Siddhant

Researcher | Public Policy, Risk Analysis, Political Psychology | नेति नेति | Previously- @JNU_official_50, @HPCL, NIT-A

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

I write for @TheNatlInterest on the ongoing nuclear proliferation debate:
The Russia-Ukraine war does not mean that more states will seek nuclear weapons.

https://t.co/F6mUipk4Ke

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

Good thread... A key takeaway is how the lack of certainty in government policies hurts new businesses all along.

[Caleb @caleb_friesen]

1/25 Matt Chitharanjan came to India in 2011 expecting to spend a year in Chennai before returning to his home country, the United States. Instead, India became his home; he spent the next 12 years building India’s first specialty coffee brand, Blue Tokai. Here’s his story 🧵

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

"Paradoxically, and perhaps tragically, the more India helps strengthen non-western institutions and frameworks, thereby weakening the post-Second World War order, the more it helps, albeit indirectly, China’s revisionist agenda."- @HappymonJacob
https://t.co/cStOURzQau

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

Absolutely brilliant performance by the hockey team tonight in the finals! Complete turnaround from Q3 onwards!✨✨

🇮🇳Asian Champions🇮🇳

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

✍️✍️✍️ My latest, in the @IndianExpress on the Agnipath Scheme

I argue it overlooks operational preparedness and narrowly focuses on reducing personnel costs. Govt. increasing the permanent retention quota & age limit will be a welcome course correction.

https://t.co/WCPyiR8Ebg

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

@LtGenHooda @RRajagopalanJNU @HappymonJacob @SushantSin

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

✍️✍️✍️ My latest, in the @IndianExpress on the Agnipath Scheme

I argue it overlooks operational preparedness and narrowly focuses on reducing personnel costs. Govt. increasing the permanent retention quota & age limit will be a welcome course correction.

https://t.co/WCPyiR8Ebg

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

"while three tents were removed after the Indian Army objected to their presence, a fourth one was in the process of being removed"
https://t.co/agDZKzStOj

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

"concerns about incentive approval delays by India's government had contributed to Foxconn's decision to pull out of the venture. New Delhi had also raised several questions on the cost estimates provided to request incentives from the government".
https://t.co/LHJAk9nezY

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

@Z_DauletSingh Can you please share the source/link where I can access the poll results?

[CSDR @CSDR_India]

We are honoured to be given this opportunity by #MCEME, Secunderabad, under the aegis of @artrac_ia
@LtGenHooda @HappymonJacob @sranjan46809 @SiddhantIND

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

"“All the three services are now onboard for the theatre commands. Air assets, for instance, will not be owned by a theatre command but will shift from one to another based on the contingency faced,” a source said."
https://t.co/22PPix8ZsW

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

Interesting...
https://t.co/7ZpnquLjnC

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

"Modi has instilled in the Indian diaspora a sense of confidence, boosted their self-esteem... up until now their prosperity has not been accompanied by an unapologetic expression of cultural pride."- @sreemoytalukdar
https://t.co/NN4pIzPQFC

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe said, "We want an Asia that can accommodate not only the West and allies who call for a free and open Indo-Pacific but also China's Belt and Road Initiative"
https://t.co/fh9yQr6jNK

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

Reflects very poorly on India-US relations... needs to be addressed urgently! 🇮🇳🇺🇸

[Richard Rossow @RichardRossow]

Visa wait times (B1/B2) in India continue increased in all 5 consular sections over the last month. Average wait: 416 days, up from 366 last month.

https://t.co/bpUlJOBT4y

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

An interesting bit of history...

The Sengol was handed over to Nehru by the British to mark the transfer of power in 1947.

PM Modi will now install it inside the new parliament building, symbolising the link between cultural traditions to modernity.
https://t.co/nBAivlcRwL

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

"War has brought out the latent power of the internet and social media, hardened them and fashioned them into weapons of terrible power."- @arisroussinos
https://t.co/16N7T48aj0

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

"Instead of appealing to the idea of Western democratic values, Zelenskyy framed his argument at the G7 and Arab League as Ukraine’s casting off the yoke of an imperialist oppressor — still a pertinent sentiment for nations throughout the Global South."
https://t.co/9WgXhcTpS6

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

"Biden’s team has no intention of blowing up interdependence. Its approach focuses on key areas, such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence, where supporting Chinese development would be strategic suicide for the US"- @HalBrands
https://t.co/uaHtQPukaF

[Siddhant @SiddhantIND]

The need for deeper foreign engagement is one of the key drivers behind Uzbekistan's new 'People's Constitution'.
https://t.co/2jNtDiE42U