Modi 3.0 - Bharat

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MODI's 5 Nation Trip - Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan

UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy is on Modi ji's visit. Rajiv talks about the importance of the trip and what Modi ji wants to achieve.

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India is working on a UPI-style unique username-based digital addressing system that would enable people to send and receive parcels, letters, food deliveries, and other services without sharing a conventional physical address.

The system is called DIGIPIN and the username layer sitting on top is called DHRUVA. Built by the Department of Posts in partnership with IIT Hyderabad and ISRO's National Remote Sensing Centre.

Officially launched on May 27, 2025.

Here's how it works.

DIGIPIN divides all of India into 4 metre by 4 metre squares. Every single square gets a unique 10-character code like 829-4G7-PMJ8. That's down to the level of your front door, your shop counter, your hospital entrance, your village home, even a fishing boat in territorial waters. The entire country is now a digital grid.

But remembering a 10-character alphanumeric code is hard. So DHRUVA sits on top of it. You convert your DIGIPIN into a simple readable handle like rajesh@dhruva. The handle stays with you for life. If you move houses, only the underlying DIGIPIN updates. Your handle doesn't change.

Exactly like UPI replaced 16-digit bank account numbers with simple handles. malay@ybl instead of remembering an account number.

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Modi's Game Inside Out, Bengal Bangladesh to UAE & Europe, US Sidelined I Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan

A thorough evaluation of all the moves being made by Modi. UAE has agreed to keep 30 day storage of crude oil in India. Also UAE wants India to help build an undersea pipeline for gas and oil. Netherlands is crucial (ASML) for semiconductors. India has around 13 fabs in construction. All the backend stuff including design in semiconductors is dominated by Indians, fabs were the weak area and now that is being bridged. Norway has energy. Sweden talks has some summit of all the Euros including Ursala Von and the talks are around resilient supply chain for the Euros - this is about manufacturing.

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Everyone's panicking about INR crossing 96. Fresh all-time lows every single session this week.

Let's decode: Why is the rupee falling?

It's not because FIIs are selling. They've pulled ₹1.92 lakh crore out of Indian equities in 2026 already, more than all of 2025 combined. Yet DIIs have absorbed nearly 90% of that. That's not the pressure point.

The real pressure point is energy.

India imports 88.6% of its crude oil. We consume 5.5 million barrels a day and produce less than a million domestically. Our crude oil import bill for FY26 was $134.7 billion. Petroleum and crude alone account for roughly 22% of India's total import bill.

Now layer in the geopolitics. Iran tensions are live. Brent is trading around $110. India's total import bill for FY26 hit $775 billion. The crude import bill alone was $134.7 billion, and that was in a year when oil prices were relatively moderate for most months. With crude now spiking, the FY27 bill could be significantly worse.

The rupee didn't weaken because of sentiment. It weakened because India is physically buying more dollars to pay for oil it cannot produce.

Here's the part most people miss.

India's Strategic Petroleum Reserves cover just 9.5 days at full capacity. Right now, they're about 64% full. That's roughly 5 days of actual cover. The US maintains 90+ days. We have 5.

The PM asking citizens to carpool, work from home, and use public transport to conserve fuel is not a casual suggestion. It's a signal of how stretched the energy balance really is.

So who wins and who loses from this?

Losers (rupee weakness + high oil = double hit):

Oil marketing companies like BPCL, HPCL, IOC. They buy crude in dollars, sell products in rupees. Every rupee of depreciation compresses margins unless the government lets them pass through prices.

Airlines. ATF is dollar-denominated. IndiGo, SpiceJet, Air India, all face margin pressure when rupee weakens and crude stays elevated simultaneously.

Paint companies. Crude derivatives (TiO2, monomers, solvents) make up 35 to 40% of raw material costs. Asian Paints, Berger, Kansai Nerolac, all import-heavy input baskets priced in dollars.

Tyre companies. Natural rubber + crude-derived synthetic rubber + carbon black. Apollo Tyres, MRF, CEAT all face input cost inflation when rupee depreciates.

