Faiz

[Faiz @chinarshades]

@HaseebDrabu Language shapes culture. Words influence how society thinks.
People may remember #CJP protests
demands for examination reforms,
allegations of police excesses,
calls for accountability.
But I fears many will instead remember young women shouting misogynistic abuses.

[Faiz @chinarshades]

@HaseebDrabu Misogynistic abuses reinforce patriarchy.
Liberation requires rejecting sexiest language.
Gaali= Badge of courage, evidenced from CJP protests.
why rely on centuries-old abusive language rooted in patriarchy? This is
"intellectual laziness"

[Faiz @chinarshades]

If SAGAR was a statemnt of intent & MAHASAGAR a statement of reach, #SHANTI is a statemnt of method to situate India as a preferred security partner & first responder. Not an another acronym in India's maritime lexicon but a redefinition of security from deterrence to resilience.

[Yamini Aiyar @AiyarYamini]

"In those heady moments, at the protest site, scrolling through social media, it felt as if India was breathing again, as if the fear had lifted and young India was ready to reclaim India's constitutional promise" My piece on the protest & the road ahead
https://t.co/eKe6cDz5b6

[Faiz @chinarshades]

"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies. "
-Aristotle
Becoz external enemies r visible, whereas d real battle in ethics is always internal.

[Faiz @chinarshades]

@brendanpsimms defines GP
Industrial strength, tech leadership, mil. Capability including nuclear weapons, capacity to project force beyond one's borders and the ability to influence war and peace in multiple theatres remain essential attributes of GP status

[Faiz @chinarshades]

@MarkJCarney called on d world's Middle Powers" to collaborate & fill d vacuum in a turbulent world.
For India, accepting d "Middle Power" label is an insult to its civilizational weight & its absolute potential to emerge as a system-shaping great power.
@DrSJaishankar

[Faiz @chinarshades]

@brendanpsimms places India in the category of "almost great powers", alongside France, Germany, and japan.

[Faiz @chinarshades]

The #Streisand effect is a phenomenon in whch attempts to suppress info unintentionally increases public attention to it. In d age of social media, efforts to remove r censor content can sometimes motivate users to repost & amplify it, causing it to reach a much wider audience.

[Faiz @chinarshades]

#CJP protests
Truly a #MonsoonMoment just as annual monsoon follows months of intense heat, societies too experience seasons when accumulated aspirations, frustrations, and exclusion seek peaceful democratic expression.
@abhijeet_dipke

[Faiz @chinarshades]

Youth has led the way. The veil invincibility surrounding the NaModi govt has certainly fallen, thanks to d success of the 'Monsoon Revolution' spearheaded by the #CJP. Spirited by d no-nonsense conduct of the protests, which were free of extraneous influences.
@abhijeet_dipke

[Faiz @chinarshades]

The resignation of #Pradhan is a tactical retreat on the part of Govt, not a realisation of mistakes made; as it came after abject failure of efforts to paint the protests as communal, as inspired by foreign agencies and as designed for political mileage.
#cjp
@abhijeet_dipke

[Faiz @chinarshades]

The myth of reciprocity
The core flaw in d argument fr a quick reset is d naive assumption tht if India relaxes its economic guard, China wil reciprocate with geopolitical goodwill. The foundational tenet of Chinese FP in d Asia is d est. of a unipolar continent.
@ShashiTharoor

[Faiz @chinarshades]

There is an immense strategic space b/w subordinating India's National Interests to the U.S. & conceding an unconditional economic & political surrender to china.
New Delhi must remain clear-eyed that it stands alone on the heights of Ladakh.
@ShashiTharoor
@suhasinih

[Faiz @chinarshades]

Irony is that when the students of Jammu & Kashmir peacefully protested for nearly Five months against exam paper leaks, hardly any national leader came forward to support them—or even raise their voices on the issue.
#cjp
@RahulGandhi
@abhijeet_dipke

[Faiz @chinarshades]

Worth pondering upon
As I walked out the door towards the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind. I'd still be in prison.
#NelsonMandela

[Faiz @chinarshades]

@AiyarYamini argues that how Indian citizen is gradually being transformed from a rights-bearing citizen to a labharthi (beneficiary).
#Techno-patrimonialism

[Faiz @chinarshades]

The Paradox of State Politics: While states vociferously demand rights & autonomy from the Union government, they are deeply complicit in practicing the exact same centralization within their own borders by refusing to devolve pol. power and funds to local bodies.
@AiyarYamini

[Faiz @chinarshades]

The political rhetoric of a ‘Double Engine’ narrative ("having the same political party at both Center and the state guarantees maximum efficiency and development") is an assault on federalism says @AiyarYamini

[Faiz @chinarshades]

Balancing equity with performance requires a very deep & detailed dialogue.Contribution to GDP is not an appropriate measure. After all, the contribution of cheaper labour from Bihar to T Nadu to enable some of T Nadu’s manufacturing is also a contribution to GDP.
@AiyarYamini

[Faiz @chinarshades]

@AiyarYamini
Federalism=Accommodation
#Article370
State must recognise and protect subnational political identities, rather than subsume them within a broader majoritarian one. https://t.co/ZF8Gjmlmz5