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How India could get the Trade Deal with the US by buying oil from US and Saudis/UAE and allowing imports of non grain and non dairy agricultural products
08/28/2025
US sanctioned India with 50% tariff for buying Russian oil saying it finances RUssia's war against Ukraine and daily deadly missile strikes. ein dollar terms are now insignificant at $2-the 3 billion. In fact India is already shifting to getting more of its imports from the Middle East. India could also import additional oil from the US and make changes to import non grain and non dairy agricultural products from the US in large volumes such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios, blueberries, cherries that it's upper middle class population of 250 million could benefit from the nutritional benefits. US in its fight against the pharmaceutical companies high pricing could change laws to bring in Indian pharmaceutical products at 10-15% price above Indian prices set by the government to meet needs of its large population. In pharma product pricing India leads the whole world and this benefit would lower the cost of living in the US tremendously. Both sides would benefit in a WIn-WIn relationship in trade- THIS IS ACHIEVABLE FOR THE INTERESTS OF AMERICANS AND INDIANS. IT ONLY REQUIRES VISION OF BOTH SIDES.
Grouped Articles
India's benefit from Russian oil imports exaggerated; actual gain at just $2.5 bn
The Economic Times 08/28/2025
Opinion | America’s Fearsome Farm Lobby Has Nothing on India’s
The Wall Street Journal 08/27/2025
Why cost of living is destroying the social compact in the US and Europe and upending governments in 2024-2025
02/24/2025
Used car prices are up 45% since 2019 putting used cars at average price $28000. It is not a discretionary cost, one needs a car to get to work in the US. There are cases of young people not able to pay soaring repair costs quitting work without transport. This is why there was so much discontent in 2024 after supply shocks and price gouging pushed up prices in 2024. Another factor evident in airline ticket pricing was demand and the excess income of the top 20 percent. In housing and apartment rentals supply shortages pushed up prices, demand and excess income of the top 20-30 percent pushed up prices beyond the reach of the rest, higher interest rates made it unaffordable to buy a home for most Americans.
Grouped Articles
Why There Is No Relief Ahead for High Used-Car Prices
WSJ 02/15/2025
The U.S. Economy Depends More Than Ever on Rich People
WSJ 02/24/2025
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, "Operation Atlantic Resolve," and the U.S. response to Russian president Putin in 2015-2016
06/06/2015
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the U.S. must be better prepared in coordination with its allies for the mix of propaganda, subversion and cyber programs used by Russian president Putin. It says this is not a return to the Cold War, but better preparation means it would be possible to tell when Russia was using these tactics, and when it was not.
Grouped Articles
Defense Chief: Subversion, ‘Big Lie’ Are in Russia’s Arsenal
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2015
U.S. Pledges Equipment, Manpower to NATO Rapid-Response Force
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2015
Russia Bolsters Its Submarine Fleet, and Tensions With U.S. Rise
New York Times 04/20/2016
It’s No Cold War, but Vladimir Putin Relishes His Role as Disrupter
The New York Times 09/30/2016
Why the US fears Russia is hacking its presidential election - BBC News
BBC News 10/11/2016
The Washington Post - Breaking news and latest headlines, U.S. news, world news, and video
The Washington Post
Nissan electric car development
11/16/2010
Grouped Articles
Nissan Plans 1,000 New Stations to Quickly Charge Electric Cars
New York Times 01/26/2015
Ghosn Bullish on Renault, Nissan Electric Cars
Wall Street Journal 11/16/2010
Nissan Discloses Leaf's Range, MPG Equivalent
Wall Street Journal 11/23/2010
Wall Street Journal 12/20/2010
Electric Cars Get Charged for Battle
BusinessWeek 12/29/2010
Nissan's Ghosn Sees Electric Car in Black by 2014
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2011
Japan's auto parts industry and the planned transformation to electric car parts
11/02/2010
Area such as Hamamatsu where the auto parts manufacturing industry accounts for a large part of the local economy, and a planned transformation to electric car parts.
