Vishwas

researcher

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

In defense of Indian 🇮🇳 democracy!

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi most successful visit to Norway a minor incident happened. A Norwegian journalist demanded that the prime minister starts holding press conferences. She claimed that Indian democracy is in bad shape.

May be its time to pause? May be its time to be a bit curious to the world’s largest democracy?

Two weeks ago five Indian states and territories held elections. The turn out in the battlefield state of West Bengal was 94%. In the last local election in Norway it was 62%, in many European local elections turn out is below 50%. Can voting in massive numbers be a signal Indians trust their democratic process?

In the same election BJP won big in Assam and West Bengal. It lost even bigger in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Can this diversity be a signal that Indian democracy is reflecting the will of the people?

The journalist referred to a democracy ranking putting India at 157 in the world, behind many dictatorships and deeply troubled states. When a ranking is so obviously contrary to common sense, why not ask critical questions to those making the ranking rather than demand that leaders shall comment on nonsense? I recommend Salvatore Babones book “Dharma democracy”. The book debunks convincingly the flawed methodology of these rankings.

It was referred to a ranking claiming it’s very dangerous to be a journalist in India. Reality is that it is more dangerous to be journalist in the US and far more dangerous in the vast majority of other nations in the world.

Let’s be real. India is not perfect. Of course there are incidents. India has a population the size of North America, South America and Europe combined. But India is much more peaceful than Europe or the Americas. That’s remarkable - given the ethnic, language and religious diversity of India and the many development challenges.

Unless we consider democracy a form of government only suited for some very small, peaceful and homogeneous Western European nations, may be we should commend Indian democracy?

India is the only major former UK colony which became and has remained a democracy. Its sometimes claimed that the Brits taught India democracy. If that was the case why isn’t Myanmar or Pakistan or the Gulf kingdoms democracies??? Reality is that Indian democracy is both homegrown and extraordinary successful.

[Vishwas @vtp0]

@PriyankKharge Any GCC planning to come to North Karnataka Sir? Please give exemptions to them to set up shops in Gulbarga/Bidar similar to what other Southern cities like Mangalore/Mysuru are getting.

[Vishwas @vtp0]

@velumania Why not distribute the peak load at 10 am by scheduling North Zone at 10:10, South Zone at 10:20, for example. Or by train number-wise load distribution?

Am surprised to know you are able to access the site by 10:04, I get it by 10:12 on average.

[Vishwas @vtp0]

Nandan Nilekani on Digital transformations underway in India. Opportunities & threats.
https://t.co/qz4GNlblpo

[Somesh Jha @jhasomesh]

Great keynote. @SanjamGarg gives great talks! @IcissConf

[ICISS (Security) Conference @IcissConf]

ICISS 2023 (https://t.co/oZFWYgxDiT)

[Vishwas @vtp0]

@saxenaTAMU Congratulations!

[Vishwas @vtp0]

@saxenaTAMU Congratulations!

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Live feed of Starlink mission → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK https://t.co/540iEuCeFR

[Vishwas @vtp0]

@binitamshah Wish you a speedy recovery. You will be fine and back in action 🙏

[Calvin and Hobbes Fan Account @Calvinn_Hobbes]

On this day 61 years ago (July 5th 1958) the world welcomed one of the most talented and inspiring cartoonists the world has ever known. Happy Birthday Bill Watterson! 🎉🐯👦🏼

[Vishwas @vtp0]

Is Privacy a Myth for Facebook Users?

The management of personal information has become an insurmountable problem. The reasons are multi-fold
and intertwined: technological, legal, regulatory, commercial, and behavioural. The proliferation of online
soc…https://t.co/gr32sm4x8s

[Australian Consulate General, Mumbai @AusCG_Mumbai]

Great start to the week with the @Griffith_Uni workshop on Blockchain Technology at @iitbombay & a reception to mark the agreement between @Syd_Uni & Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

[Vishwas @vtp0]

Blockchain: The Revolution in Trust Management https://t.co/6s2PTFF2PM

[Vishwas @vtp0]

@VodafoneIN Thanks for your concern. I appreciate you ask personal info thru DM. BTW, Vodafone Twitter team is faster than call center team, with no coordination!

[Vishwas @vtp0]

@VodafoneIN 9987104334

[Vishwas @vtp0]

@VodafoneIN I checked, I am still not receiving my OTPs.

[Vishwas @vtp0]

@VodafoneIN Right away means same day or same year?

[Vishwas @vtp0]

@VodafoneIN Am still waiting for a call. Is this your prompt service?? Every hour you claim to add one tower, pls see if you can handle x customers/hour #HappytoHelp

[Vishwas @vtp0]

@VodafoneIN 9448778059 is my number.