Rahul Shivshankar
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IT WAS MODI'S BOLDEST GAMBIT. A MESSAGE TO TRUMP. But DELHI MEDIA under played the CRUCIAL MODI-PEZESHKIAN MEET at SCO. U.S. has blundered. It has caused INDIA TO BEGIN DERISKING FROM D.C. NOW, after MODI has thrown down the gauntlet the U.S. is defensive. Secretary of State Rubio is asked about Modi's decision to trade with Iran and he waffles. Rubio: I don’t think India and Iran are doing a trade deal. All countries have their own foreign policy and talk to Iran. America has also met with Iranians..."
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PM HAS A REQUEST FOR INDIAN CITIZENS 1. Embrace the mantra of 'Swadeshi' and 'Vocal for Local.' 2. Avoid traveling abroad merely for leisure 3. Instead of hosting weddings in foreign lands go for 'Weddings in India.' 4. Refrain from buying gold unless absolutely necessary. THIS ISN'T IMPORT SUBSTITUTION, PROTECTIONISM, ECONOMIC AUTARKY OF THE 70s. THAT WAS COERCIVE. This is advice to build STRATEGIC ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
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BRANDED BHAGWAT + SANGH "INTOLERANT" BUT GETS CALLED OUT FOR "BIGOTRY" MAMDANI GETS A REALITY CHECK Jews in U.S. confront NYC Mayor Mamdani for alleged "anti-semitism". Dramatic visuals from NYC. Even Christian groups have asked Mamdani to stay away from 9/11 anniversary after he tried to pass off "massacre" as mere "deaths" when referring to the Islamist Al-Qaeda assault on America.
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NO CONG "LEADER", NO "ECOSYSTEM" RENT-A-CAUSE TYPE WILL OPPOSE THIS RS 1200 CR PROJECT AS THEY DID THE CENTRAL VISTA REVAMP. CM VIJAY: A new secretariat will be built in Chennai that can be functional for the next 100 years. The 20 lakh Sq feet new secretariat would be built at an estimated cost of 1200 crores.
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A PROUD MILITARY MAN FORCED BY ALLEGED STATE APATHY TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE. How does a Republic that asks its soldiers to fight for the nation allow one of them to spend 24 years fighting for what he says is his rightful due? This is the story of NK Shivananda Reddy, a medically discharged Army veteran who was injured during the Kargil era, allegedly attempted suicide on August 29 after years of pursuing land and other military entitlements in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur. In 2022, Reddy had approached the Lokayukta over an alleged ₹10 lakh demand to process his land allotment. Three people, including two government employees, were arrested. Years later, he alleges that officials showed him unsuitable land, ignored repeated representations and failed to resolve his entitlement. Now he is in hospital after consuming poison.
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MODI IN VACINITY, CHINESE FIGHTER JETS IN UZBEK UNVEILED. Just a day after PM Modi's high-profile visit to Uzbekistan, Tashkent has publicly showcased six Chinese-made J-10CE fighter jets at Karshi-Khanabad air base. This is the first time Uzbeks haven't purchased Russian hardware. (Incidentally this base was previously an U.S. base.) Now, look at the emerging picture. PAP: J-10CE UZBEKISTAN: J-10CE BANGLADESH: Buying J-10CE This purchase of Chinese arms suggests a deeper pivot in South and Central Asia towards China. Delhi's diplomatic challenge to contain Beijing’s expanding footprint is growing evan as you read this.
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AFTER SWARA WHITEWASHES RAPE, FAROOQ TRIVIALISES ISLAMIST HATE AGAINST HINDUS? On threats to Kashmiri Pandits (Hindus), National Conference President Farooq Abdullah: "Who is threatening them? It's not just Kashmiri Pandits who are not staying here; all the officials here are Hindus from outside your DG of Police, SP, district SP, everyone is Hindu. So why aren't they receiving threats? The question is, if Hindus are getting threats, why aren't they? This is a conspiracy, and I honestly say that this conspiracy is just an attempt to keep this state out of statehood and to create an atmosphere of fear...I accuse that these very people are giving the threats. They are the ones responsible for these threats..." HINDU PAIN AND SACRIFICE MOCKED
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INDIA NEEDS TO WATCH THIS HIMALAYAN FLOOD WAVE! A major flood has entered Nepal’s Bhote Koshi from the Tibetan side, triggering alerts across the Trishuli basin. Bhote Koshi becomes Trishuli which becomes Narayani/Gandak and if flows into Bihar eventually into the Ganga. West Champaran, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Saran & Vaishali should remain vigilant. This may not become a major flood in India. But it's best to be vigilant.