Winners (rupee weakness = revenue tailwind):

IT services. TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Tech earn 75%+ revenue in USD. Every rupee of depreciation flows almost directly to EBITDA margins. No change in business needed. Pure translation benefit.

Pharma exporters. Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's, Cipla, Aurobindo. Similar dynamic. Dollar-denominated revenue, rupee-denominated costs. Currency tailwind on top of operating performance.

Specialty chemical exporters. Companies like SRF, Navin Fluorine, PI Industries with significant export books benefit from the same translation math.

Textile exporters. Companies with large export order books in dollar terms see margin expansion without any change in pricing.

The rupee at 96 is not a confidence crisis. It is a structural energy deficit showing up in the currency. India spends more on importing oil than it earns from its entire goods trade surplus excluding petroleum.

Until India either produces more energy domestically or diversifies aggressively into renewables, nuclear, and gas, the rupee will remain a hostage to global crude prices.

Stop watching the rupee ticker. Start watching the crude oil ticker. That's where the real story is.

Disclaimer: This post is for educational purposes only. Not a buy or sell recommendation. Please do your own research or consult a SEBI-registered advisor before making any investment decisions.

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Historian Meenakshi Jain Explains Why Bhojshala Was Always a Saraswati Temple
May 15, 2026

Padma Shri awardee, historian, author, and Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Meenakshi Jain reacts to the landmark Madhya Pradesh High Court verdict on the Bhojshala dispute.

Calling the ruling a "civilisational reclamation moment," Dr. Jain explains the historical, archaeological, and inscriptional evidence that led the court to recognise Bhojshala as a Saraswati temple and centre of Sanskrit learning linked to Raja Bhoj.

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IAS Lobby Is The Biggest Bane On India - Sushant Sareen

About time, GOI reforms this archaic babucracy model of India. So many decades of wasted development time. Just for comparison look at how China has rebuilt itself into a clean modern state - that is the perception of anyone visiting China. India is warped in old stuff, dirty, unruly, people thronging crowded streets with filth piled up everywhere. None of the urban infra looks modern. There may be pockets of developement here and there, but the general impression is chaos. The court system also does not function properly and together these systems drag the GDP down a few notches. GST is an extortion scheme created by the babus.

All civic functions in every state, city, town and village is broken and non-functional. Nothing gets resolved in a timely manner. The babus collect paychecks and are not answerable to anyone. They create their own mystic processes and have the politicos dependent upon them. Don't know why three different streams - IAS, IFS and IPS write the same exam when they are completely distinct. Just one exam wonder boys/girls are at the helm of affairs, no experts in each domain are cultivated. The world has moved on but India hasn't.

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PM Modi, Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson, European Commission President attend joint press meet
May 17, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and PM Ulf Kristersson of Sweden attend the joint press meet along with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen in Sweden.

Themes: Technology, green energy, defence and sustainable development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYCk2vaO-Wo

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India’s Netherlands Gambit: The Strategic Deals That Could Redefine India’s Future

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands is emerging as far more than a routine diplomatic engagement.

At the center of these discussions is semiconductors. Today, much of the world remains dependent on Taiwan, China, South Korea, and Japan for chip manufacturing. That dependence has become a geopolitical vulnerability.

The Iran Strait of Hormuz crisis exposed how a single chokepoint can shake global fuel markets within hours. The same fear exists in technology. If China disrupts exports or tensions around Taiwan escalate, the global electronics ecosystem could collapse into chaos. Europe understands this risk. India understands it too.

That is why India did not go to the Netherlands asking for chips. India went asking for the machines that manufacture chips.

The most critical technology in semiconductor manufacturing is lithography. The world’s most advanced lithography systems are controlled by Dutch giant ASML, effectively making the Netherlands the gatekeeper of advanced semiconductor manufacturing. These machines are so strategically important that even major powers struggle to access them freely.

India’s approach has been fundamentally different from the United States’ recent attempts to negotiate semiconductor supply arrangements with China. Instead of remaining dependent on foreign manufacturing, India is attempting to build the entire ecosystem domestically, from research and fabrication to supply chains and advanced manufacturing.

