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On Valentine's Day, I write about the possibility of an India-Pakistan courtship. Can a Pakistani leader, civilian or military, ever credibly offer peace to India? I answer in a short piece for
@htTweets
(behind paywall)
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BJP makes Renu Devi a deputy CM of Bihar. She is a woman MLA from Nonia community-- classified under Extremely Backward Class. The EBCs and women have been loyal voters for Nitish in Bihar. Great politics, great social justice. And people think Rahul Gandhi can take on this BJP!!
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Not worth it, BJP. Not worth it. Back off. Back off while you can. After a point, the retreat will be more humiliating. And the country would have paid a major price.
#CAA_NRC
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The same Justice Chandrachud was unsparing in his criticism of Prashant Bhushan and others while dismissing the Judge Loya case. J Chandrachud didn’t get this support then. Remember, you will be supported only if your judgements suit my political agenda.
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A thread on Indian position on Russian invasion of Ukraine. Why it is not a puzzle and actually eminently defensible. First, the near-term pragmatism: presence of thousands of Indian students in Ukraine. 1/n
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So the Kashmir part of Imran Khan's UNGA speech can be summarised as:
1) India is a big market, so the world is not helping me
2) I will encourage terrorism in India, but Modi will then bomb my country
3) I will then start a war which Pakistan will lose, so we will use nukes
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If after a day of bumper vaccinations, your first thought is “omg! Which political party will benefit from this news?” rather than “thank god, so many million people are now safer”, then something is wrong with the values you grew up with.
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No one in the entire world will believe that Ram Guha was throwing stones or burning buses. Enough is enough. This is not what India deserves.
(I have had differences with Ram Guha's political ideology and history writing, but that doesn't mean I should not stand by him today)
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The gruesome violence in Bengal is not a surprise at all. People who even remotely follow Indian politics are aware that this is exactly how TMC operates. And yet many of them declared TMC’s victory as a victory for democracy yesterday.
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Mayawati won 206 seats in UP in 2007. She began to harbor national ambitions. In subsequent UP elections, BSP won 80 & 19 seats. Nationally, it won 21, 0, & 10 seats.
Mamata has won WB handsomly this year and now harbors national ambitions. Rest of the story yet to be written.
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It's been more than 24 hours now. So, I searched Udaipur on the New York Times website. This is what I found 👇
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BJP attempts an alliance with Ajit Pawar; BJP gives ticket to terror-accused Pragya Thakur; BJP presides over one of the worst economic downturns in 25 years. And yet we are told that the BJP is against corruption, strict on terrorism, and reformist on economy. How exactly?
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Thank you US Navy for the cardiopulmonary resuscitation operation you just performed on the non-alignment lobby in India.
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What’s wrong with the Congress?
The three people on the cover.
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On Iran nuclear agreement, on Paris climate change agreement, on Diego Garcia/Chagos ownership, on entering a deal with Taliban, the West has consistently violated the so called rules-based order.But let’s talk about India’s position on Ukraine, which frankly doesn’t even matter.
This reflects how many Indians (not only in the BJP) view the
#Ukraine
crisis. Fair enough. But if that’s the case, it becomes difficult to argue in Washington, London or Berlin that India seeks to uphold the same rules based international order that the West seeks to preserve.
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I am trying to avoid commenting on Afghanistan to the extent possible but the shallow level in which India's foreign policy public discourse is trapped has forced me to write this thread. 1/n
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Narendra Modi to receive the Order of Zayed, the highest civilian award of the UAE.
Pakistan should send the UAE ambassador back and break all diplomatic relations. It is time to show Islamabad is ready to forfeit an important ally for highlighting the cause of Kashmir.
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Can’t defeat the Chinese, let’s defeat the Bollywood and standup comics. Makes total sense.
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Just a week or so back, I heard Ram Guha and Shashi Tharoor say that India needs a leader like Rahane. Someone who is not all about 'I, me, myself'-- they said. What happened? Did he become a coward in 10 days? Did Rahane become a Modi bhakt in 10 days? 1/4
There’s no issue that cannot be resolved if we stand together as one. Let’s remain united and work towards resolving our internal issues
#IndiaTogether
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Hot take alert: UPSC must be the most competitive exam of the world to select such a high proportion of poor quality recruits. Most of them who get through are: a) in it motivated by the wrong incentives, b) rote learners, c) not an expert in any domain.
