Indians USA zyada number mein ja rahe hain, jabki baaki deshon ke tourists America se door bhaag rahe hain. Yeh baat recent surveys aur travel industry ke data se pata chali hai. Washington se TOI ki report:

2024 Mein Record-Breaking Indian Tourists

• Jan-Oct 2024 tak 1.9 million Indian visitors America pahonche
• 48% jump 2019 (pre-pandemic) ke comparison mein
• India ab USA ka 6th largest tourist market, China ko piche chhod kar

US National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) ke hisaab se, India Asia ka #1 outbound travel market ban chuka hai. Indian tourists ne 2022 mein $13.3 billion kharch kiye, aur ab 2024 mein yeh figure aur badh gaya hoga.

Indian Tourists Kharch Karne Mein Aage

NTTO ne bataya ki ek Indian tourist average $5,200 USA mein kharch karta hai. Yeh China, Japan, South Korea se zyada hai!

Europe, Canada Ke Tourists USA Se Door Kyun?

MAGA Ki Politics Ka Asar

Jab Indians USA aa rahe hain, tab Europe, Canada jaise countries ke tourists kam ho rahe hain. Iski wajah:

• Trade war ka dar
• MAGA supporters ka immigrants aur foreigners ke against harsh comments
• Canada, Mexico ke tourists bhi affect hue hain

2025 Ke Liye Bura Forecast

Tourism Economics ne apna forecast change kiya:

• Expected 9% growth ki jagah 9.4% decline
• March 2025 mein 11.6% drop YoY
• Canada se land arrivals 31.9% kam, air se 13.5% kam

NTTO ne bhi confirm kiya ki Q1 2025 mein international tourists 3.3% kam aaye. Mexico se air travel 23% gir gaya.

USA Ko Kitna Nuksan Hoga?

$64 Billion Ka Loss?

Experts ke hisaab se, agar yeh trend chalta raha, toh 2025 mein USA ko $64 billion ka nuksan ho sakta hai.

Trump Ki Controversial Batein

• US ko “ripped off” hone wala desh bataya
• Baaki countries ko “scavengers” bola
• Pregnant women ka “birthright citizenship tourism” pe concern

Travel Industry Ki Chinta

Visa Process Ko Improve Karne Ki Appeal

US travel industry leaders chahte hain ki:

• Visa process easy ho
• Immigration rules simple ho
• Customs clearance fast ho

White House Ka Tough Stand

Ek recent statement mein kaha gaya:
“30 din se zyada stay karne wale foreigners ko government ke saath register karna hoga. Nahin toh fine, jail ya deportation ho sakti hai.”

Lekin sach yeh hai:

• Aisa koi rule nahin hai
• Sirf visa overstay ya status change karne walon ko register karna padta hai

Kya Indians Par Asar Padega?

Abhi tak Indians par koi asar nahin dikh raha, lekin agar USA ka attitude aur strict ho gaya, toh future mein problem ho sakta hai. Filhaal, Indians USA jaane ke liye excited hain!

Donald Trump ke 47th US President ke taur per re-election se kuch aise partnerships ke wapas shuru hone ki umeed jagi hai jo President Joe Biden ke tenure mein ruk gayi thi. Isme India-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) bhi shamil hai, jo dono deshon ko market access mein behtar mauke de sakta hai. Former Foreign Secretary aur US mein Ambassador Harsh Vardhan Shringla kehte hain, “President Trump ke power mein wapas aane se India-US FTA per discussions shuru ho sakte hai, jo Biden ke tenure mein thame rahe.”

US, India ka sabse bada trading partner hai aur 2023 mein dono deshon ka bilateral trade $128.78 billion per pahunch gaya, jo 2022 ke $119.48 billion se zyada hai. Shringla kehte hai, “India pehle bhi Trump se successfully engage huva hai aur PM Modi aur Trump ke beech acchi equation hai. Trump Ukraine aur West Asia ke conflicts khatam karne ke paksh mein hai, jo hamari conflicts-free aur peace efforts ke saath resonate karta hai.”

US mein reh rahe Indians ko bhi umeed hai ki visa issues ko ab zyada fairness se tackle kiya jayega.

Is dauran, PM Modi ne bhi Donald Trump ko

jeet ki mubarakbaad di aur unke saath ki tasveerin bhi share ki. “Mere dost, historic election victory par aapko hardik badhaai. Aap apne pichle term ki safalta ko aage badhaayein aur mil kar India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership ko aur majboot banayein. Humare logon ke bhale aur vishwa shanti aur prosperity ke liye saath mil kar kaam karein,” PM Modi ne kaha, kuch ghante baad Trump ke victory speech ke.

