Will India No Longer be Modi’s as He Submits his Resignation?

All right, hello everybody and welcome to Geopolitical Trends, where truth matters. Very excited to be with you on this June 6th, uh, interesting topic. We're going to be talking about India, resignation of Modi. I know I'm gonna, I'm gonna have to sort of gloves off because I'm gonna start with some stuff after I say hi to everybody because that's how I do it in this channel. So in this video here, I'm going to be talking about the significance of what this resignation means, okay? Then I am going to talk about the big picture as to why the, uh, the, uh, what's his name, Modi, uh, party in general was rejected. That's what it's all about. So before I'll delve deeper into all this, let me say hi to some of you as always. Ryan Lee, Good to see you. Time Now, good to see you. Uh, uh, She W, good to see you. Uh, my Myth Buster, good to see you as always. Two Tacos, that's an interesting one. Uh, uh, hey all, good to see you. Kanpak, good to see you as always. Subham, good to see you. Hamad City, You too, Z Super, as always. Uh, Beastastic 383, good to see you. Taiwan Still, good to see you. Timeline Dunkley, good to see you. Truth Seeker YT, Hamad City, and Farhad Razavi. All right guys, let's— let— Willie Holman, as always, from Arkansas, good to see you. Let's get into this, but before I'll do this, I need to mention something to you about, uh What's coming up? I lined up an interview with, uh, a doctor. Yes, he just got his PhD. Now he is entitled to be called doctor. Dr. Mike Grupa, uh, he will be here on Monday, uh, so I'm gonna coordinate with him as far as the timing and all that. I will let you know about this one on Monday. So, all right, uh, and I'm even thinking about reaching out to Jayant Bahandari. You all remember him, right? I'm gonna reach out to him, see if he's available next week, guys, and bring him on here to share his input about this outcome of the election. So what do you guys think? Should I reach out and just, uh, extend an invitation here for next week? So, all right, let's, let's talk about our topic here. Uh, here is where it starts for all, for me, to do with— and I am gonna say it straightforward— less capacity in understanding what the words means. You know, the moment they read when I put in a title, Will India No Longer Be Modi's as He Submit His Resignation? They took it and mistranslated and misinterpreted, and that shows me the ignorance. That's all it is to it. You know, I don't shy away from this because I have no tolerance for stupidity, you know. And here is why, and I'm gonna tell you why, because I get some comments and I read, as you know, Some of them were respectful, some of them disagreed, but they show respect, which I am okay with. It's the stupidity that I have no tolerance for. So I'm going to share two with you here. One, uh, guy saw the— by Truth South wrote, come on, David, you are misleading your audience. Right off the bat, I am not in the business of misleading people, so I will greatly appreciate if you can be sort of Careful with your words. Weigh your words before you utter them. Okay, but nonetheless, I respect the opinion. You know full well that the Prime Minister and his cabinet must resign first in order to form a new coalition government. Modi will be sworn in as the PM, uh, in about this weekend, which is true. I was about going to address all this. That was just an introduction for what the topic is going to be. But for someone to reach the conclusion right off the bat, it tells me right there you couldn't see beyond the end of your nose. Nonetheless, as I said, I respect those differences because he came back and wrote, yes, I see you use a lot of question marks in your, in your prose, but to me you seem to be leading the witness, so to speak. You know, the framing of your questions will excite the ideological bandits in your audience. You know, first of all, my audience doesn't have the ideological— my audience believe in what it believes. You know, I give them the information to the best of my knowledge, they reach their own conclusion. So do not please collectively judge my audience the way you see it. No, you are entitled to your opinion, but I will push back 'Because that's my audience and I will protect it by any means, so to speak. Bondage in your audience, thereby creating gravitas, as biased as that gravitas may be. Other than that, I enjoy your content, David. I may not agree with a lot of it, but I enjoy it nonetheless.' End of quote. You know, it's fair. I am not against what— you know, they are entitled. He's being respectful for this person, whomever that is. Being respectful, that's all it is. Now, now you got some ignorant individuals, the one that writing like this, you are getting exposed now, Dr. Oualaalou, couldn't even spell my last name. FYI to this person, uh, uh, Benjerry, whatever the name is, make sure next time you spell someone's name correctly because that's a reflection on you. That's very, very bad. Second thing, exposed in what? It's because I'm exposing the truth, and that's all I'm gonna be doing in this video. So I just want to put this for the record, and we're gonna get in into our topic. So, so, so pardon me, because I don't, I don't, I don't— it's just my nature, my personality. I have no tolerance for stupidity. Sorry, it's the way it is. So, so let's ask the questions here that matter to this now. Oh, guess what? I didn't even change it here, guys. For us, I got so sidetracked here, but, uh, ads, I just lose my kind of— all right, where are the questions? Right here, the questions. So I'm gonna put them for you guys, for you to see on the screen, and this way we'll get into our conversation. All right, all right, here's the questions, guys, or here are the questions. Will this resignation reshape the political landscape in India? You know, that's one. Second, was it really about legislation or was it about a rejection? So, and third, third question, where from here. And the fourth, bricks, the big picture. That's the way I read it. That's my opinion, so you're entitled to yours. So, all right, let's get into this