Professional Documents
Culture Documents
China Is So Fixed On The US, It May Lose India. Comment
China Is So Fixed On The US, It May Lose India. Comment
Diff. b/w recent and previous pandemics: During the 1918 flu pandemic, which the CDC estimates
infected a third of the world’s population, people didn’t have the same sources of communication
we now have in the 21st century to quickly share news and information.
Example : For context, a public health report on Minneapolis’s response to the 1918 flu shows that
critical information regarding the virus was primarily shared via postal workers, Boy Scouts, and
teachers. Can you imagine having learned about COVID-19 from a Boy Scout knocking on your door,
encouraging you to wash your hands?
Subpoints:
1.A source of information (and misinformation)
2.An influence on public response to the outbreak
3.A marketing platform
4.A powerful way to bring positivity to a scary time
Example:
Fundraisers organized and distributed on social help raise money for those in need like PM Cares,
publicly collected funds, PM speeches etc;
Points to focus:
1.Creating a world-class manufacturing ecosystem
2.Fostering Innovation and Skill
Foreign Students Uncertainties Under New U.S. Immigration Policy
Intro: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) unveiled a policy memorandum
announcing it is changing how the agency will deal with unlawful presence for students as well as
exchange visitors who hold F, J, and M non-immigrant visas. Specifically mentioned are foreign STEM
students from designated countries.
This strict revision of policy is evidence that there is pressure from Washington on universities to
clamp down on international students in the United States.
Main:
According to the Trump Administration’s new regulations, unlawful presence will begin:
1.The day after the visa holder no longer pursues the course of study or authorized activity.
2.The day after the visa holder engages in any unauthorized activity; or
3.The day after the visa holder completes his/her course of study or program.
What are the exceptions for a visa holder pursing his/her course of study or program?
1.Annual or summer vacation.
2.Approved absences for medical reasons.
3.Approved academic circumstances during the first semester of study. E.g., Difficulty with the
English language/reading requirements.
On the occasion that a person is found unlawfully present, they will need to go back to their country
of origin to re-apply for a visa. Their application will, of course, also depend on whether or not they
have been barred from entering the United States because they have overstayed longer than six
months. If a person is found to be unlawfully present over six months, they could be barred for three
years.
In addition to the strict timing, visa holders may not even be aware that they have entered unlawful
status, due to the fact that violating their status is automatic. Those students who are unaware of
the policy changes could unintentionally and therefore, automatically, become unlawfully present in
the United States.
How Post Covid Work scenarios may change?
Points:
Isolation is a primary factor in depression, anxiety and other significant mental health issues—and
the need for physical and social distancing has only exacerbated this struggle. Previously, mental
health may not have received the necessary attention it deserved. But with a potential increase in
mental health issues, there is a greater appreciation for its importance and for the ways companies
can provide solutions, employment benefits and programming to help employees.
Many employers have added to employee support systems as a result of the coronavirus crisis, and it
is likely this new programming will be maintained. Companies have been forced to consider
employee wellbeing more holistically—in terms of not only the physical, but also mental and
emotional wellbeing.
3. Leadership will improve. Throughout a crisis, leadership is more important than ever. It is also
clear which leadership behaviors are most effective. In the toughest times, the leaders who excel are
those who communicate clearly, stay calm and strong, demonstrate empathy, think long-term and
take appropriate decisive action.
4. Company culture will become a focus. Like leadership, company culture is paramount to an
organization’s success. If culture is “the way things get done around here” or “what people do when
no one is looking”, it has become especially critical in guiding actions and decisions of both leaders
and employees.
5. Work will allow for more diversity. The traditional approach to work may not have been as
welcoming to those with different capabilities—physically, mentally or socially. But allowing people
to work from home has made way for more people to contribute in new ways.
6. Work will become more flexible. Many companies have been resistant to letting employees work
from home, but this unexpected global work-from-home experiment has forced companies to
accept it as a legitimate option. Companies have put greater technology systems and support in
place to facilitate mobile working. Teams are figuring out how to collaborate at a distance and
leaders are improving their ability to manage based on outcomes and objectives rather than
presence. Companies will expand the acceptability of remote work, and they will provide more
choice and flexibility to employees to work wherever they can get their best work done, including
away from the office.
