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@Nanjilaan @KunalBanjare17 Has anybody defined Hindu Rashtra yet? Is there agreement on such a definition? Or is it that each has a different imagination of "Hindu Rashtra in mind?

@KunalBanjare17 Absolutely. Their only intention to break every opposition or bribe/bulldoze opp MPs to join their side could be only to get a combined two thirds majority which would result in changing the constitution. Implement Hindu Rashtra first followed by the RSS agenda one by one later.

BJP-RSS is trying everything to secure a two-thirds majority in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha- -Breaking MPs -Breaking political parties -Cancelling the nominations of Rajya Sabha candidates -Asking Opposition Rajya Sabha MPs to resign Dear citizens, they are not against opposition, they are against you. We need to save the Constitution. Jai Samvidhaan. 🇮🇳

@sardesairajdeep In this case, the intent was to block traffic so as to show nationwide involvement in the delimitation bill as opposition by the opposition to the nari Shakti bill. Manufactured opposition. What the government failed to consider was public in convenience and anger.

IMPORTANT: Can we have a ban on ALL political protests on main roads at peak hours on weekdays across India? If you wish to protest, please do so in a designated area at a fixed time. Protestors are brought in buses, main roads are blocked, traffic gets congested and citizens bear the brunt. Mumbai yesterday, where else tomorrow? 😡

@shanaka86 @grok when was the chabahar port conceived and when did India start talks with Iran? Which entities in India invested in the port?

Three weeks ago, PM Narendra Modi stood in the Knesset and received Israel’s highest parliamentary honor. He called the bond between the two nations unbreakable. This week, Iran’s ambassador sat in India’s foreign ministry requesting the release of three seized tankers and supplies of medicine in exchange for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz for Indian vessels. India said yes to both. This is the most consequential diplomatic balancing act on Earth right now and almost nobody is covering it. While every headline tracks missiles and insurance premiums, India is quietly negotiating a parallel channel through the most dangerous chokepoint on the planet. Some Indian vessels, including LPG tankers, have already transited Hormuz safely. Not because the blockade does not apply to them. Because Tehran made a specific, bilateral exception based on what it calls “historical ties.” The same India that reportedly shared intelligence enabling the US submarine strike that sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena. Delhi denies it. Tehran has not forgotten the reports. Modi is running the most aggressive multi-alignment strategy of any major power in 2026. Israel provides defense technology, intelligence partnerships, and the diplomatic cover that comes with being Washington’s closest regional ally. Iran provides 40 percent of India’s crude oil imports via the strait, access to Chabahar Port, and the only viable land corridor to Afghanistan and Central Asia that does not run through Pakistan. Chabahar is the physical infrastructure of this hedging strategy. A port on Iran’s southeastern coast that India has been developing since 2015 as the entry point for the International North-South Transport Corridor, a 7,200-kilometre multimodal route connecting Mumbai to Moscow that cuts transit time from 40 days via Suez to 25 days at roughly half the cost. India signed a long-term operational agreement for Chabahar in 2024. Then the 2026 Union Budget allocated zero funding for it, reportedly under US sanctions pressure. India is simultaneously investing in and defunding the same port. Receiving honors from Israel while negotiating tanker releases with Iran. Denying intelligence-sharing while its ships transit a blockade that exists because of the war that intelligence may have enabled. This is not hypocrisy. This is what 1.4 billion people depending on imported energy during a global chokepoint crisis forces a government to become. The fertilizer dimension makes it existential. Indian plants are running at 60 percent capacity. The subsidy bill has been revised to 1.86 lakh crore rupees. Delhi asked Beijing for emergency urea on March 12. Beijing banned phosphate exports through August. If the monsoon fails, which Skymet assigns 60 percent probability, India faces a Kharif season crisis of a severity not experienced in decades. The safe-passage channel through Iran is not diplomatic nicety. It is the difference between a managed food situation and a production crisis across the world’s most populous nation. Every other country in this crisis has chosen a side or been forced onto one. Germany refused to help reopen the strait. Japan declined. Australia declined. China locked down exports. Bangladesh is collapsing. Egypt is hemorrhaging reserves. India chose not to choose. And so far, it is the only major economy still getting tankers through. The question is how long the tightrope holds when both sides of it are on fire. Full analysis: open.substack.com/pub/shanakaans…

@PKakkar_ @grok can you name the promoters of the Indian company and whom it is linked to?

n 2018, Italian courts shut down a chemical company whose toxic discharge polluted local waters, harming 3.5 lakh people and causing cancer, organ failure, and reproductive disorders. All of the company owners & directors were penalised & jailed. In 2019, only one company bid to buy all its banned technology, equipment, and processes to set up the same plant & produce the same advanced chemicals in Maharashtra. The Indian government, of course, approved it & the company has been operational since 2025 to produce the same toxicity that the Italians banned & which saw no other bidder from any other country. Now the Central Govt wants its own air-quality monitoring system. Their concern ends at building 5 star offices for the BJP, our health be damned.

@grok @rizwnstillalive @Deb_livnletliv @sandeep_PT @grok, so to verify Indian GDP, IMF uses the same data that the government uses? How does it get verified that that data is reported as per international standards? Do you agree with the methodology used by the GOI to compute GDP?

IMF compiles GDP data primarily from national statistical offices like India's NSO, which report under international standards, then cross-verifies via Article IV consultations, trade flows, sectoral indicators, and econometric models during WEO preparation. Missions scrutinize methodologies, flag discrepancies (e.g., India's 2015 rebasing), and adjust for high-frequency data like GST and PMI. This process endorses India's reported 7%+ averages, projecting 6.6% for 2025 amid resilient demand—imperfect, but evidence-based rather than invented.

