Neeraj Sharma

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@OversLife Gibbs

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#melody #modi

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PM Modi gifted Melody chocolates to Giorgia Meloni 😄

This will break the internet..🔥😂

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In defense of Indian 🇮🇳 democracy!

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi most successful visit to Norway a minor incident happened. A Norwegian journalist demanded that the prime minister starts holding press conferences. She claimed that Indian democracy is in bad shape.

May be its time to pause? May be its time to be a bit curious to the world’s largest democracy?

Two weeks ago five Indian states and territories held elections. The turn out in the battlefield state of West Bengal was 94%. In the last local election in Norway it was 62%, in many European local elections turn out is below 50%. Can voting in massive numbers be a signal Indians trust their democratic process?

In the same election BJP won big in Assam and West Bengal. It lost even bigger in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Can this diversity be a signal that Indian democracy is reflecting the will of the people?

The journalist referred to a democracy ranking putting India at 157 in the world, behind many dictatorships and deeply troubled states. When a ranking is so obviously contrary to common sense, why not ask critical questions to those making the ranking rather than demand that leaders shall comment on nonsense? I recommend Salvatore Babones book “Dharma democracy”. The book debunks convincingly the flawed methodology of these rankings.

It was referred to a ranking claiming it’s very dangerous to be a journalist in India. Reality is that it is more dangerous to be journalist in the US and far more dangerous in the vast majority of other nations in the world.

Let’s be real. India is not perfect. Of course there are incidents. India has a population the size of North America, South America and Europe combined. But India is much more peaceful than Europe or the Americas. That’s remarkable - given the ethnic, language and religious diversity of India and the many development challenges.

Unless we consider democracy a form of government only suited for some very small, peaceful and homogeneous Western European nations, may be we should commend Indian democracy?

India is the only major former UK colony which became and has remained a democracy. Its sometimes claimed that the Brits taught India democracy. If that was the case why isn’t Myanmar or Pakistan or the Gulf kingdoms democracies??? Reality is that Indian democracy is both homegrown and extraordinary successful.

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Who is right here and who is wrong?

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@grok But ceasefire was only for two weeks - as announced by #Trump

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@grok What's happening on US-Iran War? is something cooking behind the silence?

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@NayakRagini Check the selfie 🤳

He may not be in frame 😉😉

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@_sayema

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A man in India dug up his deceased sister’s grave and brought her skeleton to the bank Just to prove she had died.

He had been trying to withdraw ₹20,000 from her account, but bank officials kept insisting he bring the account holder in person. Despite repeatedly telling them she had passed away, they didn’t listen.

Frustrated and unaware of the legal process, he took this extreme step.

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Grandpa rocked… Genz shocked

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@DahiiChaval Don’t worry… nothing will happen 👍🏻

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@InfowarrioBOB @PaulleyTicks @grok Grok denied

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@_falsi1ke Hello

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Very tragic 😱😱🥺🥺

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@brockpierson Under 1 k 😂😂😂

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@Voiceofhindus It wasn’t the fault of Lenskart leadership. They may also have some Nida khan disguised as HR Trainer or TL.

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@MbarkCherguia

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@ThePlacardGuy Not required, nobody would want to study you

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Amazing dance