- Outbound travel: Indian travelers are searching for international trips faster than travelers in any other market in the world. Last year, Indian travelers spent 20% more than the average Chinese customer on accommodations for their international travels. "Indians like to stay in four- or five-star accommodations, and at branded hotels."
- India Chooses Arm's Neoverse for National Chip Design Push: C-DAC's Aum Arm accelerator promises 96 ARM cores to beat even supercomputers.
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Try a hard-headed China policy for a change: Despite six decades of experience of Chinese behaviour, India has willfully suspended its disbelief and, by way of a default policy, accepted new sets of promises and commitments to maintain peace and harmony on the border. Beijing plays for time and tests India’s patience, straight facedly repeating the stock phrases about India, in effect, needing to move on and, by the by, to help the Chinese economy get back on its feet by accepting increased Chinese exports even if it means exacerbating the current trade deficit of some $70 billion!
For starters, instead of tippy-toeing around the option, New Delhi has to begin actually applying the tourniquet on bilateral trade, gradually closing off market access, firstly, to Chinese light manufactures and capital consumer goods (mobile telephones of every description, MG cars, Haier household goods — airconditioners, washing machines, etc.) and, secondly, shutting the door on the Chinese teleecom giants — Huawei, ZTE, etc... Recently Vodafone chose the Chinese company ZTE’s 5-G transmission gear worth Rs 220 crore to upgrade its network. - China's C919 passenger plane enters into service: The 164-seater still relies heavily on Western components, including engines and avionics.. State-owned AVIC Aircraft supplies structural components like wing boxes and flaps; Sichuan Chengfei Integration Technology provides parts and component; and advanced materials manufacturer Western Superconducting Technologies supplies titanium alloys.
- France bans short-haul flights: "On average, the plane emits 77 times more CO2 per passenger than the train on these routes, even though the train is cheaper and the time lost is limited to 40 minutes".
- Big apple is sinking: The ground under New York City is sinking partly due to the sheer mass of all its buildings – and it isn't the only coastal city to be suffering this fate.
- British loot: Greece recovers hundreds of looted artefacts, including bronze statue of Alexander the Great, from disgraced British art dealer Robin Symes
- Khalistan goons: Sikhs in London are scared
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Quick notes: Outbound travel | Comac C919...
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Thursday, May 25, 2023
why i have soured on electric cars
https://twitter.com/scienceisstrat1/status/1661412504583405580?s=20
so these will have a lifetime of what, 3 years? the typical chinese product lasts 3 months, but ok, they have progressed, so i guess these cars will last 3 years?
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
US Embassy in India Offering Seminars to "Educate" About "Disinformation"
The seminars are hosted by IREX -- which is funded by George Soros' Open Societies Foundation:
https://twitter.com/USAndIndia/status/1658700189572427781
Do you want to improve your critical thinking skills and learn how to care for your digital well-being? IREX in collaboration with @USAndIndia has launched the Learn to Discern India Academy - L2D IA program, aiming to empower the youth leaders of tomorrow by building their… pic.twitter.com/q8TyV5TqYu
— U.S. Embassy India (@USAndIndia) May 17, 2023
Friday, May 19, 2023
Demonetization 2.0: RBI Withdraws 2000-Rupee Notes
RBI has announced the withdrawal of 2000-rupee notes:
I was watching Rashid Alvi from Congress Party giving his reaction in an interview. You should have heard the genuine anguish in his voice - he literally sounded like he was on the verge of tears. Some Netas are going to be in serious pain from this. ISI may not be able to harvest their narco-money when they need it most. How are they going to bomb the G-20 Summit now, if they can't pay anybody?
bangladesh, former poster child, fails to meet IMF conditions
for some reason (you can figure out what that reason is), BD has been positioned as the exemplar compared to india.
turns out it was a pretty hollow narrative.
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Quick notes: High consumption | Unsafe terror base...
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The curious case of India’s high consumption: India seems to be consuming its way to growth. Spends on “Roti, Kapda and Makaan” actually grew at lower rates over the period 2012–13 to 2019–20.
