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Trump Ready for Citizenship for NEW DELHI (TIP): Amid an unprecedented security Dreamers in Exchange for Border cover, celebrations for the 69th Republic Day began on the Wall and Slashed Immigration Rajpath here on Friday in the presence of the leaders of 10 WASHINGTON (TIP): ASEAN nations who are President Donald Trump said he attending the event as chief will support a pathway to guests. citizenship for 1.8 million Prime Minister Narendra undocumented immigrants who Modi paid his tributes to the came to the U.S. as children, martyrs by laying a wreath at according to a telephone briefing Amar Jawan Jyoti in the by the White House for Republican presence of Defence Minister congressional staff members. His Nirmala Sitharaman and the remarks could move negotiations three service chiefs. on an immigration deal that is Later Modi, wearing a Trump for pathway to stalled in Congress, but Democrats saffron, red and green colored citizenship for 1.8 million have signaled that his proposal is a safa, reached the Rajpath and dreamers, with conditions non-starter. The call, hosted by received and greeted President not acceptable to Democrats…… White House adviser Stephen Ram Nath Kovind. Most of the Miller, contd on page 32 contd on Page 32 ASEAN leaders with President Kovind and PM Modi at Republic Day Parade Opting for major reforms, India can achieve 10 pc India’s PM Modi Urges growth: Dr. Panagariya Canadian PM Trudeau to NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): "By all accounts, I have no doubt that (India) Curb Khalistanis will get back to eight per cent plus (growth contd on Page 2 DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (TIP): In his bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with "New India Lecture Series" is inaugurated Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Indian Consulate in New York City World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2018. Seen from L to R: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi raised the issue of Khalistan and pro-Khalistani Sanjay Bhatnagar, Dr. Arvind Panagariya, groups that are known to be active in Canada, a Hindi daily Navbharat Times has reported. and Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty during conversations on India's current Support for Khalistan has been on the rise with extremists organizing multiple events across state of Economy Canada to rally support for the movement in the past few years. Numerous pro-Khalistan Photo / Jay Mandal-on assignment contd on page 32 Trump ready to speak to Mueller under oath in Russia probe WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump on Thursday, January 25, said he was willing to be questioned under oath by special counsel Robert Mueller as part of an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Trump's opponents allege that the Russian interference helped him win the polls. But he denies any collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians. Mueller, the former FBI director, has interviewed several contd on Page 32

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has made it known that he will question President Trump in Russia investigation

104-02, 120th Street, S. Richmond Hill, NY 11419 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 NEW YORK FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 Queens Borough President Melinda Opting for major reforms, India can Katz to deliver State of the Borough Address on Friday, January 26 achieve 10 pc growth: Dr. Panagariya

QUEENS, NY (TIP): CONTD FROM PAGE 1 Borough President Melinda rate). India really today is probably the only game in the Katz will deliver her annual town," the professor of economics at the prestigious Columbia State of the Borough University said while addressing the inaugural "New India" address on Friday, January lecture series, launched by the Consulate General of India 26, offering a report on here. Queens' recent milestones India has the potential to achieve 10 per cent growth rate, and her vision for the future but it needs major reforms in areas in labor laws and land of the borough. It will be her acquisition, former Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind fifth address, since her first Panagariya said. term election in Nov. 2013. He said Indian economy grew 7.5 per cent in the first three She got re-elected Nov 2017 years of the Narandra Modi government, but two major Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty giving opening remarks for another 4-year term. reforms - demonetization and goods and services tax - brought Photo / Jay Mandal-on assignment According to a press the growth rate down a little. release issued by Sharon In the current fiscal, he said, India will end up at 6.5 per there is a lot of talk about reaching the fiscal consolidation Lee from Borough cent, which is also a pretty good growth rate. plan. President's Press office. Pre- The "New India" lecture series is inspired by Prime Expecting that the budget will give clear indication of registration from the public Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a new India by 2022. It is reforms," he said, adding that the agriculture sector could see has been robust, and the Queens Borough President Melinda an initiative of Indian Consul General Sandeep Chakrabarty. more emphasis in the upcoming budget. Katz will deliver State of the Borough venue is anticipated to reach He said that although China is probably growing at 6-7 per Refuted the notion that there was a large-scale address on Friday, capacity quickly. Doors will cent but its rate us likely to decline to five in the years to come. unemployment in India, Panagariya said "Unemployment in January 26 open at 9:00 AM. Members of Panagariya said that India will sustain its high growth rate India is not very high. Jobs are being created, but as the way the media seeking to attend for the next two decades at least with the current trajectory of policies were being adopted in India, in the end it gives very the event are kindly asked to email in advance to [email protected]. reforms, unless it starts making mistakes again. little incentive to employers to employ people in the formal Arriving guests will enjoy music performed by a jazz quintet and a He also said that India is headed to become the world's fifth sector." "This is a long-standing problem in India." string ensemble, both from the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. The largest economy and there was no doubt that the country has Panagariya said he enjoyed his three-year term in India as program will begin with the presentation of colors by the Fire got the potential to do 10 per cent. the Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog, and he would have stayed Department of New York (FDNY) Ceremonial Unit, followed by the "Certainly, there is no doubt that we have got the potential longer, if he did not have a permanent job at the Columbia Pledge of Allegiance led by Faatiha Aayat, a first grade student at P.S. to do 10 per cent. University or the varsity would have given him a longer leave. 16 in Corona and resident of Elmhurst. Wendy Lin, a student at the "For India to achieve the double-digit growth, the country He described as "scandalous" a number of loans being Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York (CUNY) needs major reforms in labor and land acquisition laws. It given without any collaterals. and resident of Elmhurst, will sing the National Anthem. Gideon also needs significant privatization and a major reform of "It is scandalous. What kind of culture are we promoting? Frankel, Principal of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, will deliver civil service, which is quite not sufficient to handle the large Absolutely unforgivable If one looks at the banks situation, brief welcome remarks. Following the program, a brief reception will economy that India is now," Panagariya said. default by the farmers are relatively small. feature music by the string ensemble and catering by DelishNY of To a question on next budget, the former Niti Aayog Vice "The problems are all coming from large industrialists, but Corona. Chairman said that the next budget is unlikely to be different this government is not letting them go. This government is WHAT: Queens Borough President Katz Delivers 2018 State from the previous budgets. very tough... The Prime Minister is very tough on the "It would be reform-oriented budget in my view. I think corruption issue," he said. of the Borough Address WHERE: Frank Sinatra School of the Arts (in the Tony Bennett Concert Hall), 35-12 35th Avenue in Astoria, Queens WHEN: Friday, January 26, 2018 at 10:00 AM (doors open at 9:00 AM) The program will be live streamed via the Borough President's website, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Official photos will be available on the Borough President's Flickr following the event. A View of the gathering

Photo / Jay Valley Stream designated as one of Mandal - on the best places to live in America assignment

VALLEY STREAM, NY (TIP): Village of Valley Stream Mayor Sastha Preethi Puja held in NY Edwin A Fare will be joined by the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce and local residents in a FLUSHING, NEW YORK (TIP): press conference, January 26, to Nama Sangkeerthana Group announce that Valley Stream has organized 'Sastha Preethi', an event in been designated as one of the best praise of Lord Ayyapa of Sabarimala places to live in America. Valley Hills of Kerala at Kubera Hall of the Stream was chosen by Money Maha Vallabha Ganapathy temple in Magazine, one of the largest Flushing, Queens last week. business publications in the United 'Sastha Preethi' , as the name States. It is the only municipality suggests, is the worship of Sree chosen in NY State. Dharma Sastha for the blessing of his The village was also chosen based divine grace. Lord Sastha, also on its economy, education, popularly known as Lord Ayyappa is affordability, convenience, safety, known to be the off-spring of Lord "We are proud of our village and quality of life. Shiva and Lord Vishnu (as Mohini, in and what it offers to its over "We are highly honored to have his female form). 36,000 residents" - Mayor Ed been selected as one of the premiere Fare The most famous and well-known places to live in the United States," shrine of Lord Sastha is the commented Valley Stream Mayor Ed Sabarimala Mountain situated at Fare. "Our businesses and residents work very hard to make our Kerala. Every year millions of Maha Ganapati Homam, Japam, Guru Tiruvarur A. Radhakrishnan. village everything it is, and it is nice to be recognized by such a devotees visit this shrine and seek the Rudrabhishekam, Ayyppa The Sastha Preethi Pooja created an prestigious honor " blessings of the Lord mainly during Sahasranamarchana, Bhajan and incredible environment and filled the Valley Stream was first settled by Scottish immigrants in 1834. With the Tamil months of Karthigai and Annadhanam. The event highlight air with holy blessings according to more than 38,000 residents. Margazhi (Nov-Jan) period with great was young girls under the age group the devotees who attended the Valley Stream it is the third most populous village in New York austerity and devotion. of 8 to 12 performed bhajans for program. The event was organized by State. The half-day event comprised a around 2 hours under the guidance of Madhavan Krishnamachari. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 NEW YORK 3 Santhigram celebrates a Decade of Promoting Wellness BY GEORGE JOSEPH

EDISON, NJ (TIP) More than 500 people including elected officials and community leaders attended the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Santhigram USA, at the Edison Hotel in Edison, New Jersey, January 20. The glittering event highlighted the growing influence of Ayurveda in the US as well as the remarkable journey of Santhigram. The event also launched three new projects of Santhigram, an Ayurveda training school, Santhigram herbal products and Santhigram Foundation. Started in one room at the Edison Hotel a decade ago, Santhigram grew to become a brand name in Ayurveda in the US with 12 centers in five states. But things were not going well initially and New Jersey State Senator Vin Gopal there were heartbreaks and disappointments. presented to Dr Gopinathan Nair, a joint "When I landed in the US in 2007, I did not Lighting the lamp of health with Swami Siddhananda, acharya of Chinmaya Mission, Bollywood resolution of the New Jersey Senate and know where to go, whom to meet and how to actor Deepak Parasher, Padma Shri H R Shah and Padma Shri Dr. Sudhir Parikh Assembly honoring Santhigram start the business," Dr. Gopinathan Nair, who founded Santhigram along with his wife Dr. New Jersey State Senator Vin Gopal Mission. Ambika Nair, said. presented to Dr Gopinathan Nair, a joint Dr. Gopinathan Nair and Dr. Ambika Nair "We humbly acknowledge the multitude of resolution of the New Jersey Senate and honored several people, who helped them in hurdles and challenges we faced, because Assembly honoring Santhigram. It noted that the early days including Attorney Anand there was absolutely no precedence in the company has established a model to Ahuja, Vinay Mahajan, Late Ashok Diwakar, running an Ayurveda wellness business in emulate and set a standard of excellence Alex Koshy Vilanilam, Aniyan George, Late the US. Coming to US with a dozen Ayurveda toward which others might strive. 'The Dr. Shakir Mukhi, PK Ramnachandran, specialists in November 2007 exclusively with Santhigram Kerala Ayurvedic Company has Attorney Ram Cheerath, Gulshan Chhabra, a mission of spreading Ayurveda wellness grown from its humble beginnings to its Dr. Sudhansu Prasad, Sheela Sreekumar, was a great challenge in itself." present vital and dynamic state due to the Attorney Thomas Vinu Allen and In an interview earlier, he said he was fed capable and effective guidance of President Commissioner Upendra Chivukula. up to a point that he wanted to throw away the and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Gopinathan Three people working with Santhigram for medicines and gadgets in Hudson River and Nair and Vice President and Chief the last ten years-Reeja Beegum, Sheena return to Delhi, where they had a successful Consultant Dr. Ambika Nair, as well as the Mohan and Jooly Joy-were honored at the business. steadfast commitment of its tireless staff. It is event. Employees who completed more than Yet they persisted, and several people came altogether proper and fitting for this five years, Nishad Balan, Meenu K Mani and forward to help. Gradually things began to Legislature to pause in its deliberations to Pradeep Pillai too were honored with change and clients from far and wide came for recognize the Santhigram Kerala Ayurvedic excellence awards. the Ayurveda and Pancha karma treatment Company, and to praise it as an essential and A souvenir with several articles on offered by the center. superb holistic health organization…,' the Ayurveda was released at the event. Gopinath and Ambika Nair share their "We are pleased to say with great pride that proclamation said. Dr. Nair presented the details of the new experiences with the gathering we have moved forward overcoming obstacles Noted guests joined the lamp lighting projects. The Ayurveda training school has and managed to spread our wings to as many ceremony including New Jersey Utility the approval of New Jersey State. Those who Drakshayani on Ayurvedic diet and nutrition. as five states, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Commissioner Upendra Chivukula, are successful in the training will be When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use, Illinois and Wisconsin. Congressional candidate Peter Jacob, Padma employed at the Santhigram centers. when diet is right, medicine is of no use, she "This would not have been possible without Shri H.R. Shah, chairman of TV Asia, Padma The second project was introducing quoted the old saying. Ayurveda is based on the support of our dedicated team and the Shri Dr. Sudhir Parikh, chairman of Parekh authentic Ayurveda products under the label the belief that nothing is right for everyone clients who had absolute faith in the Worldwide Media, Rajeev Bhambri, COO of of Santhigram Herbal. It includes products and everything is right for someone, she effectiveness of the unique system of Kerala- India Abroad, Prof. Indrajit Saluja, editor of from tooth powder to hair pack and shampoo. noted. "With a proper diet and lifestyle, specific Ayurveda treatments," he said. The Indian Panorama, Dr. Sudhanshu Prasad The Santhigram Foundation will support Ayurveda's goal is to help each person to Nair said it is gratifying to see the and Dr. Binod Sinha, prominent physicians low income people suffering from acute reach their maximum potential physically, hundreds of patients cured with a holistic and owners of E Hotel, Melinna Giannini, ailments including autism in children to get emotionally and spiritually," she concluded. solution. But many are still not able to get the health insurance consulting specialist and Ayurveda and Panchakarma treatments. The presentation given by Dr. Anurag Nair, services due to insurance regulations. president of ABC Medical Coding Solutions, Several people in the audience pledged money a physician of modern medicine and one of "Things are changing and we are helping our Deepak Parashar, Bollywood actor and for the noble cause. the vice presidents of Santhigram noted the clients to get the coverage needed," he said. Swami Siddhananda, acharya of Chinmaya The event began with a presentation by Dr. renaissance of Ayurveda. He pointed out that till early 20th century all medical systems were respected equally. But the new inventions changed the western medicine and its effectiveness. Life expectancy shot up and maternal mortality and child deaths came down drastically. But modern medicine came with its side effects. For example, chemotherapy for cancer will affect kidneys and liver badly. People are now looking for alternative medicines without these side effects and they have found out the value of Ayurvedic treatment. Ayurveda has become a complimentary medicine with modern medicine rather than an alternative medicine. The program started with a music concert with live orchestra by singers Anitha Krishna and Thahseen Mohammad. Binu Nair, vice president proposed a vote of thanks to those attended and those who worked to make the event a success, including Tanvi Prenita Chandra,President of Renascent Media for incorporating new style of creative marketing, and Kulraaj Anand of 8K Radio.MCs Sanjiv Pandya of TV Asia and Aanchal Pahwa (Mrs. Bharat USA 2017) who conducted the program admirably received special appreciation. Launching a new range of herbal products THE INDIAN PANORAMA 4 INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018

Indian American IIT grad marries gay partner in Maharashtra Indian American Lawyer Sworn in to Key Position in US State Department WASHINGTON (TIP): Noted Indian secretary in the Bureau of Economic, Energy American lawyer Manisha Singh was sworn and Business Affairs. in to a key administration position in the Ms Singh, who is fluent in Hindi, also State Department onJanuary 20th, becoming previously served as the deputy assistant the in-charge of the USeconomic diplomacy. secretary in the Bureau of Economic, Energy Ms. Singh, 45, born in Uttar Pradesh, is the and Business Affairs. first woman appointed as the Assistant "We're pleased to have her back again at the Indian American Yavatmal native Hrishi Secretary of State for Economic and Business State Department as she will now lead our Mohan kumar Sathawane (40) married Vinh, Affairs. efforts to promote prosperity for Americans at said to be from Vietnam She was sworn in by Secretary of State Rex home and abroad," Ms Nauert said. Tillerson. Ms Singh's private sector experience YAVATMAL (TIP): As they say, love She is currently the highest-ranking Indian includes practicing law at multinational law always finds a way. A US-based Indian American official in the State Department. firms and working in-house at an investment engineer married his gay lover in a "My honor and privilege to be sworn in by bank. traditional ceremony at Yavatmal on Secretary Tillerson," Ms Singh said in a tweet She earned an LL.M degree in December 30, days before the Supreme Court "We will promote American growth and International Legal Studies from the agreed to review the criminalization of secure our future!" she said. American University Washington College of homosexuality. Police and the hotel where Confirmed by the US Senate on November Law, a JD. from the University of Florida the wedding took place looked the other way, 2, Ms Singh formally joined her duties at the College of Law and a BA from the University considering the legal ambiguity regarding State Department on November 28. Manisha Singh, 45, born in Uttar Pradesh, is of Miami at the age of 19. the first woman appointed as the Assistant gay marriage in India. "She comes to the department with a wealth Ms Singh, who also studied at the Secretary of State for Economic and Business Yavatmal native Hrishi Mohankumar of experience that will benefit our economic Affairs in the US State Department University of Leiden Law School in the Sathawane (40) married Vinh, said to be from and business efforts abroad," said State Netherlands, is licensed to practice law in Vietnam, with the blessings of his family and Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert. senior advisor to US Senator from Alaska Dan Florida, Pennsylvania and the District of friends at a hotel a stone's throw from the She previously served as chief counsel and Sullivan. He was himself a former assistant Columbia. office of the superintendent of police. Hrishi, who holds a BTech from IIT- Bombay,currently lives in California and has Indian American Cornell Student Receives Indian American Jazz pianist a US green card. According to his social media profile, his parents were against his Threats on Campus for Being a Conservative Vijay Iyer to collaborate with homosexual affiliation, but he succeeded in Neetu convincing them to bless him and Vinh. Chandak's writer Teju Cole for 'Blind Spot' Photos on Hrishi's social media account views on a show the two got engaged in mid-2017, college followed by an American wedding in October. course Though the owners of the hotel claimed it attracted was a simple get-together, the FB posts of the threats and couple's friends make it apparent that the harassment marriage was solemnized in Yavatmal. The photos have since gone viral, with hundreds of likes. When asked, additional SP Amarsingh Jadhav first said he did not want to comment, but later added he had ordered an investigation.

Indian American NUMC ITHACA, NY (TIP): A senior undergraduate student at Cornell University surgeon tried to strangle has been getting threats after sharing her conservative views on TV last year. nurse with elastic cord -Court In an essay posted on The College Fix, Neetu Chandak said that her documents comments on "Fox and Friends" criticizing the description of a college course called "America Confronts the World" for its anti-Trump and pro-Obama PIyer is a self-taught pianist. EAST MEADOW, rhetoric attracted threats on her life. She claimed that she was constantly Picture Courtesy Walker Art Center NY (TIP):A Nassau harassed to the point that she feared leaving her apartment and finally sought University Medical therapy. NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American jazz pianist Vijay Center surgeon was Chandak appeared on the Fox TV show in May 2017. She argued that the Iyer will collaborate with writer and photographer Teju Cole charged with felony terms "xenophobic nationalism" and "pragmatic cosmopolitanism" in the for a spoken prose with a live score event, titled Blind Spot, strangulation and course description, attached respectively to Trump and Obama, easily on February 9 at the Institute of Contemporary Art in assault Tuesday, established negative and positive connotations and promoted what has been Boston. January 23 after termed a "liberal bias". The 45-year old Iyer, who was named as "one of his allegedly threatening "If I were to walk into the classroom I don't think I would feel comfortable generation's brightest jazz luminaries," by the Time Out New Venkatesh the life of a nurse. expressing my views. I am somebody who likes to take a fair stance. I think it's York magazine, is a Grammy-nominated musician who has Sasthakonar was According to a upset at a 51-year- important that we are critical of the president, but we also recognize the good fans across the world. criminal complaint, old nurse for that he's done. I don't think that would be encouraged in this class." Blind Spot is the title of Teju Cole's book, which is a Venkatesh Sasthakonar administering an When you have a professor telling you what is right and what is incorrect synthesis of words and images that delves deep into the - a weight loss surgeon injection into one rather than having the students decide for themselves, to research beyond the intricacies of humanity's blindness to tragedy and injustice and the head of the of his patients at headline and analyze the situation, I think they just take whatever the professor throughout history. bariatric surgery the wrong time. tells them, and they are not able to see the indoctrination." His other books include Every Day is for the Thief (2007); a department at NUMC - While Chandak expected some disagreement from other Cornell students, novel, Open City (2012); a collection of more than 40 essays, was upset at a 51-year-old nurse for she said that she was unprepared for the mental and emotional backlash. Known and Strange Things (2016); and a volume of administering an injection into one of his She was particularly alarmed after receiving threats on Messenger, when photographs, Punto d'Ombra (2016). patients at the wrong time. someone expressed the intent to hurt her. The fact that the university's College The new collaboration of Cole's photography and spoken According to court documents, Republicans president was physically assaulted after Trump's victory only prose with a live score composed by Iyer is expected to garner Sasthakonar then came up behind the nurse, worried her further. newer audiences. Iyer's live score will also feature Patricia took out an elastic cord from his sweatshirt Chandak explained in her essay that she did the interview not to take one of Brennan on mallet percussion, Okkyung Lee on cello, and and wrapped it around her neck. The the two clashing sides, but only "to show the ridiculousness in comparing eight Stephan Crump on bass. complaint said this caused the nurse to gasp years of Obama's presidency to the first 100 days of Trump's term." According to the ICA, the tickets for the event will be open for air and caused substantial pain. It goes on In an earlier interview with The Cornell Daily Sun, Chandak said that she for all, with fare ranging from $45 for ICA members and to say that Sasthakonar said, "I could kill you appeared on the show to shed light on the experiences of conservative and students, and $50 for non-members. for this." Sasthakonar's attorney Melvyn moderate students at the university, where "sometimes they feel like they can't Iyer was born in Albany, New York, as the son of Indian Roth says the whole situation was blown out speak up in class with their points of views without getting shut down, without parents who immigrated to the United States from the Indian of proportion and that the two had been getting ostracized or without having the fear that their grade could be state of Tamil Nadu. Since the age of 3, he received training friends for 10 years. negatively affected." in violin with focus on Western classical. "This shouldn't be a criminal case. There Chandak said that she is much better now. She argued that threats to safety Iyer is a self-taught pianist, who had a fascination for was no intent to harm this nurse," Roth told must be reported, while hate speech must be dealt in "more respectful pianos which helped him in playing the piano by ear. News 12. conversations." (Source: Nextshark.com) (Source: AB Wire) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT 5 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 6 NEW YORK FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 NY's Communities of Color Have Less Access to Retirement Savings, Banks, Pay More for Caregiving, Housing AARP, Partners Launch Policy Solutions Agenda AARP, Asian American and Hispanic Federations, NAACP, Urban League join in unprecedented effort to disrupt racial and ethnic disparities in health, economic security and livable communities among NY's 50+ NEW YORK, NY (TIP): AARP and top advocacy organizations for New York's communities of color, on January 24, joined to launch an unprecedented policy solutions agenda aimed at disrupting vast racial and ethnic disparities among New Yorkers 50 and older as detailed in a new brief on health, economic security and livable communities. "Disrupting Racial and Ethnic Disparities: Solutions for New Yorkers Age 50-Plus"(aarp.org/NYDisruptDisparities), compiled by AARP in partnership with the Asian American Federation, the Hispanic Federation, the NAACP, and the New York Urban League, takes a first-ever look at gaps specifically affecting New Yorkers of color 50 and older. It is the launch for a three- to five-year effort in which AARP and its partners will welcome information and potential solutions from the public. Read more at www.theindianpanorama.news

