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Mahatma Gandhi, India's non-violent freedom crusader, has inspired art and culture like no other. As the world celebrates 150th birth anniversary, here are some of his famous quotes: "Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." “Seven social sins: politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice." “I regard myself as a soldier, though a soldier of peace.“ “Non-violence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.” “Ours is not a drive for power, but purely a non-violent fight for India’s independence. “I believe that in the history of the world, there has not been a more genuinely democratic struggle for freedom than ours.” “In the democracy which I have envisaged, a democracy established by non- violence, there will be equal freedom for all.” “Everybody will be his own master. It is to join a struggle for such a democracy that I invite you today. Once you realize this you will forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims, and think of yourselves as Indians only, engaged in the common struggle for independence”. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

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<keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">Prime Minister</keyword> <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> on Monday said that his visit of <keyword id="87" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Germany">Germany</keyword> is aimed at realising the 'immense' potential that exists between New Delhi and <keyword id="3731" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="berlin">Berlin</keyword>, inviting companies of the European nation to <keyword id="47916" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="invest">invest</keyword> and manufacture in India.
 "My visit to Germany and India's participation at the <keyword id="194013" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Hannover">Hannover</keyword> Messe as a partner country is aimed at realising the immense possibilities that exist between us. In my discussions with <keyword id="92" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Chancellor">Chancellor</keyword> <keyword id="6419185" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Merkel">Merkel</keyword> and with captains of German industry, I intend to share our sense of optimism and confidence in our future plans. I will also listen carefully to learn what more we can do to address concerns of German entrepreneurs with regard to investment and manufacturing in India," the Prime Minister wrote in an op-ed for a German newspaper, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

	Terming Germany as India's 'preferred partner' in skill development, Prime Minister Modi elaborated on the sectors in which the two nations can collaborate.

	"We see Germany as our preferred partner in developing skills of young Indians. We also want to learn from Germany's path-breaking experiences in renewable energy. We wish to replicate your success in solar roof-top projects and off-grid solar and wind power solutions, as well as your expertise in grid integration and management. Our smart city project can utilize your technologies to achieve water, waste and urban development objectives. We admire Germany's achievements in the application of technology solutions to meet environmental challenges," the Prime Minister wrote.

	"You are also our natural ally in my government's 'Clean India' initiative. We also want to benefit from Germany's experience in cleaning the River Ganga. We invite your transport companies, including your railways, to assist us in the modernisation of our transport networks. Your logistics and infrastructure companies can contribute to ongoing development of industrial corridors in India," he added.
 Quoting <keyword id="6355532" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Mahatma-Gandhi">Mahatma Gandhi</keyword>, Prime Minister Modi referred to poverty as 'the worst form of violence', adding that man's progress in the 21st century will depend upon 'cooperation and collaboration'.

	"I visualize India as a key engine of global growth. Our democratic principles and practices are guarantors of stability. We have a free media and an independent judiciary that allows all opinions to be aired without fear. We believe in 'rahein saath badhe saath' (stay together-grow together). There is no other way forward," he wrote.
 "Mankind's progress in this century depends on cooperation and collaboration. Conflict is unthinkable. So is poverty which <keyword id="6356181" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Gandhi">Gandhi</keyword> called the worst form of violence. If we can take all Indians together into a better socio-economic future, I believe that the world we share will be a <keyword id="808955" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="better-place">better place</keyword> for all," he added.

	Prime Minister Modi, currently in Germany for the second leg of his three-nation tour, inaugurated the Hannover Messe on Sunday and vowed to remove unnecessary regulations and procedures to simplify the process of foreign investment in India, as well as to make it easier for other countries to initiate business deals.
 He also attended a round table conference with German <keyword id="5645" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="CEO">CEO</keyword>s, with Voith CEO Dr.Hubert Lienhard and <keyword id="211583" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bombardier-Transportation">Bombardier Transportation</keyword> CEO <keyword id="991297" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Lutz-Bertling">Lutz Bertling</keyword> among those present at the meeting.
 The Prime Minister arrived in Hannover after concluding a successful visit to <keyword id="6354785" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="France">France</keyword>. He will depart for the final leg of his three-nation, nine-day tour on April 14, flying to Ottawa. (ANI)

