Nitin Pai

“Eppur Si Mouve!” Director of The Takshashila Institution @TakshashilaInst Fediverse: @[email protected]

[Nitin Pai @acorn]

I am an Indian nationalist.

There are the tenets of my position https://t.co/v0L4363E7f

[Praveen Swami @praveenswami]

The strange thing is that this lesson has to be learned generation after generation, by political leaders and military commanders—Afghanistan, Vietnam, all the way back to Athens, as @yarotrof notes.

[Pranay Kotasthane @pranaykotas]

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[Miguel Delaney @MiguelDelaney]

In 2023, Indonesia were stripped of the under-20 World Cup for refusing to allow the Israeli team entry.

Fifa's justification then was the vague "due to the current circumstances".

Quite a contrast to the hardline "FIFA is not involved in host immigration processes" now.

[Nitin Pai @acorn]

@prakash_MH12KA1 @CMofKarnataka Theoretically yes. In practice, utilities are state-government entities whose chain of command goes to the concerned ministry, not the corporation, not even the GBA. Given our bureaucratic setup, this matters a lot. Someone needs to bang heads together.

[Nitin Pai @acorn]

These are the kind of problems @CMofKarnataka must pay attention to. Because it was difficult to get two government departments to cooperate, this place will cause traffic problems and hazards for years.

Getting govt depts to cooperate needs strong political leadership.

[Nagarjun Dwarakanath @nagarjund]

Award-winning engineering on display in Domlur.

A light pole already obstructed the road, so the solution was to cement the road and install a divider around it, making the passage even narrower for vehicles. Only in Bengaluru can a road improvement make a road less usable.

[Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hkfp]

HK authorities are exploring the introduction of a real-name reservation system for a popular hiking trail in Sai Kung to curb overtourism.

🔗 In full: https://t.co/rpm8f0X8HK

[Yeshi Seli @YeshiSeli]

Nepalese citizens can self nominate themselves to become Ambassadors of their country. Being a graduate and clean criminal record are mandatory for applicants

[Manu Joseph @manujosephsan]

Wrong-side driving is on the rise; what it says about the future of India
'Most of our problems come from the same force that condones wrong side driving. The fire that broke out in a Delhi hotel a few days ago, killing 21, was caused by the same mindset that empowers people to take a 10-tonne vehicle out on the street, drive on the wrong side the whole day, and face no consequences, unless someone takes a video, posts it on social media and tags the police. Any officer in this country can just step out of his office, on to the road, and see wrong-side driving within five minutes, but they appear to notice it only on social media.'
My latest column in the Mint.

https://t.co/m7MwWemGpI

[PopVax 🇮🇳 @PopVaxIndia]

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[Nitin Pai @acorn]

The 19th century says “Hello!”

[Takshashila Institution @TakshashilaInst]

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[Nitin Pai @acorn]

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I am fed up of seeing this region from a Western lens. That’s why we are offering this course.

[Takshashila Institution @TakshashilaInst]

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[John Schindler @20committee]

You're getting there...

[Navita Srikant @NavitaSrikant]

#India-#Nepal #OpEd

I write for The Pioneer: “What India–Nepal Debate Often Misses.”

Civilisational ties and territorial sovereignty are not contradictory but complementary. Boundary demarcation and national interests matter. Equally important is the trust that enables neighbours to resolve difficult questions through dialogue rather than confrontation.

https://t.co/tz7j6qa961

Families build bridges before they build fences.

@TheDailyPioneer @VikramMisri @IndiaInNepal @EONIndia

[Nitin Pai @acorn]

Adm Menon is right: many analysts feel that they must use military jargon to sound competent & cool.

But this often comes at the cost of clear & free thinking.

[Adm. Arun Prakash @arunp2810]

Adm Raja Menon gently excoriates keyboard warriors who wage a “jargon war” on the layperson. “India in particular” he warns, “should be wary of using jargon as substitute for rigorous thinking.” https://t.co/qMQTCRx3cC

[Praveen Swami @praveenswami]

You poor innocent man: If he did that, how would anyone know about his heroic labours? Do you think leaders fly around the world with their enormous entourages because they need to get some quiet work done?

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

Anti-Indian content in Singapore was found to be astroturfed by China.

Wonder about anti-Indian content in the U.S... 🤔

[Manisha Pande @MnshaP]

Impressions from CJP protest:
*It’s certainly a crowd - the entire Jantar Mantar protest area is full
* Crowd is a mixed bag - lots of regular folks, lots of young people, old couples, lots of youtubers. The vibe among people is finally we’re getting to say something. We want accountability. We want someone to listen to us
* It’s not very well organised - possibly because they didn’t really know what to expect. Mic, stage and everything came up after Dipke came.
* Sonam Wangchuck now is holding the crowd with a speech
* Delhi Police doing a great job of managing crowd. Bunch of rw types were trying to create a ruckus. They just made sure they were shunted out of the main space

[Anusha Ravi Sood @anusharavi10]

Cancer care hit across India as shortage of key chemotherapy drugs disrupts treatment schedules.

Owing to West Asia crisis, supply shortages have driven up platinum prices, leading to a shortage of commonly used chemotherapy drugs. Oncologists have sought urgent intervention from regulators & pharma companies.
@chetanabelagere reports.
https://t.co/X1pGnEeZoU

[Nitin Pai @acorn]

@timhwang @srajagopalan @JoinFAI @IFP At @TakshashilaInst we’re well on our way. @pranaykotas