The Netherlands has now agreed to deepen cooperation with India through technology partnerships, research collaboration, engineering support, and expanded semiconductor ecosystem participation. While full technology transfer remains restricted.

But semiconductors were only one part of Modi’s Netherlands agenda.

The second major pillar was water and flood management technology.

The Netherlands is one of the world’s greatest engineering success stories. Large parts of the country once remained underwater or vulnerable to devastating floods. Through advanced dams, dykes, canals, pumping systems, and water control infrastructure, the Dutch transformed a flood-prone nation into one of the safest and most efficiently managed water systems in the world.

India now wants to replicate elements of this model, particularly in Gujarat’s vulnerable coastal zones around the Gulf of Khambhat.

The region faces recurring flood threats due to multiple rivers, including the Narmada, Tapi, Mahi, Sabarmati, and others, flowing into the gulf alongside rising sea pressures. India’s proposed Kalpasar Project aims to tackle this challenge through a massive network of dams, freshwater reservoirs, canals, and flood-control infrastructure.

The project could create one of the world’s largest freshwater reservoirs while simultaneously protecting coastal regions from flooding and improving water management across western India.

The third major focus of the visit was green hydrogen.

Energy security has become one of the defining geopolitical battles of the 21st century. Countries dependent on imported oil remain vulnerable to wars, sanctions, shipping disruptions, and external pressure. India wants to break out of that cycle.

Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission launched in 2023, India aims to become one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of green hydrogen. The Netherlands is among the few countries globally developing large-scale hydrogen infrastructure, including the world’s first hydrogen-fueled power plant projects.

India’s ambition is massive. By 2030, the country aims to build at least 5 million metric tonnes of annual green hydrogen production capacity alongside 125 GW of associated renewable energy infrastructure. The mission is expected to attract nearly ₹8 lakh crore in investments and generate lakhs of jobs.

The Netherlands sees India as the ideal large-scale manufacturing and export partner in the future global hydrogen supply chain. The Dutch possess advanced technology and infrastructure expertise. India possesses scale, manpower, renewable energy potential, and industrial expansion capability.

Together, both countries are attempting to build an alternative energy architecture for the future.

This entire strategy reflects a larger geopolitical shift underway globally.

Europe no longer wants complete dependence on China. Global corporations are searching for an alternative manufacturing destination. Simultaneously, countries are trying to secure supply chains before future geopolitical conflicts disrupt critical industries.

India wants to position itself as that self Sufficient plus the alternative.

Whether it is semiconductors, clean energy, flood management, AI infrastructure, electric mobility, or advanced manufacturing, the objective is becoming increasingly clear: build enough domestic capability so that even during global crises, wars, sanctions, or supply disruptions, India’s growth engine never stops

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2014 was not just a change in government.

It was the moment India stopped thinking small.

• From policy paralysis → digital governance
• From terror restraint → strategic response
• From the 11th largest economy → the 4th
• From corruption headlines → direct benefit transfers
• From civilisational apology → civilisational confidence

12 years later, an entire generation has grown up in a different Bharat.

This was not just a political era.

It was the era that transformed India

The biggest transformation after 2014 may not even be economic.

It was psychological.

India stopped behaving like a hesitant post-colonial state, and started acting like a civilisation-state with ambition, scale, and strategic confidence.

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Norway confers its highest honor- Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit on Prime Minister Modiji.
The Grand Cross is the highest grade of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.
This is the 32nd global honour for PM Modi.

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As warm as it gets! India-UAE ties gets rewritten with PM’s remarkable visit..


PM Modi’s Netherlands visit sparks a new era in bilateral relations


PM Modi’s address at the European Round Table for Industry


LIVE: PM Modi inaugurates the India-Norway Business and Research Summit

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Deep state and Commie media is ambushing the India-European solidarity forming. Already the American's amushing the Chinese, Europe is one of the major market for the Chinese and have political hold over it and once India takes the place of supplier to Europe, China is finished in it's global role.

https://x.com/i/status/2056428813899415598
@MeghUpdates
She's a Norwegian journalist that almost nobody had heard of — just 1.6K followers on X, radio silent for nearly two years, mostly just retweeting stuff.

