Rohan Kacker

Politically liberal Indian, Sports fan, Electronic music enthusiast

[RT @RT_com]

496 MILLION Indians lifted out of POVERTY — World Bank

The share below the $4.20 - a - day poverty line fell from 57.7% to 16.1% between 2011–12 and 2023–24, measured at 2021 purchasing-power parity

Extreme poverty (below $3 a day) fell from 27.1% to 2.6%

[Rohan Kacker @pslyce]

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[Ramesh Srivats @rameshsrivats]

Problem is that Gautam Gambhir thinks a decision is right just because it is unpopular.

[La Gazzetta Ferrari @GazzettaFerrari]

🚨 | Lewis Hamilton via Instagram: “Our own weekend was one full of challenges. We had a lot thrown at us but our mechanics and engineers did an incredible job. We’ve grown so much together this year, and that progress has taken a huge effort from everyone on the track and back at the factory. That’s why losing what could’ve been a win hurts so much. We need to grasp every opportunity we have, so it’s incredibly frustrating, and I can’t pretend otherwise.”

“I know what goes into giving us that opportunity. The standard the team holds itself to, the standard I hold myself to, the standard the fans expect. Everyone deserves to see us at our best and win. We’re all here to race and want to win. Battling is necessary, but when that battle costs the team, we have to be honest about it and learn from it. We can push each other to the limit and still honour the responsibility to everyone who put us on that track.”

“I’ll keep giving everything I have. My belief in this team hasn’t changed and neither has my responsibility to help us get this right. Stick with us. I’m only just getting started with this team, and we have so much more to come.”

[England's Barmy Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎺 @TheBarmyArmy]

This is incredible 😂😂😂

[Rohan Kacker @pslyce]

Respectfully, Sir @ashwinravi99, that’s a former player’s emotional perspective, not a winning selection philosophy. The Indian team isn’t a reward for years of struggle. Hard work deserves respect, but generational talent deserves priority. You don’t bench a potential Tendulkar or Kohli because someone else has waited 15 years. That’s a “poor me” mentality, not a champion’s mindset. Cricket is a game of instinct and calculated risks. Generational talent doesn’t come with a certificate of completeness. Never underestimate an Indian mother’s instinct for recognising extraordinary talent, Sir. Your mother sees what selectors risk overlooking! And this is precisely why we continue to back Gautam Gambhir despite the criticism — he was brought in to instil a ruthless, team-first, winning mentality, where merit trumps sentiment and potential isn’t held hostage by seniority. India must remain the greatest cricketing nation in the world. We don’t aspire to be No. 1. We demand it. Second best is not an option. Generational talent doesn’t wait for its turn. Champions make room for greatness. Mediocre teams make excuses.

[Lewis Hamilton @LewisHamilton]

105 💥💥💥💥🇲🇽

[NASA @NASA]

We mourn the passing of Patrick Stewart, who inspired countless individuals at NASA (and beyond) to boldly go where no one has gone before.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The best costume

[UEFA Champions League @ChampionsLeague]

Arda Güler vs Leipzig 🍿

#UCL

[UF @UtdFaithfuls]

Absolutely love this from Bayern. 😭😂

[Sky Sports Premier League @SkySportsPL]

Michael Carrick speaks on Bruno Fernandes's captaincy following the latter's criticism of the team's tactics after their defeat to Como 🗣

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

This clip is 18 months old, but every single word is still absolutely bang on.

Roy Keane was right about Bruno Fernandes back then, and he's been proven right ever since. 👏

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

When Jio was getting ready to launch in 2015, I remember being petrified to find myself on this Economic Times list of 10 businessmen to watch in 2016. Mukesh Ambani was #1, and I was #6, mainly because we had just made delivery brokerage free. We were, and still are, ants compared to Reliance/Jio. 😅

Looking back, what's phenomenal isn't just how big it has become. It's how much it has changed India and helped so many businesses start and grow.

We've been beneficiaries too. @Zerodha wouldn't be what it is today without Aadhaar and UPI. But just as important was Jio, along with Airtel, bringing millions of Indians online with affordable data.

Together, all of this made the huge expansion of Indian capital markets after COVID possible. Without this digital infrastructure, many online-first businesses would be much smaller, and a lot of today's consumer business models might not exist at all.

In 2016, India had roughly 2 crore unique investors. Today, over 13 crore Indians invest in the markets, and Jio played a big part in that.

I can't tell you whether to apply for the upcoming IPO. But both telcos have played a huge role in enabling an entire generation of Indian businesses like ours. And it's nice that the capital markets they helped grow can now help Jio raise money.

From the outside, it's easy to miss how much of our success depends on infrastructure built by others.

[R A T N I S H @LoyalSachinFan]

Exactly 18 years ago, a Test match was stopped for 5 minutes to celebrate a milestone of a sportsman. There will never be anyone who can match the craze of Sachin Tendulkar.