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THE RENT-A-CAUSE ANTI-RSS PROTEST HYSTERICALLY COLLAPSES INTO CONTRADICTION U.S Democrat Party politicians Brad Lander arrives to protest RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s Madison Square Garden event. Instead, protesters turn on HIM and demand that he leave, over his position on the Gaza war. This is what happens when a 'crowd is rented' and stitched together less by principle and more by a common target. Here we can see the coalition of contradictions: Khalistanis, Pakistanis that have silently tolerated ethnic cleansing of religious minorities (Sikhs, Hindus, Christians) in their fatherland, the usual stripe of choleric Indian origin Marxist rights activists who have no problems aligning with exclusivists as long as they get photographed protesting against the RSS.
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OBSERVED WITH INTEREST PAK PM SHARIF LATCHES ONTO RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN MOMENTS AFTER PHOTO OP ENDS. Look at Sharif in his light blue double breasted suit skittering across the floor to grab Putin by the arm. Even the interpreters weren't prepared and rush to Putin's side to translate. Interesting optics.
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THE COPS SAW THE DANGER. DID CJP LOOK AWAY? NEW VIRAL VIDEO DOING THE ROUNDS appears to show New Delhi DCP Sachin Sharma and Joint CP Deepak Purohit repeatedly warning CJP leaders Saurabh Das and Abhishek Ranka that the Jantar Mantar protest was spiralling out of control. The officers point out there were no volunteers to manage the swelling crowd, caution that "criminal elements" had entered the gathering, and say they had been urging the organisers for days to take corrective action.
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"I AND ITALY NEVER BEG" MELONI SLAYS TRUMP AFTER HE SAY: "Meloni? She begged me for a photo, I felt sorry for her" Giorgia Meloni's rasping response: "Donald Trump's statements are completely made up, I'm frankly appalled. I don't know why the President of the United States behaves this way with his own allies; after all, it's not the first time it's happened. I can only say it's a shame that he doesn't show the same determination with the enemies of the West, with the enemies of the United States, with leaderships toward which he instead proves much more accommodating; however, one thing he must remember: I and Italy never beg."
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SC JUDGE PRASANNA VARALE: 0.1% OF KUMBH SPENDING COULD HAVE SAVED 125 MARATHI SCHOOLS This "virtue signaling" will be applauded as some thing profound. BUT WHY MANUFACTURE A FALSE CHOICE BETWEEN HINDU FAITH AND EDUCATION. Crores flow into India every year for proselytisation activities. Do the same voices demand that this money be diverted to building schools? No. The problem, apparently, begins only when the expenditure is on a Hindu religious festival. If Marathi schools are closing, ask why they are closing and fix those structural problems.
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CHINESE CHANNEL REPORTS THIS AS PM MEETS PUTIN, XI IN BISHKEK
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50 protestors were arrested by Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar yesterday late in the evening. Not one BJP, OPPOSITION neta has demanded amnesty. HOW MANY CJP ACTIVISTS HELD FOR JANTAR MANTAR VIOLENT NEET PROTEST? = 0 HOW MANY PRO-MERIT PROTESTORS DETAINED FOR PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST QUOTA AT JANTAR MANTAR? = > 50 How many "freedom of expression activists" demanding the release of "meritorious" protestors? = 0 WHAT'S THE MAIN DEMAND OF ANTI-QUOTA PROTESTORS: Reservations should go to poor, not castes. IS MAKING SUCH A DEMAND PEACEFULLY A REASON TO DETAIN/ARREST?
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A RESIGNATION NOT A RETREAT! PRADHAN'S FIRST APPEARANCE IN SANSAD AFTER RESIGNATION AND NDA SIGNALS SOLIDARITY THROUGH OPTICS. As soon as Dharmendra Pradhan arrived at Parliament, several NDA MPs waiting at the entrance greeted him with words of encouragement and boosted his morale while opposition MPS booed him.
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IN NYC'S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN RSS CHIEF BHAGWAT DEFINES BHARAT'S PARIVAR "A TRUE HINDU EMBRACES MUSLIMS" "I actually said this as far back as 2018, in Delhi. Muslim brothers were also present, and they asked me a question. You are a Hindu organization. You speak about a Hindu Rashtra. What about us Muslims? Would you drive us out? I said, No. That is not Hindu. If any Hindu thinks that there should be no Muslims in Bharat, he is not being true to the essence of Hinduism. If you truly want to follow the Hindu way, you must understand that there are many paths, but they lead towards the same ultimate truth. And every human being has dignity. There is no fundamental difference between human beings."
