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My talk at IIT Kharagpur, on why India will never be a “superpower” or indeed a major player: the systemic problems are too huge to overcome & politics fixation with micro patches means the macro is ignored youtu.be/outMIhNxFSA followed by the Q&A here youtu.be/jBiDlr_otLs
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Dear ex-justice Kaul. The people you lobbied to get considered by the collegium for the SC job and for the HC jobs are talking. They’re talking a lot actually. Moral grandstanding doesn’t behoove a brown noser. I expect several stories will be coming out shortly.
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DELHI MEDIA GOSSIP: the Anchor in question got away with a mere formal warning. Apparently considerable blackmail was exerted on management - threat of the liberal ecosystem attacking the channel & her playing victim. This despite verifiable financial malfeasance.
DELHI MEDIA GOSSIP: A “political editor” of a major newspaper & a “news anchor” of a major news channel are reportedly set to lose their jobs.
The “anchor” is accused of misconduct & money siphoning. Apparently undercut a B2B publicity deal & then proceeded to use their position in the channt and give free publicity on the channel, in lieu of a fully funded foreign trip.
The “editor” apparently has no access except at lower levels, despite promising the moon.
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Let me translate this word salad for you: in communist societies there are elites - far worse than any capitalist society. Like Stalin, Mao, Castro, The Kims and Pol Pot used to enjoy refined delicacies flown in from abroad while their people starved in the millions.
Being born into affluence, possessing a luxury automobile, or belonging to a political dynasty does not inherently invalidate one’s commitment to communism. #Communism is an ideological conviction, not a certificate of poverty.
I often tell my students that, philosophically t cry may be interpreted as the most rudimentary assertion of a fundamental right, the instinctive demand for nourishment, care, and survival. Although an infant is incapable of comprehending political ideology, that primordial cry symbolises an innate human need and the instinct to secure what is essential for existence.
Therefore, before branding @neha_aisa Neha Bora a fraud merely because she or her family may possess an expensive car, we must learn to distinguish ideological commitment from personal affluence. Scrutinise her arguments, interrogate her actions, and expose any demonstrable contradictions in her principles. But condemning someone’s political convictions solely on the basis of their family’s wealth is intellectual superficiality, not a substantive critique of ideology.
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Abhijit Iyer-Mitra retweeted
Noticed thick smoke rising from behind North Block while on my way to Parliament. It appears there may be a fire. Hope everyone is safe and emergency services are responding swiftly.
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Abhijit Iyer-Mitra retweeted
"He worked alongside Chawla. He continued in office when Chawla became CEC. Yet, there is no comparably prominent public record of Quraishi mounting the kind of campaign against Chawla’s alleged political proximity that he has now launched against Kumar."
writes @Utpal_Kumar1
firstpost.com/opinion/terrib…
writes @Utpal_Kumar1
firstpost.com/opinion/terrib…
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Note how the tweet was amended when people realised he was literally calling for the balkanisation of India.
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Abhijit Iyer-Mitra retweeted
Devi is 50 days old. Her rescuers pulled her out of heavy traffic in Sector 93, Gurugram, and now they're leaving for their hometown for the holidays.
She's playful and vaccinated. Call or WhatsApp: 98101 65517
She's playful and vaccinated. Call or WhatsApp: 98101 65517
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DELHI MEDIA GOSSIP: a former bureaucrat has been found travelling to London often. Apparently carrying on a roaring affair with the former daughter-in-law.
𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢, 𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴!!!
𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢, 𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴!!!
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If you thought the TattiCrap aka @ttindia had reformed you’d be wrong. Here they are platforming a full throated defence of Wannabe Jinnah by Dharavi Jinnah.
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Asim is the like the cut price version of the editor of the Deutsche Beobachter. Everything you say about him is paranoia till he takes over. Then your paranoia seems like understatement. We already saw his and his boyfriend Sharjeel’s “vision” in Kashmir from 1989 to 2019.
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Abhijit Iyer-Mitra retweeted
I must apologise to all Twitter folks, even the hardcore Sanghis, Liberals or whatever political ideology you adhere to. Compared to chaps over at LinkedIn, you are veritable Mensa society geniuses.
The comments to this on LinkedIn has showed that corporate India is not all all be sterilised.
The comments to this on LinkedIn has showed that corporate India is not all all be sterilised.
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FYI @DelhiPolice @dtptraffic this is the second time someone is complaining about this. Just a few weeks back @jai_a_dehadrai had also complained. Kitna ghoosa le ke rakha hai isko ignore karne ke liye? Cc @HMOIndia @AmitShah @AmitShahOffice @PMOIndia
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Hello @DelhiPolice! Why exactly does a car belonging to a private company get a pilot car to clear traffic and forcefully move other cars to the side so this Mercedes can get a free pass?
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Abhijit Iyer-Mitra retweeted
Hello @DelhiPolice! Why exactly does a car belonging to a private company get a pilot car to clear traffic and forcefully move other cars to the side so this Mercedes can get a free pass?
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RT @Bhayankur: News says India is now studying Soviet-era blueprints in Russian to overhaul/upgrade T-72 tanks.
Noob question: T-72 is a pr…
Noob question: T-72 is a pr…
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Sir it’s PENALTY, not PANELTY.
Also it’s MINISTER not MINSITER
Doesn’t speak very highly of AAP’s “education reforms” if their former minister has such atrocious spelling.
Also it’s MINISTER not MINSITER
Doesn’t speak very highly of AAP’s “education reforms” if their former minister has such atrocious spelling.
Delhi Govt school students are still waiting for their text books
The session started on 01 Apr and now it’s end of October, still all text books have not been delivered to the students.
There is a clear panelty clause of 5% for each week’s delay.
Will Minister @ashishsood_bjp show the file if they have imposed panelty (or processing full payment) on the Contractor for excessive late delivery of books ?
Is it true that Secretary Education is not ready to sign the file unless panelty is imposed for late delivery of books ?
Was she called by the Minsiter to his office to talk about this issue ?
Is Nitin Jindal involved in this matter too ?
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Abhijit Iyer-Mitra retweeted
Tiny is five months old and fully vaccinated. White, tan ears, a long thin tail, and Anjana, who is rehoming him, calls him very loving and playful.
He needs a family in Bengaluru. Call Anjana: 97390 97140
He needs a family in Bengaluru. Call Anjana: 97390 97140
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These are two known grifters. This is their business model on Instagram. I’d respect them if they actually believed this gobbledygook… issue is they’ve realised it’s a highly profitable rage-baiting model.
Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam are our inspirations, and Umar Khalid said nothing wrong.
This state is afraid of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, while funding a genocide in Palestine.
Few words for cockroaches like him....
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RT @vijeshetty: Man dies after spitting gutkha onto a high-tension line from third-floor in Vidisha, MP 😳
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