besides local levies imposed by states.

Key initiatives n Enabling environment for Doing Business

in India n Enhanced FDI limits in railway infrastructure and defense n Committee in respect of retrospective amendments related to indirect transfers n Notified Committee in respect of retrospective

amendments related to indirect transfers

n Initiatives have been taken to ease the difficulties

of doing business in India, since the budget

n These include labor reforms, increase in FDI limits

in railway infrastructure and defense

n A committee has been set up to look into fresh

issues arising out of the retrospective indirect transfers.

Jaitley hoped the government will be able to move towards larger consensus on the GST legislation.

The GST Constitutional Amendment Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha in 2011, has lapsed and the NDA government will be required to come up with a fresh Bill. Earlier, Jaitley had said the government will try to bring in the new GST bill in the winter session of Parliament.

Jaitley said there has been a moderation in inflation. “But the weak monsoon does pose a challenge.”

The Finance Minister also said, “With our pro-active approach, we have been able to contain the prices of essential vegetables to a large extent, which usually move up due to seasonal factors.”

Asked if the RBI should reduce the interest rate to boost growth, he replied: “Left to myself, I would say very soon. I hope that those who decide are also listening.”

On the issue of Central Sales Tax (CST), Jaitley said states unanimously expect CST compensation must be paid to them.

“The same has not been provided for. We are also clear that we will have to start the process of paying them CST compensation. I am conscious that we will try and take some steps as soon as our affordability itself increases,” the Finance Minister said.

With regard to norms for blacklisting arms companies facing corruption charges, Jaitley, who is also the defense minister, said: “There are a large number of firms which have been black-listed. Now that upholds consideration of probity but that narrows our buying options, which can affect our security preparedness.”

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India has a chance to rise again as a global economic power and for that India has to remain India in every sense and, he said.

India and China, he said, have grown at similar paces over the last five or ten centuries — their contributions to global GDP rising in parallel, and falling in parallel.

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rime Minister Narendra Modi has said he had a clear road map to channelize the immense capability of Indians, and refused to be drawn into comparisons with China even as he stressed there was need to have faith that the neighboring country would accept global laws.

In an exclusive interview to CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, telecast in its entirety on September 21, Modi said India had a chance to rise to its glory of the past. He said the present era belonged to Asia. He laid stress on education of girl child, on winning trust of people through his actions and revealed he derived pleasure from his work.

Modi, in his first interview since becoming prime minister in May this year, also spoke of the benefits of yoga in integrating mind and body. In the interview, parts of which were released on September 19, Modi, who spoke in Hindi, said the Indian Muslims will live and die for India and the Al Qaeda is “delusional” if it thinks Indian Muslims will dance to its tunes.

The Prime Minister also said that it was possible for the two countries to develop a genuine strategic alliance.

Asked if India will be the next China and grow consistently at 8-9 percent, he said that India does not need to become anything else but remain itself.

“India must become only India.

This is a country that once upon a

In the interview, parts of which were released on September 19, Modi, who spoke in Hindi, said the Indian Muslims will live and die for India and the Al Qaeda is “delusional” if it thinks Indian Muslims will dance to its tunes.

“IT IS MY ABSOLUTE BELIEF THAT INDIANS HAVE UNLIMITED TALENT. I HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT OUR CAPABILITIES. I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL NATURE OF OUR 1.25 BILLION — Prime Minister Narendra Modi PEOPLE time was called ‘the golden bird’.

We have fallen from where we were before. But now we have the chance to rise again,” he said.

He said India and China have grown at similar paces over the last several centuries and were both growing rapidly together.

“It is my absolute belief that

Indians have unlimited talent. I have no doubt about our capabilities. I have a lot of faith in the entrepreneurial nature of our 1.25 billion people. There is a lot of capability. And I have a clear roadmap to channel it,” Modi said.

Asked about worries among China’s neighbors about its behav-

ior in the East China and South China Seas, he said the world was not in the 18th century and was in a different era.

The way China was focused on economic development was hardly sign of a country that wants to be isolated, he noted. “It wants to stay connected.

That is why we should have trust in China’s understanding and have faith that it would accept global laws and will play its role in cooperating and moving forward,” Modi said.

Though he made the remarks in context of concerns among China’s

neighbors over maritime disputes, there is concern in New Delhi over reported intrusion by Chinese troops in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.

Refusing to be drawn into comparisons with China, Modi said high growth can be achieved through democracy. On Ukraine and about Russia’s annexation of the Crimea, he said all efforts should be made to sit together and talk to resolve problems.

To a query about violence against women, he said the dignity of women was a collective responsibility. Asked what he would like people to say after his first year in office, Modi said that faith of people should not break.

“If I can win the confidence of the people of India, not from my speeches but by actions, then the power of 1.25 billion Indians will come together to take the country forward,” he said.

On how he relaxed, the prime minister said he was not the “notworking” type and derived pleasure from his work.

He said he was thinking of something new every moment and drew pleasure in governance, in doing new things and bringing people together.

He said he has always advised everyone to make yoga a part of their lives.

“Sometimes, we notice our mind works on one thing, the body on another, and time brings us in conflict. Yoga synchronizes the heart, the mind, and the body,” he said.

What fasting Modi will eat during US tour?

NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Navratri fast, which he is known to steadfastly abide by has thrown Washington into a tizzy.

