Sumit Saraf

Founder IHQ Capital and @TradeBacked I MBA @MIT I prev Founder @JUSTAP_media & @ConjoinHR

[Military Observer @TheMilObserverr]

An Indian journalist asked Marco Rubio about Trump calling India a hellhole.🇮🇳

The journalist asked Rubio about racist remarks made against Indians in the United States.

Rubio looked genuinely caught off guard.
"Who said that?"

The journalist replied calmly You know who.

Rubio still fumbling asked again Who made those comments?

The journalist still did not say the name.

That pause lasted long enough to go viral on its own.

Rubio replied Every country in the world has stupid people. I'm sure there are stupid people in the United States who make dumb comments all the time.

America's Secretary of State just indirectly called his own President stupid.

On camera In New Delhi, In front of Jaishankar and the Media.

Nobody had a better week than that Indian journalist. 🇮🇳

[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.

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

@GitaShlokas_ Jai Jagannath

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

@NCIBHQ @INCIndia it's a cheap way to showcase your frustration and incapability. Try it next time by supporting some good cause for the growth of the nation, Bharat.

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

The so called 'door to door' infotainment screen doesn't work most of time as well.

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

This new @Cadillac escalade2025 is a $125,000 shit in name of luxury, so is their services and exec team @GM None of their infotainment and control screens work neither the most critical, air conditioning. I did a mistake by buying, u don repeat. Better buy a @elonmusk @Tesla

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

Never ever bet against India!!

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

Global media is speculating whether current challenges in the business sector will trip India’s ambitions to be a global economic force. I’ve lived long enough to see us face earthquakes, droughts, recessions, wars, terror attacks. All I will say is: never, ever bet against India

[James Cintolo, RN FN CPT @healthbyjames]

🚨BREAKING — MIT Professor, Retsef Levi, Expert On Drug Safety Analytics From Cambridge Ma, Calls For An Immediate End To All mRNA COVID Vaccines

“They cause an unprecedented level of harm including the sudden cardiac death of young people and children”

[Aviral Bhatnagar @aviralbhat]

We talk very little about UPI - it is probably the most incredible Indian tech story of the last few years

World class

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

@viveklath This may answer your Q. https://t.co/x5ug17SX89

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

What are doing about bringing the change? @narendramodi need to do what he promised. PM, CM, MP, MLAs should be booked immediately with harsh action for such crimes.
https://t.co/mEYXPn29fv

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

@viveklath Somewhere their beliefs was to get a good job with these internship certificates; trick worked and they landed the right place 😉

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

Incredible!! this should be India's mantra for growth. Set up R&D and manufacturing in India to gain market in India.

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

Interesting data points

[Rajesh Sawhney 🇮🇳 @rajeshsawhney]

Indian Tech startups raised a record $38B in 2021

1) Bangalore gobbled up almost half of this funding, 49%; almost 50% more than No 2 NCR.

2) Bang-Del-Mumbai hogged 93% of the funding.

3) Good to see Pune-Chennai-Hyderabad-Jaipur on funding map with a combined 7% share.

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

https://t.co/TfwrwH5x0J

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

Powerful!

[DigiLocker @digilocker_ind]

All Government departments to adopt the #DigiLocker system to achieve paperless governance. The documents in the DigiLocker system are deemed to be at par with the physical documents as per IT Act, 2000.

[TradeBacked @TradeBacked]

How Inventory Lending to SMEs in Asia Can Benefit Investors
https://t.co/4V8lcDaWdc

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

Do you think, what they will think? Keep thinking..
#JUSTDOIT

[Sumit Saraf @SumitSaraf1]

@Saloni_Saxena_ I prefer a meeting 4am at night over 4am morning