Sumant Vidwans

As ASEAN convenes for its 47th Summit in Kuala Lumpur amid global tensions and Myanmar's crisis, my latest piece in @Diplomat_APAC explores the bloc's pivotal crossroads. From ambitious goals like the Digital Economy Framework unlocking $2T by 2030 to challenges like low intra-trade, great-power rivalries, and institutional limits, can ASEAN adapt or risk fragmentation? Three scenarios for its future—and why centrality matters now. Read more: thediplomat.com/2025/10/asean-… Follow me at @SumantVidwans for more regular updates on Global Politics and International Affairs. #ASEAN #GlobalPolitics #InternationalAffairs

@nargunduandhra @DrAniLKPatelBJP आपकी शुभकामनाओं के लिए बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद। 🙏🏻

@DrAniLKPatelBJP @SumantVidwans जी को जन्मदिन की हार्दिक बधाई 👏

हमारे भाजपा आईटी विभाग के साथी रहे, कलम के धनी और दुनिया को अपनी नज़रों से देखने वाले घुमक्कड़, भाई श्री सुमंत विद्वांस जी को जन्मदिन की अनंत शुभकामनाएँ! 🎂 स्वस्थ रहें और निरंतर लिखते/घूमते रहें! ​#HappyBirthdaySumant #ITExpert #Traveler #Thinker

@jhasushant पेरियार का स्तुतिगान पहले ही चुका है।

UGC के बाद ज्योतिबा फूले भी मोदीजी का मास्टरस्ट्रोक है। लेकिन ये गले की हड्डी साबित होगा। ऐसा लग रहा है कि बीजेपी में अंदरुनी राजनीति तीखी हो चुकी है। मोदीजी अपने सारे हथियार निकाल चुके हैं। इस मुख्य सूची में अब सिर्फ पेरियार बाकी हैं। क्या हम मानकर चलें कि तमिलनाडु चुनाव से ठीक पहले पेरियार का भी स्तुतिगान होगा? #JyotibaPhule

@Puniya17Vikash जी, जरूर। धन्यवाद।

@SumantVidwans आपकी पोस्ट देखकर अच्छा लगा कर बहुत दिनों बाद कभी-कभी आते रहिए फेसबुक पर भी बहुत मिस करते हैं आपके लेख को

@himantabiswa I have requested it before and I will say it again. Please don't just show us photos everyday, but also tell us their names. How do we know thst these are not Hindu refugees fleeing persecution in Bangladesh and trying to get asylum in India?

As they say, Thala for a reason... As Diwali knocks on the door, we have cleaned our house and removed 7 unwanted elements, who have been PUSHED BACK to their origins. This Swachhata Abhiyan will continue in the days and months to come. Time's up for all illegals.

Something that GoI needs to understand is that the people's anger isn't going to hurt the BCCI. It's going to hurt the Government if people carry this grudge. While one incident can't break it all, but few such instances one after the other could definitely make the damage. The way ministers have been trying to justify the match is shameful and disgusting.

Was at a restaurant last night where the match was being telecast live on the big screen, for the first time ever, I saw NO ONE looking at the screen or following the match even though it was an India-Pak match. There were no cheers or reactions, absolutely nothing! No matter what @BCCI did, India has had enough of this India-Pak cricket match farce!

@amitabhk87 I will tell you 5 challenges that are holding India back: 1. Caste based reservation 2. Political appeasement and freebies 3. Institutional Corruption 4. Overburdened judiciary 5. Zero civic sense

I list 5 challenges that hold India back every single day. These are: 1. Sewage Free India;  2. Safe Water for Millions;  3. Light Green Battery;  4. Smart Agriculture;  5.120 Day Flyovers/Underpasses: We must throw Grand Challenges to our innovators-set bold targets, back them with resources, and give them the freedom to think differently, even to fail. This is how we will build an innovative India and create scalable solutions. This is how India will leapfrog into the future. This is how we change not only India, but the world. But for all this Govt must be the 1st buyer of new technology & help create a market. My article in today’s Times of India.

@ani_digital @ANI दुखद है कि ऐसे महत्वपूर्ण विषयों पर सदन में बैठकर चर्चा करने की बजाय विपक्ष के नेता धरने प्रदर्शन और ड्रामेबाजी कर रहे हैं।

Lok Sabha passes new Income Tax Bill without debate Read @ANI Story | aninews.in/news/business/… #LokSabha #IncomeTaxBill

@amitmalviya Bro, the BJP government had told us in 2016 that demonetization will destroy the fake currency racket forever. What happened to that? 🤔

#Sandeshkhali, a small border town, is once again in the news, this time for a fake currency racket. From the rape of helpless women, land grabs, to now facilitating counterfeit currency, every crime traces back to Mamata Banerjee’s close aide Sheikh Shahjahan, the same man she defended on the floor of the Assembly. This isn’t just lawlessness — it is state enabled criminality. No one has ravaged Bengal and Bengalis more than Mamata Banerjee. The people of West Bengal deserve justice, not a regime that shields predators and anti-nationals.