A panel discussion was held on policy solutions to remove existing disparities Photo / courtesy AARP National Mentoring Month Celebrated: 5,000 Additional High School Students Participated in Mentorship Programs City agencies, mentoring nonprofits, public schools, and the business community engaged 10,000 New Yorkers as volunteer mentors to 25,000 high school students

NEW YORK (TIP): To celebrate national over the last year." path to success," said Schools Chancellor mentoring month, Chief Service Officer "One year ago, our City came together to Carmen Farina. "I look forward to our Paula Gavin and Schools Chancellor Carmen ensure more New Yorkers see the value in continued partnership with NYC Service as Farina announced, January 25, that 25,000 mentoring and take action, enabling more we strengthen and expand mentoring high school students and 10,000 mentors high school students to have a mentorship programs for New York City high school participated in programs associated with the experience," said NYC Chief Service Officer students." NYC Youth Mentoring Initiative. Launched Paula Gavin. "Today we celebrate the work of Mentors will continue to be recruited in January 2017, this initiative brings our partners and recommit ourselves to our through citywide promotion of volunteer together individuals from city agencies, City's high school youth through quality opportunities through colleges and mentoring nonprofits and businesses to mentoring experiences. NYC Service is universities, associations, faith-based mentor high school students. In 2017, the proud to continue collaborating with our organizations, and businesses. Increased local business community recruited nearly partner agencies, mentoring nonprofits, and mentee participation will be driven by the 6,000 of their employees as volunteer the Good for Me. Good for My City. partners establishment of mentorship programs in mentors through NYC Service's Good for Me. to inspire more New Yorkers to mentor young 400 high schools, expanding embedded "Connecting young people to caring adults is Good for My City. campaign. Student people. I encourage every New Yorker to mentoring programs in DYCD workforce key to ensuring students in our city have participation increased 25 percent since the explore all the mentoring opportunities at development programs, and expanding every chance for success," said Mayor de Blasio start of the initiative. This announcement nyc.gov/mentornyc and personally community-based organization programs at puts the program on track to reach its goal of experience the joy of inspiring someone else, CBO centers. service, builds volunteer capacity, and engaging 14,000 mentors and 40,000 students while at the same time, allowing them to Thirty four businesses have already mobilizes the power of volunteers and by 2022. inspire you." committed to the Good for Me. Good for My national service members to impact New "Connecting young people to caring adults "As the first in my family to go to college, I City. campaign in 2018, collectively pledging York City's greatest needs. To learn more is key to ensuring students in our city have know it's not a given that our students to recruit nearly 7,000 employees as high about NYC Service and connect to mentoring every chance for success," said Mayor de envision themselves going to college or school mentors. opportunities across New York City, visit Blasio. "I want to thank the thousands of pursuing certain careers. Strong mentoring About NYC Service: NYC Service, a nyc.gov/mentornyc. New Yorkers who answered the call to be a is one way that we open students' eyes to the division of the Office of the Mayor, promotes Read more at www.theindianpanorama.news high school student's personal champion options available to them and put them on the volunteerism, engages New Yorkers in Restaurant Workers & Allies Rally Against Restaurant Association for One Fair Wage Research shows that raising the tipped wage tipped-wage workers in New York. correlates to a decrease in sexual harassment claims "Sexual harassment is standard practice in the restaurant industry where employers are willing to profit off women but NEW YORK (TIP): Restaurant workers and coalition won't pay them a fair wage," said Saru Jayaraman, President partners, on January 25, rallied in the fight for One Fair Wage, and Co-Founder of ROC United, and author of Behind the a national effort to bring New York in line with seven other Kitchen Door: The People Who Make and Serve Your Food. states, that pay tipped workers their state's general minimum "With just a small change in policy New York can make a big wage, on top of their tips. In New York, tipped food service difference for a majority female workforce." Jayaraman workers make a subminimum wage ranging from $7.50 - $8.65, recently appeared on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher to relying on tips to bring them up to the state's general discuss the issue, and attended the Golden Globes with Amy minimum wage, which ranges from $10.40 - $13.00, depending Poehler as part of the #TimesUp campaign to end sexual on the region. The National Restaurant Association (NRA) harassment across industries. and the NYS Restaurant Association oppose one fair wage for With nearly 13 million employees, the restaurant tipped workers on the grounds that it will hurt employers and industry is the single-largest source of sexual harassment employees alike, despite evidence to the contrary in states like charges filed by women with the Equal Employment California and Nevada where the restaurant industry Opportunity Commission (EEOC), with a rate twice that continues to thrive. Tipped-wage workers in states with one of the general female workforce. fair wage also report making as much or more in tips than Read more at www.theindianpanorama.news Restaurant workers & allies rally in New York THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 INDIANS ABROAD 7 Indian American Democrats Omar Vaid, Radhakrishna Mohan seeking to run for Congress from NY 11th district

NEW YORK (TIP): Two Indian for the billionaires to pay their fair share." Americans are among the more than half a Vaid believes in a free-market system but dozen Democrats vying to unseat GOP Rep. regulated to protect the average citizen Dan Donavan in New York's 11th from corporate overreach and abuse. "I congressional district. won't accept so much as a free meal from a Omar Vaid and Radhakrishna Mohan are corporate lobbyist," he says on the seeking their party's nomination from the campaign website. only New City congressional district that is "We have the power to change all of this," currently held by the Republicans. The says Vaid. "I don't believe there is any other primary in New York is scheduled for June way forward. We must recalibrate our 26th. The 11th district is one of the least economy, so the pie begins to grow for demographically diverse congressional everyone. Unity is our way forward. districts in Big Apple. Nearly three fourths Omar Vaid and Radhakrishna Mohan are seeking their party's nomination from 11th districtis America is the greatest nation on Earth." of the population is white. one of the least demographically diverse congressional districts in New York So far Vaid has been running a campaign It is also the second congressional district largely focusing on social media. He has in the country where at least two Indian He has been a union member since passed at the PEF convention to mandate more than 20,000 Twitter followers. Americans are running against each other joining the International Alliance of equal time off for NY State female 'Ask not, what your country…' in the primaries. In the Illinois 8th, two Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 52, in employees, which is now awaiting passage "Today, I want to serve as your voice on Indian Americans are running for the GOP 2009. in the state legislature. Capitol Hill: a voice that echoes your nomination to take on incumbent Rep. Raja Information technology specialist Mohan advocates workers comp benefits concerns; a voice that matters; a voice that Krishnamoorthi, who is also an Indian Radhakrishna Mohan, who moved to the and opposes privatization of state cares," Mohan says on his website. "I American. United States from India in 1989, has been government jobs. strongly believe in the famous quote of Vaid, whose parents came to the United an employee of the state of New York for the Issues President John F Kennedy, 'Ask not, what States from Gujarat, is a strong advocate of past 28 years. The New York State Insurance your country can do for you. Ask what you the rights of immigrants and unions. He Fund employee also serves as an executive Vaid proposes affordable education, can do for your country.'" believes "that both immigrants and unions board member of chair of workers' better transportation, stern action to fight He adds that he wants to play an active make America stronger," according to his compensation statewide committee. climate change, quality Medicare for all, role in making the "community, state and website. He has a master's degree in economics more union jobs and greater workers' country a safer, better place to raise my He grew up in Illinois and Florida and and a degree in mathematics and statistics rights. children, run my business, render service moved to New York City after earning a and an associate degree in computer "It is no secret that today in America the to the community and forge a future filled bachelor's degree in business management science. top 0.1% own as much as the bottom 90%," with unlimited promise and realized to launch his career in the movie industry. Like Vaid, Mohan is also a union activist he writes on his website. "To make matters potential." Vaid works on both props and set and leader. worse, 99% of new income goes to the 0.1%. Other candidates running for the decoration for New York productions. So far, He says on his campaign website that he People rightfully feel the economy is rigged, Democratic nomination are Michael he has worked on TV shows such as "Luke successfully introduced telecommuting in jobs don't pay what they used to, and DeCillis, Paul Sterling, Max Rose, Zach Cage" and "The Get Down." the workplace and had his joint motion unionizing efforts are in decline. It's time Emig, and Michael DeVito Jr. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 8 EDITORIAL FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 AS I SEE IT INDIA@68 Will Modi be India’s Gorbachev?

By Virendra Pandit

Remember, Gorbachev, a modern man heading a medieval Communist “Party, introduced Glasnost (Transparency), without exactly working much for Perestroika (Reconstruction) in the 1985-91 era. The result was the dissolution of the "secular" Soviet Union and emergence of an Orthodox Christian Russia on its ruins! Modi has often been talking about transparency; and rarely about reconstruction!

s the "Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic of India" Acelebrates its 68th anniversary on January 26, 2018, the world's largest democracy refuses to grow old. It remains young, and, therefore, rather unpredictable, as ever. In fact, India has retained her youthfulness due to this very unpredictability; the vast nation, as Modi's popularity is independent of his own party's, that of his government or even of the RSS sociologists and historians have noted, seats out of 533 in the Lok Sabha (Lower changes every ninth mile! And you are never As the year 2018 began, India's politics is agog with the House of Parliament) in 1984, riding a sure which India best represents India!! possible changes in the offing. Despite his currently sympathy wave after the assassination of When the war-crippled British Raj decided steamroller majority in the Lok Sabha and the emerging India Gandhi. In Independent India, this was to leave India in 1947, dire warnings were “one in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House), Modi appears buffeted the first election where the people voted on the given that the utterly brittle country of nearly basis of religion and a pro-Hindu sentiment 300 million diverse people divided across more due to the circumstances not of his making but what he began to take shape. Subsequently, it evolved castes, creeds and customs would not survive inherited. Like the Mahabharata's great warrior Abhimanyu, he further and empowered Narendra Modi to for long and fall back upon its familiar, is struggling against seven enemies and he does not, become the PM in 2014, heading the fissiparous path of slavery of another kind. apparently, know how to get out of the booby traps and government led by the single dominant party India proved all dystopian warnings wrong. landmines (the BJP alone won 282 seats) after 30 years. Winston Churchill was among the first It is this Republic that India of the 21st politicians to predict India's downfall from the (https://www.theindianpanorama.news/featured/featured- century has inherited. British to the brutish era. The then war-time tired%20titan%20who%20after%20modi). Where is India headed now? Prime Minister, who did not want to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire, to fight a war imposed by China in 1962, consumed by another kind of terrorism, from As the year 2018 began, India's politics is had claimed that an Independent India would another by Pakistan in 1965, and a third the Hindu Tamils of neighboring Buddhist Sri agog with the possible changes in the offing. quickly disintegrate and return to the during the Bangladesh Liberation in 1971. Lanka. Like his mother, he also stretched Despite his currently steamroller majority in medieval era. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, as Also, she suffered a major embarrassment India's secularism to the limits by first the Lok Sabha and the emerging one in the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the during the dictatorial Internal Emergency succumbing to the Muslims in the Shah Bano Rajya Sabha (Upper House), Modi appears Constituent Assembly, had also expressed (1975-77), imposed by the then PM Indira case and then to the Hindus on the Ayodhya buffeted more due to the circumstances not of apprehension that India could lose her Gandhi. Interestingly, it was also during the issue. his making but what he inherited. Like the independence and territory once again and same Emergency that Mrs. Gandhi introduced All governments that followed the Rajiv Mahabharata's great warrior Abhimanyu, he even become a dictatorship if she failed to put the future seed of Indian politics: the 42nd Gandhi era since 1989 were products of the is struggling against seven enemies and he in checks-and-balances. Amendment to the Constitution, adding the struggle between the combination of does not, apparently, know how to get out of Nothing of the sort has, however, happened. word "secular" to the Preamble. This "secular" Hindutva forces on one side and the "secular" the booby traps and landmines On the contrary, despite odds, India has not word would become the determinant of ones on the other. This was the era of (https://www.theindianpanorama.news/featu only retained her independence, sovereignty whither the Republic of India would march in coalition governments in which alternated red/featured- and territorial integrity, but has also been a the 21st century. political groups led by the rightist Hindutva tired%20titan%20who%20after%20modi). beacon of independence to many "Third For, when Mrs. Gandhi returned to power in party, the BJP, and the "secular" fronts, led by Only in the last week, fresh salvos have World" countries, thanks to its slow but sure 1980 after the brief Janata Party interregnum, the Congress, or ex-Congressmen. been fired at him. His friend-turned-foe, Dr progress and prosperity. She has not only she faced unprecedented turmoil in Punjab Interestingly, again, while Indira Pravin Togadia, International Working emerged as the largest democracy in the world due to Pakistan-sponsored, financed and introduced "secular" content in the President of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, has but also the third largest economy, the sixth supported terrorism in the border state. For Constitution, her son Rajiv succumbed to both gone ballistic against him and his space power, and an emerging world the first time, a "secular" India witnessed her the Muslims and the Hindus, in that order, government, even claiming that he could be superpower. In other words, India has been a Army storming a venerated shrine to flush thus changing the very creed of the Congress- killed in an organized "encounter" with the role model for many a nation the way her out militants. India's secularism was only Mahatma Gandhi had changed this creed police! This demonstrates the internal greatest son, Mahatma Gandhi, has been a stretched to the limits and the woman who in 1919 when he turned the Indian National bickering in the larger Sangh Parivar, and role model for many a country vying for sought to conceive a "secular" India was Congress from being a post office to the Modi may lose many foot soldiers for the independence from a foreign yoke. consumed by the very forces she had biggest mass movement for India's ensuing 2019 General Elections next year, to Of course, the 2,000-year-old Mother India unwittingly unleashed. Independence. be preceded by elections to eight state has had to struggle hard to put up the make up Her son Rajiv Gandhi inherited the crown This change of creed became unstoppable. Assemblies. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak of a 20-year-old lady and walk the ramp of as well as the "secular" thorn from his mother. In fact, the Rajiv Gandhi-led Congress seemed Sangh (RSS), which heads the Sangh Parivar, world powers. She had her own hours of While he successfully fathered India's to be the last sigh of the Grand Old Party has been claiming to be the only champion of reckoning, even dictatorship of sorts. She had communication revolution, he was also (GOP), having won a massive majority of 404 contd on Page 30 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 PERESPECTIVE 9 Priorities for the United Nations in 2018 Tunis Agenda for a digital global society. A second major priority for UNGA member states in 2018 will be to accelerate implementation of the socio-economic goals of Agenda 2030. The overarching goal of this Agenda is the eradication of poverty by 2030. While individual members of the UNGA have agreed to focus on their national socio- economic programs to achieve the targets of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals at the BY ASOKE MUKEJI core of Agenda 2030, the time has come for the UNGA to focus attention on two critical While these three "means of implementation" which have been priorities should engage agreed to by all countries to catalyze this the UN in 2018, the fact process. “that the world is impacted by These two areas are financing for violent conflict and degrading development and the application of technologies for development. The way poverty will ensure that forward has been identified by the Addis "securing" the peace will have Ababa Financing for Development Conference to precede "sustaining" the of July 2015, and the UNGA High-Level Review peace. The experience of of the Tunis Agenda for a World Information Society in December 2015. At its High-Level multilateral diplomacy over Political Forum meeting in July 2018, the the past seven decades has The author, who was India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in ECOSOC and the UNGA will have an shown that to sustain peace, New York from April 2013 to December 2015, takes a close look at the issues opportunity to convene a dedicated forum to the focus has to be on assess how global commitments on these two before the United Nations, and lists the priorities for the World Body in 2018. The areas are being implemented on the ground in resolving disputes peacefully, three priorities, according to him, are "Completion of process of reforming the individual member states of the UNGA. This as set out in Chapter Six of effort must be driven by member states, to the UN Charter. Any optimism UNSC"; "accelerated implementation of the socio-economic goals of Agenda ensure that the UN is responsive to their about the success of the UN to 2030"; and "reforming the Human Rights Council to uphold fundamental human aspirations on the ground. rights and freedoms". A third priority for the UNGA in 2018 is in become "fit for purpose" must the area of human rights. Already, calls have be based on the convergence been made by the United States for reforming of the efforts of the UN with a parallel attempt to ensure that the The first priority of the UNGA in 2018, the HRC. These calls should be addressed Secretary General and the interests of financial contributors are therefore, must be to complete the process of within the UNGA framework. The UNGA has UNGA for preventive reflected in the key managerial positions of reforming the UNSC. The mandate for this demonstrated its ability to address concerns the Secretariat. reform was given to the UNGA by world expressed by some countries at the profile of diplomacy, giving primacy to Member states of the UN represented in the leaders at the 2005 UN Summit thirteen years countries represented in the HRC. For the diplomacy of peace over UNGA, on the other hand, are acutely ago. The Summit had declared that "early example, in 2015, Pakistan was unable to get the diplomacy of war", says conscious that the UN faces a larger test of its reform" of the UNSC was needed to "enhance re-elected to the HRC, as was Russia in 2016. the author. credibility related to its decision-making its effectiveness and the legitimacy and Reforming the HRC needs to go beyond the process and the priorities it gives to its implementation of its decisions." representation of countries, and address the negotiated agendas. In these areas, the How can the UNGA implement this ability of the HRC to uphold fundamental s the United Nations (UN) approaches impetus for UN reform has to come from the objective in 2018? The UNGA has made human rights and freedoms, as set out in the its 75th anniversary in 2020, the world UNGA, and not the UN Secretariat. incremental progress in implementing its UN Charter. The UNGA in 2018 must address Ait represents has changed beyond The linkage and inter-dependence between mandate for UNSC reform. It has already the actual work being done in the HRC, recognition. From its original 51 founding peace and development has been woven into agreed on five key areas for UNSC reforms, as especially in its Universal Peer Review or UPR members, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) the UN Charter since 1945. The perception that well as on inter-governmental negotiations to process. This process is critical to ensure today has 193-member countries. While the the world needs to "sustain" the peace arrived conclude these reforms. In September 2015, the adherence to the UN Charter's human rights three "pillars" of the UN continue to be global at after the end of the Second World War by UNGA unanimously agreed to consider a text standards. The fact that the HRC devotes only governance in the political, socio-economic, "securing" the peace, created the two main submitted by 122 countries (including three hours to the UPR of each of the 193 and human rights areas, there is growing organs of the UN under the UNGA. Realpolitik permanent members France and the UK) members of the UNGA is one such issue, since restiveness among the majority of the UNGA determined that one organ, the United Nations containing proposals on each of the five areas, this limited time applied uniformly to all member states for reforming the UN to reflect Security Council (UNSC), mandated by the UN which would be integrated into a UNGA countries being reviewed does not allow either ground realities. Charter with the "primary responsibility" for resolution. the country being reviewed or the countries The UNGA's new assertiveness in maintaining international peace and security, Before 14 September 2018, when the 72nd reviewing the scope for a focused interactive influencing decisions on UN functioning was operated on non-democratic principles. This Session of the UNGA ends, a minimum of 129 discussion. Making such reforms in the HRC on display during the November 2017 vote in was essentially due to the privilege given by members of the UNGA must table and adopt a will enable it to become the main body under the UNGA on electing judges to the Article 27.3 of the UN Charter to the five resolution amending the UN Charter to reform the UNGA for human rights issues. This, in International Court of Justice (ICJ). The permanent members (China, France, Russia, the UNSC. This will set the timetable for turn, will mean that any concern on human unscripted situation, in which India's the United Kingdom and the United States of implementing the reforms holding elections to rights issues by UN member states should be candidature enjoyed majority support among America) to veto any decision of the UNSC the new seats of the UNSC in 2019, enabling a raised in the HRC, and not in the UNSC, which the countries in the UNGA, was offset by the without giving any reason or accountability. reformed UNSC to begin operating by 2020, has been the practice for more than two power play in the UN Security Council The other organ, the Economic and Social when the UN marks its 75th anniversary. decades now, resulting in "perilous (UNSC), orchestrated by the solidarity of its Council or ECOSOC, responsible for global The opposition to any such attempt will interventions" in the words of a distinguished five permanent members, which prevailed on socio-economic development, was imbued by continue to come from the five permanent Indian envoy to the UN. several other non-permanent members to the democratic principle of one-country one- members of the UNSC. However, in the UNGA While these three priorities should engage consistently back the candidate of the United vote, and adherence to the UNGA's process of these five countries do not have the veto. A the UN in 2018, the fact that the world is Kingdom. This deadlock was finally resolved taking decisions by majority voting. two-thirds majority is needed to adopt such a impacted by violent conflict and degrading through mature diplomacy, with the United Due to this dichotomy, the focus of UN UNGA resolution. This will set the stage for poverty will ensure that "securing" the peace Kingdom deciding to concede the election in reform in the UNGA has been on the UNSC. applying the moral power of the UNGA, based will have to precede "sustaining" the peace. view of the overwhelming preference of the The emergence of new challenges and threats on its broad-based interest in reforming the The experience of multilateral diplomacy over UNGA. India remained the sole candidate for to international peace and security in the 21st UNSC, to prevail over the status-quo position the past seven decades has shown that to the fifth ICJ seat, which it duly won, being the century has been accompanied by the of the five permanent members. In this sustain peace, the focus has to be on resolving only name left on the ballot. This outcome has mushrooming of crises across all the context, introducing a multi-stakeholder disputes peacefully,as set out in Chapter Six of been greeted in many countries as a harbinger continents of the world. These include Europe campaign, including global thought and the UN Charter. Any optimism about the of reforming the UNSC itself by the UNGA. (Ukraine and Cyprus), Asia (Syria, North business leaders, in favor of a UNGA success of the UN to become "fit for purpose" The issue of "UN reforms", articulated by Korea, Yemen, Iraq and Afghanistan), Africa resolution on reforming the UNSC would must be based on the convergence of the the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of accelerate the acceptance of such a resolution efforts of the UN Secretary General and the and endorsed by President Donald Trump of Congo, Central African Republic, and Mali) by the permanent members. Such an approach UNGA for preventive diplomacy, giving the United States at their joint meeting in New and Latin America (Haiti and until recently paid dividends in the UNGA's success in primacy to the diplomacy of peace over the York in September 2016, has received Colombia). The UNSC has been singularly September 2015 on agreeing on the ambitious diplomacy of war. prominence. However, these are reforms of the ineffective in resolving these crises, often UN socio-economic development objectives (The authoris a former Ambassador and UN Secretariat, and reflect the interests of the looking to the UN peacekeeping operations it contained in Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Permanent Representative of India to the main financial contributors to the UN budget. mandates to perform the role of preventive Development. A multi-stakeholder approach is United Nations in New York. He can be reached The intention is to get more "value" for money, diplomacy. also built into the UN's implementation of the at [email protected]) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 10 DIASPORA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 INDIAN DIASPORA IS GROWING The author finds a growing number of overseas Indians taking part in the electoral process By Mahendra Ved in the countries of their adoption, which, he says is good for them. The Indian diaspora now total 31.2 million. D. Mulay, secretary, Department of Overseas Indians in the Ministry he growing role of overseas Indians in governance in of External Affairs said they were impacting their societies and the economies. their adopted homelands raises an interesting question Twhen it comes to the world's most powerful nation: Can the economies. an ethnic Indian be elected the next, or future, president of the India observed Jan 9 as the day for Indians overseas. The United States? annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) has evolved into a On his last day at the White House a year ago, president biennial affair. It was held this month in Singapore. Prime Barack Obama - although his strong endorsement failed to get Minister Narendra Modi hosted over 141 overseas Indian Hillary Clinton elected as the first woman president - somewhat parliamentarians and mayors from 23 countries. Only sitting prophetically said his country could elect "not just a woman members of parliament and mayors - no ministers, heads of president, but could also see a Latino president, a Jewish government/state or parliament speakers were invited. president and a Hindu president in the future." Delegations came from Guyana, Trinidad, Surinam, Curacao, In a broad sense, Indian-American Nikki Haley fits in. Jamaica, US, Canada, the United Kingdom, Holland, New Michael Wolff, the author of Fast & Fury: Inside the Trump Zealand, Switzerland and Fiji. White House, said she considered herself worthy of the post and As Modi spoke to them, Congress President Rahul Gandhi that her colleagues thought she was "ambitious and smarter addressed the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin in than Donald Trump". Bahrain the same week, reflecting domestic political interest Trump had initially considered her as his secretary of state, overseas Indians generate. but eventually sent her as ambassador to the United Nations. Modi rhetorically said: "No matter where you are, I believe That Haley, born Nimrata Randhawa, is seen to be in the 'whatever you do, be great at it and make sure people remember your ancestors will be very happy to see you all here. Your reckoning within nine months of doing her job is significant. you for it'". achievements (as legislators in your countries) are a point of She answers to another of Obama's approving descriptions, of As a woman, she could have a formidable rival in Oprah pride for us. Even when you are nominated for political office "mixed-up presidents". She remains a Sikh while being married Winfrey, who has captured Hollywood's imagination after her anywhere, we are very happy. You affect geo-politics and the to a white Christian American. Golden Globes address. Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Meryl world and frame laws. Indians watching these developments are Not a dumb Trump follower, she was critical during the Streep - all want "president Oprah Winfrey in 2020". very happy to hear about your achievements." latter's presidential campaign, receiving media hype for saying Another Indian-American, Aruna Miller, last week filed Unsurprisingly,overseas Indians are seeking voting rights in the phrase "bless your heart" in response to Trump's Twitter nomination papers to run for the US Congress from a India. A day before the commencement of PBD, Delhi journalist attacks after she called for him to release his tax records. Congressional seat in Maryland. Two dozen Indian Americans S. Venkat Narayan filed a public interest litigation before India's Being called "ambitious" and "smarter than Trump" carries are contesting elections across America and in Canada, there Supreme Court seeking quashing of amendments made in the obvious risks. But, she insists that she has no ambitions. "Every are four Indian ministers. Citizenship Act in 2004, which deny voting rights to overseas position I've ever had, people have assumed that I am looking Across the Atlantic in Britain, Indian IT czar Narayana citizens of India (OCI). toward something bigger," she declared on becoming envoy to Murthy's son-in-law, Rishi Suna, and Goa-born Suella Venkat Narayan said the denial of voting rights to persons the UN. Fernandes have joined the Theresa May government. having OCI status violated fundamental rights as it was But, that was on April 4 last year. According to excerpts in Her earlier team had Priti Patel. The British Parliament has "discriminative to a class of citizens of India who are not only The New York Times, Wolff said Haley "decided" by October last many Indian-origin lawmakers like Keith Vaz. being denied equality before law and equal protection of laws, year that "Trump's tenure would last, at best, a single term, and They are among 285 Indian origin parliamentarians across but also rights and freedoms relating to life, liberty and dignity thought she could be his heir apparent". the globe. Past heads of state have included New Zealand's of the individual". Trump has trashed the book and its writer.Speculation is that Anand Satyanand and Singapore's C.V. Devan Nair. Prime From getting elected abroad to seeking a voice in the Indian Trump could eliminate Nikki, as he has done with many of his ministers and ministers, who were elected in 19 countries, total election, will the wheel take a full circle? team, if he thinks she could block his second term bid in 2020. more than 70. The recent entrants to the prime ministers' club (The author, NST's New Delhi correspondent, is the president of Unlike another Indian American politician Bobby Jindal, are Antonio Costa (Portugal) and Leo Varadkar (Ireland). the Commonwealth Journalists Association 2016-2018 and a who briefly sought the Republican nomination in the 2016 The Indian diaspora now total 31.2 million. D. Mulay, consultant with 'Power Politics' monthly magazine. He can be presidential election, Nikki flaunts her Indian origin. secretary, Department of Overseas Indians in the Ministry of reached at [email protected]) "I am the daughter of Indian parents who said to me External Affairs said they were impacting their societies and (Source: New Straits Times) Can India and the Global Indians Contribute

