Biographer: Rajiv Gandhi, Aditya Birla. Ex-TOI, India Today. Founder: Sterling Newspapers Pvt Ltd, acquired by Indian Express Group. Jeejeebhoy physics scholar.
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Note from the chart: Asia’s share of global GDP (PPP) has already climbed to 49% — the pre-1700 colonial era level that economist #AngusMaddison projected.
GDP (PPP) gap between US & India has narrowed—$31.8 trillion: $19.1 trillion, per #IMF.
For US planners India is the next China — without China’s communism or America’s history of transatlantic slave trading and displacement of Native Americans. @SecRubio @POTUS
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In an op-ed in a national daily, academic #HappymonJacob makes a tortured case for reviving comatose #SAARC, arguing that it is in India’s national interest.
It is not.
SAARC serves Pakistan’s interest, not India’s. My @firstpost column explains why
Jun 13
Head-on | Why reviving SAARC is in Pakistan’s interest, not India’s 🧵
✍️@MinhazMerchant
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This op-ed will warm the cockles of Field Marshal Asim Munir’s heart.
Jun 13
In an op-ed in a national daily, academic #HappymonJacob makes a tortured case for reviving comatose #SAARC, arguing that it is in India’s national interest.
It is not.
SAARC serves Pakistan’s interest, not India’s. My @firstpost column explains why
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For the slaves of 10JP. Read thread. The original sin👇
Jun 13
Environment Terrorism (Thread)
Do you know during 2009-14, how we destroyed our manufacturing and infrastructure growth on name of environment
When China was building industries, we were stopping them
The dark phase of history when we left behind from China
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Europe built Mao’s image as a tough but wise leader even as Mao murdered millions of Chinese during the cultural revolution. EAM Jaishankar slams duplicitous Europe for arms sales to Pak used in terror attacks on India. Must read piece by @utpal_kumar1 firstpost.com/opinion/mao-le…
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This will give @RahulGandhi high blood pressure
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It would be fitting if Sharad Pawar’s remaining NCP MPs merged with Congress. Karachi would be delighted.
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#AAIB withholding final AI crash report at behest of #Boeing. US firm desperate not to be held responsible for fuel cut-off due to technical fault which would impose huge financial penalties on Boeing apart from reputational damage. Hence attempt to blame “suicide” pilot theory
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Why per capita income (PPP) is a far more accurate metric than nominal per capita income— which does NOT factor on differences in living costs between countries. That’s why both #IMF & #WorldBank increasingly use it.
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Read the opinion here:
firstpost.com/opinion/head-o…
#FPOpinion
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Head-on | Why reviving SAARC is in Pakistan’s interest, not India’s 🧵
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In an op-ed in a national daily, academic #HappymonJacob makes a tortured case for reviving comatose #SAARC, arguing that it is in India’s national interest.
It is not.
SAARC serves Pakistan’s interest, not India’s. My @firstpost column explains why firstpost.com/opinion/head-o…
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Jun 12
India dodged a bullet in West Bengal. Had thuggish #TMC won in 2026 we would have had a jihadist version of East Pakistan within our eastern border.
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Usual @Bloomberg hit job on AI. As AI spokesperson told Bloomberg, its queries were “highly speculative”.
Bloomberg stories on #China are laced with treacle. Stories on India are laced with misinformation.
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Mamata Banerjee ran a mafia regime for 15 years. Her curriculum vitae ranged from the RG Kar hospital rape & murder case to Sandeshkhali serial abuse & torture. Those who joined this mafia party, especially in the past year, knew exactly what they were doing. @AITCofficial
So true & 1 of them is @sardesairajdeep husband of TMC MP. He normalised & cheered Didi & white washed all TMC goons atrocities. Not single debate on d horrific stories of WB. @MinhazMerchant @gauravcsawant @RShivshankar @anjanaomkashyap @rahulkanwal @ARanganathan72 @ShivAroor
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There are three categories of critics who oppose the Great Nicobar Project that will give India a chokehold on the Malacca Strait through which China’s seaborne trade passes:
1) China
2) Rahul Gandhi
3) China-paid Indian journalists
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