Trump wall may be incomplete but India has built one for him

Trump wall may be incomplete but India has built one for him

US President Donald Trump is apparently trampling over dozens of federal contracting laws to expedite the construction of his promised border wall with Mexico to keep out undocumented immigrants.. No less than 10 federal laws had to be sidestepped this week via some 16 waivers, sacrificing silly requirements like open competition and giving losing bidders a chance to protest decisions, in order to fast-track 283km of the wall in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.. Some 15,000km away, India is hastily erecting a 1,640-ft wall to keep a slum housing 2,000 residents away from the Potus' prying eyes when he visits Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat early next week.. You see, the US President's motorcade is scheduled to drive past the road next to the slum, and the 4ft-high wall, part of the 'beautification and cleanliness drive' according to Ahmedabad mayor Bijal Patel, will offer security.. Trump is scheduled to travel all the way from the airport to Sabarmati Ashram (7km away) and from there to the world's largest cricket stadium (another 6km) before heading back to the airport (about 10km) to leave for Agra (to visit the Taj Mahal ).. Optics is what Trump's India visit