By Ven Parameswaran to the Scientific and Technology Revolution? "The only way the U.S. can expand its lead in Science and Technology is by working together with "Science & Engineering Indicators",a the scientists in India. According to a recent report in the Times of India, India is all set to voluminous document, describing the state of produce the world's largest number of engineers. While 85% Indian men have shown interest in American technology was just released by the engineering, the number stands at a close 79% among women in India", says the author. National Science Foundation and National Science Board. This contains facts and figures be cited more often than the Chinese papers, no computer or internet. The Indian Institute on research and development, innovation and suggesting that they involve more fundamental of Technology is the topnotch in the world. A engineers. But the report's startling research questions, but China is catching up. degree from IIT is equal to combined degrees conclusion lies elsewhere: China has become- China has dramatically expanded its from Harvard, M.I.T. and Princeton stated or is on the verge of becoming-a scientific and technology workforce. From 2000 to 2014, the Leslie Stahl, CBS 60 Minutes anchor after she technological superpower. annual number of bachelor's degree graduates visited the IIT's in India. Sir C.V. Raman of After all, science and technology constitute went from about 359,000 to 1.65 million. Over Bangalore won a Nobel prize in Physics several the knowledge base for economically advanced the same period, the comparable number of centuries ago. So many other Indians have also societies and military powers, and China U.S. graduates went from 483,000 to 742,000. won the Nobel prize in Science. Professor aspires to become the world leader in both. This includes graduates of Chinese and Indian Ramanujan of Cambridge University, U.K. has Still, the actual numbers are breathtaking for origin, may be 50%. made original contributions to advanced the speed with which they have been realized. Much of China's high-tech production once mathematics. LaserTechnologist, Bhowmik of 25 years ago, China's economy was tiny, and consisted of assembling sophisticated Los Angeles had 100 patents. its high-tech sector barely existed. Since then, components made elsewhere. Now, says the The only way the U.S. can expand its lead in here is what has happened. report, it is venturing into demanding areas Science and Technology is by working together China has become the second largest R&D such as "supercomputers and smaller jetliners." with the scientists in India. According to a spender, accounting for 21 per cent of the world China still lags in patents received. Over the recent report in the Times of India, India is all total of nearly $2 trillion in 2015. Only the U.S., past decade, American firms and inventors set to produce the world's largest number of at 26% ranks higher, but if present growth rates account for about half the US patents annually. engineers. While 85% Indian men have shown Sir C.V. Raman of Bangalore won a Nobel continue, China will soon become the biggest I should point out that there are so many interest in engineering, the number stands at a prize in Physics several centuries ago spender. From 2000 to 2015, Chinese R&D eminent Indian American scientists and close 79% among women in India. outlays grew an average of 18% annually, more technologists who have accumulated large In India, the Software services industry change benefitting India. Trump stated that than 4 times faster than the U.S. rate of 4%. number of patents. 40% of start-ups in the alone recruits about 300,000 people every year. the US will share 100 per cent of all its There has been an explosion of papers on Silicon Valley are started by Indians. Engineering tops the list of professions seen as technology with India and treat India as its technology by Chinese teams. Although the Zero and mathematics were invented in most vital for economic growth. closest ally. This will enable American U.S. and the EU each produce more studies on India. Algebra, Trigonometry, and Decimal TRUMP OFFERS TO SHARE 100% of companies to set up shops in India and allow biomedical subjects, China leads in /Fraction systems were invented in India. U.S.TECHNOLOGY them to transfer technology to Indians. engineering studies. American papers tend to Albert Einstein said that without zero there is President Trump has made a huge policy contd on Page 32 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT 11 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 12 US FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 Indian American Samir Paul, running for Maryland statehouse, Indian American Doctor Couple gets key endorsements Indicted in Health Fraud Case Paul is running for an open seat from The Rakhits intentionally distributed controlled substances outside the usual District 16. course of medical practice

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian American doctor couple has been indicted on charges of committing healthcare fraud by performing unnecessary medical tests and procedures on patients to get payouts from insurance companies. Dr Ashis K Rakhit, 65, and his wife Jayati Gupta Rakhit, 56, specialize in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine and practiced in Cleveland, Ohio. According to the indictment, the Rakhits ordered and performed unnecessary medical tests between 2011 and 2018, including unnecessary MARYLAND (TIP): The Montgomery County Education nuclear stress tests, cardiac Association (MCEA) and national Trump resistance organization catheterizations, bone density scans, Run For Something have endorsed Indian American educator echocardiograms, EKGs, carotid artery Dr Ashis K Rakhit, 65, and his wife Jayati Gupta Rakhit, 56, specialize in Samir Paul, who is running for the Maryland House of Delegates scans, venous ultrasounds of the legs cardiovascular disease and internal medicine and practiced in Cleveland, Ohio from District 16. and abdominal ultrasounds. "In a chaotic political environment, we have to reaffirm our They also recorded false symptoms in substances outside the usual course of they didn't actually provide in commitment to public schools as a place where we give every patient records to justify medically medical practice. exchange for prescription medications young person a shot. Samir is the perfect steward of that bold unnecessary tests on patients, including Ashis Rakhit is charged with - all of this at a time when our region vision," MCEA President Chris Lloyd said in a statement issued shortness of breath, palpitations, distributing Percocet and Xanax in 2017, is inundated in opioid deaths and by the Paul campaign. hypertension and abnormalities in while Jayati Rakhit is charged with addiction," he said. These are the first organizational endorsements of any breathing, according to the indictment. distributing Tramadol, according to the "Not only did these physicians put challenger for the District 16 race, according to the campaign. The Rakhits billed Medicare, indictment. their patients through unnecessary Run For Something, a leading Trump resistance group that Medicaid and private insurers with "This couple violated the trust of medical procedures so they could line launched in early 2017 to support young, progressive candidates inflated codes to reflect a service more their patients, the taxpayers and the their pockets with extra income, they for office, also extended their support to Paul. costly than that which was actually community," US Attorney Justin E also prescribed controlled narcotics "Young people aren't the future; we're the present. I'm proud to performed, according to the indictment. Herdman said. that were not medically required," be part of a nationwide tidal wave of millennials claiming a seat The Rakhits also intentionally "They performed unnecessary said FBI Special Agent in Charge at the table. I see this as an opportunity to show my students that distributed and dispensed controlled medical tests and billed for services Stephen D Anthony. (Source: DOJ) they're never too young to make a difference," Paul said about Run For Something's endorsement. The district, which is in the affluent Bethesda area of the Indian Origin ISIS Man, Dubbed "New Jihadi John", Designated Montgomery County, are currently represented by Democrats C. William Frick, Ariana B. Kelly and Marc A. Korman. Global Terrorist By US Kelly and Korma are running again, while Frick is running for county executive. WASHINGTON (TIP): The US In the most recent filing, Paul reported having $108,000 cash on designated Indian-origin ISIS hand-most by a challenger vying for the open seat. terrorist from Britain Siddhartha "We're off to a strong start, and we have the resources to run a Dhar along with a Belgian-Moroccan robust campaign," he said. "These fundraising numbers are citizen as global terrorists and validation that our efforts to knock on doors and talk to voters are imposed sanctions on them, the State making an impact. This community wants to protect and Department said. strengthen our schools, transportation, economy, and Siddhartha Dhar, a British Hindu environment, and I'll never stop fighting for that vision - no matter who converted to Islam and now goes what's happening down the Red Line in Washington." by the name Abu Rumaysah, had Paul's parents came to the United States in the early 1980s. skipped police bail in the UK to travel "My family's American story was made possible by great public to Syria with his wife and young schools, and I'm eager to join with teachers, parents, and the wider children in 2014. community to renew that promise for my students and for a whole Siddhartha Dhar was dubbed as the new generation of young people," he said. "I'm ready to roll up my "New Jihadi John" and became a sleeves and get to work. It's a great honor to have the support of senior commander of the dreaded educators across the state," he added. outfit, the report had said. Paul, who left a lucrative job in the private sector to teach The State Department has computer science at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver designated two ISIS members, Siddhartha Dhar, a British Hindu who converted to Islam and now goes by the Spring, his alma mater, was named Montgomery County's "Rising Siddhartha Dhar and Abdelatif name Abu Rumaysah (File photo) Star Teacher of the Year" in 2016. Last year, the National Gaini, as Specially Designated Global Education Association recognized him as one of its "30 Under 30" Terrorists under Section 1(b) of are blocked, and US persons are Moroccan citizen believed to be educators. Executive Order which also imposes generally prohibited from engaging fighting for ISIS in the Middle East. Paul started the STEM Talent Pipeline program for young for sanctions on foreign persons in any transactions with them, it said. Abdelatif Gaini is connected to UK- giving science education to 40 young, low-income, and determined to have committed, or Siddhartha Dhar was a leading based ISIS sympathizers Mohamad underrepresented minority 3rd-grade girls. pose a significant risk of committing, member of now-defunct terrorist Ali Ahmed and Humza Ali, who were According to his campaign website, Paul was a teacher acts of terrorism that threaten the organization Al-Muhajiroun. In late convicted in the UK in 2016 of representative at the 2016 White House summit on expanding security of US nationals or the 2014, Siddhartha Dhar left the United terrorism offenses, it said. computer science education and led his students to the highest national security, foreign policy, or Kingdom to travel to Syria to join Today's action notifies the US average AP Computer Science Exam scores in five years. He is economy of the US, a state ISIS, it said. public and the international also a leader in the Montgomery County Education Association, department spokesperson said in a He is considered to have replaced community that Siddhartha Dhar and where he helps organize the county's 13,000 teachers. statement. ISIS executioner Mohammad Abdelatif Gaini have committed or "I want to be a voice for public institutions that make stories These designations seek to deny Emwazi, also known as "Jihadi John", pose a significant risk of committing like mine possible for families across Maryland," he said on his Siddhartha Dhar and Abdelatif Gaini it said. acts of terrorism, it said. website. I want to make it easier to raise a family,move around the the resources they need to plan and Siddhartha Dhar is believed to be Terrorism designations expose and region, start a business, and age with dignity and comfort. That's carry out further terrorist attacks, it the masked leader who appeared in a isolate organizations and individuals why I'm running to represent District 16 in Maryland's House of said. January 2016 ISIS video of the and deny them access to the US Delegates this June." Among other consequences, all of execution of several prisoners ISIS financial system. Moreover, Paul earned his bachelor's in computer science from Harvard Siddhartha Dhar's and Abdelatif accused of spying for the UK, the designations can assist the law University. He also holds a Master's degree in teaching from Gaini's property and interests in statement said. enforcement activities of US agencies American University. property subject to US jurisdiction Abdelatif Gaini is a Belgian- and other governments, it said. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 US 13 US federal court slaps Trump ‘known to’ mimic Dr. Reddy's with $5 million penalty; enters Narendra Modi's accent permanent injunction WASHINGTON (TIP): President Trump frequently mimics Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's accent, according to a report. The Washington Post reported on Sunday, January 21, citing senior administration officials that Trump "has been known to affect an Indian accent and imitate" the Indian NEW JERSEY (TIP): A federal court in leader. New Jersey on Friday, January 19, slapped a Modi reportedly told the US president penalty of $5 million on Dr. Reddy's during their Oval Office meeting that "Never Laboratories Inc. and forced the has a country given so much away for so little pharmaceutical company to enter consent in return" as the United States in decree of permanent injunction after it Afghanistan. allegedly distributed prescription drugs in According to the report, Trump views packages that are not child-resistant. Modi's statement as "proof that the rest of the The judgment came after Dr. Reddy's world viewed the United States as being duped Laboratories Inc., the American subsidiary and taken advantage of in Afghanistan." of Indian multinational pharmaceutical It is not clear from the report whether company based in Hyderabad, was found Trump's mimicking was to drive home a point violating the US Poison Prevention on the US involvement in Afghanistan or to Packaging Act (PPPA) and the Consumer ridicule Modi. Product Safety Act (CPSA). Indian American Rep. Raja Dr. Reddy's, by entering the consent decree Krishnamoorthi, D-IL, criticized Trump for will now have to implement a compliance mimicking Modi Report cites senior administration officials as saying that Trump "has been known to affect an program designed to ensure compliance with "I was appalled to read that President Indian accent and imitate" Modi. the PPPA and the CPSA. Trump reportedly affected an Indian accent to are not defined by their accents, but by their the movement of arms. Later he denied that According to the prosecution, packs of Dr. imitate Indian Prime Minister Narendra commitment to this nation's values and he was mocking the reporter's appearance. Reddy's oral drugs were found to be not child- Modi," he said in a statement issued Monday, ideals." Earlier this month, Trump was widely resistant as required by the PPPA. January 22. "In the wake of the President's The president is known for mimicking criticized for allegedly calling Haiti, El It alleged that the company had been recent comments disparaging entire regions others often to make fun of others. During the Salvador and African nations "Shithole" distributing such prescription drugs till 2012, of the world while we still face such division 2016 campaign, he mocked a disabled countries during a White House meeting on despite previous warnings explaining the at home, behavior that belittles our allies and reporterduring a speech in South Carolina. immigration. consequences of the malpractices that were 'otherizes' entire communities of Americans The reporter, New York Times' Serge expected to fail the PPPA's child test protocol. Updated on 22nd January is one of the last things we need. Americans Kovaleski, has a chronic condition that affects The complaint said that the firm, despite (Source: AB Wire) knowing that they have fielded medicines that are not compliant with PPPA, failed to SAALT ANNOUNCES MASS Report: Trump wanted Mueller fired, inform CPSC "immediately" as they are likely to cause risk of serious injury or backed off death. The complaint said Dr. Reddy's also MOBILIZATION ON SATURDAY, failed to certify that its products were in WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald Trump ordered the firing of conformance with the PPPA. FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF special counsel Robert Mueller last June, but he backed off the order after "Dr. Reddy's failed to ensure that children White House lawyer Don McGahn threatened to resign, according to a were protected from potentially harmful TRUMP'S MUSLIM BAN report January 25 in The New York Times. prescription drugs," said Acting Assistant The newspaper reports that Trump demanded Mueller's firing just Attorney General Chad A. Readler of the The group will form a human chain and weeks after the special counsel was first appointed by Deputy Attorney Justice Department's Civil Division. "The will march to the downtown Trump Hotel, General Rod Rosenstein. government will continue to take seriously and the headquarters of the US Customs McGahn said he would not deliver the order to the Justice Department, alleged violations of laws meant to protect and Border Protection. according to The Times, which cites four people familiar with the request consumer safety." by the president. Trump argued at the time that Mueller could not be fair "Child-resistant packaging is a critical WASHINGTON because of a dispute over golf club fees that he said Mueller owed at a safety measure put in place to protect our (TIP): The South Trump golf club in Sterling, Virginia. The president also believed Mueller country's children," said CPSC Acting Asian American he had a conflict of interest because he worked for the same law firm that Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle. "I appreciate advocacy was representing Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner. and value the support from and collaboration organization SAALT Peter Carr, a spokesman for Mueller, did not immediately return a call with the Department of Justice." will hold a mass for comment Thursday night. Ty Cobb, a White House lawyer working on The consent decree has asked Dr. Reddy's protest in front of the the response to the Russia probe, declined comment Thursday night. to mandatorily implement a compliance White House on The response from Democrats was nearly immediate. Senator Mark program and call back all medicines that January 27, the first year anniversary of Trump's Executive Warner, D-Va, vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on failed the compliance program. Order 13769 that bans Muslims/Refugees from entering the Intelligence, said that if the report in The Times is true, Trump has The injunction further requires Dr. United States. crossed a "red line." "Any attempt to remove the Special Counsel, pardon Reddy's to maintain internal controls and The organization said that members of SAALT and its allies key witnesses or otherwise interfere in the investigation would be a gross procedures designed to ensure timely, will form a human chain during the Islamic mid-day prayer on abuse of power, and all members of Congress, from both parties, have a truthful, complete, and accurate reporting to January 27th and will march to the downtown Trump Hotel, responsibility to our Constitution and to our country to make that clear the CPSC as required by law. owned by the president's family, and the headquarters of the US immediately," Warner said. (AP) Even though Dr. Reddy's has agreed to Customs and Border Protection. settle the case, it has not admitted to doing "DC friends, this Saturday,1/27, on the one-year anniversary of Nasa honours 7 killed on space shuttle any violations. the #MuslimBan, join SAALT and our allies for a mass (Source: AB Wire) mobilization in front of the White House to say in one unified Columbia 15 years ago voice, #NoMuslimBanEver," tweeted SAALT through its official US President Donald Trump handle. CAPE CANAVERAL (TIP): NASA is honouring the seven astronauts may visit Britain this year: Trump passed the Executive Order 13769, titled "Protecting the killed aboard shuttle Columbia 15 years ago, with a special musical tribute May's office Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," by the son of Israel's first astronaut. which later came to be known as the Muslim ban. Singer and songwriter Tal Ramon traveled from Israel for Thursday's WASHINGTON (TIP): Donald Trump and The travel ban was introduced within days of Trump' swearing ceremony at Kennedy Space Center. It was just his second trip back since British Prime Minister Theresa May in as the president. The administration later tweaked the order to his father was killed on Feb 1, 2003. All seven astronauts _ including Israeli discussed finalising the details of a visit by include more countries. Citizens from eight countries - Chad, astronaut Ilan Ramon (EE-Lahn Ruh-MONE) _ died when Columbia the US president to Britain later this year Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Somalia, and Yemen shattered in the skies over Texas, just minutes before a Florida after a meeting in Davos on January 25. "The - are now banned from entering the United States for 90 days. touchdown. PM and president concluded by asking Faith leaders, members of the Muslim-American community, Ramon performed two of his own songs. He later joined relatives of officials to work together on finalising the refugees and advocates who expressed opposition to Trump's other astronauts killed over the decades, placing yellow, orange and pink details of a visit by the President to the UK Muslim ban are also expected to gather for Saturday's mass roses at the Space Mirror Memorial. In all, 24 names are engraved in the later this year," according to statement from protest in front of White House. large granite monument. (AP) May's office. (Reuters) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 14 SOUTH ASIA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 Save the Children suspends programmes Indian in Pakistan jail has to wait till in Afghanistan after attack January 31 to know his fate KABUL (TIP): Save the Children closed PESHAWAR (TIP): Indian national any details to support their claim, the report its offices in Afghanistan and temporarily Hamid Nehal Ansari, languishing in a said. suspended operations on Wednesday Pakistani jail, even after serving a 3-year Lawyer for Ansari, Qazi Muhammad following an attack on its office in the prison term, has failed to secure his release Anwar, argued in the court that the Indian eastern city of Jalalabad, the international as authorities did not submit the record of national was investigated by the security aid organisation said. his conviction by a military court and his jail forces and tried by the military court. "In response to this, all of our warrant to a top court here. He was sentenced to three-year programmes across Afghanistan have been Ansari, a Mumbai resident, was arrested in imprisonment only for his illegal entry into temporarily suspended and our offices are 2012 for illegally entering Pakistan from Pakistan as nothing else was found against closed," a spokesman said in an emailed Afghanistan reportedly to meet a girl he had him to prove him a spy. statement. "We remain committed to befriended online. He was tried in a military "Under the law, he has already completed resuming our operations and lifesaving work court and was given three years' rigorous the three-year jail term as he is behind bars as quickly as possible, as soon as we can be imprisonment. in Pakistan since 2012 and should be released assured that it is safe to do so." (Reuters) In November last year, he had filed a now," he said. petition in the Peshawar High Court, The counsel told the court that in Mardan Bangladesh jails two pleading that he should not be treated as a prison Ansari is being treated like a spy as "spy" as he was not involved in "anti-state his jail warrant is also stamped with phrase Rohingya for protesting activities". Though India has sought consular Hamid Nehal Ansari 'anti-state activities' despite the fact he was access to Ansari, Pakistan has not yet authorities to produce the records by not found to be involved in any such repatriation provided it, the Ministry of External Affairs January 31 and adjourned the case. activities. had said in New Delhi earlier this month. Ansari's legal woes comes at a time when "Nehal Ansari is not a spy. He was tried by COX'S BAZAR (TIP): Two Rohingya men Resuming the hearing in the case, the two- India has legally challenged at the the military court and was awarded three- have been jailed for a week for protesting judge Peshawar High Court (PHC) bench, International Court of Justice the death year imprisonment, which he has already against a controversial plan to repatriate the comprising Chief justice Yahya Afridi and sentence given by a Pakistani military court completed," Anwar told the court. persecuted minority back to Myanmar, Justice Mohammad Ghazanfar, asked the to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, for Ansari was arrested by security agencies Bangladesh police said Wednesday. respondents about production of Ansari's alleged spying. in 2012 from a hotel in Kohat, allegedly with a Rohingya have erected banners, chanted conviction order by the military court as well During the hearing of Ansari's case, the fake ID. According to his petition, he had slogans and staged angry rallies in crowded as details of his jail warrant. court was told that the security agencies had come to Pakistan to meet a girl he had camps near the border in Cox's Bazar as However, the respondents did not submit recovered some photographs of Pakistan's befriended on social media. tension mounts over the looming relocation the record of his conviction and his jail sensitive locations from his possession, Ansari was tried in a military court and of hundreds of thousands of refugees who warrant that the court had earlier directed to especially of the military related areas, the was given a three-year rigorous have fled a crackdown by the Myanmar produce today, the Express Tribune reported. Express Tribune said. imprisonment that started from December 15, military. Later, the court strongly directed the However, the authorities did not provide 2015. (PTI) Bangladesh insists the repatriation process will be voluntary but police have ramped up security in the camps. UN official says not safe yet for Pakistan accuses India of Abdul Jabbar and Ali Hossain, both in their 60s, were sentenced Tuesday after Rohingya return to Myanmar exceeding its legitimate being charged with creating a public nuisance. DHAKA (TIP): It is not yet safe for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya defence needs Another man held for questioning at the Muslims living in refugee camps in Bangladesh to begin returning to protest was released Wednesday afternoon Myanmar, a senior United Nations official said on January 25. ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan on Jan 25 accused without charge on condition he will not While many Rohingya want to eventually return to their villages, UNICEF India of exceeding its legitimate defence needs and said "engage in any anti-government activities" deputy executive director Justin Forsyth said that no one he met during visits New Delhi's buildup of advanced weapons would or incite further protests, a police officer to Bangladesh's refugee camps said they would go back now. negatively impact strategic stability in South Asia and said. "This moment is not safe to go back," he said. "We have to improve the beyond. Bangladesh had been due to start security situation inside Myanmar to send them back." Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Mohammad Faisal repatriating hundreds of thousands of More than 680,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar's Rakhine state beginning in said there was a clear disconnect between India's Rohingya refugees this week after agreeing August, after Myanmar security forces began "clearance operations'' in their declared policy of restraint and its relentless pursuit of to a two-year timeline with Myanmar. villages in the wake of attacks by Rohingya insurgents on police posts. While an ambitious missile programme. But it was delayed when Bangladesh said most of the refugees left Myanmar in the first weeks of the crisis, Rohingya He alleged that the development of Agni V neither side was ready. Myanmar later are continuing to trickle across the border into Bangladesh, complaining of intercontinental ballistic missile showed India's real blamed its neighbour for a lack of mistreatment at home. designs of pursuing hegemony. He termed it an preparation, a charge Bangladesh has Forsyth spoke one day after former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson "exercise in power projection". rejected. resigned suddenly from an advisory panel on the crisis, calling it a "While every state has a right to its security, the Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion said "whitewash and a cheerleading operation'' for Myanmar leader Aung San Suu buildup of sophisticated and advanced weapons and two Rohingya had been arrested and a knife Kyi. delivery systems by India far exceeds its legitimate had been seized in raids on the camps where "She blames all the problems that Myanmar is having on the international defence needs," he said. the men were murdered, a spokesman for the media, on the UN, on human rights groups, on other governments, and I think "Seen in the backdrop of other acquisitions of elite security forces said. (AFP) this is caused by the bubble that is around her, by individuals that are not advanced capabilities in both the conventional and non- giving her frank advice,'' Richardson, once a close friend of Suu Kyi, said on conventional domains, these developments will Survivors of Taliban Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press in Yangon, Myanmar's negatively impact strategic stability in the South Asian largest city. region and beyond," he said. attack on Kabul hotel Richardson said Suu Kyi appeared to want the 10-member international Faisal said Pakistan will continue to adhere to a advisory group, one in a string of Rohingya commissions set up by the policy of restraint and a responsible defence posture recount ordeal Myanmar government, to endorse her policies. but will also take steps to ensure its defence. "I'm not going to be part of it because I think there are serious issues of Faisal said Pakistan believed in a peaceful KABUL (AFGHANISTAN) (TIP): human rights violations, safety, citizenship, peace and stability that need to neighbourhood, which is essential for peace and Survivors of the Taliban attack on Kabul's be addressed,'' said Richardson, who often works as an international development. He said that cooperation instead of Intercontinental Hotel are recounting the troubleshooter. "I just felt that my advice and counsel would not be heeded.'' conflict was the only way forward but it should be ordeal of the deadly, 13-hours-long standoff Forsyth said he didn't know the details of the resignation but that "I reciprocated by actions and not words. that claimed 18 lives, including 14 foreigners. understand his frustration." To a question about sharing of test reports of the Mohammad Humayun Shams, Gradual repatriations of Rohingya were to begin on Tuesday under shoes of Indian prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav's wife, he telecommunications director of eastern agreements signed by Myanmar and Bangladesh, but Bangladeshi officials said "the report will be shared at an appropriate time." Laghman province who was visiting Kabul delayed the returns at the last minute, saying more time was needed amid Jadhav, 47, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani and staying at the hotel, says he was able to questions about safety and whether the refugees were returning voluntarily. military court on charges of espionage and terrorism escape by jumping into a tree form a hotel Forsyth urged Myanmar authorities to allow international organizations in April. window as the attackers roamed the access to all the areas affected by the crisis. India had hit out at Pakistan for the way it treated the hallways, killing people. Rohingya have long faced repression in Myanmar. They are widely wife and mother of Jadhav when they met him in Shams says that "it was the worst night of dismissed as having migrated illegally from Bangladesh and are denied some Pakistan on December 25. my life." He says that as he ran he didn't of the most basic rights, including the freedom of movement. In 1982, nearly He also accused India of launching a malicious know who were the police and who were the all Rohingya were stripped of their citizenship rights. (AFP) propaganda campaign against the China-Pakistan Taliban — they all had same uniforms. (AP) Economic Corridor (CPEC). (PTI) THEINDIANPANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 INDIA 15 Music composer Ilaiyaraaja, sportsmen Pankaj Advani, MS Dhoni among 2018 Padma award winners

