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5 Million Pounds gets UK Residency for Indian Crooks Arms dealer Sudhir Experts found it impossible to believe that voters would buy what Choudhrie, defaulter Vijay Mallya and scamster Lalit Modi Trump was selling. Which was exactly the winning sales pitch. live honourably in London. (Special Report) Donald Trump did all which had never been done, and the Clinton had governing experience and kinds of things that were unthinkable for experts said couldn’t be done.The establishment credentials and deep a serious presidential candidate. But it experts, it turned out, had no idea what policy knowledge, but a majority of the turned out that the failure of thinking they were talking about. public didn’t see those as points in her wasn’t his. Trump rose to political And that, it seems, was what last favor. Trump’s Twitter rants and name- prominence flogging the false claim night’s Trumpquake was about, a revolt calling and insinuations about his that President Obama is not an against the experts, against the elites, opponent’s health didn’t seem American. As a candidate, he against the out-of-touch inside-the- presidential, but apparently, they are. repeatedly said things that Beltway insiders who enforced the So the polls were wrong, just like responsible candidates weren’t longstanding norms that Trump so Trump predicted. And the pundits who supposed to say—describing flagrantly violated. Trump got virtually explained why Trump’s various Mexicans as rapists, pledging to ban no newspaper endorsements—one provocations—attacking a judge’s Muslim immigration, mocking a exception was the Ku Klux Klan’s Mexican heritage, offering to pay the disabled reporter, fat-shaming a Miss newspaper—but those influencers legal fees of supporters who beat up Universe, cozying up to Vladimir had no influence over the mostly white protesters, refusing to disavow the Putin, trashing women who accused and Republican voters who carried support of David Duke—were Contd him of groping, calling vaccines harmful, Trump to victory. Washington was disqualifying or unacceptable were on repeatedly sparking outrages that would outraged when he wouldn’t promise to wrong, too. None of the things he said Page 22 get overshadowed by the next outrage. concede if he lost, but his supporters or did disqualified him, He refused to release his tax returns, were outraged by Washington. Hillary (Contd on page 23) Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 US COMMUNITY 2 ‘Desi’ wave hits US: Record 5 Indian-Americans set to be elected to Congress American in the current House, Bobby Jindal, a Republican numbers in recent years, but leading in his re-election bid. who became the second Indian- most of them didn’t make it past All five are Democrats, and American to make it, was also the primaries. three of them are from one state, the lone member of the chamber Year 2016 marked a California — Harris, Bera and from his community. He served watershed with a record number Khanna, whose constituency, two terms before running for of them clearing the nominating District No 17, is home to Silicon governor of Louisiana. He won contests: the five above, and Valley. Krishnamoorthi won in two terms. Peter Jacob in New Jersey, also Illinois and Jayapal in Bera, the third, was the only a Democrat, who hadn’t had Washington.Shekar Indian-American in the last much of a chance from the start. Narasimhan, a leading Clinton House. And there are now four, But who would not welcome campaign fundraiser and going on to five. a score of 5 out of 6, and two of strategist, called these wins “the The community, which forms them women? Community silver lining in an otherwise rather 1% of the American population leaders believe these results will (Agencies) Indian-Americans the community, putting her dark cloud”, referring to Clinton with 3.4 million members, has pave the way for more people to have bagged four congressional among the next generation of losing to Republican Donald long been the best educated, explore a career in politics, seats so far in the 2016 Democrats that are expected to Trump in a stunning upset. something they brought from starting off at all and any level elections, marking a new high for take over the party from Hillary This is the first time Indian- India, and most prosperous, with they can. While grieving the loss a minority that has pursed Clinton. Americans have won more than a median household income of of the White House, political power commensurate The other three were Ro one seat in Congress, going back $103,000. Narasimhan, wrote in an email with its clout as the country’s Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi to the 1950s, when Dalip Singh Their interest in politics that the victory of Indian- richest ethnic group. Among the and Pramila Jaypal, all elected Saund, a Democrat, became the remained confined to signing Americans was an “opportunity winners was California’s attorney to the House of Representatives, first member of the community checks for politicians to buy for us to play a leadership role in general Kamala Harris, who won where the tally could still climb ever elected to the House. He clout locally, but graduated to promoting progressive policies for her Senate race, also a first for with Ami Bera, the sole Indian- served three terms. running themselves, in growing our community and nation”. What can Trump do to your U.S. dreams? The H-1B visa cap, currently 65,000 a year, is unlikely to be raised under a Trump administration wonderful man,” Mr. Trump said Mississippi-based doctor and the U.S. of Mr. Sessions. a delegate at the Republican “We have to create job H-1B visas are run under a National Convention: “Trump creators. One man went to Congressional mandate and the has not ever said that he will Harvard, did well, but was not executive cannot arbitrarily make not allow immigration or allowed to stay, went back to changes in them. But a Trump people coming in. He has said his home in India, started a presidency raises concerns he will stop illegal company, which is now a very about what the future holds for immigration. Immigration of successful company with potential visa seekers and skilled workers will not be thousands of employees. We immigrants from India, since he affected by a Trump have to be careful about this. has made immigration and visa presidency or a Republican We have to keep the talented regulations a centrepiece of his Congress.” Now, if ‘legal’ and people in this country,” Mr. (Agencies) “I am totally talking about an incident in which politics. ‘illegal’ are the operative Trump said, referring to committed to eliminating Indian workers replaced Puneet Ahluwalia, a words, there could be some Snapdeal founder Kunal Bahl, rampant, widespread H-1B abuse American workers at the Disney Washington DC-based lobbyist trouble there. Because H1-B though the details were wrong. and ending outrageous practices amusement park in Florida. who was a member of Trump regulations are meant to bring Mr. Bahl did not go to Harvard, such as those that occurred at Senator Jeff Sessions, a campaign’s Asia Advisory in talent that is not already but to University of Disney... I will end forever the use staunch opponent of the H-1B Committee, says Indian IT available in the U.S., and that Pennsylvania. of the H-1B as a cheap labour visa programme, was the only companies will have a big role to is always a tricky thing to All told, the increase in cap programme,” U.S. President- Senator who had the chance to play in the new President’s establish. Critics have always of the H-1B — currently 65,000 elect Donald Trump had said in appear with the President-elect economic agenda. accused companies of annually — as many American one of his campaign meetings at his early morning victory “Mr. Trump is a pro- misusing the programme to and Indian companies have earlier this year, specifically speech on Wednesday. “What a business guy. The U.S. wants ‘illegally’ displace American been arguing for several to keep its competitive workers. years, is unlikely to happen. technology edge in the global But several U.S. courts, It is unlikely that a Trump Obama urges nation to ‘forge unity’ after bitter election market and will require including one last month on administration will want such (Agencies) Arlington (US): Three days after Election Day, talented folks in that sector. the Disney case, have ruled a route, and such a proposal President Barack Obama used his last Veterans Day speech H1 B visa is the legal way of that H-1B workers can be may not get enough support to urge Americans to learn from the example of veterans as a importing talent into our hired at lesser salaries than from members of Congress. It divided nation seeks to “forge unity” after the bitter 2016 nation. It will be important previously existed. is unlikely to be cut either. But campaign. Obama, in remarks at Arlington National Cemetery, that Indian technology Stephen Bannon, Mr. the companies will be under noted that Veterans Day often comes on the heels of hard- companies look in U.S. Trump’s campaign chief and pressure to use those visas fought campaigns that “lay bare disagreements across our rural areas and create potentially an official in the more creatively to fit into the nation.” “But the American instinct has never been to find isolation opportunities,” he says, new administration, is a Trump political agenda. in opposite corners,” Obama said. “It is to find strength in our adding Indian companies strong opponent of the H-1B At the same time, a future common creed, to forge unity from our great diversity, to maintain might require to align with programme. immigration policy of the U.S. that strength and unity even when it is hard.” the new President’s political In a 2015 interview with Mr. will encourage more foreign He added that now that the election is over, “as we search priorities. “They can Bannon, Mr. Trump, who was students to pay and study for ways to come together, to reconnect with one another and assimilate a lot of semi-skilled then one of a dozen STEM — Science, with the principles that are more enduring than transitory politics, workers into jobs that can be Republican presidential Technology, Engineering and some of our best examples are the men and women we salute done from their homes, in the aspirants, had said he “felt Management — in the U.S, by on Veterans Day.” Tuesday’s election of Republican Donald U.S.” strongly” that job creators promising them an easier Trump led to protests across the country. 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Donald Trump’s Presidency Could Literally Mean the End of Their World from the climate-denying and what he says he will do. We America, where the carbon that scientist-harassing Competitive cannot let him. Outside the Trump wants to unleash is currently Enterprise Institute, to transform United States, we need to start buried, we all need to get ready the Environmental Protection demanding economic sanctions to warrior up—and if you want to Agency. This is just some of in the face of this treaty- know what that looks like, turn what is at stake if Trump does shredding lawlessness. In North your eyes to Standing Rock. Trump’s business empire poses unprecedented potential conflicts of interest (Agencies) New York : Donald Trump campaigned for president as a savvy billionaire who would apply his business acumen to improving the U.S. economy, (Agencies) At the precise gives Kiribati and other low-lying cutting taxes for Americans and negotiating better moment that Donald Trump was islands a fighting chance at trade deals. But his vast, complicated network of giving his acceptance speech, I survival. But we know that businesses under the Trump Organization, including was in a room packed with a meeting that target, or even the numerous foreign investments and debts, could thousand people in Sydney, more lenient 2 degree one, create unprecedented conflicts of interest when he Australia, listening to Maria means we cannot sink a single takes the oath of office as U.S. president in January, Tiimon Chi-Fang, a leading piece of new fossil-fuel government ethics experts said. Federal law does activist from the island state of infrastructure. We have already not prohibit the president from being involved in private Kiribati. All day I had been blown our carbon budget just with business while in office, even though members of sending e-mails with the subject the fossil fuels currently in Congress and lower-ranking executive branch officials line “It’s the end of the world.” I production. are subject to strict conflict-of-interest rules. Lyndon suddenly felt embarrassed by the Donald Trump, in his Johnson, for instance, quietly managed his that showed he had financial interests in more than privilege of this hyperbole. If “100-day plan to Make America broadcasting businesses despite insisting publicly 500 entities with names like China Trademark LLC Trump does what he says and Great Again,” unveiled at the end that he had ceased all involvement, according to his and DT Marks Qatar LLC but had few details. While rolls back the (insufficient) of October, made it clear that he biographer, Robert Caro. plenty of wealthy men have been president, no one climate progress won under intends to grab carbon as “There are no legal restrictions, no legal has ascended to the White House with such a Obama, inspiring other nations aggressively as he brags about requirements,” said Noah Bookbinder, the executive complex array of assets. to do the same, Chi-Fang’s grabbing women. Here are a few director of the nonpartisan watchdog Citizens for Trump’s spokeswoman did not respond to nation and culture will almost of his immediate plans:? allowing Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. But most a request for comment on how he planned to manage surely disappear beneath the the Keystone XL pipeline to move presidents in recent decades have voluntarily placed his businesses while he was in the White House. waves. Literally, the end of their forward their personal assets, including property and financial During the campaign, Trump did say he would likely whole world. lifting restrictions on fossil-fuel holdings, in blind trusts overseen by independent transfer day-to-day operations to his children. But Chi-Fang talked about production advisers to avoid any appearance of impropriety, experts in government ethics said that would do little how the Paris climate canceling “billions in payments experts said. Under a blind trust, the owner has no to insulate Trump. negotiations was a rare moment to U.N. climate change say or knowledge in how the assets are managed. “That presumably frees some time up for of hope. It’s not a perfect text, programs” President Barack Obama was one him to be the president, but it doesn’t do anything but island nations waged—and That’s right: warm the planet as exception, but his investments are mostly in broad- to clear the conflicts of interest,” said Kenneth won—a valiant battle to include quickly as possible, and burn the based index funds and U.S. Treasury notes with little Gross, a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer who language reflecting the need to paltry life jackets currently being chance of conflicts. Trump’s businesses include has counseled high-ranking political keep warming below 1.5. thrown to the people who will licensing deals, hotels and golf courses around the appointees on ethics laws. “His family’s Celsius. “We didn’t sleep,” she suffer most. And lest there be world. During the campaign, he filed a 104-page interests, his children’s interests, are co- told the crowd. any doubt that Trump means it, financial disclosure statement, as required by law, existent with his own.” That 1.5 degree target he just appointed Myron Ebell, Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 OPINION 5 (Agencies) President-elect Oct. 22, which described the Donald Trump plans to move actions he would take during his quickly to fulfill some of his most first 100 days in office. controversial campaign promises Of all the controversial related to what he derided as proposals, renegotiating NAFTA “job-killing” trade policies, could have the biggest impact on according to an internal transition the U.S. economy. On Day One, team document shared with Trump’s administration will POLITICO. request that Canada and Mexico Within the first 100 days, his start to renegotiate the deal, administration will drop out of the which the New York billionaire Trans-Pacific Partnership, and has maligned as the “worst trade 100 days after that it could deal in history.” withdraw from the North American Then, depending on how Free Trade Agreement unless those talks go, Trump would certain demands are met, consider withdrawing from the according to the described policy pact by Day 200, according to road map.Other first-day the description of the business includes labeling China document. So far, Canada isn’t balking at the idea of changing the nearly 23-year- Trump will quit TPP in first days old pact. “If they want to have a discussion about improving NAFTA, then we are ready to a currency manipulator — opportunities for American a reason. Believe me, they will the White House. come to the table to try to put something the Obama investors abroad. be unwound so fast.” The detailed 21-page road before the new administration administration avoided in its eight “Every trade deal we have is The described document was map features a summary and anything that will benefit both years — and teaming up the horrible and we should be produced by Trump’s D.C.-based rationale for the plan and is Canada and the United States Office of the U.S. Trade ashamed of … the people that transition team, which, apart from interspersed with quotes of and obviously Mexico also,” Representative and the let those deals happen,” Trump New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, policy promises Trump made on Canada's ambassador to the Committee on Foreign said in an October speech that has had little contact with the the campaign trail. United States, David Investment in the United States sketched out some details of his president-elect so far. In other Overall, the plan outlined to MacNaughton, said in a to examine all major proposed trade plans. “They’re defective, words, there’s no guarantee that POLITICO largely mirrors what conference call with foreign acquisitions of U.S. and they knew they were Trump will take up every Trump said in a speech in journalists on Thursday. “So companies to ensure equal defective, and they were done for recommendation once he gets to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on we are prepared to talk.” Let’s not kid ourselves, with Trump, what we have seen is what we will get disregarded the advice of the Nor is Trump likely to find much company and hurt a few punditrocracy and the motivation for moderation as he thousand people. But managing Republican Party establishment looks across the wider world. a country is another matter. to “pivot to the centre” after Instead, he will find that leaders Trump’s positions on winning the primaries. The who say and do outrageous international trade treaties conventional wisdom in things — Trump would likely suggest he is of a mind to play American presidential politics is describe them as “tough” — are fast and loose with the American that smart candidates win not only getting away with it, economy, and, by extension, the primaries by appealing to their they’re being rewarded for it, with world’s. This doesn’t allow for party’s extremists, and then public approbation. From much confidence. adopt more middle-of-the-road Russia’s Vladimir Putin and That only leaves the possibility positions in the general election. Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that Trump might become more Trump refused to do any such to Rodrigo Duterte of the moderate because that is just the thing: he stayed extreme Philippines, leaders who resist right thing to do. Go ahead and (Agencies) Like hope, wishful positivist delusion that persuaded throughout the campaign, and compromise are being lauded by chortle. It is laughable to expect thinking springs eternal. As I write the teachers of Visakha Valley profited handsomely by his their electorate. high-minded altruism from any this, in New York on the day after School in Visakhapatnam that stubborn refusal to play by the Shortly after his swearing-in, modern politician, never mind a native son of this city has been making the Class XI political playbook. Trump could very well be joined from a racist, misogynist and tax elected President of the United troublemaker the school vice- If he has no voter-imposed in the club of leaders who openly fraud. If Trump has a moral States, a parade of pundits has captain would somehow turn him impetus to restrain himself, espouse bigotry by the odious compass, he has kept it well gone through the turnstiles of into a model student. It didn’t there’s little hope that the Marine Le Pen of France. That hidden for decades, and were he news TV, many of them suitably work: the power went to my head, Republican Party will be able to would mean four of the five to produce it now, it might be an shame-faced about predicting and I was an even greater impose moderation on Trump, permanent members of the UN even bigger surprise than his the other outcome, all of them nuisance. either. His victory came despite Security Council would be ruled election victory. offering the parting palliative that It won’t work with Trump either. the best efforts of the party by radical or rejectionist right- Earlier this year, I was in London President Donald Trump will be For one thing, he wasn’t simply grandees, and he is in no way wingers: the US, Russia, France for the Brexit referendum. Then, a better man than Candidate assigned authority, he won a beholden to them, quite the and the UK. That would leave too, shell-shocked pundits Donald Trump. mandate the hard way — in fact, contrary. It is more likely that China’s autocratic Xi Jinping as struggled to offer some reason Their assumption is that the the hardest way. For another, Republicans in Congress will take the representative of liberal for optimism. But for me, the onerous responsibility of the there’s no reason to think that their cues from their President progressivism! most memorable comment highest office will have a those who gave him that mandate and his supporters, and tack Some pundits have suggested came from an Afro-Caribbean maturing, moderating influence want him to alter his behaviour, toward more extremist positions. economic necessity could force woman interviewed on BBC on Trump, obliging him to or soften his edges, once he’s Consider the osmosis effect Trump down a conciliatory path. radio. She was asked if she abandon some of his more occupied the White House. The Trump has had on former He is a businessman, after all, thought Boris Johnson, who led extremist views and promises — opposite is true: they WANT him Republican moderates like New and who better to recognise the a nasty campaign for Britain to or, failing that, that his radical to be a troublemaker, because Jersey Governor Chris Christie logic of markets and trade? The leave Europe, might now feel instincts will be restrained by the they believe that is what it will and former New York Mayor Rudy trouble is, Trump’s track record conciliatory in victory. “This is the complex realities that come with take to “Make America Great Giuliani, both of whom slipped in business is replete with real world, not DisneyWorld,” she ruling a diverse, deeply divided Again”.Trump has always known farther and farther toward the examples of reckless risk-taking, snorted. “The monster doesn’t nation, and leading a messy, this is what the electorate lunatic fringe after joining his followed by bankruptcy. You can become a loveable rogue in the mixed-up world.That’s the kind of wanted. That is why he campaign. do that with a real-estate end. He stays a monster.” Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 OP-ED 6 India and US, polls apart India’s election system is marked by its simplicity, and a fully empowered but fiercely independent EC India and the US are the two invariably used to facilitate him to. largest democracies in the world counting. Some states have the This, however, is perhaps the but the electoral systems of the VVPAT — Voter Verifiable Paper first time that a candidate — two countries are poles apart. Audit Trail. Donald Trump — has cast While the Indian system is The turnout in the last aspersions on the legitimacy of opponent. We have at least three reminded of Hillary Clinton charmingly simple, the US presidential election was 61.8 the election even before the first cases of one-vote victory and one describing the Indian election system is extremely complex per cent (compared to India’s 66.8 vote has been cast. Just cancel even of a tie, decided by the draw system as the “gold standard”. and confusing. per cent). With low registration, the election and name me the of lots. But the legitimacy of the In the midst of the EVM The basic features of the US this effectively means that less victor, he suggests. He has also election was never doubted. controversy, we were often asked system are the following. There than 45 per cent of eligible indicated that he may not accept That’s the reason why the why we use EVMs when even the is no centralised election Americans voted. Voting the results if he loses. His transition of power has always US does not. Well, all the management body like the demographics show that older supporters have warned of a been seamless. learnings do not have to come Election Commission in India. All people — 65 plus — tend to vote “revolution” in case Clinton wins. What has worked well for from the US all the time. While 50 states, and within these, more more than 18-24 year-olds by as It’s noteworthy that the India is a fully empowered but India gave equal voting rights to than 3,000 counties have different much as 25 percentage points. validity of results declared by the fiercely independent and neutral women on Day One in 1950, the management bodies. The date of People with more education and Election Commission of India has election commission. The US had taken 144 years. And the election is fixed — the first income vote more than the less never been doubted — even biggest reason of the success of then, while India elected a Tuesday after the first Monday endowed. Similarly, women vote candidates losing by just one Indian system is extreme woman prime minister within 19 of November — since 1845. in larger numbers. Blacks and vote have never questioned the simplicity. All things considered, years, the US has not had a It’s not just one election but Hispanics vote less because of results, though election petitions Indian elections are regarded as woman president in 240 years. a bunch of simultaneous lack of interest. The hours of have been filed on grounds of a model for a large part of the Hope they finally catch up with elections in the US. In many voting are longer — 13 hours — corrupt practices of the world. It is always good to be India! states, a voter will be choosing as compared to minimum eight not just the US president but 20 hours (usually nine) in India. different contestants on a single The US has two federal Modi's "Masterstroke" Has Great ballot, including the member of bodies — the Federal Election the US Senate and the House of Commission (FEC) and the US Representatives, state senate, Election Assistance Commission governor, state attorney general, (EAC) — but both of them Timing, But Inherently Flawed supreme court judge, among together do not add up to Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo NDA would be smug in the demonetising of large currency others. Furthermore, there are as anything as powerful or effective The decision of the thought that a large portion of notes ensures a one-time house many as 162 ballot initiatives as the EC in India. In fact, they Government of India to political funds for UP elections cleaning. Cash stashed under (referenda) in 35 states. have no control over the election demonetise Rs. 1000 and Rs. have overnight been written off. the mattress ala Bollywood The onus to register as a voter administration. The FEC 500 at midnight on Tuesday There is also the small factor movies of the 70s becomes lies on the voter and it is neither consists of six members, three caught the country by surprise. of a majority of the middle class obsolete with the crooked compulsory to register nor to each appointed by the two It was timed, maybe on purpose, suddenly having to scrounge for money-lender or corrupt babu vote. The last date for registration political parties. A decision to coincide with the shock of short change for their daily falling victim to the crackdown. varies from one month prior to the requires four votes to make it Donald Trump being declared needs. Not to mention the The movie would end with his ill- poll to the same day (polling non-partisan. Its role is confined President-Elect of the USA. The impact on a largely legitimate gotten gains burning in a pyre of day). Online registration is to federal campaign finance social media "bhakt" chatter rural agricultural cash economy. smoke. However, I fear that this allowed in 31 states plus DC. Any regulations. The EAC, also a quickly moved from fearing the What happens to 45,000 leaves an opening for the sequel person turning 18 even on polling bipartisan organisation, was worst for the world under a Trump- weddings on the 20 auspicious to follow very soon. It's just a day is eligible to register. The created only in 2002 to provide led USA to hailing the dates coming up in November? matter of time before the same registration of voters is very low. funding to states for upgrading demonetising as a "surgical The long queues outside ATMs villain stashes lean mattresses While in India over 95 per cent of their registration and voting strike" against black money. The and jewelry shops evoked with newly-minted Rs. 2000 all eligible persons are already systems besides establishing similarities between the two scenes of resource-scarce notes. Unfortunately, we can't do registered, in the US it was just minimum voter identification incidents are striking. The US Soviet-era socialism. My an annual house-cleaning above 71 per cent in 2012. The standards. Its decisions are, polls didn't quite indicate a Trump technology-adverse mother is exercise without risking the voter identification system varies however, not binding. victory, it was probably driven by stuck in Mumbai without any stability of our currency. too — from different photo identity The complexity of the election voters who didn't disclose their money, at least money she can As long as the sources of proofs to self-authentication process and the multiplicity of preference for Trump. Similarly, legally use. However, most of the generating cash and its utility still without a photo. authorities is a perfect breeding India Inc, those most likely to be youth I spoke to seem to be remain open, this is unlikely to The polling station can be in ground for confusion. It’s no affected by removing Rs. 1000 elated by this move. They lead to any major curb on black a variety of buildings including surprise that a situation like the from legal tender, is most vocal genuinely believe that it will help money. It's prudent to remember private precincts, shopping infamous Florida fiasco of the in its appreciation of the in curbing black money. that the similar 1978 experiment malls, churches, community year 2000 happened when the "masterstroke." Again, Modi seems to have by the Morarji Desai government centres, court houses, fire results were first challenged in Now, most politically-correct gauged public mood or public had no visible impact. 40 years stations besides schools. The the Supreme Court but not politicians have supported this anger against the rich and down, we probably have much polling staff is drawn from a pursued to the hilt by the move claimed to address the corrupt (yes, they are more black money in the system variety of sources — private, gentlemanly Al Gore who lost to issue of domestic black money, synonymous in the mind of the than before. What's changed are elected and others. Bush by just a few hundred barring a few in the Congress Indian public). It laid down a the reasons for this cash The voting systems are votes. Many Americans called claiming to speak for the perfect environment for this generation. diverse — voting at polling Bush the “unelected president”. harassed aam aadmi and UP "surgical strike". The PM seems There is no longer an stations on poll day, early voting Earlier, too, in 1960, Kennedy regional satraps who suspect the to have mastered the political abnormally high tax rate of a in person, absentee voting by defeated Nixon by a very narrow real motive is the upcoming packaging and timing too, given 100% like in the 70s but we have mail. The ballot design varies margin (49.7 to 49.5 per cent). assembly elections. Ironically, the recent years of economic a well-developed cash economy from state to state. Voting Many questions were raised there is probably some truth to hardship. But in the media-driven without which buying real estate technology varies from direct about the legality of Kennedy’s both these allegations. While it's euphoria, the finer question on becomes impossible. How would recording electronic voting win but Nixon chose not to difficult to argue against the larger whether this will actually help in political parties fight elections or machines (like Indian EVMs) to contest the results despite many objective of a crackdown on curbing black money still babus earn post-retirement paper ballots (marked by pencil Republicans, including black money, especially in these remains open. benefits if bags of cash are not or pen). But scanning is President Eisenhower, urging times of ultra-patriotic smog, the There's no doubt that the available? (Contd on page 25) Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 EDITORIAL 7 Shades Of Black Being American in the Trump Years The system is rigged, folks, he kept saying. But the rigging seems to have A parallel, shadow of black economy has had failed on Tuesday, when it made Donald Trump the president-elect, and again on Wednesday, when his rival, Hillary Clinton, and President Obama publicly its presence in India from time immemorial congratulated him, wished him all success and pledged to get out of his way. The peaceful transfer of power — the swift counting of votes, acceptance of results, dignity in defeat — that’s the system, and these two powerful politicians, Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama, defended and strengthened it through their humility. “We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead,” Mrs. Clinton said. Her concession — her valedictory, with its air of the Clintons exiting the stage — was especially moving for its call to young supporters to be resilient despite inevitable failures, and for its restatement of values that were pulped by the Trump campaign: “The American dream is big enough for everyone. For people of all races, and religions, for men and women, for immigrants, for L.G.B.T. people, and people with disabilities. For everyone.” Mr. Obama likened Mr. Trump to a teammate in a relay race, promising a smooth handoff. His words were gracious, but had a tragic dimension. He is, after all, leaving an eight-year legacy of achievements in the hands of a man determined to erase them, the same man who defamed him as an African-born Muslim who had won the presidency through fraud.Mr. Obama, leading as ever through example, reminded Americans that democracy requires the “presumption of good faith in our fellow citizens.” What the country needs, he said, is “a sense of unity, a sense of inclusion, a respect for our institutions, A parallel, shadow of black economy has had its presence in India from our way of life, rule of law, and a respect for each other. I hope that he maintains time immemorial. The World Bank in July 2010 estimated the size of the that spirit throughout this transition.” parallel economy for India at 20.7 per cent of the GDP in 1999 and rising to We Americans can be heartened by Mrs. Clinton’s and Mr. Obama’s 23.2 per cent in 2007. The high inflation witnessed by Indians in the past decency. They were right to be gracious. Mr. Trump owes nothing to the traditional decade or so is more to do with the growth of the parallel economy, which powers in his party — not the Koch brothers, not the leadership in Congress — eats into the vitals of the country’s economy. The high inflation adversely and he may chart an independent course. We can hope against hope that he affects the poor and the middle classes more than others. It deprives will shed his campaign persona for one befitting a nation’s leader. We do so Government of its legitimate revenues which could have been otherwise used without illusions — ready to support him, without denying the many disgraceful for welfare and development activities. So in that sense the move by the things he did and said to get elected, the promises he may or may not keep, government of India to first open a black money amnesty scheme was a step the falsehoods he peddled that were either delusions or lies. towards curbing black money circulation by providing people an opportunity It’s a strange, distressing situation for citizens to be in — to acknowledge to bring it into the system. A very commendable move, which I think should the danger of having a reckless, unqualified leader, while maintaining respect be opened once every decade to bridge the gap. The many unbanked and for the office he holds. But we cannot give in to fear or despondency. There is under-banked segments of the country survive on the cash economy as that too much to be done. is the lifeline for their very survival. Take for instance the maid working in There is a planet to save. The earth is in peril from a changing climate no your house; she is more likely to have expenses which require her to deal in matter how many deniers say otherwise. There may be millions of immigrants cash on an everyday basis. It is the same for the vegetable vendor on the to shield from a Trump homeland-enforcement regime. State and local street. governments may need to step in if the federal government retreats from The other shades of black have sources by way of corruption and other protecting consumers or helping educate children. And there may be sick people means. I am not getting into details, but you look into real estate and small to care for, should Mr. Trump dismantle the Affordable Care Act. traders who find it easy to focus on the business than comply with various tax departments and you will get an idea. For those with big sums, the outlet by way of money in real estate and gold has existed for long. For those looking for innovative ways there is an app for handling this money. Well, almost, you could check the bitcoin wallet or get into the darknet and explore more. ISSN No. 1554 06X Bitcoin, the crypto currency created in 2009, enables decentralised Chairman: Karam Singh Thind (Honorary) transactions without any credit card or central bank intervention. It allows users to transfer currency with the help of the Internet, and blockchain is the Editor in Chief: Sharanjit Singh Thind underlying technology that helps clearing transactions and supports the Editor (Political Affairs-India) : Aruna Singh process of mining and pricing bitcoins. This avenue has been used by those President : Bhupinder K. Thind Special Correspondent : with a lot of unaccounted money for the convenience this avenue offers. The bitcoin economy is such that every time a transaction happens, it Chief Photographer : Vijay Shah Gagandeep Singh (INDIA) needs to be verified and validated between the members of a network. The Editorial Intern: Amann Thind Web Coordinator : Jatinder Kumar process of verification is carried out by ‘miners’ who create a ‘block’ of all the transactions occurring over the bitcoin network in every few minutes. 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develop their own nuclear When that happens, as it weapons, as Trump has certainly will, his wrecking The end begins now suggested they should. Other capacity will be spectacular. An countries in Asia, and India in institution is not submitting to the particular, will be obliged to will of the people? Like Mao Trump’s presidency is year zero in a new rethink their larger strategic Zedong, he may call on the world order where rules may be disappearing position and how far they can people to bombard the depend on past diplomatic headquarters. For the next four On Wednesday, the world changed. Certainties about distracted remarks. We cannot alliances in a new post- years and beyond, we face great changed. An idea of itself that the status have evaporated. What do go back and parse his American order, where an uncertainty. West believed in and promoted investors do in a crisis? They flee speeches, his writings or his approximately rules-based At some level, we still in the wake of two devastating to the safety of gold. What do track record, because he has no system could no longer exist. believed in the American dream, world wars came to an end. voters do? They flee to the gold experience in government. Trump Trump is erratic, that the US could be “a city upon Liberal values always work best of ethnic solidarity and traditional is a zero, and his presidency is narcissistic and ignorant of a hill” watched by the world as when you are in the ascendant, social ideas, they flee to the year zero in a new world order how American institutions an example. For sure, we raged and most Americans no longer cultural solidity of an imagined where rules may be work and its laws are passed. against its hypocrisies, foreign feel in the ascendant. This is the past. In this respect, the US is disappearing. He is a man who has said he wars and domestic and start of the next stage of history, far from unique: We saw it in the He says he intends to wants to legalise torture, and international boorishness. But we a triumph of the outsider. For UK over Brexit, and we see it challenge NAFTA, the TPP, the who boasts of sexually never looked to China, to Russia Americans, the election result with alarming force in the rise of WTO and the IMF, introduce assaulting women. He wants or for that matter to Europe for represents a victory for white Europe’s hard-right, nativist protectionist tariffs on goods from to make deals with strongmen our vision of the future. We looked nationalism, and for the idea that political parties, who were the China, and unsettle the global in West Asia, even while to America, and we hoped its the majority can apply the values first to congratulate President- security balance centred around curtailing Muslim immigration people might make a more of identity politics to itself. Donald elect Trump and climb on his NATO that has underpinned post- to the US and putting perfect nation, a greater Trump’s attack on elites and bandwagon. World War II international American Muslims under experiment in human living. institutions was secondary to Trump may not be an security. Allies like South Korea threat. Within the constraints Today, that dream is over. We are this fact. His campaign made the isolationist president, but he will and Japan may be left in the lurch, of their system of government, all riding the Trump train, and it majority feel as if they were a put- surely be an autarchic one. He with US troops withdrawn: Both there will be many things he may be taking us to disasters yet upon minority, and as in other sees alliances in transactional countries may be tempted to is unable to do as president. unknown. countries, this won the vote. As terms, as a businessman of a candidate, he was not a thinker questionable talent who is but a reflector, a mirror. “I am your always focused on the deal and The Trump victory: The media has put itself on trial again voice,” he told a delighted crowd the short-term advantage. If he when he won the Republican is not getting a financial return In the aftermath of honest: much of the Delhi-based bubble right now. You need to nomination. from the Baltic states, he may Narendra Modi’s victory in the mainstream media like the stop living in denial and face the Trump was able to articulate decide they are expendable. I’ll 2012 Gujarat assembly Washington press corps have a truth which you know deep down the fears of an American white talk to President Putin. It’s elections, a much-respected liberal outlook. Nothing wrong is very, very real.” Moore is not majority that knows it will be a gonna be beautiful. NATO, writer-activist known for his liberal with that per se. Believing in the wrong. Many of us in the views had accosted me at a values of tolerance, equality, television business in particular minority by the middle of this tomato. We’ll make a new dinner: “I heard you on television individual liberties should be live in an air-conditioned “studio century. Barack Obama is the alliance when we need it. As the suggest that Narendra Modi central to a profession like bubble”, a comfort zone where we last black president for a long US acts unilaterally, so other could be the BJP’s prime journalism. But what happens are surrounded by familiar talking while. As Samuel P. Huntington large powers will do the same. ministerial choice in 2014. You when populist right-wing heads and predictable voices. predicted in 2004, ethnic There is every reason for them are wrong, India will never accept demagogues, be it a Modi or a Pundits with pre-decided intolerance was likely to to act in advance of the fact, and a divisive figure like him.” In July Trump, strike a chord with opinions are given resurface as a political force in to create their own reality at a 2013, when we did an election millions of voters in a democracy. disproportionate air time and America. “Historical and time of global insecurity. tracker poll claiming that Mr Modi Do we disregard their views saliency in preference to the contemporary experience If China wants to crack down was the preferred prime simply because they do not “real” people in the bazaars and suggests,” he wrote, “that this is on Hong Kong or extend its ministerial choice by some match our beliefs and mohallas of a vast country. A a highly probable reaction from remit over the South China Sea distance, the same gentleman compromise our credibility in the studio-driven media model can a once dominant ethnic-racial and create a wider, Sino-centric rang me up: “Change your process? In countries as large falter at election time if it gets group that feels threatened by sphere of regional influence, or pollsters, they are being as India and the United States, disconnected from people. As the rise of other groups.” Russia wants to annex some influenced by media hype.” In Lutyens’ Delhi and Capitol Hill can pollsters who get trapped in This was a campaign ruled by neighbouring territory, what better May 2014, when Mr Modi won a Washington can never represent statistical jugglery and computer confirmation bias, with a media moment to do it than around the spectacular victory to become the popular mood. In the 2016 data. Pollsters and journalists that disliked what Trump was time of inauguration day? We do prime minister, I received an sms US presidential election, cannot afford to live in denial offering and so convinced not know what President Trump’s from my friend again: “How could America’s ‘rust belt’ — once mode: an edit page article, a themselves he would lose. His foreign and security policy will this happen? This is not the India industrial power-house states studio debate or an opinion poll astonishing victory leaves his be, because his statements I know. I am depressed.”The like Michigan and Ohio – might gainfully analyse an issue opponents wondering: Was it during the campaign were Indian liberal’s plight in 2014 is became its Hindi heartland, but can it really get into the about Hillary Clinton’s weakness strikingly incoherent. In a perhaps mirrored in the US in reflecting the plight and concerns minds — the anger and the as a candidate, was it about presidential campaign, the US 2016. I have little doubt that of the working class over identity frustrations — of millions of misogyny, was it about the media plays a game to see how many Americans are “depressed” and job losses. The Trump faceless voters? Which is why at Donald Trump’s famous slogan “Make America Great we need to shed our ideological economically left-behind? I am much an aspiring candidate triumph. In Washington last Again” resonated most blinkers (and possibly, our not convinced it was any of these knows about the rest of the world. month, a journalist-friend was powerfully here in the manner intellectual laziness) and things. Trump won because he Remember how George W. Bush happy to buy me a drink, relieved that the “achche din” war cry become the eyes and ears of was an insurgent candidate, a was caught out, unable to name he said that the Trump campaign echoed in the bastis of a UP and society rather than simply an disruptive antidote to both main General Pervez Musharraf of had come unstuck by sex tape Bihar in 2014. echo chamber of the elite studio parties and to politics-as-usual. Pakistan? The exception was revelations. Now, as he, like so And yet, the fact is, a large chatterati. At the same time, let Most voters who earn less than Hillary Clinton, who with her many other pollsters and pundits, section of the media wasn’t not the Trump win become $50,000 a year voted not for experience as secretary of state are wiping the egg off their face willing to accept the dominant another stick to beat the liberal Trump but for Clinton; and 52 per could analyse global problems after getting the US election sentiment on the ground. As the media with , or, indeed, an cent of white women voted for with acuity — and look how far it verdict so horribly wrong, the iconoclastic liberal film-maker exercise in self-flagellation. Let’s Trump. You can blame got her. If you read Trump’s question should be asked: do we Michael Moore, while predicting not forget that many of us in this globalisation, neoliberalism, answers on, for instance, the in the media and the opinion a Trump win in July this year, had country did predict a Modi victory outsourcing, the establishment problem of Syria, Iraq and IS, all industry allow our personal forewarned his ideological fellow- in 2014 even if one may have had — but above all, this was a you see is an ignorant, randomly- biases to influence our travellers, “If you think Trump reservations over the brand of reaction to the way the world has generated word-soup of professional judgment? Let’s be can’t win, you need to exit that politics he represented. Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 OPINION 9 SC Sutlej verdict a moment for Badal’s belligerence, Captain’s martyr stroke Water has an uncanny dormant but potentially on the dispute. history of inflaming passions emotive issue. Not surprisingly, chief in Punjab. The Supreme Court’s minister Parkash Singh Thursday’s verdict by a five- action has quickly stirred up Badal has lately been member constitutional bench turbulence in Punjab’s upping the ante on his ‘not- of Supreme Court rejecting the political waters that is set to even-a-drop-to-spare’ validity of the Punjab resonate heavily during a bellicosity. On November 1, Termination of Agreements Act surcharged poll campaign. he escalated his stand on is yet another watershed in In fact, an unfavourable the water tangle to a new the protracted dispute over verdict was a possibility that level, asserting that his sharing of river waters the ruling SAD-BJP government will not accept between Punjab and Haryana. government and principal an adverse Supreme Court Coming ahead of the opposition Congress were judgment on the SYL issue Punjab assembly elections both anticipating ahead of — all this in the presence tangle has since then been royalty has resigned from expected early next year, the the SC closure on the of Union minister Arun a ticking time bomb. Its Parliament, taking a moral SC’s extraordinarily Presidential reference that Jaitley and BJP chief Amit eruption has not only stand on an issue concerning unanimous stand on the has upheld Haryana’s case Shah. uncorked a torrent of political Punjab and the Sikhs. In 1984, Presidential reference on the and dealt a major legal The reference had arisen reactions, but also added fire he had quit the Lok Sabha in Act has resurrected the long setback to Punjab’s stand out of Haryana’s petition and brimstone to the parties’ protest against Operation challenging the 2004 Act, competitive pro-Punjab pitch. Bluestar. wherein Punjab had In a premeditated and well- And the Akalis, who style unilaterally annulled all its choreographed move, Punjab themselves as unrivalled inter-state river agreements Congress chief and Amritsar champions of Punjab’s with neighbouring states. The MP Captain Amarinder Singh interest, were quick to unveil overriding objective of the drew first blood by announcing a double-barrel strategy. Act, passed by the Capt his resignation from the Lok While keeping their legal Amarinder Singh-led Sabha and that of all 43-odd option under wraps — that Congress government, was Congress MLAs from the Punjab may include a fresh ordinance to forestall the SC direction assembly. His martyr’s stroke is to scrap the inter-state water to the Centre to complete aimed at buffing up his widely treaties — they have sounded the contentious Sutlej acknowledged credentials as a the bugle for ‘morcha politics’. Yamuna Link canal to carry fighter for Punjab’s interests. Clearly, Punjab is in the throes Haryana’s share out of This is the second time that of a fresh turbulence over Punjab rivers.The legal the scion of erstwhile Patiala water. Caution, optimism: What a Trump administration could mean for India Like other countries around Reflecting this view, Brahma change, which Modi sees as an the world, India is bracing for Chellaney of the Centre for almost existential threat to a “bigly” world order – to use Policy Analysis argued, “Trump India. Trump denies such a Donald Trump’s trademark has repeatedly praised India problem even exists. India adjective for huge. The US and Indians. Moreover, his developed a large number of president-elect has generally commitment to fight extremism collaborations with the US in spoken positively about India. and terrorism jibes well with climate change, especially in On the other hand, the Indian interests. All in all, India clean energy. Modi’s idea was Indian system is concerned at should be relieved that he, not to use these platforms to the strong isolationist streak in Hillary Clinton, will be the next channel US private investment Trump’s worldview. The American president.”Within the and technology to help India overriding view of Trump is Indian system, there is a sense reach its ambitious climate uncertainty: he has said little Trump has no coherent view of targets, says Arunabha Ghosh, of substance on foreign policy South Asia. His excitement New Delhi, having already Trump has repeatedly head of the Council for and his advisors are unknown about India seemed to arise seen how Barack Obama’s expressed a curious dislike for Environment, Energy and unknowns. from two buildings coming up isolationist bouts led to the Japan, a country that has Water. Some Indian commentators in India bearing his franchise Taliban’s return in Afghanistan emerged as one of India’s “Trump might not vapourise noted that early in 2016, Trump name and, later, conservative and encouraged China to push closest strategic partners. all these initiatives overnight declared India had become a Hindu American groups its territorial claims in the There are two other areas but it does not bode well for “top place” for investment becoming major contributors to western Pacific, worries Trump where Trump’s policies will run deepening and solidifying this following Narendra Modi’s his campaign. will inadvertently encourage counter to Indian interests. partnership,” he said. election, spoke of India “doing It is the nature of Trump’s Beijing to push the geopolitical One is immigration. If there Ultimately, like much of the great” economically, and worldview that worries India envelope even more. was one leitmotif of Trump’s world, India is unclear about expressed surprise more policy-makers more. A careful Trump has talked of campaign, it was his constant the policy directions of a Trump people weren’t talking about its analysis of Trump’s foreign destroying the Islamic State, barrage against immigrants. It administration. Nirupama Rao, 7% growth rate. policy statements over 30 referring airily to a “secret plan” has been pointed out Trump a former Indian envoy to He called Pakistan “the years by Thomas Wright in when asked how. But India will wants a freeze on new green Washington, said: “India most dangerous country in the Foreign Policy magazine be relieved if Trump’s cards and a restructuring of the should not waste time in world today” and said “the only showed he believed the US is admiration for Vladimir Putin H-1B visa programme to make reaching out to Mr Trump and country that can check overcommitted around the softens US diplomacy. The it harder for US firms to hire his team in order to establish Pakistan is India”. Trump also world and is unfairly treated by West’s economic sanctions, skilled workers from abroad. a durable understanding that spoke aggressively about trade agreements, and that he Indian officials often complain, Indians are the primary will take the relationship China – but only in the context admired “authoritarian drove Russia into the arms of recipients of H-1B visas. forwards in all sectors of of trade. strongmen”. China.On the other hand, The other is climate relevance.” Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 INDIA 10 I-T department conducts surveys on jewellers, hawala operators accepting banned Rs 500, 1000 notes at 40% discount (Agencies) New Delhi : The Two big hawala operators on Thursay assured people that investigation units of Income Tax have been targeted in Mumbai taxman will not hound those department has started search who were receiving these banned making small deposits in and survey operations across the notes at a discount. A top source scrapped Rs 500/1,000 country on Thursday evening in the Central Board of Direct currency adding, however, after they found that jewellers and Taxes said I-T officials are yet to people with “large amounts of hawala operators were find out where these banned undisclosed monies will have discounting banned Rs 500 and currency notes were to be shifted to face the consequences Rs 1,000 notes+ at 40 per cent. and how they would have under the tax laws”.Top I-T The search and survey monetised it considering they are department officials had on operations were conducted on no more a legal tender. Wednesday said the jewellers at Dariba Kalan and The CBDT source said there government’s directive to Karol Bagh in Delhi besides is no option available for people them is “very clear”, saying any Chandigarh, Ludhiana and with unaccounted cash to siphon instance of tax evasion and black Jalandhar. The I-T operations off these currency notes as the money should be dealt with started after these bullion traders government will impose penalties strictly, especially after two and jewellers+ were found at 200% after tax which account opportunities in the form of one- accepting banned notes at for almost 98% of the total value time stash declaration window discount and converting the of the currency notes found to be has been provided. November 8 announced the new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 alleged unaccounted cash for illegitimate income. In a surprise move, Prime demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs ones with additional security bullion and jewelleries. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Minister Narendra Modi had on 1,000 notes+ and introduction of features. Political parties in poll-bound states may 'bribe' voters before notes rot at block levels. Tamil Nadu, Political operatives and observers money to local residents before voters turning smarter every Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are talking about tricks like the year-end.The recipients, with election, political circles are are particularly known for this hoarders seeking to turn the small money not crossing a replete with tales that recipients practice but, observers say, money white by giving small couple of thousand, will be free do not always keep their side of northern states are not too far amounts to flunkies and aides, to get them changed at the the bargain by voting for the behind with close contests in to be exchanged in banks. bank.But for a catch. Such payer. "Now, with the payment Punjab and UP heightening the However, in election season, 'bribing', forced by the December coming two months in advance, prospects of such scenarios. the use of the money is to lock deadline to use the money, would what is the guarantee their vote Now, the issue is how to put in potential votes. According to come much in advance of the will follow the money," asked an the hoarded cash to good use a keen observer, political satraps timeline that parties generally observer. But, for the parties (Agencies) New Delhi : The before December 31, the are likely to summon their vote agree upon during elections — faced with rotting cash piles, well-known reality of cash deadline after which they would merchants and entrust them with the last week or day so that voters advance bribes may be the only stashed in political camps for turn into waste paper slips. the task of simply distributing remember their benefactor.With way out, post-demonetisation. use in election season has set off a buzz whether rotting Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes+ 'Hum iski to thok kar Congress leader Amarinder Singh will lead to a "rural stimulus" of sorts — dumping of money on faida lenge': BJP to milk rural voters. After the quits over canal controversy demonetisation+ , there is animated talk in political quarters demonetisation for polls (Agencies) Chandigarh: Congress on trouble....so the sooner he's out of power, about which party runs the risk Thursday demanded that Punjab be put the better for the state."He also challenged (Agencies) New Delhi : BJP intends to make under President's rule and that assembly Kejriwal to clarify his stand on SYL and of losing the most cash PM Narendra Modi's 'surgical strike' on black "reserves" in the countdown to elections in the state be held in December whether he would allow the water from money a focal point in the forthcoming round of instead of early 2017 even as the ruling Punjab to be diverted to Haryana and Delhi. the February elections in Uttar state elections by pitching the move as a strong Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand SADBJP government said it would "Given the fact that he hails from Haryana measure against corruption and illegal wealth on approach President Pranab Mukherjee not and is the Chief Minister of Delhi, Kejriwal and Goa, states where money behalf of honest citizens.A top party source said power is seen to have a time to accept the Supreme Court judgement will never support Punjab on the issue of on Thursday that BJP will utilise the government's on Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal. The SYL," he said, pointing out that the Kejriwal honoured role before and after demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes polls. An assumption is that in Punjab government also stressed that it government had, in fact, filed an affidavit in without any hesitation. "Hum iski to thok kar faida would bring a legislation on not sharing river SC supporting Haryana in the matter. poll-bound states, political parties lenge (we will use it to the hilt)," the source said. and their retailers must have had water with any state. On his part, Badal said: "We are taking The BJP leader saw demonetisation as having a The SC verdict resulted in former chief three steps.First, we will approach the money hoarded in safehouses major effect on the forthcoming polls where he felt and the government decision to minister and Punjab PCC chief Captain President to not accept the SC order. powerful regional players would be hit. The party Amarinder Singh resigning as Amritsar MP. Second, we are calling a special vidhan ban notes of high denomination+ sees the measure playing well with most people. has caught them unawares. So All 42 MLAs of Congress will also resign sabha session to pass a cabinet resolution "Merely 10% might be unhappy but they will have on Friday. on not sharing any more water with any if the money cannot be to fall in line and turn law abiding citizens," the redeemed, parties may have no "The SC ruling against Punjab has state on November 16. Third, we have made source said. Seeing the move as a bold step that come as a major blow to the people of the a clarion call to all Punjabis to gather at choice but to distribute it to previous governments have shied from, BJP feels voters now itself — allowing them state, who need me in this hour of despair Moga on December 8 to protest against the measure is an image boost for Modi and a and with whom I stand in support at this the order." He said Haryana was free to to change small amounts for new decisive response to any lingering allegations that notes. critical juncture. I hereby tender my choose its path."We can't force them to he leads a pro-rich "suit-boot ki sarkar".With the resignation with immediate effect as a mark toe our line," he added.A senior SAD The worst kept secret of the targets of the demonetisation seen as exploiters political world is that money is of protest against the deprivation of the minister said: "The new ordinance will be and the unscrupulous rich, BJP feels the move people of my state of the much-needed similar to our de-notification bill in March. given to voters in the election addresses the right constituencies even if it week or on election eve. The Satluj river water," Amarinder said in his Legislations can't be overturned by the discomfits some in the trading communities that resignation. Taking potshots at CM Parkash Centre or SC, but can only be challenged." currency notes are distributed by have backed the party. "BJP will take full advantage parties through vote contractors Singh Badal, Amarinder said, "Badal has However, neither the CM nor his son and or political gains from the impact of the move geared failed to safeguard the interests of the people deputy CM Sukhbir Badal disclosed how in villages and blocks — like to help the honest, common man," the leader said. sarpanch or organisational heads of Punjab and will now try to cause they would legally challenge the SC order. Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 ADVERTISEMENT 11 Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 INDIA 12 Currency demonetisation After misery at banks, more pain likely at ATMs today (Agencies) New Delhi : announced the decision to scrap have not been reconfigured to Massive crowds lined up outside 500-rupee and 1,000-rupee deal with the new Rs 2,000 bill. bank branches and trade notes, but there’s unlikely to be Two ATM operators told TOI remained sluggish across the much respite soon. that they would work 24x7 to country on Thursday as the The people didn’t have restore normalcy but only one government scrambled to ease photocopies of their identity lakh machines attached to the transition from old currency cards or were not carrying the branches would be loaded to new. “We have witnessed a original. “Many did not know how immediately. SBI chairman more than three-time increase in to fill up the form, the problem Arundhati Bhattacharya said it footfalls at branches today and was bigger for old people,” said could take 10 days to complete an over five-fold rise in the Sanjay Saikia, who spent over reconfiguration. 100-125 transactions a day. We some of his bank’s branches number of cash transactions,” four hours at a private bank’s Besides, with only Rs 100 don’t know if we will see 250 stayed open till 9pm. Kumar said said ICICI Bank MD Chanda south Delhi branch before walking (and Rs 50 in some cases) being transactions or 2,050 SBI was going to make most of Kochhar. away. dispensed from machines, ATMs transactions tomorrow at one its 7,000-odd cash deposit At branches, the queues The banks will remain open will require quicker refills. “It will ATM. We are blindsided,” said machines operational at midnight moved slowly as cashiers through Saturday and Sunday. be a challenge as depletion will Rituraj Sinha, who heads the so that those with bank accounts laboriously counted out notes of The government reiterated that be faster. But we are trying to Cash Logistics Association. The could deposit Rs 50,000 and lower denominations adding up the deadline to exchange or ensure minimum inconvenience problem is more complicated at reduce the pressure on to either Rs 4,000 in case of an deposit old notes was still 50 to our customers,” PNB remote locations in the hilly branches. Banks such as PNB exchange, or Rs 10,000 in case days away. Apart from the Rs managing director and CEO states and in the northeast where have suspended training courses of withdrawals. For many, waits 2,000-a-day cap on ATM Usha Ananthasubramanian said. banks have asked for additional for officers and employees and of up to five to six hours were withdrawals till November 18, the The bank has deployed vans at supplies while acknowledging asked staff in administrative exercises in futility as branches other problem is that not all ATMs some hospitals in Delhi, Chennai that replenishment of cash at offices to be ready to be ran out of cash. will be immediately back in and Mumbai to help meet the branches and ATMs is tougher. deployed to branches. While Banks expect the pressure to service. Old notes still has not cash requirements of patients. While the largest private there were special counters for continue over the weekend. ATMs been pulled out from around a Bankers as well as cash sector bank kept its branches seniors and women in banks, reopened at Thursday midnight, fourth of the two lakh ATMs managers are trying to assess open till 8pm, SBI chief operating some had made arrangements to two days after PM Modi across the country. And many the pressure points. “ATMs see officer Prashant Kumar said serve tea and coffee. India takes strong exception to World Bank decision on Indus Waters Treaty differences, he noted. to proceed with both steps legally untenable," Swarup Pakistan has raised simultaneously. It was pointed by asserted. objections over the design of the the government to the World Noting that despite India's hydel project in J&K, saying it is Bank that the pursuit of two clear advice not to proceed with not in line with the criteria laid parallel difference/ dispute both together, the World Bank down under the Indus Water resolution mechanisms - has decided otherwise, thereby, Treaty between the two appointment of a Neutral Expert raising questions over the countries. and establishment of a Court of "viability and workability" of the "The World Bank has decided Arbitration - at the same time is 56-year-old Treaty. (Agencies) New Delhi : India accordingly," External Affairs on Thursday night took strong Ministry spokesperson Vikas exception to the World Bank's Swarup said. Enforcement Directorate begins probe "inexplicable" decision to set up Under the Indus Waters a Court of Arbitration and appoint Treaty, signed between India and into $208 million Embraer aircraft deal a Neutral Expert to go into Pakistan and also the World Pakistan's complaint against it Bank in 1960, the World Bank (Agencies) New Delhi I: The Enforcement Khannas in the oil-for-food scam, the CBI had over Kishenganga and Ratle has a specified role in the Directorate (ED) has started a probe into the questioned the NRI and his family members in hydroelectric projects in Jammu process of resolution of Embraer aircraft deal+ which was signed during connection with huge unexplained foreign and Kashmir. differences and disputes. UPA rule in 2008. In the three-aircraft deal, foreign remittances, some of which were suspected to Surprised at the World Swarup said on the issue of investigating agencies have alleged that payoffs be kickbacks . During its investigation, the ED Bank's decision to appoint a differences between India and were received by Indian had procured details of at Neutral Expert, as sought by the Pakistan on Kishenganga and agents for pushing the deal least Rs 23 crore Indian government and at the Ratle hydroelectric projects with the government here. transactions made by the same time establish a Court of under the Indus Waters Treaty, The CBI had last month Khannas at the Syndicate Arbitration as wanted by India had asked the World Bank registered an FIR and Bank’s Hauz Khas branch Pakistan, India said proceeding to appoint a Neutral Expert to named Vipin Khanna+ as where they had received with both the steps resolve the differences of a the agent who allegedly foreign remittances. The simultaneously "legally technical nature which are within received payoffs in the $208 ED had then gathered untenable". the domain of a neutral technical million deal. In the Embraer deal, the agencies information on the Khannas’ financial footprints "Inexplicably, the World Bank expert. are trailing transactions of more than $5 million in the UK and Channel Islands from where huge has decided to continue to Pakistan had sought the suspected to be alleged payoffs in the purchase remittances were reported. The ED is already proceed with these two parallel establishment of a Court of of three aircraft by the Defence Research and probing another defence dealer, London-based mechanisms simultaneously. Arbitration, which is normally the Development Organisation (DRDO) for the air- Sudhir Choudhrie, believed to be close to senior India cannot be party to actions logical next step in the process borne radar system. Khanna and his son had Congress leaders, in connection with payoffs. which are not in accordance with of resolution in the Treaty. The come under investigation for the first time after The agency last week summoned an employee the Indus Waters Treaty. Neutral Expert can also the Volcker oil-for-food scam broke out in 2005 of Choudhrie for questioning and had asked the arms "The government will examine determine that there are issues for their links with former foreign minister Natwar dealer and his staff to produce all records related to further options and take steps beyond mere technical Singh. After the ED investigated the role of the at least 20 of the companies allegedly linked to him. Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 INDIA 13 Kejriwal joins Mulayam, Mayawati and Mamata in opposing bill ban (Agencies) New Delhi : Two Rs 500 is brought into motions in both Houses on the chief ministers Arvind Kejriwal of force."BJP promised to get back issue of "inconvenience to the Delhi and Mamata Banerjee of the black money stashed abroad common people". An angry West Bengal and Samajwadi but has failed to do so and is now Mamata demanded the Party supremo Mulayam Singh under pressure," Mulayam said "withdrawal of the draconian Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party on Thursday. Asked about its decision". Mamata has referred president Mayawati have implications for the assembly to the move as "financial chaos opposed the Narendra Modi polls, he said it would hit the BJP and disaster let loose on the government's demonetisation hard. "The SP supports all common people" and asked the scheme aimed at black money government efforts to unearth Centre to prepare a "proper" and the financing of terror. black money , but this decision action plan.Mayawati was Mulayam and Mayawati's is disastrous for farmers and unsparing too. "It's like imposing parties are contenders in the UP small traders. People are financial emergency in the assembly elections due in 2017 committing suicide and burning country. In two and a half years and Kejriwal's AAP will seek currency notes already," of its rule, BJP has stashed power in Punjab, also in 2017. Mulayam alleged. enough for the next 100 years. Mulayam demanded a short-term The winter session is likely Now, it's getting sadistic "cannot understand how have been warned beforehand ... roll-back of the move, saying to begin with a government- pleasure from a decision that has stopping Rs 1,000 notes and BJP is going to contest elections people should be given at least Opposition face-off as Mamata pushed people into grave in bringing in Rs 2,000 will stop in various states and its people a week before the ban on old Banerjee's Trinamool Congress convenience," she said. corruption". He added: "Those have already made their currency notes of Rs 1,000 and has given notices for adjournment Kejriwal began with saying he close to the BJP and to PM must arrangements." Mulayam Singh Yadav: Won't go for tie-ups, others can merge with us (Agencies) Lucknow : In a national convention, he added. Mulayam's statement might also clear rebuff to the Congress and On the merger, he said, be a tactic to negotiate a its UP strategist Prashant "Some parties have already favourable seat-sharing formula Kishor, Samajwadi Party chief merged with the SP. Others can with the RLD, which has been Mulayam Singh Yadav said on do so," referring to mafia-turned- looking for a 50-seat quota from Thursday that his party would go politician Mukhtar Ansari's the SP in West UP. The SP, it alone in the forthcoming UP Qaumi Ekta Dal's (QED's) which has reached out to Janata polls. Asserting that the SP won't merger with the SP -- a move Parivar in the recent past, enter into an alliance with any opposed by his son and chief however, is willing to part with political party, he offered merger minister Akhilesh Yadav. only around 25 out of the state's to those willing to join it. While Kishor had met 404 seats. SP officials said "Samajwadi Party koi Mulayam and Akhilesh last Mulayam was inclined for a gathbandhan nahi karegi... koi week, the SP chief had held merger to ensure that those merger karna chahega to hum separate meetings with RLD wanting to join hands with the SP merger karenge (Samajwadi chief Ajit Singh and top JD(U) did not shift their loyalties after Party will not enter into any leader Sharad Yadav at his the elections in case of a hung alliance... If any party wants to residence in Delhi on House."Once there is a merger, with the SP," said a senior party attended the SP's silver jubilee merge with the SP, it's Wednesday fuelling speculations they will not be able to side with functionary. While the Congress celebrations in Lucknow on welcome)," Mulayam said. This of a 'mahagathbandhan' or grand any other party which will be an has dismissed reports of any November 5, had underlined the was in line with the decision alliance in UP before the easy option for the political outfits alliance with the SP, the Janata need for all secular parties taken earlier at the party's elections.Political analysts said who are looking for an alliance Parivar members who had coming together to stop the BJP. Lakshmi, country’s first banking robot, makes debut in Chennai (Agencies) Chennai : connect to the core banking it gets," said a bank executive. enabling it so that it can service by the end of the year if Lakshmi Endearing, interactive and solution. If a customer wants to And what if a question stumps visually challenged individuals. proves a hit with customers. The superfast with data, India's first know his bank account details or Lakshmi? "She then asks you to Worldwide very few banks employ bank was planning on Lakshmi's banking robot Lakshmi made her transaction history, the robot can get in touch with the branch robots at branches and we want debut on Thursday at its T.Nagar debut on Thursday in the city. flash the answer on its display," manager. But at the back-end, we to bring a whole new experience branch. But given the rush due to Launched by the Kumbakonam- said N Kamakodi, MD and CEO, will be collecting all the to India," said CEO Kamakodi. the demonetization drive and based City Union Bank, the City Union Bank. questions she was unable to Currently, the bank has customers thronging the artificial intelligence powered Sensitive financial information answer and equip her with readied only one version of branches for exchanging robot will be the first on-site bank like account details are displayed better data sets, so she can Lakshmi and has plans for 25-30 withdrawn notes, Lakshmi might helper. discreetly on the robot's screen service customers. Today she robots deployed at key branches go public only on Monday. Top private lender HDFC Bank, and not voiced. "Lakshmi only can give real time updates of which is also experimenting with talks out loud on generic foreign exchange movement, robots to answer customer subjects. If you visited our branch current interest rates at banks queries, is testing its humanoid with your girlfriend, she won't for different asset classes like at its innovation lab. Lakshmi, embarrass you by showing your personal, educational, two- which took more than six months low account balance," joked its wheeler and home loans, to develop, can answer CEO. Lakshmi, who currently possible charges on intelligently on more than 125 speaks in English, gestures, turns withdrawals or deposits. But subjects. around and engages in a very life- going forward, she might be Want to know your account like manner in conversations. able to more than that," said balance? Interest rates on home Unlike most robots her speech is its assembler Vijay V Shah of loans? Deferred payments or not formal, but more relaxed and Coimbatore-based Vishnu possible charges to be incurred casual. "Since its artificial Engineering. on fixed deposit closure? Lakshmi intelligence, the robot is In the next few months, City can answer it all. "Apart from constantly learning from Union will aim at programming the answering generic questions, we customers - the more interactions humanoid to greet customers in have also programmed it to it has with customers the better Tamil. "We are also looking at Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 INDIA 14 Air tickets bought using old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes to be 'strictly non-refundable' (Agencies) New Delhi : The senior airline official. being sold are not only for great Indian 'jugaad' has failed The mad frenzy among immediate, but also future travel," this time. People were lining up people to get rid of their said SpiceJet spokesman Ajay at airport counters of airlines to 'unaccounted' notes of Rs 500 Jasra. Other airlines also buy tickets using their stack of and Rs 1,000 has seen airlines reported a similar experience and Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes+ . witness a mad rush at airport expect the volume of airport On Thursday evening, airlines counters from soon after PM counter sales to rise till Friday said that the tickets being sold Modi's dramatic announcement night. like this will be "strictly non- on Tuesday night. Airline A number of airline officials refundable and won't be counters at airports were among feel that people are booking cancelled". SpiceJet confirmed the few places allowed to accept advance travel tickets from this move and Vistara tweeted these high denomination airports are likely to cancel them about it. currency till Friday-Saturday later on as the money will be "We got instructions from the midnight.Before PM Modi's refunded in their accounts. "Only DGCA to do so. They, in turn, got swoop on these notes, only about Rs 1,100-1,200 will be their orders from the highest level people travelling in emergency charged as cancellation fee and of government (read PMO) as the used to go to airports and buy the balance will be sent to their relaxation was meant to ensure tickets from airline counters account. We feel this may be a genuine travellers do not face there so that they just board major reason for advance travel hardships. This was not meant aircraft after that. purchase at airport counters," made non-cancellable and non- line up at airports instead of to be misused as a old-to-new "We saw at least 20% rise in said an official. refundable, only people who those who were buying to cancel note conversion trick," said a airport counter sales. The tickets But with these tickets being genuinely need to travel will now and get a refund later. Chaos reigns at banks, ATMs as people rush to ditch worthless banknotes queue,” said 50-year-old Hiten government sources said. No outside banks were reported from Bhagat, who had reached the consolidated figures were almost every corner of the HDFC Bank in south Delhi’s GK- available for deposits. country. 2 locality at 9 am to find more Transactions also said to be In Jharkhand, Ranchi’s Old than 50 people ahead of brisk in private banks. HB road was choked for hours him..Some people frustrated by People are allowed to make after the queues wound around the long wait got into arguments a one-time exchange of 4,000 banks onto the main road even at Canara Bank near the rupees in cash and one-time before the banks opened. Similar parliament building, as people account withdrawals of 10,000 traffic chaos was reported from barged into queues that spilled rupees, capped at 20,000 rupees Guwahati, Bhopal and Jaipur. “I on to the street outside. Branch per week. There is no limit on am left with no money to buy manager S.K. Verma, unable to amounts that can be deposited. grocery… I am standing in the get through to the local police The government said it was queue from 9am. I first deposited station, called an emergency focussing on “normalising” the the money and now I am going (Agencies) Winding queues authorities were probably hotline for help. “I want two situation. “There have been to withdraw cash,” said Pyara of angry and panicking underprepared for the currency policemen deputed outside my some problems. There have been Singh, 80, of Kansal village near customers formed outside banks switch Prime Minister Narendra branch!” he said. Twenty police long queues in some places but Chandigarh. Many, especially and post offices across India on Modi announced on Tuesday. stood outside a nearby outlet of we laud the people as they have the poor with no bank accounts, Thursday, as millions of people Some banks opened late, the Reserve Bank of India letting been extremely patient,” complained it was tough to get tried to exchange banknotes the staggered the entry of customers in customers a few at a time. Shaktikanta Das, economics through the next few days with government abruptly pulled out of or ran out of cash within hours. People have until December 30 affairs secretary, told Media.It the cash restrictions. “Four circulation in a crackdown on Filing forms and other formalities to deposit or exchange their was unclear how many banks thousand rupees will hardly “black money”. for an exchange led to longer worthless 500-and 1000-rupee across the country -- particularly suffice. I will have to keep going At places, banks called in queues and patience running notes for smaller bills or the new in rural areas -- had received the to the bank every day from now - police or closed down for the day thin. 2000-rupee note that is expected 2,000-rupee note, which became - stand in long queues every day,” to cope with the crush of “This is madness! What if Rs to make counterfeiting harder. an object of fascination on social said Jugal Kishor, a resident of customers. Scenes of chaos and 100 notes finish at the bank? I State-run banks saw an average media, with some people who for Shalimar Bagh in West Delhi, brawling were reported from all will have to go to another bank, of 300,000-400,000 transactions them posting ‘selfies’ with it. who has to make payments for over the country, indicating the but that, too will have a long to exchange banned notes, Meanwhile, scenes of chaos his daughter’s wedding. Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 INDIA 15 Hyderabad twin sisters abused for years by many; parents, brother involved (Agencies) Investigation into the twin had stayed near Budwel railway the victims’ mother had ‘molested’ the sister rape case in Hyderabad revealed station here around 5 years back. From girls. He was arrested on Sunday. that the 8-year-olds were sexually there they shifted to Katedan about 2 “Not only this, Jaffar also got one abused for many years by different years back. All through this, the victims’ more auto driver named Shafi who also people, including their elder brother mother was maintaining intimacy with sexually assaulted the kids. All this was and father with connivance of their different adults,” police said. happening with the active connivance of mother. The police have arrested their the victims’ mother,” police said. The auto The sexual abuse happened over mother, their father named Jaffar, an driver was also arrested on Sunday. a period of five years in two places auto driver and a factory owner in the The incident came to light after the where the family had resided. case till now. The twins’ 16-year-old sisters revealed their ordeal to a family At Katedan, the girls were abused elder brother was also taken into member, who approached a city-based and molested by a supervisor in an custody. According to the police the NGO working for child rights which in turn air conditioned room where they were father-son duo had sexually abused lodged a police complaint recently. forced by their mother to sleep at the twin girls continuously for the past Following the complaint, a case was night, a police statement said. 15 to 20 days. registered on charges of rape and Earlier, when the family stayed at “The elder brother (of the sisters) trafficking of persons under relevant Budwel, both the girls were and one of his friends also started sections of IPC and other provisions of ‘molested’ by three unidentified exploiting them very recently as he Prevention of Children from Sexual persons when they were still in pre- seems to have witnessed some of the Offences Act, police had said. school. Police are trying to identify happenings in the house,” police said. The NGO had said that the victims the trio. “Investigations done in this Pradeep Aggarwal, a factory owner, hailed from Nepal but have settled in case so far revealed that the family who was in an intimate relationship with Hyderabad. Punjab Act scrapping water Jaitley says deposits above Rs 2.5 lakh to be taxed, PC questions Rs 2000 note sharing with neighbouring states (Agencies) Cash deposits above Rs 2.5 lakh could attract tax besides a 200% illegal, says Supreme Court penalty in case of income mismatch, (Agencies) New Delhi: In a setback to the the government said on Wednesday, Punjab government, the Supreme Court on unveiling more measures to combat the Thursday scrapped the 2004 Punjab Act+ that “disease” of corruption and drain out was passed to end all water agreements the illicit cash from the economy. state had+ with its neighbours. The announcement came a day after Declaring the act unconstitutional, the top Prime Minister Narendra Modi created court said Punjab cannot unilaterally wriggle a flutter by abolishing 1000 and 500 out of an agreement involving other states. rupee banknotes in a move to flush out The court held that Punjab water money hidden from the tax man. New termination law of 2004+ was not in sync 500 and 2000 rupee bills will replace with the 2003 SC judgment. about 86% of all currency in circulation It directed Punjab to construct the by value.Finance minister Arun Jaitley remaining part of SYL canal as per the 2003 said on Wednesday that people can judgment of the apex court to supply deposit as much cash as they want in filled by the depositors. And suitable Jaitley said the ban on high-value Harayana its share of water. banks to get new notes but added the action may follow,” Adhia told banknotes will change this. “The After the Supreme Court directed money will be open to tax scrutiny. reporters.Amounts that don’t match credibility of the Indian economy will completion of SYL canal in 2003, the then Hours later, revenue secretary Hasmukh income sources will attract 30% tax and increase,” he told journalists, adding the Amarinder Singh government had moved a Adhia spelt out how the government a penalty of 200% on the taxed amount, move will also boost tax revenue in a Bill to terminate all water agreements with proposed to go about the business. he told HT, adding that prosecution will country where just 3% of the population the nei9ghbouring states.The Bill was passed “We would be getting reports of all cash be decided on a case to case basis. pays tax.Modi’s announcement led to by the Punjab Assembly. deposited during the period of 10th Successive governments have struggled immediate upheaval, with millions of Reacting to the SC verdict Punjab November to 30th December above a with under-reporting of taxes, seen as people holding cash savings hurled into Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh threshold of Rs 2.5 lacs in every a major hurdle in expanding state uncertainty and fear, especially the poor announced that he will resign as MP in account. The department would do revenues, as well as with growing who do not have bank accounts and keep protest against the verdict. matching of this with income returns undisclosed incomes to avoid taxation. their money in cash. Indus water tussle heats up Karnataka minister Tanveer Sait caught viewing porn on phone at state event (Agencies) In an embarrassment to the between India and Pakistan Karnataka government, a minister was allegedly (Agencies) In what could turn out to be another tussle on the caught viewing pornographic content on his phone water front between India and Pakistan, New Delhi on Thursday on Thursday during the Tipu Jayanti celebrations. said that it will not be party to a court of arbitration process on Primary and higher education minister, Tanveer Sait, Kishenganga and Ratle Hydroelectric Projects. The World Bank was caught going through seemingly pornographic had brokered the Indus Waters Treaty in 1960. India sought for photos on his phone at a state-sponsored celebration neutral experts looking into the technical difference over the in Raichur, leading to the BJP demanding his projects between the two countries while Pakistan asked for a resignation. The RSS, Christian organisations and a court of arbitration. The World Bank decided to proceed with section of historians also condemned it. The incident both steps, and India says the move is not in accordance with came to light after a regional Kannada channel, TV the treaty, under which the World Bank has a role in resolving 9, caught images of Sait scrolling through what the differences between the two countries. “Inexplicably, the World appeared to be photos of semi-clad women on his been forwarded by a colleague, Krishna Palemar. All Bank has decided to continue to proceed with these two parallel phone. Sait denied the charges, saying he was looking three resigned from their posts following the scandal. mechanisms simultaneously. India cannot be party to actions at pictures of the Tipu Jayanti celebrations in Mysore “Tanveer Sait should be sacked immediately who which are not in accordance with the Indus Waters Treaty,” when the images popped up on a WhatsApp group. was caught on camera watching pictures which were external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. He This isn’t the first time a Karnataka minister has been allegedly porn,” state BJP president, BS said the government will examine further options and take steps caught this way; in 2012, two BJP ministers — Yeddyurappa tweeted. The Karnataka Pradesh accordingly. India’s objection stems from its concern that the Laxman Savadi and CC Patil — were caught watching Congress Committee president, G Parameshwara, sequence in the dispute resolution is not followed. porn clips during a legislative session. The clip had said he was unaware of the incident. 