1.5 million views on this tweet by ex-Japan minister blaming India for delays in Indo-Japanese Shinkansen project
“Sheer recklessness of the Indian side..”
“They just don’t keep promises..”
“The minister in charge was awful..”
India launches SHANTI campaign for UN Security Council seat in 2028-29
( Very useful key lines to write to in Mains answers, GS2 , IR)
SHANTI bid as the guiding principle. for UNSC.
SHANTI: Securing Holistic Advancement through Norms, Trust, Integrity
India will focus on World with following 6 prioritise 👇
👉To secure, peaceful, and equitable world-a world where the voice of the Global South is heard in equal measure.
( Priority 1 voice of Global South)
👉A world where multilateralism reflects contemporary realities and provides effective solutions, not remaining a bystander.
( Priority 2 Advancing Reformed Multilateralism)
👉A world where peacekeeping is ready for contemporary and future challenges.
( Priority 3 A future Ready Peacekeeping)
👉A world where the promise of technology is fully realised while safeguarding against its misuse and misapplication
( Priority 4 Address the threats posed due to misuse of AI)
👉A world where the scourge of terrorism is countered by choking the resources that feed it.
( Priority 5 counter terror financing)
A world where climate action and climate justice, clean energy transitions, and sustainable growth hold value
( Priority 6 Securing Maritime Commons)
I love the World Cup. But the older I get, the more I realise it's about far more than football: each tournament tells us something about empire, migration, identity, power and the changing world. So: a few quick thoughts ! 1/5
Rahul Gandhi will never attack Nitin Gadkari despite knowing that his sons run an ethanol company whose revenue went from 18 crore to 723 crore in a year, but ill tell you exactly why in a bit.
Gadkari sir is rooting for ethanol blending since 10 years now, this policy literally converts each sugar mill into an ethanol factory.
But who owns the sugar mills of India?
In Maharashtra alone, 104 out of 207 mills are private, and almost every single one is owned by a politician.
Sharad Pawar's late nephew Ajit Pawar controls 6 mills with 58,000 TCD capacity, the biggest sugar baron in the country.
The Vilasrao Deshmukh family runs 10 mills through Manjara Group.
Vijaysinh Mohite Patil, Jayant Patil, Vishwajeet Kadam, the entire Maharashtra Congress and NCP leadership runs sugar empires.
In Karnataka, 33 of 34 private mills are owned by politicians. The Jarkiholi brothers, M B Patil, Murugesh Nirani, Prabhakar Kore, S Shivashankarappa, all Congress, all sugar barons.
Now do you see the problem yet? When ethanol blending goes from 5% to 20%, every single one of these politician-owned mills makes crores in extra revenue.
Gadkari's sons made 700 crore. But the Pawars, the Deshmukhs, the Patils, the Jarkiholis, they ALL made their cut.
The worst part is that these mills dont even pay their bills
The Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghtana estimates that of ~180 defaulting mills in Maharashtra, 77 are linked to BJP, 53 to NCP, 43 to Congress and the rest to Shiv Sena leaders
Inko kuch nahi kehna hai, kyunki sab ek hi dhandhe mein hain.
This is not a Gadkari problem. This is a sugar lobby problem that runs across every party. The opposition cannot attack the ethanol policy because their own MLAs would be the next target.
The moment Rahul attacks ethanol, his own MLAs become the next headline.
Indians are busy fighting tu leftist mai rashtravadi but only the smart ones know the real game.
Be smart and get prepared for 100% ethanol, a world without diesel.