tertiary education flaw in India? too many humanities people all looking for government jobs, too few engineers who can build things?
I think engineers need to know a little more of humanities, but that domain is so full of crazy DEI people from JNU type places that I despair for them. I have two nieces and a nephew who got addled at IIT madras by the humanities subjects there.
https://organiser.org/2024/11/25/266850/bharat/manipur/manipur-nia-unearths-larger-agenda-learns-about-the-plan-to-take-the-whole-of-northeast-back-to-dark-ages/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
balkanization
this time without a nuclear payload. next they'll drop a tactical nuke on ATACMS and HIMARS missile launchers.
obama must be super happy.
as I predicted, martial law will be imposed on the US ("emergency" in indian terms), the transfer of power to trump will be postponed/canceled, Biden will step down, and Kamala will be POTUS.
what a deal!
it's not as if the US is pure as the driven snow. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_bribery_scandals
and the alacrity with which the warmongerist's leo Morani jumped on this story suggests there is a toolkit.
Raoul and jairam Ramesh were also ready in a flash despite the fun fact that ALL the accused state governments were congress!
https://x.com/LibertyWatchHQ/status/1858238038507237464
humiliation for america. again. sigh.
my 2002 column. I bow to the brave men of c company. https://www.rediff.com/news/2002/nov/19rajeev.htm
https://www.deccanherald.com//opinion/border-closing-the-trumpian-shift-is-here-3279841 will trump push out long-suffering H1-B indians? shouldn't India welcome this reverse brain drain?
it's in malayalam on doordarshan. a sedate, in-depth analysis of what happened.
https://www.youtube.com/live/-AKgZFt-8tk
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honestly, this is in a recent podcast from the warmongerist. he was moaning that eg mughalsarai became pandit deen Dayal upadhyaya Nagar.
my response: cope. so what if we change place names? invader needs need to be junked. from Connaught Place to Ahmedabad.
this fellow Leo morani (no, no spelling mistake there) sounds like a desi putting on a white accent. another unwashed, callow youth pretending to be an old guy. (this is a warmongerist trademark).
I personally think EVs will crash and burn (no, pun intended). India should #justsaynotoEVs. I think they are ripe for disruption by hydrogen or other tech where china doesn't have a stranglehold.
but kudos to the Hans for having figured out how to monopolize the supply chain for strategic minerals etc. good learnings possible for india's babus (if only they can get their heads out of scholarships to Harvard for their kids).
also, nice pivot. good industrial policy.
but I do believe china is at an inflection point, and is doomed to decline for other reasons: debt trap, property bubble, demographic collapse, etc.
no, CNN, on the contrary, Tulsi wiped the floor with kamala in that debate. kamala sat there gaping, doing a fair imitation of Raoul and dan Quayle (you know, "deer caught in the headlights"). in 2 minutes flat, Tulsi ended kamala's 2020 presidential campaign. that was a preview of how Kamala would have 'negotiated' with Putin, xi etc al. thank God it was only a debate.
vivek Ramaswamy is going to be musk's understudy in DOGE.
tusli gabbard got director of national intelligence, which means CIA reports to her, so that's not bad, though I thought she deserved secretary of defense.
other indians/Hindus (eg Kash patel, whom I had admittedly heard nothing about before) got nothing.
so we will have to waiting and see.
Biden really screwed up. see https://openthemagazine.com/essay/return-of-the-brotherhood/
but I was there first: see my tweet from Nov 6 below this.
these guys are totally into propaganda. I am 12-1 against them in election predictions. the one they won is 2020 US, which now turns out to have been probably a fraud.
a very under-rated school with outstanding discoveries.
https://historyunderyourfeet.wordpress.com/2020/06/13/nilkantha-somayaji/
shall I tell them honestly: "you suck"?
funny thing is the economist also sent me a survey a couple of months ago. I forgot about it. maybe i'll go back and tell them also that they suck, big time.
bloody British media. they're done for, now that trump won, and x is the newspaper of choice for many of us.
