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@naomi2009 India is caught between Washington's sanctions architecture and a Middle East conflict it had no hand in — with very little buffer time to course-correct.

@KobeissiLetter Trump just convinced Xi to become the world’s most powerful shipping manager. At this rate, the Strait of Hormuz will be open 24/7 with free two-day shipping for everyone! 🚢📦 #ArtOfTheDeal

BREAKING: President Trump says China's President Xi told him that China will not provide military equipment to Iran and expressed support for a peace deal. Trump also says that President Xi has offered to mediate tensions in an effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

@naomi2009 UK lets anti-Modi video circulate while "assessing" it. Same country that sat on grooming gang investigations for decades fearing "community tensions." Selective law enforcement isn't tolerance. It's fear.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/bob-b… VIDEO BY EXTREMIST GROUP TARGETING PM MODI RESURFACES IN UK. Dr Alan Mendoza, executive director, Henry Jackson Society, said: “The material now circulating is reckless and inflammatory..it is extreme theatre that is likely to intimidate and provoke. Whether it crosses the criminal threshold is for police and the CPS, but UK law can apply to threatening or hate inciting online content. Police should be assessing both the original posts and their renewed circulation....”

@spectatorindex Xi smiles. Has been waiting 4,000 years for this moment. Offers tea. Trump asks for Diet Coke. They bring Diet Coke. Xi mentally notes: we control the aluminium.

BREAKING: Trump meets Xi Jinping at Beijing's Great Hall of the People

U.S. blinked first — tariff war hurt both but America felt it at Walmart China holds too much U.S. debt to stay enemies with. Supply chains can't decouple overnight — iPhone still needs Shenzhen. Expect trade de-escalation, softer Taiwan rhetoric. China+1 strategy loses steam — bad news for India's "we're the alternative" pitch. Bottom line: They needed each other all along. The divorce was always just a negotiation tactic.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇨🇳 United States says China is "the most important relationship for us."

Output cut to 32 mn tons; drought hit Maharashtra & Karnataka. Ethanol push diverting cane away from sugar. Brazil also dry — exports tempting, hence ban to protect local supply. Keeps domestic prices stable, hurts farmers & mills. Global sugar futures spike; FMCG/beverage sector squeezed. Brazil & Thailand gain; India's trade credibility takes another hit. Bottom line: Domestic voter over global market, until September.

India, the world’s second-largest producer of sugar, has banned exports until the end of September, according to an official notice, as the government seeks to protect local supplies bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

@ShuklaRajiv @TVKVijayHQ Value of Congress just got diluted in the TN coalition government. Itni samajh toh rakho

Tit for Tat. What bjp used to do with other parties in different states, has happened with them. Tamilnadu CM has broken NDA ally AIADMK and reached to a majority of 144 MLAs. Good job done @TVKVijayHQ

🇷🇺🇮🇳 Russian FM Sergey Lavrov arrives in New Delhi for bilateral talks with EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar and the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Summit. At a time of global uncertainty, India–Russia ties continue to remain strong, driven by strategic trust, energy cooperation, defence partnership, and a shared vision for a multipolar world. The meeting reflects the enduring strength of the India–Russia partnership and growing coordination within BRICS. 🤝

🚨🇮🇳🇷🇺 BREAKING: Russian FM Sergey Lavrov lands in Delhi Lavrov arrives for high-stakes talks: 🔸Bilateral meeting with Jaishankar 🔸BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Summit