one here. And, and by the way, I am gonna do a little geography, I'm gonna do a little history briefly, because I had— I studied, uh, uh, India part in college when I did world religions. So I'm very familiar with Vishnu, I'm very familiar with how, that, that, you know, part of their culture and civilizations and so forth. But first, let me introduce the topic in much open, uh, uh, way. So, uh, the, uh, and I have picture Indian president. Let me get a picture of her. Yeah, her name is, uh, Draupadi Murmu. I hope I pronounce it correctly. Uh, she accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Modi. Now The resignation of Prime Minister Modi doesn't mean he's leaving completely. Resignation of the government, because he was— still has to resign as the government, because now he has to reform or, or form a new government. But the President of India accepted his resignation. So this is where it's going to be, because The parliament now, they're going to have to form a new government. So, and, and, and the question to all this, it becomes why that is, okay? Because here is the thing, even inside India, and I have a link that I'm going to share with you later on, this is from Times of India, I'm going to share the screen with you so you see it with your own eyes, especially to those who just throwing words out there without weighing them or understanding. But again, I forgive ignorance. That's just me. So here is what it says right there. Uh, let me make this bigger, so full screen. Okay, it says President Draupadi Murmu accepts PM Narendra Modi resignation. Asking him to continue as a caretaker. So of course, when I put the title, I didn't put it in its entirety, which is common sense. But even in India, they are stating it this way. So there is no misleading, there is no whatever the terms were used, but that's beside the point. So, so because Modi chaired the last meeting, by the way, of the outgoing cabinet. They call them Union Cabinet, and there is. So, and this was recommended to him that they have to dissolve the 17th— in India they use the term Lok Sabha. I hope I pronounce it correctly. To those who speak Indian, please correct me if I'm wrong. So, and this one, by doing this, setting the motion, uh, or the process of formation of, of the next government. So, and the reason for all this, because the outcome of the elections, even though Modi won the election, but in reality he didn't win. So that's just a figurehead. And we're gonna get into the detail of all this after I'll address a little bit of geography and a little bit of history. So, so let's do geography for those, uh, even though I did this before, I recall My memory serves me well. Nonetheless, I'm going to do it again, uh, just for those who might not— who might be here for the first time. So, so, India— oh, let me share the screen with you. It's frustrating, guys, sometimes. And I am usually not an emotional guy, but I don't tolerate stupidity. I just have no tolerance for it. So India is a large country. Well, it is large, no, nobody can, uh, dispute that, uh, now in a good way or bad way, up to you to decide. Located on the Indian subcontinent in the South Central Asia, India is geographically positioned both in the northern and eastern hemisphere of the Earth. It is bordered by Afghanistan and Pakistan in the northwest by China, Nepal, and Bhutan in the north, and by Bangladesh and Burma, or Myanmar, either or, depending again on the maps. Some maps mention the term Burma, other maps mention the term Myanmar. So in the east, it is bounded by the Arabian Sea in the southwest, by the Bay of Bengal in the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean in the south. The narrow channel of Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar separates the island nation of Sri Lanka from the Indian mainland. So, so it's a big country. As you see, I'm scrolling down here, you see the access to the Indian Ocean here, you see the Sri Lanka here, the Arabian Sea. And by the way, This is where we're going to be having, uh, the US is going to— the Navy is going to put a logistical Navy hub in this part of India, access to the Indian Ocean. So you basically using India, that's what we're going to be doing. So straightforward. There is no other way of sugarcoating it because that's how we always done it, and we can continue to that unless India change course, which I, I don't see that. I don't see that anytime soon. So, all right, let's get into a little bit of history here. So, well, of course I'm not gonna detail much of it because it's long. One thing we can all agree is that India is an old civilization. It's an ancient civilization. So you have India's social, economic, and cultural configurations are products of a long process of regional expansion. This is what I'm saying. So, so if you are to go back in history, India's history began with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization and the coming of the Aryans. Believe it or not, you know, these two phases are usually described as the pre-Vedic and the Vedic age. Of course, Hinduism arose in the Vedic period. That's how it happens. So you move to the 5th century, which saw the unification of India under Ashoka, who has converted to Buddhism. And in it, it's his reign that Buddhism spread in many parts of Asia, not just India, but in Asia writ large. Fast forward to the 8th century. What happened in the 8th century? Does anybody know? And I did talk about this yesterday, remember? 7th century. What did I mention last time? 7th century. This one has to do with Middle East. Which religion are we talking about? 