{"id":8069,"date":"2026-02-16T19:59:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T14:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sketharaman.com\/blog\/?page_id=8069"},"modified":"2026-02-16T20:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T14:30:49","slug":"sunday-maibox-made-by-usa-letter-to-the-editor-sunday-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sketharaman.com\/blog\/sunday-maibox-made-by-usa-letter-to-the-editor-sunday-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Maibox | Made by USA | Letter to the Editor | Sunday Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From: <\/span>Ketharaman Swaminathan<\/span><\/div>\n
To: <\/span>sunday.times@timesofindia.com<\/span><\/div>\n
Date: 24 <\/span>November 2025<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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Dear Editor:<\/div>\n
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This has reference to the article entitled “Pune Police Raid Firearms In MP Village” appearing in Sunday Times dated 23 November 2025.<\/div>\n
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The sidebar of this article titled MADE IN USA TAG reminded me of an article in Sunday Times sometime in the late 1970s.<\/div>\n
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According to this article, USA near Bombay got away with its “Made by USA” label by arguing that (1) Its cheap knockoffs of electronics goods were indeed made by\u00a0<\/i><\/b>members of Ulhasnagar Sindhi Association, and (2) It was being truthful by not claiming “Made in USA” given that some of the items were made by USA members\u00a0in<\/i><\/b> Lower Parel, Andheri, Thane, etc.<\/div>\n
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Let’s see if Umrati Shikalgar Arms in Madhya Pradesh gets away with its “Made in USA” engraving for its cheap knockoffs of guns now.<\/div>\n
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Thanks and Regards.<\/div>\n
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KETHARAMAN SWAMINATHAN<\/div>\n
Pune<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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