rahul

"Men rich in virtue, studying beautifulness, living in peace in their houses"

[Berges @berges]

Been over four days of absolutely dirty water from @jalboarddelhi! Repeated complaints to the MLA @upadhyaysbjp @MCD_Delhi and DJB have gone on deaf ears. Maybe @LtGovDelhi and @CMODelhi @gupta_rekha could intervene? 5 people in hospital and many more sick.

[rahul @1kBps]

@TovarischManu @manujosephsan The idea of modern India has reached very few and hence it is that few it's catering to. There is elitism here comrade, but it isn't misplaced. Not all art needs to be accessible, and some of it needs discernment that is a consequence of an education, and a full stomach.

[Vijay Kumbhar @VijayKumbhar62]

A man who spent 67 years of his life in peace, an IIT Bombay graduate, is suddenly branded a “threat to society” in the eyes of the police.

Why?

Because someone has set their sights on a piece of land he legally purchased 27 years ago in the serene hills of Mahabaleshwar.

Land disputes are usually brushed aside as civil matters.
But in certain select cases, the system shows an unusual and alarming enthusiasm.

In the process, the rights and dignity of senior citizens are quietly discarded.

This is not just about land.

This is about power, misuse of authority, and the erosion of basic respect for law-abiding citizens.

#LandMafia #Mahabaleshwar #Panchgani #PoliceExcess
#SeniorCitizenRights #RuleOfLaw #Maharashtra

[Nikhil Pahwa @nixxin]

I sent this letter yesterday to The Guardian, frustrated by their "both-siding" re the India-Pakistan war. Doubt they'll publish it.

If Kashmir remains a flashpoint for potential nuclear escalation, it isn’t because India or its government wants this. India is a highly digitalised and fast-growing economy that seeks prosperity for its people. Peace in the region is important for that.

In all but the most recent instance mentioned by you, Indian leadership - be it Atal Bihari Vajpayee or our current Prime Minister Narendra Modi - has made sincere efforts to build bridges with Pakistan. Yet, time and again, those overtures have been derailed by terrorist attacks on Indian soil, by terrorists trained in and/or by Pakistan.

It is not India that has sent gunmen across the border to target civilians. Nor does India enable or provide sanctuary to those who have carried out mass killings in another country. Over the past decade, India has chosen to focus inward, on building infrastructure, digitising its economy, and building global partnerships, rather than letting its development be held hostage to its neighbours provocations.

That is why the false equivalence drawn between India and Pakistan in parts of the Western press is deeply frustrating. India has been repeatedly targeted by terrorism and is then told to exercise restraint. If attacks like those in Mumbai in 2008 or Pahalgam in 2025 had happened in New York would the response have been any different? History tells us it won't. Why should India be expected to do less?

The onus lies with Pakistan to stop providing a safe haven for terrorists targeting India, and moving beyond the Kashmir fixation. India has moved forward. It is time Pakistan did too, for its own sake, and that of the region.

[rahul @1kBps]

@SureshKolichala @balajivis Thank you so much, and very happy to be wrong to learn something new!

[rahul @1kBps]

@SureshKolichala @balajivis That’s very interesting Sir. Can you share the references ?

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

If you're busy at work odds are you will eventually be replaced by a robot.