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[Andy Mukherjee @andymukherjee70]

A short thread 🧵 around my @opinion column today:

[Rakhi Tripathi @rakhitripathi]

Once upon a time...
Mother of Democracy
https://t.co/2ZijC4s7PH

[Ayush Tiwari @sighyush]

Javed Akhtar's masterclass in Lahore on the problem with the idea of a 'pure language'. @Javedakhtarjadu

[Uzair Younus عُزیر یُونس @UzairYounus]

“Both countries were to open trade, announce not to interfere in each other’s affairs or engage in terrorism…and resolve Kashmir issue bilaterally after 20 years…announcements were to be made during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Pakistan” in Apr 2021. https://t.co/3LFt5p7r8C

[Ben Norton @BenjaminNorton]

Economist Ha-Joon Chang: "[Mainstream] economics has become like Catholic theology in medieval Europe. It has become the language of the rulers"

"They are not going to let you 'speak' it... unless you belong to the priesthood... or are from an extremely privileged background"

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

A judge and a journalist have to be necessarily be independent.If they falter, then whole of democracy gets shaken up : Former Supreme Court judge Justice BN Srikrishna at the @mumbaipressclub RedInk Awards Ceremony.

[Aakar Patel @Aakar__Patel]

crony capitalism index by ��@TheEconomist⁩

in 2016 crony sector wealth in india was 3% of gdp
in 2021 crony sector wealth in india was 8% of gdp
global cronyism rank risen from 9th to 7th

[Conrad Hackett @conradhackett]

2022 Press Freedom Rank
1 Norway
2 Denmark
3 Sweden
16 Germany
19 Canada
24 UK
38 Taiwan
42 US
43 S Korea
71 Japan
86 Israel
110 Brazil
117 Indonesia
119 Qatar
149 Turkey
150 India
155 Russia
168 Egypt
175 China
178 Iran
180 N Korea
https://t.co/Tiu4iUW38O

[Nandita Das @nanditadas]

https://t.co/GdIJm5DAou

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

Insulin was invented ~100 years ago, and its patent sold for $1.

“Do you know the reason why [insulin is] $1,000 with insurance?” ~@AOC

There is no reason for insulin to cost $21 in Canada for a 10 ml bottle, while it costs a mortgage payment in the US.

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

Number of internet shutdown by country, 2021:

🇮🇳India: 106
🇲🇲Myanmar: 15
🇮🇷Iran: 5
🇸🇩Sudan: 5
🇨🇺Cuba: 4
🇯🇴Jordan: 4
🇪🇹Ethiopia: 3
🇺🇬Uganda: 3
🇧🇩Bangladesh: 2
🇮🇩Indonesia: 2
🇮🇶Iraq: 2
🇰🇿Kazakhstan: 2
🇳🇬Nigeria: 2
🇵🇰Pakistan: 2
🇸��Syria: 2
🇹🇲Turkmenistan: 2
🇾🇪Yemen: 2

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

#BREAKING All woman are entitled to safe and legal abortion : Supreme Court.

#SupremeCourtOfIndia

[JayEnAar @GorwayGlobal]

But more seriously here is an interesting statistic. Adani and Ambani combined have net revenues that equal 4% of India's annual GDP. This from @TheEconomist
https://t.co/gtEIkdZ1ft

[South Asia Index @SouthAsiaIndex]

Just IN:— Pakistan contributes less than 1% towards emissions of global greenhouse gases but is among top 10 countries affected by climate change.

[vir sanghvi @virsanghvi]

I am from the media but I have to concede that the Chief Justice is spot on.

“Biased, Ill-Informed, Agenda-Driven": Chief Justice Criticises Media https://t.co/UYkjiWgoeJ

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

#BREAKING Indian rupee falls below 80 per US dollar for the first time on record : Bloomberg

[Milan Vaishnav @MilanV]

According to @TheEconomist, "India’s share of billionaire wealth derived from crony sectors has risen from 29% to 43% in six years." https://t.co/KaiYs1mNTg

[Arpita Das (she/her) @arpitayodapress]

A map of India with Hindi as mother tongue.

[Aishwarya @iyersaishwarya]

Ground report 1: Karauli riots

Lying low to avoid arrest, we interview many Hindu men who danced to songs that outrage Muslims.
"When we listen to these songs we get the feeling that we want to kill every single Muslim," a 22-yr-old told @scroll_in
https://t.co/GMBno4ZsYN