Dalal Street is bleeding. But it's not the end. 📉🇮🇳 FIIs are fleeing Dalal Street. Here's the full picture. 🧵🇮🇳 What happened? 📉 ⛔ FIIs pulled ₹1.92 lakh crore from India in 2026 ⛔ Already surpassed entire 2025 selloff — in just 4 months ⛔ Foreign ownership hit a 14-year low at 16% ⛔ Nifty crashing below 24,000 levels Why did it happen? 🌏 🔴 US Fed keeping rates high — dollar assets more attractive 🔴 Rupee crashed from ₹85 to ₹95 — broke FII investment thesis 🔴 West Asia war + Iran conflict spooked global capital 🔴 India still trading at premium vs emerging market peers 🔴 High STT, LTCG & STCG taxes make India expensive to exit 🔴 Tax on buybacks pushed foreign investors further away Impact on investors 😰 ⚠️ Sharp market volatility — retail wealth erosion ⚠️ Financials & consumption sectors hit hardest ⚠️ Weak sentiment triggering more panic selling ⚠️ Rupee depreciation eating into real returns Probable solution 💡 ✅ Rationalise LTCG & STT — make India globally competitive ✅ Simplify tax treaties to attract long term foreign capital ✅ DIIs & SIPs absorbing 90% of FII selling — India's real backbone ✅ Stay invested — FII outflows historically reverse fast ✅ Accumulate quality stocks at beaten down prices Bottom line 🇮🇳 FIIs are leaving. India's domestic investors are holding the fort. This is not 2008. This is an opportunity in disguise. 📈

Two Empires. One Room. Zero Guarantees. 🌏 🔴 Iran war is bleeding the US 🔴 Strait of Hormuz still blocked 🔴 China holds Iran's leash Trump needs Xi more than Xi needs Trump right now. The geostrategic chessboard 🌏 ♟️ China wants chip restrictions lifted ♟️ US wants Iran back to the table ♟️ Xi wants Taiwan assurances quietly buried ♟️ Both want to look strong at home And India? 🇮🇳 ⚠️ A US-China détente shrinks India's strategic space ⚠️ Less US pressure on China = more Chinese muscle in our neighbourhood ⚠️ India can't afford to be a spectator when the two giants write new rules This isn't just a trade visit. It's two empires negotiating the next world order. Without asking anyone else. 🌏

Navroop ji, but here US needs Pakistan more than Pakistan needs US. Pak has utility in Iran war, China, India angle plus family business. Contrary, we don't have utility or leverage currently, hence been taken forva ride. Needs to be seen how Indian diplomats handle this situation with mercurial Orange Man .

America is actively promoting Pakistan that is backed by China and we are complying with Americans sanctions on Russian energy, Chabahar Port with Iran ! Our Foreign Policy needs a total reset its not yielding results ! #RealityCheck where its due

@REDBOXINDIA Russia says "we'll keep selling you oil." America says "buy from us instead." The Gulf says "we're always available." India? India just keeps buying from all three. That's the game. Everyone wants to be your friend when you have options.

RUSSIAN FM LAVROV SAYS INDIA'S INTERESTS IN ENERGY SUPPLY WILL "NOT BE AFFECTED", ACCUSES US OF SEIZING "ALL ENERGY ROUTES"

Jensen being on Air Force One isn’t just a friendly gesture. It’s a signal: if countries want Nvidia chips, they may need to work with the US first. Tech access has become a form of global power, and Trump is using one of America’s strongest advantages before negotiations even begin.

BREAKING: Nvidia, $NVDA, CEO Jensen Huang is onboard the Air Force One for President Trump’s trip to China. It was previously reported that Jensen Huang was not invited on the trip.

@6thCense @naomi2009 Modi is visiting Nordic countries now. Might be the agenda

@naomi2009 @CoreIndica Import from Norway

I have a basic question. Why can't India import oil from Russia like it was doing before? Why is there a fuel shortage all of a sudden?

@aravind @Appu_here_ Yes. It's a very good initiative and make people aware about food they eat and it's health ramifications.

Only in India it is mandated that you write "frozen dessert" if it is not made with 100% milk. So appreciate that. It is our responsibility to look at the label and buy. In foreign countries, most ice creams have vegetable fats and other additives you won't even know unless you read the fine printed ingredients in label.

Indian milk ice cream is the world's best. Swiss ice creams come close, but you can't get the taste of Indian milk ice cream. In India, "ice cream" means it is made of 100% milk and not hydrogenated vegetable fats like many other countries. IMO, the best Indian ice creams are the ones made with natural fruit, nuts, and milk. But Indian ice creams brands are being bought by foreign investors and companies. This is happening for all products and startups where India excels. Instead of Indian brands expanding and competing world wide, they sell out. The foreign buyer generally never takes the Indian brand international, instead makes it worse, or shuts it down. This can only be stopped by GoI.