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The coverage of small businesses damaged by looters during protests misses bigger threats that these businesses face. </li><li>Restaurants face existential threats, including reduced capacity dining rooms, increased operational costs, and unforgiving rent payments, in the months to come. </li><li>Some restaurant owners also say that their problems are secondary to the social issues that protesters are fighting for.</li></ul>Over the last week, the news was filled with images of shattered storefronts and small businesses on fire as protests over the death of George Floyd have at times devolved into <keyword id="6436759" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="looting">looting</keyword>. But as many restaurant owners see it, the attention on looting ignores much bigger threats to their businesses, including immediate curfews and capacity restrictions that are expected to last for months to come. In New York, the 8:00 pm curfew will last through the end of the week. While restaurant workers are exempt from the curfew, there is <a href="https://ny.eater.com/2020/6/2/21278097/nyc-curfew-time-8-rules">no official system</a> for identifying those permitted to be out past curfew, which led to confusion and <a href="https://twitter.com/KirstiKarttunen/status/1268709439252684801">seemingly, arrests</a>. In San Francisco, the 8:00 pm curfew, which ended Thursday, <a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/san-francisco-enacts-curfew-requests-extra-officers-from-outside-agencies/2300352/">did not exempt</a> restaurant workers, forcing restaurants to close before the all-important dinner rush. Seattle's curfew, which put similar pressure on restaurants, was <a href="https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/washington-seattle-george-floyd-protests/281-576f599e-4331-4ccd-8863-4393b73d41a4">canceled</a> Thursday after Mayor Jenny Durkan met with community leaders.Restaurant owner Mike Duganier, who owns restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia, and Columbia, South Carolina, told Business Insider that although he hasn't directly been affected by demonstrations, he's had to close restaurants early in both cities due to curfews. He's also delayed reopening the dining room of his Columbia restaurant but says that decision had nothing to do with the protests. He says he plans to use that extra time to build <keyword id="8897280" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="social-distancing">social distancing</keyword> barriers in the dining room, a bigger issue for him right now. "It is also giving me some time to focus on training my employees," he said.As restaurants start to reopen around the country, business as normal is still a distant dream. Implementing the social distancing guidelines recommended by local governments won't be cheap. Obtaining protective gear for employees, building barriers for diners, and training staff to follow new protocols will all take time. And for the foreseeable future, most sit-down restaurants will have to limit seating to 50% or even 25% of their total capacity. And restaurants' narrow profit margins don't allow them to operate profitably under those conditions.Although customers will start to meander back in the direction of dining rooms, for most restaurants, <keyword id="6355447" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="delivery">delivery</keyword> will remain a vital revenue stream. For restaurants relying on third-party delivery apps, delivery fees can be as high as 30%. Many cities have imposed a temporary 15% cap on third-party delivery fees, but fees are just <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/grubhub-uber-eats-postmates-third-party-food-delivery-is-broken-2020-5">one of the many problems</a> restaurants have with delivery companies. And it's unclear when delivery fee caps will expire.Another looming concern for restaurants is rent. As eviction moratoriums expire and revenue streams remain trickles, rent will be an outsized cost for months to come. Some restaurants have individually worked out deals with their landlords, but others are paying full price. And some <keyword id="9060062" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chain-restaurants">chain restaurants</keyword>, which have more bargaining power than independents, have just outright <a href="https://la.eater.com/2020/3/25/21194144/cheesecake-factory-rent-strike-chain-restaurant">refused to pay rent</a>.Restaurants will also have to figure out how to retain and rehire workers and navigate a shell-shocked supply landscape. In short, the restaurant industry's path to recovery will be no easy climb, regardless of protest-related damages. That's not to say that looting is insignificant for every restaurant owner. Business Insider spoke to Eric Chan, the owner of Jade Garden, one of the 21 businesses in Seattle's Chinatown that were looted on May 30. Jade Garden had also been vandalized near the start of the pandemic, during a wave of hate crimes targeted at Asian Americans.Chan said that while he agreed with the protestors' cause, he did not agree with the violence and damage to property that he has seen. "It's just not fair to what's been happening to the small business owners right now in the city," he said. But some restaurant owners say that their difficulties are simply less important than the social issues that protesters are fighting against.Ruhan Islam, the owner of Gandhi Mahal, a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/george-floyd-protests-minneapolis-restaurant-owner-let-my-building-burn-2020-5">restaurant destroyed in a fire during protests in Minneapolis,</a> was quoted by his daughter Hafsa as saying, "Let my building burn, justice needs to be served, put those officers in jail.'"Joshua and Jeremy George, the owners of Smokin' J's, a BBQ restaurant in Poway, California, told Business Insider that while sales have plummeted since protests started, they aren't concerned about protests' effect on business."Food seems much more like a secondary concern right now, with everything that is going on. But we support the movement and are not concerned with business," the owners wrote in an email.

