Dystopian narratives have been facilitated by the dual-use nature of so many modern technologies.
For example, Thiel sees the turning point on nuclear power as 1975, when India got the bomb after the US transferred it nuclear technology. 2/3
An average Hindu in 90s would have been fine with a Muslims like you, someone they can live with, now the game is up, an average Hindu in 2020, expects a reasonable Muslim to be like Tarek Fatah. Be brave enough to call bull shit on drom your side.
Gurumurthy is right on this one.
US made a mistake of breaking intergenerational bonds & obligations with social security, while it spured US economy with additional consumption, it also created social conditions that incubated crazy ideas of wokism
Finished watching Kantara, words can't capture how I feel;
It is a deep experience, haven't seen a movie capture the transcendental nature of dieties in Indian folk/divine tradition this well.
1/ Biden declining India’s Republics day invite
2/ Pannun-CIA-RAW op & subsequent media battle around this issue.
My fear is both the above have ticked off Indian side enough to send a friend signal to Russia openly, something it was embarrassed to show since the Ukraine war.
Honestly, articles like this are an insult to self respecting Indian Muslims, i.e those that are not beholden to the Mullah or the community. Why would an Indian muslim feel insulted by what Taliban does or what India says about them? What is the connection?
The moral confusion in Bollywood is simply stunning to observe. Dude got caught snorting exquisite drugs, Bollywood makes it look like he is recovering from terminal cancer.
She claims that when she "came out" as Dalit at UC Berkeley when she made a documentary as part of her undergrad thesis that "friends stopped talking to us", "I had plates and utensils switched on me", "Indian professors ... blacklisted my work", that she
Let me call BS on
#RajPrivilege
. Most of the Indian diaspora, arguably from the Indian middle class, had their parents make a lot of personal sacrifices, to set their kids for success in the new world. This privilege, if any, is earned, it is neither ordained nor inherited. STFU!
lmao, i have tamil american family members and am part of a massive indian american community in california, in which multiple people have voted for trump twice, and are modi worshippers. they are all brahmins OBSESSED with caste, and this has been the case
This is a library found in a monastery in Tibet. Discovery was in 2003, behind a sealed wall; they found about 84.000 sutras and scrolls that tell the history of humanity back to about 10.000 years ago. They are written in Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan and Mongolian.
For the record both Garba and Dandiya are not religious dances but dances that originated from Gujarat! My mom's mosque (JamatKhanna) would have Dadiya and Garba on all religious festivals not just during Navratri! The BJP must stop spreading venom in our society.
Germany is the biggest anti India countries in Europe. DW, Germany’s state owned media does constant hit jobs, just like Al Jazeera.
France hugs, Germany shoos..
MINI THREAD
German foreign ministry on India's ongoing detention of journalist Mohammed Zubair
"India describes itself as the world’s largest democracy. So one can expect democratic values like freedom of expression and of the press to be given the necessary space there"
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@AdamRackis
@Moondust_777
@subdivisionguy
When capital is cheap, if you dont
hire more and build, competition will beat you to it by shipping more.
Cutting costs in high interest rate is not some Elon level genius, it's basically standard business tactic
There is no deep rooted clash of values here, Canadian politicians are just ignorant and uncurious, unwilling to learn and problem solve.
Canada never had to deal with the world in a serious way, the US does it for them, which is why they are clueless.
@Saiarav
@jawharsircar
..these charts are misleading, need to report frequency of meat eating, can give out an accurate picture of how vegetarian/or not vegetarian India is.
Unlike west, meat eaters in India consume it occasionally. (1 time a week or every 2 weeks)
Muslims celebrating low quality converts, grifters like Andrew Tate, and drama queens like Rakhi Sawant tells everything we need to know about the game some of these folks are invested in.
American Academic elite won’t sleep until they create an enemy out of India, even if it means lying through ones teeth.
Russia & China, I understand, they are hostile to America in many spheres. But India? Whatever happened to common sense.
Brahmin coach & a Brahmin captain
That's why we need Brahmin teachers everywhere. Imagine a team being coached by someone with an Ambedkarite background; the team might struggle with a significant inferiority complex.
#INDvsSA2024
It is unfortunate, the amount to scorn a lot of my Indian friends have for BR Ambedkar, Gandhi was hated for right reasons, but BR was hated for the wrong reasons. Gandhi was the man India wanted, but Ambedkar was the man India needed.
I knew Gandhi better than most because he opened his real FANGS to me and I could see the inside of the man. If I DISLIKE him, it is because I LOVE India more. - BR Ambedkar
Dismantling Sainthood: Ambedkar on Gandhi. My column in
@SwarajyaMag
. [Long read]
Kudos to the Sikh community for not giving in to evil agendas to draw a wedge between Muslims & themselves. I’ve always admired their steadfastness. Lots to learn for all of us.
Are these even comparable situations?
