Trump has hit the nail on the head by saying that India is not only buying oil from Russia but is earning money on it by selling it to other countries. Hindus are known to be past masters in making the best of bad bargains. What else can we expect from disciples of Chankia, the notorious Hindu advisor of Chander Gupt Maurya who used to advise him on the art of ruling his people through deceit, chicanery and double talk.
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The more Iran and Pakistan come nearer to each other the more economic benefits would accrue to them besides improving their law and order and if through intelligent diplomacy Afghanistan too is made to jump on their bandwagon no super power would dare to mingle in their internal affairs. If European countries can form European union for their betterment why can’t Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan whose borders touch one another do the same. What is needed is visionary leadership in these three countries, which has been sadly missing. If the triumvirate of these three countries come along well, it will usher in an era of peace, economic prosperity and overall improvement in every field of life.
It is good to note that the Steel Mills Karachi which once occupied pride of place is being revived with the assistance of Moscow. Let us hope that those who are supposed to run it won’t indulge in practices that brought the downfall of Steel Mills Karachi in the not-too -distant past. Once it becomes functional it will help our kitty by leaps and bounds.
The Prime Minister wasn’t far wrong that had a warning system been in place in the country it would not have suffered tremendously due to rains and flood which hit this country every year causing it loss of billions of rupees. What a pity that blue print of an advanced flood warning system is present in the files since seven years without being translated into a reality. Our tragedy is that we have a very lethargic monitoring system of developmental projects which are planned and put into execution every year.
