Bharat Rakshak

Hoping for better legislation on internet and social media by January 2020. This is chance to get ahead : not all internet is the same...mass messaging platforms with anonymous users can be turned off without shutting down emails https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/21/india-intermediary-internet-social-r...

Hanumaduji, +1 Surajji and dishajis comments. Economy is slowing down a bit in some sectors but cannot be explained by a GDP number alone. Simple explanations like gst,demo, structure etc did not cause the economic growth in some selective sectors to slowdown. Auto industry could be cyclical - but I...

People from TN, is santhome really built on Kapaleeswarar temple? People are talking about it in twitter in the light of babri case. Old bhakthi songs place the original temple on the seashore. Seashore temples aren't rare in TN or anywhere in India for that matter. Thiruchendhur and M'puram seasho...

I heard amitshahji interview with Arnab G: when he said it is too late for mediation. No offense to Shri Shri's efforts or last minute drama. Here is Sadhguru's weighed comments [youtube] https://youtu.be/GXvXptJYse8 [/youtube] Kaivalya ji When you post youtube links only post the "GXvXptJYse8...

I heard amitshahji interview with Arnab G: when he said it is too late for mediation. No offense to Shri Shri's efforts or last minute drama.

Here is Sadhguru's weighed comments


Chetakji - you will hear Sadhguru's own answer to why and who fight him against planting trees

I think its wrong for legalistic approach to a matter of faith. Especially the Supreme Cazis with their record of one sided judgments against Hindus under rubric of secular Constitution. These Cazis have made a mockery of Constitutions and eroded a lot of support for it. Whether SC rules or not I w...

https://www.prsindia.org/content/examining-rise-non-performing-assets-india Sept 2018 Things to note : A lot of the loans currently classified as NPAs originated in the mid-2000s, at a time when the economy was booming and business outlook was very positive. Large corporations were granted loans for...

economical with the truth about his long innings with the GoI, both as the 15th Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and the RBI gov rajan seems to have met his match. This is the perfect ambush. pant utar de nirmalaji ne, public ke samne. She has the govt files and rajan has only the ...

To aid NBFCs, the government will allow NBFCs with “investment grade” to participate in the credit guarantee scheme, under which government provides a one-time partial credit guarantee to PSBs for first loss of up to 10 per cent for purchase of high-rate pooled assets of NBFCs totaling Rs 1 trillio...

All over the place this man.. From economics to politics. First he starts by saying that the fear of being struck with corruption scandals is what is causing ministers and babus to shy away from being proactive. Then he goes on to lament that "Rafael" allegations did not stick. This after...

Startup statistics from Business Standard research desk (unfortunately they dont quote their source) https://m.rediff.com/business/special/technology-explained-in-charts-growth-of-our-start-up-universe/20190916.htm How fast is India's start-up universe expanding? Explained in 7 charts By Abhishek Wa...

Activist Arif Aajakia's views - https://youtu.be/hNnkKjJ5imM Highlights:1. Muslims have to admit that they are told right from their childhood that they are superior owing to their faith. That anyone not believing in Allah will go to hell. Aajakia explains how, despite the Quran mentioning that all ...

Thank you. I dont know about his credentials etc...but appears to just take historian view but innocuously passes judgement ignoring the violence or Kashmiri pandits or the whole notion of jammu ignored for the last 70 years. He also uses the slippery slope argument of comparing tamilnadu and gover...

Even though government has its priorities- I wish media plays this sort of a clip over and over with debates about free speech so leftist media learn what a real media gag is really about : https://streamable.com/s8l68 Recent NBA match devolved after a few sign carrying people were thrown out. This ...

this is worth watching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgXVMO5rdHg Kashmir - The State & The Status by Srinath Raghavan, Manthan Samvaad 2019 OgXVMO5rdHg Thank you. I dont know about his credentials etc...but appears to just take historian view but innocuously passes judgement ignoring the vio...