NEW DELHI (TIP): Keeping its promise of 1965 Indo-Pak war, is another winner of the honouring "unsung heroes", the government Jan Padma Shri. 25 announced Padma Shri awards for Tamil Nadu's Rajagopalan Vasudevan, who is personalities who served the poor, set up free known as plastic road-maker of India, developed schools and popularised tribal arts globally. a patented and innovative method to reuse Lakshmikutty, a tribal woman from Kerala, plastic waste to construct roads, has also been who prepares 500 herbal medicine from memory given the Padma Shri. and help thousands of people especially in snake Subhasini Mistry, a poor lady from rural West and insect bite cases, is among the awardees. Bengal, who toiled 20 years as housemaid and She teaches at Kerala Folklore Academy and daily labourer to build a hospital for poor in the lives in a small hut made of palm leaves roof in state, is another awardee. tribal settlement in a forest. She is the only tribal Ilaiyaraaja Pankaj Advani MS Dhoni Nonagenarian farm labourer Sulagatti woman from her area to attend school in the Narasamma, who provides midwifery services in 1950s. Gond paintings, a tribal style of painting of Kerala's medical messiah to terminally ill, M R backward region of Karnataka without any Arvind Gupta, an IIT Kanpur alumnus who Madhya Pradesh. Born in a poor tribal family,he Rajagopal, has also been honoured with Padma medical facility,too was awarded the Padma Shri. inspired generations of students to learn science worked as a night guard and electrician to Shri. Rajagopal has specialised in pain relief Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan, an from thrash, has also been honoured with Padma support family before becoming a professional care for neo natal cases. acclaimed Tamil folk exponent, who has Shri. artist. Since last year, the Modi government has been dedicated her life towards collection, Gupta visited 3,000 schools in four decades, His 'The London Jungle Book' sold 30,000 honouring "unsung heroes" with the Padma documentation and preservation of Tamil folk made 6,200 short films on toy-making in 18 copies and it was published in five foreign awards to recognise people who have dedicated and tribal music, has also been given Padma languages and also hosted popular TV show languages. their lives to working for the poor or have risen Shri. Tarang in 1980s. West Bengal's Sudhanshu Biswas, a 99-year-old from deprived backgrounds to excel in their own Another awardee is Yeshi Dhoden, monk Internationally-acclaimed Gond artist Bhajju freedom fighter who serves poor, runs school and fields. physician of Tibetan herbal medicine working in Shyam has also been awarded the Padma Shri. orphanages and set up free school for poor,is also Maharashtra's Murlikant Petkar, India's first remote areas of Himachal Pradesh. Shyam is famous for depicting Europe through among the winners. para- Olympic gold medalist, who lost his arm in Source: PTI HungerBox raises $2.5 million in pre-series A funding BSF REFUSES TO EXCHANGE lead by Lionrock Capital and Kris Gopalakrishnan SWEETS WITH PAK RANGERS OVER CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS BENGALURU (TIP): HungerBox, the Growth Story-promoted B2B food-tech company t announced, January 22, the ATTARI (TIP): The Border Security Force (BSF) on closing of USD $2.5 million in pre-series Friday refused to exchange sweets and greetings with their A funding led by Lionrock Capital and Pakistani counterparts--the Pakistan Rangers, on the Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-Founder, occasion of the 69th Republic Day. Infosys. The move by the BSF came following the heightened Started in 2016, HungerBox is a full tension between both countries along the International stack, food-tech company that is focused Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and on the B2B space and operates 100+ Kashmir due to repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistani digital cafeterias for more than 75 forces leading to killing of soldiers and civilians on the corporate clients including Qualcomm, Indian side. Microsoft, FirstSource, Accenture, Tension continues to prevail along the IB and LoC for the CapGemini, Genpact, ABB, Amazon and past few months due to repeated ceasefire violations. McKinsey, across Bangalore, Chennai, BSF sources said it was conveyed to the Pakistan Rangers Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi/NCR on Thursday that no sweets would be exchanged on and Jaipur. Republic Day. "HungerBox's business has scaled Border guards of both countries follow a tradition of tremendously over the last 15 months exchanging sweets for the past several years on major with nearly 7 million orders placed on religious festivals, like Eid and Diwali, and also during Sandipan Mitra and Uttam Kumar, Co-Founders of HungerBox: ""The funding we have our platform till date. We are clocking Independence Days of both countries and India’s Republic received from marquee investors will boost our ability to scale our operations to keep more than 120,000 daily orders and pace with the traction we are seeing for our digital cafeteria management solution." Day. The BSF is on maximum alert along Punjab’s barbed expect to scale this to half a million wire fenced 553-km IB with Pakistan. orders per day by end-2018," said CEO, Lionrock Capital. employee, payment via smart cards, m- In the past four to five years, border guards have skipped Sandipan Mitra, CEO & Co-Founder, Spending on F&B in the B2B space wallets, self-serve kiosks at the café's the exchange of sweets on a few occasions. The exchange HungerBox. "The funding we have alone is estimated to reach US $ 14 etc. ceremony is mainly held at the Attari-Wagah joint check received from marquee investors will billion in India in 2018. The space is HungerBox uses latest technology post, 30 km from Amritsar. Source: IANS boost our ability to scale our operations growing at ~ 15% per annum. advancements like IoT in its solution to to keep pace with the traction we are HungerBox's seamless, tech-led seamlessly connect the vendor side Ashok Chakra for Air Force’s seeing for our digital cafeteria solution enables end-to-end digital hardware (designed by HungerBox) and management solution." cafeteria management with the employees of corporate. The HungerBox Garud commando Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-Founder, company's proprietary technology solution also provides features like Infosys commented, "There is platform connecting food vendors to 'Personalized Recommendations' to NEW DELHI (TIP): President Ram Nath Kovind will tremendous potential for innovation in employees within client organizations employees through its AI-driven tomorrow present Ashok Chakra, India’s highest peacetime the B2B food-tech arena as corporate through a customized mobile app technology, 'Health Mode' for health military decoration, posthumously to Corporal Jyoti spends on F&B are already massive and available to each employee. conscious employees, ability to Prakash Nirala, a Garud commando of the Indian Air Force growing year-on-year. HungerBox Using the app, employees can view undertake group-ordering and orders who died fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last addresses this large space with an easily the F&B menu provided by all enlisted from restaurants in the vicinity when year. scalable model and an end-to-end food vendors at their workplace café's, corporate cafés are closed etc. Kirti Chakra has been awarded to Major Vijayant Bisht, solution that provides a win-win to place orders and track delivery HungerBox employs 200 staff across who led an ambush in Chorgali forest of Kashmir’ s Uri employees as well as to corporate accurately. They can also provide India and was started by Sandipan district, killed two terrorists and saved the life of another clients". ratings / feedback. HungerBox's Mitra and Uttam Kumar, who are both soldier. "The B2B food space has plenty of solution provides admin teams at the veterans of the food tech space in India Corporal Nirala was part of an offensive launched by the headroom for growth and innovation for client organization with the ability to whose previous stints included global Garud detachment and a Rashtriya Rifles battalion in years to come. The winners in the sector track the entire F&B operation food takeaway ordering service Just Chanderger village of Bandipora district on November 18. will be those with a powerful, tech-led including food consumption, orders, Eat's India operations. HungerBox is The Garud detachment laid a close quarter ambush offering and the ability to scale in-step feedback etc., in real-time. More than 50 promoted by GrowthStory, the venture- around the house where the terrorists were tipped to be with their clients. HungerBox certainly different payment methods are builder platform founded by serial hiding. Nirala positioned himself close to the approach of has all the credentials to be a leader in integrated into the service offering entrepreneurs, K Ganesh and Meena the hideout. While the detachment laid in wait, six this space," said Hari Kumar, Founder & including in-app purchases by an Ganesh. terrorists rushed out, shooting and lobbing grenades. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 16 R-DAY SPECIAL FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018

ndia is a proud Republic, with a vibrant democratic system with the largest Iconstitution of the world, which guarantees inalienable equal rights to all of its nearly 1.3 billion people. But the road to INDIA’S REPUBLIC DAY — Republic has not been smooth. There was a long struggle to realize the dream of a vast population to be an independent nation and a Republic. Much sweat and blood went in to the struggle. A HISTORIC OCCASION On December 9, 1946 the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in the Constitution Hall of Parliament House, History of January 26; Birth of constitution of India; Grand celebrations with the intention of putting together the document that would go on to form the backbone of the independent India's government. Exuberant and full of hope, the 207 members out of 292 present in the first session started the debate and discussions which would continue for the next three months, culminating in the constitution of India. British government sent the Cabinet mission to India in 1946 to discuss with Indian leaders, the process for the peaceful transfer of power. As per the guidelines laid down by the mission, provincial legislative elections were held resulting in the nomination of 292 representatives who would go on to form the Constituent Assembly. Those elected included Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Maulana AbulKalam Azad, Sarojini Naidu and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, among others. The task at hand was humongous. Resolutions laid out had to take care of aspects like territorial integrity, socio-economic equality, justice of law and minority rights. Setting out the objectives for the Constituent Assembly, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru said, "The first task of this Assembly is to free India through a new constitution, to feed the starving people, and to clothe the naked masses, and to give every Indian the fullest opportunity to develop himself according to his capacity. This is certainly a great task." A bird’s eye view of Rajpath during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 23, 2018. Source: Facebook In the next 3 years, the Constituent Assembly held 11 sessions over 165 days. might and technology and the capabilities The draft constitution was approved on of growth in various sectors. While the December 9, 1949. About a month later, on parade symbolizes the power and force, the January 26, 1950 the Constitution of India different regional tableaus reflect the came into force officially, making the newly cultural themes and motifs. born nation of India a modern republic. Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first The date chosen for the official President of India. He took the oath of enforcement of the constitution had a office at the Durbar Hall in the Government significance attached to the sentiments of House, which was followed by the the Indian nationalists. When on December Presidential drive along the five-mile route 31, 1929, Nehru hoisted the tricolor in to the Irwin Stadium. He unfurled the Lahore and demanded "purna swaraj", the National Flag at the stadium. This date set for independence was January 26, transition of India into a sovereign 1930. The day was celebrated as the "purna democratic republic nation is indeed a swaraj" day for the next 17 years. When historic event. The two-decade long independence was finally granted in 1947 journey,right from the conceptualization of however, the day set upon by the British the dream in 1930 to its actual realization in was August 15. It is said that the 1950, is certainly worth a grand independence day was so chosen to celebration. Today, the Indian Constitution coincide with the second anniversary of is the longest in the world, consisting of 397 the day when Japanese forces submitted to articles and 12 schedules, providing a allied powers after the Second World War. single citizenship for the whole nation. In the words of Ramachandra Guha, The national holiday is celebrated with "freedom finally came on a day that festivities and patriotic fervor across the resonated with imperial pride rather than whole nation. nationalist sentiment." When the constitution of India was born, REPUBLIC DAY PARADE it was considered necessary by the makers The grandeur of the Republic Day of of the document to celebrate it on a day India is visible in the grand parade that is Full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath on January 23, 2018. associated with national pride and the best held along Rajpath, beginning from Raisina choice available was that of "poorna Hill near the Rashtrapati Bhavan The national flag is unfurled by the The rich and colorful culture of India is swaraj" day- January 26. For the next 68 (President's Palace) and moving on to President of India, who is also the showcased in the Republic Day parade. years, India has been celebrating January Rajpath past India Gate and proceeding to Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Traditional as well as cultural performances 26 as the date when it elevated itself from the Red Fort. Forces. This is succeeded by the cheerful are given by professionals belonging to an independent nation to a modern The occasion witnesses the presence of tune of the National Anthem and a 21-gun different regions. School children in republic, strengthened in all its glory by a the President, the Prime Minister and salute. Led by three different divisions of the picturesque costumes also participate in the fully functioning constitution. several other high-ranking officials of the armed forces ,viz: Navy,Army and Air Force; display of different aspects of the glorious Republic Day is celebrated with great country. The parade starts with the arrival the Republic Day Parade has all of them history of the country on this big day. pomp and show throughout the nation each of the President of India, who is escorted by displaying their might along the Rajpath, The real heroes of the nation are honored year. Preparations begin almost a month a group of bodyguards on horses. Next, the saluting the President. The Armed Forces with bravery awards and medals. National ahead of the actual day. A massive parade Prime Minister of India offers wreaths at staff performs motorcycle rides whereas the Awards are given to children for selfless is held in the capital of India which reflects the Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate in staff of the Indian Air Force performs flying sacrifice and bravery. a touch of modernity in the display of memory of the martyrs of the Indian army. parade in fighter planes. Continued on page 17 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 R-DAY SPECIAL 17 BEATING THE RETREAT CEREMONY Continued from page 16

he Republic Day celebration ends officially with the Beating the Retreat Tceremony,which is held on the 29 January every year. The event symbolizes retreat after a day on the battlefield and features remarkable performances by the Indian Air Force, the India Navy,and the Indian Army. CHIEF GUESTS ON R-Day The chief guests on Republic Day of India 2018 are 10 Great Leaders of the 10 nations of the world . They are Heads of ASEAN states. Below is the list of names of chief guests and their nations: Sultan and incumbent Prime Minister Hassanal Bolkiah - Brunei Prime Minister Hun Sen - Cambodia President Joko Widodo - Indonesia Prime Minister ThonglounSisoulith - Laos Prime Minister NajibRazak - Malaysia President Htin Kyaw - Myanmar President Rodrigo Roa Duterte - Philippines President HalimahYacob - Singapore Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha - Thailand Prime Minister Nguy?nXuânPhúc - Vietnam