Restaurant owners say damages due to looting can be fixed, but there are bigger problems on the horizon

The recent <keyword id="406897" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="farmer-protests">farmer protests</keyword> in <keyword id="13126" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</keyword>, in which around 40,000 farmers and tribals staged a peaceful 180 km march from Nashik to <keyword id="6358070" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mumbai">Mumbai</keyword>, has been lauded for its execution by politicians and media outlets alike, with The Hindu even calling it a <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/a-model-protest/article23229917.ece">“model protest”</a> and the chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, saying that he was “deeply humbled” before agreeing to their demands. What really made the farmers protests stand out and ultimately successful, was its amazing public relations machine. The farmers earned the sympathy of not only the citizens of Mumbai but the rest of India, as they marched at night to avoid disruptions to urban commuters and students sitting for their board exams. There were no overt theatrics or violence, unlike the farmer protests around Maharashtra between June last year which resulted in the announcement of the 34,000 crore <keyword id="56684" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="loan-waiver">loan waiver</keyword> scheme. The organisation sponsoring the march, All-India Kisan Sabha, an ally of the Communist Party of India, left no stone unturned when it came to social media. From the very first day of the march, they posted announcements and regular updates regarding the march’s progress on Twitter, using the hashtag #KisanLongMarch. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 The march benefited from widespread media coverage. On March 12th, the Indian Express ran a <a href="http://epaper.indianexpress.com/1575825/Delhi/March-12,-2018#page/1/2">front page report</a> on the march and included interviews with 10 participating farmers on the problems they were facing. Scroll conducted <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scroll.in/videos/1718003171615889/?hc_ref=ARS9e9XHfRx2R7ilvXgedCUq-Zqf43UQC40hbD4YM2G547c0iDuf5AHHY0kBTg8_68E&amp;pnref=story.unseen-section">Facebook Live conversations</a> with farmers and Mid-Day ran a front-page headline that read, “Mumbaikars Welcome Farmers With Open Arms”. In a <a href="https://thewire.in/rights/i-walked-40km-with-the-farmers-in-maharashtra-heres-what-i-learnt">piece for the Wire,</a> Ayush Dubey, a young journalist, wrote of his experience as a participant in the march, stating “this is a real protest by a sad farmer community. They are working hard for their demands”. All news outlets explicitly mentioned that the farmers were looking for more than just debt forgiveness. It was clear that they were also calling for the implementation of property rights and minimum support prices for their produce as well as the cancellation of river-sharing agreements. Attention was also drawn to the severity of their conditions, epitomised by their bleeding, blistered feet- a sign of dignified, non-violent desperation. The public didn’t need any more convincing. Images of the march at night went viral on social media on March 11th. This achieved the holy grail from a public relations standpoint- it made a protest against the government look beautiful. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 The success of the march, especially in terms of public relations, points to why the protests by Tamil Nadu farmers in Delhi last year didn’t amount to much. Starting in March last year, around 150 farmers from Tamil Nadu staged a protest for 144 days outside the Jantar Mantar to ask for a loan waiver, which would be financed by the Centre’s drought relief fund. Their protests also received media coverage and sympathy from statesmen like Rahul Gandhi and the chief minister of Tamil Nadu but failed to elicit the same level of public support as the long march in Maharashtra. There are likely many reasons for this. First, the numbers might have been too low to justify a full-blown media frenzy. 150 farmers feels too small compared to a procession of 40,000 farmers. Secondly, given the fast pace of the 24-hours news cycle, the 144-day protest likely lost relevance to news readers and viewers well before its conclusion. The protest also lacked a groundswell of support from beginning as the farmers from Tamil Nadu weren’t on their home turf. Being stationed in the capital, which was necessary given that it was a federal rather than a state issue, might have actually worked against their favour. Lastly, unlike their counterparts in Maharashtra, their protest tactics, which included the brandishing of skulls, the consumption of faeces and stripping, might have proved too “unpalatable” to the public. With their well-oiled public relations machine and sponsorship by a national farmers union, the Maharashtra farmers were able to wrest public support and effectively demonstrate the importance of their cause.

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