Sunit Arora

"If you don't see what's behind that which you see You're as blind as blind can be" Tirukkural, 355

Even if the conflict were to end soon, much debris has entered the economic pipeline… Indian public finances, jobs, real wages, personal fin will remain under pressure. Ashoka Mody frontline.thehindu.com/economy/analys…

Need legal help in Mumbai: We have received a legal notice seeking to prevent us from reporting on a data breach that potentially impacts members of the public, and listed companies (hence shareholders) We had contacted the breached/co for comments in good faith, in order to represent their position because the breach is confirmed. We are responding to their legal notice but I don't want this to set a precedence in such matters related to data breaches: if a lawyer can help us in Mumbai in this public interest matter, please get in touch.

@Aunindyo2023 It’s called Investing In Self … enjoy the journey 🙂

All those who are telling me that I will regret this when the markets rise, have either not read the entire tweet or have trouble with the English language. I have no problem if the markets give unprecedented returns. I do not care, because I want to spend my money now.

WTF!

An FT correction for the ages...

Respected sir maybe there was a communication issue but the way I remmeber the last 3 questions of my cross examination this evening - Do you feel remorse - No Are you sorry about what you said- No If you tender an unconditional apology this matter will be looked at differently - No I can’t as the apology would not be sincere. Also it would set a terrible precedent for other artists & their freedom.

pl retweet

Given the dire straits in which academic freedom finds itself in India and globally, with faculty and students being suspended, attacked on a regular basis, talks banned, books censored..anyone who cares about intellectual life and learning and is in Delhi should attend.

Thought for Thursday: if politics is the art of the possible, a broker is a bedfellow in making it happen!

@ArunSaysSo Yes indeed :)

@sunitarora Which they would then hand back to Trump.

Trump should endorse Sharif and Munir for the Nobel Peace Prize. That would be apt!

that’s why it was imp to take Pakistan’s efforts seriously & not as a ‘desperate attempt to remain relevant’. in a world as divided as ours, being a good ‘dalaal’ (broker) is the most difficult thing to be. glad that a ceasefire is in effect. Iran set the terms, not the US.

I want to clarify something about this article @apar1984 and I wrote: An infrastructure for mass censorship is already in place, in India, and the new rules expand it. We're seeing mass censorship of accounts and posts on X, Instagram and Facebook, because of this infrastructure. This infrastructure: 1. Operates with speed: - blocking of posts has to be executed in 3 hours (govt is considering 1 hour), which means there's no scope for challenging them. This is the shortest takedown timeline in the world. Every order is an emergency order. - When platforms get 100 at a time, which happens, they act first, think never, and censor always. Impact: If someone was censored and can't understand why, this is why. No one has time to think. 2. Scale...Scope has expanded uncontested: - The reasons for which speech and posts can be taken down keeps expanding. New rules expand government powers to tweets like this one. - News websites and platforms are covered under IT Rules (illegally) - Streaming platforms are covered under the IT Rules (illegally) Impact: more types of speech is already being censored...satire, journalism, or political criticism 3. Operates without challenge, in two ways: - When you get 160 takedown orders a day (as X disclosed to a court) how many will you challenge? - Platforms don't want to react because they can lose market access in India. They're faced with unrelenting pressure from regulators, and basically choosing which hill to die on. Us being censored is not their problem. - Rules are changing frequently: 7 amendments to IT Rules since Feb 2021. By the time courts nullify one rule (and they don't always do this), new rules come up. How often will people go to court? 4. Ordering takedowns has been decentralised: - The (illegal) Sahyog portal, which is used for takedowns, is a hotline from government bodies to platforms. Thirty-three states, seven central agencies, and seventy-two companies are onboarded. 5. There is no transparency hence no accountability: - Users receive no notice. censorship orders are not provided on request. - blocking orders and the meetings of the committee that reviews them are protected by secrecy. - RTI's are not responded to. - Consultation responses are not public. 6. Government is seeking personal data of social media users using Sections 70B, 69 and 75 of the IT Act. This will lead to self censorship. 7. Lawmaking process has collapsed: - The new IT Rules consultations have a 15 day deadline. - Implementation timeline for the last one was 10 days. - Rules are being made where there used to be laws government by Parliament. The new rules mirror provisions from the Broadcast Bill which was withdrawn in 2024. Parliament is being bypassed. As we wrote: when the IT Secretary reportedly says that platforms should have started preparing to implement based on consultation drafts, it appears that outcomes are predetermined. Consultations appear to be a farce. MEITY, DoT and MIB are not accountable to anyone but the government for rules that are not in line with laws, and go against a key free speech verdict we got in 2015. That's why this is an infrastructure for censorship. It is in place, it is operational, and it is expanding. This is not just about the new rules. This is why we're sounding the alarm about: people need to know what is going on, and the Supreme Court needs to take this up. They are the court of last resort, meant to preserve constitutionality. P.s: Please keep a copy of this tweet, in case it gets censored. Or just tweet it and tag us... how many will they censor?

Josh Wardle, the founder of the much-loved Wordle, has not played since selling the game to NYT. He’s recently set up a new word game - parseword. Meanwhile he has some advice for Wordle wallahs 👇🏽 Source: @thetimes

Woman in Kargil donates three hens >> One of the hens lays an egg >> The egg is put up for auction >> Starting bid Rs 100 >> Crowd gathers, serious bidding begins >> Egg sold for Rs 6,000. Ordinary people show the deep connect India has with Iran, better than the bozos in Delhi. @IndianExpress @NaveedIqbal

The Supreme Court needs to take note of HT today- in Nandigram's SIR, 95% deletions are Muslims, reports @ItiHarshh

1939 :: Mahatma Gandhi's Letter to Adolf Hitler to Prevent World War II

Rāma, c. 600 CE, Phnom Da, southern Cambodia, National Museum, Phnom Penh

With the war in Iran spiking oil prices and ethanol producers saddled with overcapacity, expect higher ethanol blends. E22 likely to be the base fuel this year. Sadly, the motorist's concerns about poor efficiency & hidden service costs are not a priority autocarindia.com/industry/sugar…