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Somnath Mukherjee
30 days
Tagore is arguably the greatest bengali of all time. Secular revolution...
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Zorawar Daulet Singh, PhD
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So this is what a rules-based order is all about!
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Somnath Mukherjee
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Paks killed 3 mn East Pak bengalis. A count rivalling Churchill's. But heck, bigoted idiots will remain bigoted idiots...
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Shihab Ahmed Tuhin
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Perhaps we have been taught the wrong lessons in our history books.
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Somnath Mukherjee
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Hasina risked her life going after islamists w/a determination rare in the world. She was also a friend of India, unabashed in her friendship. Her opponents are a motley crowd, dominated by islamist yahoos. The msg for India at least is v clear..
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Saba Naqvi
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Sheikh Hasina reportedly rigged an election and hence this tragic unravelling in #Bangladesh is happening. There’s a message in here for all democracies and institutions meant to guard people’s mandate. Jai Hind.
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Curious that the BD impasse happened after a court reinstated a controversial quota proposal. V similar to wht happened in Manipur. V uncanny coincidence...
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Dalit president <> hawa Tribal president <> hawa OBC PM <> hawa But Railway Board chairman...
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Rajdeep Sardesai
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Story that caught the eye: Satish Kumar becomes first ever Dalit chairman of Rail Board. Hawa badal rahi hai?
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BD has literally had the best growth rate of any "south asian" cntry for 10 yrs. Stagnation? BA Pass journos are both illiterate and idiotic...
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Saba Naqvi
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South Asia is a turbulent place, from Bangladesh today to Sri Lanka two years ago to Nepal some decades ago to Pakistan consistently. When there is economic stagnation combined with a crushed Opposition and rampant cronyism, things fall apart suddenly into great anarchy. There's
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In 3 yrs, India was bankrupt. No amt of clipped English prevented a US-led western consortium to humiliate India into pledging gold to keep our lights on. The 2nd most disastrous PM (w/at least half a term) of all time, 2nd only to IG...
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Saibpal Pandit
1 month
YEAR-1987, Former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi's visits to USA . When Mr Gandhi speaks, no translator is needed for the Foreign dignitaries. This starkly highlights the difference between a visionary leader with a strong educational foundation and one without ! 🫢😆
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Somnath Mukherjee
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Shows the difference between an advanced society (like Japan) and a backward one (like us) - Japan didnt break out into a national drama w/conspiracy theories when Higuchi missed out w/50g overweight...
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Rei Higuchi
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I understand your pain the best. same 50g. Don't worry about the voices around you. Life goes on. Rising from setbacks is the most beautiful thing. Take a good rest.
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Somnath Mukherjee
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Outstanding statecraft by China. Extraditing a (low level perhaps) K operative, drawing sharp contrast to the US rubbing India's nose on sand over Nijjar/Pannu. If China gets a bit more rational abt India, there are lots of possibilities for both....
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Aditya Raj Kaul
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Mastermind of 2016 Nabha Jailbreak in Punjab Ramanjit Singh @ Romy has been extradited to India from Hong Kong today. Romy was in touch with Pakistan ISI & other escaped prisoners, including Harminder Singh Mintu & Kashmir Singh Galwaddi of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF).
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Somnath Mukherjee
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All true👇. Yet, Chennai isnt the city of choice for India's brightest young - Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, maybe even Pune (which is really a Mumbai suburb) attract more. Guess why?
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D.Muthukrishnan
1 month
1) Tamilnadu is the second wealthiest state by GDP in India 2) Tamilnadu is the most urbanised state in the country. 3) Tamilnadu is the most industrialsed state in India. It has the largest number of factories in the country. It is India's manufacturing powerhouse. 4) Tamilnadu
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Somnath Mukherjee
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Funny. These guys dont show such empathy for stone-pelters drawing blood of cops over CAA, Farm laws, in J&K...
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Rajdeep Sardesai
10 days
Another ‘peaceful’ protest of so-called ‘students’ turns violent and guess who suffers the most? The Kolkata police caught in what is becoming a political slugfest with less and less connection to a genuine fight for justice for the rape and murder victim. Ordinary honest cops
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Somnath Mukherjee
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India sells 40-45 lac cars/yr. 7 lac cars = <2 mth inventory. When History/PolSc types start thinking of themselves as grt econ/markets thinkers.....
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Aunindyo Chakravarty
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Over 7 lakh cars worth Rs.70,000 crore lie unsold with dealers across India. That’s because India’s middle class can’t afford to buy them. My latest column in @TheQuint
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Somnath Mukherjee
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Horrors, why isnt India behaving like the US? Leaving allies in the lurch?
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@MichaelKugelman
Michael Kugelman
12 days
Sheikh Hasina's presence in India-nearly 3 weeks after fleeing Bangladesh-has become a diplomatic quandary for Delhi. She's a close friend. But the longer she stays, the harder it is for Delhi to build ties w/new BD gov't-especially if Dhaka makes a formal extradition request.
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Somnath Mukherjee
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Now imagine a mainstream Israeli internet portal giving space to a Holocaust denialist, or someone who denies any Hamas attack happened in Oct last yr...