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Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 ADVERTISEMENT 19 Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 INDIA 20 (Agencies) Few Indians and one of them is Sidhaw, a having access to banks will add remote tehsil consisting of 158 to people’s hardship following the villages. In this block, there are withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs only 2 banks and 15 post offices 1,000 denominations from whereas the district has 187 circulation. The impact will be felt branches. more in north-eastern states and Paschim Champaran is an backward districts of the country example of the unequal where banks are few and far. geographical spread of financial Only 28%-32% of Indians institutions at micro level. have access to financial However, finance ministry institutions, including post offices officials defended the government and bank, according to data move. A senior government compiled by the banking division official, on condition of of finance ministry, sources said. anonymity, said, “Access to This becomes important as it is financial inclusion is a 50-year- banks and post offices that will old problem. This will definitely exchange the banned old lead to short-term inconvenience but it is a one-time problem. The government could not possibly Currency ban: Only one-third have bank give more time because the parallel economy will derive some new method of bringing the cash access; NE, backward regions worst hit into the system and defeat the purpose.” currencies. rural India. At least 38 plastic currency. Schemes like In a move that attracted districts, mostly in five north Jan Dhan architecturally address criticism and applause alike , east states (Arunachal the issue of financial Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, inclusiveness. However, the Tuesday evening announced the Mizoram and Nagaland) have absence of financial institutions recalling of these two less than 10 functioning banks. in rural areas raises some denominations and set a 50- The data also reveals that there serious doubts about the day target to exchange the is one bank for 9,500 implementation of the currencies with banks and Indians.Experts like political scheme.”Like Mehta pointed out, post offices. scientist Pratap Banu Mehta the accessibility to banking HT analysis of RBI data on say that while the institutions like any other public commercial bank branches government’s move is service gets affected with across India shows that 33% structurally good, it is a distance. of the 138,626 bank branches logistical nightmare. “At least Take the case of Paschim are in 60 cities in Tier-1 and conceptually it’s not Champaran in Bihar, one of the Tier-2 categories, leaving a exclusionary and going ahead most backward districts of Bihar. highly skewed proportion with gives signals of moving towards It has 17 administrative blocks Lawyers file plea in Bombay HC challenging ban on Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes Maharashtra agro official of their authorised ATM machines an Act called The High Denomination demands bribe in Rs 100 should dispense currency notes of Bank Notes Act, 1978, was passed to Rs100 denomination. bring demonetisation into effect. Mistry argued that the notification “Therefore, the requirement is that the notes only, arrested made it clear that this project was current demonetisation could have been initiated on a pilot basis and thus, the done only through an ordinance, or Centre shouldn’t have rushed into it. As amendment of the Act, and not merely per the law, the government needed to through a gazetted notification.” He said (Agencies) Two senior advocates come out with an ordinance and then that “merely giving four hours notice is have moved the Bombay high court an Act before such a move, he said. no notice at all and that one’s right to (HC) urging it to take suo moto Mistry said that in 1978, during the life and right to occupation/conduct cognisance of the Union government’s emergency, the ordinance followed by business were severely affected”. decision to stop the circulation of all currency notes of the denomination of (Agencies) A government official in Rs500 and Rs1,000. Maharashtra’s Solapur district has been arrested Advocate Jamshed Mistry and SGPC appeal to President to allegedly after he demanded bribes and insisted advocate Jabbar Singh moved the HC’s he be paid only in the Rs 100 denomination and vacation bench on Wednesday arguing that the government’s move was rushed save Punjab’s river waters not in the demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. Anti-corruption bureau officials caught the and had caused unprecedented (Agencies) Amritsar: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on accused, an agricultural officer with the Mohol inconvenience to the general public. Saturday said it has appealed to President Panchayat Samiti, on Wednesday while he was Justice MS Karnik, who was Pranab Mukherjee to intervene in the Sutlej- accepting Rs 2,500 from a person who had presiding over the vacation bench, has Yamuna Link Canal issue. SGPC President now directed the lawyers to plead their Kirpal Singh Badungar told news persons approached him for some official work, police case before a regular bench of the court that the executive committee members said. The officer, Balasaheb Bhikaji Babar, was as “there were several questions of law appealed to President to save Punjab’s river approached by the complainant Dattatray involved”. waters. The farmers in the state are already Bedge for clearing his Krishi Seva Kendra Mistry and Singh also cited a reeling under a shortage of water for proposal, police said. The officer insisted the November 2 notification of the Reserve cultivation. In such a situation, they cannot complainant bring 25 notes of Rs 100 as the Bank of India that was sent out to all afford to share river waters with the neighbouring state, he said. Badungar government has demonetised Rs 500 and Rs nationalised banks. In the notification, said the Supreme Court asking Punjab to share river waters with Haryana 1,000 notes, a police official told Media . A case the RBI had said that as part of a ‘pilot will hit the farmers. SGPC’s executive committee has also asked the Centre has been filed under sections 7, 13 (1) and 13 project’, all banks must ensure that and the Pakistan government to construct a special corridor to facilitate (2) of the anti-corruption act at the Mohol police station “within the next 15 days”, at least 10% Sikh devotees travelling to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan. in Solapur district, police said. Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 LIFESTYLE 21 Ladies, stop being fidgety Men don’t enjoy debauchery at bachelor parties the other men in the group. They help in the early hours of the witnessed one man on a stag record one groom-to-be who said morning, he said, “I’m genuinely weekend with his friends being he had no desire to see “half- fucking scared mate. I do not subjected to sustained ritual naked dancing women, let alone know what has happened to me humiliation. His drinks were pay them” in a lap-dancing club in the last few hours.” As the spiked with shots of spirits that his best man insisted they other men recounted their leaving him so incapacitated that go to. However, he went along evenings the next morning, it he passed out in the bar, soiled Busting the popular myth and degraded, says the Guardian.The with the group and spent a dismal emerged “another member of the himself and was tied up with cling instilling renewed hope in women study, carried out by Daniel evening “declining offers from group was robbed in the street film in their accommodation while around the world, researchers Briggs from Madrid University and various women for private and had his money stolen, three still unconscious. The study have found out that men do not Anthony Ellis of Salford dances, but did not reveal his others fell asleep in a shop concluded that men on stag dos really enjoy debauchery at University, studied a series of desire to leave to the best man doorway and one fell over hitting are “performing” a role rather than modern stag parties. stag parties in eastern Europe, or the rest of the group”.They also his head on the floor, which left a taking any real pleasure in their According to a report, men on a Spanish island and in a city reveal that in the course of one deep gash on his extreme antics. “We argue that succumb to peer pressure to in the north of England. particularly hedonistic weekend face”.According to the research, these men are merely celebrate one final night of The researchers found in an unidentified European city, “extreme shaming, humiliation, reproducing exaggerated forms of “freedom” with the groom-to-be, instances of men being one man became separated from and deviance often plays in the behaviour that are expected of them despite the fact that the pressured into doing things they the rest of the party and spent a stag party experience for all and that they expect of themselves hedonistic experiences can did not enjoy but nonetheless harrowing evening trying to find those involved, not just the stag”. in a pocket of available time to leave them feeling scared and going along with to keep up with them. Calling the best man for The authors report how they celebrate,” it said. Looking for a good reason to never have a baby? Here’s one All about breakfast the structures do not shorten at the children increases stress levels, same rate in every person. The which is associated with shorter Things to know about the first longer a person’s telomeres are, the telomeres. more times their cells could “It is possible that pregnancy, meal for complete health hypothetically still divide, research birth and child-rearing can induce has shown. chronic stress, leading to shorter Women in the survey who has telomere length perhaps through an given birth to at least one child had inflammatory pathway,” Anna telomeres that were about 4% Pollack, of George Mason University shorter than those of women who in the US was quoted as saying by (Agencies) Women who give birth had never given birth. the Live Science. to at least one child are more likely The findings held even after the However, because the survey to be biologically older than those researchers took into account other was conducted at a single point in who do not have any babies, factors that could affect telomere time, the researchers cannot suggests a new study. length, including the women’s determine which came first in the Researchers analysed blood chronological age, body mass index women’s lives — giving birth or samples from 1,556 American and smoking habits. having shorter telomeres, Pollack women aged 20 to 44 who took part These findings suggest that a said. in a survey from 1999 to 2002. They “history of live birth may be It is also possible that for some (Agencies) Some people just don’t feel hungry first looked at the genetic material inside associated with shorter telomeres,” yet-unknown reason, women with thing in the morning, while others don’t have time to the women’s cells, specifically the researchers said.Although the shorter telomeres are more likely sit down and eat. To avoid disrupting the day’s food length of their telomeres.Telomeres reason behind the link is not known, than women with longer ones to have intake by skipping the meal entirely, nutritionist naturally shorten as people age, but scientists hypothesise that having children, she said. Raphaël Gruman recommends putting off breakfast for a few hours and tucking into either sweet and savoury foods —whatever takes your fancy. Who’s a microadventurer? Know all about this growing breed of travellers Should you always eat breakfast in the morning, even if you’re not hungry? (Agencies) The interest in research group Euromonitor. the Year. The microadventure trend Yes, it is important to eat breakfast. Breakfast helps experiential travel and healthier Coined by British adventurer is seeing particular growth among balance out your food intake throughout the day, lifestyles is carving out a busy European travellers avoiding calorie intakes that are too high in the new niche which industry looking for healthy, active evening, which can lead to weight gain. experts are calling micro- outlets from their fast-paced, Can changing your evening meal improve adventure.Also known as urban lives, analysts say. appetite in the morning? soft adventures, the trend Microadventures can be solo or When dinner is too copious in quantity or in calories, is characterised by short multigenerational affairs or taken you don’t feel hungry the next day. It’s important to getaways filled with low- with friends and family.Airlines and reverse the trend by reducing portions in the evening risk activities that require tour companies have also caught to help bring back your appetite in the morning. little training or experience on, creating microadventure What quick and easy solutions do you and minimal gear. It packages and presenting them recommend? typically includes activities as alternatives to the traditional You don’t have to eat as soon as you wake up. I such as hiking, cycling, weekend city break, point out recommend drinking a large glass of water or a cup swimming, kayaking, ziplining and Euromonitor researchers. In of tea or coffee when you wake up to prepare the waterfall climbing. Alastair Humphreys in recent years, a collaboration with low-frills carrier digestive system to receive food in the minutes or The word “microadventure” is the the term microadventure applies to easyJet, Humphreys offers ideas on hours that follow. If you get up at 7am or 8am, it’s latest travel jargon to be presented outdoor adventures that are small how to turn mini-breaks in Europe into fine to eat breakfast at 10am. as an emerging trend for 2017 in a and achievable for “normal people microadventures. Aside from coffee Try making a little sandwich with two wide sweeping Global Trends with real lives.”No ultramarathons shops, for instance, visitors to Vienna, slices of wholewheat bread or a small individual Report 2016 presented at the World or kamikaze jumps out of airplanes Austria may want to consider bread roll from the bakery with a single cheese Travel Market in London this week. here. Humphreys was also named swimming the New Danube. slice (pre-packaged). Ideally, add a piece of fruit The report was prepared by market National Geographic Adventurer of too, such as a mandarin. Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 CONTD 22 Her Majesty’s Knights In Sullied Armour Around the time in 2013 when pending with the UK. The money laundering and hawala Sibal concedes there are he arrived on a valid visa. Going the Central Bureau of cha-rges against the individuals deals, managed to fly off to Dubai cases in which Indian agencies by their Twitter activity, Mallya is Investigation (CBI) put arms range from financial crimes like from Indira Gandhi International do not do their homework well keeping himself busy with his dealer Sudhir Choudhrie on the money-laundering to more airport on October 15 despite a and fail to make a strong case Sahara Force India F1 team and list of “undesirable contact men”, serious ones like espionage, look-out notice. “His final with the exacting British legal Lalit Modi is watching the BCCI Theresa May, then the UK’s murder and terrorist activity. destination may very well be system. Aiyar concurs, saying tamasha, lashing out home secretary and now its Of the 131, India has put 16 London, which has emerged as the UK does have procedures to intermittently against Rajiv prime minister, presented him on a ‘top priority’ list. Right on a highly livable luxurious refuge send back fugitives after they are Shukla, Anurag Thakur and the with an Asian Business award for top is Mohammed Hanif Umerji for law violators. The standard of convinced that they will get a fair “corrupt” board. “Perhaps he sees lifetime achievement. The suave Patel, or Tiger Hanif, an accused living is very high there, trial. “India should have the a sliver of hope of returning to businessman was blacklisted by in two bomb blasts in Gujarat in especially if you have money. It expertise to secure extradition in India if and when the BCCI is the CBI as he was suspected of 1993, and a close aide of is the business centre of the British courts. If they continue to sacked,” the diplomat adds. manipulating government Dawood Ibrahim. He tops the list world, and the malefactors can handle things in a higgledy- By all accounts, even contracts, and ministers and because the British PM is likely continue with their commercial piggledy manner, like the Modi Shankaran is doing well in bureaucrats were expected to to be most familiar with his case. activities,” the official explained. and Mallya cases, then the UK London. Composer Nadeem take extra care while dealing with Papers of his extradition lay That these absconders are is a very good place for them to Sa-ifi, having lived in London him. Choudhrie was being unsigned on her table for three taking their millions to the UK park their money and live it up,” since 1997, obtained a UK investigated for his role in the years since May 2013, when she probably makes them a less of a he says. passport and shifted to Dubai in contracts to upgrade 130 mm was home secretary. Accused of liability for London. “It is for a reason Former chief of naval staff 2006 to run a perfumery field-guns and the Barak missile murder, attempted murder and that Napoleon called Britain a nation Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat says business. Since he has a UK deal in 2006. Even while the probe terrorist activities, Hanif was one of shopkeepers. They are very that it was not just pro-Khalistan passport, he doesn’t fear was on, Choudhrie moved to of the rare cases in which the UK conscious where their economic activists or Kashmiri separatists extradition from UAE, which is London and soon acquired High Court had dismissed his interests lie,” says former foreign who were useful to Britain. Even no more considered a safe haven British citizenship. plea against extradition. May secretary Kanwal Sibal. people like Modi, Mallya and for fugitives from the Indian law. The billionaire arms dealer is was supposed to sign the papers The rich and powerful find it easy arms dealer Ravi Shankaran are Even statistics bear that fact. Of now known to be a philanthropist, to ensure his departure from UK. to settle down to a life of comfort useful to the UK as “negotiating 62 fugitives extradited to India in and almost got elected to the His case has now been passed there without investigative agencies levers”. He says these people the past 14 years, 17 were sent House of Lords as a long-time on to the new home secretary, snapping at their heels. “People like move in elite circles and have by UAE, 10 from the US, four supporter of the Liberal Amber Rudd. This has given Mallya and Modi can invest in the deep connections. “They have each from Canada and Thailand, Democrats. Now, the UK’s Hanif another chance to make UK to obtain citizenship. They have access everywhere. Real three each from Germany and Serious Frauds Office (SFO) has further representations. the option of applying for a UK intelligence work is done at that South Africa, two from Belgium found that companies linked to This list does not include passport or applying for the Tier 1 level. They are the movers and and one from the UK. Samirbhai Choudhrie and his son Bhanu liquor baron Vijay Mallya, investors visa that enables them to shakers and know about Vinubhai Patel became the first may have been paid bribes by accused of financial crimes stay by investing two million pounds proposals for arms purchases Indian to be extradited from the some defence companies, including money-laundering and in Britain,” says former home and government plans,” he says. UK in 23 years since the two including Rolls Royce and MiG, wilfully defaulting on loans worth secretary G.K. Pillai. Modi is Middlemen like Choudhrie and countries signed an extradition for contracts. Rs 9,000 crore from various believed to have invested up to a Shankaran are a significant treaty on December 30, 1993. Will it embarrass the UK? banks. So far, the Indian million pounds in stocks and category of those facing inquiry Accused in the 2002 Gujarat Not likely. The SFO probe was government has only sought his shares. Also, if the businessman or cases in India but ensconsed riots, Patel did not oppose his on since 2014, when the father-- deportation, which is an easier can show that he has more than 10 comfortably in London. extradition unlike others wanted son duo were detained and administrative process. However, employees, then the process to Another arms dealer, Sanjay in India and was sent back in bailed out unconditionally. with the UK refusing deportation, obtain a “PR” or permanent Bhandari, tried to slip away to October 2016. Patel “consented” Despite that Choudhrie the Enforcement Directorate residency can get faster and it would London, but, based on a look-out to his extradition and agreed to flourished, living a life of luxury (ED) has started the process of eventually lead to UK citizenship. notice, was stopped in June, just face trial in a case of rioting at in the heart of London’s invoking the India-UK Mutual Former diplomat and senior before he boarded a UK-bound Ode village in Anand district of Belgravia, where he and his Legal Assistance Treaty to get Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar flight. But Lalit Modi was far- Gujarat on March 1, 2002, in family own a number of Mallya extradited. The says the UK has a long history of sighted: he moved to London in which 23 Muslims were killed. mansions. investigative agency is not very giving refuge to people from countries 2010, before the ED could have “Patel’s case is an exception and Choudhrie typifies hundreds hopeful though, given the rather where they claim the law is not just. his passport cancelled. Living does not reflect a change of of others like him, who have found bleak track-record of the UK in The UK’s coddling of Chilean dictator there in style as is his wont, he approach by London. There are more a safe haven in the UK, fleeing extraditing accused persons to Gen Augusto Pinochet is well- is learnt to have invested in than a dozen letters rogatory (LRs) the the law in India. The CBI had India. known. Shady characters from Iraq, Lindeborg Law, a firm from the ED and the CBI pending to close investigations against Music composer Nadeem Iran, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Libya, specialising in cases involving with the UK. They do not even him after the UK did not respond Saifi, accused in the Gulshan Russia and Serbia—including some the Interpol. Six years in ‘exile’ acknowledge them,” says a CBI to letters rogatory (LRs) sent by Kumar murder case, flamboyant involved in war crimes—have also seem to have made him some official, hinting at a tit-for-tat them. The investigative agencies former IPL chief Lalit Modi, naval sought and obtained refuge in the sort of an expert. response from India. “Though we claim that they see this pattern war room leak case accused Ravi UK. “When Mallya landed there in have extradited three persons to the in most of the cases and want Shankaran, bookie Sanjeev “From Russian oligarchs to pro- March, Lalit Modi is believed to UK in the past 14 years, even we the matter to be taken up by the Chawla and British national Khalistan and Kashmiri separatists, have helped him settle down, are going to go slow with letters government at the diplomatic Raymond Varley, accused in all have found shelter in the UK. This even providing legal aid,” an rogatory and processes,” he says. level. child abuse cases in Goa—the has played a part in making Britain Indian diplomat reveals. Mallya, In fact, the UK foreign office has The Ministry of External list is long. Investigative agencies a global power. They use dissidents a “UK resident” since 1992, did conveyed to India that they too will Affairs (MEA), busy preparing for like the ED and the CBI feel the and opponents as pressure points. not take long to settle into a high- raise the issue of imprisonment of Theresa May’s visit on November list is only going to get longer. This has been a sore point in India- flying lifestyle. He was seen at six British ex-servicemen in 6, has put the matter high on the “High-profile individuals like UK relations for a long time. the Champions Day Race at Chennai. The men were arrested in agenda. In the last 23 years Mallya and Lalit Modi are seen Khalistani activists have long Ascot last month—as Indian 2013 as they had strayed into since an extradition treaty was as precedents now. Other been given shelter in the UK, and agencies struggle with Indian waters with weapons. signed between the two accused may also feel that since they continue to be given space. investigations into money- They were part of 35 crew countries, India has managed to the UK does not extradite easily, They use them as tools against laundering, buying property members sentenced by a Tamil get only one person back—and it is safe to escape there. We us as and when required,” says abroad with the money banks Nadu court to five years in that too because he did not won’t be surprised if Moin Qureshi Sibal. “When we raise the issue lent to Kingfisher Airlines, and the prison in January this year for contest the extradition. also lands up in London from with them, they get away with the downfall of the airline. carrying unlicensed firearms. Over the years, the UK has Dubai, his stop for the time plea that their judiciary is Though Mallya’s passport They were held while working emerged as a safe destination being,” a senior ED official told independent. India has not was cancelled by the Indian for an anti-piracy security for fugitives from Indian law. Indian Outlook. succeeded in any extradition— government, hoping that the UK company protecting officials have put together a list Meat exporter Qureshi, even when our case was would deport him, it did not make commercial ships off the coast of 131 requests for extradition wanted by the ED for alleged watertight,” he added. any difference to London since of Africa in the Indian Ocean. CONTD Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 23