Ukraine had the richest and the mosh powerful militaries of the world backing them, Afghanistan is the opposite.
In hindsight what Ghani did was fair, he saved many Afghan lives by not throwing the country into another protracted civil war
Hillary Clinton:"Look at the difference between Ashraf Ghani running for his life. Taking money with him & Zelenskyy saying I’m not leaving. Send me ammunition” History will remember & write about the differences"
#Afghanistan
@ashrafghani
?
@CXCarroll
@dohelu
Carriers are expensive as hell, Russia got no money for that. The’d have one if they could.
Even Britain is struggling to keep operational.
@YusufDFI
GDP of Sri lanka: $80 billion, GDP of Tamilnadu: $325 billion. They should consider joining the Union of India, given India has to open 2-3 billion credit lines just for basic necessities, and there is no guarantee they won't be in the soup again.
India raised the largest volunteer army of 2.5 million in WW2, And fought for the allied forces. Show me a memorial or even a movie that acknowledges India’s monetary and blood contributions.
India won't put monkeys in a Europen circus, this time. Not again!
I saw Pakistani Urdu Film Pinki Memsab. What struck me was the positive portrayal of Hindu driver & Christian Nurse. Compare that to the portrayal of Muslims in Bollywood as Villains & Clowns. Pakistanis are using art for social equality. Bollywood is further demonizing Muslims
This guy’s obsession with Tulsi is strange. Keeps promoting this idea that Tulsi & Hindu Nationalist as allies, with flimsy charges. Did anyone see him even questioning likes Ilhan Omar or Linda S for their questionable ties to CAIR/Muslim Brotherhood?
Russia presiding over the UN Security Council is more than a cruel joke…
It's a sign of a new cruel world order in which powers like China and India refuse to shoulder their part of global responsibility vs a terrorist state like Putin's.
@HMBroughMD
@Cold_Peace_
@omarali50
Having a flexible mind is a sign that it has not been indoctrinated. At least the indian mind is allowed to be so, unlike the Chinese mind that has little choice.
@Frankisalegend1
@prathgodbole
@GaryHaubold
Heard someone saying no country that has fought a proxy war for America has ever recovered or become better than its former self. Ukraine might have a country at the end of this, but Russia will ensure it is thoroughly compromised and war-torn, even US will not touch it.
Congratulations to
@BurntOutCase
, who has worked closely with HAF & likes, framed arguments and co-authored articles that were widely shared and published.
Congratulations to all the hard work done by Indian American's who did advocacy work on SB-403 including my dear friend
@singhkharsh
who was in the frontlines.
Governor Newsom just vetoed the SB-403 bill
Unless you see Hindutva suicide bombers, take down a Taj Mahal or 9/11, with massive terror financing and a global netowork of terror outfits justifying their actions in the name of religion, no one will believe you.
@sabizak
Pathaan isn’t just virulently anti-Pakistan (which, whatever) but it upholds two major tropes in Indian cinema: 1. how the ‘good’ Pakistani is the one who betrays their country which is invariably run by genocidal, irrational maniacs and 2. the sexualization of Muslim women. I
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Sydney (Australia) city budget for 2020 was AUD 732 million. Now guess how much San Francisco spent during the same period? USD 13.7 billion
The more I dig into how US is run, the more I get the sinking feeling, that its all a giant scam to rip off everyday Americans.
My politics are deeply influenced by traveling the world and seeing how less wealthy countries manage to have longer lifespans, better transit, more affordable housing, and less gun violence than we do
we need to stop squandering our wealth with bad policies
"Pakistan built memorial of Sikandar e Azam (Alexander the great) coz Pakistan believes Alexander was a Muslim who defeated Hindu Porus!"
- Pak's President award winning writer Mustansar Hussain Tarar
The last 40 minutes is truly an out of body experience, complimented by the rousing Carnatic Rock fusion.
Don't want to give away too much, but just go watch it.
@Tin_Tin_in_Tibt
@globaltimesnews
For a company with Huawei’s resources, it is not that hard to develop one. It is just that they haven’t found a good reason to develop one until now.
@RajivMessage
@Twitter
PIL also to explore possibility of bringing Twitter under the ambit of Essential Services Maintenance Act such that Indian government has a great say in its actions and activities. /3
Couldn’t disagree more, Rahul G. has a history of giving statements that get him in trouble. If courts have decided that his comments are criminal in intent, and the consequence of that is automatic disqualification from being a member of parliament then thats on him;
Major blunder by Modi. The court case itself is kind of a commentary on India's flawed legal framework from the British era on defamation that stifles freedom of expression and is subject to abuse. Even if the expulsion was automatic ...
I get the larger point of the need for developing & owning tech/IP. But the snark against a honest days work is unnecessary, snatches away dignity in hard work.
@JoeAgneya
.Worse is those in India serving as tech coolies in low wage jobs to service the neocolonial masters long distance. China also sold cheap labor, but as transitory strategy while building independent capacity and intellectual property (including stealing it).
