Madhur Sharma

Writer—Journalist at @firstpost—Habitual reader, occasional book reviewer—All activity personal—Likes are bookmarks, not actually likes—DU & IIMC alum

[Madhur Sharma @madhur_mrt]

In July, India and US were close to finalising a deal. But #Trump intervened and made unrealistic demands.

While India wanted a win-win deal and sought middle ground, Trump didn't want a deal but surrender, risking decades of progress in ties.

My report.
https://t.co/O3XUHNGVoz

[Firstpost @firstpost]

But Fauci never went public with these concerns about either the Covid-19 virus’ structure or the realisation that China was lying about the outbreak’s source at the Wuhan market.

Read how Fauci kept everyone in the dark.
https://t.co/pkle97Q92B

[Firstpost @firstpost]

Former White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci wrote in his diary in January 2020 that the wet market in Wuhan, China, was “not the source” of the Covid-19 outbreak. But he repeatedly stated publicly that the outbreak likely began at the market. 🧵

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Gurugram woman says she was shot at during July 20 protest
✍️@berwaltweets
https://t.co/a2coPKAp0M

[Reuters @Reuters]

Indian authorities have suspended a policeman for firing rounds in the air from an assault rifle to disperse student protesters in an eastern state, the latest flashpoint in a wave of youth protests that forced the federal education minister to resign https://t.co/8zHfK9nuwV

[Madhur Sharma @madhur_mrt]

This guy was a 'free speech champion' that so many cheered for.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@raelbrav She is a traitor to the West, plain and simple

[Vijaita Singh @vijaita]

Crowds breaks in jubilation at Jantar Mantar after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Video by @Sushil_Verma9

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

This is utterly appalling. Even in the days of the JP Movement leading up to the Emergency, there was no bar by the @UnivofDelhi on students joining any of his protests, and a couple of members of my Union Cabinet at St Stephen’s, including the late Chandan Mitra, openly did so.

If one of India’s foremost public universities is allowed to threaten its students and faculty with significant consequences if they attend a protest, it has a chilling effect on democratic speech and expression. Most DU students are not so privileged as to ignore such a sternly-worded warning without fearing that their academic or professional prospects might suffer if they attended the protest.

A university is meant to teach critical thinking and independent assessment of issues, not to stifle these very qualities. Shame on those at the @UnivofDelhi who saw fit to issue such a tweet. They are unworthy of holding any position at an institution of higher learning in a democracy.

[Ayush Tiwari @sighyush]

Safdarjung Hospital doctors say wounds on a journalist covering the students’ protests on July 20 are “consistent with pellets striking” his body.

Clearest evidence so far for the use of pellet guns during the students' protests.

Story: https://t.co/FVPosnzdic

[Humza Jilani @humza_jilani]

As Field Marshal Asim Munir prepared to host US-Iran peace talks, he dispatched fighter jets to eastern Saudi Arabia in case they failed.

Riyadh repaid the favour with a $3bn bailout. Our @FT Big Read on Pakistan's global clout, and domestic weaknesses:
https://t.co/6xR99UJwxF

[Madhur Sharma @madhur_mrt]

What if some babu changes his name as Dharmendra Pradhan and resigns?

[Hemant Rajaura @hemantrajora_]

Breaking : Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi transferred to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

[Preeti Choudhry @PreetiChoudhry]

Safdarjung Hospital medical report of one the injured protester confirms Pellet gun injury - news break by India Today Reporter @inksleuth

[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

19-year-old protestor may lose vision in right eye due to pellet injury, says family. Delhi Police said it's forces don't have pellet guns, those with clear pellet injury marks say they were shot by RAF personnel. @butaniashna reports @the_hindu https://t.co/IIvShcfXAR

[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

An Outlook India reporter was among those injured during the police crackdown, with medical records documenting pellet wounds even as Delhi Police deny using the weapon.

https://t.co/QTVNJismPe

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

The documents are so damning in refuting Trump's own case that I wonder if anyone in the White House actually read them (or understood what they were looking at)

[Firstpost @firstpost]

Trump has declared that the interim deal he signed with Iran was “over”, but the renewed fighting is a direct result of his inability to abide by the deal that he signed. 🧵

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[Firstpost @firstpost]

By signing the MoU, Trump therefore turned the international waters of the Strait into waters subject to Iranian sovereign rights and granted it authority over its administration.
https://t.co/HajPtPE92X

[Firstpost @firstpost]

Top Trump ally Elbridge Colby’s tirade against middle powers betrays the realisation that America First has become America Alone, and that loneliness may make it only a matter of time before the United States itself is relegated to middle-power status. 🧵

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[Firstpost @firstpost]

Colby’s tirade signalled that Trump has been rattled by the fact that the world has increasingly begun cutting off the United States from alliances, supply chains, and decision-making.
https://t.co/1wtwkk0gfd

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

I’ve written a book about my time as President. It’s called PROMISE ME, AMERICA. It’s coming out November 17th and is available for preorder now. 
https://t.co/uMINr9efxS
@littlebrown

[Firstpost @firstpost]

American attacks on vessels in international waters from the Caribbean Sea to West Asia, which have killed over 200 sailors, are illegitimate acts amounting to extrajudicial killings, international law expert Prof. Radhika Jagtap said. 🧵

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