The final figures on India-U.S. trade in merchandise goods for 2010, which was released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division, are both encouraging and sobering at the same time. But, first, the hard, cold statistics: the volume of trade between the world’s richest country and its 11th largest economy was worth $48.8 billion last year; the U.S. exports to India accounted for $19.2 billion and its imports from the country totaled $29.5 billion. Exports to the United … [Read more...]
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Chinese Premier Wen’s Visit: An opportunity missed
It’s jobs, stupid
The Great Recession may have ended worldwide, but there seems to be no end in sight for the global labour market downturn that accompanied it, especially in the so-called advanced economies. In many countries the job losses and their slow recovery, which are of historic proportion, have the potential to threaten their long-term economic and social stability. In the United States, the epicenter of the slump, unemployment clawed back to a near-double-digit 9.8 per cent last month, perilously … [Read more...]
Reinventing the American Dream: by Frank Islam, George Munoz & Ed Crego – Book Review
"2010 - 2019 will be the decisive decade. The decisions we make and the actions we take in this decade will determine the future of America and the American Dream for all of us", write societal and economic thinkers Frank Islam, George Muñoz, and Ed Crego in their provocative and visionary book Renewing the American Dream: A Citizens Guide. The authors challenge the standard ways of thinking about government, business, the economy, and the role of the nation's citizens, and describe their … [Read more...]
Another Fabulous year for India-US ties
Interdependence Day: Celebrating the “Us” in USA
The country is currently awash in controversy over two topics. One is the appropriateness of locating a mosque near ground zero in New York City. The other is the discussion about revising the 14th amendment to address the citizenship status of the children of "illegal immigrants" born in the United States. These issues are the tip of the iceberg and symptoms of an underlying problem. That problem is the fragile status of the American community and our relations to each other as Americans. … [Read more...]
On July 22, after a long and grueling contest of wills and words, the Senate approved the extension of unemployment benefits. As happens too frequently on Capitol Hill, this was a case of time, energy, and talent substantially misspent. While the good senators were debating the pros and cons of extension, they continued to dodge and avoid the real issue which is addressing the jobs and economic crisis consuming this country. What we got was the extension of an unemployment bill that … [Read more...]
Take America Forward: A Citizen’s Call to Arms
Take back America! That's the battle cry of the Tea Party movement whose members want to accomplish this by taking the country back to its roots and the halcyon days of yesteryear. Their agenda centers primarily on limiting the role of government and elevating individual rights that were initially established by our founders for the few. The Tea Partiers unfortunately are twentieth century citizens locked in an eighteenth century mindset. On one hand, the Tea Partiers should be commended for … [Read more...]
Take America Forward: A Citizen’s Call to Arms
Take back America! That's the battle cry of the Tea Party movement whose members want to accomplish this by taking the country back to its roots and the halcyon days of yesteryear. Their agenda centers primarily on limiting the role of government and elevating individual rights that were initially established by our founders for the few. The Tea Partiers unfortunately are twentieth century citizens locked in an eighteenth century mindset. On one hand, the Tea Partiers should be commended for … [Read more...]
