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2020 US Presidential Election to Be Most www.theindianpanorama.news # 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 14 ISSUE 44 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● OCT 30 - NOV 05, 2020 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 America 2020 US presidential election UNITED against to be most expensive in history; COVID-19 expected to cost $14 billion KEEP SAFE ● Follow CDC guidelines ● Observe Social Distancing Biden's campaign brought in record-breaking USD 938 million through ● Wash Hands Frequently KEEP AMERICA SAFE October 14, while Trump raised USD 596 million NEW YORK (TIP): The 2020 Presidential election is turning out to be the most expensive election in history and twice as expensive as the previous presidential election cycle, with the The Indian Panorama will total cost of the election expected to bring out a SPECIAL EDITION reach an unprecedented USD 14 billion, on the occasion of Deepavali a research group said. The Center for Responsive Politics on Friday, November 13, said that an "extraordinary influx" of Articles and advertisements political donations in the final months - driven by a Supreme Court battle and for the special edition may closely watched races for the White please be submitted by House and Senate - pushed total November 7, 2020. spending in the election past the previously estimated 11 billion dollars figure. The Center said that the 2020 election QUICK TAKES will cost USD 14 billion, shattering spending records. contd on Page 2 Money is not the issue for either candidate in the US Presidential Election 2020 ; winning is Wooing Bihar’s voters with File photo free vaccine, jobs Page 6 Bihar Polls Page 7 India, U.S. ink landmark defense pact U.S. coronavirus cases cross nine Pact takes Indo-US defense ties to the next level Will Justin Trudeau also ride million: a Reuters report says Corona waves to the majority? NEW YORK Page 8 (TIP): U.S. coronavirus cases crossed the 9 The India-U.S. defense million mark on partnership is deepening Friday, October 30, rising by 1 million Page 9 in two weeks as the world's worst- affected country Covid testing Indian Diaspora and the U.S. The 2+ 2 dialogue. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, US Secretary of Photo / Courtesy MIT Technology Review State Mike Pompeo, India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and India's faces a resurgence Election 2020 Page 10 External Minister S. Jaishankar make a joint statement in New Delhi in the pandemic just ahead of elections, Reuters says. US Election 2020-What the NEW DELHI (TIP): India and the U.S. on October 27 inked Cases are rising faster than ever before. The previous record a landmark defense agreement that will allow sharing of high- for 1 million new cases was during a surge in infection in July Polls Say Page 11 end military technology, classified satellite data, and critical and August - when it took 16 days. Now the country has information between the two countries. The signing of the recorded over 1 million cases in 14 days with no sign of the COVID-19 Crisis Page 21 long-negotiated Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement outbreak slowing. (BECA) during the third edition contd on page 2 contd on page 2 THE INDIAN PANORAMA TURN PAGE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2020 02 contd from page 1 under Trump's presidency, including the well-funded miscellaneous finance and securities and investment industries. PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: 2020 US presidential election... Real estate is one of the few major industries to stay in Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will be the Republicans' corner during the Trump era, giving slightly VICE PRESIDENT: first candidate in history to raise USD 1 billion from donors. more to GOP committees than Democrats, it said. (Source: Chitagam Saluja His campaign brought in a record-breaking USD 938 PTI) million through October 14, riding Democrats' enthusiasm to CHIEF EDITOR: defeat Trump. Prof Indrajit S. Saluja President Donald Trump raised USD 596 million, which India, U.S. ink landmark defense... CONSULTING EDITOR : would be a strong fundraising effort if not for Biden's of the '2+2' dialogue between the two strategic partners Deepak Dwidedi, Chairman, immense haul. also signals further boosting of bilateral defense and Bhaskar Group, Delhi "Even amid a pandemic, everyone is giving more in 2020, military ties. ASSISTANT EDITOR: from ordinary individuals making small donations to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Defense Bidisha Roy billionaires cutting eight-figure checks to super PACs. Minister Rajnath Singh held the talks with U.S. Secretary of SPL. REPORTER UNO: Women are smashing donation records, and Americans are State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper. H.S. Panaser increasingly donating to candidates who aren't running for Both sides were assisted by their top military and security GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: office in their state," it said in a statement. officials. The 2020 election