7th century, which religion? Oh, YT, you got it. YT, you got it. It was Islam. So this is why you need to understand the historical past and tie it to what's going on regarding why the Hinduism were targeting Muslims. And this is part of where Modi lost the elections in the rural areas. This is the truth. This is the reality of it, and we'll get into all the— all this in the 8th century, as I mentioned. And I think I do have some— I don't know if I do pictures. Uh, no, no, I don't. So let me just, uh, share the map here so you know at least the locations I might be referring to, and we'll just go from there. Share screen. There we go. There we go. So, so in the, uh, in the 8th century, that's when it was, Islam came to India for the first time. And of course, from the 8th to the 11th, because by the 11th century had firmly— listen carefully— Islam had firmly established itself in India as a political force. Now, why am I saying all this? Think about Kashmir, okay? So it resulted into the formation of the Delhi Sultanate, which was finally succeeded by the Mughal Empire, under which India once again achieved a large measure of political unity. And it was in the 17th century that the— who came to India in the 17th century? You should know this, guys. Let me see what you type in here. Just remember history. Remember, 17th century. And that should mark the British— European in general term. You got it, you got it, uh, Jane Wong. And fight back, Portuguese, that includes also Europeans. David, uh, where is it, David King, you, you guys got it. It was the, the, uh, Europeans in, uh, in general terms. So, uh, and this coincided with what? The disintegration of the Mughal Empire. And paving the way for regional states. And this is why, within the context of supremacy, the English emerged as victors. Of course, this led to the Rebellion of 1857-58, which sought to restore Indian supremacy. However, it was crashed, and with the subsequent crowning of Victoria as the Empress of India, Yeah, not England, of India. The incorporation of India into the empire was complete. It was followed by India's struggle for independence, which eventually got— what year was India, uh, got independence? Does anybody know which year did India, uh, gain its independence from the Brits? 1947. That is correct, Hamad Siti. That is correct. So now I did find two other, uh, uh, historical records, which by the way I am going to post them for you. And again, you reach your own. It's just this one that I found. And again, that's why I don't depend on Britannica and Wikipedia and all that. No. No, no, uh, what I found was that some of the record goes back to even the 4th and the 3rd century BCE, Before Common Era. So, because here is— you need to know this, uh, uh, from the 3rd century BCE onward, Prakrit and Pali literature in the north and the Tamil Sangam literature in the southern India started to flourish. And that was very important to understand because as the subcontinent— Indian subcontinent was conquered by the Maurya Empire, the M-A-U-R-Y-A, Maurya Empire during the 4th and the 3rd. So, so the Maurya Empire would collapse in 185 BCE, uh, and this was because of the assassination of the emperor back then, uh, and his name was Brihatradatta. Hope I pronounced it correctly. And who assassinated him? It was, uh, by, by his general, uh, General Shunga or Shanga, so who would go on to form the Shanga Empire in the north and northeast of the subcontinent. So, and, and the rest is history. I had to take you back to this period because you need to understand it. Because this period in history, the 3rd and 4th century, moving forward to the 4th through the 6th century CE, the importance of this period is because the Hindu religious and intellectual resurgence is known as the Classical Golden Age of India. It's important to understand because during this period, guys, aspects of Indian civilization, administration, culture, and religion that includes both Hinduism and Buddhism spread to much of Asia. And I remember, as I mentioned, when I was in college, I had a world history class and I learned a lot about Vishnu at that time as part of the religion in India and how India was moving forward. So what's important also to understand is that this spread of Hinduism and Buddhism spread out to much of Asia while kingdoms in southern India had maritime business links with the Middle East or West Asia and the Mediterranean. So make it no— make no mistake, guys, Indian culture back then influenced— because the influence of the Indian culture spread over many parts of Southeast Asia, which led to the establishment of Indonized kingdoms in Southeast Asia, as they call them in history, Greater India at that time. And of course, you move to the 7th century, as I mentioned earlier, and so forth. So, so I, I just need you— and I'm gonna put the link for you guys in the description because you need to have a better understanding. Should you decide to read it, it's worth your time. It is worth your time. The, the one thing is, uh, I need you to know is that the modern Indian history Its modern Indian history, which was starting at least during the 16th, late 16th and the 17th century, that's when the European trading companies in India competed with each other vociferously, meaning they took advantage of India. By the last quarter of the 18th century, the English had outdone all others and established themselves as the dominant power In India, the British administered India for a period of about two centuries and brought about revolutionary changes in the social, political, and economic life of the country. So it's very important to understand history because it will make perfect sense to us moving forward. All right, let's get into our conversation here about the resignation of, uh, of Prime Minister Modi. Of course, the resignation of the cabinet. However, they're not going to say the cabinet was the prime minister because he is the figurehead that leads that cabinet. So, so to those who jump to conclusions right away, it shows me that means you— I'm not talking to you, you, but to these individuals— you can't think, you, you didn't think deep enough or far enough to understand. And that shows the limitation. I am not putting anybody down here, you know, because that's not my nature. I don't do that, but I don't shy away from saying it. So the resignation of the Prime Minister because he's gonna now have to deal because PGP, the, the, the Bahadur Party, doesn't have the majority. This is where the issue is. So yes, Modi is gonna take the oath. And I believe in this weekend based on the what I found out. So, uh, um, it just— this is how it's going to be