Sumukh ಭಾರತೀಯ

Aerospace Enthusiastic 🚀| Nationalist | Traveller

[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.

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Kiel | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) group shipyard in Germany. He boarded the Type 212 class submarine and was shown the capabilities of the submarine by the company officials.

The Defence Minister is on a three-day official visit to Germany from April 21 to 23, 2026.

[Indian Air Force @IAF_MCC]

The #IAF supported successful conduct of the second Integrated Air Drop Test of #Gaganyaan Crew Module. It marks another key milestone for ISRO in the #Gaganyaan Mission.
Executed using an IAF Chinook helicopter, the trial validated the parachute-based deceleration system.
The mission stands as a testament to jointmanship between IAF, Indian Navy, ISRO and DRDO.

#IndianAirForce #Gaganyaan #AtmanirbharBharat #ISRO

@DefenceMinIndia
@SpokespersonMoD
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@isro

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Today, India takes a defining step in its civil nuclear journey, advancing the second stage of its nuclear programme.

The indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam has attained criticality.

This advanced reactor, capable of producing more fuel than it consumes, reflects the depth of our scientific capability and the strength of our engineering enterprise. It is a decisive step towards harnessing our vast thorium reserves in the third stage of the programme.

A proud moment for India. Congratulations to our scientists and engineers.

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🇮🇳 Indian soldiers celebrate Holi at 14,300 feet in Ladakh, with locals joining the festivities ♥️

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🚨 BIG! Indian Navy to COMMISSION INS Anjdeep today.

The indigenous ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE vessel will boost maritime security.

— This is NEW India 🔥

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Donald Trump on Day 1:
🗣 "I stopped World War 3 between India and Pakistan with a trade deal and tough talk!"

Reality:
🇺🇸 slaps tariffs on India
🤡 No deal. No ceasefire. Just drama.

Master of imaginary diplomacy and a tight slap on face of opposition parties in India

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

No gods or kings, only men

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🚨 India targets Rs 3 lakh crore defence exports by 2029: MoS Defence Seth.

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🚨 ISRO took 46 years for 99 spacecraft launches from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

ISRO's historic 100th launch is tomorrow. 🚀

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Congratulations to @isro on the historic 100th launch!

This incredible milestone illustrates the vision, dedication and commitment of our scientists and engineers.

With the private sector joining hands, India’s space journey will continue to attain new heights.

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🚨 Former Prime minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh passes away. RIP 🕊️

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🚨 IIT Madras unveils world's first 3D high-resolution human fetal brain images.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Bravo!

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#WATCH | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: Prayers being performed at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the second Monday of the holy month of 'saavan'.

Source: PRO Kashi Vishwanath Temple

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#WATCH | Maharashtra: Devotees throng Babulnath Temple in Mumbai to offer prayers on the occasion of the first Monday of 'Sawan' month.

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

Most followed accounts on X

1.🇺🇸 Elon Musk: 190.1m
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10.🇺🇸 Lady Gaga: 83.1m

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Lalala

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Winning Celebrations of Pawan Kalyan - the man who created history by bringing together Jana Sena, BJP and TDP as an alliance in Andhra Pradesh and winning both the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.

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🚨 UPI formally launched at the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. 🇮🇳 🇫🇷