Paras Paliwal

Geopolitics, Finance & businesses.

[Himanta Biswa Sarma @himantabiswa]

A New metro rail system will soon run along the stretch of Guwahati Ring Road to facilitate seamless travel and enhance #EaseOfLiving.

Feasibility studies will soon commence for this project.

#AssamBudget2026

[Prakash Dadlani @prakdadlani]

If a salaried person wants to build a software application or digital services agency, the entry barrier is virtually zero.

They just need a laptop and an internet connection.

But if the same person wants to start manufacturing...

They need:
• Land
• Factory space
• Expensive machinery
• 6-12 months of approvals
• Huge upfront capital

My suggestion to the Government of India:

Build Manufacturing Parks for first-time entrepreneurs.

Instead of selling 10-acre plots, create buildings with 500-1,000 sq. ft. ready-to-use factory units.

Every unit should come with:
• 3-phase electricity already connected
• Pollution & fire approvals already cleared
• Shared CNC machines, injection moulding, testing labs & warehouses
• Common logistics and loading docks
• Month-to-month rentals instead of land purchases
• Single online portal to book a unit within 7 days

Let engineers keep their jobs while testing manufacturing on a small scale.

We built co-working spaces for software.

It's time we built co-factories for manufacturing.
@PMOIndia @PiyushGoyal @minmsme @NITIAayog

[Shruti @heyshrutimishra]

Elon just created 4,400 millionaires in a single day.

400 of them are now worth over $100 million.

These aren't VCs. They're SpaceX employees, and the list includes welders, technicians, and cafeteria staff, because for two decades the company paid every level of the workforce in stock instead of higher salaries.

Juan Hernandez immigrated from Mexico and took a $28 an hour contractor welding job in 2015. He says he didn't even know what SpaceX was. The company gave him a $10,000 equity grant and let him buy more shares through payroll deductions. That stake is now worth $880,000.

Trevor Hise's parents wanted him to take a stable job at General Electric. He picked SpaceX instead, stayed 12 years, and accumulated over 100,000 shares. At the $135 listing price that's $13.5 million. He's 37 and semiretired. His words: "The magnitude of this has been ridiculous."

The most telling detail came before the listing. Over 100 employees quietly banded together and negotiated a group wealth management deal covering up to $5 billion, because none of them had ever needed a wealth manager before.

Software IPOs have minted millionaires for 30 years. This is the first one where the money went to the factory floor.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@iam_smx *trillioniare

[Paras Paliwal @ParasssPaliwal]

@vineetneo @shivambhotika 🤣

[Paras Paliwal @ParasssPaliwal]

China operates on a different level. The level of follow ups they do for an order is just crazy.

[Pritesh Lakhani @priteshlakhani]

Indian manufacturers complain China is eating their lunch.

China quotes in 2 hours. Ships in 14 days. No credit. No relationship. No history.

Our manufacturers take 10 days to quote to a buyer who wants to pay in advance. Most won't even share technicals or drawings.

China is not winning on price. It is winning on hunger.

[Paras Paliwal @ParasssPaliwal]

@rishabhanalyst @OlaElectric The PR machinery is on to create a positive narrative, but anyways wish that OLA electric comes back for real

[Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal]

The Rupee was 44 to a dollar in 2004 (NDA) today it has closed over 60. Where will it stop!

[Vishal Vardhan @microcp2mltibgr]

USD/INR brakes have failed, this move is running wild.

[M9 NEWS @M9News_]

If an investor reaches out to me, you have failed, boss. Simple logic.

I am your friend. When it comes to work, I am brutal.

-@naralokesh

[Paras Paliwal @ParasssPaliwal]

@soicfinance Chinese manufacturing ecosystem is next level. And the talent pool is insane.

[Anduril Industries @anduriltech]

Fight Unfair.

[Paras Paliwal @ParasssPaliwal]

@samisosa1234 Holding senores pharmaceuticals from ipo. Management is delivering on guidance.

Can you add picks on other industries as well, with the same criteria as you listed above?

[Paras Paliwal @ParasssPaliwal]

@ashish19n @divya_gandotra Yeah, can't drink this shit

[𝙎 @Alreadysad__]

Scene outside Raj Shamani's podcast studio:

[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

Zurich: Chief ministers of Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam ahead of the attendance at World Economic Forum in Davos

[Chief Minister Assam @CMOfficeAssam]

For the first time, Assam steps onto the world stage at the World Economic Forum, @davos 2026.

HCM @himantabiswa will represent the State from 19–23 January, showcasing Assam’s growing economic confidence and investment potential. Key MoUs are expected to be signed, placing Assam’s future-ready vision before a global audience.

[Paras Paliwal @ParasssPaliwal]

@yossarianbhai @CMOfficeAssam @Davos @himantabiswa It is important because a whole lot of key decision makers of different industries at top levels are present in a small place at the same time. It is easier to get meetings, attract investors and all.

[Paras Paliwal @ParasssPaliwal]

@AryamanBharat This is done by an Indian publisher, Rupa publications. I don't think this version of the cover is available outside india.

[Paras Paliwal @ParasssPaliwal]

@prakdadlani Land & enough skilled labour