Republic Day 2018 has some very special features associated with it. For the first time in history, India will Punjab tableau showcasing ‘sangat’ and ‘pangat’ during full dress rehersal on January 23, 2018. celebrate its Republic Day 2018 with the great leaders of all 10 Asean countries (Association of South East Asian Nations). It is very special because the Southeast Asian bloc completed its 50 years of formation (created on 8 August 1967) and India completed its 25 years of partnership (started in 1992) with the grouping in 2017. It is for the first time that ASEAN Flags will be displayed through fly in the sky over Rajpath. It is for the first time that one of the floats will show "All India Radio" to display Prime Minister's monthly address "Mann Ki Baat". One of the floats will be there from Income Tax Department to display anti-black money drive. 113 BSF women will perform motorcycle stunts such as pyramid, shaktiman, fish riding, seemaprahari, bull fighting, etc. Himachal Pradesh float. A float displaying Indian Navy might. Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant is going to be displayed by the Indian Navy which will be commissioned in 2020. "Nirbhay missile" and the "Ashwini radar system" from The Defence Development and Research Organization will be displayed. "Airborne Early Warning and Control System (Netra) is going to fly over the Rajpath. Group of students from Delhi school will perform to represent Indo-ASEAN ties. Around 700 students from the guest countries will perform in the parade other FAMOUS QUOTES BY FREEDOM FIGHTERS "Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it." than the Indian Army,Air Force, and Navy. On this occasion, it will be pertinent to remember our great — Bal Gangadhar Tilak A float by Punjab will be displayed under freedom fighters and what inspiring words they uttered. the theme "Sangat and Pangat" (Sangat "Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh or a Jat. means communal harmony; Pangat "Give me blood, I will give you freedom" — Subhas Chandra Bose He must remember that he is an Indian." — Sardar Patel means community kitchen) representing love for humanity. "Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India" — Bankim "If yet your blood does not rage, then it is water that flows in your Folk dances of many countries like Chandra Chatterjee veins. For what is the flush of youth, if it is not of service to the Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, etc will be motherland." — Chandra Shekhar Azad performed. "A country's greatness lies in its undying ideals of love and sacrifice Around 61 tribal guests are invited to that inspire the mothers of the race" — Sarojini Naidu "Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny and now the time participate in the Republic Day comes when we shall redeem our pledge... At the stroke of the midnight celebration. "The sanctity of law can be maintained only so long as it is the hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom." 100-odd government agencies are involved expression of the will of the people" — Bhagat Singh — Jawaharlal Nehru in the preparations of Republic Day parade 2018. "The shots that hit me are the last nails to the coffin of British rule in "We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves State capitals will celebrate republic day in India" — Lala Lajpat Rai but for people all over the world." — Lal Bahadur Shastri. the presence of governors of state. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 18 R-DAY SPECIAL FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

ndia is a Sovereign Socialist deliberating upon the draft presented. Such committees Secular Democratic Republic Constitution, the assembly moved, included a Committee on Iwith a parliamentary system discussed and disposed of as many Fundamental Rights, the Union of government. The Republic is as 2,473 amendments out of a total Powers Committee and Union governed in terms of the of 7,635 tabled. Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Constitution Committee. On 29 Constitution of India which was Sanjay Phakey, Jawaharlal Nehru, August 1947, the Drafting adopted by the Constituent C. Rajagopalachari, Rajendra Committee was appointed, with Dr Assembly on 26th November 1949 Prasad, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, B. R. Ambedkar as the Chairman and came into force on 26th Kanaiyalal Munshi, Ganesh along with six other members January, 1950. Vasudev Mavalankar, assisted by a constitutional The Constitution provides for a Sandipkumar Patel, Maulana advisor. These members were Parliamentary form of AbulKalam Azad, Shyama Prasad Pandit GovindBallabh Pant, government which is federal in Mukherjee, Nalini Ranjan Ghosh, KanaiyalalManeklal Munshi (K M structure with certain unitary and Balwantrai Mehta were some Munshi, Ex- Home Minister, features. The constitutional head important figures in the assembly. Bombay), of the Executive of the Union is There were more than 30 members AlladiKrishnaswamyIyer (Ex- the President. As per Article 79 of of the scheduled classes. Frank Advocate General, Madras State), the Constitution of India, the Anthony represented the Anglo- N GopalaswamiAyengar (Ex- council of the Parliament of the Indian community, and the Parsis Prime Minister, J&K and later Union consists of the President were represented by H. P. Modi. member of Nehru Cabinet), B L and two Houses known as the The Chairman of the Minorities Mitter (Ex-Advocate General, Council of States (Rajya Sabha) Committee was Harendra India), Md. Saadullah (Ex- Chief and the House of the People (Lok CoomarMookerjee, a Minister of Assam, Muslim Sabha). distinguished Christian who League member) and D P Khaitan Article 74(1) of the Constitution represented all Christians other (Scion of Khaitan Business family provides that there shall be a than Anglo-Indians. Ari Bahadur and a renowned lawyer). The Council of Ministers with the Gurung represented the Gorkha constitutional advisor was Sir Prime Minister as its head to aid Community. Prominent jurists BenegalNarsing Rau (who became and advise the President, who like AlladiKrishnaswamyIyer, First Indian Judge in shall exercise his/her functions in BenegalNarsing Rau and K. M. International Court of Justice, accordance to the advice. The real Munshi, Ganesh Mavlankar were 1950-54). Later B L Mitter resigned executive power is thus vested in also members of the Assembly. and was replaced by Madhav Rao the Council of Ministers with the Sarojini Naidu, Hansa Mehta, (Legal Advisor of Maharaja of Prime Minister as its head. Durgabai Deshmukh, Rajkumari Vadodara). On D P Khaitan's Amrit Kaur and Vijayalakshmi death, T TKrishnamachari was Background Pandit were important women included in the drafting The major portion of the Indian members committee. A draft Constitution subcontinent was under British The first temporary 2-day was prepared by the committee rule from 1857 to 1947. When the president of the Constituent and submitted to the Assembly on Constitution of India came into The original text of the Preamble to the Constitution of India. Assembly was DrSachchidananda 4 November 1947, which was force on 26 January 1950, it Photo / Wikimedia Commons Sinha. Later, Rajendra Prasad was debated and over 2000 repealed the Indian Independence elected president of the amendments were moved over a Act. India ceased to be a dominion elected by elected members of the sessions over 165 days. Of these, Constituent Assembly.The period of two years. Finally on 26 of the British Crown and became a provincial assemblies. The 389 114 days were spent on the members of the Constituent November 1949, the process was sovereign democratic republic. member Constituent Assembly consideration of the draft Assembly met for the first time on completed and the Constituent The date of 26 January was chosen took almost three years (two Constitution. On 29 August 1947, 9 December 1946. Assembly adopted the to commemorate the Purna years, eleven months and eighteen the Constituent Assembly set up a Constitution. 284 members signed Swaraj declaration of days to be precise) to complete its Drafting Committee under the Drafting the document and the process of independence of 1930. historic task of drafting the Chairmanship of Dr. B.R. On the 14 August 1947 meeting of constitution making was Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, Constitution for independent Ambedkar to prepare a draft the Assembly, a proposal for complete. This day is celebrated as 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392, 393 and India, during which, it held eleven Constitution for India. While forming various committees was National Law Day or Constitution 394 of the Constitution came into Day. force on 26 Nov 1949 and the The assembly met in sessions remaining articles on 26 Jan 1950. open to the public, for 166 days, spread over a period of 2 years, 11 Previous legislation months and 18 days before adopting used as sources the Constitution, the 308 members It is drawn from many sources. of the assembly signed two copies Keeping in mind the needs and of the document (one each in Hindi conditions of India its framers and English) on 24 January 1950. borrowed different features freely The original Constitution of India from previous legislation viz. is hand-written with beautiful Government of India Act 1858, calligraphy, each page beautified Indian Councils Act 1861, Indian and decorated by artists from Councils Act 1892, Indian Councils Shantiniketan including Act 1909, Government of India Act BeoharRammanohar Sinha and 1919, Government of India Act Nandalal Bose. The illustrations on 1935 and the Indian Independence the cover and pages represent Act 1947. The last legislation styles from the different which led to the creation of the civilizations of the subcontinent, two independent nations of India ranging from the prehistoric and Pakistan provided for the Mohenjodaro civilization, in the division of the erstwhile Indus Valley, to the present. The Constituent Assembly into two, calligraphy in the book was done by with each new assembly having PremBehariNarainRaizda. It was sovereign powers transferred to it, published in Dehra Dun, and to enable each to draft and enact a photolithographed at the offices of new constitution, for the separate Survey of India. The entire states. exercise to produce the original took nearly five years. Two days CONSTITUENT later, on 26 January 1950, the ASSEMBLY Constitution of India became the It was drafted by the First day (9 December 1946) of the Constituent Assembly. law of all the States and territories of India. Constituent Assembly, which was Photo / Wikimedia Commons THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 R-DAY SPECIAL 19 JOURNEY OF INDIAN REPUBLIC

salute of 21 guns and the unfurling of The second flag was hoisted in Paris by the Indian National flag by Dr. Madame Cama and her band of exiled ARajendra Prasad heralded the historic revolutionaries in 1907 . This was very similar birth of the Indian Republic on January 26, to the first flag except that the top strip had 1950; 894 days after our country became a only one lotus but seven stars denoting the dominion following withdrawal of British Saptarishi. This flag was also exhibited at a Rule. Since then, every year the day is socialist conference in Berlin. celebrated with great pride and happiness all The third flag went up in 1917 when our over the nation. political struggle had taken a definite turn. Dr. The transition of India from a British Annie Besant and Lokmanya Tilak hoisted it colony to a sovereign, secular, and democratic during the Home rule movement. This flag nation was indeed historical. It was a long had five red and four green horizontal strips journey of around two decades that started arranged alternately, with seven stars in the with the conceptualisation of the dream in saptarishi configuration super-imposed on 1930 to its actual realization in 1950. A look them. In the left-hand top corner (the pole end) into the journey that led to the birth of Indian was the Union Jack. There was also a white Republic will make our celebrations more crescent and star in one corner. meaningful. During the session of the All India Congress Committee which met at Bezwada in Lahore Session of the Indian 1921 (now Vijayawada) an Andhra youth National Congress prepared a flag and took it to Gandhiji. It was The seeds of a republican nation were made up of two colours-red and green- sowed at the Lahore session of the Indian representing the two major communities i.e. National Congress at the midnight of 31st January 26, 1950, also happens to be the day that Dr Rajendra Prasad was chosen as the first Hindus and Muslims. Gandhiji suggested the December 1929. The session was held under President of independent India. addition of a white strip to represent the the presidency of Pt. Jawarhar Lal Nehru. remaining communities of India and the Those present in the meeting took a pledge to spinning wheel to symbolise progress of the mark January 26 as "Independence Day" in Nation. order to march towards realizing the dream of The year 1931 was a landmark in the history complete independence from the British. The of the flag. A resolution was passed adopting a Lahore Session paved way to the Civil tricolor flag as our national flag. This flag, the Disobedience movement. It was decided that forbear of the present one, was saffron, white January 26, 1930 would be observed as the and green with Mahatma Gandhi's spinning Purna Swaraj (complete Independence) Day. wheel at the center. It was, however, clearly Many Indian political parties and Indian stated that it bore no communal significance revolutionaries from all over the country and was to be interpreted thus. united to observe the day with honour and On July 22, 1947, the Constituent Assembly pride. adopted it as Free India National Flag. After the advent of Independence, the colours and Constituent Assembly their significance remained the same. Only Meetings the Dharma Charkha of Emperor Asoka was The Indian Constituent Assembly, which adopted in place of the spinning wheel as the was constituted as a result of the negotiations emblem on the flag. Thus, the tricolour flag of between the Indian leaders and members of the Congress Party eventually became the the British Cabinet Mission, had its first tricolour flag of Independent India. meeting on December 9, 1946. The Objective of the Assembly was to give India a constitution, Colours of the Flag which would serve a lasting purpose and In the national flag of India the top band is hence appointed a number of committees to of Saffron colour, indicating the strength and thoroughly research the various aspects of courage of the country. The white middle the proposed constitution. The It took Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, also called the Architect of Indian Constitution, two years and band indicates peace and truth with Dharma recommendations were discussed, debated 11 months to draft it. It is said, the Assembly gathered for 166 days spread over two years Chakra. The last band is green in colour and revised many times before the Indian before the final version was formed. Leaders took the best aspects from other countries’ shows the fertility,growth and auspiciousness constitutions, like, for example, the concept of liberty, equality and fraternity came from the Constitution was finalized and officially of the land. French constitution while the Five-Year Plans came from the USSR constitution, the idea of adopted three years later on November 26, division of power between Union and State has been taken from the Canadian constitution, the The Chakra 1949. directorial elements from the Constitution of Ireland, the emergency carriage system from German Constitution. This Dharma Chakra depicted the "wheel of Constitution came into force the law" in the Sarnath Lion Capital made by Though India became a free nation on which would be a sin to destroy. For, a flag white in the middle and dark green at the the 3rd-century BC Mauryan Emperor August 15, 1947, it enjoyed the true spirit of represents an Ideal The unfurling of the Union bottom in equal proportion. The ratio of Ashoka. The chakra intends to show that Independence on January 26, 1950 when the Jack evokes in the English breast sentiments width of the flag to its length is two to three. In there is life in movement and death in Constitution of India finally came into force. whose strength it is difficult to measure. The the centre of the white band is a navy blue stagnation. The Constitution gave the citizens of India the Stars and Stripes mean a world to the wheel which represents the chakra. Its design power to govern themselves by choosing their Americans. The Star and the Crescent will call is that of the wheel which appears on the Flag Code own government. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, took forth the best bravery in Islam." abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of On 26th January 2002, the Indian flag code oath as the first President of India at the "It will be necessary for us Indians Muslims, Ashoka. Its diameter approximates to the was modified and after several years of Durbar Hall in the Government House and Christians Jews, Parsis, and all others to whom width of the white band and it has 24 spokes. independence, the citizens of India were finally this was followed by the Presidential drive India is their home-to recognize a common flag allowed to hoist the Indian flag over their along a five-mile route to the Irwin Stadium, to live and to die for." — Mahatma Gandhi Evolution of the Tricolour homes, offices and factories on any day and not where he unfurled the National Flag. It is really amazing to see the various just National days as was the case earlier. Now Ever since the historic day, January 26 is Every free nation of the world has its own changes that our National Flag went through Indians can proudly display the national flag celebrated with festivities and patriotic fervor flag. It is a symbol of a free country. The since its first inception. It was discovered or any where and any time, as long as the all around the country. The day owes its National Flag of India was adopted in its recognised during our national struggle for provisions of the Flag Code are strictly importance to the constitution of India that present form during the meeting of freedom. The evolution of the Indian National followed to avoid any disrespect to the tricolour. was adopted on this day.On this Republic Day, Constituent Assembly held on the 22 July 1947, Flag sailed through many vicissitudes to For the sake of convenience, Flag Code of read what the great Constitution of India, that a few days before India's independence from arrive at what it is today.In one way it reflects India, 2002, has been divided into three parts. propounds liberal democracy, has in its store. the British on 15 August, 1947. It served as the the political developments in the nation. Some Part I of the Code contains general description Let's also feel proud in pronouncing what the national flag of the Dominion of India of the historical milestones in the evolution of of the National Flag. Part II of the Code is Preamble to our Constitution (External between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950 our National Flag involve the following: devoted to the display of the National Flag by website that opens in a new window) says. and that of the Republic of India thereafter. In The first national flag in India is said to members of public, private organizations, India, the term "tricolour" refers to the Indian have been hoisted on August 7, 1906, in the educational institutions, etc. Part III of the History of Indian Tricolor national flag. Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) in Calcutta Code relates to display of the National Flag by "A flag is a necessity for all nations. Millions The National flag of India is a horizontal now Kolkata. The flag was composed of three Central and State governments and their have died for it. It is no doubt a kind of idolatry tricolor of deep saffron (kesari) at the top, horizontal strips of red, yellow and green. organisations and agencies. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 20 BOLLYWOOD FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 TWINKLE KHANNA MEETS MALALA FOR PAD MAN PROMOTION AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY

LONDON (TIP): Indian actor Twinkle Khanna met Malala Yousafzai at Oxford University while promoting her husband Akshay Kumar's upcoming movie 'Pad Man'. The two ladies posed with other students and faculty members of the prestigious university while holding sanitary pads. During media interactions, the Pakistani women's activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner praised the movie theme which revolves around menstrual awareness and women hygiene. Malala said that Pad Man has SUNNY LEONE’S WAX an inspiring message. She said, "I'm really excited to see the film Pad Man... because the FIGURE TO BE EXHIBITED message behind the film is truly inspiring." Twinkle also spoke to the Oxford students AT MADAME TUSSAUDS in her speech. She complained that Indian school girls in villages have to sit with a rag IN NEW DELHI cloth or a rolled-up sock or even wadded up newspaper between their legs. "Pads are still ctress Sunny Leone’s wax figure will be seen as a luxury item. It is odd that pads are placed at the Madame Tussauds taxed at 12 percent in India but brooms are tax Amusuem here. It will be displayed free," she resented. alongside statues of other leading celebrities in Pad Man is Twinkle's maiden production. It a yet to be announced theme, read a statement. stars Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and A team of expert artists flew in from London Radhika Apte. Pad Man will now release on Malala (third from left) and Twinkle, next to her at promotion of Pad Man at to meet Sunny for the sitting in Mumbai, where February 9, 2018. Oxford University. they took over 200 specific measurements and images were taken to create an authentic figure. “I am thrilled and grateful to Madame Release Date: SYNOPSIS Tussauds for creating my figure. Having my February 9 Pad Man is a fictionalized account of Padmashri own wax figure is completely overwhelming. Director: R Balki Arunachalam Muruganatham, the man who This is the first time I have undergone a sitting Cast: Akshay Kumar, revolutionized the manufacture of the low cost and I must thank the entire team for making it a sanitary napkin in India. Lakshmi is a newly married, unique and memorable experience. I am equally Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte humble welder from a rural village in the heart of excited to see ‘me’ at the attraction and can’t India. Lakshmi's incredible journey starts when he is wait for the fans reaction (when) it will be Producer: Twinkle Khanna shocked to discover that his wife uses an unhygienic finally displayed later this year,” said Sunny. Trailer: cloth during her periods. Unable to afford a branded Pointing out that the actress has a “massive https://www.youtube.co pad, he decides to make a sanitary pad himself. After fan base”, Anshul Jain, General Manager and m/watch?v=-K9ujx8vO_A several attempts, his irate wife refuses to be a part of Director, Merlin Entertainments India Pvt Ltd, his experiments. Lakshmi's love and concern for his Official Site: wife, his determination to make the pad, leads him said, “Announcing her figure at the attraction is https://www.facebook.co into situations that cause so much shock and equally enthralling for us, and we are certain m/PadManTheFilm embarrassment that it compels his wife to leave him that this will give her fans millions of memories and his village to banish him. to carry home with lots of selfies.” Source: IANS MOVIE REVIEW The film is a quintessential Bhansali work- it’s a visual spectacle in every which way. The scenes are shot and edited (for most part) with such finesse that despite not having a PADMAAVAT surprise ending, the film makes for a gorgeous cinematic Cast: Deepika Paukone, Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor experience. Deepika is an epitome of grace and she delivers a knockout Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali performance as a Rani yet again. Her portrayal of Padmavati et in 1303 AD medieval India, Padmaavat is the story of is all things ethereal and keen. And even though she doesn’t honor, valor and obsession. Queen Padmavati is known have many dialogues, it’s her eyes that do the talking. Plus, Sfor her exceptional beauty along with a strong sense of her being a strategist in times of conflict, gives her an edge. justice and is the wife of Maharawal Ratan Singh and pride Shahid does a controlled act of the righteous king and does of the Kingdom of Chittor, a prosperous kingdom in the full justice to his part. With kohl-ed eyes and an impressive north west of India. The legend of her beauty reaches the build, he looks the part. But the film only and only belongs to reigning sultan of Hindustan – Allaudin Khilji. Ranveer Singh. The sultan who is a tyrant, is fixated with wanting He is in top form and doesn’t bat an eye lid while playing a anything that is of exceptional beauty for himself. He lays character so black and honestly,despite being an anti-hero in siege on the impregnable fortress of Chittorgarh. After a the film, he actually makes you root for him. He is eclectic grueling 6 months, he returns empty handed. He becomes and wins every scene he is in. His eccentric moves and obsessed and now wants to capture Chittor and its Queen at dialogue delivery make him an ever-ideal fit for Khilji. As a any cost. menacing ruler, who is atrociously self-consumed with the He returns with a bigger army and ranging fury.He attacks idea of victory and becoming the Sultan and gaining Chittor with brutal force and a bloody and fearsome battle possession of all things exquisite, Khilji’s depiction might takes places between the righteous Maharawal Ratan Singh raise some eyebrows but as far as performance goes, no one defending his kingdom and the honor of his queen and could have done it better than a meat-mincing Ranveer. Sultan Allaudin Khilji. Khilji manages to breach the fortress Plus, despite the fact that Khilji doesn’t even share a frame but in vain as the Queen chooses to make the ultimate with Padmavati per se, their forbidden love story is likely to sacrifice to protect her dignity stay with you long after you leave the theatre. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 HOLLYWOOD 21 EXPERIENCED ‘SEXUAL TERRORISM’ AT 13, SAYS NATALIE PORTMAN

he discussion of sexual misconduct in Hollywood is in Tits prime - more and more actresses are joining the conversation with their stories. Reportedly, the latest entrant in the never ending list of actresses is Natalie Portman, who revealed that she was sexually OSCARS: PRIYANKA terrorised as a child after the shooting of her first feature film. CHOPRA TO ANNOUNCE The Academy-award winning actress, who was present at Women's March in Los Angeles with fellow NOMINATIONS actresses Eva Longoria and Constance ndian actor, Priyanka Chopra has been Wu, spoke about her terrifying chosen to announce the list of nominations experiences growing up as a child star. Ifor the 90th Academy Awards. The news was She said, "I turned 12 on the set of my confirmed by the award’s official Instagram first film 'Leon: The Professional', on page, The Academy. which I play a young girl who Priyanka will do the honours along with befriends a hitman and hopes to some renowned names of Hollywood - Michelle avenge the murder of her family. The Rodriguez, Rebel Wilson, and Rosaria Dawson. character was spontaneously Though she is not new to the awards ceremony developing and discovering her as this will be her fourth consecutive year on womanhood, her voice and her desire. the red carpet, it is going to be her first more- At that moment of my life, I too was active role in the workings. discovering." The voting process began on January 5 and She described other instances of the nominations had to be submitted by sexual objectification that she faced January 12. Now the balloting for Oscar 2018 soon after the film's release, including nominations will come to a close on January 23. movie reviewers talking about her Nominations for all 24 categories will be "budding breasts" and her local radio announced from the Academy’s Samuel station starting a countdown to her Goldwyn Theater. Announcements will be made 18th birthday to keep track of "the date in a two-part, live presentation by the that I would be legal to sleep with." The mentioned stars. Expectations and speculations actress added, "I understood very are running high about who is going to bag the quickly, even as a 13-year-old, that if I golden statuette. were to express myself sexually, I In one of the images shared by The Academy, would feel unsafe. And that men would Priyanka is seen lounging in black cigarette feel entitled to discuss and objectify trousers and metallic shimmery top. The page my body to my great discomfort." also shared images of Rebel Wilson, Michele Source: ANI Rodriguez, and Rosario Dawson. Source: ANI MOVIE REVIEW help of his Chief Warrant Officer Hal Spencer (the always dependable Michael Shannon), Nelson gets to re-assemble his 12 STRONG squad (which also features welcome faces like Michael Pena and Moonlight’s Trevante Rhodes) and sneak them into Afghanistan. Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid There they meet General Abdul Rashid Dostum (Navid Negahban Negahban), who is help them find Taliban strongholds where they Director: Nicolai Fuglsig can stage ground assaults and call in airstrikes. Dostum simultaneously wants to intimidate the Americans and yet at the Strong tells the story of an elite team of U.S. special same time wave them in the face of the Taliban, represented by forces and paramilitary officers who were sent to Khaled (Fahim Fazli). Nelson is unsure of Dostum’s strategy and 12Afghanistan during the first days of the war there, is worried about betrayal at every turn, while Dostum is shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks, to wage concerned that the Americans have no idea what to do in this unconventional war against the Taliban regime. Known as the harsh country -- the “graveyard of empires” as he calls it -- and will “Horse Soldiers,” these operatives made their way through the abandon the mission if it gets too difficult. unforgiving terrain of the country literally on horseback, That fascinating aspect of Afghanistan -- that no major world embedded with members of the nation’s insurgent Northern power, including the U.S., has ever been able to solve it militarily Alliance -- with neither side quite trusting the other -- as they or geopolitically -- is given a certain amount of lip service in 12 fought one of the initial battles to reclaim Afghanistan from the Strong, which is based on the non-fiction book Horse Soldiers by oppressive Taliban rule. Doug Stanton. So is the idea that even with all its awesome power, Chris Hemsworth stars as retired Special Forces Captain Mitch the U.S. military would be forced to fight a lot like they’re back in Nelson (based on the real-life Mark Nutsch), who has just started the 19th century. But first-time director Nicolai Fuglsig (working unpacking boxes with his wife (Elsa Pataky, the real Mrs. from a screenplay by Ted Tally and Peter Craig) backburners those Hemsworth) and daughter in their new home when the planes themes for a straight action-adventure formula, as Hemsworth’s launch their deadly attacks on the World Trade Center and men plunge into battle and emerge largely unscathed themselves Pentagon. Nelson immediately heads to base and wants in on the as they mow down the almost cartoonishly-portrayed Taliban American response even if he has yet to see actual combat himself. baddies (they might as well be Imperial stormtroopers) by the Hs commanding officer is understandably reluctant, but with the dozens. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 22 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 WORLD 23 31 dead in South Korea Julian Assange embassy stay hospital blaze: Yonhap

