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Shiva

[Old Monk @OldMonk_9]

जहाँ बलिदान हुये मुखर्जी वो कश्मीर हमारा है
वो कश्मीर हमारा है,सारा का सारा हमारा है ।
वंदे मातरम
भारत माता की जय
@narendramodi @RSSorg

[Kanwal Sibal @KanwalSibal]

Leave aside other arguments, did Alexander have India or South Asia in mind?

Did Columbus want to find a route to India or South Asia?

Why were the natives of America called Red Indians and not Red South Asians?

Why did the British set up the East India company and not the South Asian company?

Why was it British India and not British South Asia?

East Indies and West Indies?

Why is it called the Indian Ocean not the South Asian Ocean?

[Aravind @aravind]

Right now I think it is very important for RBI to introduce some feature for customers to lock unwanted funds in their bank accounts.

Locked funds cannot be used or moved unless a customer goes to the bank and Aadhar verifies personally. Fixed Deposits too need this feature where they can't be liquidated online or by anyone.

All banks must be mandated to provide this feature immediately. And this feature must be tied to a flag that cannot be over-ridden by any employee, unless a customer personally authorizes, with a cool-off period before funds can be moved.

This is very important to do now because the threat of hacking and stealing Indians' money by India's adversary is very high due to advancements in AI and their pathetic economy.

In case of a hack, all these locked funds will make it difficult for the hacker to move them out via SWIFT, IMPS, RTGS or any means. This will help protect customers as well as banks and India.

@RBI @GovSMalhotra @nsitharaman

[Firstpost @firstpost]

After India struck Lashkar and Jaish’s hubs during Operation Sindoor, Pakistan has reportedly changed its terrorism strategy.🧵

[Old Monk @OldMonk_9]

@arvindchotia ये भरतपुर से है

[Old Monk @OldMonk_9]

@lokmanthan2026 राजस्थान के लोकगीतों में मरुभूमि का संघर्ष और जीवन-सौंदर्य है।

[Old Monk @OldMonk_9]

राजस्थान के लोकगीतों में मरुभूमि का संघर्ष और जीवन-सौंदर्य है।

[LokManthan @lokmanthan2026]

राजस्थान की धरती ने ऐसे अनेक संतों और लोक गुरुओं को जन्म दिया, जिन्होंने भक्ति, समानता, सद्भाव और मानवता का संदेश जन-जन तक पहुँचाया। 🙏

आइए, लोकमंथन 2026 में जानें उनकी अमूल्य विरासत और विचारों को, जो आज भी हमारी संस्कृति और समाज को दिशा दे रहे हैं।

📍 जयपुर | 4–6 दिसंबर 2026

[Shiv Aroor @ShivAroor]

1️⃣ Trump’s midterm setback offers India some breathing room. After tariffs, threats and insults, a check on his power will be very welcome. A reminder of what India faced in his second term:

2️⃣ THE TARIFF HAMMER: Imposed tariffs reaching 50% on many Indian goods, including a 25% Russian-oil penalty. Indian exporters became collateral damage in his pressure campaign. Rates were subsequently reduced.

3️⃣ THE ECONOMIC INSULT: Dismissed India & Russia as a “dead economies”. Said they could take those economies down together “for all I care”. (You remember who picked that up 🙄)

4️⃣ THE CEASEFIRE CREDIT GRAB: Repeatedly claimed he stopped Op Sindoor. India’s position: Pakistan practically begged for the ceasefire, there was no US mediation or trade bargain. He kept claiming credit anyway.

5️⃣ THE TRADE BLACKMAIL CLAIM: Boasted that threatening BOTH India and Pakistan with 250% tariffs stopped the fighting. His account reduced India’s military decisions to obedience to Washington. India rejected it.

6️⃣ THE KASHMIR INTERVENTION: Offered to help settle Kashmir after a supposed “thousand years”. Injected himself into an issue on which India has consistently rejected third-party mediation.

7️⃣ THE PAKISTAN EMBRACE: Hosted Asim Munir for an unprecedented White House lunch weeks after the conflict. India privately protested that Washington was sending the wrong signal to Pakistan’s military.

8️⃣ THE OIL TAUNT: Announced plans to develop Pakistan’s oil reserves, then suggested Pakistan might someday sell oil to India. This came hours after announcing tariffs on India.

