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Chandigarh can be described as the perfect amalgamation of a glorious past and new-age modernity. The elements of nature and scenery only add to the overall appeal. From mouth-watering food to great tourist attractions, there is hardly anything that this place does not have to offer. It has given the world many celebrities who have made a name for themselves in their respective domains. Some of these celebrities are – Milkha Singh, Kapil Dev, Abhinav Bindra, Yami Gautam, Ayushmann Khurrana, Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansal, and the list goes on. Let’s have a look at each of these personalities, beginning with Yami Gautam.
Yami Gautam – She is currently one of the most renowned actresses in Bollywood. She was born in Himachal Pradesh but was brought up in Chandigarh. She moved to Mumbai at the age of 20 and made her TV debut with the soap Chand Ke Paar Chalo. After that, she became part of numerous Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu movies. Her Bollywood journey kicked off with the movie Vicky Donor in the year 2012. This movie gave her the fame she needed and displayed her talent. She also got the Zee Cine Award for the best female debut in 2013. Since then, she has contributed to many good movies like Badlapur, Sanam Re, Kaabil, Uri, etc.
Ayushmann Khurrana – He is one of those celebrities who doesn’t need an introduction. He was born in 1984 in Chandigarh. He came into the limelight after winning the show Roadies 2 in 2004. Then, he started working as a VJ, RJ, and singer. Ayushmann began his film career in 2012 with the movie Vicky Donor along with Yami Gautam. He received the Star debut of the year (male) in the IIFA Awards 2013. He has also given superhit songs like Saadi Gali, Pani da Rang, etc., which have managed to leave a mark in people’s hearts.
Yuvraj Singh – is a left-handed all-rounder from Chandigarh. He was a member of the Indian ODI cricket team from 2000 to 2017. He is famously known for the six sixes he hit in one over bowled by Stuart Broad in the 2007 ICC World T20 match against England. In the same match, he had also made the record of the fastest 50 by hitting 50 runs in just 12 balls. In 2012, he was awarded the Arjuna award, and in 2014, he was felicitated with the Padma Shri award. In 2011, he was diagnosed with lung cancer; there was a tumour in his left lung. In the following year, he beat cancer after undergoing chemotherapy. Yuvraj announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket in 2019.
Kapil Dev – Born on 6th January 1956, Kapil Dev used to be a medium-fast bowler as well a good middle-order batsman. He is world-famous amongst cricket enthusiasts. It was under his captaincy in 1983 that India was able to win its first-ever cricket World Cup. He was felicitated with the Arjuna award and the Padma Shri award in 1980 and 1982, respectively. He is the only player to have taken more than 400 wickets and scored 5000 runs in test cricket. He retired in 1994; in 1999, he joined as the national cricket coach.
Milkha Singh – He is known as the Flying Sikh of India. While serving in the Indian Army, he was introduced to the sport of running. He has brought many laurels to the country in the field of athletics. In both the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games, he is the only Indian to have won gold in the 400 metres race. He was also awarded the Padma Shri award for his achievements in 1959. In 2013, the movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag was released, which depicted his journey in life. Some of his notable honours include winning the 200 and 400m races in the 1958 Asian Games of 1958.
Abhinav Bindra – He is the first Indian sportsperson to have won an individual gold medal in the Olympics. In both the 1998 Commonwealth Games as well as the Olympic Games 2000, he was the youngest participant of the lot. He has won more than 150 medals in his 22-year career. Abhinav was awarded the Arjuna Award and the Rajiv Khel Ratna in the years 2000 and 2001, respectively. He is now the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics. He also runs a program called Abhinav Bindra Developmental Programme through which he trains shooters. In 2018, he was awarded the prestigious Blue Cross, the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) highest honour.
Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal – Almost every Indian knows about Flipkart, the e-commerce website. But did you know the founders of Flipkart are also from Chandigarh? Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are the founders of Flipkart. They were both studying in the Computer Science branch at IIT Delhi. They founded Flipkart in 2007. They started with an online bookstore in October 2007; eventually, they were able to build an entire empire. Both of them used to work for Amazon earlier. In 2018, they sold Flipkart to Walmart, whose valuation was close to $20.8 billion. In 2015, they were both listed as the 86th richest people in India by the Forbes India Rich List.
Conclusion
The list of the famous personalities of Chandigarh is not limited to the above list. There are even more personalities such as Neerja Bhanot, Kirron Kher, and many more. These people have made Chandigarh as well as India proud. You can learn something from each of them.
