Butter + Paneer + Masala and new GST..

 From the Monday, 18th July, 2022, many small items of the kitchen and other households, were brought under the GST regime, which was never thought of, when this regime was actually introduced. Many of the items were taxed are such that, perhaps we never ever use them throughout our life or use them seldomly. But now, if we wish to use them, we have to pay tax. 

When this news cracked, one wondered why this GST on these small things and items which if taxed can affect routine life of a citizen who lives very miserably and such a small increase can throw his meager budget off track...!! 

On further investigation it was found that Govt has been studying the case of Sri Lanka very closely. Govt seems to have learnt its lessons very well. The crisis is Sri Lank, could have not been this worse, had the Govt worked on such taxes and used them as a tool. The collapse of the Sri Lankan economy, is due to many reasons and foremost being the lower tax rates and exemptions from taxes on many counts. 

The financial managers of the Sri Lankan economy, played it very well to bring this dooms day for that country, as its imports continued, borrowings, which were not required in some of the sectors continued, leading to payments being made to foreign countries, major chunk of such payments going to China for the interest payments and import of unnecessary things. Sri Lankan economy's major earnings come from tourists, which received a biggest hit due to covid crisis.

Hence, no income only expenses. No foreign remittances in form of any income, only outflow, for payment of interest and import bills. The loans, taken at higher interest rates, never generated any income and those assets become non performing assets for Sri Lankan economy. Local production of goods was never envisaged and kept on importing everything they required. At the end of the day, Govt had no money. As taxes were not forthcoming and so was the foreign remittances, from the tourist. So how to run the nation? rest is the story we all know.

Sri Lankan citizens are no less culprits. They enjoyed when the Govt brought down or removed the taxes. They did not ask the Govt., from where will the money come for economy to run? How Govt will manage its own administration and its expenses? Everybody loved Rajpakshe family. This family behind the screen, dis everything to sell their own country to China for few dollars kickbacks....!!! They had, then entered into some nefarious agreements with the Chinese Govt., which the people of Sri Lanka were unaware.

Similarly Pakistan, another Indian neighbour, has also mismanaged its economy and had developed a very bad habit of foreign aids being received for using the country's Geo-political and strategic locations. The foreign currencies kept flowing in that country for one reason or the other. That subsequently resulted in habit of getting money by any means, be it was USA for its support in Russia- Afghanistan war, Saudi Arabia for spreading Wahhabism, China for making CPEC, even at a cost of surrendering its own self respect and sovereignty.

The local production of goods and services for local consumption, was also imported and it could afford to pay, till FATF, was not in action and put it in gray list, which had caused tremendous hardship to Pakistani people due to dwindling foreign currency reserve and declining Pakistan currency.

Nepal, also another neighbour, first developed a very cosy relations with China and started to borrow from China. But then with change in the Govt at the helm, prevented a definite economic fall, which awaited Nepal for the worst.

The scene is same. Story is same. Script is same and consequence is same.

China develops a close relations with top political leadership of a country. Bribes them with money or honey trap. Lends them money into some projects, which are not that necessary for its development, at high rate of interest, when that project becomes white elephant, earns nothing and repayment of such loan comes up, these nations finds themselves into the economic trap.

But you will ask, you all knew, what was written above, what was new in that...? 

The Govt of India and the GST Council, together have learned their lessons well. They know that these economies are collapsing as they do not have Aatmnirbhar concept. It knows that in the crisis, small businessmen, finding opportunity to earn huge profits, would hoard commodity of routine usage. So Govt covered all small items. Imposed minimum GST of 5% on many of the household consumables. This tax has been put on almost all packed food items and packed households items.

With this anyone trying to earn undue amount of profit, Govt will come to know at what rate is selling the goods. As GST Return requires purchase rate and Sales Rate to be filled. If any undue amount is charged Govt can track that seller and question them. 

Remember, the GST is levied on small items, used for daily use, packed items, which can be stored and hence hoarded. 

Remember, India and ts economy and security are in safe hands. Indian learnt its lessons during covid in 2020, that it needs aatmanirbhar Bharat. See we are reaping the benefits of such a farsightedness after understanding what is happening in our friendly (?) neighbourhood.

White House in the clutches of an idiot.

With Joe Biden arriving in Middle East by beginning his tour with landing in Israel. His actual mission is to contain the rising prices and subsequent inflation at home, in USA, which is reaching at around 10%. He is under tremendous pressure to bring it down by controlling oil prices in USA and consequently the prices of goods and services in the economy. USA, has tried hard to convince its old allies Saudi- Arabia, UAE to increase the oil production, to bring down the prices,  due to US sanctions on Russia, leading EU and other allies of US to turn to middle east for their oil supply replacement, in absence of Russia. 