is more than twice as expensive as the The United States will support the Indian people defend Om Parkash Malik runner up, the 2016 election. sovereignty and liberty against threats, Secretary of State DIRECTOR This year's election will see more spending than the Michael Pompeo said, following the conclusion of the pact, ADMINISTRATION: previous two presidential election cycles combined, said the which comes in the backdrop of India's tense border standoff Gauri Beri Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan, independent with China in eastern Ladakh. Pompeo also attacked the CONTRIBUTING and nonprofit research group that tracks money in US Chinese Communist Party and said it is not a friend of rule PHOTOGRAPHERS: politics and its effect on elections and public policy. of law and democracy. Baldev Singh / BJ Videos "Donors poured record amounts of money into the 2018 The inking of the BECA completes the finalization of four Gunjesh Desai / Masala Junction midterms, and 2020 appears to be a continuation of that trend key pacts that were identified as crucial to significantly Jay Mandal, - but magnified," said Sheila Krumholz, executive director of expand the strategic ties between the two countries. Mohammad Jaffer, the Center for Responsive Politics. The General Security of Military Information Agreement SnapsIndia "Ten years ago, a billion-dollar presidential candidate (GSOMIA) was signed by the two countries in 2002. The Mohammad Shahzad, would have been difficult to imagine. This cycle, we're likely GSOMIA provides for specific measures to ensure security Zia Khan, to see two," Krumholz said. standards for safeguarding critical information shared by Nisha Rani The group said that the massive numbers are headlined by the U.S. with India. Vaaho Photographers, unprecedented spending in the presidential contest, which is The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement Vijay Shah - Photo Journalist. expected to see USD 6.6 billion in total spending alone, up (LEMOA), inked in 2016, allows the militaries of the two CORRESPONDENTS : from around USD 2.4 billion in the 2016 race. countries to use each other's bases for repair and SACRAMENTO: Spending by deep-pocketed national groups is also driving replenishment of supplies and also provide for deeper Parminder S. Aujla the total cost of election higher. In the month of October cooperation. NEW YORK : alone, outside spending by super PACs and other big-money In 2018, India and the U.S. signed another pact called Chitagam groups totaled nearly USD 1.2 billion. COMCASA (Communications Compatibility and Security These groups are spending far more to boost Biden than Agreement), which provides for interoperability between the FRESNO: help Trump, further aiding the Democrats cash-flush two militaries and enables sale of high end technology from Tarlochan Singh campaign. the U.S. to India. DALLAS: Driven by their supporters' strong opposition to Trump, About BECA, officials said the agreement will give India Harjit Dhesi, Amarjit Dhillon Democrats are continuing their fundraising prowess that access to classified geo-spatial data as well as critical OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENTS helped them dominate the money race in the 2018 election information having significant military applications from LONDON cycle. the U.S. (Agencies) Nirpal Singh Shergill "Their money machine is more powerful than ever in 2020," the Center said. SPL CORRESPONDENT Democratic candidates and groups have spent USD 5.5 U.S. coronavirus cases cross nine... DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: billion compared to Republicans' USD 3.8 billion, the Center On Thursday, October 30, the United States reported a Ashishpal Singh said noting that Democrats have never had a financial record 91,254 new cases. On average, over 77,000 cases are CHANDIGARH: advantage this large. being reported every day in the last seven days, double the Manjit Sidhu Both parties raised more than ever from small donors, but level seen two months ago. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 LUDHIANA: Democrats came out on top, having raised nearly USD 1.7 patients are hitting records in 21 out of 50 states. Deaths are A.S. Arora, billion from bite-sized donors, compared to USD 1 billion for also trending higher and have reached nearly 230,000. R.P.Sharma Republicans. For every 10,000 people in the United States, over 272 Overall, small donors account for 22 per cent of the money coronavirus cases have been reported and about seven DALLAS BUREAU CHIEF & VP raised in the 2020 cycle. These individual donors giving USD people have died, according to a Reuters analysis. In Europe Lovllien Kaurr 200 or less only accounted for 15 per cent of money raised in there have been 127 cases and four deaths per 10,000 972-330-3139 the 2016 election. residents. [email protected] The pandemic also forced candidates to forgo in-person Texas has surpassed California as the worst-affected state The Indian Panorama fundraisers with wealthy donors. Campaigns have in the United States, with Florida in third place.
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