9️⃣ THE MANUFACTURING PRESSURE: Told Tim Cook he did not want Apple expanding production in India for the US market. Then threatened at least 25% tariffs on iPhones manufactured abroad. A direct challenge to India’s manufacturing ambitions.

🔟 THE VISA BLOW: Imposed a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions, hitting a route dominated by Indian professionals. The rollout caused panic before clarification that existing visas and renewals were excluded.

1️⃣1️⃣ THE SHACKLED DEPORTEES: His administration returned Indians on a military aircraft, with deportees in handcuffs and leg restraints. Trump made the White House boast about it with music-laced videos.

1️⃣2️⃣ THE PERSONAL CONDESCENSION: Threatened fresh tariffs over Russian oil, saying Modi knew he was unhappy and “it was important to make me happy”. India’s energy security treated as a presidential favour.

1️⃣3️⃣ THE “HELLHOLE” REPOST: Amplified material describing India as a “hellhole”.

India owes no American party its loyalty. The Democrats have low-key been as bad or worse in the past. But after his record of ‘big guy’ diplomacy, Trump cut to size will be welcomed by India.

[Naresh Nambisan I ValuationMantra I SEBI RA @nareshbahrain]

Over ₹100 crore in blue-chip US stocks liquidated without consent. A severe wake up call on intermediary risk for Indian investors.

Nearly 30 Indian retail investors have reportedly suffered losses exceeding ₹100 cr in an alleged unauthorised trading incident involving Stockal Securities & its US brokerage partner DriveWealth.

On 15 Oct, investors claim their US portfolios were liquidated without permission, with blue-chip holdings such as Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, Tesla & Alphabet sold and the proceeds used to purchase large quantities of a thinly traded Chinese penny stock, Zhibao Technology (ZBAO).
The stock subsequently crashed nearly 60%. One investor reportedly lost ₹4.26 cr. An FIR has been filed in Bengaluru & complaints have been made to SEBI & the SEC.
Stockal suspects possible phishing or compromised credentials & denies evidence of a breach of its platform. DriveWealth, meanwhile, says the security lapse occurred at Stockal's end & disputes responsibility. Investors are now caught in a blame game, seeking answers & compensation.

A serious reminder that choosing the right intermediary and understanding where your overseas assets are held matter enormously. @Nithin0dha

[Iran in India @Iran_in_India]

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi expresses its sincere appreciation to the Government of India, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force for their successful operation to rescue the 20 Iranian crew members of the fishing vessel Azini from pirates.

We highly commend the professionalism, courage and effective coordination demonstrated by the Indian Armed Forces, reflecting India's strong commitment to Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) and its role in saving lives beyond borders.

This humanitarian operation stands as a testament to the spirit of friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Iran and India.

We extend our sincere gratitude to all those involved in ensuring the safe rescue of the Iranian crew.

[Eminent Intellectual @total_woke_]

This may be the first time PM Modi has openly spoken about deep state plan to use social media to create anarchy in India.

Now take firm action. We all will support it.

[ISRO @isro]

Mission Success!
GSLV-F18 has successfully placed NVS-03 in the intended orbit.
Congratulations!

Watch live: https://t.co/6X42ANRnTC

Mission details:
https://t.co/wtZ6TmjUhc

#GSLVF18 #NVS03 #ISRO #NavIC

[Dr. Navneet Mishra @navneetmishra99]

लाखों-करोड़ों लेकर कथा कहने वाले कथावाचक जो जनजागरण नहीं कर पा रहे, वो कार्य 75 साल से अधिक उम्र में विदुषी आचार्या डॉ. पुष्पा दीक्षित जी कर रहीं। यह मेरी अज्ञानता थी कि आपके बारे में पहले मुझे जानकारी नहीं थी। इधर, फ़ेसबुक पर कुछ वीडियो पर दृष्टि पड़ी तो प्रभावित हुआ। सर्च करने पर मालूम हुआ कि आप पाणिनी शोध संस्थान की अध्यक्ष हैं।आपने 40 वर्षों के तप से ‘पाणिनीय अष्टाध्यायी’ के प्रक्रियाविज्ञान को स्पष्ट करने वाली एक सर्वथा नवीन गणितीय विधि आविष्कृत की है। अभी तक 3500 वर्षों में पाणिनि को किसी ने इस प्रकार व्याख्यात नहीं किया है। इस प्रक्रिया का नाम पौष्पी प्रक्रिया है। इसका आश्रय लेकर जो पचास से अधिक ग्रन्थ लिखे गये हैं।

