Manav Raheja

Corporate lawyer. Tennis addict.

[Manav Raheja @manavito]

@BeingPractical Promoter move: Buy out the bank.

[Mahesh Jethmalani @JethmalaniM]

One detail from this Iran war should make every serious state sit up: credible reporting says Israeli leaders were shown an image of Khamenei’s body after it was recovered by Mossad agents - and that Israel had visibility on his fate faster than Iran could even confirm the death of it's supreme leader and shape the narrative. That’s not “tech”. That’s HUMINT + penetration.

Satellites don’t tell you who is in which room at what time. Signals don’t always survive encryption and discipline. What wins you wars and prevents surprises is human access so-urces, moles, defectors, recruited assets - the messy, thankless work of being inside the enemy’s bloodstream.

Israel has no luxury of being lazy at intelligence. It sits in a hostile neighbourhood with actors who openly want it erased. So it builds networks that aren’t “near the border.” They’re near the decision-makers. That’s what survival looks like when geography is unforgiving.

Now bring that lens to India. When you live next to Pakistan’s terror ecosystem and a Bangladesh theatre that keeps throwing up radical modules, you don’t get to be sentimental about “soft power” as a substitute for hard intelligence. You need early warning, deep penetration, counter-infiltration, and ruthless disruption - before the plot becomes a headline.

And this is exactly where the armchair moralists fail India. They love questioning operations after the fact. They hate the boring investments before the fact: intel budgets, source protection, language capability, field tradecraft, inter-agency fusion, and the political spine to back covert work without leaking it for TRPs.

Pop culture and superhit movies like Dhurandhar tells the story really well but makes it look stylish - one hero, one mission, one punchline. Real HUMINT though is the opposite: years of patience, ugly risks, zero credit, and often no medal because the best outcome is “nothing happened.”

This is not about chest-thumping. This is about statecraft. The world is moving into an age where wars are decided by who sees first, knows first, and shapes first. Israel gets that. India must get that - permanently. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and our intelligence apparatus, NEW INDIA definitely gets it.

Because 'terrorist harbouring neighbours' don’t send calendar invites before they strike. They send handlers, money, propaganda, and sleepers. The only answer is being inside that machinery early enough to break it.

If you want deterrence, stop thinking intelligence is an accessory. It’s the foundation.

[Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ @shanaka86]

Dubai just shut down. The busiest international airport on earth. Closed. Indefinitely.

Dubai International and Al Maktoum International both suspended all operations on February 28 per official Dubai Airports statement. Over 280 flights canceled. 250 more delayed. The airspace that handles more international passengers than any hub on the planet went dark this morning because Iranian ballistic missiles were flying through it.

Now read the airline list and understand the scale of what just broke.

Emirates. Grounded. Etihad. Grounded. Qatar Airways. Suspended all flights to and from Doha after Qatari airspace closed. Air India. Every single flight to every destination in the entire Middle East. Suspended indefinitely. Turkish Airlines. Suspended flights to Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, Qatar, and the UAE until at least March 2. Lufthansa. Dubai suspended. Air France. Tel Aviv and Beirut suspended. Wizz Air. Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Amman suspended until March 7. British Airways. Affected. Virgin Atlantic. Affected. Japan Airlines. Affected. Norwegian Air, LOT Polish, Scandinavian Airlines, Aegean, Iberia, Air Arabia, PIA, Saudia, Air Algerie. All affected. All grounded or rerouting.

This is not a regional disruption. This is the global aviation network breaking at one of its most critical nodes.

Dubai is not just an airport. It is the single largest connecting hub between Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Every flight from Mumbai to London, from Singapore to Frankfurt, from Nairobi to New York that routes through the Gulf is now either canceled, delayed, or burning extra fuel on thousand-mile detours around closed airspace. IndiGo just suspended flights to Almaty, Baku, Tashkent, and Tbilisi until March 28. Not March 2. March 28. A month of Central Asian connectivity erased because Iranian missiles crossed the flight paths.

The cost is compounding by the hour. Rerouted flights burn more fuel when oil is spiking past 100 dollars a barrel because the same conflict that closed the airspace is threatening the strait that moves 21 million barrels a day. Airlines are paying surge prices for fuel to fly longer routes around a war zone that did not exist yesterday morning. Every hour the airspace stays closed, the losses multiply across carriers already operating on thin margins.

And here is what nobody is calculating yet. Dubai’s economy runs on connectivity. Tourism. Trade. Finance. Logistics. All of it depends on DXB being open. The UAE just absorbed an act of war on its sovereign territory with a civilian killed in Abu Dhabi from missile debris. The country that built its entire economic model on being the safe, neutral, connected hub of the Middle East is now closed for business because the country it had no quarrel with fired missiles through its airspace.

Iran did not just attack military bases this morning. Iran shut down the economic engine of the Gulf.

That is a cost Tehran cannot afford to repay and the UAE will not forget.

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

The oldest man ever to reach the Australian Open final (in the Open Era).