Grouped Articles
Electric Cars Make Japan's Gas Engine Industry Anxious
New York Times 11/02/2010
U.S. Manufacturing Decline Raises Concern About Innovation
New York Times 02/12/2011
After Disaster Hit Japan, Electric Cars Stepped Up
New York Times 05/06/2011
Ford CEO: Battery Is Third of Electric Car Cost
Wall Street Journal 04/18/2012
Japan Probe Pops Car-Part Keiretsu
Wall Street Journal 02/16/2013
The War in Afghanistan as a Forgotten Issue in 2010.
10/17/2010
Grouped Articles
The Wars That America Forgot About
New York Times 10/17/2010
Lt. Gen. John Kelly, who lost son to war, says U.S. largely unaware of sacrifice
Washington Post 03/02/2011
Pakistan Spy Agencyâs Help Sought for Afghan Talks
New York Times 10/30/2011
Book review: ‘The Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World’ - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/13/2011
Washington Post 12/08/2011
For one war widow, moving on is a marathon - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/09/2012
Hyundai Electric Cars
09/09/2010
Grouped Articles
Hyundai Develops Fully Electric Car
Wall Street Journal 09/09/2010
Long and Winding Road for Electric Vehicles
Wall Street Journal 07/02/2011
Nissan Raises Leaf Price to $35,200
Wall Street Journal 07/19/2011
Ford CEO: Battery Is Third of Electric Car Cost
Wall Street Journal 04/18/2012
The Battery-Driven Car Just Got a Lot More Normal
New York Times 05/04/2012
Wal-Mart Clothing.
07/28/2010
Wal-Mart's efforts to come up with an effective strategy for clothing sales.
Grouped Articles
A Fashion Identity Crisis at Wal-Mart
Wall Street Journal 07/28/2010
Wal-Mart Executive Aims to Accelerate Growth Overseas
Wall Street Journal 06/27/2011
Car manufacturing in India.
07/08/2010
Automobile manufacturing in India is focussed on the southern city of Chennai in Tamilnadu state.
Grouped Articles
India’s Manufacturing Sector Courts the World, but Pitfalls Remain
New York Times 10/14/2015
A New Detroit Rises in India's South
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2010
Manufactured Goods Lead Surge in Indian Exports
New York Times 07/25/2011
In India, Subsidies Upend Car Sales
Wall Street Journal 07/02/2012
China's Export Pain May Be Mexico's Gain
Wall Street Journal 02/06/2012
Car Sales in India Expected To Fall Short of Forecast
Wall Street Journal 02/08/2012
India's car market 2010-2014
07/02/2010
Automobile sales growth in India.
Grouped Articles
U.S. Car Makers Are Missing in India
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2013
Finding Utility in Indian Autos
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2014
Foreign Car Makers' Uphill Climb in India
Wall Street Journal 07/02/2010
In India, Subsidies Upend Car Sales
Wall Street Journal 07/02/2012
Car Sales in India Expected To Fall Short of Forecast
Wall Street Journal 02/08/2012
India to Overtake Japan in Car Sales
Wall Street Journal 03/15/2012
Wal-mart strategy 2010-2016
06/29/2010
Grouped Articles
Wal-Mart Drops Ambitious Expansion Plan for India
New York Times 10/09/2013
Shoppers Can't Shake the Blues
Wall Street Journal 11/17/2013
Wal-Mart Names New Head of U.S. Operations
New York Times 06/29/2010
Wal-Mart Taps Veteran Doug McMillon as New CEO
Wall Street Journal 11/25/2013
A Fashion Identity Crisis at Wal-Mart
Wall Street Journal 07/28/2010
Wal-Mart's Big-Box Formula Comes Under Strain
Wall Street Journal 02/21/2014
GM's efforts in promoting buyer financing in 2010.
06/24/2010
GM is looking at ways to expand its loan offering capabilities to stimulate sales of cars.
Grouped Articles
GM Seeks Partners for Car Loans
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2010
Wall Street Journal 02/03/2011
Ally CEO Dishes on Repaying Bailout Funds
Wall Street Journal 02/09/2011
GM Bids to Reacquire Part of Lending Business It Shed
Wall Street Journal 08/14/2012
Wall Street Journal 08/14/2012
The Afghanistan war in mid to late 2010.
