Hope India is not planning to be China’s lapdog now.
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Hope India is not planning to be China’s lapdog now.
I have created an anonymous Twitter account so I can check some things off and on. That said, Gavin Newsom does have an account on Bluesky.
Looks like the world is now divided into two blocs, looking at it simplistically – don't know how long this fragile alliance will last: US and Europe on one side and BRICS on the other. Oh yes, Europe is on the side of the US, even if it is with gritted teeth. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We didn't stop buying Russian oil and nor did we agree to open our agriculture and dairy sectors to American companies so no we didn't capitulate. Nor did we accept Trump's lie that he mediated the Indo-pak war...actually it was impossible that we do all those things. India has certain red lines.
Europe capitulated to the US. Their most important reason? They had outsourced their security to the US. Some other reasons: dependence on cheap Chinese goods, Russian gas, outsourced manufacturing. The US expected India to bow too...we didn't. theprint.in/national-int...
Hmmm true. I guess reincarnation comes after after-life? or maybe there is no reincarnation at all...just after-life. But possibly the people who believe in after-life probably believe in reincarnation and vice versa.
Upcoming apocalypse movie?
I think it was cowardice.
Me too.
Shocking that despite the shenanigans at the DOJ and FBI, Republicans like them better this year. Doesn't bode well for the US. #UnitedStates #DOJ #FBI
Over 60% of people in the UK, Israel and Kenya view India favourably. Lowest approval ratings of India are in Turkey. #India
An Uber driver on a Mumbai-Pune route told me that the stats about increasing longevity must be fake because almost everyone he knows dies in their sixties.
40% is huge. What a pity.
One reason is that he has played on the insecurities of people and the other is that there is no strong opposition.
I guess it’s time to ditch the US as a large section of Americans support him - if the polls are correct. That means Trumpism is here to stay.
Astonishing doesn't quite capture it. Disgusting does.
Their population growth was never high and with hardly any immigration the population is bound to stagnate.
This data surprised me bc I thought most Indians believe in afterlife. After all, it's a part Hinduism – the belief in the soul & it's journey through reincarnations. But no, not even 50% of Indians in India believe in the afterlife. A greater % of adults in the US and Europe believe in it.
60 countries have reached peak population; China, Japan, Russia and many European countries. If the US and Australia haven't, it's because of migration. #demographics
I still think of the orange kulfi in Kolkata besides the other delicacies in the sweet shop in the area we lived for 4 years…in New Alipore.
I think the BJP will get rid of Modi next election as he has become a liability. His reading of Trump was all wrong. I am hearing the RSS is bent on replacing him.
I met MAGA Indian Americans from #Chicago here in India last year. I told them that Trump calls Chicago a crime-ridden city. They laughed and said I am suffering from TDS. I wonder if they are laughing now that the Army might be called in into Chicago.
Horrifying stories are emerging fr the USA. One can get why Republicans are quiet–they want to keep their seats as 40% of Americans support the current govt. What amazes me is how meek the Dems are, except for a few. I just don't get it. In India, the opposition makes a ruckus even for minor things.
Here are some images from the Natural History Museum’s wildlife photographer of the year 2025 competition. Winner yet to be announced: #photography #Wildlife www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thats probably true in general but in India, unless you’re poor helpers are avlble, incl cooks, nannies. For poor people their life is drudgery but it’s important for both sexes to work - for survival. Amongst the poor, grandparents play a critical role in kid support. There is no choice.
Would one prefer to have grandkids looked after by the govt rather than by grandparents? The answer is clear. The love & care provided by loving grand parents is better for the mental health of babies. #childcare www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I prefer reading to listening and viewing. Written words I can take in at a glance as I am a fast reader and I can gloss over what I don't want to read. I don't waste precious time. Videos and audios take up too much time. If you fast-forward, you can miss important parts. #reading
Believers always find justification.
They won’t do anything because they are afraid of losing their seat. It’s the people who must rise.
Thanks god someone is speaking out! Even if Trump is 90 and bedridden he will be able to be president. His true health will be hidden from all by his cronies. It’s like that in most dictatorships. The health of the leader is not revealed until he drops dead.
He hasn’t been impeached yet because he has support. That’s what’s scary because as time passes it will be too late.
In most cases yes but I think in Bhutan they don’t trust AI.
Terrible. Unless one stops using internet entirely one can’t escape from this invasion of privacy.
Trust in global companies like Google, Amazon and Meta is at an all-time low. News that our videos are being edited without permission goes to show that consumers are spot on in not trusting these commercial giants. #AI www.bbc.com/future/artic...