@mark7130
@GitaSKapoor
@TheLuxeWorld
@Forbes
@Survival
His own church acknowledged it and is making a martyr out of him. Here you are giving this guy a benefit of doubt, only fanaticism to convert can drive someone to attempt such an adeventure.
@AudreyTruschke
Hindus are poorest, least influential, least spread out geographically & have one of the best records for tolerance of all religious groups. They don’t bomb your buildings or threaten to annhilate your country. They are just an easy target for you, you are simply Hinduphobic.
BREAKING:
The OIC, an organization of 57 Muslim states, calls for a new international law that would prohibit desecration of the Quran.
An emergency meeting was held in Saudi Arabia after an Iraqi burned the Quran in Sweden.
Sweden’s NATO membership is now in danger.
🇸🇪🇹🇷
Besides the movie also highlights the battle for dominion over land, between tribals who live there vs landsharks who want to exploit it vs govt. that wants to protect nature at the cost of everyone else.
Bangladesh appears to have walked into a clever trap set by Modi. He visits a temple of importance to some West Bengalis voting in a closely-contested TMC-BJP state election. His visit spreads communal violence in Bangladesh.
@vikasF22
@FrankBullit67
.Once China engages in a direct gun battle with India, our foreign policy babus can no longer justify this idiotic monkey balancing act. Unlike in the past, China is on the verge of handing over an opportunity that is beyond any plausible deniability.
@Saiarav
Lived in Hyderabad all my life.. I didn’t even have to do the survey to tell Owaisi will win…laughed as soon as I saw it..
Dang should have tweeted for the record
Indian State & Hindus have reconciled with caste, did more to fight it than say Muslims (almost anywhere in the world) ever did to fight radicalism & intolerance in their societies.
Qatar has issued strict warning
During FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, unmarried couples having sex could face 7 years in jail under Sharia law
Remember that Qatar is currently the country most admired by Indian liberals
@MichaelKugelman
Now he is actually walking back, last time he said he will intervene as both Modi and Imran asked him to. Now he says, he will intervene only if Modi wants.
There is a rise of clever words used to undermine or delegitimize democratic process, my favorites are 1. Majoritarian Rule 2. Constitutional Morality 3. Electoral Autocracy. What are yours?
“Electoral autocracy” - Scathing mention of India in
@vdeminstitute
’s just released global democracy report. Other decliners include Brazil and Turkey. Link to report:
Hindu Supremacy record = Model Minority
Muslim Peace record = 9/11, Charlie Hebdo, London tube, Orlando Night Club, San Bernadino, 26/11 etc.
Muslims hate kaffirs and idolators so much, they take out an article every other day taking on so called Hindu Supremacy.
Big
@VICEWorldNews
collab here, a few weeks in the making, between
@Narcomania
@pallavipundir
and me on How Far-Right Hindu Supremacy Went Global. A deep dive into the Hindutva movement, we start in Leicester, go to India, the US, Canada & Australia🧵- 1
US Muslims have not threatened American government the way that Muslims in China or Myanmar do. The day US Muslims come close to challenging the territorial integrity on the basis of religion, we will talk. Self congratulation is easy when you ignore good parts of our history. 🤷♂️
Good thread.
Again, it's important to note how well U.S. institutions have worked (so far) at preventing government repression of Muslim Americans, compared to places like China and India.
Our system and our culture push back against repression of minorities.
Average Indian that immigrates to the US, as an adult faces no racism, I have a huge network of colleagues and friends that moved here from India, mostly in their early 20s, and none of them accuse Americans of racism towards them. Only in wokeland does one see it..
The STEM educated Indian American community has carefully built its image based on two stories of victimhood - brilliant people who had to leave India cos of 'reservations' & people of colour who made it in US despite facing racism.
Bring caste in, and this image collapses.
As a Telugu speaker, can say, studying engineering is a contagion in Telugu land. Many who shouldn’t have been engineers to begin with, became one, me included.
Its become a right of passage, a thing everyone does, similar to Kanneda dreams of Punjabis
I can believe it. The telugu determination to become an engineer and go to america is amazing (ofc I am seeing the ones who got here, and extrapolating)
@BurntOutCase
They have been the only reliable VETO for resolutions involving India in UNSC, they have supplied more arms to India than everyone else, they lecture India less than everyone else.
Now we can all disagree with Russia state and its madness, but the above are facts.
@RajivMessage
@Twitter
Sir, A better route to take would be to file a PIL against govt. of India to ensure transparency/fairness of content policies & censorship practices of Twitter. 1/n
The more India succeeds on the world stage, the more it invalidates the British Empire and its legacy, something they ta,ke massive pride in.
So some amount of seething and coping is normal and expected.
1/ US has not appointed an ambassador to one of the most important countries in Asia; we didn't have a full time appointee for 18 months now, in what will be worlds third largest economy.