SEOUL (TIP): At least 31 people were killed in a blaze at a hospital in South Korea dangerous to health: doctors on Friday, Yonhap news agency said, with dozens more injured. LONDON (TIP): The ongoing six-year Video footage and pictures showed a confinement of WikiLeaks founder Julian helicopter flying above the building in Assange in London's Ecuadorian embassy is Miryang, engulfed by heavy grey smoke and dangerous to his physical and mental health, surrounded by multiple fire trucks. according to new clinical assessments. The five-storey structure housed a A pair of doctors reached the verdict after nursing home as well as the hospital, and spending 20 hours over three days in October the South's Yonhap news agency said 31 performing "a comprehensive physical and people had been killed, citing firefighters at psychological evaluation" of Assange, The the site. Guardian reported Wednesday. Earlier the national fire agency put the "While the results of the evaluation are toll at 19. protected by doctor-patient confidentiality, it "Two nurses said they had seen fire is our professional opinion that his continued suddenly erupting in the emergency room," confinement is dangerous physically and said fire chief Choi Man-Woo, but the cause mentally to him, and a clear infringement of of the blaze was not immediately known. his human right to healthcare," they wrote in All the patients had been evacuated, he the newspaper. outside space for over five and-a-half years," but Assange still stays indoors, fearful he will added. The duo- Sondra Crosby, a doctor and the doctors added. be arrested for breaching his bail if he leaves. "The victims came both from the hospital associate professor at Boston University's "This has taken a considerable physical as He recently became a citizen of Ecuador, and the nursing home. Some died on their school of medicine and public health, and well as psychological toll." but the British government said the move did way to another hospital." Brock Chisholm, a London-based clinical Wikileaks in 2016 released medical records not change his legal status. Pictures showed survivors being brought psychologist- renewed calls for Assange to be claiming its founder's mental health was at US Attorney General Jeff Sessions last year out wrapped in blankets, and firefighters given safe passage to a hospital. risk then if he remained in the embassy, said Assange's arrest was a US "priority". picking their way through the blackened The clinicians called for the British predicting it was "highly likely" his mental Ecuadoran President Lenin Moreno said shell of the building after the blaze was Medical Association and others to lobby the health would deteriorate. Wednesday that his country and Britain are extinguished. Around 200 people were in the UK government to provide healthcare, but Assange moved into the embassy in the seeking an arrangement that guarantees Sejong Hospital building when the fire broke noted most doctors are unwilling to enter the British capital in 2012 to escape extradition to Assange's life and safety from US reprisal and out, police said. embassy to treat him. Sweden, where he faced accusations of rape also allows for him to "punished for the The fire came only a month after 29 people "Our assessment reveals that he has had no and sexual assault. Swedish prosecutors mistake he made" in releasing classified US were killed in an inferno at a fitness club in access to sunlight, appropriate ventilation or dropped their investigation in May last year, documents. Moreno did not elaborate. (AFP) the South Korean city of Jecheon -- a disaster blamed on insufficient emergency exits, flammable finishing materials and China invited to take illegally parked cars blocking access to UN LAUNCHES $330 emergency vehicles. (AFP) part in major US-led British PM to visit China naval exercise MILLION APPEAL FOR LIBYA TRIPOLI (TIP): The United Nations launched an international appeal Thursday for $330 as Brexit looms BEIJING (TIP): China has been invited to million dollars to fund humanitarian aid projects for almost one million people in Libya, a participate in a major US-led naval exercise, country plunged in chaos and a hub of illegal migration. BEIJING (TIP): British Prime Minister Chinese officials said on january 25, despite Maria Ribeiro, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Libya, outlined the priorities for a Theresa May will visit Beijing next week, tensions between Beijing and Washington Humanitarian Response Plan for 2018 at a news conference in Tripoli. China said on January 25, as her country over activity in the disputed South China The target is "to reach at least 940,000 people" through 71 projects at a cost of $330 million to looks to bolster trade links ahead of its Sea. be carried out in partnership with municipalities, civil society and ministries, she said. departure from the European Union. The Chinese military took part in the In 2017, the international community contributed $98 million, 68 percent of the funding The relationship between the two RIMPAC drill, billed as the world's largest requested, she said, adding that the European Union, United States and Japan were the top countries has grown in importance as international naval exercise, for the first donors. London contemplates its economic future time in 2014 and again in 2016. Ribeiro said that last year's aid reached "540,000 people across Libya... whether Libyans, after it officially leaves the EU in March "We have received the American migrants or asylum seekers", adding that the number in need of humanitarian aid has climbed 2019. invitation," Chinese defence ministry to 1.1 million people, a third of them children. Libya has been wracked by chaos since its 2011 May will be in China from January 31 to spokesman Wu Qian told reporters. A uprising that toppled and killed longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with rival authorities and February 2 in what the Chinese foreign Chinese delegation has been sent to the US to militias battling for control of its oil riches. The North African country has long been a transit ministry touted as a "historical visit". discuss logistics, he added. hub for migrants seeking a better life in Europe, but people smugglers have stepped up their "We attach great importance to our RIMPAC, which stands for Rim of the lucrative business since the revolution (AFP) relation with the UK," ministry Pacific Exercise, is held off Hawaii every spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular other year in June and July. Need to teach boys to be men: Malala Yousafzai press briefing. The invitation comes as tensions remain "We hope we can continue to further high between the two world powers over DAVOS (TIP): Malala Yousafzai, the young deepen our political mutual trust, expand Beijing's territorial claims in the South Pakistani activist working on gender equality, our cooperation and to elevate our bilateral China Sea. on january 25 called for teaching boys to be men relations to a new high." China claims most of the waterway - and said what is needed is to educate young men The visit to China will be May's first as believed to hold vast oil and gas deposits and on the issue of women's rights. her country's leader. through which $5 trillion in trade passes Speaking here at the World Economic Forum During her trip, she will meet with annually - and has built up islands and (WEF), the youngest recipient of the Nobel Chinese leaders and travel to Shanghai and military installations in the sea. Peace Prize said such an education would be a Hubei, Hua said. Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines, crucial step towards ending gender inequality. Britain has said it will leave the EU's Malaysia and Brunei also have claims in the "When we talk about feminism and women's single market and customs union so that it sea. rights, we're actually addressing men. Men have can strike its own trade deals with countries Last weekend Beijing said it had a big role to play. We have to teach young boys outside the bloc, making China's huge dispatched a warship to drive away a US how to be men. In order to be a man you have to market an attractive target. missile destroyer which had "violated" its recognise that all women and all those around you have equal rights and that you are part of In preparation, a parade of top officials sovereignty by sailing close to a shoal in the this movement for equality," she said.Malala, who defied Taliban's ban on girls going to school, have travelled to China in recent months. sea. said she realised education was not just about reading books but about the empowerment of Britain's trade minister Liam Fox American military officials also said women too. recently returned from a trip to China, Thursday that a US aircraft carrier will port She said the Taliban knew women will get empowered by education and therefore they were where he discussed market access for in Vietnam in March, a first for the allies and against girls going to school as they did not want women to be equal to men. British exports, including its key sector of former foes. She said her role model is her father who challenged the society and allowed her to go to financial services. In December, finance "Freedom of navigation and access in the school, even as there were many other girls whose parents did not allow them to read. minister Philip Hammond visited the Asian South China Sea will be critical to (Vietnam) She said a movement is building up and women are realising their voices are so important giant to work out final preparations for a economically, of course, and their security for the change that they want to see. "Earlier we wanted men to do something for us, but that "stock connect" linking the London and efforts," US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis time has gone now, we're not going to ask men to change the world, we're going to do it Shanghai exchanges, and had agreed to told reporters en route to Vietnam from ourselves," she said. Malala said she alone cannot send all girls to school and there is a need for examine the possibility of connecting their Indonesia on Wednesday. (AFP) a collective responsibility where everyone, including world leaders, have a role to play. (PTI) bond markets as well. (AFP) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 24 WOMEN FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 WOMEN’S BRAINS ARE Make-up tips for MORE STIMULATED brides-to-be THAN MEN’S WHEN AROUSED urns out, a woman’s mind is much more complex than a male’s when Tit comes to intimacy.According to a recent McGill University study, a on’t go overboard by giving your eyes and lips a female mind reacts much more and is dramatic makeover and preferably choose a balance more stimulated than a male one when Dlook. Also, ensure you remain stress-free to look your aroused. best, suggest experts. Nalin Verma, Co-Founder, Euro Chroma In the study conducted on 20 men and Institute of Cosmetolgy and Puniti, Beauty Expert at 7 Shades 20 women, each of the individuals was by Puniti Unisex Salon, have shared tips: shown erotic film clips while their brain The main idea of a perfect bridal make-up look is to vitals were scanned by two scanners. accentuate the best features, and at the same time, keep One of the scanners was an MRI the overall look simple, yet gorgeous. As it is, Indian machine that tracked stimulation in brides are loaded with jewellery and heavy dresses. So, it their brains. The other was a heat- is best to keep the make-up natural. seeking camera that measured levels of If you want a classic bridal look, opt for vermillion red, arousal through participant’s genitals. coral red, deep red and pink red lip colours. Ditch pastel While not massive, the recorded or nude shades. difference between stimulation levels Highlight eyes or lips, not both. Fresh and effortless between male and female brains make-up styles are dominating the modern bridal trend. highlighted the consistent disparity Lips could be kept moist or matte depending on the between the two counterparts. event. “There were no brain regions in men For blushing cheeks, shades of pink, red and orange are with stronger brain-genital correlations the colours of choice for most brides. than in women”, the study stated, Mascara is a good option to give a neat look to the eye according to the Independent. While lashes. interesting, the sample size for the study In order to obtain a long-lasting look, start by cleansing was too small, according to Qazi your face well and then patting it dry to ensure that there Rahman, a psychology lecturer at King’s are no traces of dirt or oil on the face. College London. He further added that Indian brides love gold eye make-up since it goes well more detailed research would be with their red, fuchsia, or green lehengas, ghagras, or required to draw such certain heavy saris. So, if you want to play it safe, this is the conclusions. However, he did not deny a man has an orgasm, the main hormone activates that part of their brain that is colour to go with. Paint the eyelids with a gold or peachy the complexity of female arousal. which is released is dopamine (pleasure related to getting an erection. Women, pink shade, and use some charcoal shadow on the n the case of women, oxytocin (also hormone) and this surge can be on the other hand, react differently to exterior lid contours to give a subtle, smoky effect. You known as intimacy/cuddle hormone) is addictive. different stimuli, with their responses can achieve this by using a brown shade on the inner released during sex and this hormone Men's arousal pattern has repeatedly varying from emotional to sexual or a crease area. You can also use golden eye shadow instead encourages bonding and empathy,which emphasized their sensitivity to visual mix of both. of silver for the brow bones. leads to an increased feeling of bonding stimuli. As soon as the lust-inspiring The study made use of a total of 134 If you are hiring a make-up artist, make sure you and intimacy. image registers in their brain, they previous studies of which explain what you need clearly. Explaining things in In the case of men the brain releases become turned on, not only physically approximately 1, 900 men and 2, 500 advance will help you get the look you want. If the make- more of a hormone, which can make but also psychologically. Exposure to women were a part to come to this up artist is new, then it is always recommended to get a them susceptible to sex addiction. When such erotic stimuli immediately conclusion. trial session before your wedding day. Source: ANI FOOD CORNER PANEER MAKHMALI MALAI KOFTA Ingredients Ingredients Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry, a few koftas at a time on a medium 2 1/2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) cubes, 1 1/2 cup crumbled paneer (cottage cheese), flame, till they turn golden brown in colour tbsp butter, 1 tsp oil, 1 cup sliced onions, 1/2 1/2 cup boiled , peeled and mashed, potatoes, from all the sides. cup milk, 1 1/2 tsp garam masala, salt to taste 1/4 cup grated carrot, 2 tbsp finely chopped Drain on an absorbent paper and keep aside. capsicum, 1 tbsp tomato ketchup, 1 tsp chilli To Be Ground Into A Thick Paste (using 2 Tbsp Combine the onions and cashewnuts in a Of Water) powder, a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi), 1 tsp grated ginger (adrak), 1/2 tsp grated garlic mixer and blend till smooth. Keep aside. 2 cups chopped coriander (dhania), 1/2 cup, (lehsun), 1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania), 3 Heat the butter in a deep non-stick pan, add chopped mint leaves (phudina) leaves, 1 tbsp tbsp cornflour, salt to taste, oil for deep-frying the onion-cashewnut paste, garlic paste, roughly chopped green chillies, 12 mm ( 1/2”) For The Gravy ginger paste and green chilli paste and cook piece ginger (adrak), 1/4 cup broken, on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while cashewnuts (kaju), 1/4 cup curds (dahi), 2 2 cups fresh tomato pulp, 1 cup roughly, stirring occasionally. garlic (lehsun) cloves, 1 tbsp lemon juice, salt chopped onions, 2 tbsp cashewnuts (kaju), 2 to taste. Add the tomato pulp, sugar, garam masala, tbsp butter, 1 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste, 1/2 tsp chilli powder, salt and ½ cup of water, mix Method ginger (adrak) paste, 1/2 tsp green chilli well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 paste, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp minutes, while stirring occasionally. Combine the paneer along with the Add the marinated paneer, milk, garam chilli powder, salt to taste, 2 tbsp fresh cream. Switch off the flame and add the fresh cream marinade in a deep bowl, toss gently and masala and little salt, mix gently and and mix well. keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes. cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, Method Heat the butter and oil in a deep non- while stirring occasionally. Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl Just before serving, arrange the koftas in a serving dish and pour the hot gravy over them. stick pan, add the onions and sauté on a Garnish with onion rings and serve hot and mix well. medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes. with parathas or butter naan. Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions and Serve immediately garnished with fresh cream. Ingredients roll each portion into a cylindrical shape. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 HEALTH & FITNESS 25 THE BEST WAYS YOU CAN TRICK YOURSELF INTO DOZING OFF f you are someone who hardly gets a sound sleep than time now to add Ismart options in your sleeping habit like mint flavoured throat sprays and sleeps masks. Ankit Garg, co-founder and CEO of SLOW DOWN AGEING Wakefit and Devrath Vijay, Founder of the Functional Training Studio suggest WITH ANTIOXIDANT some smart options to add in your lifestyle for wonderful sleep. Anti-snoring products: From RICH FOOD tongue stabilising devices to nasal low down ageing, reduce the risk of heart diseases and pathway cleaners, anti-snoring diabetes — these are some reasons why it is important products have been the most Sto consume antioxidant-rich foods like dark chocolates, popular tools allowing people (and nuts, kidney beans, cranberries and tomatoes, suggest their roommates) to have a restful experts. sleep. Snoring is an embarrassing Sonia Narang, Wellness Expert at Oriflame India and habit that not only points to a lack Mehar Rajput, Nutritionist at Fitpass, shares tips: of good health, but also causes The reason that antioxidants are often touted as “anti- great inconvenience to others. aging” compounds is because they help protect from Memory foam mattresses: age-related diseases, which are caused in part by free Arguably the most popular sleep relationship, brands have proven even in the presence of minimal radicals and inflammation. Antioxidants such as alpha enabling products, urban India is to be extremely effective at light. Used most often by frequent lipoic and others found in pine bark and green tea. seeking mattresses that provide curtailing the sound and offering flyers or people whose work They produce valuable anti-inflammatory results by hours of blissful sleep. They relief. involves a lot of travel, it is an increasing circulation and cell metabolism. enable deep sleep by providing Noise reducers: By curbing the ideal and inexpensive tool to have Different antioxidants benefit different parts of the optimal spine support by taking ambient noise to create a calm, if you are planning to take a quick body: Beta carotene is beneficial to eye health. the contour of the body shape, thus relaxed surrounding, noise power nap. Lycopene is beneficial for helping prostate health. ensuring that sleepers don't toss reducers help people sensitive to Herbal pillows: Filled with Flavonoids are beneficial for heart health. Spirulina and turn unnecessarily. even the slightest of noises to organic flax seeds and aromatic has a variety of antioxidants and other substances that Mint-flavoured throat sprays: sleep. It has been seen that herbs such as Lavender, are beneficial in boosting immunity. It helps in Containing a unique time-release ambient noises in urban eucalyptus, lemongrass, lemon enhancing both the non- specific and specific immune formula which coats the back of environment have been a major balm, rosemary, verbena and system. the throat throughout the night, cause for sleep reduction. Noise chamomile, these small pillows A diet rich in antioxidants is important to keep the reducing the vibrations of the soft reducers prove to be a solid aide provide a gentle, soothing heat and level of ageing low and in maintenance of good health. tissues that cause snoring, throat for the urban insomniac to deal calming aroma after they are Anti-inflammatory effects: Antioxidants in your sprays are a great help for those with sleep-related problems. warmed in a microwave. The scent morning tea and coffee may help prevent heart disease. who snore when lying on their Sleep mask-resembling opaque as well as the comfort of the pillow Antioxidant Polyphenol found in tea and coffee helps in backs. Mitigating the frustration aviators, sleep masks are a great is often enough to quickly put an preventing oxidation of fats (a process that promotes caused by disturbed sleep and the help for people who find it difficult otherwise restless sleeper into a inflammation and increases the risk of cardiovascular ill-effects it can have on any to close their eyes and doze off deep slumber. Source: IANS. disease, diabetes and other ailments). Immune booster: Antioxidants are present in fruits. Vitamin A, C and E, polyphenols and certain minerals HEART ATTACK RISK HIGH WITH EVEN ONE CIGARETTE A DAY like selenium, that boost immune system are there in fruits. ust one cigarette a day carries nearly half the risk for Prevent risk of cancer: During cancer, the level of heart attack and stroke as smoking a full pack of 20, antioxidants reduces drastically and consuming food Jaccording to a large-scale study. high in antioxidants can help improve the symptoms. “If someone smokes one cigarette instead of 20 per day, Prevent diabetes: Diabetes is often accompanied by an intuitively we’d think that the risk drops to 1/20, or 5%,” said increase in the formation of free radicals and harmful lead author Allan Hackshaw, a professor at University College compounds. The elevated glucose level in the blood can London, whose paper analysed 141 previous studies. lead to damaged cells because of oxidation. Use of “This seems to be the case for lung cancer, but is not true for antioxidants can reduce the glucose level and heart attacks and stroke, where one cigarette per day carries complications of diabetes. around 50 % of the risk of a pack a day,” he told AFP. Some of the eatables rich in antioxidants include dark Smokers should not be fooled, in other words, into thinking chocolate, pomegranate, pumpkin seeds, cilantro, that a few cigarettes a day — or even just one —carries little or blueberries, nuts, kidney beans, cranberries, goji no long term harm, he added. “Whilst it is great that smokers berries and tomatoes. Source: IANS try to cut down — and they should be positively encouraged to do so — in order to get the big benefits on cardiovascular disease they need to quit completely,” he said by email. PAGE SPONSORED BY Tobacco kills about seven million people worldwide every year, according to the World Health Organization. About two DR. SATISH AND GITANJLI ANAND million of those deaths are due to cardiovascular disease, mainly coronary heart attacks and stroke. differences in lifestyle,” said Hackshaw. Overall, long-term DR. SATISH ANAND Earlier research suggested that smoking a few cigarettes a smoking shortens life expectancy by 12-15 years. Former Chairman, Board of day was linked to a higher-than-expected risk of heart disease, “This well conducted study confirms what epidemiologists Trustees, AAPI National but findings were inconclusive. have suspected but few among the public have,” commented E-Mail: To probe deeper, a team of scientists led by Hackshaw University of Oxford professor Paul Aveyard, who was not [email protected] analysed the results of 141 studies, estimating the relative risk involved in the research. of one, five or 20 cigarettes a day. They found that men who lit “The implication is obvious -- anyone who smokes should up once a day had 46 % of the excess risk of heart disease stop.” At the same time, he added, it would be wrong to GITANJLI ANAND associated with smoking a full pack a day, much higher than conclude that cutting down is useless. “There is more reason to Former President, India expected. For strokes, the excess risk was 41%. believe that lower cigarette consumption will reduce the risk Association of Long Island For reasons that are not fully understood, the risk for of chronic lung disease and lung cancer, the other two big (IALI) women was somewhat smaller — 31 and 34 %, respectively. causes of early death from smoking,” he said via Britain’s E-mail: “It could be a mixture of biological difference and Science Media Centre. Source: AFP [email protected] THE INDIAN PANORAMA 26 SCIENCE & TECH FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 Our Rapidly Changing Digital Hi-Tech World: The future is approaching faster than one can handle printing shoes. Some spare aeroplane parts are already 3D printed in remote airports. The space station now has a printer that eliminates the need for the large number of spare parts they used to have in the past. By At the end of this year, new smartphones will have 3D scanning possibilities. You can Cliff Rajkumar then 3D scan your feet and print your perfect shoe at home. n 1998 Kodak had 170,000 employees and In China, they already 3D printed and built sold 85% of all photo paper worldwide. a complete 6-story office building. By 2027, IWithin just a few years, their business 10% of everything that's being produced will model disappeared and they went bankrupt. be 3D printed. What happened to Kodak will happen to many 16. Business opportunities: If you think of industries in the next 5-10 years. Did you a niche you want to go in, first ask think in 1998 that 3 years later you would yourself: "In the future, will we have never take pictures on film again? Yet digital that?" and if the answer is yes, how can cameras were invented in 1975. The first ones you make that happen sooner? only had 10,000 pixels but followed Moore's If it doesn't work with your phone, forget law. So as with all exponential technologies, it the idea. Any idea designed for success in the was a disappointment for a time, before it 20th century is doomed to failure in the 21st became way superior and became mainstream century. in only a few short years. It will now happen 17. Work: 70-80% of jobs will disappear in again (but much faster) with Artificial the next 20 years. There will be a lot of Intelligence, health, autonomous and electric new jobs, but it is not clear if there will cars, education, 3D printing, agriculture and be enough new jobs in such a short time. jobs. This will require a rethink on wealth Welcome to the 4th Industrial Revolution. distribution. Welcome to the Exponential Age. 18. Agriculture: There will be a $100 1. The software will disrupt most agricultural robot in the future. traditional industries in the next 5-10 Farmers in 3rd world countries can then years. become managers of their field instead 2. Uber is just a software tool, they don't of working all day on their fields. own any cars, and are now the biggest 19. Aeroponics will need much less water. taxi company in the world. The first Petri dish produced veal; which 3. Airbnb is now the biggest hotel is now available and will be cheaper company in the world, although they than cow produced veal in 2018. Right don't own any properties. now, 30% of all agricultural surfaces is 4. Artificial Intelligence: Computers used for cows. Imagine if we don't need become exponentially better in that space anymore. understanding the world this year, a 20. There are several startups who will computer beat the best Go-player in the bring insect protein to the market world, 10 years earlier than expected. shortly. It contains more protein than 5. In the US, young lawyers already don't Most car companies will doubtless become meat. It will be labelled as "alternative get jobs. Because of IBM's Watson, you bankrupt. Traditional car companies use the protein source" (because most people can get legal advice (so far for more or evolutionary approach and just build a better still reject the idea of eating insects). less basic stuff) within seconds, with car, while tech companies (Tesla, Apple, 21. There is an app called "moodies" which 90% accuracy compared with 70% Google) will do the revolutionary approach can already tell in which mood you're in. accuracy when done by humans. and build a computer on wheels. By 2020 there will be apps that can tell by So, if you study law, stop immediately. Many engineers from Volkswagen and Audi your facial expressions if you are lying. There will be 90% fewer lawyers in the future, are terrified of Tesla. Imagine a political debate where it's only omniscient specialists will remain. 9. Insurance companies will have massive being displayed when they're telling the 6. Watson already helps nurses diagnosing trouble; without accidents, the truth and when they're not - it will cancer, its 4 times more accurate than insurance will become 100x cheaper. ultimately compel all politicians to be human nurses. Their car insurance business model will truthful (a truly unique & novel 7. Facebook now has a pattern recognition disappear. occurrence). software that can recognize faces better 10. Real estate will change. Because if you BY 2020 (some suggest this is happening than humans. In 2030, computers will can work while you commute, people now) WHAT A UNIVERSITY STUDENT become more intelligent than humans. will move further away to live in a more LEARNS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF A 4 YEAR 8. Autonomous cars: In 2018, the first self- beautiful neighborhood. DEGREE - WILL BE IRRELEVANT AND driving cars will appear to the public. 11. Electric cars will become mainstream REDUNDANT BY THE TIME THE THIRD Around 2020, the complete industry will about 2020. Cities will be less noisy as much clean water as he wants, for YEAR IS COMPLETED. start to be disrupted. You won't want to because all new cars will run on nearly no cost. OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN own a car anymore. You will call a car electricity. 14. Health: The Tricorder X price will be ARE ENTERING A COMPLETELY NEW with your phone, it will show up at your 12. Electricity will become incredibly cheap announced this year. There are WORLD THAT IS BECOMING FOREIGN TO location and drive you to your and clean: Solar production has been on companies who will build a medical US WITH EACH NEW YEAR. destination. You will not need to park it, an exponential curve for 30 years, but device (called the "Tricorder" from Star (Article / Courtesy Ashook Ramsaran, you only pay for the driven distance and you can now see the burgeoning impact. Trek) that works with your phone, President, Indian Diaspora International can be productive while driving. Today's Last year, more solar energy was installed which takes your retina scan, your blood Council) very young children will never get a worldwide than fossil. Energy companies are sample and your breath into it. (The author is a Business and Financial driver's license and will never own a car. desperately trying to limit access to the grid to It then analyses 54 biomarkers that will Consultant and Entrepreneur, with over 40 It will change the cities because we will prevent competition from home solar identify nearly any disease. It will be cheap, years of senior executive experience with three need 90-95% fewer cars for that. We can installations, but that simply cannot continue so in a few years, everyone on this planet will of the world's largest corporations-ITT transform former parking spaces into parks. - technology will take care of that strategy. have access to world-class medical analysis, Industries of Canada, Financial Services Div. 1.2 million people die each year in car 13. With cheap electricity comes cheap and nearly for free. Goodbye, self-serving medical (1977-90); Senior VP & Director, HR and accidents worldwide. We now have one abundant water. Desalination of salt practitioners and establishments. Administration, Deutsche Bank Int'l Financial accident every 60,000 mi (100,000 km); with water now only needs 2kWh per cubic 15. 3D printing: The price of the cheapest Services Division (1990-03); Senior VP,HR and autonomous driving that will drop to 1 meter (@ 0.25 cents). We don't have 3D printer came down from $18,000 to Administration with GE Capital, Int'l accident in 6million miles (10 million km). scarce water in most places, we only $400 within 10 years. At the same time, it Financial Services Division (1993-2004). He is That will save a million lives worldwide each have scarce drinking water. Imagine became 100 times faster. All major shoe the National Coordinator, Indian Diaspora year. what will be possible if anyone can have companies have already started 3D Council, Canada) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 BIZ & FINANCE 27 TO PUSH EXPORTS, GOVT HIKES Xiaomi pips Samsung as India’s top DUTY DRAWBACK RATES

