Even now, in comparison, China holds over 42% of the world's sports goods exports, while India's share in global exports is only 0.5%.
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No one else will take on this responsibility. Additionally, the governments of the time must also play a role in contributing to this effort. Does this indicate that there is still much for us to accomplish?
Bhagwant Mann's Government has chosen to publicly challenge allegations linked to a controversial video and has responded with remarkable urgency after the Akal Takht intervened. Critics argue that if the Government was confident about the facts, it could have investigated the matter much earlier instead of waiting for the issue to escalate. The question is: Is Bhagwant Mann defending his Government's credibility, or has he unnecessarily turned a controversy into a confrontation with an institution many Sikhs regard as supreme ? At a time when matters of faith remain deeply sensitive in Punjab, is Mann displaying political courage, or taking a risk that could prove far more costly than he expects ?
भगवंत मान सरकार ने एक विवादित वीडियो से जुड़े आरोपों को सार्वजनिक रूप से चुनौती देने का फैसला किया है और अकाल तख्त के हस्तक्षेप के बाद असाधारण तेजी से प्रतिक्रिया दी है। आलोचकों का कहना है कि यदि सरकार तथ्यों को लेकर इतनी आश्वस्त थी, तो उसे पहले ही जांच कर लेनी चाहिए थी, न कि विवाद के बढ़ने का इंतजार करना चाहिए था। सवाल यह है: क्या भगवंत मान अपनी सरकार की विश्वसनीयता की रक्षा कर रहे हैं, या उन्होंने अनावश्यक रूप से एक विवाद को ऐसे संस्थान के साथ टकराव में बदल दिया है जिसे लाखों सिख सर्वोच्च मानते हैं ? ऐसे समय में जब पंजाब में आस्था से जुड़े मुद्दे बेहद संवेदनशील हैं, क्या मान राजनीतिक साहस दिखा रहे हैं या ऐसा जोखिम उठा रहे हैं जिसकी कीमत उनकी अपेक्षा से कहीं अधिक हो सकती है ?
Arvind Kejriwal has announced that women in Punjab will start receiving benefits under the Mawan-Dhiyan Satkar Yojana from July 1, calling it one of the world's biggest women empowerment programmes. But a sharper political question now emerges: Is the Government finally fulfilling one of its biggest election promises, or merely beginning to deliver a commitment that many women have been waiting nearly four years to see implemented ? As the first instalments are prepared for release, will voters focus on the money being credited now, or on the four-year wait that came before it ?
