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#DualisticTrdPol (1) Ban on Govt purchase of Chinese Goods & Services(CG&S), (2) CG&S banned from emrkt &other govt sponsored platforms. (3) higher tariffs on G&S monopolized by China, lower tariffs on all other goods, (4) 100% inspection of #ChinaConsumer gds (not inputs in prd
2/trd Our #DualisticTrdPol recommendations for #India, include (1) lower tariffs & QRs on trade with Rest of the World (ie excluding China) , (2) #FTAs with EU, UK and USA.
3/trd This👇🏼is Indira Gandhi (IG 1) trade policy which she herself abandoned in second stint 1980+ (IG 2) 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼 😢😢😢toi.in/BBXi0a/a24gk
I am interested in the role of discourse in IR, so when I encounter an ambiguous phrase that suddenly becomes a set piece of int. policy speech, is presented as self-evident, has no clear definition, and is treated as it had always been there, I go like this: #WIISTOTC /1
The “rules-based international order” (RBIO) is a good ex. Many (e.g. @cafreeland) lament that it's “under attack”. RBIO is also finding surprising allies: @SecPompeo deplores that it has been “allowed to corrode”, @mfa_russia complains that it “is being ruined”. #WIISTOTC /2
Many versions of RBIO coexist in a battle of narratives, where various actors claim legitimate authority in shaping the rules of international society. Narratives by liberal democracies, but also Russia, China, etc. all reproduce 3 (powerful but unstable) “myths”. #WIISTOTC /3
The @worldbankgroup conducted a series of private sector stakeholder consultations with 254 private sector representatives of #Pakistani exporters in the manufacturing, agro processing, and services sectors to identify key challenges to #exports competitiveness. 
1. Identified the need to put a cap on the gas and #electricity tariffs faced by exporting entities to cut energy costs to reverse the effect on cash flows, especially in comparison with competitor #economies (Bangladesh, India, Vietnam)
Free-To-Air (FTA) channels Vs #PayTV subscription.
Pay TV operator have argued that their business model is "Subscription". That when a customer opt for Pay TV, their primary interest is in the premium Pay TV content and not to watch the Free To Air channels.
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Pay TV operator have argued that their business model is "Subscription". That when a customer opt for Pay TV, their primary interest is in the premium Pay TV content and not to watch the Free To Air channels.
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During the stakeholder consultations as part of the New broadcasting licensing development, many commentators were for #PayTV providers offering Free-To-Air channels free to subscribers even after monthly subscription have run out. The reason being, they are Free so why pay?
Just like many #PayTV providers globally have also refused to allow customers to pay per channel. Customers are not allowed to customise channels they want to watch for one simple reason, many channels whether it is Discovery Channel or C-SPAN may not be viable on their own.