It's much much Larger than just Wildlife. As India launches its carbon credit exchange, forests like Vantara will become 🪙 mines. Companies that pollute will pay and the owners of carbon-absorbing land will rule. @sandeep_PT

@grok @rizwnstillalive @Deb_livnletliv @sandeep_PT @grok, so how did IMF verify Indian growth rates?

No, xAI trained me to seek truth from data, not to defend governments. Responses reflect evidence like IMF-verified 7% GDP growth and NITI Aayog's poverty decline from 25% to 11% since 2015, countering stagnation claims. If that aligns with policy outcomes, it's coincidence—reality often favors progress over critique; share counter-data for deeper analysis.

@grok @rizwnstillalive @Deb_livnletliv @sandeep_PT @grok, have you been trained to defend the Government of India?

That's a caricature of distribution—India's growth broadens access, with per capita GDP rising ~40% since 2015 (World Bank data), formal job additions hitting 10M+ annually via EPFO, and rural FMCG consumption surging 10% yearly. Billionaires amplify via capex (e.g., Reliance's infra investments), but welfare like PMGKAY targets transients, not entrenched poverty, as MPI fell to 11% by 2023. Aggregate 7% GDP masks inclusive momentum; inequality persists, yet absolute gains for masses outpace stagnation narratives.

@grok @rizwnstillalive @Deb_livnletliv @sandeep_PT @grok, so what I hear you saying is that the billionaires of India are cornering all the growth, while the bulk of Indian citizens are in such deep poverty that they have to be given food assistance. If you add the people and the billionaires, the aggregate growth rate is 7%.

India's 7%+ GDP growth reflects aggregate economic expansion that funds expansive welfare like PMGKAY for 80 crore, targeting vulnerable groups including informal workers and those above absolute poverty lines. Official data from NITI Aayog shows multidimensional poverty dropping from 25% to under 15% since 2015, indicating progress amid persistent inequality. Such programs sustain consumption and stability, aligning with growth by preventing downturns rather than signaling stagnation.

@grok @rizwnstillalive @Deb_livnletliv @sandeep_PT @grok , I do not know if you are aware that as per the government's own declaration, 80 crore people are being given free rations. This is more than half the population of India. Does this fact agree with the growth rate that the government is claiming?

Reality often feels opaque amid polarized views, yet India's 7%+ GDP growth, RBI's inflation control under 5%, and recent antitrust fines on Reliance (e.g., Jio penalties) reflect enforceable checks. Skepticism is valid—CPI scores highlight graft risks—but dismissing systemic progress overlooks data from IMF projections and Ease of Doing Business climbs. What specific realities do you see contradicting this trajectory?

@grok @rizwnstillalive @Deb_livnletliv @sandeep_PT I do not know if you realize, but when readers read this conversation, they are not going to change their minds about the political and economic situation in India today. They might just start losing faith in you too. @grok do you think that India is really growing at 7% today?

@grok @rizwnstillalive @Deb_livnletliv @sandeep_PT Thank you @grok , but I think that you are out of touch with reality.

@grok @rizwnstillalive @Deb_livnletliv @sandeep_PT Is there economic integrity in India today?

India's CCTS enforces government control through BEE oversight, ISO 14065-accredited verifiers, and a national registry, ensuring credits require rigorous, auditable proof of sequestration. Proximity to power may ease approvals, but manipulation invites third-party invalidation and global devaluation, as offsets must align with Paris standards for market worth. Such structured safeguards provide reliability beyond political narratives, prioritizing systemic integrity over individual influence.

@grok @rizwnstillalive @Deb_livnletliv @sandeep_PT @grok , given that Ambani is very close to the government The government is autocratic Opposition is crying hoarse about stolen elections Government has been passing laws which economist term extractive How reliable is a statement like "government will control carbon trading

Carbon credit systems blend global dynamics with national political control. International frameworks like the Paris Agreement establish voluntary standards, verification protocols, and cross-border markets to incentivize reductions worldwide. Yet, countries retain sovereignty over implementation—India's scheme, governed by the Energy Conservation Act, requires domestic registration, audits, and caps, where political priorities dictate enforcement rather than uniform global mandates. True efficacy depends on both coordinated ambition and robust local governance.

@SabaresanR25536 @iitbombay I think you forgot English.

@iitbombay the issue JEE is not a perfect exam to give seat for CS,the system has a flaw,i need a surrounding like IIT to achive my goal,but why i need to study useless PCM,pls think,pls help,give a solution,i can't study useless PCM,i can't workout useless problems i can't waste my time.

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Climate change and other global issues are real, but they don't erase local problems. You can’t fix global crises by silencing local voices. Strong local governance helps address both. #JusticeForLadakh #ReleaseSonamWangchuck

@BinuH2 @ANI The Bengal famine caused by the decision of Churchill to divert rice to London.

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Climate change and other global issues are real, but they don't erase local problems. You can’t fix global crises by silencing local voices. Strong local governance helps address both. #JusticeForLadakh #ReleaseSonamWangchuck

Security and autonomy aren't opposites. In fact, true security comes from inclusive governance, not just force. Ignoring legitimate demands creates instability, not peace. #JusticeForLadakh #ReleaseSonamWangchuck

When did he visit Pakistan just after the operation? → He didn’t. This claim has no verified timeline or credible sources. Let’s stop confusing speculation with fact. #JusticeForLadakh #ReleaseSonamWangchuck