America lectures the world on democracy while its history is littered with coups, invasions and wars โ Iran, Guatemala, Chile, Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Venezuela
Data will tell you the one single nation responsible for โTerrorโ in its truest form pretends to be the saviour of the world
The self-appointed saviour of humanity has a long history of deciding what other nations should do with their own resources.
Elon Musk, India is not Americaโs colony. Our markets are not your birthright. Our resources are not yours to plunder.
Drop the colonial arrogance. India is a sovereign nation, not a playground for American billionaires. ๐ฎ๐ณ
Through an RTI reply, we have obtained the Delhi Police's SOP for drones. The 75 drones it governs were launched as a women's safety project. The SOP clears them for "surveillance and reconnaissance" and "crowd monitoring and riot control". 1/10
Read more: https://t.co/qQ9vaRjYRF
You see extensive closure of roads in India's capital.
A large area out of bounds for citizens.
I see a shrinking writ.
Like Bahadur Shah Zafar's writ limited to Red Fort.
India's surveillance machinery that has been built in secrecy for years is now on full display.
NATGRID
NETRA
CMS
FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY
DRONES
MALWARE
None of this is subject to RTI. No information is ever available to the citizens.
In India, the leaders of the pressure group Cockroach Janta Party have been arrested as their plane landed at Delhi International Airport. A Faytuks Network reporter has described batches of protesters being detained near Jantar Mantar. Multiple news outlets have said their reporters have been detained. The Supreme Court Bar Association will approach the Chief Justice regarding the detention of Supreme Court lawyers from their chambers. The Indian Express has reported that people who have no connection to the protests are also being detained.
Theyโre arguing against @Starlink in the name of swadeshi.
Yet Indiaโs 5G towers run on Swedish, Finnish and Korean designs, with over 80% of critical parts from China, all bought with Indian money.
Starlink brings its capital in. The incumbents send theirs out, in hefty tranches.
Whoโs really swadeshi?
@elonmusk@cb_doge
UK accepts Starlink
Japan accepts Starlink.
Canada accepts Starlink.
Australia accepts Starlink.
Germany accepts Starlink.
France accepts Starlink.
But Ramesh from bihar think India isn't accepting Starlink because the CIA will spy on India through it. ๐ญ