What would they serve Modi for the Sep 29 and 30 repasts during his summit meeting with President Barack Obama?

And what is even more troubling is how can the host eat when the guest would be sipping nimbu pani (fresh lime water)?

The Navratri festival (a Hindu festival during which many Indians fast for nine days) begins on September 25 and ends with Dussehra on October 3. Modi would be in the U.S. from September 26 to 30.

The prime minister is reported to be observing the Navratri fast for the past four decades and would adhere to it during his major foreign policy sojourn to the US. News that Modi would not be eating has thrown cold water on the elaborate

US President Barack Obama will host a banquet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. menu being planned on September 29 for a private repast (whether dinner or lunch has yet to be worked out) that the White House is to host for the leader of over 1.2 billion people.

“The question is what will they serve

Modi? Nimbu pani and more nimbu pani? Or may be nimbu pani with some different flavor? Things are still being worked out.. everyone is extremely busy with the visit,” a source in the know of things told IANS declining to be

named. The prime minister’s fast has also caused a ripple over the September 29 private repast that would see Modi and Obama — the leader of the world’s biggest democracy and the leader of the world’s oldest democracy — in a quiet retreat, working out ways to give a fillip to a flagging bilateral relationship.

“The troubling question is: How can the host be eating when the guest would be on fast,” the source added.

Before news that Modi would be observing fast was known, the White House was thinking up interesting vegetarian fare, including Indian cuisine, for the strictly vegetarian prime minister.

But now it looks likely to be fruit juices and fruit dessert!

Indian Envoy S. Jaishankar is known to be busy working out Modi’s trip to the last minute detail.

Jaishankar, whose name was being flagged during the initial days of the

Modi government as likely to be brought in to the centre in a top diplomatic position, has taken complete charge of the prime minister’s U.S. trip, another source said.

Modi arrives in New York on September 26 and would address the UN General Assembly on September 27 afternoon which would be his first global speech to an audience of nearly 200 world leaders and foreign ministers.

He is to address the Indian American community the following day at Madison Square Garden, which is being billed as a major event to be telecast live.

On September 28, Modi is to attend a private reception hosted by Indian ambassador to the UN Asoke Mukerji and on the following day is to fly to Washington to meet leaders of the U.S. Congress, India Caucus.

September 29-30 are the two days reserved for the summit with President Obama.

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Modi-Obama summit can take ties to next level, say US experts ahead of the landmark visit power in the Asia Pacific,” she wrote.

“During the visit, President Barack Obama should demonstrate the importance the U.S. attaches to the bilateral relationship and offer cooperation on economic, defense, and security issues,” Curtis suggested.

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everal U.S. policy experts, including a former key Clinton administration official, see the upcoming U.S. visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an opportunity to take India-U.S. ties to the next level.

The Obama administration sees the recent election of Modi-led majority government in India “as an opportunity to take the relationship to the next level,” writes Strobe Talbott president of the Brookings Institution, who served as President Bill Clinton’s deputy secretary of state.

Talbott, who engaged India’s then external affairs minister Jaswant Singh to end India’s nuclear isolation after India’s 1998 nuclear tests, has outlined the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in an India-U.S. Policy memo with Tanvi Madan, director of the Brookings’ new India Project. President Barack Obama, they say, “would like to see the ‘strong, developed, and inclusive India that actively engages with the global community’ that Prime Minister Modi has promised.”

“The administration has repeatedly asserted that even though India and the U.S. will not always agree, India’s rise is unquestionably a net positive for the prospects for peace, progress, and prosperity in the 21st century.”

But “the overarching challenge that lies ahead is translating the opportunities in the relationship into outcomes, the potential into

ENGAGING WITH A STRATEGICALLY LIKEMINDED PARTNER (INDIA) TAKES ON IMPORTANCE AS THE US GRAPPLES WITH MULTIPLE GLOBAL CHALLENGES — US Experts

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to India last month.

performance and progress,” Talbott and Madan write.

“This will require action on both sides; as the Hindi saying goes, taali ek haath se nahin bajti (you can’t applaud with one hand),” they write.

“It will also call for compromises, as well as patience with and understanding of the other side’s constraints.”

“Finally, it will require giving each other the benefit of the doubt

Railway cooperation on table during Modi’s US visit NEW DELHI: After Japan and China, India would seek to link up with the United States in the railways sector, especially in manufacture of locomotives, during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to America. Two major American firms — Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) and General Electric — have been shortlisted for the manufacture in PPP (public-private partnership) mode of heavy locomotive engines.

The two firms have been shortlisted from among many other global companies, including German, Indian Railways spokesperson Anil K. Saxena told IANS. The shortlisting of the firms has proceeded from the Request for Quotation (RFQ) to the Request for Proposal (RFP), which is the financial bidding stage. The two firms have cleared the qualification stage, Saxena added.

Modi during his U.S. trip will be discussing railway infrastructure expansion with Washington, an official source told IANS. On the table is a proposal for advanced locomotives and freight car technology, the source added, declining to be identified.

According to Saxena, India is planning to jointly manufacture locomotives in PPP mode in two locations in Bihar at Madhepura for electric locomotives and at Marhaura for diesel locomotives.

“The Madhepura unit will be for manufacturing 12,000 horsepower locomotives meant for dedicated freight corridors,” the official added.

