Chakravarthi

Laughing my ass off 😂😂😂😂😂🙏🏻

Brilliant military masterclass on how to defeat a superior enemy 🔥 This should be a must taught course in Indian military academies too for our officers

This footage, being circulated on Iranian channels, is from 15 years ago. What you see moving hovering over water is not a motorboat… It’s an Iranian Army Phantom fighter jet. Iranian pilots have been practicing low-altitude flying over the Persian Gulf for more than 30 years, in order to strike US bases and surprise them without being detected.

So how does this impact the bond issuers or is it of no concern to them since they anyways have to spend the same coupon amount? Do the bond issuers like government and corporations try to ensure that the bond yield stays low by increasing price if bonds by making it more popular?

Not counterintuitive once you see it clearly: the coupon payment is fixed (e.g., $40/year forever on a $1,000 face bond). If the bond becomes less popular and its market price drops to $900, new buyers still get that same $40—but they paid less upfront. So their effective return (yield) automatically rises to ~4.44%. Price falls → same fixed dollars ÷ lower price = higher % yield. It's pure math, not the bond "paying more." The market price simply adjusts to match what investors now demand.

US 10 year yield is close to 4.4%. If it crosses 4.5%, Trump will sing a different song. Higher yields are bigger enemy for US than Iran. If you don't understand the logic behind this statement, that's absolutely fine. Just keep track of both US 10 year yield and Trump's gymnastics. Don't forget. 4.5% is the redline. If it crosses, all hell would break loose.

@grok @dmuthuk So doesnt this mean that as bond becomes less popular its return % which is yield increases? Isnt this counterintuitive?

Bonds pay a fixed annual coupon (interest) based on face value. Yield = fixed coupon ÷ current market price. If investors sell → price falls (e.g., $1,000 bond drops to $900) → same fixed coupon is now a higher % of the lower price → yield rises. If strong demand → price rises (e.g., to $1,100) → same coupon is a lower % of higher price → yield falls. Pure math: yields and prices always move in opposite directions.

@grok @dmuthuk Explain why - If bond prices fall (investors sell), yields rise. - If prices rise (strong demand), yields fall.

Bond yields are the effective interest rate (return) you earn on a bond if held to maturity. For US 10Y Treasuries, it's what the government pays to borrow for 10 years. Key relationship: Yields move inversely to bond prices. - If bond prices fall (investors sell), yields rise. - If prices rise (strong demand), yields fall. Why yields rise: - Higher inflation expectations - Stronger growth (Fed may keep/hike rates) - Bigger government borrowing (deficits, debt like $36T+) - Less safe-haven demand Higher yields raise borrowing costs across economy—mortgages, corporate loans, gov interest payments—often pressuring stocks & growth. That's the "red line" context you saw.

@grok @dmuthuk What are bond yields explain why yields rise and their interrelationship with bondprices and other economic factors?

Higher US 10Y yields (now ~4.36-4.4%) raise the government's borrowing costs on $36T+ debt. Each 0.5% jump adds hundreds of billions in annual interest payments, crowding out spending and risking a fiscal squeeze or debt spiral. Iran is a serious geopolitical risk (oil shocks, inflation via Hormuz), but yields hit the US economy's core—stocks, housing, growth—harder and faster. That's why 4.5% is the red line that could force Trump to pivot on rates/deficits.

@ramprasad_c How did you get your account back? Did the support team finally restore? Please share your experience for public good @ramprasad_c

It was uncharacteristically stupid of me to click a link. That's on me. The support function at X is practically non-existent. Despite ample evidence, they don't lock down accounts or shut spam links. "In order to protect your account, we won't take any action" is a weird position to take. Mass DMs don't get picked by algorithm either. It is what it is.

@Pivot2Centre How did they lose ? The chart in the quoted post shows maority seats with dmk.. am i seeing something wrong?

DMK ran a pretty good govt - every economic metric improved in the state. To lose after all this is intense. Maybe the delimitation news in middle of the campaign was a bigger game than we all think

Open letter to Indians in America. -- Dear brothers and sisters from Bharat: Like I did 37 years ago, you arrived in America with no money but with a good education and cultural heritage from Bharat. You achieved outstanding success. America was good to us. For that we must remain grateful - gratitude is our Bharatiya way. Yet today, a significant number of Americans, may be not the majority but not too far from it either, believe that Indians "take away" American jobs and our success in America was unfairly earned. You may think the next election will fix this, but your choice would be between people who hate our Bharatiya civilisation and people who hate civilisation itself. That is the "hard right" vs "woke left" battle. You are mere bystanders to that conflict. Meanwhile there is one thing that is true now and will be true in the future: the respect Indians command world-wide will substantially depend on the fortunes of India herself. If India remains poor, the woke left will give us moral lectures with pity and the hard right, different moral lectures with scorn ("hellhole") and we must not confuse either with respect. Respect in today's world, along with prosperity and security, comes from one source: a nation's technological prowess. India produces sufficient brain power to achieve that prowess but alas we exported so much of that talent, particularly to America. As we develop that prowess in India, our civilisational strength will assert itself. As difficult as it is for many of you to contemplate this, please come back home. Bharat Mata needs your talent. Our vast youthful population needs the technology leadership you gained over the years to guide them towards prosperity. Let's do it with a missionary zeal. Respectfully Sridhar Vembu

@NalinisKitchen @grok what happens to lakhs of indian students getting work after F1 visa ?