The economy of China has come a long way from poverty and economic stagnation to prosperity and economic transformation. This transformation started in late 1970. China is the world’s largest economy (PPP) and second-largest economy(nominal), just behind the US to grab the second spot.
The People’s republic of China has seen several economic reforms, especially under Deng Xiaoping’s rule. The economy of China is going to overtake that of the US in some decades, to some estimates. According to reports, China is slowly turning towards a slow growth phase because of the transition from a developing country to a more developed and mature economy.
Economic policy
China is a prime example of economic success. Since adopting market-oriented economic reforms, it has successfully transitioned into a prospering and booming economy.
China has clocked around 9 per cent real growth since 1979. China has been in this transition for decades now, which took it from a poverty-stricken and backward economy to one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. It was inspired by the soviet-style economy and adopted heavy industrialization, and became a centrally planned economy for some time. Still, later it went on with becoming a market-oriented economy.
Trade structure
The economic rise of China is mainly linked to the ever-flourishing trade that this country does with the rest of the world. Trade forms an integral part of China’s economy. This trade of China is resilient to any outside pressures, which was evident in the trade war with the US and a drastic fall in relationships with the EU.
A significant part of Chinese imports includes apparatus like computers, semiconductors, office machines and other commodities like fuels and chemicals. Taiwan, Japan, Australia, the US, and the EU are the major import partners of the People’s republic of China. Almost half of what the People’s republic of China imports comes from Southeast and East Asia.
China’s export mainly consists of manufactured products like electronic and electrical equipment and textiles, footwear, and clothing. The People’s Republic of China also exports significant amounts of fuels, chemicals and agricultural products. The major export destinations of China include South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, the US, and the EU.
China’s Exports
The People’s republic of China enjoys a favourable overall trade surplus. Its large trade surplus makes it the world’s largest exporter. China is also likely to remain the world’s largest exporter for quite some time. Electrical equipment and electronic equipment, nuclear reactors, furniture, prefabricated buildings, medical apparatus, textiles, plastics and boilers are the main things that the People’s republic of China exports. The major export destinations of China include Japan, South Korea, the US, the EU, and Hong Kong. The country has also signed the RCEP (regional comprehensive economic partnership), a free trade agreement that includes 14 other Indo-Pacific nations. This trade deal is the largest in history and covers around 30% of the global economy. Trade is a very significant part of the Chinese economy and has been used as leverage to modernise its economy to a greater extent.
According to the World trade organisation report, the overall exports of goods were around USD 2590.2 billion in 2020. Meanwhile, the exports of the services touched USD 278 billion during the same period. The People’s republic of China is fully reaping all the benefits of globalisation and is reporting significant increases in its exports.
Fiscal Policy
It was only after the opening up of the economy and the reforms that China started to adopt a fiscal policy in an absolute sense. There was a fiscal policy in The People’s republic of China before opening up, but in some other form, than that of a market-oriented economy. Its fiscal revenue and fiscal expenditure were planned very strictly when it was a planned economy. There was no independence in this fiscal policy, and it was only under the control of the state. Simply put, fiscal revenues and fiscal expenditures had to follow the state’s plan strictly.
After 2012 the People’s republic of China saw uninterrupted and unprecedented proactive fiscal policy implementation, and it has been in place since 2008. There have been several operational adjustments, like the tax cuts in 2008 that turned to fee and tax cuts in 2018 and emphasis was laid on enhancing and strengthening the effectiveness in 2019. The market plays a decisive role in allocating resources in the Socialist market economy, and we also see most of the functions within the market law.
Conclusion
The People’s republic of China has come from a poverty-stricken country to one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Its exports are increasing and so import.
The country is a part of several key trade deals. Its economy is flexible and can handle outside shocks like a trade war with the US or deteriorating relationships with the EU or quad members. It mainly exports electronic equipment, nuclear reactors, textiles, etc.
The major export destinations of China include Japan, the US, the EU and Hong Kong.
The imports of China come from countries like Australia, the US, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and the EU.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ireland on September 23, 2015. It was the second time an Indian Prime Minister had visited Ireland. The first being Jawaharlal Nehru’s visit in 1956. Ireland is an island nation located in Northwestern Europe and surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean.
The Prime Minister of Ireland, Enda Kenny, had hosted PM Modi during his visit. The PM was attended by other dignitaries such as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charles Flanagan, and Ireland’s Ambassador to India, Feilim McLaughlin. The main aim of the visit was to create stronger ties and improve trade and cultural relations. Described below is the impact of the PM’s Ireland visit.
