Kumar Dosi

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[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

In defense of Indian 🇮🇳 democracy!

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi most successful visit to Norway a minor incident happened. A Norwegian journalist demanded that the prime minister starts holding press conferences. She claimed that Indian democracy is in bad shape.

May be its time to pause? May be its time to be a bit curious to the world’s largest democracy?

Two weeks ago five Indian states and territories held elections. The turn out in the battlefield state of West Bengal was 94%. In the last local election in Norway it was 62%, in many European local elections turn out is below 50%. Can voting in massive numbers be a signal Indians trust their democratic process?

In the same election BJP won big in Assam and West Bengal. It lost even bigger in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Can this diversity be a signal that Indian democracy is reflecting the will of the people?

The journalist referred to a democracy ranking putting India at 157 in the world, behind many dictatorships and deeply troubled states. When a ranking is so obviously contrary to common sense, why not ask critical questions to those making the ranking rather than demand that leaders shall comment on nonsense? I recommend Salvatore Babones book “Dharma democracy”. The book debunks convincingly the flawed methodology of these rankings.

It was referred to a ranking claiming it’s very dangerous to be a journalist in India. Reality is that it is more dangerous to be journalist in the US and far more dangerous in the vast majority of other nations in the world.

Let’s be real. India is not perfect. Of course there are incidents. India has a population the size of North America, South America and Europe combined. But India is much more peaceful than Europe or the Americas. That’s remarkable - given the ethnic, language and religious diversity of India and the many development challenges.

Unless we consider democracy a form of government only suited for some very small, peaceful and homogeneous Western European nations, may be we should commend Indian democracy?

India is the only major former UK colony which became and has remained a democracy. Its sometimes claimed that the Brits taught India democracy. If that was the case why isn’t Myanmar or Pakistan or the Gulf kingdoms democracies??? Reality is that Indian democracy is both homegrown and extraordinary successful.

[Tathvam-asi @tathvamasi6]

Must watch how Modi ji transformed India. Tough times ahead, but because of Modi we can easily sail through.

The situation was scary in 2008 under Congress-led UPA rule by the so-called great economist PM Moun muni.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

“Her husband with her” vs “Her husband with his fish”

[Alok Jain ⚡ @WeekendInvestng]

With this kind of dominance, if we are not able to push faster growth, then it is never happening...
PM Modi needs a new Reforms and Growth Ministry perhaps, one that can think out of the box!

[SUHEL SETH @Suhelseth]

My advice to the @BJP4India : don’t make a weakling the Bengal Chief Minister and create a puppet show: Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh should make you happy playing with a remote! Choose someone who will change Bengal and not someone who will change for you!

[Kumar Dosi @KumarDosi]

BJP leaders hold on language and grassroots never ceases to amaze. Not all, but many

[iMac_too @iMac_too]

Excellent interpretation of the Bengal verdict by Assam CM

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Starlink on Singapore Airlines! 🇸🇬

[Malay Krishna @Malay4Product]

Let me explain what just happened today because it deserves so much recognition.

GalaxEye is a Bengaluru startup founded in 2021 by IIT Madras engineers. Today they launched Mission Drishti on a SpaceX Falcon 9. It is India's largest privately built satellite at 190 kg. And it carries a technology that no commercial satellite has ever carried before.

Normal satellites take photos of the Earth using optical cameras. Like your phone camera, but from 500 km up. The problem is obvious. Clouds. Night. Fog. Smoke. If any of these are in the way, the photo is useless. India has monsoon cover for 4 months a year. That is 4 months where optical satellites are partially or fully blind over large parts of the country.

The alternative is SAR. Synthetic Aperture Radar. Instead of taking photos with light, it sends radar waves down and reads what bounces back. Radar goes through clouds, through darkness, through smoke. A SAR satellite can image a flooded village at 2 AM during a cyclone when no optical satellite can see anything.

The problem with SAR is that the images look nothing like photos. They look like grainy black-and-white radar maps. A military analyst or a trained geospatial engineer can read them. A farmer, a disaster response team, or a city planner cannot.

Until today, if you wanted both optical and SAR data for the same location, you needed two different satellites, passing over at different times, at different angles. Then someone had to manually align and fuse the two datasets. Expensive, slow, and the data never perfectly matched because the satellites saw the same spot minutes or hours apart.

GalaxEye put both sensors on one satellite. Optical and SAR, fused into what they call OptoSAR. Three times more information than a single sensor. Processed onboard by an NVIDIA AI chip at 1.8 metre resolution.

Now in practice, during the next cyclone hitting Odisha, one satellite pass gives you a clear image of which villages are flooded, which roads are cut, and which buildings are standing. Day or night. Cloud or clear. In near real-time.

For defence, it means you can monitor a border area 24/7 regardless of weather. For agriculture, it means tracking crop health across an entire monsoon season without a single cloud gap. For infrastructure, it means monitoring construction progress on highways and bridges without waiting for a clear day.

GalaxEye tested their SAR tech on ISRO's POEM orbital platform. The satellite was tested at ISRO facilities. IN-SPACe provided regulatory clearance. NSIL, ISRO's commercial arm, will distribute the imagery globally. And it launched on SpaceX because ISRO's PSLV doesn't have the right orbit slot for this mission.