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Shekhar Gupta
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'Hindus are not in danger in Bangladesh. Minorities are safer there than in India' @ZafarSobhan , editor, Dhaka Tribune, lists his 10 points he wants India to keep in mind
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Somnath Mukherjee
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KD Jadhav, fighting on mat for the 1st time, finished 6th in London 1948. 4 yrs later, bronze in Helsinki (playing 1 weight category higher). The only Indian individual medallist till Leander Paes 1996. No one called/calls him a GOAT - SM is both a leveller and booster;)
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Preeti Choudhry
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Knives so quickly uncloaked again :) 🤡 trying to run down an epic career - here is why even if we put her Olympic performance aside - Vinesh is the GOAT when it comes to women wrestling in India. - 👇
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Somnath Mukherjee
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This is a progressive, secular revolution to overthrow an autocrat. Right...
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The Times Of India
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#BangladeshCrisis | Hindu councillor killed; temples, shops & houses ransacked in 27 districts Follow LIVE updates:
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Somnath Mukherjee
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The unconcealed glee is unmistakeable. The western champagne liberalati and its Indian branch. A tough, anti-islamist ruler w/a purple econ dev record is overthrown. These guys want a "popularly elected" islamist yahoo instead...
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Michael Kugelman
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15 consecutive years of power have been shattered by a people’s revolution. In the end, the Iron Lady had feet of clay. #Bangladesh
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Somnath Mukherjee
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"minorities in Bangladesh are much safer and more secure than in, say, India"👇. The hindus just melted away frm the cntry, eh?
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Amitav Ghosh
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Some things that Indians need to know about Bangladesh.
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Somnath Mukherjee
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They arent even hiding behind diplomatese anymore...
@HCSarahCooke
Sarah Cooke
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Wonderful to meet Hon. Chief Adviser H.E. Professor Muhammad Yunus to discuss the interim government’s plans for reform, charting the course for an inclusive, prosperous and democratic future. The UK is a steadfast friend of 🇧🇩 . The interim government has our full support.
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Somnath Mukherjee
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Yeah, Ajmal Kasabs wont go arnd shooting up Mumbaikars...
@saliltripathi
saliltripathi (জয় বাংলা!)
28 days
What it can be like, if the megaphones and egomaniacs shut up, and let Indians and Pakistanis meet and greet and eat with each other and play with each other, and let them be what they wish to be.
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Somnath Mukherjee
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"Harmed our athletes"? India's elite athletes get support at par w/the richest cntries in the world, monetary rewards far exceeding the richest cntries. BA Pass journos are best at corridor gossip conspiracy theories...
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Rajdeep Sardesai
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Great idea! A special gold medal must be given to @Phogat_Vinesh on her return. We have harmed our athletes in a manner that makes me tearful tonight as a sports lover and the son of someone who took the highest pride in playing for India . We can never become a great Olympian
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Somnath Mukherjee
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Myanmar was run by a Nobel laureate. Pak has been serially "run" by elite banker types (Moeen Qureshi). Af was run by a Johns Hopkins academic. Logically India's useful idiots are more idiots than useful...
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Ravi Nair
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How can we counter that logically?🤔
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Somnath Mukherjee
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This👇 line of reasoning basically assumes SC/ST/OBC cannot compete as laterals (15-25 yr experience) in a ltd tenure job. Isnt that a casteist take?
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Rahul Gandhi
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Lateral entry is an attack on Dalits, OBCs and Adivasis. BJP’s distorted version of Ram Rajya seeks to destroy the Constitution and snatch reservations from Bahujans.
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Somnath Mukherjee
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"Hyperventilating Noida TV channels". As opposed to super calm CNN journos insinuating floods in BD were caused by India?
@gerryshih
Gerry Shih
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Imagine hyperventilating Noida tv channels covering Bangladesh with a modicum of sanity much less giving someone like Anam a platform to articulate his views in a thoughtful, substantive 40 min interview 👏 @BhardwajAnanya @ThePrintIndia 👏
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Somnath Mukherjee
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The Indian state is too sophisticated for colour revolutions. But given wht has happened, any foreigner (journo, diplomat, author, academic) trying cute stuff in India shd be summarily arrested or expelled. Any Indian accepting $ frm a foreign NGO shd be deemed a suspect..
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Rohan Dua
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A top Indian Intel sleuth tells me that 3 men from an embassy of a top country are in regular touch with 4 Youtubers on ‘manufacturing’ issues on 1. Agniveer in India 2. To question reservation rights of SCs, STs & OBCs 3. NTA 4.Coal export That’s waging a war of sorts?
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Somnath Mukherjee
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Jamaat is apparently "secular left". Bit like Erdogan is "soft islamist"?;)
@DerekJGrossman
Derek J. Grossman
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Let me be clear on Bangladesh. Interim govt is secular left. It doesn’t seek the persecution of Hindus and other minorities, but extremely worrisome incidents are occurring on a regular basis. Chalk this up to a chaotic transition that the Yunus govt will hopefully rein in soon.
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Somnath Mukherjee
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Awami League literally dropped "muslim" frm its moniker, established BD as a secular state. The founder was killed, islam inserted as state religion soon after. Its not the leader, but society that defines destinies. Else, JLN was a rather avg guy by Asian std...
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Abhishek Baxi
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Every time there's a military coup or civil war or some government being overthrown, do thank makers of modern India, including Jawaharlal Nehru, for giving as a stable, even if imperfect and complex, democracy... importantly, keeping religion separate from the state.
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