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THE "KIRANA CONFIRMATION" INDIA STRUCK PAK'S NUCLEAR NERVE CENTER DURING OP SINDOOR. CONFIRMED TODAY BY CDS. Former CDS Anil Chauhan says, "At occasions, it's been asked whether Kirana Hills were hit or not, which is where their (Pakistan's) nuclear facilities are... Before those strikes, we had sent in a lot of loitering missions at Sargodha and Kirana Hills is about 10 kilometers north of Sargodha. So the loitering mission is looking for radars which are in and around Sargodha, and it has a lifetime, which means it will loiter for about 2 hours and once it does not find a target, it comes down and hits somewhere. It must have come and hit one of those hills. So that could be one of the reasons as to what people asked, because Pakistani media also showed some kind of images in which there was smoke coming out from Kirana Hills*
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![USCIRF Commissioner Asif Mahmood wants "dialogue" with RSS when he has lost the debate on FACTS. THIS IS AN EXHAUSTIVE LINE-BY-LINE 7-PT TAKEDOWN OF HIS USCIRF REPORT ON RSS, MODI & INDIA. 1. RSS “SUBGROUPS” & VIOLENCE MISCHIEVOUS USCIRF CONFLATION: “Members of RSS subgroups have perpetrated violent attacks against religious minorities, including Christians, Dalits, Muslims, and Sikhs.” WHY IT'S A DOUBLE STANDARD: USCIRF says “members of RSS subgroups”, not that the RSS ordered, funded or organised these attacks. If the conduct of a member or affiliate automatically establishes the culpability of the parent organisation, then should the Cong party be held institutionally responsible for 1984 anti-Sikh riots where Cong leaders were convicted? 2. “HINDUTVA INHERENTLY DISCRIMINATES” MISCHIEVOUS USCIRF ACCUSATION: “The BJP has enforced policies that closely align with the RSS' Hindutva ideology, inherently discriminating against religious minority communities.” WHY IT'S A SWEEPING STATEMENT WITHOUT EVIDENCE: “Inherently discriminating” is a conclusion. Where has USCIRF identified specific discriminatory provisions. Infact, under BJP rule in Karnataka, when backward-class categories were reorganised in 2023, Christians and Jains remained eligible for reservation under Category 2D 3. “RSS SEEKS TO EXCLUDE NON-HINDUS” UNSUBSTANTIATED USCIRF ACCUSATION: The RSS promotes a Hindu 'Rastra' that excludes Muslims, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Parsis and other religious communities. WHY IT'S TOO BROAD: Where is the RSS resolution saying “Muslims cannot be citizens,” “Christians cannot hold office,” or “non-Hindus must lose constitutional rights”? In fact RSS engages minorities through Muslim Rashtriya Manch. 4. CAA = ANTI-MUSLIM CITIZENSHIP LAW USCIRF ACCUSATION: The government has discriminated against Muslims through the Citizenship Amendment Act. WHY ITS FACTUALLY WRONG: The CAA creates an accelerated citizenship route for specified persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It does not contain a provision stripping an INDIAN Muslim of existing CITIZENSHIP. In any case the CAA draws upon the logic of U.S. laws like the Lautenberg-Specter Amendment. 5. NRC “FORCIBLY EXPELLED MUSLIM CITIZENS” USCIRF ACCUSATION: “Authorities have also forcefully expelled Muslim citizens in Assam under the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).” WHY IT'S FACTUALLY WRONG: The Assam NRC was published in 2019, but the legal process has not been operationalised to the point USCIRF's language suggests. The Gauhati High Court has recorded that the final NRC has not been notified in the Official Gazette, has not been given effect by the Government of India, and rejection slips have not been issued. 6. FCRA = THREAT TO FAITH-BASED ORGANISATIONS USCIRF ACCUSATION: “Pending amendments to the FCRA [are] threatening the ability of faith-based organizations to continue their operations in the country.” WHY IT'S MISLEADING: FCRA regulates foreign contributions, not religious belief or the right to practise religion. Faith-based organisations can operate in India; the question is whether and under what conditions they can receive foreign funding. The United States itself has FARA, which regulates certain activities undertaken on behalf of foreign principals. If the U.S. can, why can't India? 7. UMAR KHALID = PERSECUTED FOR BEING MUSLIM MISCHIEVOUS USCIRF CONFLATION: “Religious minorities—like Umar Khalid, who has been detained since 2020 for leading peaceful protests opposing the religiously discriminatory CAA—often spend years in jail without a trial.” WHY IT'S SLANDER: USCIRF presents Khalid's detention as though he were imprisoned for opposing the CAA. But SC'S Jan 2026 order records the prosecution material alleging that Khalid played a “central and formative role” in the violence and mobilisation.](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2093581423018193080/amplify_video_thumb/2093581331670421504/img/Vy6nO1jUp8dd6VdO.jpg)