So the world at the moment is hit by two factors, one is, boycotting Russian oil in the market and two, turning to other suppliers, who are not very eager to replenish the Russian oil supply. These two factors in tandem have started to destroy the world economies at large. As the entire world is looking at the rising prices and inflation. Besides a severe food crisis lurking ahead, and just a round the corner, though slowly at the moment.

Joe wants to appease Saudi Arabia by showing solidarity with Saudis for their stand on Iran. Lately Haiti rebels. supported by money and weapons by Iran, have become a headache for Saudi-Arabia. They also know that they need some plan in action to woo Israel as well, as lately Joe has been little careless in handling Israel concerns in the region. It is in the public memory that when the war of Russia- Ukraine began, Neftali Benet did visit Putin, may be he was showing solidarity with Russian President and perhaps Israel understood the concerns of the Russia's  security vis-à-vis Ukraine border. So with a new carrot of security dialogue at par with QUAD, with Saudi and other regional powers, may convince Saudis and UAE about US intentions. In return US is trying to win over Saudis & UAE to make them accept their demand to increase the oil production, which will ease up oil supply chain in the international markets, subsequently bring down the oil prices and consequently easing up inflation in US & around the world.

At the very outset of the war, I had written about 3 idiots. Joe Biden, Zelensky and Putin. But Putin has proved it otherwise. NATO and in particular USA had cornered Russian President so hard, that it became a matter of life and death for Putin. The main enemy of America, even today, is not Russia, it is China and Biden has, very successfully diverted the world attention from Chinese conspiracies to Russia-Ukraine war.  

The bruised Russian pride will not let USA live peacefully. It is neither 1960s nor 1980s and 1990s. When US dominated USSR and ultimately the later collapsed under its own weight. The difference today is, there was no China at that time. No India, no Japan and no Russia. They all were subservient to super powers. 

The USA now got taste of its own medicine, when it forced Russia out of the international monetary system, SWIFT. It is now struggling with its own Petro-dollar empire these days and we have seen them pleading countries like India not to trade in other currencies than Dollar. The situation is far more different these days and internationally Europe is also struggling at the moment and is at the mercy of Russia for its energy needs.

Wait for the time when Russians are going to create hurdles at every move of USA. It has already woke up a giant devil, from a deep sleep, which clever Trump always avoided. Trump was a reasonable man, who was defeated by his own people and reasons are same, which are after NaMo, but the later has been dealing with these factors very effectively and very cleverly. 

Russia has already raked up middle east plan of US and has already instigated Iran. Furious Iran can damage USA reputation by not agreeing to nuclear deal, which is dream of Joe Biden administration, and he will do something worthy of note before he goes in for re-election. Russia has already indicated a war front opening up Syria.

Joe Biden is the most dumb President of United States of America and Americans will regret, having elected a wrong man to the most powerful seat of the world. His domestic policies can be disputed but his foreign policies are total and absolute disaster.

Another idiot, Ukrainian President Zelensky, who has destroyed completely his own country got killed thousands of his own country men. Doomed its burgeoning economy. Who does such a stupid act for pseudo-nationalism. Nationalism will be there only if the nation survives. But this idiot doesn't understand. And so the people of Ukraine. They don't seem to oppose this jocker. A wise leader would have averted a war in the first place, as they were never ever a match for Russia. Besides they trusted USA, who had just betrayed Afghan people, by suddenly withdrawing from war-torn Afghanistan and giving power back to Taliban.

For now, there are far more possibilities that it will try to convince the Saudis and UAE to increase the oil production and increase oil supply in the international market. Which can give it some relief in short run. No permanent friends and no permanent enemies in the international politics.

Waters down the rivers....!!

Many times wonder what went wrong in the past few years that the communal tension has risen in India. Is NaMo responsible for that particular flare up India...? The tension due to Nupur Sharma, has risen to boiling point. And perhaps the people of this country are facing a time, never seen or faced before. May by such tension was there during the partition and there were incidents which led to violence, but the scale of awareness amongst majority in India was never evident nor noted,, the way it is so far.

The media has played one of the most important role in awakening the  majority of this country to stand up and fight for something which they were never thought they need to get united. Social media is something like a boon for this awakening. The scale of this awakening is unprecedented and those who believe for सर तन से जुदा, are for a very crude shock. This population live under the hangover of Islamic rule of India for 700-800 years and which was then furthered by British Rule, are for such shock that they don't believe what is happening around and how to get over it. 