What's the point of complaining if the government doesn't take any action? If his foreign trips are questionable and could harm India's interests, why hasn't the government revoked his passport? And if the government doesn't think there's enough basis to do that, then what's the point of making noise about it every time he disappears?

Rahul is the only man in public life with undisclosed, unscrutnised pivate life. How can one explain 247 foreign travels in 4 years from 2014 to 2018. Where did he go, he stayed, whom he met. Everything is secret, shrouded in mystery. The media should ashmed for not asking him.

Bro, British Airways is one of the worst airlines in the world. If you ever travel to Europe, you should take Qatar airways or Emirates. If you travel to Asia, you should pick Singapore Airlines or Cathay Pacific. If you go to US, you should take Qarar airways, Singapore Airlines or United. If you go to Canada, you should take Singapore Airlines or Air Canada.

Worst experience flying with the British Airways. Involuntarily downgrade, rude employees, no communication, bags delayed for over 48 hours. This is frustrating. Messages, emails, forms everything done & submitted. It’s been over 2 days and still no word. I don’t know how an airline can afford to treat its customer in this way. Even worse part is I’ve to fly back with you. @British_Airways

That's what I said. No one from Odisha, or MP or Gujarat or any of these other states are going to agree. I want to break the misunderstanding that southern India is just those 5 states. That's a wrong definition created by the British to break India. Traditionally, the part below Vindhyas is southern India.

🚨 District-wise per capita income of India.

@ANI And this party claims to be the savior of Hindus. BJP has become a sick joke. It's downfall is imminent. It should fix this mess before it's too late!

Union Minister and BJP national president JP Nadda accepts the resignation of Telangana MLA T Raja Singh from the party with immediate effect.

@user_reddy It's called common sense.

How did you come to this conclusion?

@Dave_Eby Please also stop the $1 billion grant to BC Ferries that will go to China, and instead ask them to build those vessels in Canada. 🇨🇦

This letter is flailing and factually incorrect. Other F words come to mind. Just one more reminder of why Canadians need to come together, to grow our economy and stand strong. British Columbians are leading the way on that work.

@amitmalviya It's another failure of Modi government. You have been in power for the last 11 years but you still can't protect people's freedom of expression. Stop crying and embarrassing yourself like this. Be ashamed of your government's inaction and mess.

Tomorrow’s scheduled release of the film “Udaipur Files”, based on the horrific beheading of Kanhaiya Lal has been stalled by the Delhi High Court, following a petition by Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. And guess who represented them in court? Kapil Sibal. What exactly are they afraid of? The facts? The truth? If Islamic radicalisation was the reason behind Kanhaiya Lal’s brutal murder, why should anyone have a problem if that truth is now being portrayed on celluloid? The public is finally seeing what political correctness has long tried to hide.

@atulaum_ @HindiKhabar @ChinaSpox_India @China_Amb_India @EOIBeijing Bro, it's called Tibet. Go back to your primary school books and learn basic geography and history again.

Visited at #Zanda County, #Ngari Prefecture, Xizang, China on Wednesday, 2 July 2025 🥰❤️ #अतुल_अग्रवाल #AtulAgrawal #tibet #Hindikhabar #हिन्दी_ख़बर #kailashmansarovar #India 🇮🇳 #कैलाश_पर्वत #महादेव #kailash #China 🇨🇳 @HindiKhabar @ChinaSpox_India @China_Amb_India @EOIBeijing

Really? How exactly should we contribute? First go and ask the government why our tax money is wasted on freebies and appeasement policies, why is the quality of life so bad in India while the tax rates are so high, and why does the government care more about reservation than merit. Anyone who can leave India should leave it ASAP.

Modern Indians have no love for their land. They only covet better infrastructure but don’t want to contribute to change this land. They have no awareness of our 1000s of years of trouble leading to our present state.

@AjayKumarDubey भारत में सारी राजनीति जातिवादी है और ब्राह्मण इसका सबसे सरल निशाना है। सावरकर जी भी ब्राह्मण थे, इसलिए भाजपा उन्हें सम्मान नहीं देना चाहती, बस उनका नाम ले लेकर हिन्दुओं की भावनाओं का फायदा उठाती है।

बिल्कुल! अब भी तो मरणोपरांत डा.श्यामाप्रसाद मुख़र्जी को भारतरत्न दिया जा सकता है। उम्मीद है बंगाल चुनाव के नजदीक दिया जाये, क्योकि बीजेपी कोई काम बिना चुनाव को ध्यान मे रखके नही करती है। भारतरत्न तो वीर सावरकर तक को नही मिल सका है जबकि 11 साल से सत्ता है BJP के पास