Sampath

Reason, listen, engage. Here to see different sides of truth, hence views can change

[Milly Barker @drmillybarker]

Who is building the 'if I die, here's all my important info' (banking, bills, last will and testament, etc.) software?

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

This clip shows a remote surgery test conducted by a London surgeon on a banana in California, using 5G.

[Gregg Carlstrom @glcarlstrom]

A few thoughts after a long night. First, I think there's a strong case that Iran's reprisal was a strategic error. For months Israel was increasingly isolated, America looked feckless and Iran was projecting power through proxies whilst preserving detente with Arab states. 🧵

[Sampath @willfulltruth]

@gulluboy10 @omarali50 @gaurav_lele No he did not. He wanted to ally with the US as he was essentially a social democrat. He supported national insurance for all, land and labour reforms for equity and most importantly social reforms to make the overall society more productive

[Sampath @willfulltruth]

@PakTYT @gaurav_lele @omarali50 I agree, but conditions were still not right as US also was not interested much after the detente with China. India could not dump USSR after the war and China still threatening the borders. The leadership that time had so very few choices

[Sampath @willfulltruth]

@gaurav_lele @omarali50 Also constrained by external and internal conflicts and compromises

[Sampath @willfulltruth]

@gaurav_lele @omarali50 Backward class politics started in the 60s itself as the wealth was concentrated with the upper class even then. The economy should have expanded massively after that to avoid conflicts over resource allocation which was simply not possible with India's size, social conditions

[Sampath @willfulltruth]

@kbalakumar So did RSS and Hindu mahasabha fought for independence?

[www.sidin.co @sidin]

Almost every aspect of the Indian economic narrative/story/opportunity is a wrapper on abundant affordable manpower. And yet I sense discomfort when it comes to acknowledging this. 1/n

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Valley of Sukabumi, Indonesia
https://t.co/z7griY6jr0

[Yusuf Unjhawala 🇮🇳 @YusufDFI]

It’s a must to do so. I agree with this. The office of NSA has too much power and no accountability.

[Nethiyadi Nelakandan @NNelakandan]

ஒரு கதை சொல்கிறேன் கேளுங்கள்..

வருவாய்த்துறை அலுவலர்களும், ஊரக உள்ளாட்சி பஞ்சாயத்து அமைப்புகளை சேர்ந்த அலுவலர்களும் எங்களுக்கு வேலை சுமை அதிகமாக உள்ளது என்று தங்களது சங்கம் மூலமாக அரசுக்கு கோரிக்கை வைத்தனர்...

அரசு உடனே ஓய்வு பெற்ற நீதிபதி சட்டநாதன் என்பவரை தலைவராக கொண்டு

[Nirupama Menon Rao 🇮🇳 @NMenonRao]

“The 1974 Indo-Sri Lankan Agreement is binding under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969 (VCLT).
The bilateral treaty with Sri Lanka does not have provisions for either withdrawal or termination. Under Article 56 of the VCLT, it stands then that India cannot unilaterally rescind the treaty. In order to withdraw from the treaty, India is required to notify Sri Lanka and acquire the latter’s consent to the same under Article 65 (1). If Sri Lanka’s consent is not forthcoming, the two countries will have to seek recourse under Article 33 of the UN Charter.[xxiv]In such a situation a peaceful settlement may be sought through resorting to arbitration or involving a third party.[xxv]However, Sri Lanka has opposed any disruption to the status quo with regards to the maritime boundary with India. Therefore, third-party intervention may threaten Indo-Sri Lankan relations and runs contrary to India’s current “Neighbourhood First” policy. The abrogation of the bilateral treaty by India, as Tamil Nadu demands, will ensure the country loses face in the realm of international politics at a time when it is staking its claim as a rising power.”

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[keerthik śaśidharan @KS1729]

a video shared by the physicist Prof Ed Witten

Prof V. Balakrishnan at IIT Madras explaining Why is Quantum Mechanics So Confusing?

[I am in awe of how he traverses, sentence after sentences, idea after idea - without a pause but also unhurriedly. What a great teacher.🙏]

[Amar Jit Singh IFS(Retd)🇮🇳 @AmarJit_IFS]

Anecdote: During my posting as Consul General in Herat Afghanistan, getting an abusive/threatening call around midnight from someone posing as #Afghan was a routine. Once when I was in deep sleep I received a call. Before his saying anything, I started abusing the caller in chaste Lahori Punjabi and fell asleep 🛌 again. No call received thereafter 😀

[Philosophy Matters @PhilosophyMttrs]

The Modern Condition

[Maven Politic @MavenPolitic]

Egypt is kind of screwed.

50 years ago, it had a population of 38 million people, today this has ballooned by 300% to 114 million with an average age of just 24y.

The country is at risk of plunging into chaos, causing millions to flee across the Mediterranean.

A short thread.

[ConradKBarwa @ConradKBarwa]

Ship logs from the 18th/19th century compared to ship logs in 1945

[Old Tamil Poetry @OldTamilPoetry]

Puranaanooru -191. "Why hasn't my hair greyed though I am aged"

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