Besides General Electric, the other companies in the race for the Madhepura unit were Alstom of France, Canadian multinational Bombardier, Siemens of Germany, and China’s CNR Corp.

when things get tough, managing differences, and seeing each other as part of the solution and not just part of the problem-at the bilateral, regional, multilateral, and global levels,” Talbott and Madan added.

Lisa Curtis, senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, agrees saying the “stage is set for a successful Modi visit to Washington.”

But “the White House must guard against allowing the myriad

international crises happening around the globe to overshadow the visit and weaken Indo-US bilateral ties.”

“Engaging with a strategically like-minded partner such as India takes on greater importance as the U.S. grapples with multiple global challenges,” Curtis wrote.

“U.S.-India cooperation is particularly important when it comes to countering international terrorism and maintaining a stable balance of

Modi to meet Tulsi Gabbard, first Hindu American in US Congress RANJANA NARAYAN, NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON

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mong the host of high profile personalities to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his New York visit will be a U.S. politician of especial interest — Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu American in the U.S. Congress and a strong supporter of Modi. Gabbard, a 33-year-old U.S. Democrat Congresswoman from Hawaii, is also an Iraq war veteran.

Gabbard, the first practicing Hindu American in the Congress who took her oath on the Bhagwad Gita, had spoken to Modi after his victory in the general election and congratulated him and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

She has been involved in the

planning of Modi’s U.S. visit and had last month met two BJP leaders — Vijay Jolly and MP Rajyavardhan Rathore — in that connection.

She is to attend the September 28 speech by Modi at Madison Square Garden, New York, where he will address thousands of Indian Americans.

The event has been organized by the Indian American Community Foundation.

Besides being the first member of the Hindu faith to be elected to the Congress, she is also one of just two female combat veterans ever to hold a seat. She was vocal in criticizing the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade.

ment at the Brookings Institution emphasizes that, despite the impressive growth in the economic relationship, there remains significant room for improvement.

Noting that there are significant opportunities for India and the U.S. to deepen the bilateral trade and investment relationship, he recommends among other things committing to a deadline to conclude a Bilateral Investment Treaty.

Developing a dialogue with Indian regulators to address how India’s “Decade of Innovation” can be “supported by stronger protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights,” Meltzer suggests.

He also wants the Obama administration to affirm its support for extending access to H-1B visas for students having completed postgraduate U.S. degrees.

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TACKLING TWIN CHALLENGES India ready to take on fighting poverty, climate change, says Indian Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at the UN Climate Change Summit ARUL LOUIS, UNITED NATIONS

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ith a slogan of “Development without destruction”, India’s message to the UN Climate Change Summit is that it will take on the twin challenges of fighting poverty and climate change.

India will have to increase its energy consumption if it is to significantly improve the lives of its people, but it will try to achieve that goal while also reducing carbon emissions, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told the summit on September 23.

He pointed out that in countries that have achieved a human development index (HDI) of 0.9 or higher, the per capita energy consumption was at least 2.5 tonnes oil equivalent per year, while India’s is only a quarter of that.

“In other words, with today’s technologies and living standards, the energy consumption in India would need to increase by four times as India’s HDI increases from the current value of 0.5 to a value of Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar releasing the CII-PwC Entertainment & Media Outlook 2014, 0.9,” he said. “The key challenge at CII Big Picture Summit 2014. Photo: IANS therefore is to enable this higher energy consumption at a cost that people are willing and able to pay, and with lower carbon intensity.”

But he gave the assurance that ENVIRONMENT MINISTER outlined some of the steps taken by the Modi Govern“we are fully committed to achievment on the environment front: ing our voluntary goal for reducing l Doubling of the clean energy cess from `50 per tonne to `100 per tonne of coal emission intensity of its GDP by 20and the National Science Foundation to raise more revenue for clean energy technologies with the fund now having NEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister 25 percent by 2020 over 2005 (NSF) of the US, to initiate a new proclose to $6 billion Narendra Modi’s visit to the US, the level”.

Union Cabinet on September 24 gramme titled Global Initiative of Acadl Allocating over $15 million to the “National Adaptation Fund” “Our prime minister has approved a number of agreements emic Networks (GIAN) in Higher Edul Providing $80 million for ultra mega solar projects and $16 million for the develannounced an ambitious probetween the two countries. Law Miniscation. Another agreement will be for opment of 1 MW solar parks on the banks of canals gramme of ‘Make in India’ with ter Ravi Shankar Prasad said that in a cooperation and support to the Indian l Allocating $100 million for a new scheme, “Ultra-Modern Super Critical Coal‘Zero Defect and Zero Effect’. Our meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, Institutes of Technology (IITs).