06/02/2010
Some successes in counterinsurgency do not make up for the lack of an alternative in governance that wins credibility in Afghanistan, among the people.
Grouped Articles
Strategy vs. Tactics in Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal 06/02/2010
Official Admits Militancyâs Deep Roots in Pakistan
New York Times 06/02/2010
McChrystal article renews attention to split with Biden over Afghanistan
Washington Post 06/23/2010
McChrystalâs Fate in Limbo as He Prepares to Meet Obama
New York Times 06/23/2010
The Fury of a General, Released by Nature
New York Times 06/22/2010
Sharp Words Expose Rift Over War Policy
Wall Street Journal 06/21/2010
The US Cost of Living Crisis 2023-2025
02/24/2025
Cost of Living Crisis and huge gaps in income and wealth between the top 20 percent and the bottom 80 percent aggravate standards of living in America in a way not seen since the Second World War. About 45% increase in prices on cars, used cars, car repairs, housing rentals and groceries, in many household expenses, since 2019. Incomes of workers not having kept up with this kind of spiralling inflation. This is upending the social compact and leading to loss of faith in governments in the US and Europe. Change in governments in UK, France, Germany, and the US and a sense of unease among people.
Grouped Articles
Even Disney Is Worried About the High Cost of a Disney Vacation
WSJ 02/09/25
Mitch MConnell, Mike Johnson, Pat Schumer and the effort to get Ukraine Aid passed through the US Congress in April 2024
04/26/2024
At a critical juncture which Lyrarc compared to the 1948 effort by Harry Truman to get Congress to support aid to Greece and Turkey. Devastated by the war Greece and Turkey's democracies faced an imminent threat from a Communist takeover supported by the Soviet bloc. Ukraine was at a critical juncture in the war with Russia when Biden met Republican Speaker Mike Johnson at the White House with Mitch McConnell and Pat Schumer in Feb 2024. Schumer said a lot of the credit goes to McConnell to convince 31 Republican Senators a majority of his caucus to support Ukraine Aid at a critical moment.
Grouped Articles
Aid to Ukraine seemed dead. Then secretive talks revived it.
Washington Post 04/25/24
Bucking G.O.P. Isolationists, McConnell Was Linchpin in Winning Ukraine Aid
NYTimes.com 04/24/24
‘Kharkiv Is Unbreakable’: A Battered City Carries On
NYTimes.com 04/24/24
Opinion | Ukraine Aid in the Light of History
NYTimes.com 04/24/24
Senate Approves Aid for Ukraine and Israel, Sending It to Biden’s Desk
NYTimes.com 04/24/24
Speaker Johnson’s Ukraine Package Clears Key Hurdle With Democratic Help
WSJ 04/19/24
Wal-Mart Sam's Club.
10/31/2012
Grouped Articles
Sam's Club CEO Launches Charge on Rivals
Wall Street Journal 10/31/12
Electric car development in Japan
11/02/2010
Grouped Articles
Electric Cars Make Japan's Gas Engine Industry Anxious
New York Times 11/02/10
After Disaster Hit Japan, Electric Cars Stepped Up
New York Times 05/06/11
Long and Winding Road for Electric Vehicles
Wall Street Journal 07/02/11
Nissan Raises Leaf Price to $35,200
Wall Street Journal 07/19/11
Ford CEO: Battery Is Third of Electric Car Cost
Wall Street Journal 04/18/12
Nissan Boss Defends His Expensive Electric Experiment
Wall Street Journal 03/27/13
Costs of the war in Afghanistan compared to the war in Vietnam
10/17/2010
Grouped Articles
The Wars That America Forgot About
New York Times 10/17/10
New York Times 11/24/10
Lt. Gen. John Kelly, who lost son to war, says U.S. largely unaware of sacrifice
Washington Post 03/02/11
New York Times 03/05/11
Book review: ‘The Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World’ - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/13/11
White House Proposes Cap on Wartime Spending
Wall Street Journal 02/13/12
BMW electric cars.
