Nilay Parikh

Retweets not endorsements.

[Rahul Roushan @rahulroushan]

Entire jamaat will now try to whitewash the term "regime change", calling it a standard term to refer to any transfer of power, including post elections. It's not. It has a distinct connotation. It invariably has elements of anarchy, bloodshed, foreign collusion, and manufactured dissent.

[Kapil @kapz30]

My income.  My house.  My car, my business,.  My other Assets etc.  All this is safe, as long as my country is safe.  Otherwise everything will go up in flames.  Today two million Ukrainians are taking refuge in other countries leaving everything behind in the Russo-Ukraine war.  They were lucky to have neighboring countries that gave them shelter.  What will happen to us???.  Where do you think we can go???  Pakistan on one side, Bangladesh on one side, Indian Ocean below, China above, countless traitors inside the country!!!  Remember that there is no other country to give you asylum.  So instead of cheap petrol and free ration, prefer a strong nation.

   *An undeniable truth.*🙏

[Eurasian Youth Union (India) @EurasianYouths]

We are deeply concerned about the rise in mass shootings in the United States. The recent foiled mass shooting plot targeting a Hindu temple in Illinois raises serious questions about the safety and security of the Hindu community in America.

[Nilay Parikh @parikh_np]

@Sushmit18991328 Superb!!!

[Atul Kumar Mishra @TheAtulMishra]

The “Elon Musk is worth 25% of India’s GDP” line sounds devastating only if you understand neither net worth nor GDP.

Musk does not have hundreds of billions sitting in a bank account waiting to buy an Indian state.

Almost his entire fortune is the notional value of his stakes in Tesla, SpaceX and other companies. Try converting even a substantial fraction of that into cash and two things happen immediately: the stock price starts collapsing and the US government arrives for its share.

GDP, meanwhile, is the value of goods and services produced by 1.4 billion people over an entire year.

One number measures annual national production. The other measures what the market currently thinks one man’s company shares are worth.

“25% of India’s GDP” is a fun scale comparison.

As economics, it is complete nonsense. It is masturbation with large numbers.

[Nilay Parikh @parikh_np]

@Pivot2Centre No one wants to make Rathee a martyr. Unfortunately many of us are so low IQ and heavily emotional that the subsequent victimhood narrative by him will set the tone for future events. Best is to ignore him and allow him to continue making those videos for his gullible audience.

[Nilay Parikh @parikh_np]

@WealthEnrich Prior to calling yourself a finance expert, get some basics cleared. Find out number of Indian families in various tax brackets, then list their FDRs & come up with a number. Combining FDRs across the Indian spectrum and comparing the same with 30% bracket does not make sense.

[THE SKIN DOCTOR @theskindoctor13]

Comrades and the art of the cinematic protest arrest.

[India at UN, Geneva @IndiaUNGeneva]

We have seen the OHCHR’s remarks about today’s events in New Delhi.

India is the world’s largest democracy, where the right to peaceful assembly is guaranteed by our Constitution and safeguarded by robust institutions, an independent judiciary and a free media. As in every democracy, Indian citizens exercise this right subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of public order. The authorities, for their part, act in accordance with the law, and our courts remain available to all for redressal of any grievances.

The OHCHR’s concerns are therefore misplaced and constitute an unwarranted interference in the internal affairs of India.

In this context, OHCHR would also do well to devote comparable attention to large-scale protests elsewhere, consistent with its mandate of impartiality and non-selectivity.

@MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @PMOIndia @DrSJaishankar @abagchimea

[The Hawk Eye @thehawkeyex]

Imagine Rahul Gandhi's reaction, foreign media's coverage and the outrage from oppsn if Mukesh Ambani had free access to the PMO, was allocated a department, and got clicks like this with PM Modi.

Today, this guy in the picture has the audacity to preach India oligarchy!

[Aravind @aravind]

Elon Musk's recent thread calling Ambani as PM looks written by a "South Asian", and definitely not like his usual posting style.

Excessive politeness, explanatory style with "so", starting a para with "Also". They are all a give away. Just read them for yourself.

So it seems like a coordinated operation run by the same DS which attacks India's companies and capitalists, but now it's using Elon to make it political.

I am at a loss to understand why Elon is getting influenced this way and letting himself be used to generate animosity with 1.4 billion people.

Especially at a time when his companies are gaining acceptance and good traction in India. If he thinks half the Indians may support him due to politics, he's mistaken.

For the small number of Indians getting carried away politically, and taking side with these foreigners interfering in India's sovereignty:

Do understand Starlink is not being unjustifiably stopped. They are in the same regulatory approval status as India's Jio and Airtel.

They have already got required licenses, setup required infra on the ground, and the distributorship to start operations once the final approval is given. Which is also expected soon along with Jio and Airtel.

But Elon seems to be very frustrated that Starlink wasn't approved two years ago when he clearly could have monopolized Satellite internet in India. Now, with Jio and Airtel competing in parallel for satellite net, it is super tough for Starlink.