7. Office will get better. When employees go back to the office, employers will be forced to re-think
their approach to the workplace. Companies will need to consider enhanced cleaning techniques,
more distancing and increased choices for employees across a campus (providing places for focus,
collaboration, learning, socializing and respite). In addition, all the things employees loved about
being home—comfortable places to relax between meetings or personalization for example—will
create new demands on the office. Organizations will have a new appreciation for the importance of
the office, the critical nature of face-to-face interactions and the ways their workplaces must support
employees.
8. You’ll be more comfortable with technology. No matter what your level of comfort with
technology in the past, you’ve likely had to become even more adept after the current COVID crisis.
It’s stressful to use new systems, leverage technology to connect in new ways and work through
challenges when your platform goes down because the network is overloaded. But you’ve probably
expanded your comfort, capability and confidence with all-things tech. In addition, your company or
neighbourhood may have upgraded their infrastructures, creating a better pipeline and more
streamlined and user-friendly interfaces, making technology easier to live with and ensuring it
creates less friction in your day.
13. Your entrepreneurial spirit will be tapped when every business is a start-up. When the
coronavirus finally abates, businesses will be in a rush to re-establish their value, re-energize their
product flows and do so quickly. In this way, even the most mature, well-established organizations
will become like start-ups.
Apart from facing the brunt of the outbreak of the COVID-19 Novel Corona Virus, India has also been
facing a number of natural calamities as well as headaches from our neighbouring countries
Pakistan, China & Nepal, along the borders. The recent skirmishes between the troops of both India
& China at the Galwan Valley in the Ladakh region, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) of the Indo-
China border, raised the tensions between the countries.
Start-ups in India, just a trend?
Didn’t get a lot of impactful info, just numbers and blunt info. U should give ur own views.
Privatization:
Souce: Quora
Collectively, this leads to more taxes and revenues for the Government, in the form of
more investment being made in the economy. Leading to more income for the factors of
production, which again leads to more savings. Thus, initiating a cycle, which is depicted
in the Keynesian Multiplier model.
Privatization maybe a boon if its followed with the right mindset, if companies,
understand that delivering superior customer value is the way.
COVID 19 pandemic continues to impact millions of lives as the unprecedented human toll is
accompanied by a deep global Economic crisis and India is no exception. But there is something
exceptional about India and it is our strategy and approach for safeguarding our people and
economy from the pandemic. Ever Since India made a bold move by going for a complete lockdown
to break the chain, we could see a better chance for our country to get over the crisis.
The Government of India’s new campaign — “Vocal for Local” to make India self-reliant gives us the
hope that we will not only survive this crisis but will surpass the post COVID economy race. While
addressing the nation, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister spoke about the potential of India as a huge
local market and scope for India to be a manufacturing hub to take its local products global.
Our nation had envisioned a self-sufficient economy in the early ’20s with the Swadeshi Movement,
to liberate our country and economy from the British rule. The same ideology got a makeover with
the Make in India program which was a call to action to facilitate investment, foster innovation,
enhance skill development, and build best in class infrastructure in the country. The primary
objective of the initiative was to attract FDI from across the globe to make India a global
manufacturing hub. While Make in India was more about creating a favorable environment that
appeals for investors across the globe to invest and manufacture in India utilizing our resource and
talent base, Vocal for local is taking it to the next level.
The ultimate goal of Vocal for Local campaigns is “Atma Nirbhar”(Self-reliant) which is a call not only
to make in India but also to buy and promote local products made in India and also to take local
products to global markets. India is likely to be the most favored investment destination for
companies across the globe as the current pandemic scenario has brought economic activity near
standstill for almost every country while India being comparatively less impacted by COVID 19 crisis.
The opportunity is higher so as the challenges to produce and deliver high-quality products and
services that will meet the demand of global buyers.