Next person to support Pakistan's propaganda : Democratic senator from Maryland (BRFites supporting Democrats please...) who was born in Karachi... In his appeal, Hollen highlighted the crucial India-US ties but also noted the "current humanitarian crisis in Kashmir". It also asked India t...

For reference on St.Thomas - Please read which contains fair amount of detail on this historical myth that keeps getting repeated after being debunked for a while: https://ishwarsharan.com/ Yours truly is very well aware of multiple places around Chennai where this myth is still popular and floats a...

The issue of swiss accounts and unaccounted money has been a long running drama. I am hoping it unravels soon : https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/indias-swiss-black-money-probe-reaches-software-firm-in-andheri-bylane/articleshow/71314213.cms Motech Software from Andheri Area :...

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/cattle-semen-and-breeding-is-a-story-that-india-should-be-proud-of-4473131.html During the past 25 years, the cattle semen industry in India has been growing by leaps and bounds . In 1995 India produced around 13 million doses of cattle sperm (often referre...

China has ceased purchases of American oil in February as a result of an ongoing trade war between Washington and Beijing. As a result, circumstances appear ripe for greater cooperation. Unsurprisingly, a major component of Modi’s agenda are meetings with several energy companies eyeing deals towar...

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- For some discussion on comparative corporate tax across Asian countries and capitalizing on the trade spat between china and us

https://www.livemint.com/politics/policy/govt-cuts-corporate-tax-rate-to-22-relief-on-buyback-tax-1568958459203.html Some fiscal measures announced by the govt. Since I have posted several critical posts on the fiscal stance of this govt, I would like to make some comments: 1) This is a very good m...

To increase credit disbursement across the country ahead of the festive season, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has directed scheduled commercial banks and non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) to reach out to new customers in 400 districts in two tranches from now and 15 October. Addressing a p...

As promised: Summary of NBFC lending situation Central bank canceled registrations of 1,851 non-bank finance companies in the year ended March 31, more than 8 times those in the previous year according to data received from the Reserve Bank of India in response to a Right to Information request. Th...

+1 vijayji . As long as the fundamentals of LIC are sound, it is a smart move given that our economy is a capital starved economy.Benefits of capitalism ( for everyone espousing it ) is still possible only when there is capital. Also the year 2018 was the highest profitability year with profits retu...

A_Guptaji, +1. I am seeing a common pattern in auto sector, agriculture,real estate etc. I am beginning to believe that Credit crisis is the primary reason for the slowdown and has been working against the economic activity for a while now. I am going to look to understand this NBFC led credit cris...

A_Guptaji, +1. I am seeing a common pattern in auto sector, agriculture,real estate etc. I am beginning to believe that Credit crisis is the primary reason for the slowdown and has been working against the economic activity for a while now. I am going to look to understand this NBFC led credit crisi...

https://www.sbi.co.in/portal/documents/37947/108614492/Ecowrap_20190723.pdf/38a681e8-9480-41ca-a1e0-4990175501f1 Auto Sector slow down analysis : Primary reason for auto sector slow down is attributed to NBFC liquidity - SBI Eco wrap publication And yes...they also talk about used car market, uber/...

Rahulsidhuji, Forgive my tardy response - had to deal with a medical emergency at home. I agree that managing to fiscal target might be myopic. Here is what I am grappling without appropriate data. Assertion 1 : Auto Industry slowdown hurts GDP. It seems like this argument is not supported by data. ...

Good to see initiative getting implemented/executed :

Swacch Iconic Place rankings seem to provide a budget and most importantly results

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/madurai-meenakshi-temple-named-second-best-swachh-iconic-place/article29378202.ece

https://www.livemint.com/market/mark-to-market/what-are-the-key-reasons-behind-india-s-rising-electronic-exports-1567447780118.html Bright spot in the economy...As much as I see the merits of rahulsidhuji's arguments against the current fiscal policy I think that we should give the leadership time t...