Vinod Chopra

Bharatiya. Searching.

[Shantanu Gupta @shantanug_]

You may find calling people “uncle” and “aunty” a clever put-down. I prefer judging people by what they have contributed to society.

@TVMohandasPai was there at the inception of Akshaya Patra’s school-meal journey — helping push the idea, supporting it personally and serving it for years. Today, Akshaya Patra feeds 2.35 million children every school day in partnership with many state governments.

That is 2.35 million children whose hunger and education are being positively impacted.

The quintessential attribute of Gen Z should be innovation — not ageism. Challenge old ideas, disrupt old systems, build something better. But abusing or cancelling someone simply because of their age is neither progressive nor innovative.

So before sneering at an “uncle”, perhaps a useful question is: What have you built? How many lives have you positively touched?

Respect should be earned by contribution, not cancelled by age.

[A Regular Indian @Regular__Indian]

We literally were the slowest among BRIC in 2004-14

Vietnam and Indonesia mogged us in the same period.

Trade deficit with China went up 36 times in this period.

This period gave us NPAs, brought us near 'Junk Economy' status, high CAD, Twin Balance sheet problem and double digit inflation for 3-4 years straight.

Things became so bad that govt actively considered shutting down Petrol pumps at 8pm everyday as country was finding it difficult to find money to import oil.

MMS/Chidambaram said that Middle class is eating more, hence double digit inflation is coming.

And yes, MMS didn't invest in single area which could have benefited us in future.

But Congressi low IQs will continue to treat 2004-14 as golden period of India.

[Alice Smith @TheAliceSmith]

Things that are now rightwing:

Investigative journalism
Academic rigour
Scientific dissent
Nature
Facts
Biology
Politeness
Punctuality
Normality
Free speech
Individual rights
Rationality
Objectivity
Self-reliance
Emotional restraint
Delayed gratification

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

The UPA Finance Minister and his Chief Economic Advisor @kaushikcbasu pressurised me to present rosier estimates of growth and inflation, telling me that the RBI must project a higher growth rate and a lower inflation rate to shore up sentiment. - Former RBI Governor D Subbarao

[Rishi Bagree @rishibagree]

In 1992, Enron, a prominent U.S. company, planned to establish a power plant in Dabhol, Maharashtra, with a proposed investment of $2 billion. However, fierce local opposition stalled the project, leading Enron to file a $600 million compensation lawsuit against the Indian government.

Under the Vajpayee government, Harish Salve, a distinguished Indian lawyer, was appointed to defend India’s interests in this high-stakes international arbitration.

Shockingly, P. Chidambaram, a prominent Congress leader, served as Enron’s legal counsel, advocating against India’s interests.

When the UPA government came to power in 2004, with Chidambaram as Finance Minister, he could no longer directly represent Enron but continued to provide legal advice, reportedly favouring the company.

In a stunning move, the UPA government removed Harish Salve from the case and appointed Khawar Qureshi, a UK-based lawyer of Pakistani origin, to represent India.

The decision to entrust a sensitive case involving billions in taxpayer money to a foreign lawyer with ties to Pakistan raised serious questions about the Congress-led government’s judgment and priorities.

Despite India’s strong position in the arbitration, the questionable decisions - Chidambaram’s prior ties to Enron and the appointment of Qureshi led to a predictable outcome: India lost the case.

The government was forced to pay substantial settlements of $800 million to Bechtel & General Electric, who had acquired Enron’s stakes after its bankruptcy. Additionally, Qureshi was paid exorbitant legal fees, further burdening Indian taxpayers.

Notably, Khawar Qureshi later represented Pakistan in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case at the International Court of Justice, underscoring the irony of Congress’s choice.
And Guess who represented India - Harish Salve, who won the case and stayed the death sentence of Yadav, along with getting him consular access, only for a Fee of Rs 1.

This episode, often downplayed by the media, highlights a disturbing pattern of mismanagement and questionable loyalties under the Congress-led UPA.

Their handling of the Dabhol case reflects a legacy of decisions that prioritised foreign interests and compromised India’s sovereignty, leaving taxpayers to bear the cost of their failures.

