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India may be the world's most populous country, but major shifts in its underlying demographics – and their massive implications – have gone unnoticed by many.
On @CASIPenn's India In Transition, we present a new series on India's Demographic Dilemmas, by @Rukmini @dataforin.
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Indian gaming scene is heating up, someone made a HSR layout racing game.
Even has real time monsoon simulation.
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Breaking down US statement, that marks an escalation over the issue of 3 Indian seafarers being killed by US Navy, here's what it says:
1. Vessels must comply with US orders (Why?)
2. US forces are seeking to uphold peace and security( By shooting unarmed ships?)
3. In the Strait (But US ships are in the Gulf of Oman)
4. Violations of US Blockade ( which have been many)
5. Illicit transport of Iranian oil (Not according to international law, and US sanctions are only punitive economically)
6. Won't be tolerated (Regardless of loss of lives, or contravening international law)
Awaiting MEA response.
state.gov/releases/office-of…
US State dept readout of Jaishankar-Rubio call indicates sharp differences:
"Secretary Rubio stressed that all commercial vessels should immediately comply with orders from U.S. forces as they seek to uphold peace and security in the Strait. He underscored that violations of the U.S. blockade and the illicit transport of Iranian oil will not be tolerated.
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New on @dataforin: my colleagues Ameya Bokil and Apoorv Anand assembled the first public dataset of India's prison population to understand how many are incarcerated, where, and for what. Part of our new Law vertical dataforindia.com/prisons/
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Comixphobia: Penguin won’t distribute Joe Sacco’s book of graphic reportage on 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, reports Indian Express scroll.in/latest/1093389/pen…
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New on @dataforin: at the broad national level, we know that temperatures are rising. But if you break down the data at the regional level, what parts of the country are heating slower and faster? Using IMD's gridded data, my colleague Juhi's work for us dataforindia.com/regional-te…
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Many of you have told me that a newsletter is the way you keep track of new work. We hope you enjoy The Roundup, our new monthly newsletter that captures some of our work, tells you how you can better use the platform, and shares a little about what our team is thinking.
Jun 4
Introducing The Roundup - Data For India’s new monthly newsletter!
Over the last couple of years, we’ve published dozens of in-depth analyses, built hundreds of new charts and built features to make our work easy to discover, share and reuse. But if you’re not checking the platform regularly, it might be easy to miss what’s new.
The Roundup is our way of keeping you in the loop, a simple monthly note that brings together:
📝 The latest work we’ve published
🖥️ New platform features and updates
📊 One chart that our team thought you shouldn't miss
Issue #1 is out now; every new issue will land in your inbox on the last Friday of every month.
Read the first issue and subscribe here: dataforindia.com/the-roundup…
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"If government monopolies were a bad idea, narrow-focused national champions, scaffolded by taxpayer subsidies and limited competition, are not the solution either. India needs industrialisation as well as competition... intelligent state interventions should engineer it."
Jun 4
Capital conservation is a reality. India's 1991 model faces a serious challenge.
As investor/stakeholder/venture capitalist, the state will have to assume greater risk. And use equity markets for a viable exit strategy.
My piece for @EconomicTimes
economictimes.indiatimes.com…
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As always, the awards are incredible (and the linking is impeccable)
It's that time again. Spanish football's end of season awards: the best, worst, smelliest and naughtiest of the season ... theguardian.com/football/202…
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Jun 3
Update— wild to see this amazing project
x.com/iruhdam24/status/20615…
Jun 3
while enjoying the seasons best humayunpasand mangoes at @AltCarbonIndia we began searching for really good reads on indias love affair with mangoes
we were a bit disappointed to not find a cracker essay in the public domain that captures the geographical diversity, agro-economic factors, and longer history of mangoes in india
@AlterMagIndia would like to commission a story on the theme— Mangoes: A Global History. Tracing the geopolitics of mangoes (mao’s mango mania), its lovers (Ghalib and Humayun) and its harvest map across india.
Pitch us!
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The aspect I love about World Cups is the wealth of storytelling they inspire.
Here's a great story about Qatar's WC-bound Indian-origin winger Tahsin Jamshid, whose father almost played for India. indianexpress.com/article/sp…
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She became a journalist believing the truth mattered — but exposing it became a risk.
From India to the Oslo Freedom Forum, @scroll_in Executive Editor @sharmasupriya reflects on what it means to keep reporting as independent media shrinks, journalists are jailed, and democracy becomes performance. She describes the cost — and exhaustion — of reporting the truth in a country where power depends on silence.
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Come work with me as we expand our presence in the Gulf!
The New York Times is looking for a seasoned reporter to cover business, economics and wealth in the Gulf countries:
nytco.com/careers/job-listin…
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May 25
Amber Fort at 2:45 PM in June.
The tour planner must be having some grudges from Rubio.
May 25
US Secretary of State Rubio to visit Taj Mahal, Amber fort today.
State Dept Schedule:
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You look away from India FX for half a day and there’s a pile up of action to catch up on:
Another low. 97/$ in sight: reuters.com/world/india/rupe…
RBI has been selling dollars at a pace of a billion dollars a day just to slow the decline: reuters.com/world/india/indi…
And naturally that hits liquidity, so RBI announces an FX swap to balance that out: reuters.com/world/india/indi…
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Thanks to @SharmaKamayani I discovered that one theory about the Shiva Nataraja is that it was designed to map onto Orion, with the Crab Supernova (which appeared in 1054 CE) lying above Nataraja's head, while his foot pointed at Sirius:
scroll.in/magazine/1092839/w…
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May 19
(1/N) Much of India still lives in its villages. Yet, everyday Indian policy rarely incorporates the voices of those who live in them.
We've spent the last few years trying to do something about that. Today, we want to introduce GRAMA. 🧵
gramagovernance.com/
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May 18
India’s self-destructive war on the deep roots of its own past. By Richard Eaton scroll.in/article/1085273/ri…
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May 15
1/ @louisetillin, Andy Robaina & I have a new @CarnegieEndow paper on India's delimitation dilemma. The paper does 4 things: provides historical context; quantifies the degree of malapportionment; analyzes govt's bills; and suggests alternative pathways carnegieendowment.org/resear…
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.@menakadoshi: Having stalled all price action for two months, to improve its election prospects, the Modi government is out of time to allow for more organic adjustments to consumer behavior. Expect more measures soon." bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
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