प्राचीन ग्रंथों के उदाहरणों के साथ सनातन के खिलाफ तमाम दुष्प्रचारों का आप खंडन करने में जुटीं हैं। अभी इनके पेज पर फ़ॉलोवर्स ज्यादा नहीं हैं, लेकिन वीडियो खूब देखे जा रहे।

[Prasanna Viswanathan @prasannavishy]

In 2009, two economists took an iPhone 3G apart. China’s share of the phone - $6.50, or 3.6%. China was a screwdriver shop, and if Bloomberg Opinion had existed in this form back then, it would have told Beijing to give up on electronics and stick to shoes. China didn’t listen. Today Chinese phones carry 38-40% local value. India is at 18-20%, which is already far ahead of where China started.

Comparing India’s component imports with its phone exports and calling the gap a deficit is plain wrong. Indians buy phones either way. Without local assembly, every one of those phones arrives fully built and the import bill gets bigger. About $18.6B of India-made iPhones were sold in India between FY22 and FY26, and the $2.1B trade gain from mounting chips on boards locally shows the same thing.

Assembly always comes first. No display or battery maker builds a plant in a country where nobody assembles phones. That’s how China used Tesla and Apple as “catfish” to pull its suppliers up to world standards.

The subsidies to build local electronics manufacturing are often called too expensive . But Korea, Taiwan, Japan and China all paid to build their industries, and TSMC was nearly half government money.

Under India’s component scheme (ECMS), 106 projects are approved, worth ₹69,500 cr. Display, camera module and battery cell, three of the five big imported parts in a phone, now have approved Indian plants.

Taking an Indian iPhone apart in 2030 and seeing how much of it is still imported will be the time for a verdict https://t.co/ITPmhTPrNA

[Old Monk @OldMonk_9]

Good work @jayeshmatiyal

Outstanding research and insightful analysis. This completely exposes Bloomberg’s narrative.

[OpIndia.com @OpIndia_com]

The first Maruti 800 made in India had just 2.7% local content, while iPhones made in China had only 3.6% in 2009.

By 2017, China had reached 25%, while India hit 20% in just 8 years. The ₹19,000 crore subsidy Bloomberg calls a waste of public funds has generated over 3.5 lakh jobs.

@jayeshmatiyal debunks Bloomberg’s narrative on Indian manufacturing.

[OpIndia.com @OpIndia_com]

The first Maruti 800 made in India had just 2.7% local content, while iPhones made in China had only 3.6% in 2009.

By 2017, China had reached 25%, while India hit 20% in just 8 years. The ₹19,000 crore subsidy Bloomberg calls a waste of public funds has generated over 3.5 lakh jobs.

@jayeshmatiyal debunks Bloomberg’s narrative on Indian manufacturing.

[Old Monk @OldMonk_9]

Get ready.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

The U.S. has told several Gulf Arab countries to be prepared for a short, intense military campaign after the U.S. midterm elections, people briefed on the conversations said. https://t.co/ZAp9DVmlXu

[Old Monk @OldMonk_9]

Get Ready!!

[Clash Report @clashreport]

BIG: The U.S. has warned several Gulf countries to prepare for a possible short, intense military campaign against Iran after the November midterm elections.

U.S. forces are reinforcing missile defenses, restocking ammunition and preparing bombers and fighter jets for potential strikes.

Trump is reportedly leaning toward a major attack targeting Iranian infrastructure and nuclear sites but has not made a final decision.

Israel is also preparing for renewed strikes.

Source: WSJ

[Old Monk @OldMonk_9]

@avarakai @grok What measures is the Indian government taking in response to these developments?

@grok

[Old Monk @OldMonk_9]

@avarakai Which countries are advising their citizens to stockpile essential supplies? Please share the names of those countries.
@grok

[Old Monk @OldMonk_9]

@avarakai @grok What essentials are they recommending?
@grok