Mangal Singh

Observer/Analyst/Thinker. Occasional Communicator/Doer. Engineer/Investor/Entrepreneur.

[Mangal Singh @mangalsingh]

We might as well get along and get comfortable. Grand schemes of world domination be damned.

[Mangal Singh @mangalsingh]

Global Media And Operation Sindoor: Why Narrative Warfare Matters

https://t.co/L7sF0aDwgN

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of positive stories that will restore your faith in humanity 🧵

1. Man posing with photo of forest he revived

[Amish Tripathi | Author | Broadcasting | History @authoramish]

Why I will be voting for Prime Minister Modi & his government

As a rule, I have not spoken on politics in the past. I’d like to break this self-imposed rule this time.

I support Prime Minister Modi and his national government. I think it’s crucial to vote for our Prime Minister, through his candidates, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. And I seek to share with you the thoughts that have guided this decision.

The obvious reasons from his government’s past record have been covered by many, and I will quickly run through some of them. Dramatic reduction in poverty, emphatic strengthening of the national finances and fisc, vast improvements in infrastructure (I see it in Mumbai, the city I live in, and also Varanasi, the city my family hails from), rising GDP growth rates, investments in science & tech, incentives for start-ups & small-business loans (something I hear about from my readers, who are largely the youth), vastly improved welfare delivery (which has reduced leakages that were common in the past). All good things.

But the key reason is this: The long peace and Global Order that emerged 1945 onwards, after the end of World War II, is clearly coming to an end. Wars are raging across many parts of the world. Old alliances are breaking down. The world is not able to come together to manage Global problems like the after-effects of a once-in-a-generation pandemic like Covid, unsustainable trade imbalances, debt crisis (including in the rich developed world, frankly), piracy issues in the seas, vast reduction in the costs of hi-tech weapons of war (which allows terrorists like Houthis to largely blockade the critical Suez Canal, for instance), the climate crisis… These are timebombs waiting to blow up on the face of the planet. And the world is unprepared to handle most of them.

When a Global Order crumbles, there is usually a time of chaos, tumult and often, war.

We are living in one such period of tumult & intense change. And how the world lands – on its feet or not - in this period, will decide the new Global Order over the next many decades, perhaps even a few centuries. At such critical times, one needs top-of-the-line leadership. The US had exceptional leadership during World War I & II. It led to the present World Order that emerged, and it was very advantageous for the US.

At this critical stage in world history, we Indians need leadership that has intense motivation, competencies that are top-of-the-line, ability to work hard, capability to carry the masses along. And skills to engage with the world with firm clarity; with kindness when possible, but with steely resolve when necessary.

There are many who love and admire Prime Minister Modi. Some do not. To those who don’t, my appeal, at this critical juncture in world history is this: we need a strong government with a clear majority, which can engage with the world in a robust manner and ensure that India emerges at the top at the end of this period of tumult. If India is strong, all of us Indians at least have a chance of being strong. If India weakens (like it did in the late 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s), it is guaranteed that we will all weaken. Remember, because we have a strong government, we can negotiate resolutely with more powerful countries and do things which are in our national interest (like buying oil from Russia, which has kept our inflation in check).

We need Chanakyan leadership at this critical time for our nation, our civilisation. We need Prime Minister Modi to continue. I will be voting for the NDA candidate in my constituency. I hope you will too.

- Amish
15th April, 2024

#LokSabhaElections2024

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

We will accept the Greek god of Medicine Asclepius and his serpent-entwined staff but will reject the Indian god of Medicine Dhanwantari and his leech-entwined conch, as the symbol of our Medical institutions.

Physician, heal thyself.

[Sanjeev Sanyal @sanjeevsanyal]

I am just making a common-sense point on the Apple alert issue. Just read the language of the notification. It is full of loaded language like "because of who you are or what you do" - hardly a technical alert. Also odd how it states "state-sponsored" without any proof 1/n

[Mangal Singh @mangalsingh]

I've been saying this for so long. It's become fashionable reinterpret the great epics of India. Anybody who understands the civilizational values will easily be able to differentiate between heroes and villains. Politically motivated twisted interpretations notwithstanding.