On the other hand, spends on alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics grew rapidly, and so did spends on transportation, recreation and culture, and restaurants and hotels. “. . Entertainment, Entertainment, Entertainment”. -
Ghar Mein Ghus ke Marenge: Khalistan Commando Force-Panjwar terrorist shot dead in Lahore. The killing is the latest instance of terror kingpins being targeted outside India. In February this year, Bashir Ahmad Peer, a self-styled commander of the terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Pakistan's Rawalpindi.
Also in the same month, former commander of Pakistan-based terror outfit Al Badr, Syed Khalid Raza, was killed in a similar manner outside his residence in Karachi while Kashmir-born terrorist Aijaz Ahmad Ahanger alias Abu Usman Al-Kashmiri, who had joined the Islamic State( IS), was reportedly killed in Kunar province of Afghanistan. -
Dr. Radhika Desai: The signs of de-dollarization are everywhere.
Rupee-ruble payment pact talks reportedly suspended.. Russia says it has billions of Indian rupees that it can't use. . . .Economic realities hit rupee trade plans.
Pakistan switching to yuan to buy Russian oil - CPU Technology Nodes explained: What is wrong with 5nm, 3nm, 1nm. Anastasi in tech
- Light pollution: The number of stars that people can see with the naked eye has reduced dramatically over the last decade. The cause is "Skyglow" from artificial lighting - the brightness of that glow has increased every year since 2011. "Our view of the stars is disappearing".
- Protein powders: Are they bad for your health? It's not some magic powder which will suddenly make you strong. You have to put the work in.
- Regenerative farming: Regenerative farming links soil health to human health. Decades of chemicals have ruined soils, making them less capable of providing nourishment for the crops, and lessening their nutritional value as a result. The United States has the lowest per capita spending on food of any industrialized nation in the world. Conversely, the US also has the highest per capita spending on healthcare of any industrialized nation in the world.
- Millet for Diabetes : Studies on millet nutrition: Is it a Healthy Grain?
- Erasing Uyghurs: China considers building its second capital in Xinjiang. 'It would end the historical concept that the region is the Uyghur people's motherland'.
There is a huge section of society which feels that anyone missing drugs, alcohol and non vegetarian food is missing out a lot in life.. 🤷🏻♀️
— Shweta Mangla (@ShwetaMangla) May 11, 2023
Chinese firms foil US AI sanctions with older GPUs, software tweaks
Chinese mocking Indians:
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Sunday, May 07, 2023
for a change, FT lauds indian growth: ruchir sharma on karnataka
a positive story at https://www.ft.com/content/07a246d3-db87-4803-b900-f891c49686ad?list=intlhomepage (sorry, firewalled).
in 1914 the white warmongers were all cousins: kaiser, brit king, tsar
in 1914. i'm pretty sure the warmongers in 2023 are all related too.
amazing relationships: obama is related to the house of windsor, ie the brit kings.
the house of windsor are related to someone whom i am not supposed to name. feel free to guess.
boris johnson's grandfather was a turk.
Wednesday, May 03, 2023
Narrative Update: Brahmins Are From Russia
Attention, everyone -- your immediate attention is required.
A narrative update has been issued, and all textbooks and media talking points must be updated accordingly.
As you know, we've always been told that German national socialists are the worst thing history has ever produced. And therefore RSS, Savarkar, etc were the imitators and worshippers of these worst people.
However, due to newer more recent events in Europe, Germany is no longer the worst culprit in history -- it is actually in fact Russia and Vladimir Putin who are now the worst.
Therefore, it is necessary to inform you that Brahmins, RSS, Savarkar, etc are all actually from Russia and are fervent promoters of Russian values, not German ones. Please update all rhetoric, arguments and invective accordingly.
Remember, the NAM which Nehru helped to found was not actually the Non-Aligned Movement. Instead, he actually helped found the North Atlantic Movement (NAM) to support freedom against tyranny. Furthermore, what was known as the Aryan Migration Theory will now hereafter be referred to as the Russian Aryan Migration (RAM). Your prompt correction is appreciated.
Spasibo.
