Modi Must End India's ‘Inspector Raj' Mindset
It isn't just the Americans. From factories making Louis Vuitton fashion to those churning out kitchen appliances, everyone is waiting for the Indian quality inspector. Indonesia is getting impatient; the Europeans are fuming. The Chinese think it will be easier to get tickets to a Taylor Swift concert than to have them show up in Shenzhen.
For Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make a quick deal with the US president, he should offer to dismantle the 'Inspector Raj' that has been weaponized by his administration, ostensibly to create jobs but really to protect powerful local interests.
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In the news today: Trump's tariffs remain in effect, Canadians critical of Israel
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"The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' stay order is a welcome development, and we look forward to ultimately prevailing in court." Poll suggests Canadians critical of Israel A new poll suggests that nearly half of Canadians believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza almost two years after the current conflict began. In a survey conducted last weekend, the polling firm Leger asked Canadians and Americans a series of questions about the conflict in the Gaza Strip. The polling comes as the federal government is under pressure to take concrete steps to condemn Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank. Leger asked respondents whether they "agree or disagree that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip" based on how they "define what constitutes a genocide." Feds look to boost weak summer jobs market The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students — even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader softness in the job market. Statistics Canada shone a light on the difficult employment prospects for students heading back to school this fall in its May jobs report last Friday. Roughly one in five returning students aged 15 to 24 was unemployed in May, the agency said. The last time the jobless rate for students was this high outside the pandemic was in May 2009. Also on Friday, the federal government announced an expansion of the Canada Summer Jobs program, which offers wage subsidies to businesses hiring young people for seasonal work. Concern in Canada after U.S. vaccine panel fired Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s firing of an immunization advisory committee south of the border is worrisome. 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Poll suggests half of Canadians believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests that nearly half of Canadians believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza almost two years after the current conflict began. In a survey conducted last weekend, the polling firm Leger asked Canadians and Americans a series of questions about the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Leger surveyed 1,511 Canadians and 1,011 Americans between June 6 and June 8. The poll cannot be assigned a margin of error because online surveys are not considered truly random samples. The polling comes as the federal government is under pressure to take concrete steps to condemn Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank. Leger asked respondents whether they 'agree or disagree that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip' based on how they 'define what constitutes a genocide.' The UN declared genocide a crime under international law in 1946. The UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide defines it as acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. That can include killing members of the group, causing them serious injury, deliberately inflicting conditions that can be dangerous to their lives, imposing measures to prevent births within the group, or forcibly transferring children from the group to another group. Just less than half of the Canadian respondents, 49 per cent, said they agree that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, including 23 per cent who said they strongly agree and 26 per cent who said they somewhat agree. Another 21 per cent said they disagree with the claim that Israel is committing genocide — 10 per cent said they somewhat disagree and 11 per cent said they strongly disagree. The remaining 30 per cent said they didn't know or refused to answer. Conservative supporters were the least likely to say they believe Israel is committing genocide, with 37 per cent agreeing with the statement and 33 per cent disagreeing. More than 60 per cent of Liberal, NDP, Green Party and Bloc Québécois supporters said they agree Israel's actions amount to genocide. The poll was conducted just days before the Canadian government took action against Israeli cabinet ministers it accuses of inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. On Tuesday, a group of five countries including Canada announced sanctions against Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The five countries accused the ministers of calling for the displacement of Palestinians and the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Last month, an open letter from Prime Minister Mark Carney, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron condemned Israeli military operations in Gaza and called the level of suffering in the territory 'intolerable.' The letter threatened concrete actions if the Israeli government did not allow more food aid into Gaza and end its military operations there. It also called on Hamas to release its remaining hostages. In response to the genocide question, 38 per cent of Americans polled said they agree Israel is committing genocide, while 26 per cent said they disagree and 36 per cent said they don't know. Supporters of the Democrats - 52 per cent - and Americans under the age of 35 - 53 per cent - were the most likely to call the situation in Gaza a genocide. More than half of Canadians, 54 per cent, said they don't follow news about the Middle East or the current conflict in the Gaza Strip. 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When asked whether they believe that lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians can be reached, 41 per cent of Canadian respondents said no, 28 per cent said yes and 31 per cent said they don't know. Canadian respondents over age 55 were the least optimistic — 51 per cent of them said a lasting peace cannot be achieved. Americans were more evenly split, with 34 per cent saying they think peace is out of reach and 33 per cent saying it can be achieved. The polling industry's professional body, the Canadian Research Insights Council, says online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not randomly sample the population. — With files from David Baxter This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 11, 2025. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . 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Newsweek
30 minutes ago
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Map Tracks Russian and Chinese Spy Ships Loitering off Coast of US Ally
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Russia and China have deployed vessels to waters around Japan, with both ships tracked loitering off the coast of the United States' ally, a Newsweek map shows. Newsweek has contacted the Russian and Chinese defense ministries for comment by email. Why It Matters Under a U.S. containment strategy, Japan forms part of the First Island Chain—along with Taiwan and the Philippines—in the western Pacific Ocean. This defensive line of islands aims to restrict Russian and Chinese naval activities by leveraging U.S.-aligned territories. China—which has the world's largest navy by hull count—and its quasi-ally Russia have frequently used waterways surrounding Japan to reach waters beyond their coastlines for naval deployments, with the most recent case involving a Chinese aircraft carrier. What To Know The Russian spy ship Kurily transited off the coast of Honshu—one of Japan's four main islands—in the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea in South Korea, on June 4 as it headed north, according to a map provided by the Joint Staff of Japan's Defense Ministry. The Kurily was spotted passing through the La Pérouse Strait—also known as the Soya Strait in Japan—toward the Sea of Okhotsk to the east on Sunday. The waterway separates Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, and Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. Two days later, a Chinese spy ship—identified by its hull number as CNS Tianlangxing—transited from the East China Sea to the Philippine Sea via the Osumi Strait, according to Japan's Joint Staff. The waterway lies off Kyushu, the southernmost Japanese main island. Both straits are designated by Japan as international waterways, where Japan claims its territorial waters extend less than the standard 13.8 miles from its coastlines. Neither the Russian nor the Chinese spy ship entered Japan's territorial waters during their transits. The presence of the Chinese spy ship off the Japanese coast coincided with the deployment of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington. The Japan-based, nuclear-powered warship was spotted leaving its home port at the Yokosuka naval base near Tokyo on Tuesday. It remains unclear whether the Tianlangxing was sent to monitor the George Washington or to provide support to two Chinese aircraft carriers operating in the broader western Pacific. What People Are Saying Japan's defense white paper 2024 read: "China has been rapidly building up military capabilities while intensifying its activities in the East China well as in the Pacific. Russia has also been observed engaging in joint activities with China involving aircraft and vessels." Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Chinese Defense Ministry, said in December of last year: "Japan has been closely tracking, monitoring, and interfering with Chinese vessels and aircraft for a long time, jeopardizing the safety of Chinese vessels and aircraft and easily causing maritime and air security problems." What Happens Next Both Russia and China are likely to continue using waterways around Japan to access the broader western Pacific for naval deployments. It remains to be seen how Japan will enhance its maritime surveillance in surrounding waters.
