Raghav Dembla

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

I need to amuse myself in ways I can’t get sued

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

@banadoguderler Aight dogu I hear you

[Kaiser Kuo @KaiserKuo]

If this goes forward — $250 bill with Trump's face on it. — Chinese will get a huge kick out of it. "250" (二百五， èrbǎiwǔ) is a common Chinese insult meaning a half-wit, a blockhead, a fool. Comedy writes itself. 笑死.

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

because despite all the talk of “non-alignment,” india hasn’t quite nailed the balancing act.
and the game theory said: lean in. maximise gains. stay in the game.

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

my thesis (in not-so-subtle terms) recommended:
a stronger alignment with multilateral frameworks (think: brics, sco, etc),
preserving domestic and foreign policy autonomy,
and edging just close enough to china, not out of affinity, but strategy.

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

@tanmayyb Can’t get over the irony

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

a girl in my class said to me “we (germans) vote for afd so that people like you cannot come to our country”

we are both studying in china at nyu shanghai

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

@vishtwts it’s a banger in the classes, all my homies (professors) love it

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

i think this background would go hard for my fellowship interview

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

found my stashes of handwritten flashcards for clat vocab

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

Last time I saw pvg this empty was during covid

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

winter in shanghai: bare trees, withered flowers, grey skies - a perfect match for my mood.

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

holy shit that was some good coffee

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

new study spot unlocked

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

instagram is giving achievements for watching content ? wow

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

stopped playing civilization now that I can see real time simulations

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

btw that’s chinese for sleepy as a dog - my peak chinese humour

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

it’s good that billu doesn’t have to go uni and study chinese

she’s already very 困成狗

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

@ChaitanyaaNair Their weird application system + anecdotes from people getting in after some sort of “approach” always deterred me from applying

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

@vishtwts

[Raghav Dembla @demblablabla]

another thing to be liked about shanghai:

the 25 km biking path along the huangpu river

plus points - starts right outside of my apartment

and has cafe/bars/bridges and an incredible skyline along the way

if you are in shanghai I’ll race you on it