Based Thermal Power Technology” slogan therefore is ‘Development the cabinet agreed on India participatYet another one will be on a prol A $6 billion-program for afforestation without Destruction’,” he added. ing in the construction of a 30-meter gramme for partnership for “active l The “One hundred Smart Cities” with integrated policies to reduce the vulneraThe minister took aim at a contelescope being built by the US in learning for young aspiring minds”. bility and exposure of urban areas to climate change and also to improve their tentious aspect of the climate Hawaii. The telescope will be construct“It will be an online education proenergy efficiency. change debate, where many focus ed at a cost of $1.47 billion by an inter- gramme, and will be later integrated on the total carbon output of with national mission for education,” national consortium consisting of instinations as a whole and not on that tutions from the U.S., Canada, Japan, Prasad said. This Indo-US Partnership Javadekar said, “If the developed 10,000 MW of energy efficiency of individual citizens and ignore the India and China. India has earmarked for Online Education (IUPOE) prolink between low energy consump- world walks the talk, then we can savings by 2020 are only some of the gramme will comprise a mechanism certainly achieve the targets that we initiatives currently being pursued.” `129.98 billion for it. tion and poverty. that will enable the top universities of Another MoU between the two A symbol of Prime Minister Thus, India is sometimes seen as a have set ourselves collectively (to the U.S. (top 100 in global rankings) to nations pertains to cooperation in “gas Narendra Modi’s commitment to big polluter compared to countries fight climate change).” create and share postgraduate online hydrates”. “This is for cooperation in Outlining the Indian govern- combating climate change was the with smaller populations, but whose courses (and associated assets) on the exploring natural gas in marine sediper capita emissions are several times ment’s plans to increase energy pro- renaming of his ministry as “MinIndian “SWAYAM” platform. SWAYAM is ments,” Prasad said. that of an Indians. The key dilem- duction, Javadekar emphasized istry of Environment, Forests and an online platform of the HRD Ministry The US Department of Energy ma, therefore, is to improve living renewable sources of energy and Climate Change”, Javadekar said. through which online programmes will (USDoE) in the field of gas hydrates, U.S. President Barack Obama, conditions of Indian people — of energy efficiency: “Doubling the be offered to students in India. A deal will facilitate active participation of the which the UN’s HDI is a measure installed wind energy capacity over who spoke earlier in the day, dealt to enhance cooperation on energy National Gas Hydrate Programme — while keeping down the level of the next five years, increasing with this issue while acknowledging (NGHP) and DoE scientists in data col- security, clean energy and climate pollution that could arise from installed solar capacity to over that the U.S. had contributed to the change was also approved. lection, analysis and identification of 20,000 MW by 2020, achieving climate crisis. increased energy consumption.

“These MoUs are a symbol of the sites for pilot production testing.

He said the U.S. was now comgrowing cooperation between India and On a number of initiatives mitted to “helping more nations “OUR PM HAS ANNOUNCED A PROGRAM OF ‘MAKE the U.S. It also symbolizes the exciteannounced on education, the cabinet skip past the dirty phase of developIN INDIA’ WITH ‘ZERO DEFECT AND ZERO EFFECT’. ment in the U.S. over the visit of Prime gave its approval for signing a joint ment, using current technologies, OUR SLOGAN IS ‘DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT Minister Narendra Modi,” the Union declaration between India’s Human not duplicating the same mistakes Resource Development (HRD) Ministry minister added.

— Prakash Javadekar, environment minister and environmental degradation that DESTRUCTION’ took place previously”.

The green drive

Union Cabinet approves several MoUs with US

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US A VITAL PARTNER: MODI Prior to leaving for US, the Indian prime minister looks forward to meeting Barack Obama

‘Make in India’, Narendra Modi urges global investors IANS, NEW DELHI

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he is confident that the visit will mark the start of a new chapter in the strategic partnership between the two major democracies. (Photo: IANS) IANS, NEW DELHI

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rime Minister Narendra Modi said on September 25 he looks forward to meeting President Barack Obama in Washington and is confident that his five-day visit to the U.S. will mark the “start of a new chapter in our strategic partnership”.

In a statement prior to his departure for the U.S., where he would address the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and later travel to Washington for the summit with Obama, Modi said he views the US as a “vital partner for our national development”.

He said his meeting with Obama will be his first meeting with him.

“His life’s journey is a remarkable testimony to the rights and opportunities that democracies provide, and an inspiration for people around the world.

“Shared values, convergent interests and complementary strengths provide the foundation for natural partnership between the world’s oldest and largest democracies.”

“I see the US as a vital partner for our national development, drawing especially on the rich possibilities of partnership in education, skills, research, technology and innovation — and, above all, a shared commitment to human values.”

“Working together, and with others, we can bridge the many divi-

We want both highways and i-ways: Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 25 said the government wants both highways as well as information ways (i-ways) for a Digital India.

“We want highways. We also want iways for a Digital India,” Modi said during his address at the launch of his pet “Make in India” campaign.

The campaign aims to put India

sions of our times and contribute to building a more peaceful, stable, secure, sustainable and prosperous world.”

Modi said he will discuss with Obama “how we can use the strength of all that we share and all that we have built so far to take our relationship to a new level in the interest of our two countries and the cause of this world. I am confident that the visit will mark the start of a new chapter in our strategic partnership”.

Modi said during his September 27 address to the UNGA, he will “stress the urgency of early reforms in the United Nations, to ensure that it remains relevant and effective in dealing with the challenges of the

WORKING TOGETHER, AND WITH OTHERS, WE CAN BRIDGE THE MANY DIVISIONS OF OUR TIMES AND CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING A MORE PEACEFUL, STABLE, SECURE WORLD’ — Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

rime Minister Narendra Modi on September 25 launched his pet “Make in India” campaign to put India prominently on the global manufacturing map and, in turn, facilitate the inflow of new technology and capital, while creating millions of jobs.

The ambitious scheme, that also puts in place the logistics and systems to address in a timely manner queries of potential investors, was unveiled along with a logo, a portal and brochures on 25 identified growth sectors before Who’s Who of the corporate world from India and abroad at the Vigyan Bhavan conference complex here. The event was watched live in several cities in India and

to change that.”