[Deepak M R @deepakmrd27]

Unraveling the Karna myths. Here is a list of myths about Karna with real facts from Vyasa Mahabharata.
1) Was Karna a low-caste?
Answer is no! He was the son of a Suta, born to a Kshatriya and a Brahmana. It was a class of society and not considered low-caste.
@Sai_swaroopa

[Mangal Singh @mangalsingh]

Enjoy this loving musical tribute by Mukesh et al to one of the greatest masterpieces of Indian literature. The singing, musical interludes, composition are all done with great love. Haven't heard a better musical version of Shri Ramcharitmanas.

https://t.co/oFbjvffTL8

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

Patayat Sahu, from Kalahandi, has spent his entire life making an astonishing garden of 3000 medicinal plants. He has catalogued his plants in two illustrated volumes but doesn’t have money to publish them. He treats everyone for free.

He is this year’s recipient of Padma Shri.

[Archit Agarwal @Archit2887]

@kit_kiran @MMRDAOfficial @CPCB_OFFICIAL @mybmcWardPN @mybmc @mybmcHealthDept @CMOMaharashtra @Dev_Fadnavis See the AQI near the cement mixer plant- 305
The GPS location is also available.
Please take necessary action as thousands of residents are staying right next to this illegal plant.

[Sanjeev Sanyal @sanjeevsanyal]

Facebook has just informed me that my post on 26/11 Mumbai attacks is against their "Community Standards" on spam........ really??? And how is it spam? or "false advertising"?

[Mangal Singh @mangalsingh]

@ericlaw Keep an eye on your hydration and electrolyte levels.

[Sanjeev Sanyal @sanjeevsanyal]

A setback maybe, but how is the Afghanistan situation a "humiliation" for India? There is nothing that India did to precipitate this situation. Surely, this is really a humiliation for NATO ...... but, of course, some brown people need to share the blame......

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

Reading for curiosity is better than reading for self improvement.

[Mangal Singh @mangalsingh]

@varad_kibe @PMOIndia Varad, try UPI. Last year I used their UPI address to pay. PMCARES@SBI

[Mangal Singh @mangalsingh]

Even if you don't have time to listen to the entire track and series, I'd strongly recommend listening to the first 13 minutes today on Ram Navami. It is simply great.

[Mangal Singh @mangalsingh]

Enjoy this loving musical tribute by Mukesh et al to one of the greatest masterpieces of Indian literature. The singing, musical interludes, composition are all done with great love. Haven't heard a better musical version of Shri Ramcharitmanas.

https://t.co/oFbjvffTL8

[Sanjeev Sanyal @sanjeevsanyal]

It is good to see global "experts" take such an interest in Indian agriculture. Perhaps they should ask their own governments why they keep complaining to WTO about support to Indian farmers. Meanwhile, look forward to introduction of APMC mandis in Sweden & US

[Mangal Singh @mangalsingh]

@singhsahana @sanjeevsanyal https://t.co/6u6Uc0Ox9H
Here Pandit Jasraj ji sings one stuti mantra from each of the Vedas. The saamaveda portion is especially beautiful. Just wish he had recorded entire saamaveda in his voice. I would not listen to anything else.

[𝕾𝖆𝖒𝖕𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖓𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖆 𝕸 संस्कृतं मम जीवनम् @Sampadananda]

Ramakrishna is Paramahamsa - not 'Great Swan'
Shivaji is Chatrapati - not 'Lord of Umbrella'.

Because of the wide gulf between Sanskrit & English with respect to genius, sentence structure and turn of thought, a verbal translation from Sanskrit to English would be disastrous.

[Mangal Singh @mangalsingh]

@sanjeevsanyal That's a brachistochrone. Love that YouTube channel vsauce.