@vtchakarova I heard a geopolitical expert say that without the American military in Europe, the EU would collapse.
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It will take the EU & member states 10 years to achieve the “strategic autonomy”.
Is it feasible? Yes, with civilizational efforts on behalf of citizens, industries & governments towards shift in the way we produce, work & use energy.
Is it realistic? No with current Mindset.
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@redderthanared @whitepillpsyco @litcapital Most of Nepal is surrounded by India, with the northern part bordering China. The population includes both Indian-looking and East Asian-looking people.
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Biharis don’t face hate in Keralam, in fact they are celebrated for hard work and at times even make headlines for integrating.
Bengalis on the other hand (lately) is a different topic 😭
Dev@refocus21
> Bihari faces hate in Delhi > Bihari faces hate in Maharashtra > Bihari faces hate in Telangana > Bihari faces hate in Tamil Nadu > Bihari faces hate in the BJP ruled state > Bihari faces hate in the Congress ruled state > Bihari faces hate across India > Sometimes it turns into kill|ngs > Sometimes it turns into beatings > Most of the time, it’s ignored > No leader truly protests > No party stands up > No one really care How long will Bihari bear this hate ? How long will no leader speak? How long will no party stand up How long will no one really care?
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@WarMonitor3 It’s the same chancellor who said the Iranian regime was in its final days before the war.
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Trump just now:
"The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time ending the war in Ukraine where he has been totally ineffective and fixing his broken country especially on immigration and energy and less time interfering with getting rid of the Iran nuclear threat"
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@GargiRawat Mamdani is not an Islamist, he is woke. He has appointed LGBTQ+ individuals in NYC and is pushing other woke policies. Just a few days ago, he acknowledged the Armenian Genocide, and now Turkish and Azerbaijani Muslims are against him.
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An example of the conflict over the Mamdani- Kohinoor incident.
Many don’t like him but share the same sentiments when it comes to the Kohinoor 💎
Rahul@Creative_Unity
@GargiRawat In his actual reply, he never mentioned 'India', he simply said he'd ask King Charles to return Kohinoor. Who knows, he might want it returned to Pakistan #IYKYK x.com/i/status/20495…
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@suhasinih You’re mixing two different categories. India is willing to risk sanctions for core national security needs. Buying Iranian oil or investing in Chabahar isn’t in that category. And India’s defence tech comes from Russia and Israel, not Iran or Venezuela.
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There is little evidence that yielding to unilateral U.S. sanctions curbs its appetite, as India’s experience since 2019 shows; it instead leads to additional demands for compliance.
Conversely, when India ignored sanctions such as Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) and purchased Russian S-400 air defence systems in 2018, it faced no U.S. penalties and benefitted from the decision, as during Operation Sindoor (May 2025). T
Suhasini Haidar@suhasinih
The “opportunity costs” of complying must also be calculated — had India continued to buy discounted sweeter Iranian crude or Venezuelan oil from 2019-25, as it did with Russian oil (2022-25), the government could have saved billions, and built strategic energy reserves (as China has) that would have been useful today. Had India not complied with sanctions against the Chabahar port, built rail and road infrastructure in Iran, and not curtailed its plans for the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) through Iran’s Bandar Abbas, it may have had connectivity in place that could have reduced its dependence on imports coming through the Strait of Hormuz today. Moreover, India’s compliance with U.S. international sanctions has further weakened the rules-based international order and the UN’s multilateral mandate.
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Tamil Brahmins at 9% and Vanniyars at 7.5% 😂😂
It’s like they didn’t even read up the Wikipedia page of TN.
Aditya Jakki@adityajakki
One of the biggest frauds of Axis My India Tamil Nadu exit polls is that In its caste sample sample, it shows Brahmin population of TN aa 9% Wtf... This isn't even a rookie mistake... Blunder 🤦
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@suhasinih Don’t forget that India is still a poor country and its growth depends on the American market and investment. India should only go against sanctions when they affect its national security.
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Had India not complied with US sanctions against buying Iranian oil, and against the Chabahar port; built rail and road infrastructure in Iran, and not curtailed its plans for the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) through Iran’s Bandar Abbas, it may have had connectivity in place that would have circumvented the Strait of Hormuz today.
Suhasini Haidar@suhasinih
The “opportunity costs” of complying must also be calculated — had India continued to buy discounted sweeter Iranian crude or Venezuelan oil from 2019-25, as it did with Russian oil (2022-25), the government could have saved billions, and built strategic energy reserves (as China has) that would have been useful today. Had India not complied with sanctions against the Chabahar port, built rail and road infrastructure in Iran, and not curtailed its plans for the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) through Iran’s Bandar Abbas, it may have had connectivity in place that could have reduced its dependence on imports coming through the Strait of Hormuz today. Moreover, India’s compliance with U.S. international sanctions has further weakened the rules-based international order and the UN’s multilateral mandate.
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@Cloudwatch199 DMK +6 allies : 35% vote share
TVK alone : 35% vote share 🤨
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@Saatvata Then a 10-year old student today is more knowledgeable than Aristotle or Archimedes ever were.