The Prime Minister said for him the term FDI for the domestic industry did not expand to “foreign direct investment” but “first develop India”. “We have to create opportunities of employment. If the poor get jobs the purchasing power of families will increase.”

Pointing to campaign logo, he said: “This is the step of a Lion...

Make in India.”

Ahead of the launch of the campaign, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said a number of steps had already been taken by the Modi government to make it easier to do business in India along with the removal or relaxation of foreign equity caps in several areas.

“The processes of applying for licences has been made online, it is

prominently on the global manufacturing map and, in turn, facilitate the inflow of new technology and capital, while creating millions of jobs.

Modi in his Independence Day address to the nation Aug 15 envisaged a `1000 billion ($16 billion) Digital India project to transform the country into a digitally empowered and connected knowledge economy.

21st century”.

India is part of the G4 grouping along with Japan, Brazil and Germany that have called for reform in the UN Security Council and support each other’s bid for a permanent seat in an expanded Security Council.

“The 69th session of the UN General Assembly is meeting at a moment of many pressing challenges for the international community — a still fragile global economy, turbulence and tension in many parts of the world, growth and spread of terrorism, the Ebola health crisis in Africa, climate change and the endemic global challenge of poverty.

He said he looks forward “to meeting business leaders to invite them to participate more actively in India’s economic growth and transformation. This is message that I will also convey to the US business community in Washington”.

Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman welcomes the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of “Make in India”, in New Delhi on September 25.

abroad via video conferencing.

Laying out the red carpet before investors, the Prime Minister said: “After what we have done and what I hear from you, I don’t think I need to assure you any further on ‘Make in India’.” He hoped industry across the globe would take his invite seriously.

Modi said he was saddened in the past to see scores of Indians leaving the country to seek opportunities elsewhere. People have lost faith in Indian manufacturing and themselves.

“A trust was broken — that when a policy will be changed, when will the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) come.

This is what I heard from all you.

The biggest issue is trust. Why don’t we trust each other? I want

24/7. The validity of such licences has also been extended to three years,” Sitharaman said, adding several norms and procedures have also being changed to make it easier to do business. “Make in India is not a slogan but a mission to be accomplished with a singleminded commitment.”

“This program offers a unique and timely opportunity to make India truly global,” Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry said.

“Today we commit ourselves to the ‘Make in India’ movement that was given to us by our beloved prime minister,” Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said. He said the main task before the industry in India was to achieve global competitiveness.

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Hrithik dares B-Town buddies

The actor challenges celebrities through a social network site as a part of a promotional strategy for his next film IANS, MUMBAI

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it as a fiddle Hrithik Roshan has thrown up Bang Bang dares to Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan and Sonam Kapoor, as part of an innovative promotional strategy for his forthcoming film.

Hrithik, who has performed daredevilry for his movie, was active on Twitter on September

21 and he reached out to the celebrities via the social networking platform.

To SRK, he tweeted: “The 10pack #bangbangdare @iamsrk show us a pic doing ur fav ab exercise! All want 2 know which 1 it is! U hv 3 days! Qabool?”

The 40-year-old also wrote to his Dhoom 2 co-actor Uday Chopra, saying: “I’m taking this forward —my #bangbangdare to @udaychopra — 100 body

weight pull ups (in 5 sets)!! U game ? U have 5 days! Time starts now!!”Among the actresses, Hrithik chose the Khoobsurat star Sonam Kapoor.

“My #bangbangdare 2 khoobsoorat @sonamakapoor A collection of ur happiest craziest smiles on d super success of khoobsoorat!! Dis 1we deserve,” he posted.

Hrithik also directed a tweet to model-turned-actor Dino Morea, and wrote: “To d muscleman @DinoMorea9 your #bangbangdare — 20 parallel bar dips! 1 set!! U have 3 days!! Do u accept?”The actor’s celebrity photographer friend Dabboo Ratnani was not left behind either.

“This ones going to b fun!! My #bangbangdare to my friend @dabbooratnani — 100skips one go!! U have 2 days! Accepted?”

Hrithik Roshan even dared the smokers among his Twitter followers.

Actor Hrithik Roshan, who has performed daredevilry for his movie, was active on Twitter on September 21

Sonam Kapoor doesn’t like repeating roles MUMBAI: A girl-next-door, a simpleton, a fashionista and a go-getter in different movies — Sonam Kapoor says she has tried to play myriad roles in her career because she doesn’t like to repeat characters. For her latest Bollywood release Khoobsurat, she has shed her inhibitions and gone wild in the “Engine ki seeti” song.

But she says: “That’s not me. That’s my character. I doubt you’d see me breaking into Engine ki seeti in real life.

I like to play a different character each time.”

Her future projects will also see her in roles different from her past portrayals on screen.

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Monali wins best actress award in Washington SUBHASH K. JHA, MUMBAI

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he’s more known for her singing. But Monali Thakur of Sawaar loon fame, who has shown her acting talent with a hard-hitting performance as a child prostitute in Nagesh Kukunoor’s Lakshmi, is presently ecstatic about winning the best actress award at the recently concluded Washington DC South Asian Film Festival.

