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@krishan_sharmaa Adjusting current a/c minus from foreign investments was Manmohan sigh's idea and has led us to the present situation. Current a/c expenditure has to be met with current a/c incomes. To do this imports have to reduce. Only way to do this is to allow Rupee to fall freely.

BOP Negative in 3 yers in last 5 years. Today, the RBI released India’s latest Balance of Payments (BoP) numbers. At first glance, it looks like just another economic table. But hidden inside it is the answer Why should we import less? 👉India is increasingly consuming more than it produces. Let’s understand this in simple language. 1. Current Account = India’s Income vs Spending with the World Think of India as a household. We earn dollars through: Exports IT services Remittances from Indians abroad And we spend dollars on: Crude oil Electronics Machinery Gold Other imports In FY26: Exports = $333 billion Imports = $585 billion 👉Total Trade Deficit = -$252 billion Even after adding software exports and remittances, India still ended with a: 👉Current Account Deficit (CAD) = -$30 billion This means India spent more foreign currency than it earned. 👉2. So how do we finance this gap? Through the Capital Account. This is where foreign money comes in through: FDI FPI Borrowings NRI deposits This foreign capital finances the deficit created by our imports. Think of it like this: Current Account Deficit = We need money Capital Account Surplus = Someone gives us money(finances) 3. Now look at the worrying part Foreign Investment, Net: FY24: +$54 billion FY25: +$4.5 billion FY26: -$1.3 billion Look at the sharp fall- Yes. Net foreign investment has almost disappeared. At the same time: Trade deficit has widened to 8.7% of GDP. So India is importing heavily while foreign capital is becoming weaker. 4. Then how was the deficit financed?Running down reserve accumulation. Even in the last month RBI regarded have fallen by almost 12 billion US dollars. 👉Not ideal sources for a country running a large structural trade deficit. 5. Why government keeps asking people to buy Indian Now the logic becomes clearer. Every imported: Mobile Electronic component Luxury good Solar equipment Machinery item adds pressure on the Current Account. A country can consume more than it produces only if someone else finances the difference. 👉And that financing can disappear much faster than imports. The biggest message from today’s RBI numbers India’s challenge is not GDP growth. India’s challenge is that: We are still importing far more than we export. For us only long term solutions- Manufacturing Exports Import substitution Production Linked Incentives (PLI) If we don’t change we have to depend on others and if they stops financing us adjustment becomes painful. That is the real story hidden inside today’s RBI Balance of Payments data.

@Ellarakannada This unnecessary debate arises from basic ignorance of people. Pashupatinath or Lord of animals is a title of Rudra, a superior God as described in Rigveda. However Rigveda Rudra is not Shiva worshipped in later times and even today. This basic ignorance is creating all debates.

I don't know why people are hell bent to prove this artifact from Indus Valley civilization as a picture of Shiva. Why should we think all the present details of Hinduism were perfect even in Pre-historic era ? Hinduism has gradually evolved absorbing different ideas in time.

@Openatic Shaikh Abdulla was a mass leader and pro-India. He knew Kashmiri people well. Nehru probably did right to listen to him. Indian Army stopped advance at Uri- Jehanpora line only on Shaikh's advice. Whether it was wrong or right decision only future knows.

@cathavale Nehru could have done the right thing at many points, but he fumbled it all the way. For example Maharaja Hari Singh could have smoothly accessioned if not for the fact that he saw Nehru as someone untrustworthy siding with Sheikh Abdullah and his party.

Recently I was looking at the geography of Central Asia and it stuck me what a big loss PoK was for India. We don't hate that moralfag Nehru enough. His cowardice and pacifist delusions have cost us a lot of innocent Hindu lives and economic opportunities. Even the present situation of Iran war negatively affecting our energy procurement would not have happened if not for this one blunder of Nehru(and it's just one of many such Nehruvian blunders). Just see how close Tajikistan is to India and yet we don't have access to Tajikistan and Central Asia now, because of Nehru. If we had retained control of our Gilgit Baltistan region, by just leasing a tiny bit of land from Afghanistan we could have build roads to Tajikistan connecting us directly to the whole of Central Asia and even Russia. Instead we have to depend on the longer, more vulnerable Chabahar-Iran route to reach Central Asia right now. Worse, Pakistan turned the region into a terrorist factory. Many Terrorist attacks on India and Hindus originate from there. Northern India would have been far more prosperous and peaceful if not for Nehrus stupidity. I will never forgive Nehru and Nehruvian establishment for the actions or inaction that weakened my nation and Hindu civilisation. While its possible to correct those mistakes and BJP is working on it, it would be much more difficult and costly to correct them now compared the situation Nehru faced.

@honest__policy That is what I have seen in my life of 83 years.

@cathavale SO you do not believe in concept of Karma? Afterlife? Balances will be even in this life itself?