WHAT???? India should join china-controlled FTAs? this is nuts.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-should-join-china-backed-asian-trade-bloc-it-rejected-years-back-niti-aayog-ceo-says/articleshow/115046521.cms?from=mdr
https://rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/p/ep-145-why-i-prefer-trump
if #trump actually wins (which I still doubt, as #Dems are resourceful with their ballot stuffing), then I have the perfect rationale for it: "Kamala #Harris lost because America is not yet ready to elect a #woman #president, especially a black woman. shame on the #patriarchy. racist anti-feminists." here it is, gratis. please feel free to use it.
yes, P/E has been a bit high, and earnings lately have taken a hit. plus there is the siren song of Chinese stimulus. and uncertainty over what the US elections might bring. not a big problem though long term.
chinese have come from nowhere to take an 11% market share in Norway, which ironically enough makes most of its money from oil and gas sales.
extrapolate, and other industries are going to be hollowed out by china. Europe is dying, and if the US doesn't watch out, it will also die. that's one more reason to vote for trump. fight! fight! "rage, rage against the dying of the light"
this is a long read on my own personal reasons for supporting Trump, as well as the objective reasons why he'd be better than Harris.
it is free for all subscribers now.
https://rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/p/ep-145-why-i-prefer-trump
Oh, look who's got another gig. I guess this 'gig economy' extends into all sorts of enterprises
https://www.ned.org/ned-welcomes-victoria-nuland-to-the-board-of-directors/
NED Welcomes Victoria Nuland to the Board of Directors
Washington, D.C.—Veteran U.S. diplomat Ambassador Victoria Nuland is joining the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Board of Directors effective immediately. Ambassador Nuland previously served on the NED Board of Directors from 2018 to 2021, before her appointment as Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs at the State Department.
“We are delighted to welcome Ambassador Nuland back to the NED Board,” said NED Chairman Kenneth Wollack. “With a distinguished career across multiple administrations, she brings the experience and expertise that will contribute measurably to NED’s mission and work.”
Ambassador Victoria Nuland served as the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs from 2021 and Acting Deputy Secretary of State from 2023 under the Biden Administration before retiring in early 2024. Previously, she served as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs from 2013 until 2017 under President Barack Obama and was the State Department Spokesperson during Secretary Hillary Clinton’s tenure.
Nuland was U.S. ambassador to NATO during President George W. Bush’s second term, 2005-2008. She served as Special Envoy and chief negotiator on the Treaty on Conventional Arms Control in Europe from 2010-2011, and as Deputy National Security Advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney from 2003-2005
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About the National Endowment for Democracy
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is an independent, nonprofit, grant-making foundation dedicated to the development and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world. With an annual appropriation from Congress, NED funds more than 2,000 grants in over 100 countries. NED’s grants program is augmented by the International Forum for Democratic Studies; the Journal of Democracy; the Reagan-Fascell Fellowships Program; the World Movement for Democracy; and the Center for International Media Assistance.
there is not even the pretext of being neutral.
sad story for an alleged tech magazine that purports to be about tech.
also demonstrates how much silicon valley has swung to the radical left.
https://link.wired.com/view/5cc9e3122ddf9c1a7ae03a81m776b.5v5a/3fefb697
<Please respond on X and post on all social media>
FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE
Stop Hindu Genocide
Global Hindu Community Thanks President Trump for Highlighting the Crisis Facing Hindus in Bangladesh
New Jersey, October 31, 2024 – The Hindu community in the United States and around the world extends its gratitude to President Donald Trump for condemning the barbaric violence against Hindus and other minorities facing persecution in Bangladesh. In a recent statement over X, President Trump condemned the widespread violence and neglect facing these communities, drawing attention to what he called the lack of action by the current U.S. administration. Wishing Hindu Americans a joyful Diwali, he pledged that his leadership would uphold religious freedoms and protect Hindu Americans from what he described as the "anti-religion agenda of the radical left."