Yes, four IIT Madras graduates built a world-first satellite in 4 years in Bengaluru.

Take a bow!

[Nistula Hebbar @nistula]

Like me, @PrashantKishor is better at analysing and advising others…..his prediction on TN results back in March.

[Aakanksha @aakancvedi]

India's defence exports just hit Rs 38,424 Cr, up 63% in a single year

But just 7 years ago, a CAG report revealed India didn't have enough ammunition to last even 10 days

Here's what changed because of which India's defence sector is now hitting record highs every year

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[The Indian Matrix @indianmatrix]

India is rewriting the rules of global conservation. While the world struggles with biodiversity loss, India has achieved the impossible: simultaneous population growth across five distinct species of Big Cats. Here is the story of India’s roaring comeback.

CHEETAHS:
Declared extinct in 1952, the Cheetah returned under Project Cheetah, a historic intercontinental translocation. Starting with 8, brought from Namibia in 2022, successful births on Indian soil have seen a rise to 57 by 2026. This restores a missing link in our grassland ecosystem.

TIGERS: The Great Indian Miracle (160.95% Growth)

In 2006, India’s Tiger population hit a record low of 1,411. Through the National Tiger Conservation Authority and strict anti-poaching measures, we turned the tide. By 2022, that number soared to 3,682, meaning India now houses 70% of the global wild tiger population. Using cutting-edge tech like M-STrIPES and voluntary village relocations, India proved that economic development and apex predator conservation can coexist.

ASIATIC LIONS: The Pride of Gujarat (From 327 to 891)

Restricted to the Gir Forests, Asiatic Lions faced a dangerous bottleneck with just 327 individuals in 2000. However, through the "Maldhari" community co-existence model and world-class veterinary care, we witnessed a steady ascent. The population rose to 674 in 2020 and is estimated to reach 891 in 2025. We have effectively pulled the King of the Jungle back from the edge of extinction.

LEOPARDS: The Silent Expansion (Dominating at 13,874)

Leopard's growth has exploded from 7,910 in 2014 to a massive 13,874 in 2022. By robustly protecting Tiger Reserves, we created an "umbrella effect" that secured the leopard's future across 70% of sampled habitats. India’s strategy focuses on conflict mitigation and rapid response teams, allowing these adaptable predators to thrive without major ecological friction.

SNOW LEOPARDS: Guardians of the Third Pole (718 Strong)

In 2024, the first-ever scientific assessment (SPAI) confirmed a population of 718 Snow Leopards. This is a monumental achievement in the Himalayas. "Project Snow Leopard" succeeded by prioritising community-based conservation, working with herders to predator-proof corrals and preventing retaliatory killings. This secures the ecology of the "Third Pole," the source of India's major rivers.

India is now the only country to host Tigers, Lions, Leopards, Snow Leopards, and Cheetahs in the wild. This data proves that when India decides to protect, nature thrives.

[Niks @Pivot2Centre]

Nuclear weapon - without any help

Feeder reactor - without any help

Jet engines- no ToT will get India there. It has to be made without any help

[SANATAN @Eternaldharma_]

From Bihar, he started a journey not on wheels, but on his feet. Running through forests, roads, and nights, he is completing the 12 Jyotirling and Char Dham Yatra.

[Kumar Dosi @KumarDosi]

Having been to several places where cultural pride is advertised, the talent in India in music, dance and other art forms is impeccably higher than in most places.

[Oxomiya Jiyori 🇮🇳 @SouleFacts]

Mizoram's Bamboo Dance ❤️

Unbelievable performance

[Opinion Bakery @IndiaSpeaksPR]

I had joined Twitter precisely to share original ideas like this. And yet have completely failed. Should introspect

[VVS Laxman @VVSLaxman281]

25 years ago at Eden Gardens Rahul and I shared a partnership that will forever remain special. In a moment when the game looked beyond us we chose belief, patience and resilience. That stand was not just about runs but was about trust, teamwork and fighting for every session. Grateful to have shared that journey with Rahul and to be part of a Test that reminded us all that in cricket comebacks are always possible👍 @BCCI #PowerOfPartnership #Believe #Resilience

[Vipin Tiwari @Vipintiwari952]

I genuinely find Suryakumar Yadav extremely immature in PCs.

First, when he was asked a genuine question about Sanju Samson’s inclusion, he turned it into a joke and mocked the situation instead of giving a straight answer.

Now again, just before a final, he was asked a perfectly valid tactical question : “India has lost the most wickets against off-spinners in the tournament and also has one of the lowest strike rates against them. Naturally, the question was: what’s the plan to tackle off-spin?”

His response was : “We didn’t discuss it. If we reached the final with a 120 strike rate, I don’t have a problem. I’ll keep playing with a 120 strike rate.”

And when he was asked about captaincy : he replied : “Bade papa aur dada banne ki jarurat nhi hai blah blah”

That’s borderline arrogance. A press conference isn’t your personal social media account where you throw out whatever comes to mind. There are some questions being asked about the team before a final, and brushing them off like this just reflects a lack of maturity.

[Gabbar @GabbbarSingh]

Girlfriends & Wives are not allowed to accompany players. But Pandya is that bad boy of the class, who not just breaks rules, but also pokes the teacher 🤣

[aka @akafaceUS]

This is what marriage is actually like.