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Theresa May spoke to Imran Khan on phone.
Left: The Pakistani version of the discussion
Right: The UK readout of the call
Notice the difference?
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Saw an argument that 🇮🇳 too has leverage over 🇷🇺 as it is a big arms importer. I disagree. 🇮🇳 has no other supplier who will lease SSNs or sell systems like S-400. 🇷🇺 will continue building these systems for itself even if no one else buys them. And it does have other buyers.
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There is nothing called friendship in international relations. But if such a thing existed, India’s three best friends would be France, Japan, and Israel.
India does not need to listen to lectures from anyone about vaccine supplies. India has exported a lot for humanity to many countries. We know what situation India is in : President Macron
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Rahul Gandhi’s understanding of Indian politics is as bad as many of the foreign newspaper correspondents covering India.
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To summarize the state of Indian politics on Dec 4, 2020:
BJP's critics cheer Diljit Dosanjh in a Twitter spat with Kangana Ranaut. BJP, on the other hand, is set to increase its seat share in Hyderabad municipal elections by around 1000%.
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If you haven’t read a proper economics book ever in your life, this is what you may feel after listening to Gurumurthy.
Heard
@sgurumurthy
today at a speech in Delhi. Man of high intellect and Supreme conviction. His take on what's wrong with the banking system in India is interesting and intriguing.
#viewpoint
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Kohli saving Bumrah's two overs for the death -- which will never come 🤦♂️
Giving competition to Rahul Gandhi in poor quality of leadership?
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Want to say something on Indian politics generally. So much has already been written about the trends in Indian and Western media. But I have two very fundamental points that I think are not often appreciated. Thread...
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At this moment, Indians are looking towards their Election Commission with respect, admiration, & gratitude. Indian Election Commission organizes much bigger elections. Votes are counted in less than a day. EVMs & VVPATs make the process transparent. Everyone accepts the results.
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I don't think we need Obama's certificates for Indian politicians. We are capable of forming our opinions. However, there is high correlation b/w Rahul Gandhi supporters and those who seek foreign intervention in Indian politics, so it is time they take a hard look in the mirror.
"Rahul Gandhi has a nervous, unformed quality about him, as if he were a student who’d done the coursework and was eager to impress the teacher but deep down lacked either the aptitude or the passion to master the subject.”
~ Barack Obama in his memoir 'A Promised Land'.
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At least some BJP ministers haven't realized that the usual bravado and brazenness that earned plaudits earlier are now rubbing people the wrong way. They should speak with humility and act with sincerity. I know they are not used to it but they've got to learn it now.
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I don't like what I am seeing: 1) Indian diplomats re-tweeting messages of condemnations coming from around the world against
#Pulwama
attacks. 2)MEA asking JeM to be banned by the UN under 1267. These cosmetic issues are not meant for today. We shd take ourselves more seriously.
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Kohli is acting too innocent. He hasn’t won a single ICC tournament. His batting form is terrible. He was informed by selectors before a media announcement was made. I see absolutely no reason to whine, complain, or call anyone out.
BCCI has done much wrong in distant past. But also some things right to put Indian on the top. Now they seem impatiently mending what ain’t broken. It’s one thing to change captaincy, another to do it with such shoddy lack of grace. Well done Kohli to call BCCI out.
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It has really become a free for all. Everyone thinks they can provide a running commentary on whatever is happening in India.
What happens if the buyer says the contract cannot be fulfilled because the quality of crop is not what was agreed , what protection does the farmer have then? There is no mention of fixing a price??!!
@BJP4India
@narendramodi
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Britain’s best gift to India was not the railways, it was the partition.
Pakistan's FM said "I will let that pass" when asked if Bin Laden is a martyr. This isn't an indication that he believes Bin Laden is a martyr. It's an indication of the political realities in Pakistan that require him to sidestep such a question. This is unfortunate, but true.