percent tax on imports, or whether they just like the way he blames the Chinese, the What Drove the Trumpquake Mexicans and other foreigners for and his supporters accepted economy has added jobs for a Sanders painted a similar portrait despite all the norms he violated; the decline of American all of them. The Anti-Defamation record 73 straight months, when of a broken system failing all but they liked him because of the manufacturing. League criticized a recent Trump a Gallup poll just found that the rich and well-connected, while norms he violated. When he It’s hard to ignore how Trump speech for its anti-Semitic Americans approve of Obama’s Clinton’s main response was that suggested he would put Clinton turned The Other into the tropes; not only he did he refuse job performance by a 56-41 Sanders was failing to in jail, when he called her enemy—Syrian refugees who to apologize, he used the speech margin. High school graduation emphasize the pervasive racism Crooked Hillary, when he hinted threaten America’s security, as his closing ad, along with rates are at an all-time high; teen and sexism that was also that maybe without her armed Black Lives Matter activists who images of Janet Yellen, George births and the uninsured rolls are stacking the deck. With everyone protection someone would shoot disrespect America’s police, Soros, and Lloyd Blankfein, who at all-time lows; incomes grew seeming to agree that the status her, the chin-stokers were illegal immigrants who take all just happen to be Jewish. It last year at the sharpest rate quo was unacceptable, maybe it appalled, but his crowds were America’s jobs, shadowy global obviously didn’t hurt him any since record-keeping began in shouldn’t be surprising that voters thrilled. elites who, as Trump complained more than implicating Ted Cruz’s 1967. But Trump ran a change rejected the candidate who The big unanswered question in his incendiary closing ad, father in the Kennedy campaign, vowing to roll back represented the status quo— is how much Trump’s victory has bleed America dry. The Trump assassination or suggesting just about everything Obama has especially when the media to do with cultural factors and phenomenon felt a lot like a Justice Antonin Scalia was done, and he won bigly— coverage of her focused mostly how much it has to do with backlash against the multiracial murdered or retweeting white including several states Obama on emails. economic factors. Last night’s Obama coalition that seemed to supremacists hurt him. won, and many voters Obama But it also seems clear that TV punditry focused heavily on be taking over the country until It’s too early to say exactly won. Clinton’s problems extended well Trump’s appeal to working-class last night; taking it back felt like what went wrong for Hillary One could make the case that beyond narrative. Too many voters, but he didn’t seem to a big part of what it meant to Clinton, since most of us didn’t Clinton and down-ballot voters didn’t like her or her appeal to many black or Latino Make America Great Again. realize it was going wrong until Democrats had a narrative conventional talking-point working-class voters. The Rust There were plenty of “Never late last night. But Trump’s problem. All 17 candidates in the approach to politics; at Trump’s Belt in particular did seem to Trump” Republicans in elite primal-scream message that Republican primary portrayed raucous and unpredictable embrace his economic message circles who objected to his Washington is broken, the America as a flailing dystopia, rallies, the first things most voters of trade protectionism, even if— war against globalism, his economy is a nightmare, and the even though 15 million new jobs said about why they supported perhaps in part because—most desire for a literal and world is going to hell clearly have reduced unemployment him was that he wasn’t a economists hated it. But it’s hard metaphorical wall around resonated in white rural and from 10 percent to 5 percent politician, didn’t talk like a to know whether Trump’s America, but they mostly exurban communities. It may since 2010. But in the politician, wasn’t politically supporters were truly responding seemed to be concentrated seem odd at a time when the Democratic primary, Bernie correct. They didn’t like him to his policy proposals, like a 35 around Washington. It all worked out for the candidate with no political America Tamil Sangam honors Maloney for Diwali stamp experience and no apparent interest in reading policy briefings, the candidate who, according to conventional wisdom, ran an abysmal convention and lost three consecutive debates. Now Trump, with the help of a Republican Congress, should have the power to repeal Obamacare, undo Obama’s Wall Street reforms, scuttle Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, and roll back Obama’s new rules limiting carbon emissions at power plants. He of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and in 2010 and 2012 requesting approval of a Diwali community when we unite behind a cause; can also build a border wall, former Deputy Speaker of NJ Assembly, Dr. commemorative stamp. She never gave up until it celebrates the contributions of our slash corporate taxes, appoint Sudhir Parikh, Padmashree-awardee and a the stamp which was a dream became a reality. community to America; and most conservative Supreme Court chairman of Parikh Worldwide Media and Prompted by a letter Co-led by Hindu importantly, it acknowledges the strength justices, and pursue the rest Prakash M Swamy, president of America Tamil American Foundation (HAF) and Indiaspora a our country draws from its diversity. This of his agenda. It’s unclear how Sangam, praised the stellar role played by community organization led by M.R. year and for many more, diyas and spirits much of that beyond the wall Congresswoman Maloney in the historic Rangaswamy, of California more than 100 will shine brighter, as will greetings cards Americans thought they were announcement of issuance of Diwali stamp. community organizations across the US also and gift packages sent donning the Diwali voting for, but they voted for it The U.S. Postal Service commemorated the petitioned the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory stamp,” said Prakash M Swamy, president no matter what they thought. joyous festival of Diwali this year with a Forever Committee. of America Tamil Sangam. It’s a bit reminiscent of the stamp. The first-day-of-issue dedication Maloney said that the stamp release mark Congresswoman Maloney presented old joke about how many ceremony took place at the Consulate General a triumph that truly exemplifies the meaning a House Resolution to honor the service psychiatrists it takes to of India, New York. For several years, of Diwali. “After many years, Diwali has of Swamy in fostering ties between the Congresswoman Maloney has headed efforts finally received its own commemorative US and India in the field of culture, change a light bulb: Just one, in Congress to push the Citizens Stamp Advisory stamp, rightfully joining the ranks of other music and media. Sangita Singh, but the light really has to want Committee (CSAC) to consider issuing a major religious and cultural holidays such Regional Finance Manager of Air-India to change. There can be commemorative Diwali stamp. as Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and spoke on the occasion. A souvenir was also plenty of debate about the In 2013, Congresswoman Maloney first Eid. I want to thank the USPS for listening to released on the occasion. specifics, but America sent a introduced House Resolution-47, expressing the the voices of the millions of Americans who The event also marked the presentation of message last night that it sense of the U.S. House of Representatives that celebrate this Festival of Lights. I am thrilled Tamil Ratna Award by America Tamil Sangam really wants to change. Some the CSAC should issue a Diwali stamp. The that after many years of fighting for this stamp it to Upendra Chivukula being the first ever Indian- of the changes on the way resolution had 46 cosponsors. Maloney has finally become a reality.” American to enter politics. Though born in may have seemed as reintroduced the resolution in 2015 as House “The issuance of the Diwali stamp Andhra Pradesh, he considers himself a Tamilan unthinkable as a President Resolution 32, which had 71 cosponsors. symbolizes several important things: it displays as he studied engineering in Chennai and speaks Trump yesterday, but they’re Maloney additionally wrote letters to the CSAC the strength of the Hindu American chaste Tamil. thinkable now. Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 CONTD 24 pass emissions-reduction plans like California’s. More than a dozen cities have made Is This ‘Game Over’ for the Planet ? commitments to rely fully on renewable energy; others could be The markets’ moves reflect made under the Obama designed to withstand the countries will continue to move pushed to do so. Solar, wind power, Trump’s campaign promises on administration—but only if he’s American presidential election, forward because they see it in and electric vehicles are energy and environmental policy, committed to doing so. Gutting and it would be at least a year their national interest,” Brune increasingly affordable, and even which would unleash a torrent of the EPA would require before he could formally said. “Many countries will see without federal support they could fossil-fuel production: to repeal the congressional action and withdraw the United States. But a diplomatic opportunity, a eventually out-compete fossil fuels Obama administration’s breaking a Democratic filibuster he could undermine the deal, by chance to take leadership on on a large scale. And renewable regulations on carbon-dioxide in the Senate. Repealing the letting US companies renege on global scale—particularly energy initiatives are emissions from power plants, as Clean Power Plan and other its commitments to lower China.” overwhelmingly popular. “The nature well as other environmental environmental regulations will be emissions. That could leave a Brune sketched out a kind of our work on climate change protections; eliminate the more complicated than signing leadership vacuum while also of road map for climate action is that there are a thousand Environmental Protection an executive order, and blunting the practical effect of in the age of Trump. One part is ways to have an impact— Agency altogether; cut all environmental groups will tie up the agreement itself, because defensive: continuing to resist through investments, federal spending on climate attempts to do so in litigation. A the individual US plan for the expansion of fossil-fuel divestment, consumer power, change, including funds to the Trump administration could reducing emissions accounts for infrastructure across the corporate accountability, city, United Nations and R&D for decline to defend the Clean about a fifth of the overall cuts country, with a transpartisan state, regional [policy],” Brune renewable energy and electric Power plan in court, where it’s that would be achieved under the coalition that includes said. vehicles; and to “cancel” the being challenged by states and accord. More drastically, Trump landowners, environmentalists, The math is daunting— international climate accord industry groups—Senate could pull the United States from and Native American tribes, and there’s no way to get around reached in Paris last year. majority leader Mitch McConnell the UN Framework Convention by leveraging the legal system. that. Even if Trump preserved the According to an analysis by Lux suggested this should happen on Climate Change, which But he emphasized that status quo and left the EPA Research, these policies would on “day one” of the new coordinates international climate activists “must not alone, the world is on track to lead to an added 3.4 billion tons administration—though that climate negotiations.? Still, it’s stay in a defensive crouch blow past the 2 degree threshold. of carbon-dioxide pollution every could draw more litigation. If the not at all clear that other over the next four years.” In order to stay below it, none of year, compared to what Hillary case does make it to the nations will abandon their States, cities, and the market the new fossil-fuel reserves, in the Clinton proposed. Supreme Court, its fate will be commitments to climate all present opportunities for Arctic or elsewhere, can be “A Trump presidency might decided by a conservative action. Mike Brune, the the climate movement to go developed. It’s certain that Donald be game over for the climate…. majority including Trump’s executive director of the Sierra on offense. Many states are Trump will not be good for the It might make it impossible to nominee to replace Antonin Club, told me that, while “we are already moving ahead to meet planet. But how bad he is depends stabilize planetary warming Scalia. facing an existential moment,” the requirements of the Clean in some measure on what the rest below dangerous (i.e. greater As for the Paris agreement, he is confident in the rest of the Power Plan, despite its of us do next. Unlike an asteroid, than 2C) levels,” Dr. Michael Trump can’t immediately world’s commitment to the uncertain legal future, and there are ways to slow his Mann, a climatologist and “cancel” it. It was specifically goals set in Paris. “I think other advocates will press states to approach, and lessen his impact. geophysicist at Pennsylvania State University, said in an e- mail. “Hopefully the world will find a way to move forward in Donald Trump's America combating climate change even for the law will be an arduous Republican nominee has vowed to in the US and proclaimed, Russia, which has ensconced if the US refuses to play an task in Congress, where Senate renegotiate or completely withdraw “Islam hates us.” itself as a top US adversary in recent active role.” Democrats will fight the slim the US from NAFTA, the free trade His rhetoric on the campaign years, and has promised to Trump will be the only head Republican majority’s efforts. agreement with Canada and trail and policy proposals on that renegotiate the Iran deal, which he of state in the world who rejects It’s still unclear exactly what Mexico that Trump has dubbed the matter could prove a roadblock has trashed.Trump’s economic the scientific consensus that Trump’s replacement will look like. “worst trade deal in history.” He to those efforts of increased proposals have focused on tearing human activity is causing He has vowed it will be “terrific” and could single-handedly do that cooperation with Muslim down government regulations he climate change—a “hoax,” he’s said it will involve knocking down without Congress, just as he could majority countries. During his views as overly burdensome on US called it. He’s tapped prominent state insurance lines and stymie the Trans-Pacific presidential bid, Trump called for businesses — which would include climate skeptic Myron Ebell, incentivizing the establishment of Partnership he has railed against. the creation of a national undoing environmental protections who directs the Center for health savings accounts. He has also pledged to go after database to register all Muslims erected under the Obama Energy and Environment at the Even as Trump has Chinese currency manipulation and living in the US, called for administration — and reforming the conservative Competitive unrelentingly promised at his rallies impose additional tariffs of as much targeted surveillance of US US tax code. Enterprise Institute, to lead his to build a wall on the US southern as 35% on certain foreign countries mosques.And last December, But a cloud of uncertainty transition team at the EPA, and border with Mexico, his plan does and on US companies that move he famously called for a “total hangs over how the whopping Mike McKenna, an energy not yet appear to have the backing their factories abroad — which and complete shutdown of across-the-board tax cuts he has lobbyist who has worked for of Republican Senate Majority could see consumer goods rise by Muslims entering the United promised will affect the US deficit. Koch Companies and Dow Leader Mitch McConnell, who that same percentage. States,” a proposal he has never While he has promised to keep the Chemical, to head the team at repeatedly dodged a question on Trump’s presidency could explicitly retracted. Trump has proposals revenue-neutral, tax the Energy Department. The whether he supports the wall. radically alter the increasingly since focused on his “extreme policy experts have said Trump’s fossil-fuel industry is already “I want to achieve border interconnected global economy, vetting” proposal, which would proposals could add billions, if not salivating over the opportunities security the way that’s most which has shot in the direction include a ban on individuals from trillions, of dollars to the US the new administration effective,” he told CNN’s Manu Raju of more free trade, not less, in terror-prone countries, though debt.Ultimately, many in presents. TransCanada, the Wednesday when asked about recent years. His presidency he has not outlined which Washington and across the company behind the Keystone it.The border wall proposal is just could usher in a more countries will be included in that country are now wondering how XL pipeline, has made plans to one of a slew of controversial protectionist era. list. much of Trump’s campaign meet with Trump’s team to pitch immigration policies proffered by Trump will also seek to It is still unclear exactly how promises will the soon-to-be restarting the project. the real estate mogul, who rethink how the US combats he will take on ISIS in Syria and president stick to once he walks Republican Senator Lisa launched his campaign by labeling terrorists, tossing aside the Iraq. Trump has at times said he is into the Oval Office and the Situation Murkowski, who chairs the undocumented Mexican attempts by Presidents George open to sending in tens of Room. Senate Energy Committee, immigrants criminals and “rapists.” W. Bush and Barack Obama to thousands of US troops and Beyond the campaign declared shortly after the He has also vowed to deport all bring Muslim-Americans and consistently vowed to “bomb the promises and incendiary rhetoric election was called for Trump undocumented immigrants. In the other Muslim countries into the s***t out of ISIS.” during his 17 months campaigning that she will be pushing to open latest iteration of that policy, he fold, rather than risk alienating At other times, he’s said he for his job as president, Trump also the Arctic National Wildlife focused on the deportation of them. would like to keep the US out of repeatedly touted his willingness to Refuge in Alaska to drilling. criminal undocumented Trump has said he would the civil war in Syria, and instead compromise and reach “deals.” How much of this agenda can immigrants, but he has not seek to work with Muslim favored ceding regional influence to Pressed on his immigration Trump actually accomplish? He forsaken his pledge to deport all countries eager to join in the fight Russia. proposals in March on Fox News, can wreck much of the slow estimated 11 million who currently against ISIS, but he has also He has promised to work Trump offered a simple reply: climate progress that’s been reside here illegally.On trade, the stoked Islamophobic sentiment toward a closer relationship with “Everything is negotiable.” Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 CONTD 25 “She stands here and she the only central legislation. But spins the roulette wheel like by the recent Information this,” he says, spinning the Spanner In The Wheels -Of Fortune Technology Act, 2000, internet brass wheel at the centre of the service providers and website table. which is the case in many money, people tend to case of Macau in China. Macau hosts are required to block From cock fighting to the other countries including the automatically believe that if one is now the biggest gaming city access to anything “-relating to Mahabharata to modern day UK. “I want to assure this is playing cards, then it must be in the world, surpassing even or encouraging money casinos, gambling has been House that legalised betting in illegal,” he says. “There is Las Vegas in the US. “I am in laundering or gambling” and part of the Indian sports is not going to make us always an element of chance in favour of a softer take on lesser this Act falls under the central subcontinent’s DNA. And for a nation of gamblers,” he said. any endeavour of life. Even vices. We must have government. long, Diwali has been the big But it might have been his litigation depends on luck,” pragmatism about our Despite clear financial gambling season. During status as an -independent opines Tulsi. priorities. Law enforcement adv-antages of bringing Diwali, it is not just the member that allowed him to do According to estimates of has many other seri-ous crimes gambling in India above board, seasonal gamblers who put out this. Otherwise, the -political the Federation of Indian to focus on,” says P.C. Jha, one of the biggest obstacles their chips on the table but class has either been silent or Chambers of Commerce and former chief of the Central comes from law enforcement. amateurs, thrill-seekers, ritual- largely against legalising Industry (FICCI), India’s betting Board of Excise and Customs. The argument made by many keepers and relu-ctant gambling, regardless of all the market is worth Rs 3,00,000 Jha makes a two-fold with interest in the monetary participants egged on by their -potential revenue it can help crore, of which only Rs 10,000 argument. He says that windfalls is that once gambling peers. The largely held belief unlock. crore is legal. By FICCI’s legalising betting will bring in is legalised, it will make is that if you are lucky during There is considerable estimate, the revenue the money and it will also save the monitoring and regulation Diwali gambling, Lakshmi will confusion on moral, legal and government could possibly earn money being spent on law much easier. This will include bestow wealth in that coming economic grounds when it by lega-lising betting stands enforcement. a clampdown on black money. year upon you. Yet it remains comes to gambling. The -between Rs 12,000 to Rs The online gaming and Writing in FICCI’s report on one of those ‘extra legal’ zones general feeling, stemming from 19,000 crore. With regard to betting space is even greyer sports betting in India, Mukul of the society, which is a moral argument, is that cricket, the Lodha Committee than the more tangible forms Mudgal, former chief justice of unacknowledged by written gambling is based on pure Report (2016) said that of gambling. According to a Punjab and Haryana High Court law, but exists all over. chance. With some credit to “legalising betting will curtail the KPMG report, the online says: “The threats posed from Up till the1980s, gambling the 18th-century movement of influence of unethical elements gaming market is one of the this unregulated betting are was still thought of by the Enli-ghtenment, a global on the sport, players and biggest segments of the immense; the society general public in terms of dingy intellectual shift placed more officials.” By its -estimate, legal gambling industry. The gaming becomes vulnerable as revenue dens and public park emphasis on -rationality and betting will bring Rs 10,000 to market itself was about $30 from these activities is used to congregations. But, it was the choice as opposed to chance. Rs 12,000 crore in revenue billion as of 2012. Even though finance criminal activities, the ‘match fixing’ in one day And although gambling has annually. some of the biggest markets, person placing the bet is at the -international cricket that gave preceded and, indeed, It is this revenue which such as USA, China, South mercy of the bookies as they the term a whole new definition. succeeded the Age of former CBI -director Ranjit Sinha Korea and Japan, don’t allow have no legal right to have their Now gambling was not just Enlightenment, the opposition is in favour of unl-ocking. “We many forms of gambling on the bets realised.” about a few voluntary to gambling comes from those are wasting time. Asking for internet. This