माझ्या 84 वर्षाच्या वयात एक गोष्ट निर्विवादपणे नजरेसमोर येते. तारुण्याच्या, पैशाच्या, रूपाच्या, पदाच्या जोरावर दुसऱ्याचा न्याय्य हक्क पैसा जे हिरावतात दुसऱ्याला विनाकारण मानसिक शारीरिक दुःख देतात त्यांना कोणत्या तरी स्वरूपात या कृत्यांची किंमत निसर्गाला याच जन्मात भरावी लागते.

@Openatic Never judge history by today's realities. When the partition was announced Nehru didnt know if Kashmir wld come to India, Pakistan or remain Independent. Later when Pakistan invaded Kashmir it joined India. There is a long history which explains why Indian Army stopped at Uri.

कुंती or Orange Jasmine From my garden.

@honest__policy @sisupalagarha I do not make statements which cannot be substantiate. However X is not the platform for it. You need to do your research.

@cathavale @sisupalagarha "Indian" It does not mean some Coherent religion called Hinduism is what is shared by IVC, Vedic Religion, ANd people before that as well as across india That is what is being sold by Hindu trads in the garb of "hindu pride"

If you want to claim that IVC people were proto-Hindus, then you also have to admit that the first ever Hindus in the world ate beef, quite abundantly actually. It's a slippery slope. But you can't pick and choose your narratives.

@honest__policy @sisupalagarha Sir I agree with you that word Hindu does not mean anything. It was created by British for political purposes. However I totally disagree with rest of your arguments. Modern DNA analysis has proved that IVC people were true ancestors of both North and South Indian DNAs

@cathavale @sisupalagarha Hinduism is no religion. Its a collective term for Millions of different cultures across indian subcontinent It is a useless term. So is Sanatan or any other new appropriations IVC is distinct, nothing to do with Vedic Religion, which has nothing to do with tribal gods

@gunnymikawa1 @adithya_mm @sisupalagarha Sir you are referring to a later period. I was only quoting from Rigveda the earliest collection of poems.

@adithya_mm @cathavale @sisupalagarha Vishnu is a Vedic God associated with the Sun. He’s referred to as Upendra, Indra adjacent. Similarly, Rudra is a Vedic God associated with Storms. Cows are repeatedly referred to as Aghnya in the Rigveda. Not to be killed.

@adithya_mm @sisupalagarha Two points. 1. IVC people did not eat cows not for any religious feelings. Cows were their money and currency. You don't eat your money. 2. Rigveda describes Rudra as श्रेष्ठो॑ दे॒वानां॒ वसु॑: That is why I called him as superior God.

@cathavale @sisupalagarha Banning cow slaughtering is a recent phenomenon.. Gupta dynasty. Veda contain info on cow sacrifice. Which some priests argue is the bull.. rudhra is not the superior.. it’s Indra the supreme god in vedas.. Vishnu shiva Shakti are from tribal cultures

@asadfacts The seal depicts Vedic God Rudra and not God Shiva as worshipped presently. Rudra was along with other attributes, a God of Animals. See this hymn from Rigveda. शं न॑: कर॒त्यर्व॑ते सु॒गं मे॒षाय॑ मे॒ष्ये॑ । नृभ्यो॒ नारि॑भ्यो॒ गवे॑ ॥ That is why is was called as Pashupatinath.

This seal has nothing to do with Shiva and the Indian-nation-state that is shamefully kanging onto it. The seal depicts a Eurasian deity of animals, NOT Shiva. Hinduism as we know today didn't begin until 5 centuries after the death of Mohenjo-daro. Mohenjo-daro is in the heartland of Sindh, Pakistan - next to the Pakistani city of Larkana - along the Indus River that has sustained most of modern Pakistan for thousands of years. It is, also, the river the Indian nation-state is named after. This is nothing but ancient heritage of modern Pakistan. Cope and seethe.

@Victoryvox @MohiniWealth I have been eating these mangoes for 80+ years. No BP No Sugar No cancer. There are millions of Indians like me. Anyhow thanks for your wishes. We shall certainly enjoy our mangoes and be happy.

@cathavale @MohiniWealth You want to eat those mangoes? You don't look too young so go ahead.