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

This is a historic opportunity for the Supreme Court of India to prove that it is not corrupt.

All it needs to do is to suo motu order an FIR against Yashwant Varma, something that couldn't be done earlier as he was a serving judge.

[Anshul Saxena @AskAnshul]

What is happening with Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir right now should concern everyone.

A recent threat letter reportedly named six Kashmiri Pandit govt employees and circulated their names and phone numbers. Following the threat, security was stepped up in areas where Kashmiri Pandit families live, and Kashmiri Pandit employees were asked to stay home and work remotely as a precaution.

And this is not happening in isolation.

Just days ago, two non-local workers were killed by terrorists in Kulgam.

Then there is the Pahalgam terror attack of 2025, where civilians were killed solely on the basis of their religious identity.

So when politicians still try to reduce Kashmir to a purely “political issue,” they are missing the larger reality.

And it should also make us confront the consequences of demographic displacement. When an entire Kashmiri Hindu community is displaced, when people become minorities in places where they once lived, and when fear continues for generations, the consequences do not simply disappear.

Kashmir deserves a future where people are protected not because they belong to a particular community, but because they are citizens of India.

[True Indology @TrueIndology]

Only 34% of GC Hindus are graduates and above.

But 46% of BC Christians are graduates and above.

But BC Christians enjoy reservation. GC Hindus don't. Why this injustice?

[Eminent Intellectual @total_woke_]

In Delhi lathicharge order was given by Amit Shah

In Jharkhand it was given by local constable

In NEET Dharmendra Pradhan personally leaked paper

In JPSC leak was done by the local clerk

In Delhi marching to Parliament was a democratic right

In Jharkhand Assembly march was a law and order threat

In Delhi barricades were erected to protect the govt

In Jharkhand barricades were erected to protect the students

Words are important

[Aravind @aravind]

Here's something to "whitepill" for Indians amidst all the blackpills they feed us on social media.

Among some big name capitals and subway networks, Delhi metro ranks the top performing subway over many years, beating even Tokyo metro.

Do post this on Insta/FB/Reddit, they will demote it for sure.

Also, here's some conspiracy from me as always: Almost all of India's metros consistently perform the best in the world in terms of punctuality and low breakdowns. And they carry a large number of people.

So surely, my hunch says, the DS will target this with breakdowns in the coming months before 2029, via insider sabotages or outsider hacks.

And it is kind of impossible for any govt to preempt 100% even if they try the best as we saw in Taiwan, Korea, and Japan before. So wait and watch.

[True Indology @TrueIndology]

Mangal Pandey sacrificed his life for the freedom of this country. But what did his sacrifice achieve?

It was rewarded by labeling his descendants as oppressors and systematically discriminating against them as state policy.

Today, 25% of Brahmins, 27% of Bhumihars and 24% of Rajputs of Bihar live below 6k per month.

They are treated as oppressors. But a millionaire Christian from Andhra whose ancestors supported British Raj is treated as oppressed.

For those saying reservation is not poverty alleviation schema, I challenge them to live under 6K per month then talk about it.

[Jassi @ra48995]

1. Who is the real villain of India’s intellectual colonization?

Most people blame Macaulay and Max Müller. They are wrong.

The far bigger enemy was James Mill.
– Never set foot in India
– Never met a single Hindu
– Wrote History of British India (1817)
– Became compulsory reading for every East India Company officer

That one book shaped our judiciary, bureaucracy, censuses & education system.

What Mill wrote about Hindus:
– Primitive, barbaric, uncivilized
– No sense of history
– Caste system oppressive from the beginning
– Brahmins + Kshatriyas always tyrants
– Social laws, taxation, governance – all oppressive
– Hindus are weak, cowardly & women-abusers

He simply took the crimes of the English Church and British aristocracy…and painted them onto our ancestors.

2. Why do the Left and Liberals hate Hindus so deeply?

Because the poison chain is unbroken:
– It entered the blood of Marxism.
– It entered the blood of Liberalism.
– It still flows in the veins of modern Indian academia.