09/23/2010
Grouped Articles
With i3 Electric Car, BMW Tries to Ease Range Anxiety
New York Times 07/15/13
BMW Launches Its First Mass-Production Electric Car
Wall Street Journal 07/30/13
BMW Tests Light-Weight Assembly for Electric Cars
Wall Street Journal 09/19/13
BMW's Ultimate Driving Machine Is a Tiny Little Electric Car
BusinessWeek 09/23/10
Germany to Subsidize Electric Autos
Wall Street Journal 04/28/16
BMW to build Megacity cars in Germany
Detroit News 11/05/10
China's car market in 2010-2012
08/24/2010
Grouped Articles
Renault to Focus on Building SUVs in China
Wall Street Journal 12/16/13
China Traffic Jam Could Last Weeks
Wall Street Journal 08/24/10
Auto Makers Face Twists in China's Open Road
Wall Street Journal 09/10/10
Yuan Revaluation for China's Own Sake
Wall Street Journal 10/02/10
China Warns of Car-Market Slowdown
Wall Street Journal 04/19/11
China Carmakers Told to Seek Fuel Efficiency, Not Sales
New York Times 09/04/11
Costs of the war in Afghanistan and Iraq reach $1 trillion by 2010.
07/24/2010
Estimate by the Congressional Research Service.
Grouped Articles
The Wars That America Forgot About
New York Times 10/17/10
The War: A Trillion Can Be Cheap
New York Times 07/24/10
Rethinking the Afghanistan Warâs What-Ifs
New York Times 07/31/10
New York Times 07/31/10
Wall Street Journal 08/11/10
Afghanistan's troubled national army: Fixing the unfixable
Economist 08/21/10
Car buying preferences- India.
07/02/2010
Customer preferences in the automobile market in India.
Grouped Articles
U.S. Car Makers Are Missing in India
Wall Street Journal 05/10/13
Makers Pack New Cars With Technology, but Younger Buyers Shrug
New York Times 01/26/14
Finding Utility in Indian Autos
Wall Street Journal 07/22/14
Foreign Car Makers' Uphill Climb in India
Wall Street Journal 07/02/10
In India, Subsidies Upend Car Sales
Wall Street Journal 07/02/12
Car Makers in India Begin Raising Prices
Wall Street Journal 03/19/12
Wal-Mart Management.
06/29/2010
Grouped Articles
Wal-Mart Names New Head of U.S. Operations
New York Times 06/29/10
Wal-Mart Taps Veteran Doug McMillon as New CEO
Wall Street Journal 11/25/13
A Succession at Walmart Puts an Insider at the Helm
New York Times 11/25/13
Wal-Mart Taps Veteran as New CEO
Wall Street Journal 11/26/13
Walmart Names New Head of Foreign Operations
New York Times 12/10/13
Wal-Mart Splits Merchandising Jobs
Wall Street Journal 09/11/10
Ford's Lincoln and luxury cars.
06/27/2010
Grouped Articles
Luxury Car Makers Brace for Slower China Sales
Wall Street Journal 04/22/13
Putting the Luxe Back in Lincoln
Wall Street Journal 06/27/10
Ford's Lincoln Tops J.D. Power Dependability Survey
Wall Street Journal 03/17/11
Ford Strives for Elegance in Lincoln Brand
New York Times 12/02/11
Ford's Lincoln Brand Gets New Life
Wall Street Journal 01/12/12
Wall Street Journal 01/12/12
US government efforts to promote electric cars in 2010.
06/17/2010
Bill in Congress sponsored by Senators Alexander and Dorgan and supported by the Obama administration.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/17/10
Long and Winding Road for Electric Vehicles
Wall Street Journal 07/02/11
Forget the Prius. The Future Of Electric Is the School Bus
Wall Street Journal 12/28/11
Ford CEO: Battery Is Third of Electric Car Cost
Wall Street Journal 04/18/12
The Battery-Driven Car Just Got a Lot More Normal
New York Times 05/04/12
What Went Wrong at A123 Systems
Wall Street Journal 10/16/12
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