JAPAN JUST BANNED INDIA'S SWEETEST MANGOES – And The Ugly Truth Behind It Will Make You Furious! 😡🍋 Hey guys, stop everything. Japan – yes, that super picky country known for its perfect tech and clean streets – has just slammed the door on fresh mango imports from India. They say our mangoes have "quality issues." But let's be real: this isn't just some boring trade rule. This is a massive slap to India's face and a wake-up call for every Indian who loves their Alphonso, Kesar, or Langra. Imagine this: Those juicy, golden mangoes that make summers magical in India? Japan looked at them, tested them, and said "NO WAY." Fresh inspections in March 2026 showed problems with fumigation and disinfection at our treatment facilities. Pesticides? Bacteria? Whatever it is, they won't risk it. Our "King of Fruits" is now locked out. This hurts bad. India exports thousands of tons of mangoes every year. Japan was a big buyer – rich folks there pay top dollar for our sweet stuff. Now? Those shipments are stuck. Farmers who worked hard in the scorching heat, exporters who dreamed of big bucks... all left hanging. And guess what? While Japan rejects our mangoes, we Indians keep eating the same batch back home. Is that fair? Here's where it gets controversial – and I’m not holding back. Many say it's not just "quality." Some experts point to heavy pesticide use in Indian orchards. Farmers spray chemicals to fight pests because of bad weather and cheap shortcuts. One reply on X even mentioned coliform bacteria (yeah, the kind from poop water) found in samples. Gross, right? FSSAI is supposed to check this stuff, but clearly something slipped. Are we exporting poison wrapped in mango skin while our own people pay the price with health issues? Japan isn't jealous of our mangoes (though their own varieties cost a fortune and taste like meh). They have strict rules because their people demand perfection. India? We talk big about "Made in India" and export goals, but when it comes to basics like clean processing and safe chemicals, we drop the ball. This ban isn't random – it's proof our system needs a total overhaul. Look at this farmer holding pesticide bottles. This is real life in our orchards. Climate change makes pests worse, so more sprays. No proper training, no better options. Result? Japan says bye-bye. And Gulf countries already banned some Indian food items before. Are we next on everyone's blacklist? But here's the twist that will spark fights in comments: Maybe this is GOOD for us Indians. More mangoes stay home now. Prices might crash in local markets – cheap Alphonso for everyone! No more shipping our best stuff abroad while we get second-rate. Self-reliance, baby. Focus on fixing quality for our own plates first. Exporters are panicking. Cargo planes and ships loaded with mango boxes? Now delayed or canceled. This could cost crores and hit thousands of jobs in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and UP – mango hubs. But instead of blaming Japan, let's point fingers where it belongs: at loose rules, greedy middlemen, and weak checks back home. This isn't just about mangoes. It's about India's global image. We want to be a superpower in exports, but if we can't get basic fruit safety right, how do we sell electronics or medicines? Time to wake up, fix FSSAI, train farmers properly, and make our mangoes world-class again. No more shortcuts! What do YOU think? Is Japan being too strict and jealous of India's mango magic? Or is this the harsh truth we needed – that our quality sucks and we’re hurting our own farmers and health? Should the government step in NOW with strict pesticide bans and better treatment plants? Or should we just eat all the mangoes ourselves and forget exports? Drop your hot takes below. Share this if you love mangoes and want real change. India deserves better – let's make the world beg for our fruit again! 🔥🇮🇳

@LalitAditya1212 In Dholavira the water tank had 14 steps. Our guide told us that marker would be placed on steps to mark days between full moon night to full moon night. This is logical because days of week cannot be recorded Indians counted fortnights and not weeks. A week might be Greek idea

The concept of a 7-day week was not natively Indian. It was borrowed from the Greeks, thus even the names correspond to the same plant, e.g. Ravivāra = Sunday (both talking about Sun/ravi)

@GabbbarSingh Bhaturas are ok for an occasional indulgence. They are no no for daily use as they are fried. For daily use simple folded wheat chapati as eaten in Marathi housholds or Jawar Bhakari are the best. All Pujabi dishes use too much oil not healthy for dalily consumption

I feel Bhatoora is such a fine bread, it is needlessly married to a sub-par item like chhole. Imagine it being paired with Mutton curry or other Mughlai, Chettinad, malabar curries. So much potential, yet it’s committed to a breed whose only claim to fame is being poured over a Samosa, to make something even worse. Free the Bhatoora.

X वर भारत विरोधी बातम्यांचे पेंव फुटले आहे. गलिच्छपणा महागाई पर्यावरण अर्थशास्त्र विदेश नीती सर्व विषयांवर टीका चालू असते. या बातम्या कोण कोणाचा bot पसरवतो तो असो माझे या विद्वानांना सांगणे की काही अती शहाणे सोडले तर भारतीय या बातम्यांकडे बघत सुद्धा नाहीत तेंव्हा गप्प रहा

पत्नीला म्हणालो मला नामू परीट भेटला होता साहजिकच ती म्हणाली अरे तो तर पुलंची काल्पनिक व्यक्तिरेखा आहे पण हा नामू परीट कपडे धूत नसला तरी सरकारी नोकरीत आपण पैसे खात होतो किंवा आपण काढलेली टेंडर आपल्या फर्म ला मिळवत होतो हे इतक्या बेडर निर्लज्जपणे सांगतो त्याला दुसरे काय म्हणणार?

बर्नार्ड शॉ याने आपल्या पिग्मालियन या नाटकात मध्यम वर्गाच्या वागणुकीवर Middle class Morality असे उपरोधात्मक शब्द वापरले असले तरी हा वर्ग नीतिमत्तेच्या आपल्या कल्पनांना ठाम धरून असतो. याच मध्यम वर्गातील सुशिक्षीत पेपर फुटीसारख्या गुन्हेगारीत भाग घेऊ शकतात हे धक्कादायक आहे.