Quick notes: Foreign rifles, Pashtun movement...

• Foreign rifles trump 'Make in India': Army closing indigenous high-tech project to save money for imported guns



• Pashtun movement: A new nonviolent mass movement has swept through Pakistan in recent months, demanding an end to Pakistan military’s oppression and extrajudicial killings of minority ethnic Pashtuns. This grassroots movement has rattled Pakistan’s deep state, primarily the notorious spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence.



• Flipkart deal: Is that really good news for India? For India as a country, the falling of Flipkart into foreign hands is a serious setback to Modi’s ‘Make in India’ dreams. The entire e-commerce battle is now America versus America.



• Indian trader, farmer groups decry Flipkart deal: Traders say they are most concerned about predatory pricing and steep discounting by e-commerce firms with deep pockets thanks to foreign funding that could edge out smaller rivals. . “Whoever is protesting also has a story to tell. If you look at our history as a country, there was a history of colonialism. And there is always a fear that you start with trade and then it becomes control”.



• We need a level playing field, say retailers: "While we have been telling that there is no level playing field, they are still not being taken care of. The real war is not about online and offline; our belief is that the real issue is about FDI in multi-brand retail is allowed or not".



• Santana Dharmahas always existed and will always exist:

"The Hindu Religion alone is Santana Dharma. The various creeds that you hear of nowadays have come into existence by the will of God & will disappear again thro His will.....The Hindu Region has always existed & will always exist" Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna date 20.10.1884 p642

— S Gurumurthy (@sgurumurthy) May 6, 2018