[Rohan Kacker @pslyce]

Whatever the laws, that's a dropped catch.

[evo magazine @evomagazine]

The stunning Alfa Romeo Cuorerosso has certainly made a good first impression, so @evosamj has taken a closer look at its reveal in Paris.

[Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 @RajeevRC_X]

Dear Elon @elonmusk

You hv certainly stirred up plenty of reaction with ur posts. But this needs a response from me, as did ur “Electronic Voting machines can be hacked” post from some time ago.

As someone who knows a little bit abt Telecom as someone who played a decent-ish role in building Indias wireless sector as an Entrepreneur and then as a policy maker , let me share my thoughts.

It is true that Indias Telecom was a sector beset with opaqueness and corruption for several decades - where cronies ruled under the benevolent love and the politics of ur latest fan (name not withheld - @RahulGandhi )

But under PM @narendramodi , 3 principles govern the tech (including Telecom/Internet) sector.

Open, Safe & Trusted and Accountable.
#OSTA

✅ Open - Free from any monopoly-duopoly. Free and fair competition.

✅ #SafeAndTrusted - Infra, Network , Platforms must be safe and trusted.

✅ Accountable - Every participant should be legally accountable for safety and trust.

I was a MP first and then part of PM @narendramodi jis team when this framework was developed. I have more than a little experience of fighting years of political and bureaucratic opaqueness and corruption, which shaped these principles.
so todays India is not that old crony driven India.

I am not in govt anymore and certainly dont speak for it. But it seems to me that Govt has made it clear: all three satcom licensees are at broadly the same stage of ensuring security clearance by verifying its safety and trust first, then spectrum.

Satellite IP services have many security implications. More so in a country like India which has faced years of Terror and insurgency supported by inmical state actors in our neighbourhood. From 26/11 terror attacks to recent ones in Pahalgam, satcom has been preferred comm for Terrorists. Satellite VOIP and encryption creates more challenges security wise. Not insurmountable but new capabilities and capacity hv to be built to ensure Safety and Trust.

I hv used @Starlink and I think its awesome technology - and represents a new era in mobility innovation. No doubt.

But a country has to plan for itself and its interests before every new choice. Thats what India is doing. Patience is unavoidable and in this case is a necessity.

[FCBXXTRA @FCBXXTRA]

Look at this crowd… over 85,000 people showing up for one man. 🥹🩵🤍

This is beyond football. This is pure love.

The Greatest Player of All Time — Lionel Messi. 🐐🇦🇷

[LAUCHA @ElLauchaOkey]

LEO MESSI: "Estoy hablando mas que nunca. No me quiero ir de aca" 😭😭😭

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo: “I decided to leave the camp without waiting for any further breach of word. For me the truth is still the most important thing in the relationship between people. However much it hurts, let them tell me the truth.

In fact, in a conversation I had with the President of the FPF and with the coach on the morning of the day of that press conference — they can certainly confirm this — I reaffirmed that if they did not want me there they should tell me. It was enough for them to be frank with me. I would accept that and I promised that we would prepare something beautiful, as I dream will happen, and no one would be left angry.
I remember it as if it were today. They replied in unison that no. That my place was in the National Team.

Never, at any moment, have I interfered in any technical or tactical decision of any coach or national team manager in almost 25 years of career.

I accept, for better or worse, what they propose that I do. I respect the decision, and when they break their word to me, I feel that my place is not there.

I also owe an apology to my national team teammates for having left the camp.

Despite the absolute breach of trust in the coach’s word, as those who witnessed these conversations can attest, I should not have done it. The responsibility is exclusively mine.

I apologise to the Portuguese people once again, but the breaking of one’s word has, for me, a defining impact. I felt that, from that point on, my remaining would only harm the working group, and I did what I have always said I would do if I did not feel useful: I packed my bags and left.

The consequence of this act of mine must be assessed and punished by the Portuguese Football Federation. I understand that the punishment should have no mitigating factors. I am not just any player; I am team captain, and that constitutes an aggravating factor.

I have already apologised, but I know that attitudes must have consequences. Anyone who is in football as I am knows that, regardless of each person’s status, the rules are the same for everyone.

On this subject, I have heard a great deal of talk about farewell matches, that I must have a dignified farewell and that the Federation wants to give me that opportunity.

I learned in life, often hungry and with nothing to eat, that no one gives anything to anyone.

I can promise all my fans, naturally and especially all Portuguese people, that we will have one or more farewell matches; there will be time for that.

But when I think of the national team, what I really think of is competing. That is what I thought on the day I was given the news of my father’s death.

I was at a camp with our national team and I decided to stay there until the end of the match the following day. I did for the country what I would never do for any club.

Therefore, if I am physically well, playing for my club, with goals I hope, after serving the suspension that may be applied to me, I will be available, as I have always been until today, to compete and win for our national team.

This is, believe me, the purest of truths.

Cristiano Ronaldo”.