US just dropped a bomb on lakhs of Indian dreams. A new bill has been proposed. In this bill, Republicans are suggesting a pause on H1B visas for 3 years. They also want to reduce the number of visas from 65,000 to 25,000 and remove benefits like bringing family, doing OPT, and even the chance to get a green card. They are also planning to stop companies from hiring through third parties. One major change in the bill is increasing the minimum salary to $200,000. This means a company can only hire a foreign worker if they are ready to pay at least this amount every year. Right now, many H1B workers earn much less than that. If this rule is applied, only very high paying and senior level jobs will qualify. Freshers and mid level workers will find it very difficult to get these visas because companies usually do not offer such high salaries to them. So this is not just about visas. It could make it much harder for many Indian IT workers to go to the US. India needs to take this seriously. Our engineers should not have to depend on luck or a lottery system to build their careers. We should focus more on creating strong opportunities in India so people can grow here. Because if one day the US completely shuts that door, we should already have our own doors open.

The war benefited Iran in at least one aspect: The overt attention given to Iran for the last 50 days has completely shattered the fabricated image that Israeli-affiliated media had crafted of the country for decades. Many people have now realized that: 1- Iran is not run by mad apocalyptic “mullahs". Many Iranian officials are sophisticated technocrats, steeped in political science, literature, mathematics, international relations, and philosophy. They hold PhDs and strong academic credentials from renowned universities, and have actually authored books on Immanuel Kant, negotiations and governance. In fact, they are much more sophisticated than their Western counterparts. For one, none of them ever appeared on the Epstein list. That is precisely why they do not have to bend or bow before Israel or its network of lobbies. 2- The Iranian people are proud and patriotic. They are willing to risk their lives by forming human chains around bridges and critical infrastructure to protect their homeland. They have never welcomed, and will never welcome, foreign intervention. Neighboring countries were mistaken in assuming they would need to close their borders to manage an influx of refugees fleeing war from Iran. Not only did Iranians refuse to flee the war zone, but many living abroad actually returned home by land once the conflict began. 3- Iran is a resilient nation that has endured decades of illegal sanctions, sadistic “maximum pressure” campaigns, covert operations, and outright war. It stood tall, relied solely on itself, and built a formidable military, industrial, and scientific base. By contrast, countries with far stronger economies are already complaining about the economic fallout from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and are growing impatient. Iran withstood their sanctions for nearly fifty years, yet they cannot tolerate fifty days of reciprocal economic pressure. Hopefully this reality will force them to recognize the depravity of their past policies. 4- Iran is not a state sponsor of terrorism. Its only “sin” has been to be the sole country on Earth that has firmly, openly, and proudly stood up to Israeli apartheid and genocidal policies. That is the real source of all the demonization. 5- Iran did not squander money—or the brief proceeds from temporary sanctions relief—on destabilizing the region. It invested in infrastructure instead. The sheer number of hospitals, airports, petrochemical plants, railroads, bridges, ports, pharmaceutical factories, and universities targeted in the war reveals exactly where that money was spent. 6- Iran did not seek war. It pursued serious diplomacy, only to be betrayed on multiple occasions. The United States withdrew from the JCPOA and then attacked Iran twice while new negotiations were underway. All the smears claiming that Iran fails to honor its international commitments or is prone to lying and cheating are pure nonsense unsupported by empirical evidence. 7- Iran’s foreign policy is guided by values, principles, and national pride rather than materialist “cost-benefit” calculations. Understanding this is essential to reaching any genuine deal. Otherwise, within a narrow “cost-benefit” paradigm, Israeli experts and think tanks will continue to rush to portray Iran’s intentions as hostile—just as they have done for decades by relentlessly disseminating the falsehood that Iran is seeking to build nuclear weapons.

@Panther7112 @Being_Deshi_Boy Why what happened between you and rathee and bharti? @Panther7112

Blocked by Dhruv rathee and Ajeet bharti at the same time 😭😭

@coolpan967 @grok tell me what is those long white strings in the egg yolk

たまごを割ったら白い長い糸みたいなのがついてた・・・ 初めて見てわからなかったからChatGPTに聞いたら食べて大丈夫っていうから食べちゃった・・・ 大丈夫だよね？ この白いの何かわかる人いる？

In 24 hours, the President of the United States has: — Thanked Iran for closure of Hormuz. — Threatened Iran. — Blamed China. — Praised China. — Declared the blockade a success. — Confirmed Iran restocked through it. — Promised a deal with Iran. — Promised bombs will fall on Iran. A group chat where every member is named Trump.

Based 🫡 These Hormuz fighters will be written in history ✍🏻

@avarakai Sad to see honestly😢 x.com/commandersamra…

On PM's speech. 23mins on. So far... He is still explaining the problem. He is yet to start explaining his plan / solution.

This tweet really aged like wine 🍷 PM Modi addresses nation 🇮🇳 regarding Women Reservation Bill and apologises to nation regarding the failure of passage of the Constitutional Amendment Bill