So, as an Indian, it is important to understand while getting access to newer tech shouldn't be banned by GoI like pre-1990s India, it is also important to have a choice, competition, and clarity on security implications.

The politicians who have suddenly done a 180 degree in taking sides with Elon are the same who were, two years ago, questioning India even considering allowing Starlink claiming "Modi sold out to Elon."

We need to understand these sudden attacks on PM and India's companies are being done in tandem with other, on the ground, operations in India to destabilize and delegitimize the govt - which too has been completely organized via American social media.

The same Elon talking about how India will benefit with Starlink, when it is actually being considered for approval, doesn't say a word about how China - which bans most American companies in strategic sectors and never even considered Starlink - will benefit from it.

From this alone you can understand the agenda. India has enough services, network, the NDRF, and the Army, who can setup communication anywhere, to save our men women and children during a disaster.

Beware of such white savior syndrome. Need to remind ourselves, East India Company came in saying "Indians will benefit from western trade."

[Nilay Parikh @parikh_np]

@Preetam_M_Rao Blud was walking with Yogiji 02 days back in full respectful fashion. Can never guess what goes behind the scenes.

[Saravanaprasad Balasubramanian (Modi ka Pariwar) @BS_Prasad]

They are 100% convinced that unless Modi loses or is removed, it is impossible for them to come to power. BJP was somewhat complacent and overconfident, which made the 2024 Lok Sabha election the biggest opportunity for Congress. They squandered it. After that, BJP has shown in almost every subsequent Assembly election (exceptions — Tamil Nadu and Kerala) that BJP and Modi do not usually give such opportunities.

That is why, after the Bengal election, Congress activated Plan B — first chaos, then civil conflict, then the country’s fragmentation again, and then ruling over one of those fragments! The first step is: destroying people’s faith in democracy and their trust in constitutional institutions! Isn’t that exactly what Congress is doing today? Think about it calmly.

---

Try one simple experiment — ask in your family group, society group or friends’ WhatsApp group whether anyone’s name has been deleted from the electoral roll. Ask in 4–5 groups and you will have a sample size of around a thousand people. I guarantee you that you will not find even a single person whose name has been deleted! 😊

That is exactly why I am saying...

If you do not want another Pakistani Mohammed Qamruddin to be allowed to contest an election in India... and if you do not want Bangladeshi infiltrators to send someone like Mohammed Qamruddin to the Assembly or Parliament... then do not fall victim to the propaganda against SIR!

As an Indian citizen and Indian voter, I give my full support to Gyanesh Kumar!!

Jai Hind! 🇮🇳

[Saravanaprasad Balasubramanian (Modi ka Pariwar) @BS_Prasad]

Mohammed Qamruddin was a Pakistani citizen. He entered Assam from Islamabad to Dhaka and then through the Bangladesh border. He had a Pakistani passport. After that, he was provided with all the necessary Indian documents. His name also appeared on the electoral roll. Since he was receiving funding, he soon became a ‘social worker’. In 1996, he even contested the Assembly election from the Jamunamukh Assembly constituency (No. 90) in Assam! At that time, T.N. Seshan, Rajiv Gandhi’s former Cabinet Secretary and a courtier of the Gandhi family, was the Chief Election Commissioner! And, interestingly, T.N. Seshan, who allowed a ‘Pakistani infiltrator candidate and Bangladeshi infiltrator voters’ to undermine democracy, was given massive PR at the time as a ‘strong, strict and honest officer’! Some people still haven’t come out of that intoxication.

Well, since the subject of T.N. Seshan has come up, let me share one more piece of information. The P.V. Narasimha Rao government made changes in the Election Commission and appointed two more Commissioners. The system of having three Election Commissioners that we see today began at that time. Note this carefully: they were appointed by ‘Narasimha Rao, not Congress’! The Gandhi family was furious with Narasimha Rao, and this was one of the major reasons among many others. Through the then CEC T.N. Seshan, the Gandhi family challenged in the Supreme Court the decision to give the other two Election Commissioners powers equal to those of the CEC! Today, the very people who are crying foul that the two Commissioners were wronged had challenged this very system in the Supreme Court.

The case was heard by a five-judge Constitution Bench, and on 14 July 1995, the court unanimously (5-0) dismissed Congress’s Seshan’s petition and upheld the structure of a multi-member Election Commission, as well as equal participation of the Chief Election Commissioner and the other Election Commissioners in the decision-making process. (Important: The provision for decisions to be taken by majority was also upheld by the court through this very judgment. In the present case, the Election Commission will rely on this 1995 judgment in court. There can be differences of opinion or dissent in the decision-making process. But in all the decisions taken regarding SIR, whatever was decided by majority or unanimously was ultimately implemented.)

