Minhaz Merchant
@MinhazMerchant
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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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Joined December 2008
Absolutely. She has refused, despite Beijing’s fury, to recant her statement that Japan will stand by Taiwan if China invades the island.
@MinhazMerchant @Openthemag Takaichi-san stands firm in protecting Japan and its culture. Japan first, she continues to be a true strength for the nation. @takaichi_sanae san.
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Japan’s new PM #SanaeTakaichi has infuriated #China by saying a military attack on #Taiwan could trigger a Japanese military response to defend Taiwan. Tokyo’s sharper military posture against China is good news for India. Latest issue of @Openthemag column out. My column
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India beat SA by 9 wickets in the 3rd ODI with more than 10 overs to spare. Jaiswal hits unbeaten century. SA coach Conrad won’t be using the word “grovel” for a while.
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Japan’s new PM #SanaeTakaichi has infuriated #China by saying a military attack on #Taiwan could trigger a Japanese military response to defend Taiwan. Tokyo’s sharper military posture against China is good news for India. My @Openthemag column https://t.co/8UNqwNi49A
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Honoured to have received the award for the best factual presenter at the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2025. This would not have been possible without the amazing @wbd team and the @wideangle_films team who created magic through Legends Of Shiva. Har Har Mahadev!
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Japan’s new PM #SanaeTakaichi has infuriated #China by saying a military attack on #Taiwan could trigger a Japanese military response to defend Taiwan. Tokyo’s sharper military posture against China is good news for India. My @Openthemag column https://t.co/8UNqwNi49A
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@MinhazMerchant @Openthemag Very informative, Sir! Global relations are undergoing a sea change very fast that we have not seen for decades. The loose rhetoric of Trump and some harried and hurried announcements by POTUS seems to have disturbed world order a little. China, beset with their internal issues
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Japan’s new PM #SanaeTakaichi has infuriated #China by saying a military attack on #Taiwan could trigger a Japanese military response to defend Taiwan. Tokyo’s sharper military posture against China is good news for India. My @Openthemag column
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Japan’s new PM #SanaeTakaichi has infuriated #China by saying a military attack on #Taiwan could trigger a Japanese military response to defend Taiwan. Tokyo’s sharper military posture against China is good news for India. My @Openthemag column
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Evidence of SAT cheating? Zero. Indians not only outperform Americans on SAT but have household incomes 100% higher than white Americans & contribute 6% to US tax with 1.5% of the population. All without the 300-year-long transatlantic slave trade & murder of Native Americans.
The Indians cheat on the SAT, that's why. When the Indians participate in an academic test on which they CANNOT cheat--the international PISA academic tests--they participated a single year, 2009, and scored near the bottom of all nations. They then quit and never participated
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@MinhazMerchant @TOIPlus It's so interesting to consider the potential shifts in global dynamics over the next decade, and your perspective on India's emerging role as a Great Power with a multipower strategy is certainly thought-provoking. The idea of forging connections that span across Washington,
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@MinhazMerchant @TOIPlus I shared a similar vision in spring 2024 for a leading Russian think tank: “Tri-Multipolarity Should Become The Next ‘Big Idea’ In Russian-Indian Relations” https://t.co/YeGDWoArrr
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As a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement and the newly envisaged Voice of the Global South, not to mention the fast-growing major economy with the world’s largest population that’s on the...
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India will over the next 10 years emerge as a Great Power with alliances cutting a swathe across Washington, Beijing & Moscow. The #ModiPutin summit, watched closely by Western powers, marks the start of that multipower strategy. My @TOIPlus column
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International News: China and the US are like two ageing heavyweight boxers who’ve fought each other to a standstill. As one greys demographically and the other implodes
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India will over the next 10 years emerge as a Great Power with alliances cutting a swathe across Washington, Beijing & Moscow. The #ModiPutin summit, watched closely by Western powers, marks the start of that multipower strategy. My @TOIPlus column
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
International News: China and the US are like two ageing heavyweight boxers who’ve fought each other to a standstill. As one greys demographically and the other implodes
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The West’s dishonest political & media establishment is in high dudgeon over #Putin’s India visit. Expect ex-colonials who thieved their way to wealth & power to rise in sanctimonious fury.
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They’re always the first to demean India & flatter the West, hoping for a nickel or two. Pathetic lot.
@MinhazMerchant Even the Macaulay putras back home.
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You just can't negotiate a good deal unless you are ready to walk away. Yes you can bluff, and get away, but that is not a strategy. That is a prayer. If your bluff is called out, your credibility maybe in tatters for many other negotiations. India must be ready to walk away
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The West’s dishonest political & media establishment is in high dudgeon over #Putin’s India visit. Expect ex-colonials who thieved their way to wealth & power to rise in sanctimonious fury.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at 6.30pm for the first India-Russia summit since the #Ukraine war began in 2022. On the table: defence, oil & trade—and a reiteration of India’s strategic autonomy. My @TOIPlus column
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International News: China and the US are like two ageing heavyweight boxers who’ve fought each other to a standstill. As one greys demographically and the other implodes
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