The enthused Monali exclaimed: “What can I say? It was a bolt from the blue. I thought the movie was forgotten, though the pain and suffering I went through in portraying the prostitute will remain with me forever. Now this award has strengthened my faith in my decision to pursue a double career as a singer and an actress.”

She is looking at other acting assignments too.

“I want to be known as a good singer who can act,” Monali says ambitiously.

Neha Dhupia to produce films?

MUMBAI: Film production is the new thing on actress Neha Dhupia’s mind. She says it may happen in the future.

“The one business that I always wanted to do is the filmmaking business. I am looking to get ito production in future. I want to produce films,” said Neha.

If her wish comes true, she’s join the list of Bollywood beauties who have entered the production domain.

Meanwhile, Neha will next be seen on the big screen in Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami. Her role is that of a struggling actress.

Of struggle in real life, the former beauty queen said: “It’s an ongoing process.

Everybody is struggling — be it people in the top league or the newcomers.”— IANS

‘Daawat-e-Ishq’: Habib Faisal misses the plot Film: “Daawat-e-Ishq”; Cast: Aditya Roy Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra and Anupam Kher; Director: Habib Faisal: Rating: ** 1/2 (two and a half stars)

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here are two different films tucked away into this one big under-cooked biryani of

a film.

Daawat-e-Ishq is not as inviting as the title or the film’s promotional events suggested. Food is important to the plot, yes. And hats off to writer-director Habib Faisal for tempering the texture of the tale with a culinary flavor. You wish food were the driving force in this freewheeling tale of love during the times of biryani. But no, this is not really a film about food. It’s about a Muslim girl’s search for a life beyond finding a suitable match...

At least that is what the plot seems to suggest.

Faisal’s special gift as a filmmaker is to portray the Indian middleclass in all its squalid glory. He doesn’t sweep the murk under the threadbare carpet. He takes on the

squeeze into an arranged marriage.

Anupam Kher and Parineeti Chopra are so convincing as father and daughter looking for a suitable groom that you tend to forgive the film’s aggressive indiscretions that prop up prominently and intrusively in the second-half.

As the plot progresses, it is tragic to see the film’s early excellence fall apart piece by piece to reveal a plot with little character accommodating characters with a big plot up their sleeve. Performance-wise Parineeti and Anupam are a delight.

Parineeti again proves herself a natural-born scene-stealer. .

Aditya Roy Kapoor with his quirks guilt and the conflicts of the kohl-laden eyes and pseudo-Luc‘muddle class’ headlong.

Till a certain point the narrative knowi drawl is a disaster. I came in Daawat-e-Ishq tells us some pun- away with the ‘baap-beti’ relationgent home truths about the over- ship rather than the love story. As educated’ unmarried middle-class for food, I craved for more. girl’s plight as she is forced to Burp re burp. — Subhash K. Jha

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SRK wows Washington audience MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan along with Bollywood A-listers Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Malaika Arora Khan and Farah Khan mesmerized the thousands of South Asians through their scintillating performance in a suburb of the American Capital last night.

Dancing to the tune of popular Bollywood numbers, the top Indian stars led by the Shah Rukh himself, created a personal bond with the thousands of people attending their show by interacting with them.

In fact, towards the end of the show, Khan gifted one of the attending couple — wife an Afghan American and husband an American — a HarleyDavidson motor cycle. “This is the best day of my life,” Najira, an Afghan American, said after she and her husband Jimmy was invited on to the stage by Shah Rukh for live interaction.

“I have never dreamed in my life that I would meet my super star Shah Rukh Khan,” Najira said.

This was for the first time in 10 years that Shah Rukh was performing live in the U.S. Capital, which attracted sever-

Actors Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan perform during `SLAM! - The Tour` in United States of America.

al thousand to the large Jiffy Lube Live, which has a capacity of more than 12,000. “I have come to Washington DC after ten years. A lot of thing has

Sunny Leone’s to dress up as a Marathi bride!

MUMBAI: Sunny Leone will sport two looks in Milap Zaveri’s upcoming sex comedy Mastizaade. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das in the lead roles and has Sunny play twin sisters Lilly and Laila. As part of one of her looks, she dresses up as a traditional Marathi bride.

A source says, “Sunny will be seen wearing a green sari with a mangalsutra on her neck and the typical bangles and accessories that women wear during their wedding.

This look is going to shock people as it is totally opposite of the sex bomb image.” It seems that Sunny had a lot of fun dressing up as a bride and was also heard talking about how hard it must be for brides to wear the traditional sari and stand for so long!

changed here. But, one thing has not changed — the love and affection from its people,” SRK told the audience that mainly comprised of people from South Asian origin – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan.

Given the huge success of the concert, Manish Sood of Intense Entertainment said Shah Rukh should come to Washington DC soon.

Brace yourself, here comes ‘Bigg Boss 8’ MUMBAI: Celebrities’ bickering and backstabbing, arguing and mud slinging — all this and much more returns to whet the appetite of TV viewers with the eighth season of reality show “Bigg Boss”, which rolled out on September 21.

With 12 contestants from different walks of life, which include not-sosuccessful Bollywood actors Arya Babbar, Minissha Lamba, and Upen Patel and television’s faded star Karishma Tanna, entering the house, one can look forward to a high dose of entertainment.

