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I hear some people are accusing India of being “recalcitrant“. I say, far better to be recalcitrant, than to be tractable, submissive or acquiescent to injustice.
🇮🇳 is a symbol of India’s unity, strength and our collective aspirations.
The #HarGharTiranga campaign captures the pride and enthusiasm of the people of Bharat in our motherland.
Urge all Indians at home and abroad to celebrate the tricolour by hoisting it in our homes and uploading a selfie with 🇮🇳 on https://t.co/w7DgL6azNA.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again;
The biggest problem with Donald Trump's tariff approach is that it has zero consideration to geopolitical strategy.
Trump is now picking a fight with India, one of the fastest growing economies in the world whose Prime Minister, Modi, is probably the most universally respected and has influence in many key countries.
The name of the game is to weaken China's and BRICS dominance and growth, which India is a part of and could be a natural country to move production to from China. America isn't going to manufacture 50 cent toothbrushes.
Instead of using a hammer and nail approach with India it should be an economic cooperation with and bring Canada along that can help satisfy natural resources needs.
This is a massive long term miscalculation.
Let's remember that these countries on that part of the world think long term and the 4 year Trump term would be considered a hiccup to them.
By now, I hope it is clear to all of India's educated elite that we must build up our capabilities here. The mindset "we can buy whatever we lack" or its much deeper axiomatic version "money can buy everything" won't work in this new era. For one, money cannot buy national security nor sovereignty nor resilience. We cannot stand up to bullies if we don't build ourselves up.
More broadly, educated Indians must reexamine our fundamental belief systems. As one example, why are we paying so much for a degree from abroad (and here I am not referring to the low cost medical education in Vietnam - we must examine why medical education is so costly in India!)
Second, should we still value English as the _medium of instruction_? We should learn English _as a language_ but does it make sense to make it the medium for teaching mathematics or history or technology or medicine? English as the medium of instruction is a status symbol from our colonial past. Should that be our future as well?
Why I repeatedly come back to this question is because language has separated us into two classes and that division has only grown worse. English as a status symbol is a bigger barrier today than caste. I know how deeply it is holding back our rural youth.
The solution "government schools offer English medium to everyone" does not work and has never worked. Instead I propose that all our children - rich and poor - must be educated in our own languages as it happens in countries big and small and as it happens in all of the nations of EU.
Yes that means that every kid in Bengaluru must study in Kannada (not just learn Kannada!) and in Chennai must study in Tamil. Countries like the Netherlands with a quarter of the population of Tamil Nadu make it mandatory to learn in Dutch only after a year of enrolling in school there. Children do learn quickly.
So before you react emotionally to my suggestion "how dare you suggest my English fluent children study in Tamil or Kannada medium" ask yourself if that has served our nation well. Are we bringing up our children to have no pride or attachment towards India, particularly the vast majority of our people who do not speak English? Are we not alienating our own children from our roots?
Please don't bring up "IT jobs". We build sophisticated tools like compilers and the team mostly speaks Tamil. We never made it a requirement to be fluent in English and our engineers learn enough English to read English documentation, just as engineers in Japan and China and Korea and Germany all do.
And we do have a lot of non-Tamil speaking engineers too and since they choose to live in Tamil Nadu they learn enough Tamil to work with colleagues. This is what Indians learn to do when we migrate to, say, Germany. It is not the big deal we often make it out to be.
So we must stop making excuses. It starts with our mental attitudes towards our nation and our fellow citizens.
Words fail me….WHAT A WIN! 🇮🇳🏏 Absolutely exhilarated & ecstatic for #TeamIndia on their series-clinching victory against England! The grit, determination, and passion on display were simply incredible. This team is special.
I am sorry that I expressed a spasm of doubt about the outcome yesterday. But @mdsirajofficial never stopped believing! Shabash to our heroes‼️ #INDvENG #Cricket
“Whistleblower Sam Salehpour, a Boeing engineer, alleges that Boeing took shortcuts when manufacturing its 777 and 787 Dreamliner jets, and that the risks could become catastrophic as the airplanes age”
Do you remember this 10 April 2024 article? https://t.co/lsizuriidb
Op Sindoor is paused but this stupid, clownish spectacle is being resumed at Indo-Pak border in Punjab.
Who needs this?
Why is this circus being allowed again?
Pakistan deployed a “first to lie” strategy within hours of the start of India’s Operation Sindoor, many international media fell for it. Like we have seen in Gaza, fact checking has become a lost standard. All in the name of being “first.” Indian PM @narendramodi had to go to a base and do a news conference where Pakistan military said they had caused great damage.
Due to the current geopolitical situation involving Turkey, IIT Bombay is processing suspension of its agreements with Turkish universities until further notice.
I am honoured by the invitation of the government of India to lead an all-party delegation to five key capitals, to present our nation’s point of view on recent events.
When national interest is involved, and my services are required, I will not be found wanting.
Jai Hind! 🇮🇳
Indians, make sure you are making our voice heard on the Internet. If an international YouTuber can use India for views - make them take a stand for India in these tough times. Spam “Pakistan sponsors Terror” everywhere
May 18 1971: Pakistan received huge IMF loan, just weeks after conducting 'operation searchlight' and genocide of Bangladeshi Hindus.
July 29 1999: Pakistan receives huge IMF loan just a few weeks after Kargil war.
May 9 2025: IMF approves huge loan to Pakistan weeks after Pahalgam terror attack.
The role of west in sponsoring terrorism against Hindus and India should be thoroughly investigated.
#OperationSindoor: China and the United States have launched a propaganda campaign against India after the Indian forces put heavy costs on the Pakistani forces.
@palkisu tells you more.
During Kargil war, West and its proxies strongly pressurized India to De-escalate. At the same time, they provided a huge $ 1.56 billion loan that helped Pakistan survive.
On July 29 1999, just a few weeks after Kargil war, IMF provided this loan to Pakistan. Pakistan was economically ruined after Kargil & would have broken up if not for western loans.
Purpose of De-escalation is not peace but protecting Pakistan and keeping India in check. Pakistan is a dagger west maintains to stab India in back.
Repeat after me -
Pakistan is not Ukraine
Pakistan is not Palestine
Pakistan is not standing between the world and terrorism
Pakistan is the reason for terrorism