Amberish K Diwanji

RT = sharing, RT ≠ endorsement; Liberal, Secular, Democratic, Justice for all

[Shankar Sharma @1shankarsharma]

" I want the Truth": Tom Cruise
" You can't handle the Truth": Jack Nicholason.
A Few Good Men.

Here it is, as promised a few weeks ago. On overwhelming demand.

Le Grand Fromage 's " The Uncomfortable Truth why India doesn't have Tech"

Genetics. DNA. Population Traits. They all matter. I give data.

Paul Graham of Y Combinator used traits to predict winner/ loser Founders.

I do something similar.

Don't get offended. I spare nobody. Think deeply about what I write. You will agree. The evidence is compelling.

Our Key Problem:

The Commercial Class lacks Scientific Temper.

The Ones with Scientific Temper, lack Commercialism.

Some people might say, this is the Caste System at work: privileged Brahmins etc.

I don't buy that.

I attribute our lack of Tech to this: State Population Traits ( SPTs).

Let's roll!!

https://t.co/F72bYd1DmA

[Devdutt Pattanaik @devduttmyth]

95% of world eats meat.
5% of world is vegetarian.
99% of them are Jain or Brahmin or Baniya.
They all believe in caste-based purity and untouchability.
None have invented a world class technology.
Coincidence?

[Amberish K Diwanji @amberishkd]

@DeepikaBhardwaj @Chinmayi He needs a lobotomy

[C Uday Bhaskar @theUdayB]

GENOCIDE - Candid & searing indictment of #Israel BRAVO Justice S Muralidhar
https://t.co/pHbJ6qCbNl "By targeting children, Israel is eroding foundational structure of Palestinian society, weakening the demographic vitality & overall capacity of Palestine people." No outrage ?

[Amberish K Diwanji @amberishkd]

A masterpiece in writing!

[Mukul Kesavan @mukulkesavan]

(link in comments)

[Amberish K Diwanji @amberishkd]

@Aunindyo2023 @aniketalam Mukul is one of the finest writers today!

[K. C. Singh @ambkcsingh]

As ex-JS(CPV) & Chief Passport Officer (1996-98) & 1st IFS officer(which then EAM ABVajpayee sought) to be RPO Chandigarh (1978-80), I’ve to comment: 1. What if other nations use this to deny visas or deport. 2. Before debasing existing systems a transparent system for citizenship card was needed. 3. Is all power being handed to @ECISVEEP to decide citizenship. 4. Is this about an Indian’s status or his vote?

[SANJAY HEGDE @sanjayuvacha]

In times to be, he will stand as tall as Justice Radha Binod Pal to whom there exists a shrine in Tokyo today.

[Sushant Singh @SushantSin]

This is what Modi's response to Trump's demands has been. India's trade surplus with the US has shrunk by 40%.

[Amberish K Diwanji @amberishkd]

Brilliant

[Shashikant Kore @kshashi]

Ajay Shah calmly bulldozes the "sovereign AI" rhetoric.

I fear, this won't get the attention it deserves as it doesn't pander to the peanut gallery.

Read this.

[Amberish K Diwanji @amberishkd]

@gauravsabnis Well he is a politician after all…

[Indic Voices @IndicVoices]

Two Bengalis. Two Economic Advisors to the PM.

Sanjeev Sanyal @sanjeevsanyal and Rathin Roy @EmergingRoy

One chose to always toe the government line. Another chose to show the mirror.

The difference is clear.

I have been following Rathin Roy in various mediums for at least 9 years now. He predicted this economic crisis long ago, when Bhakts were busy beating drums. No one listened. Now the water is over the head.

[Amberish K Diwanji @amberishkd]

@Aunindyo2023 Back then the govt built institutions and entire sectors that helped lift India.

[Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ @PriyankKharge]

4,000 EVMs conveniently destroyed in mystery fire at Kolkata Government building.

One has to admire the consistency of these remarkable coincidences.

The fire reportedly started on the third floor of the ten-storey building and, somehow bypassing the fourth, fifth and sixth floors, reached the eighth and ninth floors where the EVMs were stored.