Now let us return to the main issue. A Pakistani candidate contesting an election in India was not some peak-level anomaly. As time went by, the situation only got worse. In a separate case (‘Saira Begum & Others vs. Government of Assam’), Justice B.K. Sharma of the Gauhati High Court, in 2008, made an extremely alarming observation on record — “Bangladeshi nationals have become kingmakers in deciding who will win elections in Assam.” This was not said by any BJP leader, but by the court itself after examining all the statistics, data and evidence!!

---

Those opposing SIR know that Indian voters have rejected them. Therefore, they want illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators to be included in the electoral rolls again. But they are certain that this wish will not be fulfilled. They do not want to put in the hard work of going to the ground, raising people’s issues and working for the people in order to win elections. There is an enormous ‘disconnect’ between these people and the public. It is a pathetic situation of ‘unable to dance, so blaming the floor’.

Therefore, understand this: opposition to the ‘purification’ of electoral rolls is not merely a political issue! Congress has been unable to form a government even once in Odisha for the last 26 years, Tripura for 33 years, Gujarat for 36 years, Bihar for 36 years, Uttar Pradesh for 37 years, Bengal for 49 years and Tamil Nadu for 59 years. Is Congress doing all this merely to win elections? No. They have now shifted to Plan B.
1/2

[Delhi Police @DelhiPolice]

Behind every uniform is a spirit that stands fearless and unbreakable.

#DPUpdates

[Balaji Thotadri @iam_balaji]

25 years in power and not one election lost as head of a government. Three in Gujarat, three for the country. Many leaders have one good term. Very few get rehired six times by the same voters.

Your Kanya Kelavani story is the real report card. Politicians cut ribbons. He walked into villages and asked parents to send their daughters to school. That doesn't trend. It changes a generation.

Add Jyotigram to the Gujarat list. Separate power lines for farms and homes, so villages got steady electricity without the grid going broke. Boring policy. Huge results.

Banks buried under bad loans got cleaned up. Gross NPAs fell from over 11% to under 3%. Insolvency Code meant promoters could finally lose their companies for not paying. GST made India one market. DBT shut the leaks between Delhi and the beneficiary.

Rajiv Gandhi said only 15 paise of every rupee reached the poor. Now the full rupee lands in the account.
Plenty done. Plenty left. Keep going, @narendramodi ji.

[India in Israel @indemtel]

The Embassy of India pays heartfelt tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack of 7 October and stands in solidarity with the affected families.

We stand united against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and reaffirm our steadfast commitment to combating terrorism.

שגרירות הודו מרכינה ראש ומביעה הזדהות עמוקה עם קורבנות מתקפת הטרור של ה 7 באוקטובר ועם המשפחות שנפגעו.

אנו ניצבים מאוחדים נגד הטרור על כל הצורות והביטויים שלו, ומאשררים את מחויבותנו האיתנה למאבק בטרור.

@narendramodi @netanyahu @PMOIndia @Isaac_Herzog @IsraelMFA @gidonsaar @DrSJaishankar @MEAIndia @IsraelinIndia @airnewsalerts

[Nilay Parikh @parikh_np]

@LoyalSachinFan Yuvraj Singh instead of Rahul Dravid.

[Aviator Anil Chopra @Chopsyturvey]

The Great Circle of Crude

Somewhere in the Urals, a barrel of oil is loaded onto a tanker. It has no idea it is about to become the most morally flexible object on earth.

It sails to Jamnagar, where India buys it at a "friendship discount". India calls this strategic autonomy. The West calls it funding the war. The barrel calls it Tuesday.

At the refinery, the crude is heated, cracked and distilled, and something miraculous happens. The Russian molecules leave, and Indian diesel emerges. Nothing about the chemistry has changed, but the paperwork has undergone a spiritual rebirth. It is the only known process that turns sanctions into margins.

Europe now steps in. In the morning, it sanctions Russian oil. By lunch, it fills its tanks with Indian diesel. At dinner, it lectures India on values. Europe does not buy Russian oil. It buys Russian oil that has been to finishing school.

America is furious that India buys Russian crude and slaps on tariffs to show it. It then quietly carries on importing Russian enriched uranium, because principles are like fuel: best refined before use.

Now comes the masterstroke. Ukraine needs diesel to resist Russia, so it buys Indian diesel with money given to it by Europe. India then pays Russia for the next barrel. So European taxpayers fund Ukraine, which pays India, which pays Russia, which funds the missiles that make Ukraine ask Europe for more money. It is the first war in history with a subscription model.

Russia, meanwhile, earns money from the fuel powering the trucks that resist its own army. It is the only belligerent to have outsourced both its revenue and its opposition's logistics to the same refinery.

Final ledger:
Russia: paid for the war, by the war
Ukraine: fighting Russia on Russian fuel, bought with European money
Europe: morally clean, operationally Indian fuelled
America: outraged, selectively
India: charging a refining margin on everyone's hypocrisy
The barrel: has travelled more than most diplomats, and achieved more

The money circles the globe like a vessel on DP (Dynamic Positioning) holding station: burning enormous energy, going nowhere, and everyone on the bridge insists it is under control.