UrbanShaman

Fond father, old school audiophile, voyeur of the future, innovation driver, angel investor...discovering my IKIGAI. Tweets are my own & not of my office.

[India New Zealand Business Council - INZBC @inzbc]

#NZIndiaFTA showing early signs of growth hear @EdwinPaul speak with Ryan Bridge on @NewstalkZB
https://t.co/vLpYURCp4Y

[India New Zealand Business Council - INZBC @inzbc]

@EdwinPaul spoke with @NewstalkZB about the #NZIndia relationship
@chrisluxonmp
@toddmcclaymp
https://t.co/UepHYmqixg

[UrbanShaman @EdwinPaul]

@chandl65206 @chrisluxonmp @narendramodi Any trade agreement includes services. Services provision cannot be separated from the provider. This FTA addresses the mobility of people (temporary) and not immigration.

[UrbanShaman @EdwinPaul]

@Antiworkship @chrisluxonmp @narendramodi Rich coming from a person who can’t even spell

[Sunil Kaushal @nzindmgt]

The importance of #NZIndiaFTA is how much it will lift a little nation like NZ on the global front - @BradOlsenNZL
@VangelisVNZ @toddmcclaymp @inzbc @EdwinPaul @NZTEnews @IndiainNZ @NZinIndia

[India New Zealand Business Council - INZBC @inzbc]

'This was expected': Boss of India-NZ Business Council @EdwinPaul dismisses Peters' racism claims.
https://t.co/aOyGfAHpzw

[India New Zealand Business Council - INZBC @inzbc]

Another house full at 'Inside NZ India FTA' event with @VangelisVNZ in Auckland.
Focus long term
@IndiainNZ @IndiaInAuckland @EdwinPaul @NZTEnews @MFATinAuckland

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

Deeply devastated by the tragic news from the Gulf of Oman. Three innocent Indian civilian seafarers — Patnala Suresh, Shivanand Chaurasiya, and Aditya Sharma — have lost their lives following a targeted US precision military strike on the commercial oil tanker, M/T Settebello.

These men were not combatants. They were civilian mariners doing their jobs, caught in the crossfire of a geopolitical standoff.

I strongly support the Government of India's swift and firm response in calling out this unacceptable overreach. By summoning the US Chargé d'Affaires to lodge a strong protest and forcefully raising the matter at the United Nations, New Delhi has made it clear that Indian lives are not acceptable “collateral damage”.

While the US enforces its maritime blockade, it must cease and desist from targeting commercial civilian infrastructure and crews. A military strike on an engine room, knowing civilians are on board, is unjustifiable.
Global maritime forces have plenty of non-lethal methods to intercept, redirect, or board non-compliant vessels. Resorting to missile strikes that kill civilian crews must stop immediately. Freedom of navigation must apply to the safety of the sailors who power global trade. I hope india firmly demands this of its US interlocutors since practically every ship in those waters carries Indian crew.

Our deepest prayers are with the bereaved families. We stand with you. 🕉️ शांति!

[UrbanShaman @EdwinPaul]

Amen & Thank you @VangelisVNZ

[Sunil Kaushal @nzindmgt]

Thanks @VangelisVNZ for your hard work, dedication & tenacity.
@chrisluxonmp @toddmcclaymp @dbseymour @chrishipkins @DamienOConnorMP @vanushi_walters @ChrisPenknz @inzbc @EdwinPaul @bakshiks @NZinIndia @MFATNZ @NZTEnews

[ASSOCHAM @ASSOCHAM4India]

On the sidelines of the India–New Zealand Business Forum, ASSOCHAM signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the India–New Zealand Business Council (INZBC), marking an important step towards operationalising the opportunities emerging from the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.

The MoU establishes a structured framework to facilitate and formalise industry-led initiatives, enabling closer collaboration between businesses across both countries.

The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to building a more connected, resilient, and future-ready economic relationship between India and New Zealand.

#ASSOCHAM #IndiaNewZealand #MoU #GlobalPartnerships #FTA #EconomicCooperation #ViksitBharat #IndiaNZFTA

@MEAIndia @CimGOI @DoC_GoI @PiyushGoyal @DPIITGoI @IndiainNZ @NZinIndia @EdwinPaul @ASSOCHAMSG @DeeptiSayana

[India New Zealand Business Council - INZBC @inzbc]

#NZINDIAFTA
A historic day in the NZ India relationship today. FTA has been signed & INZBC looks forward to strengthening businesses across the 2 countries. Our sincere congratulations to negotiators on their efforts.
@chrisluxonmp @toddmcclaymp @nzindmgt @EdwinPaul @bakshiks

[Sunil Kaushal @nzindmgt]

Yes indeed it is a Dawn of a new era. #NZIndiaFTA
Been 16 long years to come to this point.
Thanks @toddmcclaymp @chrisluxonmp @VangelisVNZ @nebuer42 @samirsaran @michelappleton @SuzJessep @AntoniaWatsonNZ @EdwinPaul @BhavDhillonnz @SameerHandaNZ @chawlabharat18 @bakshiks

[India New Zealand Business Council - INZBC @inzbc]

#NZIndiaFTA

[UrbanShaman @EdwinPaul]

Yessss Lesssgo

[India New Zealand Business Council - INZBC @inzbc]

