Pawan Bindal

Passionate about helping small businesses. Curious about power of technology & data.

Views personal, RTs are not endorsement.

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

There seems to be no limit to what AI can do. This looks creepily real. It does not blur, it deletes the line between 'artificial' and 'real',

[Justine Moore @venturetwins]

This is not a real home video 🤯

We can generate AI videos that look like they were filmed on a shitty old camcorder or outdated phone.

You're no longer limited to crisp, cinematic outputs - we're about to see an explosion in the types of videos made with AI.

[L&T-SuFin @lntsufin]

L&T-SuFin is proud to be the Partner of 'Indian SME Banking Summit'. Mr. Bikramjit Sen, COO, L&T-SuFin delivered a compelling talk on "Creating Efficiencies in Industrial B2B Trade Through a Digital Marketplace".

To learn more about L&T-SuFin, visit: https://t.co/7C4tHPY3I0

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

Financialization of savings and formalization of economy is huge driving force for India to become a USD 5 trillion economy.
https://t.co/JPvhT6jBcD

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

Seems this post kicked quite a storm. Not sure what the fuss is about. If you are in the service industry - be it food, retail, hospitality or even financial services - you have to be prepared for such peaks - and the peaks could (and likely do) occur on Diwali, New Year, Sunday or whenever. Being in a "services" job is a choice one makes. I think people should appreciate @zomato @deepigoyal and indeed all services companies for stretching out to their job well, and serving customers well. Business basics it is, and needs to be commended and emulated. Not criticized.

[Deepinder Goyal @deepigoyal]

Ready to get (India’s) party started 🤞

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

2024 will be a big break-out year for Indian economy. I talk of various forces that will drive the economy in this crucial year
https://t.co/gaTpcm0HZW

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

Indian manufacturing story is gaining steam, its about time too!

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 Foxconn to launch its first assembly line in Karnataka in April, 2024.

- Its largest plant in India.
- $2.7 billion investment.
- Assemble 20 million iPhones annually.
- 300 acre campus near Bengaluru airport.
- 50,000 direct and indirect jobs.

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

What I hear, I forget. What I see, I remember. What I do, I understand. When it’s fun to do, it’s profound” - Confucius++ (not Chat GPT).
@MikeUseem

My notes on AMP84 @Wharton, an awesome once-in-lifetime experience.
Fun & Learning @Wharton
https://t.co/XvEjQIwpWC

[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute @BhandarkarI]

Silk and Swords: The Great Game Between China, India, Tibet, and the Caliphates from the 7th to the 9th Century

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A Long Thread on the epochal battle for the Silk Routes and The Role of the Ancient Empire of Kashmir

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

@d_jaishankar
Wow.
An excellent thread tracing the influence of Gita on Oppenheimer

[Dhruva Jaishankar · ध्रुव जयशंकर @d_jaishankar]

“I am become Death, destroyer of worlds.” A short thread on Robert Oppenheimer, the Bhagavad Gita, and the poetry of the nuclear age.

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

Europe's got a problem..
@deepakshenoy

[Deepak Shenoy @deepakshenoy]

Retirement age in France increased cos they can't meet pensions and so much of a protest; I'm not sure i understand why people are furious?

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

Agree @Nithin0dha innovation around UPI is one of India's proudest achievements. And we are not done yet. Now customers will be able to use their OD accounts to pay via UPI

https://t.co/zuC1DmhLnI

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

India is unique. Copy-pasting models from the US, etc, has hardly worked. Paytm's speaker for Indian vendors that reads out payments is one of the best examples of a product made specifically for the Indian context by an Indian fintech.
https://t.co/O4aIl04MqO

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

@deepakshenoy this is a good move by RBI. Will mean businesses can use OD (and i guess even CC) facilities to pay via UPI. The limitation remains that this works only for proprietorships, not for pvt ltd.

https://t.co/zuC1DmhLnI

[Deepak Shenoy @deepakshenoy]

UPI linked to credit lines. Very cool. So you could now use an overdraft to pay for things directly.

NBFCs might be able to co-lend (I hope) to individuals against a UPI based payment rather than using cards.

[Dad Jokes @Dadsaysjokes]

Arguing with my wife is like reading a software license agreement?

In the end I ignore it all and click “I agree.”

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

Very insightful indeed. One of core tenets of GST was to unshackle domestic trade and now we have data to support it. Interstate trade growing at 2X of GDP growth! Would be interesting to know if GST is also helping drive industrialisation in agrarian states like UP, Bihar, Rajasthan etc.

@bibekdebroy

[Niranjan Rajadhyaksha @CafeEconomics]

Super paper by @bibekdebroy and Devi Prasad Misra to estimate interstate trade, which is perhaps growing at twice the pace of underlying GDP.

GST is driving internal economic integration that the Constitution promotes in Part XIII, or articles 301-307.

https://t.co/KmJxSecNmV

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

Interesting to see India recording sharp growth in AI papers - even as it lags in private investment. Wondering what India needs to do to amp up on AI investments?
@AshwiniVaishnaw @DrJitendraSingh @Rajeev_GoI

<Not sure about the info source>

[Science Is Strategic @scienceisstrat1]

It’s a two horse race 🏇🏇

The US 🇺🇸 and China 🇨🇳 dominate various metrics of AI dominance 🤖

Europe 🇪🇺 isn’t even close.

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

What is it about Argentina & financial crises? 78% interest rate....!!

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

Interest rate

Argentina: 78%
Brazil: 13.7%
Mexico: 11.25%
Turkey: 8.5%
South Africa: 7.75%
Russia: 7.5%
India: 6.5%
Indonesia: 5.75%
Saudi: 5.5%
US: 5%
Canada: 4.5%
UK: 4.25%
China: 3.65%
Singapore: 3.6%
Australia: 3.6%
Eurozone: 3.5%
S Korea: 3.5%
Switzerland: 1.5%
Japan: -0.1%

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

AI Singularity is inevitable....or is it already here? Wondering what today's kids should study/learn/do to be 'competitive' in an AI world? I dont have good answers, and genuinely curious.
https://t.co/EilfNms2jl

[Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) @GLEIF]

As the 1st Validation Agent (VA) appointed by GLEIF in India in March 2022, we've invited @DataRubix's Co-Founder & CEO, M. Ramaswamy, to discuss how this has facilitated Rubix's efforts to enhance financial inclusivity for #SMEs throughout India.

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

Recently saw the video of a Pakistan citizen asking for Modi as PM. and now gets even weirder. just watched a video on BBC, with Cambodian leader Hun Sen? wearing a @BJP4India
scarf. BJP on global expansion?!?!🙂🇰🇭🇮🇳🪷 anyone knows how/why of it?

[Pawan Bindal @pawan_bindal]

@rajeshsawhney RBI/govt actions are disproportionate to the problem. Too much collateral damage. I hope n expect them to mellow down on this.

[Rajesh Sawhney 🇮🇳 @rajeshsawhney]

Fintechs 🇮🇳 Phat Gaya

Govt has banned so many lending apps…causing panic.

Govt has changed LRS norms…Fintechs facilitating investing in overseas equities unviable.

Neobanks are also shallow propositions now.

This industry is so prone to regulatory nightmares.

Thoughts?