USCIRF Commissioner Asif Mahmood wants "dialogue" with RSS when he has lost the debate on FACTS. THIS IS AN EXHAUSTIVE LINE-BY-LINE 7-PT TAKEDOWN OF HIS USCIRF REPORT ON RSS, MODI & INDIA. 1. RSS “SUBGROUPS” & VIOLENCE MISCHIEVOUS USCIRF CONFLATION: “Members of RSS subgroups have perpetrated violent attacks against religious minorities, including Christians, Dalits, Muslims, and Sikhs.” WHY IT'S A DOUBLE STANDARD: USCIRF says “members of RSS subgroups”, not that the RSS ordered, funded or organised these attacks. If the conduct of a member or affiliate automatically establishes the culpability of the parent organisation, then should the Cong party be held institutionally responsible for 1984 anti-Sikh riots where Cong leaders were convicted? 2. “HINDUTVA INHERENTLY DISCRIMINATES” MISCHIEVOUS USCIRF ACCUSATION: “The BJP has enforced policies that closely align with the RSS' Hindutva ideology, inherently discriminating against religious minority communities.” WHY IT'S A SWEEPING STATEMENT WITHOUT EVIDENCE: “Inherently discriminating” is a conclusion. Where has USCIRF identified specific discriminatory provisions. Infact, under BJP rule in Karnataka, when backward-class categories were reorganised in 2023, Christians and Jains remained eligible for reservation under Category 2D 3. “RSS SEEKS TO EXCLUDE NON-HINDUS” UNSUBSTANTIATED USCIRF ACCUSATION: The RSS promotes a Hindu 'Rastra' that excludes Muslims, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Parsis and other religious communities. WHY IT'S TOO BROAD: Where is the RSS resolution saying “Muslims cannot be citizens,” “Christians cannot hold office,” or “non-Hindus must lose constitutional rights”? In fact RSS engages minorities through Muslim Rashtriya Manch. 4. CAA = ANTI-MUSLIM CITIZENSHIP LAW USCIRF ACCUSATION: The government has discriminated against Muslims through the Citizenship Amendment Act. WHY ITS FACTUALLY WRONG: The CAA creates an accelerated citizenship route for specified persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It does not contain a provision stripping an INDIAN Muslim of existing CITIZENSHIP. In any case the CAA draws upon the logic of U.S. laws like the Lautenberg-Specter Amendment. 5. NRC “FORCIBLY EXPELLED MUSLIM CITIZENS” USCIRF ACCUSATION: “Authorities have also forcefully expelled Muslim citizens in Assam under the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).” WHY IT'S FACTUALLY WRONG: The Assam NRC was published in 2019, but the legal process has not been operationalised to the point USCIRF's language suggests. The Gauhati High Court has recorded that the final NRC has not been notified in the Official Gazette, has not been given effect by the Government of India, and rejection slips have not been issued. 6. FCRA = THREAT TO FAITH-BASED ORGANISATIONS USCIRF ACCUSATION: “Pending amendments to the FCRA [are] threatening the ability of faith-based organizations to continue their operations in the country.” WHY IT'S MISLEADING: FCRA regulates foreign contributions, not religious belief or the right to practise religion. Faith-based organisations can operate in India; the question is whether and under what conditions they can receive foreign funding. The United States itself has FARA, which regulates certain activities undertaken on behalf of foreign principals. If the U.S. can, why can't India? 7. UMAR KHALID = PERSECUTED FOR BEING MUSLIM MISCHIEVOUS USCIRF CONFLATION: “Religious minorities—like Umar Khalid, who has been detained since 2020 for leading peaceful protests opposing the religiously discriminatory CAA—often spend years in jail without a trial.” WHY IT'S SLANDER: USCIRF presents Khalid's detention as though he were imprisoned for opposing the CAA. But SC'S Jan 2026 order records the prosecution material alleging that Khalid played a “central and formative role” in the violence and mobilisation.
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