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Today the silence of some Twitter handles is speaking quite loudly.
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There is a lot discomforting about how diff nations from Aus to Pak are dealing with their own citizens in China. India has got this right. Despite a huge spread of Indian nationals globally, the Indian state has a remarkable record of helping its citizens. Something to applaud👏
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What an abject surrender! What is even the point of winning successive majority verdicts when Modi government cannot see through economic reforms that were unambiguously better for India’s future?
Terrible leadership. Total waste of people’s mandate.
Today I want to tell everyone that we have decided to repeal all three farm laws: PM Narendra Modi
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It is rare to see Narendra Modi use his oratorical flourish to target the West. In this, he calls out the cumulative carbon emissions of the US and Europe, and the narrative generated in Western media that tries to blame climate change on developing countries like India.
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Now Shekhar Gupta too is tired of the Western media's coverage of India. Frankly, this was coming. The way Western media's India coverage has increasingly become beholden to the radical left, the median, sensible reader was inevitably going to stop taking it seriously.
India isn’t having a picnic. But our drains aren’t choked with bodies, hospitals aren’t out of beds, nor crematoriums & graveyards out of wood or space..
Too good to be true?
Bring data if you disagree. Unless you think you’re god
My
#NationalInterest
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There is a regime in one country which trains, funds, and sends terrorists to the other side to kill citizens and soldiers. Also enough out there to suggest that cricketers there endorse these violent policies. Finding it difficult to see sports disconnected from this reality.
It's a cricket match, hopefully a very good match. But no matter what happens, players from the two teams will meet afterwards, share a joke & sometimes even a table & some biryani, & talk about family & films & cricket.
And so will the fans. And that's the essence of sport!
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From Rahul Gandhi to Jacinda Ardern, same routine before the elections.
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The most lucrative business is one of keeping the country poor. The tragedy is that you are allowed to do that while virtue-signaling simultaneously.
अनेक राज्यों द्वारा श्रमकानूनों में संशोधन किया जा रहा है। हम कोरोना के खिलाफ मिलकर संघर्ष कर रहे हैं, लेकिन यह मानवाधिकारों को रौंदने, असुरक्षित कार्यस्थलों की अनुमति, श्रमिकों के शोषण और उनकी आवाज दबाने का बहाना नहीं हो सकता। इन मूलभूत सिद्धांतों पर कोई समझौता नहीं हो सकता।
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Indian "liberals" have their own odd-even scheme. They advocate for free speech on odd days and cry/cheer for state action against someone for speech on even days. Plus ça change.
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Am I the only one who thinks that Hasan Minhaj's episode on cricket, IPL and BCCI is drivel of the highest order? Can you expect any sports body which generates 70% of revenues to agree to equal distribution of money among all members? Misguided activism in the guise of comedy!
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Stay strong, India. And those who can, please help others in trouble.
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Will people who have been spreading Rana Ayyub’s stories do some introspection and apologize? Yes, I am looking at the New Yorker, CNN, MSNBC, WaPo.
Well, no one will introspect. They chose to spread Ayyub’s story not because they were true but because they were sensationalist.
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The US would like India to buy less from Russia but wouldn't offer the top of the line technology. New Delhi has also sees how other states who have relied on America have seen their security decline: South Korea and Taiwan come to top of mind. Want to add Ukraine? 4/n
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@Cold_Peace_
I am actually fine with the absence of pro-govt views. What I am not fine with is the absence of pro-common sense views.
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Last summer I was discussing with an American friend about Pakistani terrorism and how it kills civilians and soldiers alike in India. The response (not verbatim): "But that is India's problem, not America's."
The response had clarity. Immense clarity.
I will not be diplomatic on this. Everyone who now doubts whether Russia should be banned from SWIFT has to understand that the blood of innocent Ukrainian men, women and children will be on their hands too. BAN RUSSIA FROM SWIFT.
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Such undeserving hype! I can understand why Pakistanis create this hype but not why Indians contribute to it. There can be some upsets once in a while but India's real competitors in cricket are Australia and England. Pakistan is not in the same league.