When you hear “Brahmins have always oppressed…”, you are not hearing Indian history. You are hearing James Mill speaking through a brown mouth.

Macaulay was only the loudspeaker. James Mill was the original scriptwriter. And the script is still running – 190 yrs later.

[Vinod Chopra @vinchop]

@TheTradooor @SajithGowda @indianmatrix And came down. What was the impact on inflation?

For further lessons on economics, refer to your local friendly AI.

[Shilpa @shilpa_cn]

Meet the brilliant women scientists at the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow.

So knowledgeable, yet so simple.. ❤️✨

This is real Nari Shakti. Intelligence never needs abuse to make a point like we saw in those protests.

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

Doctors per million Indian population: 931. NGOs per million Indian population: 2357.

There are more NGOs in India than there are doctors.

[Parimal @Fintech03]

Do you know how many 1000s made up the sample size for this groundbreaking research? Guess. Go ahead, take a guess....I am sure you all will be completely wrong at guessing this massive sample size.

Because let me disappoint you, it is a massive minimum 5 & averages around 10.

Then say hello to V-Dem’s Academic Freedom Index, where the fate of a nation of 1.4 billion people is decided by a group chat of 5 people.

V-Dem’s actual methodology explicitly relies on a target of 5 anonymous country experts per indicator. If 3 of them are a frustoo, India’s national score drops lower than it was under British colonial rule in 1900.

In a country with 1100+ universities, 45K+ colleges & millions of academics, 5 people filling out an online form is a sampling rate of ~0.0.00029%. In any real data science class, a sample size like that would not even qualify as a pilot study.

So, yes, celebrate it..:))

[Parimal @Fintech03]

An IIT grad is confusing an alcohol feed with catalytic hydrocarbon synthesis..:((

A few of us were always weak in Chemistry but itne bhi weak nahi, Sir ji...:(

Raw ethanol (C2H5OH) is hydrophilic (absorbs water), phase-separates at high altitudes will cause severe corrosion in aircraft engines. 1 cannot pour raw ethanol into a jet tank.

What global standards (ICAO / ASTM) utilize is Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Ethanol can be used as a chemical feedstock, but it must undergo an intensive catalytic process (dehydration, oligomerization, and hydrogenation) to convert the alcohol into synthetic paraffinic kerosene.

The end product is 100% aviation grade hydrocarbon chemically indistinguishable from conventional Jet A-1.

The recent administrative amendments in India simply expand the definition of ATF to include SAF to meet ICAO’s CORSIA carbon reduction mandates (1% target by 2027).

Here is target for other countries doing similar work already:

- EU (ReFuelEU): 2% from 2025, rising ~6% by 2030

- UK: 2% in 2025, rising to 10% by 2030

- Singapore: 1% from 2026, rising to 3-5% by 2030

- Japan: 10% by 2030 (target)

[Gad Saad @GadSaad]

Universities do not exist to promote "marginalized voices." They do not exist to promulgate social engineering experiments. They do not exist to engage in social justice activism. A university exists to expand the boundaries of human knowledge, to defend truth, and to create an ecosystem for intellectual enrichment. Once a university optimizes the wrong variables, we end up with the parasitized minds that we now see populating academia, business, politics, journalism, culture, etc. The West in general and the US in particular were founded on a set of key ideals that are unique to human history. Do not presume that these ideals are the default reality. There is always a tsunami of miscreants who are working day and night to end our liberties and freedoms, and destroy these ideals. Be vigilant. Fight for our civilization. Activate your inner honey badger.

[Vinod Chopra @vinchop]

@TheTradooor @SajithGowda @indianmatrix I see you're an established economist. I'm sure you will be able to find which countries have repaid loans, and its impact on debt to GDP.

And since you're highly educated, you will know that "printing more money" causes inflation, as seen in USA, UK etc. And in India?

[Vinod Chopra @vinchop]

@SajithGowda @indianmatrix Does payment of loans come from thin air or income? If you show debt then show income. What is the percentage of debt to GDP?