Mamata Das

A development professional interested in #SustainableDevelopment #entrepreneurship #education #environment #sanitation #CSR

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

@chemicalbondin Unfortunately, corruption is not restricted to political parties alone. Other pillars of democracy (executive, judiciary, and media) are also increasingly rusted by corruption, vested interests, and institutional compromises.

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

India needs to learn a lot from China.
#AntiCorruption
Two former Chinese Defence Ministers sentenced to death for corruption - The Hindu https://t.co/EgpoyizE9A

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

@ByRakeshSimha Sporadic vigilance raids don’t fix systemic corruption. They create fear, sometimes headlines, but rarely anything beyond that.

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

The Noble Peace Prize is nothing about peace. It's more about politics and power plays.

However, it needs to be appreciated that despite Trump's strong insistence, the Noble committee did not give in to his desire for recognition and self promotion.

#TheNobelPeacePrize

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

@GitaShlokas_ Jai Jagannath 🙏🙏🙏

[🚩Harbir Singh Suri _ हरबीर सिंह सूरी_JAI SRI RAM! @HarbirSinghSuri]

@Mamatadas
Grudges are a waste of happiness.

Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can't change. Love deeply and forgive quickly.

Life is too short to be unhappy.

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

The truth is simple. The United States was & still is the homeland of Indigenous peoples. Everyone else arrived through force, ambition, or survival. This must be told to younger generations, who may not understand the value of human life & the pain caused by violence.
#AntiICE

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

Those who had arrived earlier often claimed legitimacy: “We came first.” This mindset built social hierarchies and shaped immigration laws that favored some while excluding others.
Despite being a “nation of immigrants,” the U.S. has never welcomed all equally.
#AntiICE

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

Africans were brought not as settlers but as enslaved labor, forced to build the wealth of a nation that denied their humanity. Their contributions were immense, yet their rights were denied for centuries.
#AntiICE

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

The United States began as a collection of European colonies built on Indigenous lands. Long before settlers arrived, Native peoples lived with their own systems and societies. But colonizers claimed the land as their own, displacing those who were already here.  
#AntiICE

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

@ShefVaidya This doesn't exclude NGOs but reposition them as partners under strict standards, with the govt taking full responsibility for funding, staffing, monitoring and child welfare.

A child's safety is the state's duty. It's time to act with the seriousness this issue demands.

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

@ShefVaidya Every child deserves a safe & nurturing environment, whether at home, in an orphanage, or in a shelter.Many shelter homes, often run by NGOs, fail to provide the protection & care children need. Just as SHGs were integrated into the NRLM, shelter homes must be brought under govt.

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

@OdishaVigilance In the last one year, how many corrupt officials have been procecuted? What happened to their illegally ammassed wealth?

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

@soumyajitt Corruption in government offices is thriving due to weak institutions. In any case, only a small number of corrupt officials are ever caught. For a few days, the media becomes hyperactive. After that, the story fades. The officials return to their offices & corruption continues.

[Randhir Jaiswal @MEAIndia]

Statement by Official Spokesperson⬇️
🔗 https://t.co/aEi9bMFOHi

[🚩Harbir Singh Suri _ हरबीर सिंह सूरी_JAI SRI RAM! @HarbirSinghSuri]

To my mind Listening is the deepest form of respect.
Meditation is now prescribed as remedy for stress and depression
I believe simplest form of Meditation is to learn to shut up and really hear someone.
Currently we need more listeners and less speakers to curb noise pollution

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

@mariawirth1 You are not alone. Even one of the smartest minds #ElonMusk got fooled 😊
#TrumpTariff

[Mamata Das @Mamatadas]

@TheVivekSinghal There is a difference between a leader and a dealer.

A leader unites, inspires and focuses on the long term benefits.

A dealer trades, negotiates and often looks for personal gain.

#Modi vs #Trump
#TrumpTariff

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

You can tariff our exports, but not our sovereignty. Raise your tariffs- we’ll raise our resolve, find better alternatives, and build self-reliance. 🇮🇳
India bows to none.

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

The ‘law of unintended consequences’ seems to be operating stealthily in the prevailing tariff war unleashed by the U.S.

Two examples:

The EU may appear to have accepted the evolving global tariff regime, responding with its own strategic adjustments. Yet the friction has nudged Europe to rethink its security dependence, leading to higher defence spending in France and Germany. In the process, Germany has moderated its fiscal orthodoxy, which may well catalyse a resurgence in Europe’s major economies. The world could gain a new engine for growth.

In Canada, long hampered by notorious internal trade barriers between its provinces, steps are now being taken to dismantle them, bringing the country closer to a common market and enhancing economic resilience.

Both these ‘unintended consequences’ could become long-term positives for global growth.

Shouldn’t India too seize this moment to shape a virtuous consequence for itself? Just as the 1991 forex reserves crisis triggered liberalisation, can today’s global ‘Manthan’ over tariffs yield some ‘Amrit’ for us?

Two strong steps we can take today are:

1. Radically Improve Ease of Doing Business
—India must go beyond incremental reform and create a genuinely effective single-window clearance system for all investment proposals.
—While states control many investment regulations, we can begin with a coalition of willing states aligning with a national single-window platform.
—If we demonstrate speed, simplicity, and predictability, we can make India an irresistible destination for global capital in a world seeking trusted partners.

2. Unleash the Power of Tourism as a Forex Engine
—Tourism is one of the most underexploited sources of foreign exchange and employment.
—We need to dramatically accelerate visa processing, improve tourist facilitation, and build dedicated tourism corridors around existing hotspots, offering assured security, sanitation, and hygiene.
—These corridors can serve as models of excellence, encouraging other regions to emulate and raise national standards.

And a broader action agenda to build on these pillars:
Liquidity & Support for MSMEs; Infrastructure Investment acceleration; A Manufacturing Push, via enhancement and expansion of the scope of PLI schemes; Rationalise import duties so that duty on manufacturing inputs are lowered and assist in improving our competitiveness.

Let the unintended consequences we create be the most intentional and transformative ones of all.

We cannot fault others for putting their nations first. But we should be moved to make our own nation greater than ever.