Mihir
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Occasional contributor to @livefist, @newslaundry, @swarajyamag. Distinguished (Armch)air Marshal. Board-certified sasta dalal. Alt account: @me_predictor.
Joined October 2011
Quick thread: Some I lessons learned, not from the Ukraine invasion in particular, but in following domestic/international crises and conflicts over the last few years, and from life in general. Nearly all arise out of my own failures/missteps/botch-ups.
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āStop being a part of BRICS. They [India] are the vowel between Russia and China.ā. Never in my life did I imagine I would read a sentence thatās factually 100% correct, but also completely meaningless at the same time.
"Stop buying Russian oil. Stop being a part of BRICS. Support the United States and the dollar or face a 50% tariff," threatens US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on India
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Backbenchers are eternal, be it Steve Bannonās speech at a major conference or PD Kulkarniās chemistry class.
Sparse turnout for Steve Bannon at his just-concluded speech at the National Conservatism conference.
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RT @Akshay_VAK: Hypothesis: This is about sanctions . Reports are that US has asked Europe to impose sanctions and stop oil buys now (Besseā¦.
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Getting sucked into a debate with @Me_Predictor assuming good faith is a proven method in these parts š.
what's the fastest way a man can ruin his life?.
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This is why Hindutva is such a dangerous trend. Even hardcore Islamists are really just Hindutvavadis-in-waiting.
Just as Mesopotamia belongs to Iraq (1932) and Persia belongs to Iran (1935), Indus Valley belongs to Pakistan (1947).
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When you grow up, you start to learn that not everything can be done on Microsoft Teams. Some initiatives require persistent and deft handling, in person. By someone who has the authority to take immediate decisions.
what, that he couldn't take a flight? funny excuse.and what has he delivered lmao.
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If true, this would explain why he wasnāt at the SCO summit. The theory that he of all people was being sidelined by Modi was a bit too fantastical to swallow anyway.
@calm_sutra JS delivers Europe.
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I should start demanding royalties from the MEA š
@Akshay_VAK @Me_Predictor Minor nitpick. My take is not that they are objectively ābetterā, but they are more institutionalized in their thinking, and hence more predictable. Predictable is good, even though there are individual instances of discomfort.
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āWe share a vision for a multipolar worldā š.
Delighted to meet German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. India and Germany are celebrating 25 years of Strategic Partnership. As vibrant democracies and leading economies, we see immense potential to scale up mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, technology, innovation,.
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Interesting take šš».
I think the correct way to see this is that S Jaishankar was the best man for the task of integrating India within the Western led order (with some carveouts like grandfathering of our defence purchases from Russia for the time being) which was the big agenda item of Indian (1/n).
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Totally unrelated, BTW.
āIf Europe and America donāt have a more cooperative foreign policy towards the Global South and India, then we will lose. The SCO meeting in China is a reminder to the West about what is at stake,ā declares Finlandās President Alex Stubb
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RT @KalshiSports: Game by the numbers. Kalshi volume: $26.6m.Spit ejections: 1.Rizzler commercials: 1.Weather delays: 1.AJ Brown catches: 1.
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āCompulsive contrarianismā, I think it is called. If you do A, Iāll suggest you should do B instead. Unless you choose to do B, in which case, you really shouldāve been doing A.
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RT @Satvik_Pen: A US India relationship that spoke the language of "mutual respect" for India's strategic autonomy was fundamentally incompā¦.
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Announcement on the new fair price of sugarcane?.
NEW:. President Trump will be making an announcement from the Oval Office on Tuesday, September 2nd at 2 pm EST!
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Wow, SCO throwing shade at a Hollywood actor!
The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit is taking place in Tianjin from Aug 31 to Sept 1. President Xi Jinping addressed the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in North China's port city of Tianjin on Monday
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#SCOSummit2025 | Azerbaijan President claims, āIndia is acting out against Azerbaijan in international organizations because of our close ties with Pakistan."
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Indian regiment based in the tropics (Madras) is headed to the Arctic. Strongest sign yet of military relations being put in deep freeze.
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Europe: āWeāre going to stop India from buying Russian oil by forcing India to buy Russian oil.ā
Exclusive: Saudi Aramco, Iraq's SOMO halt crude sales to Indian refiner Nayara, sources say | Reuters
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