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[Deep Vora @deepvora478]

Day 320 and still no refund from #GoAir for my Aug 2023 flight (PNR: AEJ3RH) booked via @goibibo — ₹5205 lost despite repeated follow-ups. Airline is under NCLT, but passengers are left stranded. Where’s the accountability? @DGCAIndia @MoCA_GoI @RamMNK @NCLTIndia @airsewa_MoCA

[The Jaipur Dialogues @JaipurDialogues]

Karan Thapar: “What have we gained?”

Shashi Tharoor's answer shocked the daylight out of Karan Thapar😂

Watch this video 👇 https://t.co/EbMRoMQIoE

[Amrullah Saleh @AmrullahSaleh2]

India invented the Chess game. Be confident.

My "becauses" to your "whys".
Why it matters to support India.

In September 1996, President Mohammad Najibullah was brutally executed in Kabul. The prevailing narrative attributes this act to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), with the Taliban as the executors.

From 1992 to 1996, the Islamic Government of Afghanistan, led by President Burhanuddin Rabbani, accused Pakistan of sponsoring Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and later the Taliban to violently overthrow the Afghan government. The ISI was named the orchestrator of this brutal war, driven by Pakistan’s pursuit of “strategic depth.” Reports assert that the ISI supplied 10,000 missiles to target Kabul during this period.

In 1997, a scorched-earth policy devastated the Shamali Plains. The destruction was attributed to a trio coalition of Al-Qaeda, the ISI, and the Taliban. Numerous interviews with national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud, available online, corroborate these assertions.

From 1998 to 2001, Pakistan’s Special Services Group (SSG) deployed units to Kunduz to support the besieged Taliban. Following the 9/11 attacks in 2001, these units were airlifted out in what became known as the “evil flights,” enabled by a secret agreement between Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and U.S. President George W. Bush.

On September 9, 2001, Ahmad Shah Massoud was assassinated by two Al-Qaeda operatives whose passports recorded twelve trips to Pakistan. General Musharraf warned British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Scotland Yard that pursuing the investigation would jeopardize Pakistan’s role in the anti-terror coalition. The investigation was halted, and the official narrative holds the ISI, Al-Qaeda, and the Taliban responsible for the death of our leader Shaheed Ahmad Shah Massoud.

From 2004 onward, Pakistan’s military provided financial, military, and logistical support to the Taliban, enabling them to regroup and wage a bloody terror campaign against the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The ISI was repeatedly condemned by Afghan leaders, including Presidents Hamid Karzai, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, and Ashraf Ghani, as well as international figures. The U.S. designated the Haqqani network as a “veritable arm” of the ISI.

In 2008, the Indian Embassy in Kabul was bombed. In 2023, the bombers’ families publicly revealed their ties to the Taliban and disclosed the terrorists’ identities online while seeking recognition and financial support from the Taliban system.

On September 20, 2011, Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani, head of the High Peace Council, was assassinated by a Taliban operative using a sophisticated bomb concealed in a turban. The operative had traveled from Pakistan, and the ISI was accused of supplying the device.

On May 31, 2017, the German Embassy in Kabul, located on a crowded street, was bombed by the Haqqani network, killing or injuring over 700 Afghans. The Haqqani network, a close ally of the ISI, was based in Peshawar and Miram Shah.

Pakistan facilitated the Taliban’s diplomatic outreach to legitimize their cause. When Kabul fell in August 2021, ISI chief General Faiz Hameed visited to assist the Taliban in forming a cabinet, famously photographed holding a teacup - celebrating the humiliation of Afghans. Pakistani leaders particularly the relgio-terrorists celebrated the fall of the Afghan Republic as a religious victory, rubbing salt on the wounds of millions of Afghans.

Emboldened by their success in Afghanistan, the ISI and its proxies launched the Pahalgam attack in Kashmir, India, on April 22, 2025, killing 26 cilivilan Indian citizens. in a brutal assault claimed by The Resistance Front (TRF), a Lashkar-e-Taiba offshoot - our common enemy. In response, India, the world’s fifth-largest economy, launched Operation Sindoor to dismantle the ISI’s terror networks.

Why should we not thank India for confronting our common enemy? Why act with cowardice? Some assert that this type of statement conflicts with the interests of our bloc, constituency, or ethnic group.
But let’s not forget Pakistan’s official stance: without the Taliban and the complete removal of ethnic diversity, particularly the Tajiks, from power in Kabul, Rawalpindi would continue to support the Taliban. This policy is recent and well-documented.

We, the good Afghans, couldn’t dismantle the ISI’s terror networks ourselves, though I wish we had. India has now taken bold action. The least we can do is offer moral and political support for India’s large-scale counter-terrorism efforts targeting the culprits behind our leaders’ assassinations.

We live in a multipolar world. The outcome of this conflict will shape South Asia’s strategic landscape. Let’s have the courage to call a spade a spade. And remember: chess was invented in India. They know the game.