moving forward. So of course, uh, uh, it's worth understanding that, uh, uh, this idea of where, uh, uh, tanks are headed, it's where the key question to all this. And this is why the pro— the President of India Droupadi Murmu accepted Modi's resignation. So, so here is the bottom line to it, and I'm not going to get into the legislative stuff. I'm going to talk about the big picture because it concerns me where India is, where it has been since 2014 when Modi came to power. Was there any big change to India? I talk to people inside India. As a matter of fact, there are some people that I know Personally, you know, they are well educated, they can't find a job in India. Makes you just wonder what happened to these promises that Modi made in 2014. Never materialized. Yeah, you heard, you hear about the economy is moving, this and that. Go to the rural areas and I talk to the people who live in those rural areas. Look at the infrastructure. And that gives you an idea. And this elections, even though Modi won the elections, he didn't win because he was a rejection. So now the, the, uh, BJP, which is the, the, uh, the, the, uh, the main party, that is, so, uh, won 240 seats. Right? Which means what? It has fallen short of the magic number for the first time since 2014, because in 2014, that's when Narendra Modi came in. So, and it is dependent now on the, uh, NDA, which is the National Democratic Alliance, which by the way won the majority. So this is where the issue is. That's why I'm saying Modi won the election, but he didn't win. Even for us here in the West, the conversation that, you know, is this coming to an end? You know, that is the reason why I put what I put. I, I don't do random. To those who do not know me that well yet, maybe their first time on the channel, I don't do random. If I use a word, I have a reason for it. So the Congress, as Congress in India, as part of the opposition, the Indian Alliance, now won 99 seats, which means almost double it. I checked the, the, uh, uh, the last elections, they got, you know how many seats they got? 52. They almost doubled it, 100 seats in the elections against 52 in 2019. And I have the record for it, and I will publish it. I will post it for you in the description. Which means what? They taking away from the share of the BJP, uh, share in, in, in, in key areas. You have Rajasthan, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, because that's where this Modi sank, in this area. The ones that I read, the two about Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. It was very, very bad. The outcome there was, was, was very bad. Uh, I have a picture here of Modi, uh, Prime Minister, you know, arriving to the headquarters of, uh, of, uh, BJP. I give, by the way, credit to Adnan Abidi from Reuters. That's their picture there. Uh, just give credit where credit is due. So, and I had a chance to read an article by Rashika Saddam and Sarita Shaganti and Singh and Manjot Kumar. I'm sorry, I'll put the link for you. So I'm reacting to their article. They, they, they disclosed the facts as they are. However, their writing didn't delve deeper enough into the economic conditions that led to the outcome of the elections, which where the issue is. This is why India didn't move forward. Yeah, you're hearing Bloomberg and some other Western, uh, entities saying, oh, the economy of India is moving up. It is. I'm not denying that. It's just for those who saying why India is going to overtake the world economy, it's nonsense. India is going to overtake China is nonsense, because I'm here to tell you straightforward, India cannot and will not because it does not have the infrastructure necessary to, to sort of, uh, uh, uh, support that kind of ascendancy, uh, to the helm of power as far as the global order, economic order, that is. This is where I see. So now, this is why the National Democratic Alliance, NDA, formally named Narendra Modi now to lead a new coalition government for a third straight term. Meaning what? In a straight language, they want him— he's the prime minister because he won the elections— the resignation of the cabinet, but also the dominance of his party, which to me, it's a political move by NDA. They giving him, they putting him on the spot because now they know, NDA knows He doesn't have the majority to do whatever, especially with his very, very— and I'm gonna get a quote here for the word that was used. It was a very specific word. Let me find it here and I am gonna share it with you because I was, uh, I was very, very surprised to read that description of, uh, uh, almost like tyrannical. Autocratic. That's how he's been described because of the Hinduism aspects of it against the minority and so forth. So the idea of— and there is no— as the article mentioned, now you might agree with it, you might disagree. The article described Modi as populist. You know, I will call him as a demagogue. You can disagree with me if you choose to, and you are entitled to that, so, because he has dominated politics since 2014, and we all know this, it's a fact, no, but this is the first time that the government will be dependent, uh, on the support of regional allies. This is where the difference is, which means it's going to now complicate the agenda moving forward, and the bottom line to it is that Indian people the average person living in some rural areas. And the rural areas, you know how they are, because I am going to share some picture with you from Dravi. Dravi is in a city in Bombay, or region that is, for the slums of how it is, you know. And again, I won't shy away. And by the way, guys, please, please, please refrain from talking ill about what we are seeing here. So what we're trying is to expose— this is not about India, it's about the policies of the government that is not serving the people who are still living in conditions like this. And by the way, this is not just in India by itself. Some other parts of the world, they have the same. It's just not to this extent because India is the most populous, and like I, uh, country, and like I said last time, having too many people Sometimes it's not a— it's not an