These are the countries where ChatGPT is banned. Not surprising that China and Russia are amongst them. Surprised to see Bhutan in the list though. #AI
Many people using #AI to create written content overlook a key point: when writing for pleasure, the journey is more interesting than the final product. Writing is a proxy for thinking. Without it, you are just contributing to the “dead internet theory” - pushing out more slop.
Neighbourhood parrot glaring at me because I moved the curtains aside to get a better look. #photography #birds
Fareed Zakaria says US has made its biggest strategic mistake. Punishing India bc it called out the lies on mediation betwn India-Pak? India has never accepted mediation. Never will. Punishing India via tariffs bc it buys fr Russia? But so does China, EU and the US! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMT3...
A Spanish language study shows how the brain processes sarcasm — and why language models based on artificial intelligence have a hard time capturing it. english.elpais.com/science-tech...
Love this photo.
India will pay $75k monthly to Mercury Public Affairs. David Vitter, ex-Republican Senator & Bryan Lanza, once Communications Director for Trump’s campaign, will do the PR work on India’s behalf. A pity that countries are forced to do this. www.outlookindia.com/amp/story/na...
Never imagined all of this would happen in just 6 months. They must have planned it well in advance.
Your enemy’s enemy is your friend. India & China may never be best friends but geopolitics has forced them together. India might ease FDI curbs on China & barely 24 hours ago the Chinese ambassador to India condemned the illogical tariffs on India, calling the US a bully. tinyurl.com/yybma3yu
The general who said the the US strikes on Iran were a failure, setting back the Iran nuclear programme by just a few months, has been fired. Another nail in the coffin of Truth. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Analytical thinking is the most important job skill in 2025.The top five skills include Resilience, Social Influence, Creative thinking and Leadership. From: The Future of Jobs Report 2025 #employment
Who cares what this white supremist thinks?
Can’t bear to read it.
Same reason why you follow them I suppose.
U.N. declares famine in Gaza, first ever in West Asia 📸AP, AFP, Reuters www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
Almost 40% of the US electorate approve of Trump. Bad news but not surprising.
Just look at their history and you will know why. Not just the US and the UK, but Australia, France and others.
Hmmm I think they are still in denial because of 40% of the electorate still support Trump.
Amazing pic!
Hmm they will probably want white people.
True. It's a natural human thing to do...but unfortunately now there's less space.
Don’t play video games yet but can imagine what it’s like bc I drive in Pune. I win if I squeeze safely through moving vehicles with inches to spare, manage to not run down wiggly 2wheelers/jaywalkers, negotiate puddles/potholes safely, hold steady in face of wrong side driving. Lose & I am dead.
Unauthorised immigrants in the US reached an all-time high-14m in '23, bc not all illegal. Some are asylum seekers & those with protection from deportation. Growth slowed in '24 after the Biden admin took action. In '25 will ↓ further. #immigration #US Pew Research data tinyurl.com/2hbx24vv
Obviously US tariffs were going to unify BRICS as never before -Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa. US too stupid to understand this. And no, India will never trust the US again. Nor will any other country. www.indiatoday.in/world/us-new...
I never respond and mute them. It’s surprising that some people actually repost their appeals.
Twitter is not normal. People who comment there may not be insane but they pretend that they are. They act like they are. That’s disturbing. Welcome to Bluesky! It has sane people… or at least those pretending to be sane! 😀
Yes one has to rethink whether immigrants should go there at all. The truth is that America was founded on slavery and genocide of native settlers. Racism must be deeply imbedded in many people.
In my upcoming thriller, I've written about how "cutters" doing autopsies ruin a murder case. How evidence is destroyed. It's a problem endemic to India - unqualified cleaners doing autopsies that docs are supposed to do. Been going on for decades. #writing #medicine theprint.in/ground-repor...
No one should forget that Donald Trump’s approval ratings are still high. Aggregations of recent approval polling - approval between 44-45%. So what if it’s lower than that of other modern presidents-still very high. 40-45% of Americans like Donald Trump. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
I know what you mean. It’s really hard to believe and that’s why some feel things will correct themselves…people living outside the US are less hopeful. They are preparing for the worst. They have to.
First the US says it imposed sanctions on India because it's buying Russian oil and now it claims it was done to end the Russia-Ukraine war. What a joke. Is this the way to end a war, by imposing sanctions on a third country? Esp when China buys the bulk of Russian oil.
