Seema Chishti

We still don’t know why Modi and his Cabinet’s response to Chinese military provocation in Ladakh was to tell the Indian Army chief, ‘Jo uchit samjho wo karo’. This war is showing us in real time why decisions like this are deeply political (1/n)

🚨 Joe Kent says Ali Larijani was negotiating peace and was killed. Qatar’s gas could have stabilized energy markets — it was hit too. He says Tel Aviv doesn’t want peace, it wants permanent war, and America is the weapon.

People want to “keep aside the politics” of a film that is literally based on political events. Such is the vastness of their stupidity, and such is the vileness of their forked tongues.

US Body Seeks Sanctions On RSS, RAW USCIRF has recommended sanctions on RAW and RSS, again flagging India as a “Country of Particular Concern.” Govt rejects report as biased; Congress cites it to target RSS, intensifying the political row. | @Khan_Noorail

X has received a blocking order from the MEITY citing Section 69A of IT Act regarding a tweet on the Caravan account twitter.com/thecaravanindi… here goes the screen shot of the 'hero of hatred' tweet, and do read the story in question as well. caravanmagazine.in/media/india-to…

X Withholds Accounts of Several Parody Handles, Activists in India, Cites ‘Legal Demand’ thewire.in/rights/x-withh…

The vast majority of European leaders should just pipe down and let Sanchez speak for Europe. It's what's best for Europe.

China is shocked that the Israeli military is said to have been “authorized to kill any Iranian official.” China is firmly against the use of force in international relations. The killing of Iranian leaders and attacks on civilian targets are by no means acceptable.

Satire/dissent have been withheld in IN in response to a legal demand.

Reporter: Why didn’t you inform allies before attacking Iran? Trump: We wanted surprise—who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?

‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ is a Masterstroke in Pandering to a Nation that Wants to be Misled The film is a PR job for Narendra Modi including hailing demonetisation as a ‘masterstroke’. @LunkyFallow✍️ thewire.in/film/dhurandha…

I want this Government to be criticised. Criticism makes democracy strong: PM @narendramodi

So this is what it’s come to.

Takedown यहाँ, Takedown वहाँ By: Uska Naam Joker Productions

Iran could be the US's Boer war: a hollow victory that marks the beginning of the end of empire | Larry Elliott theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Nearly 40% of Indian Graduates Under the Age of 25 Are Unemployed: Azim Premji Report @vizagvala✍️ thewire.in/labour/nearly-…

IFF statement against the Alarming Escalation of Social Media Censorship and Proposed Expansion of Takedown Powers New Delhi, March 19, 2026 The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) is concerned by continuing reports of posts and accounts being withheld in India on Facebook, X and Instagram, including satire and criticism of the government. Recent reporting shows users receiving generic “withheld in India” notices or emails under Section 69A from social media platforms, with little or no explanation, while independent reporting has documented takedowns affecting speech that appears political, satirical, or critical rather than clearly unlawful. As reported by Business Standard and The Indian Express on March 18, the Union Government is currently exploring a proposal to decentralize content blocking powers under Section 69A of the IT Act. The new proposal would grant direct takedown powers to multiple ministries, including Defence, Home Affairs, External Affairs, and Information & Broadcasting. At present, MeitY signs off on Section 69A orders, while a separate notice and takedown channel already operates through Section 79(3)(b) and the Home Ministry led Sahyog portal that at least has 35 nodal officers across State Police Departments in India. At the same time, the February 2026 amendments to the IT Rules have sharply compressed compliance timelines. MeitY’s own published FAQ says intermediaries must act within 3 hours when they receive actual knowledge through a court order or a government intimation, within 36 hours for certain expedited grievances, and within 2 hours for specified complaints involving nudity, sexual content, morphed content, and impersonation. The government has also reiterated that intermediaries which fail to observe due diligence risk losing Section 79 immunity. A system built on speed, legal threat, and secrecy predictably incentivises over compliance. We remind the Union Government that the Supreme Court upheld Section 69A in the Shreya Singhal case on the basis of procedural safeguards and written reasons that could be challenged. Secret and inaccessible censorship defeats those safeguards in practice. IFF calls on the Union government to halt any move to decentralise Section 69A blocking powers further, publish blocking orders with only as per the letter and spirit of the Shreya Singhal judgement, and ensure timely notice to affected users with clear grounds and avenues for remedy. Platforms must also do more than send boilerplate messages. They should provide meaningful notice, preserve records for challenge, and publish granular transparency reporting given online censorship also impacts the public right to receive information. If your account or post has been withheld or blocked in India, please write to legal@internetfreedom.in with screenshots, URLs, and any email or platform notice you have received. IFF will try to assist impacted users and document patterns of opaque censorship.

🇩🇪 New: Germany officially withdraws support for Israel in legal proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against accusations of genocide brought by South Africa in December 2023. Germany announced in early 2024 that it would intervene as a third party in the case, formally rejecting South Africa’s claims as "baseless" and "political instrumentalization" of the Genocide Convention. Berlin argued that Israel has been exercising its right to self-defense following the October 7 attacks.

I just woke up to see it's 93 now @Tejasvi_Surya

Who Owns the Ganga? A River of Many Faiths, Not One. thewire.in/culture/who-ow…

Books written by Iranian security chief Ali Larijani who was killed in US-Israeli airstrike yesterday.