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India needs good civil engineers. Poor infrastructure, flooding etc point to a weakness in civil engineering capacity.

The KYC thing is a FATF creation. We made a mess of it on implementation however. I have always advocated for removing it for many use cases which is allowed even in FATF regulations. Plus Banks' AML sucks and literally allows terrorists to laugh their way out.

"When I was a child, they told me children are our future. Then I grew up and now they're saying it's actually these new children. I know a Ponzi scheme when I see one." --Norm MacDonald

Mao was once a menial librarian's assistant who tried to strike up conversations with intellectuals. Once, after a lecture, he tried to ask Hu Shih a question, but on learning that he was not a proper student but a mere librarian’s assistant, refused to talk to him. Quite sad.

…without proof. 🤣

#TIL

“The world order is unravelling.” “You mean the post-1945 one?” “Perhaps the Westphalian one.” 🫣

“Comrade Xi Jinping has not been seen for a few weeks!” “Yeah, he’s probably out celebrating.” 😏

I'm merely a student of international relations. From what I have learned, hurting your allies and comforting your adversaries is generally considered a self-damaging move. But I am open to learning new lessons.

Reupping this

India should do what it can. This would be both historically appropriate and diplomatically astute. With USAID shut, Norman Borlaug’s institute knocks on India’s doors for help indianexpress.com/article/india/… via The Indian Express

“Control the satellites, control the strategy.” Ashwin Prasad (Ashwin Prasad) and Aishwaria Sonavane (Aishwaria Sonavane) break down why space isn’t just the final frontier — it’s the foundation of modern warfare. From C4ISR to satellite internet, military power now hinges on what’s

Israel unwilling to accept another nucl power in West Asia. Hit Osirak reactor in Iraq in 1981 and Syrian reactor in 2007 and now in Iran, hoping for regime change but it opens a Pandora’s box….. Remaking the Nuclear Order in West Asia rakeshsood.in/2025/07/08/rem…

"our national culture"?? The Elgin Marbles are Greek.

This presumes that the United States is thinking about costs & benefits, at least in the manner states have done for the past several centuries.

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More power to this effort. Consider overhead open conduits to organise cables.

I want to sound a warning: a caste census not only risks diverting India away from development but could also undermine our foundational constitutional values. Instead of reducing the salience of caste in Indian society, it will reinforce it. livemint.com/opinion/online…

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