[Saurav Das @SauravDassss]

The restrictions imposed on @BeerBicepsGuy by a Supreme Court bench led by Justice Surya Kant are deeply, deeply concerning. While the bench stayed his arrest and prohibited any further FIRs, it also directed him to cooperate with the investigation whenever summoned by the police and to surrender his passport. This, in itself, leaves him vulnerable to harassment.

While such conditions may be considered “normal” by today’s standards, Justice Kant’s order also bars him from conducting “any other shows for the time being.” How does a court of law justify this restriction, which amounts to nothing more than a moral injunction imposed on an individual? Can Supreme Court judges sit in moral judgement and impose their worldview on others? If it’s “okay” in this case, then what precedent does this set for future cases?

Not to mention Justice Kant’s morality lecture—typical characteristic of an institution that sees itself as the mai-baap of everything. Equally troubling is the Court’s insistence that the government must act on OTT regulation, alongside its apparent inclination to oversee that it happens.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Interesting

[Dr. S.Y. Quraishi @DrSYQuraishi]

Amazing.

[Nidhi Razdan @Nidhi]

The Congress sounds more left than the left parties. Inheritance tax is a terrible idea. Also, they make it sound like those who make money are bad people. There’s nothing wrong with making money especially when you have worked hard and earned it. The Congress needs to figure out its messaging

[Samir Saran @samirsaran]

hypocrisy of the developed world and its Media is astounding -need to be told off in this manner every.

On each issue they sermonise on… climate, society, commerce -them and their proxies. Call them out each time

Well done Mr President @OTPGY

[Vijay Gokhale @VGokhale59]

My podcast on all things China with one of my students at Kautilya School of Public Policy, Hyderabad. Thanks @KautilyaSPP
https://t.co/DZJWwqiay3

[Deep Vora @deepvora478]

Dear Friends,

I am raising funds for my brother, Parth Bharat Doshi who is suffering from Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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[Arvind Panagariya @APanagariya]

Kudos to former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh for giving an unqualified thumbs-up to India's resounding success in forging a consensus at the G20. It is heartening to see his act of bipartisanship in this great achievement of the country.
https://t.co/dqDef51pxo

[Deep Vora @deepvora478]

Ma'am episode was truly informative and insightful. Looking forward to more insightful episodes 🙌

[Smita Sharma @Smita_Sharma]

Why IR Podcasts matter?They play role of a bridge between policy makers & public opinions says Ex FS & Ex Amb to #China @VGokhale59 .Recommends books by @ShivshankaMenon & Shyam Saran. #BeyondNationAndState on @SunoIndia_in @ApplePodcasts @spotifypodcasts https://t.co/hEq4sSPDlI

[Smita Sharma @Smita_Sharma]

Many journos & editors still indulging in whataboutery.Yes #Manipur shows dark societal decline but ask Qs of the failure of leadership. If you still can’t ask why @NBirenSingh @AmitShah failed in restoring peace or why @PMOIndia still remains silent, then please keep quiet only.

[Smita Sharma @Smita_Sharma]

https://t.co/jgbfDvXRMQ #LetAfghanGirlsLearn @S_Karokhail forced to live in exile-Ex MP from Kabul rights activist recalls an #Afghanistan before #Taliban that respected women & daily horrors unleashed today. Audio #podcast #BeyondNationAndState on @SunoIndia_in Apple/Spotify

[Yashovardhan Jha Azad @yashoazad]

स्वच्छता ही हिंदू संस्कार है। पूजा स्थल स्वच्छ होने चाहिये और गंगा माँ निर्मल एवं पवित्र।कांवड़ियों से प्रार्थना है की जितनी पवित्र उनकी आस्था वैसी ही स्वच्छ पूजा स्थल होनी चाहिए। शिव शंकर भोले बाबा और गंगा माँ को शत शत प्रणाम

[Syed Akbaruddin @AkbaruddinIndia]

Why is that at times…
we need to dig deep…
to come across nuggets of good economic news…🤔

[Aviator Anil Chopra @Chopsyturvey]

If you break the traffic rule in Chennai your face will be projected with the fine... 😱🫣 Great innovation. Ideas Delhi? There are many rogue drivers on the roads

[Yusuf Unjhawala 🇮🇳 @YusufDFI]

Zafar Sareshwala: The focus for the community should be on education, rather than wasting its energies on complaining about discrimination. The community cannot be in a state of perpetual agitation and needs to put the victimhood mentality behind it https://t.co/1hr3suXHIA

[Syed Akbaruddin @AkbaruddinIndia]

Simply untrue…

May like to see the video of @POTUS44 & PM @narendramodi press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on 25 January 2015. 🇮🇳🇺🇸

https://t.co/91OyyORJOJ

[Yashovardhan Jha Azad @yashoazad]

Polity & @IPS_Association must be shocked to hear from Sports minister that chargesheet will be filed by 15 June in wrestlers case. Even PM does not have say over investigation acc to CRPC. @CPDelhi is silent - politics controls police. No proof reqd