#INZBC welcomes @nzlabour @chrishipkins announcement that it will support #NZINDIAFTA
@EdwinPaul @nzindmgt @chawlabharat18
https://t.co/E0wRzXEyea

[India New Zealand Business Council - INZBC @inzbc]

#INZBC welcomes the decision to sign the FTA with India.
@chrisluxonmp
@toddmcclaymp
@PiyushGoyal
@IndiainNZ
@NZinIndia
@EdwinPaul
@chawlabharat18
@nzindmgt
@bakshiks
@VangelisVNZ
@NathanGuyOtaki
@ExportWgtn
@BusNZ_Advocacy
@BusinessNZ
@KatherineRichNZ
https://t.co/Oj7KSMdJMs

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

When a computer tracks the Indian classical dancer in this video, it picks up perfect circles, triangles, and curves in every movement. There are exactly 108 of them. All 108 were written into a manual over 2,000 years ago.

That manual is the Natya Shastra. Six thousand verses, written somewhere around 200 BCE. It describes 108 specific dance movements for Bharatanatyam, one of the oldest dance forms in India. Each movement spells out three things: where your hands go, what angle your body holds, and the exact path your legs trace. Roughly 150 step combinations grow out of those 108 base movements. A trained dancer spends years learning 70 to 80 of them.

Watch the dancer's legs in the video. The bent-knee squat creates a diamond shape. Palms together make a triangle. When researchers plotted these positions in three dimensions this year, they found the moving body carves out twisted spirals and bowl-shaped curves, the kind of shapes you see in an engineering textbook, not a dance studio. Every limb holds a specific angle and moves a measured distance.

The rhythm is math too. A 7-beat song gets filled with dance steps of 3 and 4. Scale that to 35 beats and the groups of 3 and 4 repeat five times. Choreographers work out these splits in their heads while performing live. All 108 movements are also carved into the stone walls of a 12th-century temple in Tamil Nadu called Chidambaram, many panels still carrying the original Sanskrit description next to them. A choreography textbook in granite, still legible after 900 years.

A 2013 study put 25 people on a walkway rigged with motion-capture cameras. Every human stride has two parts: when your foot is on the ground and when it swings forward. The ratio between those two parts came out to 1.620. The golden ratio is 1.618. Your foot lifts off at 61.8% of every step you take, and it has done this your entire life. A Bharatanatyam dancer takes that same built-in proportion and amplifies it across 108 movements, each one tracing shapes that were set down in writing over 2,000 years before the tracking software in this video existed.

[UrbanShaman @EdwinPaul]

@StephenJacobi @inzbc @FranOSullivan @nzherald @nzindmgt @GMortonNZ @IndiainNZ @MuanpuiiSaiawi @NZinIndia @FieoHq @RajeshAgrawal94 @chrisluxonmp @toddmcclaymp @chrishipkins @DamienOConnorMP Amen

[India New Zealand Business Council - INZBC @inzbc]

#INZBC helping create more opportunities for 🇮🇳 🇳🇿 businesses with inking a strategic relationship with @FieoHq & AIPMA in Mumbai. We look forward to converting these into opportunities @MuanpuiiSaiawi
@DoC_GoI @nzindmgt @EdwinPaul @IndiainNZ @NZinIndia @IndiaInAuckland @NZTEnews

[UrbanShaman @EdwinPaul]

In Aotearoa New Zealand our kids are taught to say thank you and please to even regular bus drivers. “Thank you Driver” is such a common phrase you hear every day in all the buses.

[Parth @AreRohitBhai]

Other team players leaving team bus Vs New Zealand players leaving team bus,

The difference is very clear 🫡❤️

[FIEO @FieoHq]

🌍🤝 Strengthening Global Trade Partnerships! 🇮🇳🇳🇿

FIEO, in collaboration with AIPMA, successfully hosted an International Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet during PLASTIWORLD 2026 (March 23-25, 2026) at the Jio World Convention Centre,📍Mumbai.

✨ A key highlight of Day 3 (25th March 2026) was the signing of a landmark MoU between FIEO & India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC), paving the way for enhanced trade collaboration between India and New Zealand.

👥 The ceremony was graced by esteemed dignitaries including:
🔹 Mr Ravikant Kapur, Vice President, FIEO
🔹 Dr Ajay Sahai, Director General & CEO, FIEO
🔹 Mr Khalid Khan, Past Vice President, FIEO
🔹 Mr Edwin Paul, Chair, INZBC
🔹Mr Mrigank Gupta, MC Member, FIEO and
🔹 Senior officials from FIEO, AIPMA & INZBC among others

📸 Glimpses from the MoU Signing Ceremony:
✨ Leadership coming together to foster global partnerships
✨ Key stakeholders driving export growth & innovation
✨ Strengthening India’s footprint in international trade

#FIEO #Plastiworld2026 #MoUSigning #IndiaNewZealand #GlobalTrade #Exports #TradePartnership #BusinessGrowth #AIPMA #INZBC #MakeInIndia #AtmanirbharBharat #TradeOpportunities 🌐📈

@DoC_GoI @dgftindia @mssidc @CMOMaharashtra @MahaDGIPR @IndiainNZ @NZinIndia @AIPMAINDIA @inzbc @minmsme @startupindia @makeinindia @DEH_DGFT @ODOP_IND @ecgclimited @IndiaEximBank @Plexconcil