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Irrfan and Kangana’s french connection MUMBAI: Kangana Ranaut to pair up with Imran KhanKangana Ranaut to play double role in Tanu Weds.. sequelWhy did Kangana Ranaut say no to an endorsement deal?Kangana Ranaut: I love Mumbai even more during GanpatiKangana Ranaut: Coming back to paparazzi bit intimidating Irrfan Khan and KanganaRanaut spoke about their Indo-French collaboration, Divine Lovers, along with French dignitaries at a special event organized in the city.

Those present included the French partner and co-producer Leonard Glowinski, who has previously headed StudioCanal and Pathe, Frank Priot (DGA, Film France) and director SaiKabir. Kangana said, “It’s a real love story that is not shot on set, with chiffon saris flying.”

Irrfan said, “It’s not just meant for the Indian market, but an international film that everybody can connect with.”

Ayushmann’s ‘Mitti di khushboo’ is sweet, says Huma Qureshi MUMBAI: Actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana will release his new single Mitti di khushboo on October 7. Its video will feature actress Huma Qureshi, who says its sweetness drew her to it.

“My single Mitti Di Khushboo will be launched October 7 and it has Huma Qureshi in it. I am singing a lot these days,” the 30-year-old “Vicky Donor” actor said here Sunday at the Femina Style Fashion show.

Huma was also present at the event and she’s very excited about the music video with Ayushmann.

Sonali Raut, Soni Singh, Sukirti Kandpal, Diandra Soares and Gautam Gulati will too join them and spice up the activities in the house.

The presence of model Sushant Divgikar, who will represent LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community, is expected to heighten the drama.Like the past seasons, this time also, inmates are expected to do politicking for their survival, but Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will keep an eye on their activities as the host and ensure that they do not do anything outrageous or disgraceful.

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Waiting for a spectacular performance, India!

The Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon on September 21. Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh was India’s flag-bearer at the event. (Photo: IANS)

Not much glory Disappointing to miss Asiad gold: Ghosal in Incheon so far S IANS, INCHEON

Jitu Rai wins India’s only gold so far at 17h Asian Games; Saurav gets silver in squash CHRIS SAMMY, INCHEON

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orld No. 5 Jitu Rai on September 20 emerged champion in the men’s 50 meter pistol event to give India its first and only gold till now from the 17th Asian Games at the Orkneyan International Shooting Range here.

Rai, who won the World Championship silver medal earlier this month to book the Olympic berth, shot a total of 186.2 in what was a rollercoaster final round. He had fired 559 in the qualification round to finish seventh Squash player Saurav Ghosal won a historic silver as India notched up 12 medals with one gold till the fifth day morning in the 17th Asian Games on September 24.

September 23 was an emotional day for Indian sports as Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra ended his shooting career with his first Asian Games individual medal, a bronze, and also inspired the 10 meter air rifle team to another bronze.

In shooting, the 2008 Olympic champion Bindra, who on September 22 tweeted that this would be his last day as a professional, recorded a final score of 187.1 to take the third position as China finished one-two with Haoran Yang (209.6) clinching the gold medal and Yifel Cao (208.9) taking the silver.

China leads the 17th Asian Games medals tally with a total of atleast 97 medals, while hosts South Korea are second with 69 medals as on September 24 morning (IST).

Indian men's team narrowly

aurav Ghosal created history by bringing home India’s first silver medal from the Asian Games squash but was still disappointed on missing out on the gold after losing the men’s singles final 2-3 to Kuwait’s Abdullah Al Muzayen here on September 23.

The World No. 16 was up two games and was well on his way to India’s first gold from the discipline when his World No. 46 Kuwaiti opponent came back to stun Ghosal and win the next three games to clinch the contest at the Yeorumul Squash Courts.

“It’s obviously disappointing to lose the match like that. We all know how good he is. I don’t think I played badly performance-wise. I

Saurav Ghosal (L) in action against Kuwait’s Abdullah Almezayen in the Asian Games final in Incheon.

give credit to Abdullah for how he played. Congratulations to him for what he did,” said a dejected Ghos-

al, who also has two singles bronzes from the 2006 and 2010 Asiads.

“Some of the shots he executed were amazing. He played very well and we are good friends, despite all the tension you might have seen in the match,” admitted Ghosal.

The 28-year-old Indian was the odds-on favorite to win the first gold for India in the racquet sport at the Asiad and that belief was only strengthened after he won the first two games.

But in one of the biggest shocks, the Kolkata-born eventually lost 10-12, 2-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-9 in an hour and 15 minutes. Talking about the final game Ghosal said: “It was pretty much a one-game little shootout. I was not under any pressure or any greater pressure than I was before the match.”

Indian men’s hockey team beats Oman 7-0

Abhinav Bindra (far right) at the podium after winning the bronze at 10 meter air rifle event in Incheon. (Photo: IANS)

missed out on the bronze medal, finishing fourth in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event of the 17th Asian Games at the Ongnyeon International Shooting Range here on September 24.

The Indian team comprising Harpreet Singh, Gurpreeet Singh and Pemba Tamang scored 170439x to finish behind Vietnam's bronze medal winning team of Thanh Minh Ha, Tu Thanh Kieu and Nam Quang Bui, who scored 1704-41x. The two teams ended with the same overall scores but the Vietnamese fired two more perfect shots than their Indian counterparts to sneak into third.

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ndian women’s badminton singles stars Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu reached the prequarter-finals of the 17th Asian Games at the Gyeyang Gymnasium here on September 24.

