<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="Rakesh K Chitkara"><item><title>Sanctions Over Strikes: Why War with Pakistan is a Strategic and Economic Mistake</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-scaled.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>In the complex and often volatile landscape of South Asia, India has frequently faced provocations from Pakistan, ranging from cross-border terrorism to diplomatic hostility. In response, the instinctive call for military action is understandable,...</excerpt></item><item><title>Trump Taxing Americans &amp;#8211; Global Trade Will Re-balance to American</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>President Donald Trump recently introduced sweeping tariffs on imported goods, establishing a baseline 10% tariff on most items, with significantly higher tariffs on imports from countries experiencing substantial trade imbalances, such as China, ...</excerpt></item><item><title>Navigating US Political Shift: Lessons for India from Trump Era</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>With Donald Trump now back in the White House, India stands at a pivotal juncture, facing both opportunities and challenges that will unfold during the earliest days of his administration. Trump’s previous tenure left a lasting mark on U.S.-India ...</excerpt></item><item><title>Navigating US Political Shift: Lessons for India from Trump Era</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>With Donald Trump now back in the White House, India stands at a pivotal juncture, facing both opportunities and challenges that will unfold during the earliest days of his administration. Trump’s previous tenure left a lasting mark on U.S.-India ...</excerpt></item><item><title>Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Care: An Urgent Imperative for India</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>Earlier this week in the US, Prime Minister Modi announced support worth USD 7.5 million to the QUAD Cancer Moonshot. He also highlighted that India is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to develop cancer treatment protocols. As India braces for a...</excerpt></item><item><title>Is the World’s Best-Performing Economy Losing Its Shine?</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/is-the-worlds-best-performing-economy-losing-its-shine/</link><pubDate>September 3, 2024, 3:22 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Indian-economy-300x200.jpg</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>India, often lauded as the world’s fastest-growing major economy, has recently witnessed a slowdown in its GDP growth. In March 2024, CNN termed India as the world’s fastest-growing major economy. However, India’s GDP growth for the quarter ending...</excerpt></item><item><title>Will Indian ports Match Global Standards?</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>India’s port sector is at a pivotal moment in its development. As the nation seeks to solidify its status as a global trade leader, the question arises: will Indian ports meet the rigorous global standards, or will they lag? Union Minister for Por...</excerpt></item><item><title>India Needs Global Manufacturing HOTSPOTS – A NON-ZERO Sum Game</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>As India charts its path to becoming a global manufacturing powerhouse, it is crucial to shift focus from conventional trade agreements to more strategic manufacturing agreements. These agreements can serve as gateways to major global markets, fos...</excerpt></item><item><title>Bangladesh on Boil: Heat on Indian Businesses, Bilateral Trade</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>The abrupt and forced retirement of Sheikh Hasina from Bangladesh’s political scene has left many, including those in India, taken aback. Having worked closely with her and the Bangladesh administration, I often observed her business acumen and de...</excerpt></item><item><title>Farmers’ health important for a healthy nation?</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>While growing up in Jundla, then a small village near Karnal, Haryana and in a family engaged in farming, I experienced the challenges faced by my father.  The family’s livelihood was dependent on farming. The untimely rain when the crop was ready...</excerpt></item><item><title>India as the Global Pharmacy Hub: Low Cost or High-Value Healthcare?</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>As per recent media reports, fifty companies manufacturing cough syrup have not been able to meet quality parameters during an investigation by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). We recall the unfortunate event of 140 deaths ...</excerpt></item><item><title>Industrial disaster in Bhopal – 39 years and questions</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>We all pray for the victims of one of the biggest industrial disasters that occurred 39 years back on December 02 and 03, 1984, in Bhopal in the state of Madhya Pradesh. There have been many questions since &amp;#8211; was justice served with US$470 m...</excerpt></item><item><title>Substandard drugs: Who has skin in the game?</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently raised the alarm when eye drops made by Global Pharma Healthcare in Chennai resulted in eight cases of blindness in the US. The CDC also alleged that the eye drops contained Pseudomon...</excerpt></item><item><title>Time to boost India-US ties beyond business</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>US-India trade and business relations have seen steady growth despite geopolitical ups and downs. There has not been any serious disruption in bilateral trade and investment inflow even during one of the lowest times in the countries’ political re...</excerpt></item><item><title>Reimagining healthcare: Let us address the basics</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>Healthcare has never been as important as it is today. With India becoming the most populous country in the world, its healthcare needs will continue to expand and become more complex. The changing ecosystem needs agility in the government’s think...</excerpt></item><item><title>Pharmacy of the world under quality scanner</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>We have witnessed recent incidents around children in Gambia and Uzbekistan losing their lives after consuming Indian-made cough syrup. There have been complaints from the US of sub-standard eye drops resulting in the loss of eye sight of some of ...</excerpt></item><item><title>India as an emerging vaccine powerhouse</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>“Convert challenges into an opportunities”: this has been the consistent message from prime minister Modi to the industry and bureaucracy. The healthcare eco-system, both in the private and public sectors, has been on the forefront in delivering o...</excerpt></item><item><title>New US envoy pick can boost ties with India</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>On Wednesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted in favour of former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to become ambassador to India, sending the nomination to the full Senate for a vote. The panel approved the nomination by a vote of 13-8...</excerpt></item><item><title>Trust in India growth story and expansion of high-end jobs</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>It is a matter of pride that Tata, an Indian company, has signed a letter of intent to acquire the biggest ever fleet of 470 planes from Boeing and Airbus to support Air India’s expansion plans. Air India has an option to increase this order to 84...</excerpt></item><item><title>PM Modi’s tryst with Make-in-India vaccine</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>As covid stuck and in the absence of any vaccine or therapeutic solutions, India had to lock down the nation in line with rest of the world. This allowed the Governments to focus on solution instead managing of the crisis. After a long wait, we fi...</excerpt></item><item><title>Digital Personal Data Protection Bill:&lt;br&gt;Delayed but in right direction&amp;nbsp;</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>One of the standout features of the draft data protection bill is the use of ‘she/her’ to define the individual instead of conventional ‘he’. Having read many legislative documents, I see this as a pleasant change, an open mindset of the Governmen...</excerpt></item><item><title>Predictable price control key to success in healthcare</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/sanctions-over-strikes-why-war-with-pakistan-is-a-strategic-and-economic-mistake/</link><pubDate>May 1, 2025, 1:25 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250426127L-300x200.webp</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the&amp;nbsp;Make in India initiative from the ramparts of the Red Fort on 15 August 2014, encouraging international and domestic investors to set up shop and manufacture in India for consumption here and for the...</excerpt></item></author></feed>