In his statement, President Trump expressed deep concerns for Hindus and other minorities facing brutal attacks in Bangladesh, emphasizing the urgent need for a U.S. administration that stands firm on religious freedom.
"I strongly condemn the barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians, and other minorities who face attacks and looting by mobs in Bangladesh, which remains in a state of chaos. This would never have happened on my watch. Kamala and Joe have ignored Hindus across the world and in America. From Israel to Ukraine to our Southern Border, they've been a disaster. We will Make America Strong Again and bring back Peace through Strength, protecting Hindu Americans from the radical left's anti-religion agenda. We will fight for your freedom."
"Under my administration, we'll strengthen our partnership with India and my good friend, Prime Minister Modi. Kamala Harris will hurt small businesses with increased regulations and taxes. In contrast, I cut taxes, reduced regulations, and created the strongest economy in history. We will do it again—bigger and better—and we will Make America Great Again. Wishing a Happy Diwali to all and hoping the Festival of Lights leads to the victory of Good over Evil!" — President Trump
President Trump's remarks, delivered just before the final phase of elections, come as a response to concerted efforts by numerous individuals and organizations working to spotlight the grave threats faced by Hindus in Bangladesh. The President's statement could not be more timely, as the Bangladesh administration has repeatedly disregarded the violent attacks against Hindus, with over 1,000 reported incidents of assault. Recent actions by the Bangladesh government include the arrest of Chinmay Krishna Das Brahmachari, a peaceful activist advocating for minority rights, is further intensifying concerns.
Utsav Chakravarti of the Hindu Action NGO commented, "It took months of effort to share the reality that Hindus across the world face, to the thought leadership of the Trump team. President Trump's statement on Diwali opens up a lot of realities to the policy making communities. This is a beginning to a long awaited and much needed course correction for American policymakers in response to targeting of Hindus around the world, especially the Hindus in Bangladesh.
Ajay Shah of HinduPACT added, "HinduPACT thanks President. Trump for wishing the Hindus on the occasion of Diwali. We appreciate his standing firmly with the Hindus in Bangladesh who are facing an ongoing genocide and against the threat of radical Hindu Haters in the US. We thank Vice President Kamala Harris for her warm wishes to the Hindu community on Diwali. We strongly urge her to take a stand on the persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh and the relentless attacks on Hindu at home."
Pankaj Mehta of the Interfaith Coalition Against Terror expressed gratitude for President Trump's acknowledgment, noting, "I express deep gratitude to President Trump for his powerful acknowledgment of the ongoing violence and persecution faced by Hindus, Christians, Buddhists and other minorities in Bangladesh. His recognition shines a light on a humanitarian crisis that has been largely ignored by the United Nations and mainstream media, much like the Armenian Christian genocide and other historical atrocities that remain unacknowledged. The apathy of global institutions toward the persecution and genocide of Hindus in South Asia is deeply concerning. We urge more public leaders to stand up and speak out against these injustices, as Three U.S.-based organizations—Genocide Watch, the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience—have courageously done, recognizing these targeted atrocities as genocide."
Surjit Chowdhary of Sree Sree Gita Sangh also extended his thanks, stating "I hope this will serve as a warning to Bangladesh administration on their impending sedition Charges against Chinmay Krishna Das, a peaceful advocate of Hindus rights in Bangladesh. The world will not remain silent and the support of powerful compassionate leaders like President Trump standing for human rights is a great boost to those efforts. The international community must demand that Bangladesh drop all baseless charges and respect his right to freedom of expression and religious freedom."
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whether trump means it or he is just saying this for getting hindu votes/support, this is a significant statement, and the contrast with the Biden/Harris clique couldn't be more dramatic. Kamala didn't even attend the white house Diwali event.
the fact that some white leader saying that Hindus have human rights is so unusual shows something really scary: they are out to exterminate us.