#IndiaVsPakistan
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I disagree with equating khaps in Haryana with clerics in Iran. Khaps in Haryana can be overruled by courts and kept in check by the administration (given there is political will). Clerics in Iran—completely different ballgame.
Fully support
#SoumyaSwaminathan
right to wear exactly what she wishes and not the mandatory hijab. Dress Codes for women are Dinosaur age diktats that are to be rejected whether from Khaps in Haryana or Clerics in Iran
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S Jaishankar was very careful in his remarks and said no such thing as you are attributing. For any other reporter, this could have been ignored as a genuine error but not so in your case given your track record.
Foreign MInister Jaishankar formally assured China yesterday that India is making no territorial claim beyond the Line of Actual Control and the LOC. But in 370 debate in Parliament BJP MPs and HM were asserting India will claim Pak Occupied Kashmir too. What is the truth?
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Read this as abject surrender by the Indian prime minister. Since he has disowned India’s territory, there is nothing to negotiate. Those who dared have already been taught a lesson (don’t know when and where though!). Now everyone go home. Modi has failed India big time.
Neither have they intruded into our border, nor has any post been taken over by them (China). 20 of our jawans were martyred, but those who dared Bharat Mata, they were taught a lesson: PM Narendra Modi at all-party meet
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From Vinay Sitapati’s new book Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi
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Tell me a city which has better food than Delhi. Does anything else matter?
Moreover, Delhi accepts everyone. There is negligible insider-outsider conflict. I felt at home from the first day I moved into Delhi.
Why do people who come from other places to Delhi enjoy dissing it so much? If you find it, its challenges, its people so unbearable, please move to some other place more suited to your taste/comfort. How is being snarky helping anyone?
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When you die in a plane crash.... how sick is that? Disgusting.
This is BEYOND vile.
@RahulGandhi
: Pilots, remember one thing: this 30,000 crore…could be given to you WHEN YOU DIE in a plane crash."
Not for me to suggest but our brave pilots must ask this of themselves: Would you have this man lead you in a battle to defend India?
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At some point, one has to say enough is enough. WaPo has given space to a third-rate self-proclaimed foreign policy expert, who has ended up writing a morally revolting piece of dubious quality. Why not give space to the religious minorities who are being targeted and killed?
Global Opinions: India’s government made Kashmir even more more dangerous for religious minorities
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Two Test series wins in a row in Australia. This second one is much much bigger than the first. Growing up I'd have never imagined that this day would come. What a day! What a Test match! What a series! So proud of this Indian cricket team! WE DID IT!!
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The lowest point of my life is to be mistaken for Kunal Kamra. And how could it not have happened today!
@d_extrovert
This person is to be probed for hate mongering. Just saw video pestering abusing
@ArnabGoswamiRtv
on flight.
@HardeepSPuri
pl ask indigo for explanation and bar him from flying.
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Second-- and everyone and their uncle have already said this-- Russia is India's pre-eminent arms supplier. It is not just any commercial relationship that can be easily substitutable. Russia supplies to India stuff that is not offered by anyone else: SSN, S-400, you name it. 3/n
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But the US position on some of this is unreasonable: getting distracted in Europe and not focusing on Indo-Pacific, asking India to not buy Russian hardware but not offering comparable systems. One can understand why Indian leaders would be afraid of taking the big leap. END13/13
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Let’s make a list of lies uttered by DG, ISPR so far:
1) Two Indian pilots have been captured (there might have been two but both not Indian for sure).
2) F16s were never used during Feb 27 operations.
3) JeM doesn’t exist in Pakistan.
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Nothing that Rahul Gandhi cannot fix by a snarky tweet.
30 Congress MLAs and some independent MLAs in touch with Sachin Pilot and have pledged their support to him with whatever decision he takes: Sources
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Three liberal democracies have come together with the world’s second largest autocracy to limit the assertiveness of the world’s largest autocracy.
Today’s first-ever Quad leaders meeting— of the U.S., India, Japan and Australia—is a big deal. Led by
@POTUS
Joe Biden, these four can lead on vaccine distribution, strengthen democracies in the region and limit China’s assertiveness.