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This is true.
People don't realize that the "average" person lived at a near-subsistence level for millennia prior to the Industrial Revolution.
They are unable to distinguish accumulated state wealth and individual standard of living.
Sierra Leone and Yemen have a higher GDP per capita today than the Roman Empire had at its height.
A person in Sierra Leone today has access to antibiotics, vaccines, and global telecommunications.
In 25 AD, the wealthiest aristocrat in Rome could still die from a simple infected scratch.
2000 years ago, it is true that China and India were slightly less poor than Europe or the Middle East as they has perfected wet-rice cultivation and advanced irrigation, yet they were still very poor compared to any country today.
People only remember massive infrastructure projects, monumental architecture, aqueducts, gold-leafed temples, etc. of the past but forget that these were funded by a massive underclass living at near-subsistence level.
उद्ररुहैन्वीय@kaeshour
How about the following statement: modern India is the best state that has ever existed in the Indian Subcontinent, in all of human history. And since we know how far from perfect it is today, it tells you how miserable the lives of most Indians were in history.
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Indian PM Modi to make a quick stopover in UAE before travelling to Europe next month reports @Keshav_Paddu
theprint.in/diplomacy/pm-m…
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@akshitaa98 @Schandillia It’s not terrific, it’s the same reply a rickshaw driver would give if you asked about elections.
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You wake up.
You go to work.
You get your salary.
You party on weekends.
You vacation with family.
You celebrate your festivals.
You shop occasionally…sometimes a lot, sometimes not so much.
This was our life before Modi.
This is our life with Modi.
And this will be our life after Modi.
Nothing changes.
Things are more expensive this year than the last. But things will also be more expensive next year than this. And were more expensive last year than the one before. Year, decade, however you slice it.
Modi or whoever, is only an ego boost for those who outsourced their personality to their favorite political figure, not an iota more.
You vote, you don’t vote, your life doesn’t care. It will still be the same where rubber meets the road. Unless you’re one of those ladlas who actually stands to gain cold hard cash just for existing.
But even then, once a precedent sets, ladlas stand to gain anyway. And the precedent was set long ago. That the formula works is no secret knowledge confined to BJP.
This country will continue to run with or without your vote. Whoever lives in the PMO, your life will continue to be as fun or as miserable as it always was.
Nothing will change.
For the most part.
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@OmarAbbasHyat It's from the book 'Creating a New medina' by Venkat Dhulipala
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@LoneGunslingerr Source? Anyhow, we all know how cohesive a society they formed. Baloch murdering Punjabis, Sindhis and Muhajirs rioting, Pashtun blowing themselves up in Shia mosques. Bengalis waging an insurgency and forming an independent country. 😂😂😂
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Oh I am sure had this lunatic plan materialised, they would have slaughtered us like they slaughtered Bengalis for not speaking their language…
Omar Abbas Hyat | ഒമർ അബ്ബാസ്@OmarAbbasHyat
F*** off! Malabar belongs to Malayalis, not nincompoop third worldists who only care about religion, haven’t shown an iota of socio-economic development/progress. Glad this lunatic plan failed! Imagine being called a “Paki…” the worst slur out there.
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@OmarAbbasHyat This is the writing of Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, a major deobandi scholar. I think he was one of the architects of the first Pakistani constitution. And of course, it failed, they are still standing because of the army created by the British.
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@GargiRawat @isaacrrr7 Which language are they speaking?
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¡Así murió el millonario Ernie Dosio, brutalmente aplastado por una manada de cinco elefantes enfurecidos junto a su cría!
Mientras cazaba antílopes, los gigantes se sintieron amenazados y, en una estampida de furia salvaje, lo pisotearon sin misericordia hasta dejarlo destrozado bajo sus toneladas de músculo y rabia.
Un final tan cruel como inesperado para un hombre que lo tenía todo.
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@IndianTintin_ Good genes, plus he never drinks alcohol or smokes.
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Donald Trump is nearly 80. His diet is hot dogs, burgers and diet coke. Yet he has neverending energy.
What explains this? Maybe processed food isn't that bad?
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As UAE is exiting OPEC, it further pokes Saudi, Turkey, Qatar like countries and by extension Pak.
They will now fast track a NATO like Islamic alliance in Middle East.
As told earlier, UAE is unlikely to be part of it. Its name is not mentioned anywhere.
HB@hbfetr
Malika believers will always have the last laugh. As Saudi + Pak + Turkey + most Islamic countries come together backed by USA + UK + China India is signing its own defense agreements. First with Russia, now UAE.
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@AbhishBanerj Lenin is considered great in China too. Even Russia under communist rule had better trains than today’s India. Don’t make silly comments.
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Reel makers should read history of Finland.
Finland used to be under Russian empire.
When Communists took over Russia, Finland kicked Lenin and his thugs to the curb like dogs.
In India, Lenin is considered a great man.
Maybe one reason Finland is rich and India is poor
SriSathya@sathyashrii
What's stopping Indian railways from having trains like this ??
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