view is countered by individuals gathered around a who view every form of it as akin clampdowns on gambling is In India, as of late 2009, the experience of others in the table, it had infiltrated sports, to tossing a coin and betting unnecessarily burdening the foreign agencies began police. “Law enforcement entertainment and many other on its outcome. The system. Given that gambling is submitting bids for internet agencies don’t have a choice walks of life through the temperament since, has been going to happen anyway, it’s gaming licenses. These on laws, so we are enforcing television screens all at the about controlling uncertainty, better to earn the revenue and -included some of the biggest whatever laws already exist at same time. If all those and chance is at odds with this. give quality to the game names in the business such as present. If lega-lising crimes is matches, watched with such This black-and-white view of instead,” he says. Tulsi also William Hill, Betfair and bwin. the solution to crimes, then fervour were ‘staged’, anything gambling doesn’t quite fit the believes it is -irrational to prohibit The online gaming market legalise everything,” says could be. For many spectators, legal framework. Ind-ian betting on sports. “If you want includes various games such Nupur Prasad. “But betting changed the game jurisprudence has in fact revenues to multiply, you have as betting on sports, races, decriminalising everything will forever. Since then, each action differentiated between ‘games to attract tourists and have to poker, bingo, lotteries and affect our -social life. We have of the players on the field has of skill’ and ‘games of chance’. provide tourists with avenues of cas-ino games. The confusion found that these habits are not come under their scrutiny to An act cannot be considered enjoyment. The forces holding comes from the fact that states conducive to public life. We ensure that the match has not gambling if there is a blend of us back are hypocritical.” in India are allowed to legislate have seen people who have been fixed. After allegations of skill and chance involved in the Gambling can be a game- on gambling on their own. The given everything up because of match fixing against South process or if skill outweighs changer for tourism. Take the Public Gaming Act, 1867, is their addictions.” Africa’s captain Hansie Cronje, chance. It is after all, one’s skill the CBI in 2000 investig-a-ted that enables one to calculate her Modi's "Masterstroke" Has Great fixing and betting in spo-rts. chances and probabilities. The investigating agency team As far back as 1957, the empathised with the spo--rts- Supreme Court said that Timing, But Inherently Flawed lovers, hurt over match fixing, competitions, which mostly And let's not talk about tax next few months until the new forensic evidence, it would probably and said poe--tically: “The -involve skill, are business collectors where a standard rate for notes come into circulation, just have a more significant impact. Why romanticism associated with activities and not gambling. As services seems to have been fixed before state elections, is a risk have we not instituted a transparent the game is perhaps gone of now, betting on horse racing of 5%-10%. Now these vaults of by any political standard. No system of bidding for real estate, like forever.” The CBI’s analysis of is legal in India. In 1968, the "black money" would have been hit doubt a calculated risk, shaped in the West, rather than leaving their findings is that betting in Supreme Court also ruled that hard with the demonetisation, if it partly by demolishing the political buyers to the mercy of brokers and cricket is “perhaps the biggest rummy is a game of skill. Games weren't for the new ingenious coffers of the opposition. middlemen? Instead of closing the -organised racket in the such as chess and golf also find industry that's come up overnight, However, as long as cash is in massive exchange of cash, we have country.” a mention in the SC’s ruling, offering to convert notes into legal demand and can be spent, it will chosen to bring in a regulator whose At a time when support for meaning that they too had to be tender for a 20% charge. We continue to be used. So why are orders will take years to be prohibition seems to be evaluated and passed for having forget our thriving money- we not using technology to implemented due to an over- growing (such as in Bihar), and the ‘right’ amount of skill as laundering sector using small prevent bribes and curb the burdened judicial system. The Indian the state grows more weighed against chance in their deposits in innumerable generation of black money? Why obsession for gold and jewelry is well paternalistic, telling the gameplay. People such as Jay nondescript shell companies. haven't we look harder at over- known, yet we haven't been able to citizens how to dress (as Sayta of GLaws.in argue that the This dying sector seems to be invoicing of construction and increase the scrutiny on its Union culture minister Mahesh same rationale can be -extended delivered a bonus by the imports of big business to ensure manufacture and sale. Lastly, how Sharma has done), there aren’t and applied to poker, which has government. The fact that it was that millions are not stashed would the political system survive many who seek legal avenues also become hugely popular in a bold move is acknowledged by abroad or round tripped back. If in a transparent environment, where for gambling in view of urban India but is legal only in all, but will it have a lasting impact the government investigates votes are seeded in the name of the economic gains? In 2014, Karnataka and Bengal. “Poker on black money is highly some of the NPAs (non- aam aadmi and yet political donations senior advocate K.T.S. Tulsi is a game of skill, but just doubtful. The fallout of a massive performing assets) with Indian by lobbies and companies are seen as raised the issue of legalising because cards have come to be contraction of business for the banks and actually acts on the its anti-thesis? sports betting in Parliament, associated with gambling and Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 SPECIAL FEATURE 26 Currency Ban Creates Panic At Grassroots The move is meant to be a big strike to curb black money circulating in the country and to fight corruption and funding of terrorist activities. This is nothing less than a terrorism are festering wounds surgical strike. In a big blow to which make the country hollow hoarders of black money and from within”. fake currency, Prime Minister Later, at a press conference RBI Narendra Modi demonetized governor Urjit Patel said that the Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency government had observed a play notes with effect from of fake currency and of higher November 8 midnight. Post denomination currency in that, these notes will cease to terrorism networks which be legal tender and will not be prompted the government to fit for any transactions. undertake such a move. The move, where a radio silence While the government move is has been maintained by the being lauded by various quarters, government and no inkling had it is expected to cause hardships been given to any quarter, is for the Indian citizens for the government hospitals, compared to growth in the and Rs1000 denominations. meant to be a big strike to curb coming few weeks as supply of dispensaries, petrol stations, economy pointed towards The small fruit, vegetables and black money circulating in the currency notes will be restricted airports, railway booking indicators of unaccounted money kirana traders will have to country and to fight corruption in the market. Immediately there counters and government dairies in circulation. Timing was perfect return disappointed especially and funding of terrorist will be bigger problems for people to accept the demonetized - a month after closure of the since banks, too, will be activities. This was announced as all banks and ATMs will be currencies for the next 72 hours income disclosure week and a closed. Many such payments in a televised address to the closed tomorrow November 9 to not inconvenience people. week after Diwali such that the are always made in cash and nation by the Prime Minister. which means that on one hand Experts are hopeful that this will impact of short term disruption often the recipients have no He also announced that the their Rs 500 and Rs 1000 not affect financial markets as in festive period is minimised.” bank accounts. That will be RBI was issuing a new series currency notes will become genuine money will now come This will also, at least initially, another bug of currency notes of the invalid and on the other there will into the financial markets as prompt people to shift to challenge.Already in denomination of Rs 500 and Rs be no way to find alternative against a lot of play of black electronic transactions and the Gurgaon, the only big city that 2000 which will have a new currency to buy items of daily money that happened earlier. use of plastic money. Says Kunal caters to the thriving sections design and enhanced security needs and to run daily chores. Also, in sectors like real estate Bahl, Co-founder & CEO of Haryana’s farming elites, features. The new currency Though the government has said where there was a not of black Snapdeal, “With this, the they are being turned away notes will be available at banks that people holding the money at play will also see some quantum of India’s economy from shops, hotels and and post offices from November demonetized currency will be correction where genuine white moving through the digital pipes restaurants. 10. able to exchange them for new money will not operate. At least will witness massive “I just saw a man haggle over Calling the presence of black series currency notes of Rs 500 for the next year or so. growth.”FARMERS WORRIED a loaf of bread that he wanted money, corruption and fake and Rs 2000 from banks and Says Mukesh Butani, Managing It’s the time of the year when the to pay for using a Rs. 500 currency a disease which has post offices till December 30, partner, BMR Legal, “A farmers are going to market with currency note. It’s going to be taken a deep root in the there is likely to be chaos for the combination of national security their freshly harvested crops. tough for people in coming country, the Prime Minister next few weeks as the exchange concerns and wider agenda to Many have sold their wheat and days,” says a Gurgaon said that there was a need for of currency at banks and post filter out unaccounted income rice since October 15, when the resident. Srinibas, another “a decisive war against the offices is limited to Rs 4000 a guided the Government to make selling and buying season Gurgaon resident, found that menace of corruption, black day from November 10 to 24 after this move. Figures of high started to peak. petrol pumps were not money and terrorism. which the limit will be increased. denomination currency in They are now worried about the accepting payments even on Corruption, black money and The government has also allowed circulation in past 5 years market tanking. “Most farmers Tuesday night right after the don’t take their entire earning to decision was made public the banks but like to keep it at Another set of wealthy home, in cash. For them, the trek farmers and traders is also to the banks, sometimes far anxious to convert their Rs500 away, will be an ordeal,” says a and Rs1000 notes into other Haryana based farmer, Ram denominations. Kumar from Makrauli village. “I have plenty of cash and it He also worries about the belongs to my family. I want payments made to field workers to get it changed and will get and those who sharpen farm others to visit the banks over implements. the coming days to change it,” Another farmer nervous about the says a farmer. All the people development says that the mandi are nervous and anxious about for agricultural produce is set to the sudden announcement, as be held on Wednesday morning they find that the moment the but the push-cart vendors will be news spread of the banning badly hit once they arrive as the of these notes, traders mandi traders have already stopped accepting cash decided not to accept Rs 500 payments. Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 SPECIAL FEATURE 27 Anger And Scramble To Stash Cash In Black Money Squeeze: Foreign Media voluntary disclosure program won’t,” said Rama Bijapurkar, a - all of them want to be paid in has netted $19 billion so far, a market strategist and consumer cash. Where do we go? What do fraction of estimates of the total, expert in Mumbai. “But as a one- we do?” He went on, “Now we which range from $400 billion to time shut-off it’s a masterstroke.” are calling everybody and over $1 trillion. The impact on regular folk was canceling.” The government’s Dinesh Rana was driving immediate and widespread. Rural move was a boon to India’s around Delhi on Thursday with a villages whose economies are growing online payment industry, sack full of his boss’s money, almost entirely cash-based which has long operated on a depositing 49,000 rupees (about ground to a halt as villagers cash-on-delivery model designed $735) in separate accounts at five scrounged for coins to pay for to address low credit card use. different banks. Anything over eggs and their daily vegetables. After the government’s 50,000 rupees would have Wives who secretly squirreled announcement, downloads of garnered official scrutiny. away hundreds in kitchen kitties digital payment apps have “Rich people are worried,” he - away from the control of soared. Paytm, an online (Agencies) Mumbai, INDIA: and is a decisive move toward a said. “They are trying to get rid domineering husbands - payment system, saw a 200 Banks reopened to long lines “cashless” society, he said. of cash or spread it around.” suddenly had to admit their percent increase in application and angry customers throughout Experts predicted the worst- Some economists questioned secret stash or ponder opening downloads and 1,000 percent India on Thursday after the hit would be wealthy whether the government’s move their own bank account. Modi’s growth in the amount of money government’s surprise move to professionals in real estate, would be effective in the long government has made a major flowing to digital wallets since devalue high-denomination doctors and lawyers who are run. Neeraj Hatekar, the push to provide bank accounts Tuesday evening, according to currency in an effort to fight often paid in cash to avoid taxes director of the economics to those who previously did not Madhur Deora, the chief financial corruption and so-called “black and stash their money in department at the University of have them, but still 233 million officer. “The government’s money.” overseas accounts. Only those Mumbai, said that the remain “unbanked,” Bijapurkar decision will structurally change The government Tuesday with large sums of money “will demonetization program will said. the digital payment behavior of announced what it called a have to face the be an effective tool in ridding Dashrat Kumar Pal, 40, a Indians,” said Rajnish Wahi, senior “strike” against those who keep consequences under existing the system of counterfeit bills steel company clerk and a Delhi vice president for corporate affairs unaccounted-for cash in India, laws,” Jaitley said. - some $20 million alone was resident, said that the lavish at Snapdeal, one of the major online where many jobs remain in the Prime Minister Narendra seized last year in his state, wedding party for his niece had retailers.Suchi Goenka, a informal sector and few pay Modi has long made fighting he said. But it would likely not been postponed in lieu of a small restaurateur in Mumbai, said that taxes. The country’s reserve black money a priority - as the have much impact on India’s religious ceremony because the while she supported the bank temporarily shuttered country moves to legitimize black market economy overall - family did not have enough cash government’s plan, it will take banks and ATMs and voided its its shadow economy, change as much illegitimate funds are in to pay the vendors. time for the country to make the large bank notes, issuing a an age-old culture of real estate or gold. “The big party we had planned change. “In India we prefer cash,” 2,000-rupee note (about $30) corruption and bribes and “Will it shut off new black is called off,” he said glumly. “The she said. “We were brought up Thursday as the largest bill. attract foreign investment. A money that’s being created? It cooks, the music band, the florist that way.” Panicked customers lined up at banks to exchange and deposit old notes - sometimes Rs 500, Rs 1,000 ban: 'Indian jugaad' blooms to help black money hoarders standing in line for hours. Fistfights broken out at gas (Agencies) While the din of initial rise in international money out of the hands of the unachievable. Estimating the pumps when clerks ran out of Diwali crackers was yet to markets might have been hoarders and putting them in total value of Rs 500 and Rs change; at toll booths operators settle down, the due to victory of Donald banking channels, the same 1,000 around 14 lakh crores, simply gave up charging and let announcement of Trump in the US elections, is not true of newly it requires only around 20 cars stream through. demonetisation, freezing 86 local increase has certainly mushroomed money percent of existing 25.45 crore Gold and silver prices soared percent of Indian currency in been due to late night changers. Jan Dhan accounts (as on 2 as investors sought to move their circulation by value, has demand on Tuesday, 8 These money-changers are November, 2016), each money into tangible assets - worked like a laser strike. It November 2016. using an army of below poverty depositing around Rs 2.5 lakh partly a response to the currency did not make a sound but The modus operandi is line persons to operate their of old currency notes to switch as well as a reaction to landed on its targets. simple. Old currency notes Jan Dhan Yojana accounts. recoup entire money back with global uncertainty following the Effect, however, appears to of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 are Deposits of banned currency newer notes. U.S. presidential election. be mixed. While fake currency taken by the jewelers. below Rs 2.5 lakhs will get And it is not only Jan Dhan Indeed, some of those lined took a lethal hit, the same Proper receipts of money made using old currency accounts, there are others up at banks praised the cannot be said about black received are maintained of notes. These money-changers who are within no tax brackets government’s move, exhibiting money. Black money-related dates of 8 November or prior are offering to provide the who can also be used. With the same populist, anti-elite fervor transactions appear to have to it. For purchases below money back by around the money-changers claiming that drove voters to Donald been a late night Diwali gift to Rs 2 lakhs, there is no need December 2016 and in some commissions of 20-40 Trump and Brexit. some and the dawn of new of PAN card and hence no cases in March 2017. percent, a small share of this “I’m happy about it. The business opportunities for traceability. Multiple As per local information, will be enough to entice these country’s rot is at its roots. Now others. One of the indicators receipts with amounts less money changing rates started other account holders as well. the roots are going to be treated,” of the late night bounty on than Rs 2 lakhs are easily at around 10 percent and have This coupled with phenomenal said Kalindi Jagdish, 63, an Tuesday, 8 November 2016, made. Jewelers will deposit been increasing daily touching gold purchases would interior designer who designs was the rise in price of gold. this money in the banks in as high as 30 to 40 percent. probably ensure very little homes for Mumbai’s wealthy and Gold prices soared by more regular manner until 30 This business operation change in the current black is often paid in cash. than 5 percent on Tuesday December 2016 or also until ensures conversion of black money situation. India’s Finance Minister, Arun during European hours. In March 2017 with special money in older denominations In the end, estimated 20 Jaitley, called for calm at a news local markets, price of 10 reasons. For an odd chance to new black money with new percent no-shows of currency conference Thursday, reminding gm of gold rose from Rs of scrutiny, they have all the Rs 500, Rs 2,000 and old Rs notes may be a serious consumers they had until Dec. 30,000 to Rs 34,000 on paper work. 100 notes. underestimation of Indian jugaad. 30 to change their legitimate bills Tuesday night and has While gold transactions, If we do the math, it seems Fake money will be gone, but into new currency. The move since risen up to Rs 50,000 besides helping the jewelers, recouping the black money by black money will remain and that brings “ethics and transparency” in certain areas.While the at least are getting the black its hoarders, is not at all too in newer currency notes. Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 SPECIAL FEATURE 28 Kumar, a bit lost, headed for ‘koolaid’ of Tata. But I his morning Starbucks coffee observed how hard they work, – incidentally, the coffee and how committed they are TheThe insideinside storystory ofof chain is in India in a joint to the group and its values. venture with the Tata Group. They deserve a great For the first time, Kumar chairman.” realises that Starbucks is The final thoughts in the also a place for unemployed blog post are about how much howhow TataTata strategystrategy managers, all dressed in Kumar loved his job. suits, with nowhere to go. It gave him, an academic, Kumar’s blog post a ringside seat to a group presents an interesting worth more than $100 billion. leaderleader NirmalyaNirmalya picture of the way colleagues He ends with saying that only treat you once you lose your three persons in his career of job. “The people at the three decades inspired him. “bottom” of the pyramid The first was his PhD advisor treated me with the same at Northwestern University in KumarKumar gotgot firedfired respect and affection as the United States, the second always... Those in the his dean at the London middle, like my team, were Business School, and the third sincerely sad to see me go... the ousted Tata Sons (Agencies) Nirmalya Kumar, a colleague who said: “It is Still, nothing had prepared The reaction at the top of the chairman. who almost opted to become my unpleasant duty to say Kumar for it. “I realise that I am pyramid was interesting. “Thank you, Cyrus,” says a professional disc jockey, your services are no longer unemployed for the first time With three exceptions, the Kumar, and ends with the lines says his song of the year is required.” And that was that. since the age of 18.” many CEOs and top from Bruce Springsteen that Love and Hate by Michael Kumar asked this He thought about the more executives I worked with were plastered on his walls as Kiwanuka. This is how its colleague if that meant he than 70 people he had closely for three years went a teenager: lyrics go: need not show up at work the accumulated in the Big Data silent.” “Someday girl I don’t know “Calling all the people here next morning. The colleague team over the past year. They Still, Kumar says he has when We’re gonna get to that to see the show said he need not. had joined on Kumar’s word that nothing negative to say about place Calling for my demons “It’s all over in a minute,” data was going to be a core the Tata Group. He remains Where we really wanna go now to let me go writes KumarThis, he says, capability of the group. Quickly, in awe of the the kind of And we’ll walk in the sun I need something, give happens all the time. There he shot off a text message to a person that Tata attracts – But till then tramps like us me something wonderful” are reality television shows colleague with a plea to take unpretentious and dedicated. Baby we were born to run” The choice of song may built around the theme, “You charge of this venture. “Yes, they really drink, as we Kumar says he is done have something to do with are fired.” The following morning, would say in America, the running.. what happened on October 24. That day Kumar, a In 44 years, India lost at least Rs 17 trillion to tax havens globally respected professor of marketing, was on a panel in front of more than (Agencies) Indians exported goods variety of activities long suspected to In India, past studies on untaxed 100 young students and and services worth at least Rs 17 have been used to avoid taxes. wealth or illegal outward managers who were trillion over the past four decades but “It’s is very difficult to estimate the remittances have been few and far participating in a did not remit an equivalent amount in black money stashed abroad. But this between, and hardly comprehensive competition sponsored by foreign exchange, an HT analysis of route (export) is definitely one of the or consistent, hurting the fight the Tata Group. Kumar had classified central bank data shows. ways in which money is being parked against corruption which is led this initiative, having This is probably the first measure of abroad,” said Laveesh Bhandari, estimated to cost India 1-2% of joined the group three years how much the economy bled from tax economist co-author of a book on gross domestic product ever year. ago as a strategy thought evaders stashing funds offshore. corruption. The latest RBI exercise comes leader and a member of its The amount accounts for a fourth Gauging the quantum of illicit funds, closest to being definitive on at group executive council of India’s current Gross Domestic or “black money”, Indians hold has been least phoney exports. (GEC). Product. The money, substantially difficult, in part because of lack of data. In 1988, a rare study by the The participants were quizzing Kumar on the higher now when adjusted against the Over time, Indian regulators have moved Central Economic Intelligence potential of data analytics value of the US dollar, is believed to to curb tax crimes, including signing Bureau (CEIB) estimated that Rs when a colleague came up have been parked in tax havens. stronger disclosure pacts with foreign 13,000 crore of exports were not to him and whispered in his The HT analysis of the Reserve countries. remitted to India. Some of the ear that Cyrus Mistry had Bank of India (RBI) data, gleaned from Much of the campaign against “black amount was recovered but, been sacked as the 1972 to 2015, shows that 95% of Rs money” has been led by the Supreme according to the latest RBI data, chairman of the group 17 trillion-worth exports were Court. In 2011, the top court ordered the realisation of more than Rs 3200 holding company, Tata siphoned off over the past 10 years. appointed a Special Investigation Team crores from that period is still Sons. The RBI data is based on (SIT) to make an assessment of pending. “My head jerks--what?” 188,605 export transactions that dishonest wealth, both domestic and “Exporters found it convenient to recounts Kumar in a post on were not remitted home -- as is abroad. The panel was formed in 2014, park money outside with a little bit his website on Saturday. required under Indian foreign shortly after Narendra Modi rode to of help from low ranking banking “But I am on a panel, so keep answering the exchange rules. It’s possible that power, pitching repatriation of “black officials. Since there was no questions but signal to the some payments were stuck due to money” of Indians parked abroad as part computerized data they could facilitator that we need to genuine reasons such as defaults of his election campaign. conceal it with the help of bank wrap this up early. I let the during economic downturns, but data Thereafter, the SIT turned to the officials,” said Ajay Agnihotri, a organisers know that I will show a consistent uptick in under- central bank for help with unearthing former CEIB assistant director skip the dinner that follows.” recoveries over the years. dodgy export deals. It wasn’t general, who carried out the study He could have stayed on Phoney export deals are but only immediately clear what the probe panel on phoney exports. for the dinner. Back in his one way of stashing illegal funds planned to do with the data.Telephone India ranked fourth in black apartment, he had little abroad. Businesses under-invoice calls and text messages to SIT money outflows with more than Rs success getting more their exports and over-invoice imports chairman MB Shah for a response 500 billion siphoned out of the information from the from tax havens such as Singapore, remained unanswered. A detailed email country a year during 2004-2013, company. At nine in the UAE and Hong Kong. Money to RBI spokesperson did not elicit a the Global Financial Integrity (GFI’s) evening, he got a call from laundering in stocks is also among a response. 2015 report said. Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 US 29 Atlantic City, Where Trump Stiffed Workers and Swindled Investors, Loses Self-Governance engine for the fading beach Marina Hotel Casino, is called resort since the late the Golden Nugget. “Atlantic 1970s.One big issue in City fueled a lot of growth for Atlantic City will be what me,” Trump told the Times in happens to the Municipal May. “The money I took out Utilities Authority, which there was incredible.” The provides the city’s 39,000 newspaper later speculated residents with water. Critics of that Trump’s staggering losses the state takeover have worried in Atlantic City might have Trenton could try to privatize allowed him to stop paying the authority, or otherwise federal income taxes entirely, (Agencies) Donald Trump is infamous mogul was elected union contracts, the New York wring savings from its a hunch Trump appeared to going to Washington, New president of the United States. Times reports. Atlantic City operation. The water crisis in confirm during a presidential Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may The troubled boardwalk town, has been subject to some form Flint, Michigan, developed debate with Hillary Clinton. He be going with him, and Atlantic locus of Trump’s dishonest of state supervision since because a state-appointed was at one point the largest City—a place they both know payment practices and 2010, but the last four years emergency manager directed employer in town. Atlantic City intimately—is losing its right repeated business failures, hit have been particularly rough. the city to send contaminated can still go to court and to self-government. a new low on Wednesday with Hurricane Sandy pummeled water from the Flint River contest the state takeover, but The two events aren't the announcement that New the boardwalk in 2012, causing through faucets as a cost- will negotiate with state directly related; Atlantic City's Jersey would initiate a state millions in damage. Newer, saving measure. It was in officials first. Those painters problems were greater than takeover. The head of New fancier casinos have opened Atlantic City that Trump stiffed and decorators who never got Trump, and Trump's swindles Jersey’s Local Finance Board, across other states in the hundreds of workers and made paid for their work on Trump weren't confined to New longtime Chris Christie official Northeast, drawing away the four trips to bankruptcy court properties should note that Jersey. But in a strange twist Timothy Cunningham, will clientele. Five boardwalk in the early 1990s on the way their old boss has a new of fate, the state takeover over have the power to sell casinos have closed since to eventually offloading his project on his hands: being Atlantic City was approved the municipal assets, fire city 2014, putting a huge dent in casinos, two of which are now president of the United States same week the city's most employees, and renegotiate what had been an economic closed. The third, the Trump of America.

Cell : 917-612-3158 Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 BOX OFFICE INSIDER 30 Alia, Shraddha and Parineeti to star in Dil Chahta Hai 2? (Agencies) Last year, during a chat with HT suggestion to him, who called it “a great Café, Alia Bhatt expressed her desire to work idea”, but had laughed it off at that point. ) in the sequel to Dil Chahta Hai (2001), along Now, in a latest development, Farhan tells us with her contemporaries, Shradddha Kapoor that the “idea stayed” (of a sequel featuring girls) and Parineeti Chopra. She had said, “Pari with him. “Through you guys, I got to know that (Parineeti), Shraddha and I should work in the Alia wants to do a DCH part 2 with Shraddha sequel to Dil Chahta Hai (DCH; 2001) as three and Parineeti. That [thought] stayed in my head, friends. I think that’s a superb idea. It will be and I am thinking about it very strongly, but this so much fun.” A few weeks later, during a chat time with three girls [as the protagonists]. We with Farhan Akhtar, we conveyed Alia’s will see how it goes,” he says. Akshay-Bhumi, SRK-Alia, Ajay-Parineeti Age difference doesn’t matter anymore

(Agencies) Immediately will also be seen with Shah after returning from his Rukh Khan in Dear Zindagi.Alia family holiday in South says, “For the kind of role and Africa, Akshay Kumar story it is, the casting is started shooting for his new completely apt. Now, I am film, Toilet – Ek Prem really excited that people are Katha, alongside a new co- also excited to see both Shah star — Bhumi Pednekar. Rukh and me together. They Interestingly, it’s not just want to see the film, and Akshay, but a number of there’s an air of positivity. other top male stars are Right now, I don’t think anyone also set to work with can pinpoint as to what kind of younger heroines. Salman a movie it is.”Tubelight director Khan is working with Kabir Khan feels that “Zhu Zhu Chinese actor Zhu Zhu in is a fantastic actress with a his next project, Tubelight. strong screen presence, and Parineeti Chopra is also she and Salman will make for leads to a lot of intrigue and Kapoor worked with Kareena “Ultimately, it all boils down believed to have been an interesting on-screen freshness. It definitely Kapoor Khan in Ki & Ka, to the script and, more finalised for the Ajay Devgn- couple”. “I am thrilled to have increases people’s curiosity, Aditya Roy Kapoor starred importantly, the demand of starrer Golmaal 4, while this opportunity to work with simply due to the fact that they opposite Katrina Kaif in Fitoor. a storyline. So, a male actor Ileana D’Cruz will star Salman. I have seen his films, haven’t seen those two actors Likewise, Ranveer Singh worked can be younger or older than alongside Ajay in and I’m very much charmed by working together,” says with Priyanka Chopra in Gunday his female counterpart and Baadshaho. Moreover, even his talent,” says Zhu exhibitor-distributor Akshaye (2014), while Ranbir Kapoor vice versa,” he says. Trade as rumours suggest that Zhu.Experts strongly believe Rathi.Interestingly, of late, a starred alongside Aishwarya analyst Taran Adarsh adds, Alia has been approached to that the “novelty and surprise number of younger male Rai Bachchan in Ae Dil Hai “But such castings have to star alongside Aamir Khan factor” work for such castings. actors, too, have worked with Mushkil.Rathi feels that a script be done smartly, so that it in Thugs Of Hindostan, she “A new, never-seen-before pair older female stars. So, if Arjun influences the casting calls. doesn’t look forced.” How to have a good relationship with your kids when you’re not their parent (Agencies) Recently, Kamal movie. A few days ago, on announcement to your child about Haasan and actor Gautami November 1, Tadimalla announced your new life partner or your Tadimalla ended their 13-year- on her blog that she and Haasan marriage, you need to first old relationship. The reason for had parted ways. Though convince the child that your the split was not immediately Tadimalla wasn’t married to relationship is in their best known, but soon, news outlets Haasan. They were in a live-in interest. started reporting that Haasan’s relationship for a long time. The child’s acceptance of the children had differences with his We can’t say for sure if new parent is crucial. So, do you partner. there is any truth to the story, need to take any precautions if Kamal and his daughter, but it surely brings to light the you are marrying a divorced Shruti Haasan, are currently complexities of a stepparent person with kids (considering the working together on a movie. and stepchild children may not like you)? Tadimalla is a costume designer relationship.Differences Relationship expert Kinjal Pandya for the same film. between stepparents and their says you should. Reportedly, Tadimalla and stepchildren are not unheard “Precautions have to be taken with them anymore, etched in requires warming up sessions. Shruti have been having regular of. Experts advise that instead because children will still have the their minds. To replace that So the future stepparent should showdowns on the sets of the of making a sudden image of the parent, who is not image with that of a new parent spend more time with the child. Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 BOX OFFICE INSIDER 31 Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star Officially Closes J The Festival showcased Speaking on the occa- next edition bigger and better.” incredible screenings, sion, Mrs. Nita M. Ambani, Uday Shankar, CEO, artistry, innovation Founder and Chairperson, Reli- STAR India said, “Star's associa- and celebrity appear- ance Foundation & Co-Chair, tion with MAMI is an endeavor to ances MAMI Board of Trustees said, “It connect the city to world-class J The 7-Day event from has been an incredible week of content and provide an amazing October 20th to Octo- cinema at the Jio MAMI Mumbai platform for young, creative talent. ber 27th, 2016, Film Festival. It is amazing to Many phenomenal stories cre- screened over 175 films feel the energy and enthusiasm ated by fresh talent were show- from 54 countries at the film screenings, in-depth cased in the festival and received across the world discussions, masterclasses and an overwhelming response from the like. Every year, we look at the viewers. In its 18th edition, the Mumbai, October 27th,2016: The introducing new facets to en- festival also introduced television curtain fell on India’s biggest Film hance the overall experience at vertical for the first time ever and Festival, Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai the festival and we’re glad that it we are pleased with the conver- Film Festival with Star on Thurs- has been received well. I am per- sations it has stirred about the day, 27th October, 2016. The cer- sonally so thankful for the tremen- potential that storytelling on this emony took place at Bal dous outpouring of love and sup- medium holds today. Our com- Gandharva Rangmandir, Bandra. port not just from the film frater- pliments to the accomplished World-renowned filmmakers, tal- nity but from the audience alike. team behind MAMI for their tre- ent and Bollywood stars walked More than ever, we are inspired mendous effort to make it a suc- address, Mrs. Fadnavis said, “Jio cinema from all over the world. In the red carpet to celebrate the and motivated to continue to take cess.” MAMI has bought an excellent addition to inspiring positive end of Mumbai’s very own film the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Fes- The special guest of the range of movies with all aspects thought in the society, it also does festival’s latest edition. Sonam tival to greater heights and plans evening was Mrs. Amruta of cinema in a short span of time. great service to Indian cinema and Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Abhay Deol, are already underway to make the Fadnavis. Delivering the keynote It is literally a feast of wonderful filmmakers.” Kabir Khan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijat Joshi, Rahul Bose, Kunal Kapoor, Zoya Akhtar, Ayan Mukerji, Vishal Bharadwaj, Vidya Balan would love to portray Meena Kumari, Indira Gandhi Mumbai: Actress Vidya Balan says that the correct permissions so that get a crash course in human Anurag Kashyap, Shakun Batra, she would love to portray late actress Meena the film gets released. I would beings and human behaviour. I Konkona Sensharma, Rajkumar Kumari, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi also enjoy playing classical constantly look at people and Hirani, Richa Chadda, Neha and vocalist M. S. Subbulakshmi if their singer M.S. Subbulakshmi,” think what makes them who Sharma and others walked the biopics are made. “I would love to do a biopic she added. Vidya, who will they are. I have realised that red carpet at the closing cer- on Meena kumari. I was offered the film in next be seen in “Kahaani 2” the more complicated the per- emony along with Jio MAMI with the past immediately after ‘Dirty picture’, but as Durga Rani Singh, spoke son is, the more interested Star Co-chairperson Kiran Rao, its sad, I could not do it that time,” Vidya about her love for studying I am in figuring the person Festival Director Anupama said at the launch of Society magazine’s people. “I think each of us is out.” Vidya said. Vidya finds Chopra. Shweta Tripathi and November issue. “I would also love to do a complicated. And as an actor actor Sanjay Dutt the “easiest Vicky Kaushal hosted the event. biopic on Indira Gandhi , but we also need you understand people better because you person to understand”. Fashion and Films at the Jio MAMI ‘Padmavati’ to release next November 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star Mumbai: Actor Ranveer Singh, known for his quirky streak, an- nounced the re- lease date of his up- coming film “Padmavati” in Ro- man style. The ac- tor shared the re- lease date in Roman numerals. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali film, which also stars Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor, will hit the screens on November 17 next The finale of Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star ended year. Ranveer will be on a high note. A panel discussion was hosted by director and seen as Alauddin producer Karan Johar highlighting the prominence of Fashion and Films Khilji, the second ruler of the Khilji dynasty, in the film. Ranveer also shared a sneak peek of and their link with each other.On the panel were popular names from film his look in the film and captioned it as ” XVII. XI. XVII”. The image captures a magnified look of and fashion industries – French shoe and bag designer Christian Louboutin, Ranveer’s kohled eyes — which comes across to be a very menacing stare with some battle scars on designer Prabal Gurung and actress Katrina Kaif. The panellists dis- his forehead. Ranveer will also be seen in “Befikre”, which will release on December 9. cussed how films and fashion has inspired their lives. Wednesday November 09 to November 15, 2016 HEADLINE THIS WEEK 32 Spanner In The Wheels -Of Fortune Is This ‘Game Over’ Gambling raids in Delhi are a good time to for the Planet? What Donald Trump’s victory rethink revenue loss of Rs 19,000 crore means for climate change. On a Saturday night, a week -before Diwali, a dozen gleaming luxury cars are parked outside J-255, a posh bungalow in New Delhi’s Sainik Farms. Inside J-255, the owners of these cars, the majority being the city’s real estate honchos, are anxiously waiting for the game to begin. The minimum a player needs to put down on the table is Rs 5 lakh. Gambling is a game of chance, but then what game isn’t! By midnight, the gathering’s size has doubled—20 men, and the people that morning, including the District. “It was easy to get to J-255 stakes are running into millions. They dealer, four organisers, 20 players from nearby Rajasthan and Haryana are serviced by a staff of 11, who take and the 11 staff members. The and there were a lot of empty plots A presidential term lasts only four years, but in care of the food, drinks and the cars. proprietor of the premises is around.” the climate, it lasts for thousands. Carbon dioxide At around 2:30 am, this -engrossed absconding. The men in the This gambling season, the Delhi is a stubborn molecule: Once emitted into the air, it contingent hears an -unexpected gambling group were from various police has been on a roll. Five days hangs around, cycling between the oceans and the knock on the door. Acting on a tip- places—south Delhi, Har-yana and after the Sainik Farms raid, they atmosphere, some of it for as long as hundreds of off, the Delhi police has landed there Rajasthan. In addition to playing raided a casino in Vasant Kunj. They thousands of years. It means that today’s energy with a team from two police stations. chips worth Rs 1.3 crore, the -police arrested four people and confiscated policies will impact the temperature of our planet The game is over. A sorry entourage teams confiscated 23 bottles of three gambling tables. “The girl far beyond any foreseeable future. It means the of alleged gamblers is taken to the -domestic and foreign liquor and 11 stands here, and she throws the election of Donald Trump could be the political station. This is a big gambling bust packs of playing cards, perhaps as chips like this,” says a police officer, equivalent of the asteroid that ended the Cretaceous for the police. For those looking to souvenirs from the raid. “The location -describing the den’s activities to a period. On Wednesday, stocks in the bankrupt coal take a chance with their money, J- of the den was -extremely convenient group of men huddled around the giant Peabody Energy shot up by nearly 50 percent. 255 will be a destination no more. for this kind of activity,” says Nupur confiscated tables at the station. Oil shares rose, though more modestly, while solar The Delhi police arrested 36 Prasad, Additional DCP South (Contd on page 25) plunged. (Contd on page 24) Donald Trump's America In Donald Trump’s America, undocumented immigrants will be deported en masse, Arab Americans will be racially profiled and the United States will “bomb the s— out of ISIS.” In Trump’s America, foreign out from Boston to Los in public office or the military. And Muslims will be banned from the Angeles.Should he succeed, while his business experience US, Syrian refugees sent back though, in implementing the was a key part of his appeal to a to their war-torn country and free policies that carried him to victory broad swath of Americans, they trade agreements torn to shreds. in the Republican primaries and will also raise unprecedented And, of course, the US will build ultimately the general election, questions of conflict of interest a “great wall” on the US-Mexico Trump would usher in a radical and could pose challenges to his to shake up Washington and something congressional border, which Mexico will have to reimagining of the United States ability to sell legislative implement radical change in Republicans have been eager to pay for. from its laws to its values. proposals that could affect his every sector of accomplish, but unable to In Trump’s America, the US Trump’s very election broke personal bottom line. government.Trump has without a Republican president. attorney general will push to a set of barriers, becoming the Beyond his businessman repeatedly promised to But even with Trump in office, indict the president’s general first billionaire president and the credo, it seems voters were “immediately repeal and replace” repealing and crafting a election rival. first to have never before served most drawn to Trump’s promises Obamacare, to start. That is replacement (Contd on page 24) That’s if everything goes as the Republican nominee has promised during his insurgent America Tamil Sangam honors Maloney for Diwali stamp presidential campaign. The newly-minted President- (By a Staff Reporter) New York: America elect is now faced with the task Tamil Sangam and Shri Vari Foundation of turning his hardline policy jointly honored Congresswoman Carolyn proposals into concrete Maloney for her untiring efforts to make the legislative proposals and Diwali stamp a reality at a musical evening ultimately law. But with many of held at St John’s University Sunday night. his more extreme proposals America Tamil Sangam thus became opposed even by some the first Indian association to felicitate Republicans in Congress, Trump Maloney. She was draped in a silk zari shawl will face an uphill climb to specially woven in Kanchipuram – the silk implement the very proposals that city of India - and offered a garland amidst drew his most ardent supporters of cheers of the 600 plus audience. to his insurgent campaign. Several speakers including Ambassador His challenges with uniting Riva Ganguly Das, Consul General of India the American public behind his in New York, Upendra Chivukula, proposals were on clear display Commissioner (Contd on page 23) Wednesday as protests broke