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Arundhati Roy has also jumped into the
#Rafale
deal debate. For starters, I learnt from her that it was an “aircraft carrier deal.” So we are getting 36 aircraft carriers. Nice. Let’s go and colonise the South China Sea now.
The real fire of Make in India is the new Rafale aircraft carrier deal. The PM announced this deal in Paris against all known protocols: Arundhati Roy, Author
#MaoistCrackdown
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If you didn't know that India's most ordinary people do not want foreigners telling them who to elect as leaders or how to resolve their disputes, you have been talking to the wrong people in Delhi, following irrelevant handles on Twitter, and traveling very little through India.
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Indian cricketers are the best in the world. They should not be made to play a stupid series just because some politicians and some army generals want to talk and hug. Visiting Pakistan should be out of question— Indian cricketers will be trophy hunts for terrorists in Pakistan.
A Pakistan-India cricket series is “on the cards” and a final decision regarding it is expected to be taken during an upcoming International Cricket Council meeting, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Wednesday.
@ICC
@TheRealPCB
@BCCI
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Some personal news (many of you know already): I have got a fully funded PhD offer from MIT. I will be with the security studies and international relations (IR) program. I will continue to be with HT till the general elections (actually till sometime in June). 1/4
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We saw this in Yemen. Good relations with both parties in the conflict, and especially the aggressor, helped in the evacuation of Indian citizens. If required, India would try to leverage its relationship with Russia to do the same. 2/n
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This tweet by Rahane-- & by scores of other India's big celebs-- is simply the nationalism of India's ordinary folks. This is why I chose Rahane and not other big-earning celebrities. Rahane helps us understand the perspective of the ordinary Indian much better than other celebs.
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One must remember that no country (including the US) has, to the best of our knowledge, even considered a costly bargain with India in order to make it change its position on the Russia-Ukraine crisis. It is just 5-10 people on Twitter. There is no need to overthink.
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He should renounce captaincy in all formats. He should spend more time in nets less in the gym. He should talk to Tendulkar and Dravid to resolve technical issues in his game. He should completely stop media appearances. He should forget that he is a celebrity for one year.
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Want more evidence? Look at India's position on the coup in Myanmar. It continues to engage the Tatmadaw because significant Indian interests are at stake-- insurgents in the Northeast. India also thinks private persuasion is more effective than publicly calling out. 6/n
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Starting an impeachment procedure against the CJI, maligning the EC, calling army chief names— sometimes I think the party with 44 MPs was no less effective in bringing down India’s institutions than a party with 282 MPs.
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I take
@sardesairajdeep
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To those who see this AAP win as the beginning of the end of Mo-Shah, here’s a statutory warning: have a LS election today and every chance that the BJP will dominate Delhi. Voter is making a clear distinction between LS and VS polls.
#ResultOnDelhi
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Three indicators I use to evaluate the Covid19 situation in India:
1) mortality rate
2) percent positives among tested
3) no. of India experts posing as epidemiologists (bashing Ind on failing to contain Covid) vs no. posing as economists (bashing Ind for econ costs of lockdown).
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Two seriously worrying points in this opinion piece by General Naravane:
1) Former COAS says, "India and the Five Eyes countries share concerns about the growing influence of adversarial powers, such as China and Russia." India has never recognized Russia as an adversary. 1/3
Wisdom from former COAS Gen Manoj M. Naravane…
'India must avoid confrontation with Five Eyes. It’s an important counterterrorism ally'
#ThePrintOpinion
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Third, this is how India does its foreign policy regardless of who is in power. This Yogesh Joshi thread shows how India has repeatedly sided with Russia/Soviet Union even though it has expressed displeasure privately. 5/n
Indian position in January 1980: . Though internal documents from the archives show how mad New Delhi was with the Soviets.
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Where was he hiding all these days? The BJP has done a national service by bringing this jewel to our notice.
After pursuing mechanical engineering one should not go for civil services. Instead, civil engineers should join civil services as they have the knowledge and experience to help build administration and society: Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb in Agartala
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So much sugar and honey coming India's way from China. For people like me who have followed the written and spoken words of Shyam Saran closely, it's obvious that this happens when China feels pressure from the West. This outreach happens when China feels a little friendless.