Every shred of potential evidence relating to the Bengal election manipulation now disappeared.

Master conspirators like the BJP+ECI would know better than anyone: the surest way to avoid scrutiny is to ensure there is nothing left to scrutinise.

[Dr Jason Philip. M.S., MCh @Jasonphilip8]

On 7. 5. 1999, The US in it's typical arrogance, bombed the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade during the Kosovo war, killing 3 Chinese Journalists. The Chinese, in retaliation:
- Sought a formal apology from the US
- Compensation for victims
- President Jiang Zemin denounced it as a barbaric attack
- Chinese Govt backed protesters attacked U.S. diplomatic facilities in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, & Chengdu.
- President Bill Clinton was forced to issue repeated apologies.
- The US paid $4.5 million to the victims' families.
- $28 million for damage to the Chinese embassy.

In 1999, China's GDP was $1 Trillion, compared to US $ 10 Trillion. China critically depended on US investments, & export revenue from The US market. Advanced semiconductors, aviation technology, software,& telecommunications equipment largely came from the US to China. The U.S. had deployed two carrier battle groups near Taiwan, ready to strike China.

Yet, with typical civilisational pride, China stood up to the only superpower & won.. What did India do today, after the US murdered 3 Indian sailors? Issue a weak press release, without even naming The US.

[Amberish K Diwanji @amberishkd]

Interesting...

Why China got rich and India didn't https://t.co/PdhRw65lpQ

[Amberish K Diwanji @amberishkd]

@heynavtoor @theRohitBansal Brilliant. Thanks for sharing. Too many AI prompts spoils the results

[Yashovardhan Jha Azad @yashoazad]

Why shouldn't Judges play badminton in London? India is extremely hot and there are hardly any airconditioned courts. Besides going out in June means away from the dust, heat, pollution, noise, demonstrations, noise from TV channels to traffic on roads. London in June means same Indian friends but in salubrious surroundings. So Judges have judged India accurately on above counts.
Let's not grudge the lords. Our ministers also teach their kids abroad because education system in India is acknowledged by them as not good enough. Our CEOs and families also take holidays abroad bcs there is no place to walk on the mall or top tibba. Besides group dancing is more fun in California or Estonia giving us more name and fame.
From the poor labour to students, wealthy Indians to CEOs, FDIs to Rich Nirav types looking to park ill earned money, and the nouveau rich - all want to move to 'Kaneda', "Umreeka' or 'ingland'.
WE are 90 years behind

[Pragnya Gupta @GuptaPragnya]

A Life That Served a Purpose
In a world chasing fleeting applause, some souls choose the long, quiet road of service. Today, welfare economist Jean Drèze has been honoured with a global award for his profound research on poverty and inequality in India.

Born in Belgium, he made India his home and its people his purpose. With a scholar’s rigour and a revolutionary’s heart, he stood beside the forgotten—documenting their struggles, amplifying their voices, and shaping policies that reached millions.

His tireless advocacy helped birth two landmark legislations that still stand as lifelines: the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), which offered dignity through work to the rural poor, and the National Food Security Act, which sought to ensure no one sleeps hungry in a land of plenty.

This is not just an award. It is recognition of a life lived in radical empathy. Of choosing dusty villages over ivory towers. Of measuring success not in citations or comfort, but in the quiet lifting of human suffering.

Jean Drèze reminds us that the highest calling is to use one’s intellect, privilege, and time in the service of those who have the least.

In an age of cynicism, his journey is a living ode:
To knowledge that heals. To scholarship that serves. To a life that mattered.

Congratulations and Thank You Professor Drèze.
India is better because you walked among us.
May your example inspire a new generation to stop performing compassion and start practising it—with depth, persistence, and love.
🧡 🙏
#JeanDreze #ServiceAboveSelf #India #SocialJustice

[Amberish K Diwanji @amberishkd]

My piece on https://t.co/8l3KZMmHj1

Dropping Fertility Rates: Chance For India To Be Pandavas​
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https://t.co/fdqLBMliPn