asset, it's not good. And this is part of where the problem is, how this now new cabinet is going to reform, because nothing has been changed since 2014 under Modi. Now, to those who say Modi wasn't qualified to lead to begin with because He wasn't a politician to begin with. He doesn't have the, the knowledge of understanding how politics is, you know, populist, as the article described him. Well, that's, that's nationalist, populist, uh, to me it's a demagogue. That's how— same thing for, for some of our politicians here. So, and this is where this— the outcome of these elections you know, which was the, uh, Bharatiya Janata Party, which BJP. So, uh, so because that was the strong— what, what this election demonstrated, guys, the strong performance of the opposition party. They are now in the driver's seat. So, so, and, and, and that just, uh, he's gonna have to— nothing's good. This is where my concern is. Not for the government. I care less for the government. I care for the Indian people. You know, I don't know them all. I, I have one individual that I work with, you know, in this channel here, you know, very smart guy, educated, okay? But you know, the government is not creating job for individual like him, very talented, especially with computers and all that stuff. So why the government is not creating or taking advantage of those resources domestically? And you can see why people like him is going to end up having to leave India. And if he was within my means, I'll help him out, you know, get out of there. There are other places. So now the key question to all this is to understand that the India Alliance, which by the way is led by, uh, Rahul Gandhi, now won about 230 seats, more than what was forecasted. This is where the resignation came in of the cabinet, because, uh, it's almost like Modi will have no, uh, uh, no, uh, he has the legitimacy of the outcome. He did win, but it was abysmal, the outcome, because he was expecting majority. It wasn't majority. So, so, and the ceremony for him swearing in it's gonna take place in this weekend according to the knowledge that I found here. So, uh, and again, as I said, I'm not going to focus on the, the legislative parts and, and, and all that aspects for it. So what suffice it to say that, uh, uh, we think about the era of Modi, you know, once again, here is where, uh, to me when I put certain words I have a reason behind them. So, so to those who've been around me for long enough, you all know by this, you all know by now. To those who might be new to the channel, you're gonna have to learn how I operate and things will start making sense to you. So, so of course your feedback is always welcome, whether you agree or disagree, as long as it is respectful, not just about me, about my community here, because I will defend the community no matter what. So So here is what happened. Like I said in the thumbnail, the, the, uh, what's the word I'm looking for? There is the era, the era. The article used the term the aura. We all know what it means, right? The aura of Moody is, is deeming is coming to an end. And that is why I put in every journey has an end, even for us, you and I, our existence on this earth. Is going to come to an end when we check out. So that is the reason why I put that title. So, and, and, and when you see headlines inside India saying, and I quote, India gives NDA a third term, Modi a message, it's because the livelihood of average Indian has not improved. The ethnic cleansing that's taking against Muslim is kind of going up the roof. And Modi staying silent about it, stayed silent about it. And, and more, at some point— and this is what I hope the Europeans can learn from the citizens, you know, there's same thing going on in Europe, same thing going on in my own country here, which I don't shy away from criticizing. It's because we go in the same direction. Just corruption in our system is settled, and it has been since the foundation of the United States, by the way. To those who might not know, the system was corrupted since the beginning. You know, the Founding Fathers— yeah, you respect them, whatever— but the Founding Fathers were thinking about their own interests. So let's just make that clear. So And this is where the changes, it's going to be for what Modi is going to do now moving forward. It's very, very crucial to understand. So even, even Modi's own victory in his seat of Varanasi, which is located in Uttar Pradesh and considered according to the article as one of the holiest city for Hindu, because remember, they built the temple over a Muslim, uh, uh, uh, cemetery or something like that. So was subdued with his margin of victory down— listen carefully— from almost half a million votes in 2019 to a little more than 150,000. That just shows you right there It shows you right there. This wasn't about— it was about the economic conditions inside India. This is why I put in, uh, Narendra Modi's India no longer. So, but we need to get into the heart of, or the depth of, why BJP had to lose the seats. So why? It's because usually India GDP growth is not trickling down to the masses fast enough. And I see a good point for the article that was mentioning, you know, I, uh, I had a chance to look at some stats Even, even for this, the, the Nifty 50. Yeah, Nifty 50, this is the benchmark stock in India, tanked right after the— during the election time. Look at it, it tanked completely. And I give credit, by the way, to LSEG for this picture here. So it tanked very bad. And this is where the question is going to become, uh, why? It's because this growth that they are promoting and all that stuff, almost— where is it? Never trickle down to the average people. You still see in the slums. Once again, guys, please, please, just let's be, let's be respectful, you know. It's sad to see that still people around the world living in conditions like this. So let's just be respectful of this. So, but the idea of, you know, and I'm not saying that Modi will change everything over a year, but at the same time, man, you've been in, in, in power since 2014. What have you achieved for the average people in India? You