Thread by @99Goa

There has been a lot of Questions being raised about C-17 #Deportation to #India .

Lets do some elementary arithmetic...

The distance between West Coast #UnitedStates and #India is about 7,750 Miles through Air.

Non-Stop Flight Time of C-17 would be about 15 Hours.

https://twitter.com/JaikyYadav16/status/1887175077977833681

Total Fuel Consumed by C-17 during this 15 Hours would be 47,000 Gallons of Jet Fuel.

Currently, Jet Fuel Cost in #UnitedStates is $6.30 per Gallon.

So, just the Fuel Cost would be $296,000/-

Let's round it off to $300,000/- to account for not being a direct flight.

Then there is Man&Material Cost involved with Operating the C-17 #Deportation Flight from #UnitedStates to #India .

Let's add about $100,000 towards it.

The total cost becomes now $400,000/-

Obviously there would be other sundry costs of collecting and organising 104 people.

Lets add another $100,000/- towards it.

Now, the Cost of deporting 104 People from #UnitedStates to #India becomes $500,000/-

HALF A MILLION DOLLARS for 104 People.

An average of 5000 dollars per person. MINIMUM.

Now, there are approximately, 1 Million Illegal Indians.

In #UnitedStates .

Now, do the Arithmetic of transporting all of them back.

The Question is WHO IS PAYING FOR THIS?

AMERICAN Tax-Payer or INDIAN Tax-Payer?

This BILLION DOLLAR Question has not been answered yet.

C-17 could have easily landed at Hindon at #Delhi

The precise date of 5th February 2025; When most crucial State Elections is happening.

When Prime Minister of India is bathing in Public, fully clothed albeit.

Has there been some kind of bargain reached?

Like, you pay cost and we deliver as and when you wish?

MOST PROBABLY.

The whole point of Argument is that, if these #Deportation Flights through C-17 have to be sustainable and feasible; and going on for at least another 4 Years; this would not be at expense of #American Tax-Payer.

The whole "Tariff Positioning" done by #UnitedStates and #Trump

Off-late, seems to force the other countries, to accept the #Deportation flight Cost of both Man&Material at a fair value price.

Without this posturing, these deportations would not have happened. In, Diplomatic World, a lot of backhand negotiations go through.

|The External Affairs Minister of #India spent many days in January, holed up at Washington.

Going by #AmericaFirst rhetoric of #Trump Administration; the negotiations were about "Deportation Cost" only. Unlike the rumour of "Invitation" for Modi at "Inauguration".

There is now way, #Trump can deport almost 1 MILLION #Illegal Indians staying in #UnitedStates at $5,000 per PAX. Putting all the burden on #American Tax-Payers; when the whole Rhetoric is #AmericaFirst .

#TRUMP is STUPID, but might no, be so STUPID.

So, the Question is : If #Trump has fought for #American Tax-Payers for #Deportation Flights of C-17; through Aggressive Tariff posturing; Is it the #Indian Tax-Payer paying $5,000 per pax for deportation?

Even With the "Great Income Divide" in #India ,

The Per Capita Annual Income is not even the half of $5,000/-

Which is the cost of deporting ONE INDIAN from #UnitedStates to #India .

So, Who is paying for it?

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