India is taking the World by Storm as Prime Minister #Modi is now in The United States for a 5 Day Visit. He's due to meet with President Obama later on Monday.
Sunday saw him attend a party at Madison Square Garden in New York. It was an event organized by the Indian American Community which was staffed by Volunteers and funded by donations. As the coverage on #NDTV reflected, it underscored the level of excitement that continues so far as the #modiwave seems to be prevalent ever more. He made some very interesting comments as he promised lifetime visas for overseas Indians as he also said that US Citizens will be able to get visas on the Spot when they go to India. It was also quite intriguing to see how Prime Minister #Modi directly reached out to #Pakistan as well. One wonders if #Pakistan in fact is going to take up the hand of reconciliation after the last number of months.
As the Indian Prime Minister is traveling the World, India is going through another election cycle. It was frankly shocking to see this as India is gearing up for further mid-term & State Elections: :
Wow....it shows that no one is above the law, even in #India: Top India politician #Jayalalitha jailed 4 corruption http://t.co/ui0v6s6GIH
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) September 28, 2014
Some of the key things she was convicted of included having 750 Pair of Shoes and 12,000 Saris--How can one have 12,000 is beyond words!!! Jayalalithaa is quite popular in Tamil Nadu and protests have broken out--however the fact that such a powerful political personality is able to be convicted and brought down (and spend time in Jail) is a tribute to India and the rule of law. What was also quite disturbing though was the imposition of President's Rule in India's Richest state: Maharashtra. This is where India's commercial capital, Mumbai is located. It is due to the instability caused by the resignation of the Chief Minister as the state gears up for elections as well. India, also, had another reason to celebrate as the +MarsOrbiterMission reached the red planet:
A shot of Martian atmosphere. I'm getting better at it. No pressure. pic.twitter.com/A27s34q5AD
— ISRO's Mars Orbiter (@MarsOrbiter) September 25, 2014
One more key event is about to occur later on today: Afghanistan is about to finally have a new President. Ashraf Ghani will take the oath of office as President as Abdullah Abdullah will be named Chief Executive. #Karzai made his farewell speech and noted how he made a difference--even though the reality is different. Afghanistan is broke and is ever so dependent on Foreign Aid. Some 80 Afghan Soldiers on an average are falling victim to the fight with the #Taliban. Ashraf Ghani has a profound challenge before him as he assumes office. This is as #Karzai will continue to wield influence from behind the scenes--including maintaining a residence at the "ARG"--The Presidential Palace in Kabul.
As the inauguration drew near, bombs went off near the Presidential Palace to underscore the simple yet crucial fact: The Taliban will continue to wreck havoc on Afghanistan. This as the BBC Farsi Service just reported that the Dayesh Forces (also known as the Islamic State/ISIS/Etc. in the West) has been fighting Iraqi Government Forces in the Western Suburbs of Baghdad. It is part of the very worrisome developments that continue to grapple the World as President Obama admitted how the United States underestimated the strength of Dayesh.
A Challenging Few Days...Yet again.....
A Challenging Few Days...Yet again.....
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