India in Feb flew in 15 tons of medical goods to
#Wuhan
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#COVID19
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@China_Amb_India
@ZhaLiyou
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Left: Ambedkar's views on separation of Pakistan from India.
Right: Gandhi's views on the same.
[Sources: Ambedkar's Thoughts on Linguistic States (1955) and Gandhi's letter to Jinnah dated 15 September, 1944]
#AmbedkarJayanti
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An aspect of
#Balakot
airstrikes that has almost not been discussed at all: the accuracy of info that Indian intelligence agencies had about JeM's training facility. Pakistan must now be thinking: what else does India know? Some of the the JeM/LeT facilities may now be shifted.
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This is the right way to frame it. Once again, well done
@StateDept
@StateDeptSpox
! The US government has consistently shown a basic level of maturity wrt India that has to be appreciated.
We've a broad strategic partnership with India, share values. India has a relationship with Russia that is distinct from the relationship that we've with Russia that is okay. What we've asked every country is to use that leverage in a constructive way: US State Dept Spox
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I won't be surprised if Delhi sees a crackdown once Trump leaves. The Indian state might not take kindly to all the disturbance that has been created, timed with Trump's visit. And boy, once the state decides to come down with a strong hand...
I hope no more lives are lost.
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The problem with Kohli is not that he is going through a lean patch. The best of the best have to endure such droughts. The problem is that he seems to have lost the hunger to score runs, to be the best in the world.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan provided greater academic freedom than India in 2021. The best argument against such indices is a five-minute, sometimes much less, stare at the numbers they come up with.
Academic Freedom in Asia
Academic freedom is a prerequisite for science and research that is free from political bias. This week’s graph illustrates the levels of academic freedom in Asia, comparing scores in 2005 – the global peak in academic freedom – with 2021. 1/4
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Many white "experts" on India and South Asia don't have much knowledge of the region. They don't have any language skills either. They are still sought as experts not just in the West but in India too. Racism and colonialism are alive because we agree to participate. We collude.
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I look forward to the day when South Asian analysts and scholars will be able to avoid the temptation of projecting themselves as more sophisticated than the unwashed masses of the lands they come from.
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Let's be clear on this: Modi govt has driven the Indian economy to the ground. The blame can no longer be placed on the Manmohan Singh government.
“India’s economic growth dropped to a seven-year low of 5% in the April-June quarter of 2019-20 due to a sharp deceleration in the manufacturing sector and sluggish agriculture output.”
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Liberal, rules-based, international order!
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Except for Shashi Tharoor, who is often a lone wolf in his own party, no body is really asking the Modi govt to condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine. Contrast that to the pressure Vajpayee govt felt during US invasion of Iraq. When the govt demurred in condemning the US... 8/n
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If Biden chooses to fight China, India's position on Ukraine wouldn't matter much once the news cycle has changed.
I am writing all this as someone who has always advocated close India-US ties. 12/n
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Where was this India? When did it exist? How long did it last for? I am sure I missed it by at least a few thousand miles and a few thousand years.
I miss the India where I and what I was, was my only identity. No one bothered about my caste, sect or religion
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Credit where due. Covid-19 was an exogenous shock. Indian scientists stood up and made themselves count. They delivered a great vaccine and made us proud.
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He tweeted this two days ago. If a Congress-led govt was running this weak economy, the BJP in opposition would have skewered the govt. In parliament debates, in rallies, in press conferences, through mass contact programs, through grassroots organizations of the RSS, etc.
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Fourth, the current party in power is BJP, a right-of-centre party. Its opposition, mostly to its left, consists of parties which oppose America, not Russia. Rahul Gandhi has only tweeted saying that the govt should bring back Indian citizens from Ukraine. 7/n
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The assembly election results of five states in India are a puzzle to only those who have been completely absorbed in an echo-chamber. They had wrong priors, wrong analysis, and then they only listened to those who agree with them. But how long can you keep ignoring the voters?
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