India, Trump ke pehle tenure ki tarah ab bhi US ka ek mahatvapurn partner banne ki umeed rakhta hai. Former Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu kehte hain, “Long term mein India-US ka sambandh aur majboot hoga. Indo-Pacific strategy mein pehle bhi India ne Republican government ke dauran important role play kiya tha aur Quad bhi mazid majboot ho sakta hai.”

Ek India-US relations expert kehte hain, “US terrorism aur radicalisation ke khilaf India ki aawaz ka support karega. Human rights reports mein India ka naam kam liya jayega aur Bangladesh mein Hindus par hone waale atrocities par bhi kuch shanti ki umeed hai.” India ko umeed hai ki Bangladesh situation ko US phir se assess karega.

India aur US ke beech ye renewed partnership, global shanti aur stability ko bhi promote karega aur aane wale samay mein dono deshon ke beech ke relations ko aur bhi unchai par le jaane mein madad karega.

Albania ne apne capital Tirana mein ek naya sovereign microstate banane ka plan announce kiya hai, jo Vatican City jaisa hoga, lekin yeh Muslim hoga. Prime Minister Edi Rama ke is plan ko New York Times ne report kiya, jisme bataya gaya hai ki yeh naya state Bektashi Order ke practices ko follow karega.

Is microstate ka naam “Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order” hoga aur yeh duniya ka sabse chhota rajya ban sakta hai, jo sirf Vatican City ke chauthai size ka hoga. Sirf 10-hectare ke is area mein apna khud ka administration, passports, aur borders honge.

Is nayi riyasat mein Islamic values se thoda alag hokar kuch cheezen allow ki jayengi. Jaise alcohol allowed hoga, aur mahilayein apni marzi ke kapde pehen sakengi. Koi specific lifestyle rules impose nahi honge.

Yeh project ek nayi cultural aur religious identity ko promote karne ka hissa hai, jo Bektashi Order ki inclusive aur liberal ideology ko represent karta hai. Bektashi Order ek Sufi branch hai jo tolerance aur spiritual enlightenment par focus karti hai.

Agar yeh plan successful hota hai, to “Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order” duniya ke liye ek unique example banega jaha religious autonomy aur modernity ka ek perfect balance milega.

Lebanon mein Tuesday ko ek bade pager blast se 8 log mare gaye aur 2,750 se zyada log zakhmi huve, jisme Hezbollah ke fighters, medics, aur Iran ke envoy bhi shamil hain. Yeh blasts Lebanon bhar mein phail gaye, aur Lebanon ke health minister aur security sources ne iski tasdeeq ki hai.

Lebanon ke information minister Ziad Makary ne is blast ko “Israeli aggression” ke roop mein condemn kiya. Hezbollah ne bhi Israel ko blame kiya aur kaha ki iske khilaf “sahi saza milegi.”

Israeli military ne is incident per comment dene se inkaar kiya. Hezbollah ke ek adhikari ne naam na batane ke shart per kaha ki yeh blasts “sabse bada security breach” hain jo group ne ek saal ki Israel ke sath conflict ke dauran dekha hai. Israel aur Iran-backed Hezbollah ke beech Gaza war ke baad se cross-border warfare chal rahi hai.

Hezbollah ne apne statement mein kam se kam teen logon ki maut ki tasdeeq ki, jisme se do uske fighters the aur ek ladki thi. Investigation ki ja rahi hai ki yeh blasts kis wajah se hue. Hezbollah ke chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ko is explosion mein koi nuksan nahi hua.

Explosions ka silsila lagbhag ek ghante tak chala, jo ki local time 3:45 p.m. (1345 GMT) ke aas-paas hua. Yeh abhi tak spasht nahi hai ki yeh devices kaise detonate hue.

Lebanon ke foreign ministry ne is explosion ko “dangerous aur deliberate Israeli escalation” kaha aur kaha ki iske sath Israeli threats bhi the ki Lebanon par war ko bade scale par expand kiya jayega. Lebanese internal security forces ne kaha ki kuch wireless communication devices across Lebanon, khaaskar Beirut ke southern suburbs mein, blast hue.