NEW DELHI (TIP): In a major relief to exporters, the government today raised duty drawback rates on 102 items smartphone co: Analysts which will make Indian exports more competitive in the global market. NEW DELHI (TIP): Chinese handset As a step towards more efficient Input Tax Neutralisation maker Xiaomi overtook Samsung to on exports, after considering various representations from become the top player in the Indian the trade and industry, the government has enhanced the all smartphone market in the December industry rates of duty drawback for 102 tariff items, a quarter, ending the Korean company’s Finance Ministry statement said. six-year dominance, reports by Canalys The export items mainly include marine and seafood and Counterpoint Research said. products, automobile tyres and bicycle tyres/tubes, leather Samsung asserted, however, that it is and articles of leather, yarn and fabric of wool, glass “India’s Number 1 smartphone company handicrafts and bicycles, it said. by a distance”. “It is a welcome move. This would provide some According to Counterpoint’s report, competitiveness to Indian exporters in global market,” the Xiaomi has grown its market share to 25 Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Director per cent in the fourth quarter of 2017, up General Ajay Sahai said. from 9 per cent in the year-ago period. He said duty drawback by and large has been enhanced in Samsung, on the other hand, saw its most of the items except for chemical items where there is market share falling to 23 per cent in the some reduction. latest October-December quarter, from The statement said the “revised rates of duty drawback 24 per cent a year ago. The top 5 tally also will help address the concerns of these export sectors and included Lenovo, Vivo and Oppo. make India’s exports more competitive in the global For the entire 2017, Samsung managed economy”. The enhanced rates of duty drawback will be to hold on to the top position with 24 per effective from January 25, it said. cent share, followed by Xiaomi with 19 The revision of duty drawback is a welcome relief to the per cent share, Counterpoint data stated. exporters and their cash flow should improve, which had During the second half, players such models in the top 10 selling list, for us and we will continue to launch been adversely impacted because of delayed refunds and as Xiaomi were particularly disruptive leveraging its advantage of a strong new products and product categories for increased input cost in GST, Bipin Sapra, Tax Partner, EY with aggressively-priced, broad portfolio presence across all the price bands, Indian Mi fans,” Xiaomi India MD Manu India said. Source: PTI taken to market with an effective Pathak said. Jain said. channel expansion strategy, Canalys, in its report, said Xiaomi led A Samsung India spokesperson cited Apple shipped 29 mn iPhone X Counterpoint Research Associate the smartphone tally in the fourth data from research firm GfK -- which Director Tarun Pathak said. quarter with shipments close to 8.2 tracks sales to end consumers—to say units in Q4 2017: Canalys “This helped Xiaomi surpass the long- million units (27 per cent market share), Samsung had a 45 per cent value market time market leader, Samsung, for the compared to Samsung’s more that 7.3 share and 40 per cent volume market SINGAPORE (TIP): Apple shipped 29 million iPhone X first time ever. This performance ended million smartphones (25 per cent share) share in November 2017. units in the fourth quarter of 2017, Singapore-based market Samsung’s six-year market dominance,” shipments. “Samsung is a full range player and research firm Canalys has said, adding that this has made he added. Canalys attributed Xiaomi’s success lead the smartphone business across iPhone X the world’s best-shipping smartphone model over Pathak also noted that Xiaomi ended to the player’s localisation in channel every segment of the Indian market in the holiday season. 2017 in India on a very strong note. strategy, marketing and products in the 2017,” the spokesperson said. “Another notable highlight for the iPhone X is that of the “Not only did the brand grow 259 per Indian market. Canalys said the total smartphone 29 million shipped, seven million were in China,” Canalys cent year-on-year, but it also saw three of “I believe our constant innovation shipments in the fourth quarter were said late on Tuesday. its models within the top five bestselling across products, operating model and under 30 million units, while “The iPhone X performance is impressive for a device smartphone list of 2017,” he added. commitment to India has helped us win Counterpoint said the number was priced at $999, but it is slightly below industry expectations,” Samsung had the most number of over our Mi fans. India is a key market about 32 million. Source: PTI said Ben Stanton, analyst at Canalys. “Apple struggled with supply issues in early November (2017), but achieved a massive uplift in production in late ONGC gets govt nod to sell stake in IOC, GAIL to fund HPCL buy November and throughout December. This helped it meet and even exceed demand in some markets by the end of the NEW DELHI (TIP): State-owned Oil Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) from the quarter,” he added. and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has got about Rs 12,000 crore cash it has and One major benefit to Apple is that customers are approval from the government for short- term borrowing. increasingly realising the residual value of their old selling its stake in IOC and GAIL to help Sources said ONGC is a zero-debt smartphones, opting for trade-in programmes to offset the fund the Rs 36,915 crore acquisition of company and wants to retain that status. high price of the iPhone X. HPCL. The short-term loan it is availing have “But that big price tag, and Apple’s split launch strategy, ONGC holds 13.77 per cent stake in provision to pre-pay without any still had an impact, and shipments were not the fastest ever nation’s biggest refiner Indian Oil Corp penalty. for an iPhone,” Stanton added. (IOC), which at today’s trading price is It plans to pre-pay the one-year tenure Earlier this week, Ming-Chi Kuo, the most famous analyst worth over Rs 26,200 crore. It also holds loan it is taking for HPCL buy by selling with KGI Securities when it comes to Apple, said the 4.86 per cent stake in gas utility GAIL IOC and GAIL shares in due course, they Cupertino-based giant may discontinue the first-generation India Ltd, which is worth over Rs 3,847 company is waiting for the right price to said. Sources said ONGC had held talks iPhone X sometime in mid-2018 as the second-generation crore. offload the shares. with Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) model is set for launch later this year. Top sources with direct knowledge of For the moment ONGC is funding the for selling IOC and GAIL shares but the Kuo has estimated that Apple would ship about 18 million the issue said the government gave Rs 36,915 crore acquisition of state- owned insurer insisted on buying iPhone X units in the January-March quarter in 2018. ONGC nod to sell its shareholding in government’s 51.11 per cent stake in oil them at 10 per cent discount to the According to Canalys, Apple’s iPhone SE, 6s, 7 and 8 IOC and GAIL earlier this month but the refining and marketing firm Hindustan prevailing price. models also shipped well in Q4. The older handsets are still popular with iPhone users looking for value for money. “Apple is looking at its best performance to date, all thanks to the massive changes it made to its portfolio in Q3,” said IMF warns against steps to restrict global trade Canalys analyst TuanAnh Nguyen. While new technologies, such as Face ID and bezel-less DAVOS (TIP): IMF chief Christine Asked whether she was being displays, help to justify the $999 price tag and maintain Lagarde cautioned against any measure diplomatic by not directly mentioning competitiveness with Samsung, Huawei and Google, “having that may stifle international trade, the steps underway in the US, Lagarde a larger portfolio allows Apple to meet its overall shipment saying any such step would undermine said, “Who will agree with measures targets, and protect its market leadership in the premium the recovery in global economic growth. that impacts trade adversely? Opening segment”, Nguyen added. “We are certainly seeing two clear barriers under a rules-based system is According to Kuo, “we revise down 1Q18 and 2Q18 engines of growth. One is investment what is always a welcome step.” shipments of iPhone X to 18 million units and 13 million which is growing pretty well and the US Treasury Secretary Steven units, respectively, lower than market consensus of 20-30 other is international trade that is Mnuchin said the foremost economic million and 15-20 million units”. growing even faster than the global agenda of President Donald Trump has “We expect iPhone X will go to end of life (EOL) around economic growth,” she said. is a very important part of that and any been to ensure sustained economic mid-2018 and that total life cycle shipments will be around 62 She said there is a need to fire on all measure that seeks to restrict trade will growth and one can see the positive million units, lower than our previous forecast of 80 million cylinders for sustained growth and trade hurt growth in a big way. reaction from the stock markets. units,” the analyst claimed. Source: IANS THE INDIAN PANORAMA 28 ASTROLOGY FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018

Shree Ganeshaya Namah

Bejan Daruwalla is world's most famous astrologertoday. He appears regularly on world wide TV shows. Bejan who has been a professor in English, hasauthored a number of books on astrology. India'sPrime Minister Narendra Modi , on March 29, 2012,lunched one of Bejan's books, '2012- End of theWorld? Bejan contributes to a number of journals andnewspapers in many parts of the world which includeBerkley Communications (London) Times of India(Delhi, Mumbai, Bejan Daruwalla is available for astrological Kolkata, Chennai) and The IndianPanorama ( consultations. He can be reached at New York and Texas). Bejan's [email protected] predictionshave mostly been correct and and on phone 011-91-8141234275 people the world overrely on his predictions. www.bejandaruwalla.com Weekly Horoscope: January 29 - February 04, 2018 Ganesha says in digital terms speed + space + spirituality + showmanship = Sagittarius. Add to it the great divide between illusion / reality, evolution / revolution, freedom / captivity, knowledge / wisdom. The archer pierces the eye of the Sun and hits infinity. Finally, Sagittarius is all about freedom. Sagittarius is both fast and furious.

Aries: Leo: Sagittarius: Ganesha says as a result of your evaluation of Watch out for new developments. You will be Your life is moving at a certain pace and in the yourself, there is genuine evolution. You gain looking at true growth, comprising your own right direction and you will be fulfilled with a in credibility, popularity and authority. People assets and your larger role in the community. sense of satisfaction. Ganesha sends you your due look up to you. Creative pursuits, be it the You will look inwards at your own limitations rewards in several ways. This is a joyous phase cinema, television, the performing arts, every and will also spend time with welfare activities filled with good tidings. There is a welcome twist aspect of the media, hobbies, even speculation and charities. You move positively from the too with travel, journeys for fun or for work, and playing the market, will be indulged in. worldly affairs that occupied you till recently to partnerships and ties, whether new or old You have an open frame of mind leading to more self-analysis and introspection. Your main romantic ties and attachments, even greater joy in greater ingenuity as well as better, brighter criterion is personal growth and you will do all matrimony and other bonds. ideas. Bonds and ties of love will give you new that you can to progress in the right direction. focus. Capricorn: Virgo: This is the time for the expansion and extension of Taurus: You probably feel that you have been pursuing the your mental horizons. New inclinations and As a result of your involvement with family wrong goals. The focus will be on loans and funds predilections, a new focus, are even more likely to and domesticity, your handling of people is and, strangely,on passion and sex. There may also emerge than they were last period. You move marvelous. Anyway, as I have always said, be some neuroses, anxiety, minor ailments and an towards spirituality and the higher issues of life Taureans have a genuine fondness for people, unsettled feeling to contend with. You may turn to and are concerned with justice, law and order and in fact for the entire human race. You have prayer and meditation. This is a testing time and the higher consciousness. More than just reached a point in your personal growth where you will tap into the spiritual nooks and crannies acquiring knowledge, it will be a widening of the there is no room for hurt, acrimony, false of your being, and your soul for answers. A lot has vistas of your mind that interests you. Travel, expectations or acquisitions in all your been happening and much too soon. You need to publicity, visits, interviews, meets, conferences, interactions. Ganesha says that this has also take stock of life and to slow down. collaborations and networking within and outside been achieved in the professional sphere. the family. Libra: Gemini: Your good spirits will be restored. There will be Aquarius: This is a period of quality interactions. There success with people and you want to have fun and At one level, you are at the crossroads. You need to is gain at all levels; you make money and also enjoy the limelight. You seek out good company, make strong decisions. You don't want your powerful emotional bonds. You know that being good friends, good food and all the good things of success / popularity, good interactions to slip and adjustable and adaptable makes for greater life which I mentioned earlier. Being sociable, falter. It is also a good time to help the community happiness, peace, contentment. Ultimately, amiable and outgoing, you will be partying and at large, to share resources, give charity or that's what we all desire. You are more relaxed socializing. Ganesha has given you charisma and monetary help. You work with purpose and want to and responsive to others, and there are gains in charm, even good looks and a deceptively get your act together professionally in the larger the offing. You stand on solid ground and there seductive manner. The entire family will draw social context as well as within your immediate is no dilly-dallying. You make sustained closer and surround you with warmth. social circle. progress, and impressive as a result. Scorpio: Pisces: Cancer: Money and the people in your life will both be in You will look at changing your lifestyle and Money and the people in your life, though not sharp focus this period. You will look at new priorities. You need to get your act together and necessarily in that order, will be the two main avenues of business, sources of income. Ganesha need to do some hard rethinking. Ganesha tells you themes in this period. You will reach out to warns against both, a) too much socializing, once to look deep within yourself: you have had too new and old friends and acquaintances and again, and not to b) mixing business with much of a social life, been a party animal, and your make good profits from business as well. You pleasure. This may lead to situations you don't expenses are also mounting. You need to guard will be moving at great speed in a bid to want to get into and are better off without. You against arousing animosity in others as well. Take improve both these areas of your life. But are friendly and sociable and also keen to get on the necessary precautions and you are in line for Ganesha warns against too much socializing with overhauling of your both career and the four Gs - gains, glory, good times and genuine and also mixing business with pleasure. income. companions. What more does one need? THEINDIANPANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 SPIRITUALITY 29

he river Ganga has supreme importance in Hindu religion. There Tare many interpretations regarding the birth of the holy river Ganga. It is said that the river Ganges came into birth when the lord Brahma washed the feet of Vishnu. In BIRTH OF GANGA Ramayana Valmiki added that Ganges was the daughter of the mighty Himalaya and Kumbh Mela after every 6 years on the bank Menaka. According to his writings the of the river Ganga at the site of Haridwar and Divinities made her abduction and took the the Chhat puja too. Being so popular and river to heaven. After taking Ganga to heaven, significant its length 2510 kilo meter also Ganga began living inner side of the compared with the great rivers of Asia or of Karmandala. Karmandala is a vessel shaped the world. The River Ganga is mentioned in spout. Rig-Veda, it is the soonest of Hindu On the other side in Ramayana, according scriptures. At the time of Indo-Aryan the to Kirittivas the lords had taken the river Saraswati and the Indus River were the major Ganga to the lord Shiva to marry with him. rivers but later the three Vedas gave more The other versions illustrate that at a time importance to the river Ganges just because Ganga lived on Mount Kailash and for the of its many references. pleasure of the god the river flowed in a spiritual manner. Ganga in Hinduism Years later there was a king whose name In Hindu mythology, the revered Ganges was Sagara. He had two wives. One of his has extreme significance. From the wives born sixty thousand sons magically.For mythological point of view, this sacred river the betterment of the kingdom the king went is known as Goddess Ganga. The followers of in Himalayas for ritual worship. One of the the Hindu religion also call it as "Mother parts of this ritual worship was a horse. Due Ganges". Locally, they use the term "Ganga to feel jealous Indra had stolen the horse from Maa" to refer to the sacred river. The river that particular area. Seeing that, Sagara said Ganga is adored as a "Goddess". Ganga is one to all his sons to go in search of the horse. And of the most popular rivers in the world. The all the sons of Sagara expand every where on river is also very famous for its unequal the Earth to find out the horse. length and width all over the globe. In Purans, After a hard work they found the horse in it is mentioned that not only the touch even the Underworld. Where a sage was performing the name of the river purifies the souls of the the meditation. The sage who was doing the Hindus. meditation was Kapila. The children The water of the sacred river Ganga is conceived that the horse was stolen by the known as "Ganga Jal". This water is sage Kapila. They started blaming the sage considered as the most pure water on the and become the cause of interruption during earth. River Ganga came into existence from his penance. Being disturbed, the sage opened Gaumukha, sited in the state of Uttaranchal. the eyes breaking his worship when years had The site also has rich popularity among the passed. And saw the sons of the king there. worshippers in India. The source of the The sage looked in rage at the sons of Sagara Ganga River flows touching the various and all the sixty thousand sons were burnt to pilgrimage destination like Kedarnathji, death. Until the ultimate religious rite Haridwar, Allahabad and Varanasi. All these completed all the spirits of the sons kept are the utmost sites of worship where people wondering. from all over India approach here. Having After all this unfortunate happenings covered a distance through the Sundarbans Bhagiratha, son of Dilip promised to be delta of 2,510 kilo meter the river meets in brought the Ganga to Earth. Because the Bay of Bengal. water of the Ganga could purify the souls of Ganga is shown as a beautiful woman the sons and led them to paradise. And representing half of the body of a fish in Bhagiratha offered prayer to Brahma to get stead of legs and half of the woman. Ganga the Ganga down to the Earth. Bhagiratha use to ride on the water monster named succeeded to agree Brahma, and he ordered But Shiva trapping Ganges in his hair, and only in India but across the world. Pilgrims all Makara. Ganga is illustrated in many Hindu the Ganga to go down to Earth. This made harmoniously disclose her in small streams. from over the globe visit Haridwar to scriptures as Purans, Ramayana, Ganga to feel insulting. And she decided that Mythologically, it is said that the holy river experience Hindu cultural traditions and the Mahabharata and Rig-Veda. The birth of when she fell on earth the entire earth be Ganga flows carrying the blessings of Lord spiritual Arti of Mother Ganges. Ganga is distinctively described in Hindu swept by Ganga. At that time Bhagiratha Vishnu. Followers of the Hindu religion call The pilgrims, Rishis, Munies, Pandits and scriptures. During the self-abasement of experienced the moment dangerous and this holy river "Mother Ganges". The river is the Hindu religion professionals take a holly Jahnu he drank the whole water and ordered prayed to lord Shiva to break Ganga's descent. also very popular as Vishnupadi among Hindu dip into the blessed river. Worshipers believe her to come out of his ears. Mahabharata In arrogance ganga fell on the head of Shiva. devotees. The river has immense respect not that the Mother Ganga washes away the past depicts Ganges as wife of Shantanu and sins of the followers as per the Hindu mother of Bheesma. scriptures. It is one of the supreme rivers in Haridwar, Kedarnath and Badrinath are India. The river flows eastern direction the major sites constitute of different shrines through the Gangetic plain and from the and temples for pilgrimage. Everyday northern side of India it enters into the followers of the Hindu religion have bath in Bangladesh. the sacred water. When they are sick, One of the most significant Kumbh Mela pilgrims also drink the holy water to get happens once after 12 years and the Ardha blessed.

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‘If Hindus don’t maintain Hinduism, who shall save it? If India’s own children don’t cling to their faith, who shall guard it? Indian alone can save India, and India and Hinduism are one.’ THE INDIAN PANORAMA 30 MISCELLANY FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 OUR RICHMOND HILL SUBWAY Indian American Found Guilty of Moving Money ELEVATOR IS HERE for International Drug Trafficking Organizations

LOS ANGELES, CA(TIP): A different countries, but sometimes federal jury has convicted an in different cities in one nation - Indian American man from based solely upon the trust that Monrovia, California, for his role exists between the brokers. in an international money The hawala system, which laundering organization that originated on the Indian conspired to move millions of subcontinent, does not rely on dollars in proceeds for narcotics promissory instruments, the traffickers that included the Justice Department noted; rather, it Sinaloa Cartel. relies on trust and long-established Harinder Singh, 32, who also connections between brokers that goes by "Sonu," was found guilty are typically based on familial, Jan. 19, of conspiracy to commit ethnic, religious, regional and/or money laundering, conspiracy to operate an unlicensed cultural grounds. Through hawala transactions, only the A determined push by community leaders brings elevator to A Train money transmitting business, and operating an value of the money is transferred, not the money itself. Station Lefferts-Ozone Park. Community advocate Albert Baldeo unlicensed money transmitting business, according to a Singh was stopped by the California Highway Patrol in opens the door for the babies and parents to access the A train. Jan. 23 press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for October 2012, which led to the discovery of $274,980 in the Central District of California. United States currency in rubber-banded stacks wrapped BY ALBERT BALDEO Singh is scheduled to be sentenced by United States in black plastic. While the traffic stop was being ur fight to secure and complete the only subway elevator in the District Judge Christina A. Snyder on April 30. He faces a conducted, special agents with the Drug Enforcement Richmond Hill/ Ozone Park community has been won, and it is statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison Administration were conducting surveillance and Onow working! Thanks to all, including the Daily News, the West for the conspiracy count, and five years for each of the observed Singh's wife exiting the couple's apartment Indian, Caribbean Life, Queens Chronicle, Times Ledger, Kaieteur other two charges. complex carrying a bag - which later revealed $388,100 in News, NY Guyana Chronicle, The Indian Panorama, Stabroek News, Prosecutors say in this case, drug traffickers used a United States currency, again rubber-banded in stacks Guyana Times, and other media for publishing our petitions and public traditional hawala network of brokers spanning the and similarly wrapped in black plastic. appeals to deliver and complete this important asset in our community- United States, Canada and India to secretly transfer Prior to the traffic stop and the seizure at Singh's an absolute necessity for seniors, the physically challenged, babies, kids millions of dollars of drug proceeds to the United States, apartment complex, a federal wiretap intercepted and pregnant mothers. where brokers such as Singh delivered money to couriers Punjabi language calls indicating that Singh and co- This $29 million project, commenced since 2014, was scheduled to be acting on behalf of the Canadian drug traffickers and conspirators communicated over multiple telephones to finished since the end of 2016, but excuses have abounded each time we Mexican drug cartels. arrange for the pick-up, transport and delivery of large enquired about the completion date. Anyway,better late than never! The The jury deliberated for less than two hours before amounts of United States currency - in amounts of up to MTA must be reminded that prompt and proper maintenance is a finding Singh guilty of all three charges. With the $800,000 - across the Los Angeles area. necessary component of public transportation and services. verdicts against Singh, prosecutors have convicted 18 During the course of a four-year investigation by the We also wish to remind the Mayor to deliver on his promises to defendants who were named in a 2015 grand jury DEA's LA Strike Force and IRS Criminal Investigation, increase the amount of senior centers, deliver better schools, hospitals, indictment that was the first major case in the United authorities seized nearly $15.5 million in bulk United city services and personnel, transparency in how benefits are awarded States involving "hawala" transfers of drug money. States currency, 321 kilograms of cocaine, 98 pounds of in our neighborhood, and to stop the over criminalization of New The evidence presented during the two-week trial in methamphetamine, 11 kilograms of MDMA ("ecstasy") Yorkers-like stop making criminals of poor people who cannot afford United States District Court - which included Punjabi and nine kilograms of heroin. the fare to travel to work on the trains-while transforming this city into language wiretap calls, Punjabi-speaking witnesses and a Previously in this case, 17 defendants have pleaded a beacon that is in solidarity with the poor and working-class. He must money laundering expert - showed that Singh guilty,and several have already been sentenced, receiving also audit and scrutinize the many failing city agencies that routinely participated in a "hawala" conspiracy that was moving prison terms as high as 70 months. The indictment also waste and abuse our tax dollars, while preserving New York as a money generated from drug sales in Canada to the United charges four other defendants who are currently "sanctuary city." States to pay for multi-kilogram drug shipments that fugitives. were purchased in Los Angeles and then routed back to Singh is scheduled to be sentenced by United States (Albert Baldeo is a civil rights activist and community advocate, and his political battles placed previously ignored minority communities like Canada for distribution, the press release says. District Judge Christina A. Snyder on April 30. At the Richmond Hill and Ozone Park firmly on the political and economic map. A hawala is an alternative form of money remittance time of sentencing, Singh will face a statutory maximum As the President of the Baldeo Foundation and Queens Justice Center, which operates outside of traditional banking or penalty of 20 years in federal prison for the conspiracy he has continued to fight for equal rights, dignity and inclusion in the financial systems, where the transfer of monetary value count, and five years for each of the other two charges. decision-making process. He can be contacted at the Baldeo occurs between the brokers - who are typically located in (Source: DOJ) Foundation: [email protected] or (718) 529-2300).