Impact on trade and commerce
India and Ireland have strong bilateral trade and business relations. Before the PM’s visit, trades with Ireland were valued at €650 million in business in 2014. This included exports worth €248m and imports worth €402 million.
The indigenous exports increased from €32 million in 2012 to €55 million in 2014. In 2019, the total bilateral trade was around €1.2 billion. The exports and the imports have also increased to €636 million and €480 million respectively. Currently, the total trade between India and Ireland is valued at €4.2 billion. This resulted from improved bilateral ties between the two nations, owing to Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Ireland.
Indian Companies in Ireland
Many Indian companies carry out trade and commerce in Ireland. They provide services to Irish markets and consumers across various industries. Pharmaceutical giants such as Reliance Genemedix and Amneal Pharmaceuticals operate in Ireland. Major IT companies such as Wipro, Infosys, TCS, and HCL also have a strong presence in the country. The trade relations were bolstered after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ireland.
Other companies like Crompton Greaves, Deepak Fasteners, Jain irrigation systems, and Shapoorji Pallonji provide consumer goods and services. Likewise, many Irish companies conduct their business in the Indian market. These companies include pharmaceutical and nutrition players like ICON and Glanbia, IT firms like Globoforce and other companies like Keventer, CRH Taxback Group, and Connolly Red Mills.
Impact on Education
Ireland has been a coveted destination for higher education for Indian students. Over 5000 Indian students have enrolled for higher studies in various institutions in Ireland. The students are admitted to engineering, technology, medicine and management colleges. More than 30 research agreements have been signed between the two nations that allow institutes in both countries to collaborate.
Many reputed institutes like Trinity College, Dublin, and Thapar University, Patiala, have signed MOUs for engineering and science disciplines programmes. Thus, Ireland is an essential collaborator in graduate and doctoral research. This collaboration is also considered an impact of the PM’s Ireland visit.
Indian Community in Ireland
Ireland is diplomatically significant for India also due to the large number of Indian citizens residing there. The Indian origin population is approximately 45,000 people, of whom 18,500 are Non-Resident Indians (NRI), and others are Persons of Indian Origin (PIO). The majority of the residents are working professionals employed in engineering, healthcare and management positions.
It has helped in establishing many policies for the Indian origin population. Two such policies in practice are wearing hijab as a part of the police uniform and the non-requirement of obtaining an additional work permit for the spouse or the partner of Critical Skill Employment Permit holders.
Cultural Impact
As a result of a large population of Indian origin citizens in Ireland and the relationship between the two nations, Ireland promotes Indian culture in various forms. One such example is the celebration of Diwali in Ireland since 2008. The event is organised every year in collaboration with Irish and Indian committees.
Further, an annual contemporary film festival is also a part of the celebration of Indian culture. The promotion of such events indicates the importance of cultural exchange between the two nations. The Irish communities also take a keen interest in conventional practices such as cultivating and consuming Indian herbs and spices. This connects the agricultural practices between the two nations. The cultural ties between the countries were strong, and Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Ireland helped strengthen them further.
Another significant practice is the celebration of International Yoga Day in Ireland. The Irish communities have accepted Yoga as a form of a healthy lifestyle. The practice is similar to the Indian tradition.
Tourism
India attracts around 44,000 Irish tourists every year. Indian tourists too visit Ireland in similar numbers. This was facilitated by the introduction of the common British-Irish visa scheme. This scheme allows the tourists to visit the U.K. and Ireland under one visa, rather than applying for two separate visas. It is valid for short stays. India also extended its Electronic Tourist Visa facility to Ireland to digitally facilitate visa approval and generation. The impact of the PM’s Ireland visit was such that it has also helped establish the tourism sector in both countries.
Conclusion
The diplomatic ties between Ireland and India have been impacted positively after Prime Minister Modi visited Ireland in 2015. It was an essential step toward strengthening the bilateral relationship between these two nations. India and Ireland have been important to each other since the 1900s.
In 2010 and 2017, two honorary consulates were established in Chennai and Kolkata. Later in 2019, a formal and fully functional consulate general in Mumbai. Ireland and India have also shown their allegiance to fighting terrorism after the Pulwama attack. India has also hosted several Irish dignitaries on various occasions. These visits were directed toward engagement in business, education, health and tourism.
Further, many agreements were signed to provide opportunities for employment to people of both countries. Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Ireland helped revive relatively stagnant relations between these two nations. Several cultural and historically similar instances bind these two nations. From Yeats and Tagore to cricket and Diwali, the cultural semblance between these two nations has helped create a strong tie between them.