PS: We are now at war with O̵c̵e̵a̵n̵i̵a̵ ̵E̵u̵r̵a̵s̵i̵a̵ ̵D̵e̵u̵t̵s̵c̵h̵l̵a̵n̵d̵ Russia. We have always been at war with O̵c̵e̵a̵n̵i̵a̵ ̵E̵u̵r̵a̵s̵i̵a̵ ̵D̵e̵u̵t̵s̵c̵h̵l̵a̵n̵d̵ Russia.
the US is way behind in digital payments. and yeah, apple pay
no way i will get into the apple cult. anyway i have no intention of owning an apple phone.
these guys are about 7-8 years behind india. UPI ki jai.
Tuesday, May 02, 2023
Quick notes: Changing warfare | Industrial policy...
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A war which changed the very nature of war itself: "In the First World War, we invented the machine gun on a tank, and that changed the nature of the war; in the Second World War, we invented aerial bombardment of enemy cities. Historians will look back at the war in Ukraine and realise how drones and autonomy started to take off, and that was a step that changed the nature of war".
"I think international regulation will eventually be introduced to stop the potential use of killer drones because these are ultimately going to be weapons of mass destruction”. -
Still clueless on manufacturing: Our industrial policy is based on a conceptually flawed approach of picking winning firms rather than sectors. This is the opposite of the successful approach adopted in East Asia, which did not select winning firms but adopted a combination of a horizontal, cross-sectoral industrial policy and a focus on some key sectors.
Between 1979–2014, manufacturing remained at 16–18% of India’s Gross Value Added (GVA). Since 2015, it has declined and reached 13% by 2019, the lowest ever since 1960. . read more. - China frontrunner in global EV race: BYD accounts for 40% of EV sales in China, while Tesla’s share stands at 11%
- CJI must come clean and apologise: For the Chief Justice to confuse gender with sex and claim there is no such thing as an absolute concept of a biological man, is not only anti-science, it is dangerous if applied to the fields of medicine and forensics.
- Misleading ads: How Bournvita lost the trust of its consumers
- Caribbean nations want UK to pay reparations for slavery: Britain traded more slaves than nearly any other country, transporting 3.1 million Africans to its colonies in the Caribbean, as well as to North and South America.
- Vidhushi Smt Malini Rajurkar: Tarana in Raag Shankara.
- K K Muhammad: Out of 200 Bateshwar Hindu temples in Madhya Pradesh, 80 got restored during Congress Govt and the remaining 120 temples could not, since BJP Govt didn't support.
- Wetlands are nature's shock absorbers: But India is losing them at an alarming rate
- Reports: Pakistan upgrading military hardware deals with Ukraine as it buys Russian oil
Immensely liked the @TheLallantop interview of archeologist KK Mohammad
— Pawan Durani (@PawanDurani) April 18, 2023
Mr Mohd was candid in saying that out of 200 Bateshwar Hindu temples in Madhya Pradesh , 80 got restored during Congress Govt and the remaining 120 temples could not , since @BJP4India Govt didn't support pic.twitter.com/SCeiYZXkN9
— Tyrion Kumar Lannister (@KumarTyrion) April 19, 2023
True i was there last year terrible condition. pic.twitter.com/iXym0jLqRg
— Rishabh jajoo (@Rishabhjajoo2) April 19, 2023
#Ukraine to receive #Pakistan-made Anza Mark-II MANPADS - mediahttps://t.co/RNuW3W7Io7
— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) April 29, 2023
ET Exclusive: Ukraine to supply Mi-17 helicopter engines and auxiliary spare parts to Pakistan in lieu of Islamabad’s continuous supplies of defence items via Europe since last Aug. Ukraine-Pak def ties date back to 1990s — My report @ETPolitics — https://t.co/PL7EnrPQtm pic.twitter.com/hs7HD6aURe
— Dipanjan R Chaudhury (@DipanjanET) April 27, 2023
hollywood goes on strike. more bad news from california.
but will anybody notice?
i bet if urduwood goes on strike, it'll be months before anybody cares.
Monday, May 01, 2023
nikkei thinks IT services firms in india will take a hit
that's quite possible. infy stock has already dropped a lot. 
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