London Olympics bronze medalist Saina thrashed Macau’s Teng Lok U 21-10, 21-8 in 26 minutes while two time World Championships bronze medalist

Sindhu took only 19 minutes to register a convincing 21-7, 21-13 win over Kit Leng Wong of Macau.

The 24-year-old Saina will play Iran’s Soraya Aghaeihajiagha on September 25 for a place in the quarter-final.

In the match between Sindhu and Leng Wong, the World No.10 Indian proved too strong for Leng Wong, who is ranked 34th.

INCHEON: Indian men’s hockey team notched up its second consecutive win in the Asian Games beating Oman 7-0 at the Soenhak Hockey Stadium here on September 23.

Drag flickers Rupinder Pal Singh and V.R. Raghunath struck a brace each while Akashdeep Singh, S.V. Sunil and Danish Mujtaba scored goals apiece. India won 8-0 against Sri Lanka in their opening match of the hockey tournament.

Both the teams made a careful start and in the first quarter the focus was on the defense. It was early in the second quarter of the match that India secured a penalty corner and Rupinder splendidly converted it into a goal in the 18th minute.

India will be play their third match against Pakistan on September 25.

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lifestyle to stay sharp Physical activity is important to maintain an adequate brain health in older age, says a recent study IANS, NEW YORK

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ngaging in physical activity and avoiding a sedentary lifestyle are both important for maintaining an adequate brain health in older age, says a study.

Like everything else in the body, the white-matter fibres that allow communication between brain regions also decline with age, but structural integrity of white-matter tracts and an older person’s level of daily activity are linked, the findings showed.

“To our knowledge, this is the first study of its kind that uses an objective measure of physical activity along with multiple measures of brain structure,” said researcher

Why unequal pay irks employees NEW YORK: Ever wondered why it bothers you when your colleague earns more even when both of you do the same job? This is because humans have a sense of fairness that has evolved over time to favor long-term cooperation, says a study.

The human response to unfairness evolved in order to support long-term cooperation.

“This sense of fairness is the basis of lots of things in human society, from wage discrimination to international politics,” said Sarah Brosnan from Georgia State University.

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Agnieszka Burzynska from the University of Illinois.

The participants agreed to wear accelerometers during most of their waking hours over the course of a

The association between physical activity and whitematter structural integrity was regionspecific week, and also submitted to brain imaging. The team found that the brains of older adults who regularly engaged in moderate-to-vigorous

exercise generally “showed less of the white-matter lesions,” Burzynska said.

The association between physical activity and white-matter structural integrity was region-specific, the researchers reported.

Older adults who engaged more often in light physical activity had greater structural integrity in the white-matter tracts of the temporal lobes, which lie behind the ears and play a key role in memory and the processing of information.

“In contrast, those who spent more time sitting had lower structural integrity in the white-matter tracts connecting the hippocampus a structure crucial for learning and memory,” Burzynska said.

KANJI: A living testimony of how pow- umpteen hotels have come up to ers of nature collaborate in beautifying accommodate tourists.

Yet, it all came back when I headed a destination is the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. It won’t be wrong for a road trip to Kanji village, 150 km to suggest that God specially curated away from Lehr in the western Ladakh this cold desert where elements like region. rains, wind and snow contributed to As I slowly left inhabited areas — manicuring its mountains of different civil and military — behind, the mounhues. tains that so far had been in the The topaz sky isn’t the background came into foreonly element that front from all sides in all enchants first time their grandeur, with From a distance, colorful patches visitor to the ‘land of adoring its various high passes’, but these curves. the majestic presmountains look So, after passence of mounlike a charcoal ing the ‘Magnetic tains in different painting, with Hill’ — a popular colors that leave tourist spot where one in awe of intimate brush cars run on the nature’s mighty strokes defining road without their presence that is their various ignition on and both overpowering ‘Sangam’ or the confluand intimidating and yet contours impressive. ence of the Indus and ZanEven though it was my second skar rivers, another tourist hot spot visit to these mountains located at an — the real journey began to unfold only altitude of 2,750 to 6,670 metros above afterwards, almost 30 km away from sea level, it felt as if I was still a stranger Lehr, when the realization of being in to its beauty, admiring the landscape as the lap of nature curiously as I had done five years ago. seeped in. From a distance, these But isn’t five years a long time for a mountains looked like a charcoal painting, with intimate brush strokes defining popular tourist destination to change?

It definitely is, possibly the first signs their various contours and the expanof weariness of our long-distance rela- sive sky serving as a canvas. As one tionship were evident in mindless came closer, the definition of these “beautification” drive in its capital Lehr, strokes changed as a chameleon where roads have been dug and changes its color.

— Shilpa Raina

Making work interesting is the key to success IANS, NEW YORK

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nybody could set an ambitious goal or target for himself, but those who make interesting the activities they need to undertake to attain the goal have higher chances of success, a study suggests.

The study examined the notion that your level of interest helps to simultaneously optimize your performance and the resources necessary to stay deeply engaged.

If people experience activities as both enjoyable and personally significant — two important compo-

nents of interest — their chance of success increases, the findings showed.

“Engaging in personally interesting activities not only improves performance, but also creates an energized experience that allows people to persist when persisting would otherwise cause them to burn out,” said Paul O’Keefe from Stanford University in the U.S. In the study, students worked on a set of word puzzles.

They were asked to report how enjoyable they thought the task would be before they began working on it.

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