Rahul has been a reluctant politician for most Vidhan Sabhas, simultaneously, ostensibly to of his career. save money. In the first two decades of India@68 And it is Modi, not Rahul, who has actually Independence, simultaneous elections were inherited the political mantle of Indira held, but Indira Gandhi stopped this practice. CONTD FROM PAGE 8 from the one he won in 2014. Then, he could Gandhi! If Modi revives it, he could have the blame the Congress-led Government of Dr Which takes us to figure out what Modi advantage of superimposing his persona all all that was Great in India of the bygone Manmohan Singh for the various ills; now, he could do best, and the next. over the simultaneous General Elections. "Golden Age", the only repository of the cannot blame his own government for In the early 1980s, Indira's lieutenants like Since he has no match, he is likely to win a Hindu culture and civilization. But, multiple failures to keep promises! Ironically, the then Union Minister Vasant Sathe had Presidency hands down; and, even if the ironically, the once-monolithic RSS is he continues to be the most popular politician released trial balloons wondering whether BJP/NDA lose the poll or majority, he will becoming more and more brittle and in India at a time when his party is losing out, the country could adopt a Presidential system have the independence of being the elected fissiparous in the image of India of Yesterday beginning with his home state of Gujarat. of governance to replace the current President. that it increasingly represents! The India of In other words, Modi's popularity is parliamentary system. The debate died down Will, then, Modi-as-President be like Tomorrow is going to be very different and independent of his own party's, that of his with the assassination of Mrs. Gandhi. It has Trump-as-President? the RSS would, predictably, embrace more government or even of the RSS. In still other been revived again. Maybe. and more irrelevance. words, it is somewhat like "Modi is India and Can, therefore, Modi introduce the But he also risks becoming India's own Having known Modi personally since 1998, India is Modi", to borrow a famous phrase Presidential system? I remember Sathe Mikhail Gorbachev! Remember, Gorbachev, a I can fairly assume that even Modi, from the Emergency era when the then having told me in the 1980s that, for this, the modern man heading a medieval Communist apparently, realizes this increasing Congress President Dev Kant Barooah Parliament will have to merely pass an Party, introduced Glasnost (Transparency), irrelevance of the RSS in which he cut his pronounced that "Indira is India and India is Amendment to make the President to be without exactly working much for political teeth and activism since the early Indira"! elected directly by the people. That is, election Perestroika (Reconstruction) in the 1985-91 1980s. A gizmo-loving Modi has almost been a A major reason for this overriding to the Presidency and the Lok Sabha will both era. The result was the dissolution of the 'misfit' in the RSS, being too modern an popularity of Modi is, apart from his own be direct, and independent of each other. Be "secular" Soviet Union and emergence of an activist-politician emerging from the Sangh well-oiled PR network, also the failure of the that, as it may, India could have in Modi her Orthodox Christian Russia on its ruins! Parivar which has a strangely medieval, even country's polity to produce another leader. In first President directly elected by the people! Modi has often been talking about ancient, mindset. But, like Atal Behari 2018, as of now, India is beset with the "There Clearly, it would be a paradigm shift in the transparency; and rarely about Vajpayee before him, he has had to suffer in Is No Alternative" (TINA) syndrome. Republic of India which will celebrate its reconstruction! silence this foot-soldier providing agency. Although Rahul Gandhi, now the Congress Diamond Jubilee in 2024. Modi has often been (The author is a journalist since 1983 and has That he is not an ideological junkie was President, has been able to revive some talking about how India should celebrate the worked with newspapers, news agencies and proved when he systematically cut to size and confidence during the last six months, he is 75th anniversary of Independence in 2022 and magazines in English and Hindi languages. He made irrelevant the various Parivar no match to Modi's political acumen, hinted that he could continue to helm the has contributed articles on diverse subjects. constituents during his Chief Ministership of machinations and the ability to turn affairs until 2024! Currently, he is working as Consulting Editor Gujarat (2001-14). adversity into opportunity. Modi has been a As the first step towards this 'destination', with Business Line, the business daily of The And he also, apparently, realizes that the full-time politician, with no baggage attached Modi has been advocating holding of Hindu Group of Publications in India. He is 2019 electoral battle will be very different or inherited, and with no family, whereas elections to the Lok Sabha and the state based in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. He can be reached at [email protected]) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT 31 ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING NEW JERSEY INCOME TAX: INDIVIDUAL/BUSINESS/NON-PROFIT New Company setup -Accounting-Payroll Foreign Assets Reporting (FBAR) & Tax matters NAILESH T BHAVSAR CPA (Chartered Accountant-INDIA) 100 Plainfield Ave, Suite 6 A EDISON, NJ 08817 TEL: (732) 317 3696

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And Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Michelle Lujan Pageantry Marks Celebration In addition to $25 billion in border security, it would Grisham, D-N.M., excoriated the bill in a statement. appropriate funds to add new enforcement officers, "We cannot allow the lives of young people who have done of.... immigration judges and prosecutors - efforts to more quickly everything right to be used as bargaining chips for sweeping deport people who are in the country without legal papers. anti-immigrant policies," she said. "The White House is using ministers of the Modi government, including Home The path to citizenship would be provided to DACA Dreamers to mask their underlying xenophobic, isolationist, Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, recipients via a "10-12 year path" that includes "requirements and un-American policies, which will harm millions of Health Minister JP Nadda, Information and Broadcasting for work, education and good moral character." immigrants living in the United States and millions of others Minister Smriti Irani, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and A path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants known who want to legally immigrate and contribute to our country." Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan were among those as Dreamers is a significant concession for Democrats, most of Meanwhile, other Democrats in the House and Senate - as present on the occasion. whom say they will not support any deal that does not provide well as liberal advocates - shared their continued displeasure BJP president Amit Shah was also present. for citizenship. It's similar to a bipartisan proposal by Sens. with Trump's proposal on social media. The ASEAN leaders, here to attend the India-ASEAN Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., also includes Commemorative Summit, are the chief guests at the Republic a path to citizenship for Dreamers. Trump ready to speak to Day parade which was termed by Prime Minister Narendra But Democrats say that the massive increase in border Modi as "historic and unprecedented". security, elimination of most family migration and the end to Mueller... The ASEAN, founded in 1967, comprises Thailand, Vietnam, the diversity visa lottery is a lopsided deal. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Myanmar, "Dreamers should not be held hostage to President Trump's members of the Trump campaign, Trump's family Cambodia, Laos and Brunei. crusade to tear families apart and waste billions of American members, colleagues in the Cabinet and present and former The ASEAN leaders attending the parade are Singaporean tax dollars on an ineffective wall," Durbin said in a statement. White House officials. Premier Lee Hsien Loong Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal "This plan would put the administration's entire hard-line He has been seeking the interview with Trump as part of Bolkiah, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Philippines immigration agenda - including massive cuts to legal his investigation. "I'm looking forward to it…I would love to do President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Cambodian Prime Minister immigration - on the backs of these young people." that, and I'd like to do it as soon as possible…I would do it Hun Sen, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Thailand's Trump told reporters Wednesday night before leaving for under oath," Trump told reporters during an impromptu Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Myanmar's State the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that he'd press conference outside the room of his Chief of Staff John Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Vietnamese Prime Minister support legalization that would "morph" into citizenship. Kelly at the White House. He was responding to a question Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Lao PDR's Prime Minister Thongloun Some Republicans, especially those with more hard-line whether he was ready for an interview with Muller who wants Sisoulith. views on immigration, praised the plan. to question him about his decision to fire his former national Twenty-three tableaux, including those representing "The president's framework is generous and humane, while security advisor Michael Flynn and FBI director James various states, ministries, the All India Radio (AIR) among also being responsible," Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said. Comey. Trump hinted that the interview might take place in others, will roll down the Rajpath. Immigration activists, however, blasted the plan for ending the next couple of weeks. (Source:PTI) Public broadcaster Doordarshan has 38 cameras installed family reunification, and vowed to oppose it. for the coverage of the celebrations. For the first time, six "They think that by offering up a spoonful of sugar - relief contd from Page 10 cameras have been deployed for coverage beyond India Gate. for Dreamers - they can get Congress and the American people The parade commenced amid a heavy security blanket with to swallow the bitter medicine of radical nativism," Frank Can India and the Global thousands of security personnel, anti-aircraft guns and Sharry, founder of America's Voice, an immigration rights sharpshooters deployed in view of the event being attended by group. "We are going to fight this tooth and nail." Indians... ASEAN leaders. United We Dream Advocacy Director Greisa Martínez Because of comparative advantage and availability of large Cold weather conditions and dense fog failed to dampen the Rosas, who would be a DACA beneficiary, went further in a supply of engineers, these American companies in joint venture spirits of those who came to watch the parade (Source: PTI) statement. with Indian companies could contribute to scientific and "Let's call this proposal for what it is: a white supremacist technological revolution, especially R&D. India’s PM Modi Urges... ransom note," she said. "Trump and Stephen Miller killed I recall that after India first tested nuclear bomb the US DACA and created the crisis that immigrant youths are imposed heavy sanctions against India. This prevented Indian groups in Canada are planning to hold what they call the facing. They have taken immigrant youth hostage, pitting us scientists from attending international conventions. This 'Punjab Independence Referendum' in the year 2020. against our own parents, Black immigrants and our sanction continued for long and never lifted. Only after In July 2016, India had raised the issue with Canada after communities in exchange for our dignity." President George W Bush's offer of nuclear civil agreement, Trudeau appeared in a Nagar Kirtan event in Toronto that The ACLU also did not pull any punches, saying that "the such sanctions were removed. featured Khalistani flags and posters of extremist leader only community that benefits from this supposed generosity If the U.S. and India work hand in hand, China will find Jarnail Singh Bhinderanwale. are white supremacists." difficult to compete for global leadership in Science and On 30 April, Trudeau had addressed a parade for 'Khalsa The nonprofit advocacy organization added that the Technology. Day', which included events glorifying Sikh militant leaders. "proposal is clearly an effort to sabotage bipartisan talks on (The author, a resident of Scarsdale, NY is a former President Trudeau's Liberal party has a number of influential figures the issue by continuing to put issues on the table that are non- & CEO, First Asian Securities Corp, NY. An MBA from belonging to separatist Sikh organizations as elected leaders. starters." Columbia Business School, he is the Chairman, India, National Harinder Kaur Malhi, a legislator from Trudeau's party, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill., chair of the Congressional Republican Asian Assembly, Washington D.C, and Senior Vice who had moved a resolution against India, to recognize the Hispanic Caucus Immigration Task Force, said in a tweet that Chairman, Indian American Republican Committee) anti-Sikh riots of November 1984 as a genocide, was also felicitated during the parade. The resolution was passed by the Ontario Assembly on 6 April last year. India had condemned the move, calling it a "misguided motion based on a limited understanding of India, its constitution, society, ethos, rule of law and its judicial process". The issue was also raised with Canada's Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan during his visit to India the same month. The issue could be raised again during Trudeau's visit to India next month. Trump Ready for Citizenship for...

outlined the demands for any deal on DACA, which includes a $25 billion "trust fund" for a border wall, an end to family reunification, also called "chain migration" by conservatives, and an end to the diversity visa lottery. But in a more detailed outline of the proposal released by the White House later on Thursday, January 25, it calls for a massive increase in border security and a massive decrease in legal immigration by aiming to "protect the nuclear family migration" by only allowing family immigration sponsorships

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DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (TIP) : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi mounted a defense of globalization at the World Economic Forum on Jan 23, urging joint action on climate change and economic cooperation, in a speech some delegates took as a swipe at U.S. President NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (TIP): Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Donald Trump's America First agenda. much-debated ‘Padmaavat’ released in over 4,000 screens Modi, making the forum's first speech across the country on Jan 25— barring some states such as by an Indian head of state in more than Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh — amid high security and two decades, did not mention Trump by tension. name but he criticized the rise of A day after a school bus in Gurugram was attacked by protectionism in remarks delivered three protesters— mainly some Rajput outfits which allege that days before the U.S. President will address the film distorts their history and defames their queen the summit. Padmavati, audiences defied threats of violence to stream "Instead of globalization, the power of into theatres to watch the opening day shows of the period protectionism is putting its head up," Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his speech at the plenary session of the film starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Modi said, speaking in Hindi and causing World Economic Forum, in Davos. Kapoor. Over 10 lakh people watched the Rs 150-crore film on an initial flurry in the audience of the first day, maker of the film Viacom 18 said. Many of business and political leaders as people Modi, making the forum’s first speech by an Indian head of state those who watched the film condemned the violence of the reached for their translation headsets. in more than two decades, did not mention Trump by name but last few weeks and said there is nothing objectionable in the "Their wish is not only to save he criticized the rise of protectionism in remarks delivered three film. The movie was not released in Gujarat and Madhya themselves from globalization, but to Pradesh.The Multiplex Association of India, which change the natural flow of globalization." days before the U.S. President will address the summit. represents around 75 per cent of multiplex owners in the Modi is leading a big government and country, yesterday said its members would not screen the business delegation to the summit in the including the United Nations and NATO. He said the world must come together film in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Goa in Swiss ski resort of Davos, aiming to Modi's speech echoed some of the to solve these issues and India could view of the tenuous law and order situation. showcase India as a fast-growing points made by Chinese President Xi show it the way, referring frequently to The tension was palpable with security personnel economic power and a potential driver of Jinping at last year's Davos summit, but ancient Indian thought and scriptures mounting vigil at cineplexes and single-screen halls but the global growth. he failed to generate the same enthusiasm. that call for harmony between humans day passed without any major incident despite violence in His opening address was a moment of A year ago, Xi, speaking days before and nature and refer to the world as some places, including in Rajasthan, Bihar, UP and Madhya personal triumph for the nationalist Trump was inaugurated, staked out family. Pradesh. Arterial roads were blocked, shops vandalised and leader once shunned by the West for China's position as the world's economic Modi said climate change was a major bike rallies taken out in some places in Rajasthan. “Our failing to prevent communal rioting in his powerhouse, promising a greater threat to the world, yet the world had protest against the film is continuing. The Rajput Karni home state. The occasion also recognized openness to globalization. failed to come together to tackle it. He Sena took out a bike rally in Jaipur and similar protests India's growth as an economic and However, Xi, who is not attending this said everyone wanted carbon emissions took place in other areas also,” said the group’s president geopolitical power. year, is not seen to have delivered on the to be cut, but the rich world was not Mahipal Makrana. About 24 shops were damaged in stone- Anindya Bakrie, chief executive of broad promises made at Davos over the ready to help developing economies with pelting incidents in Udaipur. media company PT Bakrie Global past year, but his speech was seen as a key new technology. Ventura, part of Indonesia's Bakrie moment in China's attempt to fill a void India, one of the world's fastest conglomerate, said Modi's remarks were a created by a more inward-looking United growing major economies and a growing UNIFORM PAPER FOR NEET welcome contrast to U.S. isolationism. States. contributor to pollution, has said it is "For developing countries, when we Modi arrived in Davos on Monday for a keen to honor its commitment to clean THIS YEAR: CBSE TO SC hear the U.S. talking about isolationism one-day trip. His visit was marred by up the environment despite Trump it's a bit concerning. So to have more and travel delays, as heavy snow in the ski pulling out of the Paris accord on cutting NEW DELHI (TIP): There will be a uniform question more leaders talk about the benefits of resort town made it impossible for Modi to carbon emissions. paper for the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test globalization is really good," Bakrie said. take a helicopter to Davos from Zurich and Modi also highlighted reforms and (NEET) for admission to various medical colleges from this Arun Kumar, chairman and CEO of the roads were clogged with traffic. policies his administration had year, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) accounting firm KPMG in India, said: "He In his speech, Modi laid out three big undertaken to make India more open. He informed the Supreme Court on Thursday. laid out where India stands in terms of his challenges facing the world: climate said his government had abolished some Questions will be translated in regional languages and preference for a multi-polar and change, terrorism and growing 1,400 archaic laws. "We are removing red question papers will have questions in both English and one multicultural world." protectionism. tape and laying the red carpet," Modi language of the region/state where examination was to be Under his America First agenda, "The result of this is that we are seeing said. Some business leaders said India held, CBSE counsel Tarachand Sharma told a Bench. Trump has threatened to withdraw from new types of tariff and non-tariff-based still had a lot of work to do to attract The top court had in August last year said there should be the North American free-trade agreement, barriers being imposed. Bilateral and more investment, including taming a common question paper after some students complained disavowed the global climate change multilateral trade negotiations appear to bureaucracy, tackling corruption and about different sets of questions for various languages. accord and criticized global institutions have come to a halt," he said. cleaning up pollution. Source: Reuters India, ASEAN to bolster maritime security ties with eye on China

NEW DELHI (TIP): With an eye on that India shares the grouping’s view on rules- growing Chinese influence in the region, based order for the oceans and seas. India and the Asean nations on Friday The word maritime was mentioned 14 times decided to step up maritime and counter- in the Delhi Declaration issued by the leaders terror cooperation and bolster connectivity after their summit. plans during a commemorative summit, the In a boost for India’s position on terrorism, second such gathering in a little over five the term “cross-border terrorism” – an years. oblique reference to Pakistan-sponsored The summit between India and the terrorism – found an approximate mention in Association of South East Asian Nations the declaration, which spoke of “countering (Asean) also looked at ways for the speedy cross-border movement of terrorists” as part conclusion of a balanced and mutually of a “comprehensive approach” to fight the beneficial Regional Comprehensive Economic menace. The declaration also spoke about the Partnership, a trade pact being negotiated by decision to “deepen cooperation in combating 16 nations. PM Narendra Modi with ASEAN leaders in New Delhi. terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, The summit marked India’s 25 years of violent extremism and radicalisation through engagement with Asean, which is key to New have a combined population of about 1.8 who earlier joined the Asean leaders for a information-sharing, law enforcement Delhi’s Act East policy and the Indo-Pacific billion and a combined GDP of more than US retreat meeting on maritime cooperation and cooperation and capacity building under the strategy. The 10 members of Asean and India $4.5 trillion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, security, said at the plenary of the summit existing Asean-led mechanisms”. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018 US 35 Eye Foundation of America - Run Goutami Eye Institute Awarded for ‘Elimination of Avoidable Blindness in Childhood and Beyond’

V.V. Kumar Secretary & COO, Goutami Eye Institute receiving the award from the Andhra Goutami Eye Institute Pradesh Minister Smt. Paritala Sunithamma (left in Saree) The Award

For further information, please contact VIJAYWADA, AP/ MORGANTOWN, WV providing caring service, irrespective of the etc., in identifying and referring people, (TIP): Government of Andhra Pradesh has socio-economic status, with due emphasis on especially of children, with eye problems is Goutami Eye Institute recognized the yeoman services being education and research. done periodically. 1, RV Nagar, Korukonda Road rendered by Eye Foundation of America -run The 3-story building totaling 16,000 sq feet Education of community on avoidable Rajahmundry - 533 105, Andhra Pradesh, India Goutami Eye Institute in Rajahmundry. encompassing outpatient clinics for paying causes of blindness and visual impairment is Phone: +91-883-2443441, 2443442; Fax: +91- Government of Andhra Pradesh, and non-paying people, two operating undertaken in the form of patient 883-2443449; Email: [email protected] Department of Welfare of Differently Abled, theatres, children play and exclusive pediatric information series on different eye aliments Transgender & Senior Citizens, conferred on recovery and wards suits, resource center, and through health talks. the Institute the Certificate of Appreciation space for administration and for the service being rendered by it in catering services. Of the total "Elimination of Avoidable Blindness in 90 beds, 75 are for under Childhood and Beyond". privileged sections of The award was presented on a very special community. Comprehensive day- the 209th Birth Anniversary of Louis Ophthalmology, Pediatric Braille on January 4, 2018 at Vijayawada. Ophthalmology and Low Presenting the award, Smt. Paritala Vision services were initiated Sunithamma, Cabinet Minister, Government to start with. In July 2006, of Andhra Pradesh lauded the great services in Oculoplasty were humanitarian work being done by Goutami added. Eye Institute and Eye Foundation of America. The commitment of V.V. Kuma, Secretary & COO, Goutami Eye Goutami towards training and Institute received the plaque and a shawl on education in eye care is behalf of Goutami Eye Institute. spread across medical and Kumar later told The Indian Panorama that non-medical spheres. Long- Goutami Eye Institute was the only one term fellowships for young selected for the Award in East Godavari in post-graduates and Short- Andhra Pradesh. He gave entire credit for the term fellowships and observer recognition to his team and the guiding light ship for practicing of the Institute, Chairman of Eye Foundation ophthalmologists and of America, Dr. V.K.Raju. periodic Continuing Medical Dr. V.K. Raju, Morgantown, West Virginia Education programs with based Ophthalmologist and Chairman of Eye eminent national and Foundation of America which runs the international faculty are Goutami Eye Institute said he was immensely available for medical pleased with the recognition of "our services". fraternity. He thanked the government of Andhra The Institute is a Pradesh for conferring the honor. He said contributor to ORBIS there was much to be done to prevent International avoidable blindness, particularly among (http://www.orbis.org/) children and that he would continue to do his initiated teleophthalmology best in this direction as he has been doing all program. over the world, in particular in India, Africa For mid-level eye care and Asia. personnel, different Goutami Eye Institute is a registered not- certificate courses are for-profit organization established in available in Ophthalmic Rajahmundry - Andhra Pradesh, India under Assistantship, Ophthalmic the Societies Act of 1864. The outpatient nursing, Ophthalmic theatre, services were commenced on 15th August Ophthalmic technician and 2005. The surgical services were initiated on Optical Services. 13th October 2005, the world sight day. Training of Key The mission of the Institute is to protect, Informants, like teachers, preserve and restore the treasured gift of medical practitioners, sight for improving quality of life by primary health care workers, THE INDIAN PANORAMA 36 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018