India & China have fought a war & border issues continue but American hostility has pushed these former enemies together. China is happy bc India is cornered. It continues to strengthen roads, rail links & border villages along the frontier. India has no choice but to be wary. tinyurl.com/zzvvnajh
And in many countries like Japan and Korea it’s negative growth.
World population is decreasing anyway… or will soon.
As long as we all don’t turn into plastic because of evolution! 😀😀😀
Aggression is considered “strong” by the weak. Courage is considered as “strong” by the strong.
More money to people with the least = more money infused back into the economy. More money to people with the most = more money locked away in stocks and funds “When the minimum wage increases, other wages and incomes in the economy begin to rise…”
These types of headlines will dominate all other headlines soon enough. #climate
If you read this article, it's likely that germs will haunt your nightmares and you might never use a public toilet again. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The word sibling has a long history; dibling (donor concieved sibling) not yet in major dictionaries. But nibling (niece/nephew) was added by Collins in 2020 though coined earlier and pibling (aunt/uncle) was added not too long ago by some dictionaries.
No movie script has imagined a villain like this. The scriptwriters failed us!
I am sure it will. Don’t hope. Just know.
Meta pirated and seeded porn for years to train AI, lawsuit says Lawsuit: Meta may have seeded porn to minors while hiding piracy for AI training. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Happy birthday messages are equally annoying …
I never thought of myself as gifted either because my father always told me that genius is 99% perspiration. I work very very hard at my writing. Spend hours on one sentence sometimes… that’s why I take so long to write a book. Took 5 years for each!
Pakistan is dirt poor but spends $600k monthly to lobby the White House/Congress, spending thrice as much as India. It's working. Easy to fool the US now as it's susceptible to flattery/attention/bribes. Pak is convincing the US it's not a terror hub. Good luck to the world. tinyurl.com/bdee39rd
Here’s my Redwoods appreciation. #photography #redwoods
I love bookshelves. Wish mine looked as pretty as yours. Mine’s kind of dusty and untidy… got to fix that soon!
Yep. An egoist like that normally would want to leave a legacy. I don’t think he realises how reviled he will be.
There is only way we can have an ideal world – if an advanced society of benevolent aliens took over the Earth and abolished borders, ruling the Earth as one nation. Yeah, just fantasy.
Best International Feature Film Oscars by country. Italy, France & Japan top the chart, although France has had the most nominations. Italy & France don't just top the chart, the number of wins is 2-3 times that of the others. #filmsky #movies #oscars (Stats from Voronoi).
There’s always zomato.
This article is a joke.
Wanted to add that I liked the pace of the story, the way you built up to the climax.
It’s a secret because it didn’t go the way the US wanted. But why is the press ignoring China’s victory over the US? The US has started selling China AI chips banned earlier. It’s a security risk! He is also not penalising China for buying oil from Russia!
The news is all about Putin but China has quietly beaten the US. The US is selling China the vital AI chips banned earlier and it’s a security risk. Why isn’t this more in the news?
US has lost to China too.
Read the one about Harry and the jagged spires. Good descriptions.
Another example of the US capitulating to China: China is not being penalised for buying Russian oil. Only India is. Russia is manipulating the US and now China is too. What a fall of a strong and proud nation. Yet, this isn't widely known in the US. People still think their President is strong!
Deleting and reposting. Thanks!
Only in India will you find a line which says "Quite Opposite" a landmark! I also liked the last line in red: FIXED RATE SHOP * WE HAVE NO BRANCHES * NO GODOWNS* NO FACTORY * NO RETURN! Quite categorical. Sellers in India are not very consumer friendly, are they! #Humor
The US'll lose to Russia. They've already lost to China which'll affect American security. China’s leaders are distracting Trump from strategic issues by haggling over tariffs & deals! And what a joke: Xi said he won't act on Taiwan as long as Trump's in office! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Lot of sandwich jokes going around after ICE arrested a man who threw a sandwich at them. Saw the video - the man ranted, threw a sandwich & the three armed men were terribly threatened. They chased him! People will never forget this… it’s going to be symbolic of who ICE is and what they do.
Here's more info. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Heat makes humans more lethargic, more violent, depressed, grumpy! Besides making people more prone to certain diseases. The research is coming out as the West turns hottor. In India we've lived with heat & most people don't even have air-conditioning. We've survived. #climate tinyurl.com/5n9x9f6a
It’s the beginning of the fall but I have not lost hope in America. 250 years or is it 200; history and institutions can’t be erased so quickly.