Ladies and gentlemen, Novak Djokovic ✨

#AO26

[SK @Djoko_UTD]

Novak Djokovic defeated Jannik Sinner at almost 39 years old..At the same age,

- Ronaldo was in Saudi
- Messi was in MLS
- Nadal was Retired

Greatest Sportsman ever 🐐

[Corvath Draemir @Archaicmind3000]

Djokovic's live winning odds evolution against Sinner

Was at 4% at one point

Ridiculous

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

Here’s my point of view: Indians celebrate good billionaires like Ratan Tata, Azim Premji, and Anand Mahindra—they’re loved and emulated for their humility, philanthropy, and values. What we dislike are those who flaunt wealth, corrupt the system, and prioritize personal gain over societal good. Wealth isn’t the issue—how it’s used is!

[Shankar Sharma @1shankarsharma]

I've been procuring dozens of items from China for years. & dealing with saleskids called Sally, Eric, etc. They are usually around 25-30. Make 25k-50k Rs/ mo. Absolutely flawless service delivery & available 7 days a week, even at weird hours( eg, Sunday, 2 am local time). Largely stable. No crib, no " work life balance" Wala bs.
Aur yahan, apne demographic dividend ko WB balance chahiye+ F&O satta, ESOPs, unlimited " Naukri " site surfing from first week at new job

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

A 10th #Wimbledon final awaits for Novak Djokovic ✨

[Manav Raheja @manavito]

More power to you @nagalsumit

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Sumit Nagal beats Bublik 6-4 6-2 7-6(5) at the Australian Open

Last year, he was outside of the top 500.

He said he had just 900 euros in his bank account at 1 point.

It’s not easy to admit that, but his story was raw, honest, & real.

He made $120,000 today. And he deserves every cent.

The crowd was screaming for him & he let out a scream himself.

✅1st Indian male or female to beat a seed in a Slam since 1989

Rooting for this man til the end. 🥹

🇮🇳❤️🇮🇳

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Sumit Nagal beats Bublik 6-4 6-2 7-6(5) at the Australian Open

Last year, he was outside of the top 500.

He said he had just 900 euros in his bank account at 1 point.

It’s not easy to admit that, but his story was raw, honest, & real.

He made $120,000 today. And he deserves every cent.

The crowd was screaming for him & he let out a scream himself.

✅1st Indian male or female to beat a seed in a Slam since 1989

Rooting for this man til the end. 🥹

🇮🇳❤️🇮🇳

[Manav Raheja @manavito]

@zerodha @nikhilkamathcio @Nithin0dha help our Indian tennis champ. 3 year sponsorship from the CSR budget. He needs a solid coach and physio. The boy is talented. @nagalsumit

[Indian Tennis Daily (ITD) @IndTennisDaily]

“I am lacking support despite being India’s number one player for past few years. I am the only player to qualify for Grand Slams, only player to win a match at the Olympics in last few years, and still the government has not added my name to the TOPS scheme"

- @nagalsumit

[Aditya Kondawar @aditya_kondawar]

Varun Beverages sold 480 Cr Litres of Pepsi and other Beverages in FY23

Dominos India sold 6.7 cr to 7.83 cr Pizzas in FY23

Pizza hut India (Sapphire) sold about 1 Crore Pizzas in FY23

Pizza hut India (Devyani) sold about 1.2 Crore Pizzas in FY23

Bikaji sold almost 65 cr packets of Bhujia in FY23 (60 cr packets in FY22) – They sold 3 Cr KG of Bhujia in FY21 , must be closer to 4-4.5 Cr KG in FY23 easily!

Prataap Snacks sold 438 Cr chips packets in FY23 (400 cr packets in FY22)

QSR and Junk Food Industry volumes are on next level

Makes me bullish on QSR but even more bullish on Hospitals and healthcare Industry that will benefit thanks to the effects of this junk food consumption!

Scary Numbers for sure!

Src - Annual reports, Concalls, DRHP, For some companies did some rough calculations.

[Manav Raheja @manavito]

@eurosport @DjokerNole @atptour 🐐

[Anca Ioana @AncaIoa21]

Apparently this is what happened at Novak- Ben match. That kid is a bully.

[Goran Davidovic @Goran_Davidovic]

I am not too worried about this loss. This was very close match, only few points and luck decided winner. Really 2 points that could’ve gone either way. Nole wasn’t at his best and serve abandoned him. Nole will regroup and come back stronger. He had done it so many times before!

[Manav Raheja @manavito]

@ChrisHammer180 He was gifted the match by Novak on this point!

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

34-match winning streak. Four titles in a row. One Novak Djokovic.

A historic run from a historic champion.

#Wimbledon

[Manav Raheja @manavito]

@rolandgarros @carlosalcaraz @Wimbledon One title and Prince!!?? He won by one point. Luck and age on his side.

[Cycling on TNT Sports @cyclingontnt]

Novak Djokovic was in tears after spotting his son Stefan watching his post-match interview 🥺❤️