Rajeev Deshpande
@RajeevDOpen
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Consulting editor with Open Media Group, write on politics, policy and anything interesting.
Joined September 2015
Must read piece by young scholar @Suyash_Desai on China’s effort to military cold start posture. Relevant because author shows it is being gamed in western theatre command opposite India. Deep research based on Chinese sources. 1/2 https://t.co/KLHz2p5Ddj
chinapower.csis.org
In this guest authored analysis, Suyash Desai explores the Chinese military's progress toward a "cold start" posture.
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'Only a Truly Warmhearted Man Would Notice a Crying Child': A Journalist Remembers Dharmendra (Story by: @srinjoyc1) https://t.co/J5P4Bi2UyY
timesnownews.com
Dharam Singh Deol, popularly known as Dharmendra, had a scintillating 65-year career spanning 300 films, including classics such as "Sholay", "Chupke Chupke", "Satyakam", "Anupama", "Seeta Aur Geeta"...
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Guys, I will be speaking at the Zero Mile Literature Festival by National Book Trust at Nagpur, along with the incredible Mrs. Damayanti V. Tambay, this Sunday afternoon at 2:00 pm, do join us if you are in or around Nagpur. Details below-
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Indian armed forces have long practiced the true essense of secularism, there is no need to change what is not "broke", a look at what #SupremeCourtofIndia and before it the @DelhiHighCourt considered in the case of an officer who felt regimental ceremonies violated his faith:
#IndianArmy is truly secular, its officers and jawans make it so: The #SupremeCourt decision to uphold an order of the Delhi high court that refused to overturn the decision of the Army to dismiss Samuel Kamalesan from service for not participating in regimental religious parades
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Election Commission of India says, "No request for EVM verification in any of 243 ACs in Bihar and 8 ACs of by- elections after expiry of 7 days from declaration of result."
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Good news!
𝐀 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 #𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲! Under the aegis of #EasternCommand, 164 Inf Bn (TA) (H&H) NAGA conducted a recruitment rally at #Zakhama Military Station, #Nagaland from 15–24 Nov 2025. For the first time, as part of
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This is Us. Since the religion of soldiers has suddenly become the talk of the town, this is us, performing puja and hawan when my husband was commanding his regiment. In the Indian Army, the religion of your troops becomes your religion. That’s how it has always been. That’s
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Inside:@seemasirohi@Suhelseth@swapan55@kavereeb@RachelMJDwyer@Ullekh@RajeevDOpen@sudeeppaul @BoriaMajumdar
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#WATCH | Jamnagar, Gujarat | BJP MP Poonamben Maadam said, "Today is a very joyful day for Jamnagar district and Dwarka district. A very large facility will be provided to us in the coming days, subject to the cabinet's approval today. We had already received approval to double
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Enjoying the amazing connectivity provided by @MumbaiMetro3 between my two offices, one at CMO #Mantralaya and the other at #MMRCL office in #BKC. What a comfortable, swift, reliable and hassle-free travel which makes it easy for me to do justice to both responsibilities of mine.
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Should attract capital punishment!
@smitaprakash Taglines like “Nataka in Karnataka , and “Pawar play in Maharashtra” shld be banned…..
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Seventeen years ago today, on 26 November 2008, Mumbai became a battlefield. Ten Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, operating from Pakistan, turned India’s financial capital into twelve coordinated terror sites train stations, cafés, luxury hotels, and the Chabad House.
🕯 Remembering 26/11 at the Taj Mahal Palace and Leopold Café. Honouring the innocent lives lost and the extraordinary courage shown by the staff, security forces, and first responders who protected Mumbai during one of its darkest nights. From the heritage halls of the Taj to
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Culture is destiny, Lee Kuan Yew once said. @narendramodi places Ram temple completion in the context of India national identity, my take:
#Modi raises a flag at #Ayodhya and rekindles faith in an ancient nation: The central message of the Prime Minister’s speech at Ayodhya on November 25 was that the rejuvenation of national identity and a celebration of cultural traditions and belief lies in a rejection of an
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The death sentence awarded to #SheikhHasina may actually increase @ChiefAdviserGoB Yunus' problems. India will not do anything to increase his legitimacy, my take:
The true extent of US interference in #Bangladesh will be hard to assess but there is little doubt that Hasina’s abdication was welcomed by the Biden administration and Yunus was accorded a warm reception in America, writes @RajeevDOpen
https://t.co/Nhz4IvEQOi
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The judgment against Sheikh Hasina, who was charged with having committed crimes against humanity, might well be considered the climax of everything that has been happening in #Bangladesh since her nearly 16-year rule drew to a close, writes Syed Badrul Ahsan
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A very insightful write up on the life and career of #hidma and how he became the terror that he was before an unremarkable end in a forest in Andhra by @curbset :
In his long career of violence, #Hidma inflicted severe losses on security forces and civilians. However, those events are now just bad memories. With the elimination of the top ranks of the #Maoists, only a handful of top leaders are left, writes @curbset
https://t.co/YZb4UxcFGr
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Openers fall after #SouthAfrica set India an impossible target of 549 runs to save #Guwahati Test, writes @Iyr_Adi
https://t.co/WOl8N0O5UX
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Mumbai Police… You just gave us the gift of hope and happiness. For this alone, you rank as one of the finest forces in the world 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 🙏🏽 (Thank you for sharing this story so vividly, Mohini)
On the night of May 20, 2025, a little girl in a faded pink frock fell asleep on her mother’s lap at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Her parents, simple people from Solapur, had come to Mumbai for her father’s treatment. They were exhausted. Just for a moment, the mother
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🚨 THIS IS PRETTY HUGE NEWS FOLKS 💥 WORLD CUP WINNING MOMENTS FOR INDIA 🏆 Indian Women's Team defeated Chinese Taipei 35-28 in the Finals of Kabaddi World Cup 2025! Our Girls successfully defends the Trophy 🇮🇳💙
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