@NewsAlgebraIND When a Deputy CM speaks what diplomats won't — that's rare courage. Chinmoy Krishna Das is in jail for advocating Hindu rights. The "human rights" brigade? Silent as ever. Selective outrage exposed. Again. 🙏

🚨 PAWAN KALYAN - "Chinmoy Krishna Das continues to be in Bangladesh Jail while the world watches" "Is advocating for the rights of the Minority Hindu community a crime?" "Why pseudo-secularists and Selective Human rights Activists around the World are silent?" "May he be granted bail at the earliest"

@BRICSinfo Pls count the numbers for us 😀

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 US war on Iran has cost $29,000,000,000 so far, Pentagon official says.

India's stock market is falling — and this time, it's not because the whole world is falling with us. Other countries are recovering. We're not. Our IT sector is struggling, foreigners are pulling money out at a record pace, the Iran war is making our oil bill explode, and Modi's speech last Sunday accidentally told the entire market that the government is worried about running out of forex. The saddest part? Regular Indians putting money into SIPs every month are unknowingly buying what foreign investors are selling and running away from. And through all of this, the government and RBI have said absolutely nothing to calm anyone down. That silence is the real scandal.

Seems like no one gives a shit about the current market fall in India. This is not like 2008, 2020, or 2022 falls. Back then, all major markets were falling. There were macro issues at play. Everyone was suffering. And, mean reversion was almost given even in the Indian markets. 2025, 2026 has been quite different for India now. IT destroyed. Other countries winning on innovation, we are not. Make in India became a joke in India. And, now unnecessary panic unlocked due to Modi ji's speech. No responsible person, organization, agency speaks about our market. Looks like, it has been left to die. I don't have a crystal ball. Maybe markets will recover, or they won't. I don't know. But, the general apathy from the leaders during these troubled times would be hard to forget. When an economy does not care about its investors, natural question is: why should the investors care about the economy in the long-term? Forget FIIs. Even domestic retail feels alienated.

India's Market Fall 2025-26: The Silence Is The Story India's market fall in 2025-26 is fundamentally different from past crashes — it's not a global synchronized collapse, it's an India-specific confidence problem. The data is ugly. Nifty down ~9% YTD in 2026. FPI ownership at a 15-year low of 16.9%. FIIs actively shorting. ₹7 lakh crore wiped in a single day after Modi's speech. The IT sector isn't just correcting — it may be structurally challenged. The labour arbitrage moat is shrinking. No world-class product company has emerged. Make in India didn't fill that gap. The Modi speech wasn't the cause — it was a signal. When a PM goes on national TV asking citizens to skip gold and cut fuel, markets read it correctly: the forex buffer is under stress, and austerity could be coming. The Iran war making crude expensive at 87.8% import dependence is a slow-burning crisis. The deepest damage is psychological. Retail investors, funding DIIs through SIPs, are unknowingly absorbing what foreign professionals are selling. When they realize their portfolio has gone nowhere for 2-3 years, the SIP habit — India's biggest financial success story — could break. That would hurt for a decade. And nobody in charge is talking. No clear communication from the Finance Ministry. No market confidence messaging from RBI. Just silence — which, in uncertain times, is its own kind of policy failure. When a government doesn't protect investor confidence, investors eventually stop protecting the economy back. That's not pessimism. That's just how capital works.

@REDBOXINDIA "Cleaner fuel" is the headline. "We're bleeding forex on oil imports" is the real story. Your car's compatibility is your problem. Their balance sheet is the priority.

INDIA MAY SOON RAISE ETHANOL BLENDING IN PETROL TO 25% TO CUT OIL IMPORTS & BOOST CLEANER FUEL USEHIGHER ETHANOL MIXING CAN HELP REDUCE FUEL IMPORT COSTS BUT SOME OLDER VEHICLES MAY SEE LOWER MILEAGE OR REQUIRE ENGINE COMPATIBILITY CHECKS

@naomi2009 India is the third largest energy consumer in the world. As per google, UK is around 25th. No parallels here to compare

@CoreIndica That's crazy. Somehow UK does not seem to be impacted like India is.