know, these are to me is an example. I got another image from Calcutta. You know, it's kind of like, no, it's unacceptable. If you are to say that our country GDP is going up, whatever, well, it has to show for— what does it show for? Yeah, and this is why when, when you have these reports coming out of India, or even from some entities in the West, there are specific entities in the West that promoting that narrative of how democratic India is It's, it's, it's a lie. Let's just say it straightforward, and I don't shy away from it. It is a lie. It's because if they— when they disclose the idea that India's GDP is growing, uh, uh, through the roof, but it doesn't translate, it doesn't trickle down to the masses, to the average people that needs it. So what's the point? Because most of the population still live in poverty. This is where the issue is. Still poor enough to qualify for the government free food and, and, and all that stuff, which by the way, now it's going to put more stress on the government, especially in the rural areas. So when you have areas— and, and this is just one example, guys. So, and once again, guys, let, let's just please, please Let's, let's be respectful of this. Now here is where I see the double standards in all this. When you have the elite, be they inside India or outside, when you have the global executives including the Blackstone, for example, uh, all, or JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, done all those cheering for the Prime Minister, uh, economic reform. Well, what reform? That's what they're saying publicly, but privately saying otherwise, because privately a lot of people inside India fears his authoritarian streak and potential far-reaching changes to secular constitution if handed his target of a 400-seat supermajority, end of quote. That was the quote from the article. Spot on. Spot on, because now what the people in India decided to do— well, yeah, let's keep him as a figurehead, but let's remove some of the power away from him, because now his party doesn't have the majority, he can't pass anything. The question becomes, is— are they gonna be now in a deadlock, which means nothing will be done? We have the same thing here. And when you hear the arguments that, well, soon India is going to be the third largest global economy, I have to question that. I really have to question. And I will reach out to people who know, who are well-versed into the economy. They are economists by trade, and I'm gonna talk to them privately and get their input. So, but on the other hand, when you look at the conditions of where the country is, you're going to have to think, okay, what's next? Where from here? And that's what I'm saying, is the era of Modi coming to an end? That is where part of where the problem is. Now, the other aspect of all this, of course, most of it is going to have to be domestic. Because that's what it is about. But you can ignore the, the outside world. And the one thing that I am going to be focusing on is BRICS. Why? I just find out 2 days ago, and again, of course, I am going to confirm and I am going to check and all that stuff. And once everything is confirmed, I will do a live stream for you about it. 96 countries wanted to be in BRICS by the time the next meeting took place in— takes place in Kazan in October of this year. With all this and how things are for Modi, makes you just wonder how India is gonna proceed. The second thing also has to do with Quad, because now the US is rebranding Quad. That led us to the big question: why did India join the Quad in the first place? What was that about? Some would say, oh, it's a strategic move. Fair. But also strategic move when you have your ducks in a row, when you have your house in order, when you take care of your crumbling infrastructure, when you take care of your poor people. Then we'll talk about the strategic interest. Till you have that done, what are you going and getting involved in something that has nothing to do with the welfare of your people. But even with the Quad, is beside the point. Is the BRICS where the key is, because the changes that's coming up on the global stage, both geopolitically and economically, that BRICS will have to play a role in it. Otherwise, what's the point? And with all this comes the idea of what India is going to do. Given now, Modi can't do whatever he wants because now they're putting a guardrails in front of him. But on the other hand, you'll think about it, could this be just the sign? Maybe this is the last for Modi. Next time we'll see someone else, and only Indian people will have to decide on this. Nobody outside. Of course there are influences from outside. Of course, once you engulf the ego of someone, they tend to think differently. So suffice it to say that all the United States needs to say, it's just, oh, how great India's economy is, or how India is going to take over the world economically speaking because it has the largest population. Having a larger population doesn't translate to becoming a great economic power. It's infrastructure, it's technology, it's know-how, it's less poverty, it's financial discipline. That's what, what makes a country ascend to a global economic power. So, and I don't see how India, it's gonna deal with this now that the calculus has changed. So it's gonna, it's gonna be a— because remember, once again, you have to go back to the history of India. And, and if I'm to go back, I, I won't go all way back, I'll go just to 1757, because that's when the British increased their control of India. Of course, there are some gold that is stolen from India that is now in England, and it behooves the UK government to do the right thing and return that gold to India because it belongs to India. What's right is right. No, I'm not mad, I just put this one up. Uh, yeah, what's right is right. That gold belongs to India. Britain needs to return that. Same thing with France. Needs to return the stolen gold from African countries. You know, how come the heck France is number 4 in the world in gold reserves? Where that gold came from? So, but again, you have to go back to history to understand. And