Growing up in Gujarat, "Modi Saheb" wasn't just a political figure; he was part of our daily landscape. I still remember the palpable shift when he took over as CM. Suddenly, we were talking about 24/7 electricity, the Vibrant Gujarat summits, and a distinct sense of Gujarati pride.
He felt accessible, like a strict yet visionary guardian of the state. For decades, that was the only governance model I knew - one defined by rapid infrastructure and an unshakeable resolve.
Then, my own journey brought me to Delhi, mirroring his transition to the national stage. Moving from Ahmedabad's familiar roads to the capital was a massive shift for me, but watching him navigate the transition from Gandhinagar to New Delhi was fascinating. Not going to lie, Delhi still feels a little hostile.
The same governance style I witnessed locally was suddenly being applied on a massive, global scale. Hearing him address the NDA Conclave recently brought back a rush of nostalgia. When he spoke about freeing the nation from stagnation and building a "Viksit Bharat," it didn't sound like a new campaign slogan to me. It sounded exactly like the ambitious goals he used to set for Gujarat twenty years ago.
Living in Delhi now, I see the grand scale of his impact every day, from foreign policy to national infrastructure. Yet, whenever he speaks, it feels like listening to a family elder - something my father would have talked like.
It is a surreal feeling to have lived under his leadership across two different chapters of my life, watching a state-level vision evolve into a national destiny. From a Gujarati resident to a Delhiite, it’s been quite a journey to witness.
And truly, sabka saath, sabka vikas isn't just a slogan, it is his policy. I've seen it in Gujarat - the reason I keep bringing it is that often times policy results take years to show. Gujarat didn't show immediate results, it also took its time. And then India is a much bigger scale and many more challenges.
When he was Gujarat CM, there was UPA government at Centre. He saw how Dr Singh led government kept parts of Gujarat deprived of drinking water because of Narmada Dam. No wonder one of the first things he did as soon as he became PM was sort the dam heigh issue. He knew how vindictiveness of Centre would eventually harm citizens of the state. Hence he makes sure, even with opposition leadership states, Centre is fair.
Show how good a statesman he is - to keep his own political differences aside for the nation - even when those people didn't vote for him. That's how a leader should be.
I feel truly hopeful for the next decade for India. Our time is now.
Sketch to real-time image generation ✨
Had to charge up the old iPad to test out @krea_ai's new app - and it did not disappoint!
I suspect we'll soon be getting streams where you can watch people sketch and render full stories.
We disrupted a highly sophisticated AI-led espionage campaign.
The attack targeted large tech companies, financial institutions, chemical manufacturing companies, and government agencies. We assess with high confidence that the threat actor was a Chinese state-sponsored group.
Nothing justifies corruption. Some of us who tracked the Rafale case closely were convinced there was none here to be found. And the Supreme Court backed that belief with a resounding verdict with no dissenting views. Without that Rafale today, the IAF would be at a massive disadvantage with the PAF. This fighter, in the context of India-Pak air battles presently, is worth its weight in gold. Its Scalp missiles have been an incredible force addition to the IAF and they clearly hit their marks in Pakistan. These came fully integrated with the Rafale. Again, without the Rafale and its ultra-long range Meteor, which also acts as a deterrent in the context of long range air to air grinds, the IAF would have been at a severe disadvantage against the PAF and its PL-15s. It was just unbelievable that Rafale ended up becoming an election issue - when it was clear that there was no straight forward evidence of that. Corruption is unacceptable but to score political points off national security issues hurts us all.
If you're around Pathankot or in Dharamshala for the IPL and are stuck due to the current situation, I have a homestay in Dharamshala that can comfortably accommodate 10–15 people. Feel free to reach out. Please retweet so it reaches someone in need.
The #PahalgamTerroristAttack has emptied Kashmir within hours. The fear is real. The silence is terrifying. But we, the Kashmiri Hindus, have lived through something far worse and we lived through it alone.
In 1990, there were no headlines. No social media outrage. No journalists rushing to the scene. Just the sound of slogans echoing from mosques: 'Raliv, Galiv ya Tsaliv' (Convert, Die or Leave).
And we did leave.
We left with newborns wrapped in shawls, our elders carried in arms and our gods folded into cloth bags. We left with no time to pack, no idea where we were going and no one waiting to receive us. We left not as tourists afraid of violence but as natives hunted for our existence.
There were no hotels or safe zones for us. We were shoved into torn tents in unknown cities, in the biting cold, where ten families shared one open toilet and hope was a luxury.
Our engineers became labourers. Our scholars sold street side pens. Our mothers starved so that we, their children, could have half a meal.
And the world? The world watched in silence as if our pain did not matter, as if we were invisible.
But we survived.
We stitched our broken lives together with dignity and grit. We carried the ashes of our ancestors, the keys of our stolen homes and the pain of exile, not as burdens, but as proof.
Proof that we were there.
Proof that we were wronged.
Proof that even after everything, we refused to be erased.
To the world today, this may be a moment of shock. To us, it is a reminder of what we have already endured. And overcome.
We are not just survivors of 1990.
We are the storm they couldnt silence.
We are the memory they couldnt bury.
We are the aboriginals who refuse to disappear.
We are still here, without converting, without surrendering, without forgetting who we are. We are still here as proud Hindus, children of Sharda, keepers of Kashmir's true soul. And no matter how far from home we are; Kashmir still lives in us.
We are Kashmiri Hindus. And we are still here. Unbroken. Unconverted. Unafraid.
Always a Proud Hindu,
- @RohitInExile 🙏🏼🚩
Champions of Asia!
Congrtulations to our incredible Indian Men's Hockey Team on winning Men's Hockey5s Asia Cup 2023 title by defeating arch-rivals Pakistan.
We're proud to announce that Hockey India will be awarding Rs 2 lakhs to each player and Rs 1 lakh to every member of the support staff for their outstanding efforts.
#Hockey5s #HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame
What? When? Where? An Indian men’s 4x400 relay team qualifying for the finals in the World Athletics Championship? Looks like everyone is shooting for the moon now… Look at them run…Our Cheetahs…. https://t.co/K0Il2UEXpR
Novak Djokovic was banned for two years from USA, villainized, and robbed of many titles and ranking points.
But the first things he did when he arrived was smile, greet fans, sign autographs, and said how happy he is to be there.
No grudge. No anger. Pure soul.
This is who Djokovic is. This is who the media continues to portray as the bad guy.
Novak Djokovic is a champion on and off the court. Class all the way.
Yet another shining moment for Indian hockey! Kudos to the Indian Men’s Hockey Team for their outstanding victory at the Asian Champions Trophy! 🥇🏑
#HockeyIndia#HACT2023