Health Minister Firass Abiad ne kaha ki 2,750 log zakhmi hue hain, jinmein se 200 ki haalat critical hai. Zakhmon mein Hezbollah ke fighters bhi shamil hain jo armed group ke top officials ke betay hain. Ek fighter, jo ki Hezbollah ke Lebanese parliament member Ali Ammar ka beta tha, bhi mare gaya.

Iran ke ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, ko pager explosion mein “superficial injury” lagi hai aur wo hospital mein observation ke liye hain. Israeli government ne is explosion par koi comment nahi diya.

Israel ke domestic security agency ne kaha ki unhone Hezbollah ke ek plot ko foil kiya hai jo ek former senior defence official ke assassination ke liye tha. Shin Bet ne ek explosive device seize kiya jo remote detonation system ke sath attach tha.

Hezbollah ne kaha hai ki wo Israel ke sath all-out conflict se bachna chahta hai lekin Gaza war ke khatam hone tak cross-border clashes rokenge nahi. Gaza ceasefire efforts abhi bhi deadlocked hain.

Tuesday ke blasts ke baad, Beirut ke southern suburbs mein ambulances ka rush dekha gaya. Mt. Lebanon hospital mein motorcycles emergency room ki taraf rush karte hue dekhe gaye, jahan logon ke haath khoon se bhare hue the aur wo pain mein cheekh rahe the. Nabatieh public hospital ke head Hassan Wazni ne bataya ki unki facility mein 40 se zyada zakhmi logon ko treat kiya ja raha hai.

Lebanon ke crisis operations center ne medical workers se kaha ki wo apne hospitals ki taraf jayein aur massive number of wounded ko urgent care provide karein. Lebanese Red Cross ne 50 ambulances aur 300 emergency medical staff ko victims ki evacuation ke liye dispatch kiya.

Hezbollah ne 7 October ko Hamas gunmen ke Israel par attack ke turant baad missiles fire kiye, aur tab se Hezbollah aur Israel ke beech constant fire exchange chal raha hai. Tens of thousands logon ko border ke dono taraf se displacement ka samna karna pada hai. Israel ne apne formal war goals mein border ke paas se apne citizens ki safe return ko add kiya hai.

NASA ne announce kiya hai ki astronauts Sunita Williams aur Butch Wilmore February 2025 mein SpaceX Falcon 9 spacecraft ke through wapas aayenge. Yeh decision Boeing’s Starliner ko unsafe declare karne ke baad liya gaya. SpaceX Crew-9 mission ke crew members Nick Hague, jo commander hain, aur Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, jo mission specialist hai, quarantine mein rahenge taaki koi bimari exposure na ho, jab tak wo International Space Station ke liye departure nahi karte.

NASA ke mutabiq, Hague aur Gorbunov 20 September ko NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida pahuchenge, jahan Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building mein unko quarantine mein rakha jayega launch tak.

NASA rescue mission kab shuru hoga?

NASA aur SpaceX ne Crew-9 launch ko reschedule kiya hai aur ab yeh 25 September ko hone wala hai, launch preparations ko finalise karne ke liye. Liftoff raat 11:58 baje IST, Space Launch Complex-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station se targeted hai, jahan SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aur Dragon spacecraft onboard honge.

NASA ne further bataya ki 26, 27, aur 28 September ko bhi additional launch opportunities hain. Yeh crew lagbhag 5 mahine tak ISS par rahenge, spacewalks, research demonstrations, aur experiments ko anjaam denge, aur February 2025 mein Sunita Williams aur Butch Wilmore ke saath wapas aayenge.

Sunita Williams aur Butch Wilmore ki preparations kaise chal rahi hain?

Press conference ke dauran Sunita Williams ne kaha, “Ek [SpaceX] Dragon spacecraft ISS pe Crew-8 mission ke liye hamesha ready tha. Humein apne crew members ke saath is spacecraft ko emergency escape ke liye prepare karne ka mauka mila. Hum Crew-9 vehicle ke liye bhi training le rahe hain. Do alag-alag spacecrafts mein fly karna ek unique opportunity hai. Humne initially Starliner mission complete karne ka socha tha, per kabhi-kabhi humein naye opportunities ko embrace karna padta hai.”

Jab Sunita se unke extended mission ke baare mein poocha gaya, to unhone kaha, “Mere husband aur meri maa hamesha kehti hai—space mera happy place hai. Mujhe yahan kaam karna pasand hai. Chahe aap kaam kar rahe ho ya nahi, yahan upside down ya sideways kaam karna ek naya perspective deta hai.”