when the British government took over, uh, completely, uh, especially from 1858 forward Yeah, this is why you heard that term British Raj, right? That's how it came. It's not a, it's not a slogan. It's not a, it's, it's not a bad— it's just that's to, to notate or to, uh, to give the idea about the, the massive control Britain had over India back then. So, and the British Raj had a significant impact on people living in India. So this is why the mindset sort of has to change a little bit. And, and I don't know how long it takes, uh, uh, because there's a lot of people in England, uh, and even British individuals became so wealthy on the back of India, and they became wealthy because of the trade from India, which they use in part to fund the Industrial Revolution. This is why you need to understand the history. It's very important, very, very, very important. So, all right, let me sum up this one here, and I am gonna, uh, uh, answer some of your questions, and we'll just go from there. Uh, so the idea now, as I said, the key that I am going to be looking for is the policies regarding BRICS. Yeah, India now is going to have to sort out its internal, uh, dynamics, uh, uh, It's because, uh, people, uh, that sort of voted for Modi back in 2014, their livelihood hasn't changed. Their status of living, uh, still where it was back then. And I talk to people, you know, and as I said, someone who's helping me out here with the channel is from that part of the world. Wonderful guy, very smart, very articulate, very dependable. You know, so to us was always the qualities we look for to work with someone right here. That's how at least when I was in DC, of course the corruption in DC is at the higher-ups, not at the lower end. So, so, and this is what, uh, uh, it behooves India to do. By the way, who are sending this, you know, I am being exposed and I am this, it's nonsense. That's a weak argument. If you have something to add to the conversation for the community to learn from, you are most welcome. Otherwise, you just, you, you, you're just showing how ignorant the person yourself is. So that's— and to me, it doesn't give me, uh, uh, uh, it's not I'm being snobby here, whatever. It just— I want to answer to stuff like that anymore because it's waste of time and energy. So, so I, I, I believe that Indian people really deserve at least their living conditions to improve somehow. And if things didn't change since 2014, I don't know when. And this is the problem when you have nationalists, you know. Well, we have similar here, just in a different way. At least we have here checks and balances and all that stuff. This is why, if you notice, our Congress is 50/50 at the Senate. 50/50. American people are— they can be smart to a degree, but we still— our system is as flawed as it can be. When we have the Electoral College that decide who the president is, that tells me right there there is a problem with the system. It has been a problem with the system. And you know what? Because the Founding Fathers set it up that way. So that makes you wonder. Why? So, so this is the way I, I see it. Uh, uh, thank you, you're, you're right. Please hit the like button, guys, I would really appreciate it. Speaking of, uh, uh, like button, I want to let you know I, uh, I'm gonna be releasing a recorded video. It's an analysis that I did. Remember last time when that company reached out and wants me to do the analysis for them? And I did, and I said to you, I'm only using partial of the analysis that I did for you. Well, I'm gonna release now this one in full with the conclusion of it, because, uh, that was a dedicated video. This one here is an analysis. It's only 11 minutes, 10 minutes, so be on the lookout for it. And I'm gonna— are this released to the members of the channel? You gotta give them something in return because they're supporting the channel. And speaking of supporting the channel, I am very grateful to, uh, uh, uh, John and Julie, uh, for, uh, buying me coffee. They are in New Zealand, and of course right now it's 5 in the morning, uh, from what he told me. So of course they sleep, they watch it later. So they were kind enough to buy me about, what, 5 or 6 cups of coffee. So that's so generous of, uh, John and Julie. They are elderly. We're wonderful people to have. So, so if, uh, you want to support the channel either through PayPal— there is this one here— or you can do it through Buy Me a Coffee. So that's one way to do it. So, uh, speaking of that, also I wanted to share one particular— I don't know where I put it now. Oh yeah, uh, Fred, Fred 00, you wrote, and this just to share it with you because I always pick one or two to share, uh, Dr. O, I think you need, uh, and tell me guys, uh, what do you think of this? Uh, he said, and I quote, Dr. O, I think you need to register yourself as a school. I think we should get school credit here. I have learned so much from you. And everyone here, end of quote. Oh, I'm okay with it if the universities, whatever you're gonna transfer the credit, will allow it. I'd be happy to write a letter. So, but of course they're not gonna allow that because it's all about money. It's all about money. So, uh, uh, John Gilead Jones 8089, an avid supporter of the channel, she wrote, and I quote, never heard of Tunisia. And I had no idea where it was. I am learning so much from you. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. From Colorado. End of quote. You are most welcome. And by the way, Georgilia, don't feel bad. Most of us Americans here have no idea where Tunisia is. So, and the last one is from, uh, Mushy Mushy, or Mushy Mushy. So, uh, which by the way, I am gonna do a video on it. He was kind enough to share this with me. This one about— you guys heard that Thailand would be in BRICS, right? So will it be worth, uh, talking about? And he wrote, and I quote, when you investigate Thailand, please consider the railway systems that China has built through Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, and soon to join Singapore with China via Thailand. End of quote. Very, very interesting. And yeah, I was, uh, I am gonna do one about Thailand. It will be, it will be worth, uh, learning about and so forth. So, all right guys, let me take a question or two from you, uh, before I'll sign off and go prepare the second topic for you about Mexico, I believe. Then we're gonna do Iran later on, then I'll move into, uh, Thailand in BRICS. And I think it was another topic, uh, it was in the top of my— I forgot it, but anyway, it'll come to me, it'll come back to me. Uh, so all right, let me see a question or two from you here, guys. And thank you for being here and for your not only kind support but also the, uh, you keeping the conversation civil here. So, so, and again, I don't hold it against those who will state something like, you know, I am misleading, because I'm not in the business of misleading, and I refuse that, you know. Or to say that, you know, you can criticize as long as you do it respectfully, like what that person did with us the first time. And, you know, he still watches the video, uh, the, the videos that I do, because what I share with you here I ain't on the top of my head, you know. I'll go and spend time. The moment I get off here, I am on the other side. That's where my desk is, guys. That's what I said, and do my work for the next 2 or 3 hours. Why? Because I want the information that you're gonna consume from me tomorrow will be of use to you, because you are giving me your time, and your time, it means a lot to me. Because there is one thing in life you will never get back, and you all know what it is. Right? Can you guys type it in chat box? The one thing you'll never get back. Uh, Francis Tango, I want to say thank you for your continued support, support, man, for the channel. It means a lot to me. Uh, you wrote, hi Dr. O, you're right, but as you know, there are more people without brain than with brain. That is true. We have it right here. It does exist. So thank you so much, Francis. Truly appreciate you, man. So, uh, uh, yes, I am aggressive today. Yes, I am. Yeah, Maj Rich, sir, you are very aggressive today. What happened, bitten by a dog? No, it's the stupidity of some. So yeah, I'm usually— that's not my personality, but I don't shy away. It's because I don't pretend. I am not in the business of pretending. If I am pissed You wouldn't know it. If I'm happy, you wouldn't know it. So, and to me, as I said, I have no tolerance for stupidity. This is why my students at the college, on both the undergrad and the graduate level, appreciate me for— because I wasn't there to socialize with them. I wasn't there to tell them what they want to hear, and I wasn't there to just take it from whatever said some stupid thing, whatever. Same thing here. Usually that's not my, my personality, but when it calls for, I don't shy away. So, so the short answer to you, yes, I am being aggressive, or I was. So, and thank you for sharing your, your thought. Uh, Bill, thank you so much for your Super Sticker. Truly appreciate you. Uh, you wrote, Rabbi Barak, when a country plays politics more than people's welfare It will be a crap sooner or later. You're spot on. And again, it's not about just India. Look at my own country here, you know, people are living paycheck to paycheck, you know. I don't think so the rest of the world understand what's going on here inside the United States. Yeah, so thank you very much for, uh, sharing, uh, for I'm sorry, that was Alice Kim, uh, for, for sharing that. But for Bill, thank you so much for your Super Sticker, truly appreciate it. All right, let me see a question here, question or two. All right. Uh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, that's, that's stupid question. So I'll let you guys read this one here from this person here. So no, no, that's stupidity. That is stupidity. So it's not worth the time, so I'm gonna answer that one. If you have a, an intelligent question, I'll be happy to answer it. Other than that, please— and by the way, it's the first time I've never seen you here before. Army with Harmony, good to see you as always and much appreciate your kind support. In your opinion, does the term biblical seem applicable to the current time? Uh, I won't be able to answer that one, Army with Harmony. I am not a religious guy. I, I, I, I won't be because if I am to answer, I'm just sort of guessing here and I don't do that. Now, if it is within geopolitical realm, I can guess based on the assessment and my own understanding. But for something like this, I am not a religious scholar, so I won't be able to answer this one. One thing I know for a fact is that time is changing. Now, whether it's biblical or not, I, I, I don't know. So thank you so much for your super sticker, truly appreciate it. Uh, uh, Francis, thank you. Tango, Dr. O, I have to go away. Thanks for the information. Anytime, anytime, Francis. Be safe and I'll see you next time. Oh, look who is here! Osiris, great! Osiris is the one who buys me coffee every day, by the way. So thank you very much, Osiris, and good to see you here live because the timing and all that. So, so good to see you here. So, uh, okay, let me see one more question. And remember, guys, on, uh, on Monday I will have Dr. Mike Grupa. It will be a fascinating conversation about Europe, uh, writ large, and, and we'll be talking about all this. All right, let me scroll once again just to see in case I missed one. Uh, I think I saw a question here. Uh, question: have you heard the rumor about Mother Teresa peddling kids to the Vatican? No, no, I don't. I, I'll be honest, Chanel, I don't pay attention to stuff like that. Uh, now the Vatican by itself, yes, because I am very familiar with some, uh, shall we say, behind the scenes, uh, realities in the Vatican and all that stuff. So, uh, no, no, the, the answer is no, I'm not familiar with that. All right guys, I'm gonna sign off here and I'm gonna go take a break and get to my desk and work on the next story for you. As always, uh, I look forward to seeing you tomorrow. I'm gonna be, as I said, working out on that story for tomorrow, and, and, and we just go from there. Uh, as always, remember, geopolitics impact your daily life in more ways than one. Till next time, guys. Bye-bye.