And hence, the murders, taking place around the country. Murders are the last resort for the community, which have exhausted all their options of solving a dispute in a civilized world. They find themselves cornered and they have no way out. The years and may be centuries of their up-bringing has erased their ability to negotiate, talk and ability to give and take, live an let live.  They have found themselves into a very limited option scenario and now they feel suffocated when questions are raised. When they are asked questions about their faith. For them, laughing and mocking at other faith, was always their birth right. But when the people started to reply and gave them the same dose of medicine, they got out of control and started breaking rules of the game, which they only set.

Why and what has transpired between these years? Why the majority community, which believes in live and let live, is so furious that any further couple of events like what happened in Udaipur and Amaravati, could turn the tension on a scale never seen before. What is happening..? Why a common majoritarian is furious and anxious....?

We can try to find out reasons for such a rising tempers of majority community of India. 

The latest incident, started with the killing of a Hindu Businessman, specifically and tailor. Who had, in his personal capacity had supported Nupur Sharma, for alleged insult of Prophet Mohammad, in a TV debate.

He was told that local muslims were not happy and expressed their anger on the matter. The police complaint was filed and the victim, was jailed for a day or so. Threats didn't stop. So the victim, Kanhaiya Lal filed a police FIR. The two parties were called and the matter was settled with a written agreement. The agreement was broken and few days later, victim's throat was slit with specially made knife.

The killers went on the social media, uploaded the video and celebrated.

The another incident of Amaravati, where the victim's muslim friend, killed this Hindu man, for supporting Nupur Sharma. He expressed regret, but in vain, as his destiny was to die.

Why it happened at all?

Nupur Sharma, BJP spokesperson was into debate. Taslim Rehmani provoked her by saying few things about Lord Shiva and Ghyanwapi Masjid disputes, which provoked Nupur Sharma, where she retorted Rehamani saying that if you speak garbage about our God, I can tell you many things about Prophet Mohammad.

It was under international conspiracy, after about a week or so, the issue went viral on social media with a doctored video, under the garb or fact check. Now what Nupur Sharma said, had been in the domain for years and nobody spoke of it. Zakir Naik's video, claiming the same what Nupur Sharma said, is in social media. Not only Zakir Naik, there were others from the Arab world, several muftis and maulanas, claimed it that way.

Now, what Nupur Sharma said has angered Muslims and they are after those who support Nupur Sharma. The biggest reason, is that for centuries, they have told and accepted out of fear, that they are superiors. They have come to believe that what they say about their prophet, is okay. They will not go after Zakir Naik or those who claim the same details about the prophet Mohammad.

The main reason lies somewhere else. Eight years rule has collapsed their Utopian worlds of superiority. The latest was Gyanwapi Masjid, in Banaras. The proofs mounted in the Court, indicating that the Masjid was built upon a Shiv Temple. It hurt them. They looked raiders and demolishers. They looked like dacoits. They believed that they are the best. They called Hindu faith based on mythology. They abused Shivling and recognized to be as one of the organ of the human body, not understanding the basics of the Hindu religion or faith.

People from other faiths, to avoid confrontation, have ignored their day-dreaming. This they assumed to be in their favour and sharpened their attacks. It is their faith which clearly calls to all  those who did believe in other faith. It is very interesting fact that Islam rose to after killing those who believed in idols in Saudi Arabia (Hindus?), and destroying all those temples where these idols were kept. 

But everything which Islam doesn't want people to know is destroyed. The anger and hate for Hindus emanates from Saudi Arabia. It will be very interesting to note that why Islam does everything opposite which is a standard practice in Hindu faith...?

It is wonderful to note that 

Hindus worship Sun, they, Moon...!!

Hindus burn their dead, they, bury...!!

Hindus write from left side to right side, they, right side to left side..!!

Hindus believe Saffron as colour of hope and sainthood, they, colour of death..!!

Hindus believe black as colour of death, they, colour of religion.

Hindus don't marry brother and sisters and into the cousins, they, marry their own sisters..!!

Hindus respect women as goddesses, they, take her as a tool or toy...!!

Hindus not bothered who believes what and prays to whom, they, Allah is supreme and not else.

Hindus have never killed anybody for not believing in their faith, they, million have been butchered.

Hindus respect rights of very smallest form on Earth, they, respect their own self-interest.

Hindus never laugh at mythologies of other religious faiths, they, laugh at Shree Ganesh, Shree Ram, Shree Krishna and latest mocks at Shivling, at Gyanwapi temple. All religions have different mythologies at work and one needs to respect them, even if he doesn't believe it. And nobody should neither force the other to believe them.