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Geopolitics. IR. States.

[Diva Jain @DivaJain2]

Pak leftists collaborated with their Army against their Govt. Indian leftists collaborated with Pak leftists against their IND Govt.
What differentiates IND leftists from leftists all over the world is that they are the ONLY leftists in world who work against their own country.

[Somnath Mukherjee @somnath1978]

Amitav Ghosh lives in the US. Try pelting stones or storming police barricades there - 9 mm slugs will be the minimum to come the protestors' way.

Astonishing Amitav Ghosh, who lives in the US find this astonishing...

[Somnath Mukherjee @somnath1978]

India is therefore right to deny visas to "far left" western activists who incite/abet far left causes within India.

[Somnath Mukherjee @somnath1978]

A bird's eye view account frm an insider👇 - shd be interesting read.

In hindsight, we allowed an ingenue dictator w/a military defeat establish creds by letting him strut arnd the gangetic plains. Took too long to realise hostile apathy is the right approach towards Pak...

[Diva Jain @DivaJain2]

Economist interns trying to be too clever by half in classifying 19th century India as "British Empire" :)

[singh @nomadic_singh]

@sidhant

[Somnath Mukherjee @somnath1978]

True👇. We have to be clear wht our end-game is though. US finally didnt have an endgame re 26/11 - exited Af in ignominy. Status quo - bankrupt, violence-ridden, unstable Pak - is actually a good end-state for us.

[Somnath Mukherjee @somnath1978]

We never "had" Iran, nor are we "losing" it. Iran isnt a prize to be had/lost - it unilaterally renegotiated oil contracts when it suited.

Geopolitical quid pro quo remain, always.

We stretched fully on apartheid SA, President Mandela wagged a finger at our J&K policy. So....

[Diva Jain @DivaJain2]

Ha Joon-Chang's "Kicking Away the Ladder" should be mandatory reading in every economics class in the country especially the ones in LBSNAA and for all bureaucrats in Govt.

[Diva Jain @DivaJain2]

NRI columnists/Think Tankis who whine about the lack of generosity and sportsman spirit in India for Pakistan are now coagulating curds in their mouths :)

[Somnath Mukherjee @somnath1978]

India shd stop trying to "shape" the world. We shd only focus on getting richer - whtever it takes. If it means sleeping w/the nasty types, it shd be fully kosher. Wht Israel or China or Russia does in its neighbourhood is relevant only to the extent we can profit frm..

[Somnath Mukherjee @somnath1978]

Humanising Pak society is the worst instinct of some Indians...

[Diva Jain @DivaJain2]

Chinese value labour and industriousness. Indians value degrees and sarkari naukri. Outcomes for all to see.

[Somnath Mukherjee @somnath1978]

India disagreed v publicly w/US-EUR on Russia - finally got us into massive tariff troubles w/US. Expert view - mismanagement

India kept quiet on Iran - seems like siding w/the losing side. Expert view - mismanagement again!

Sauce, goose, gander et al...

[singh @nomadic_singh]

@PaliwalAvi @htTweets Meanwhile we have seen how a sanctioned nation like Iran can withstand mighty US and force a deal securing their nuclear ambitions.

[singh @nomadic_singh]

@PaliwalAvi @htTweets India's interests are not to fight american wars. It is to shield it's interests with all stake holders in a war which is not ours. And we did that. Whether it is energy security, relations with Iran, israel, Arabs or security of diaspora.

[Somnath Mukherjee @somnath1978]

America as a friend is fatal...

[Kanwal Sibal @KanwalSibal]

PR effort by Central Command. Too obvious.

[Rishap Vats @VatsRishap]

“We reject claims that Settebello ignored warnings calls”

“No contact whatsoever was made”

“If USN maintains that comm was attempted or established, evidence should be made public”

“We state unequivocally that the ship holds no affiliation whatsoever with Iran or Iranian oil”

[Sidhant Sibal @sidhant]

Statement by UAE based IOS Marine that operates MT Settebello, the vessel that was hit by US

"We unequivocally hold US Navy responsible"

"Its a human tragedy that resulted in loss of lives"

"Innocent lives have been lost"

"No affiliation with Iran or Iranian Oil"