Then out of nowhere she drops this tweet grandstanding against PM Modi for not taking questions after a joint statement with Norway’s PM. Within minutes, the entire Indian Left-Congress ecosystem kicks in and starts amplifying her in perfect sync.

Turns out her paper, Dagsavisen, is tiny — under 15,000 paid subscribers, massive circulation drop, bleeding money, and surviving mostly on government subsidies.

Hardly the kind of outlet you’d expect to get an official invite to a high-level bilateral event. It wasn’t even a proper press conference; it was a standard joint briefing where both leaders speak and leave. Classic staged moment." It flows like something a sharp observer would actually write or say, while keeping all the original skepticism and adding the important context.

https://x.com/i/status/2056483567471895037
The whole narrative around being “first in the press freedom index” falls apart when the Norwegian Prime Minister avoided taking questions from Indian journalists — with Suhasini Haidar, daughter of Subramanian Swamy, seemingly being royaly snubbed by the Norwegian PM

https://x.com/i/status/2056485960620413353
Chinese funded Marxist stooge, she does hit pieces in favour of Chinese EV company and calls Xi Jinping superhero


Dont give her footage

https://x.com/i/status/2056483567471895037
@sidhant
Full blown clash at MEA presser as reporter asks "why should India be trusted".

MEA's Secy West
@AmbSibiGeorge responds by India's role in providing global help during Covid, India's constitution, fundamental rights.

The reporter leaves the presser, then later comes back.
Link to youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ije5Y2fWX_I

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https://x.com/i/status/2056388417509036468
@ARanganathan72
First it was Modi, then followed Amit Shah, and now it is Yogi - those facing the greatest threats have cut their security convoys. This recklessness must stop. Saving fuel cannot come at the cost of securing lives, it must be based on rational cost-benefit analysis.

My views:

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https://x.com/i/status/2056418562395549954
@UnSubtleDesi
This is exactly the kind of incitement that led to the anti-Hindu Delhi riots of 2020, in which, @pbhushan1 took part. The initial conspiracy meeting of the violence was held at his residence. I hope @CellDelhi is taking note.

https://opindia.com/2023/12/delhi-anti- ... dra-yadav/

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PM Modi’s Europe Push: Big Gains for India । The Chanakya Dialogues Major Gaurav Arya
May 18, 2026

The Chanakya Dialogues, Gaurav Arya talks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to five European countries. In today’s episode, Major Arya decodes the key takeaways for India from these visits, especially from the Netherlands and Sweden. India Netherlands partnership, India Sweden strategic partnership, TATA ASML semiconductor, India Nordic Summit. Chola dynasty copper plates returned, India Netherlands semiconductor MoU, PM Modi Royal Order Polar Star, India digital public goods Norway, critical minerals India Netherlands, India Netherlands 17 pacts, world news, global politics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbRukv6ygu4

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She's a Norwegian journalist that almost nobody had heard of — just 1.6K followers on X, radio silent for nearly two years, mostly just retweeting stuff.

Then out of nowhere she drops this tweet grandstanding against PM Modi for not taking questions after a joint statement with Norway’s PM. Within minutes, the entire Indian Left-Congress ecosystem kicks in and starts amplifying her in perfect sync.

Turns out her paper, Dagsavisen, is tiny — under 15,000 paid subscribers, massive circulation drop, bleeding money, and surviving mostly on government subsidies.

Hardly the kind of outlet you’d expect to get an official invite to a high-level bilateral event. It wasn’t even a proper press conference; it was a standard joint briefing where both leaders speak and leave. Classic staged moment." It flows like something a sharp observer would actually write or say, while keeping all the original skepticism and adding the important context.

Everything is so damn clear now.

They are not even hiding it any more.

She was well planted in PM Modi's room by some insider.

She did her job and would have heavily paid.

Already anti India forces is active in Europe.

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China becomes India's top trade partner in FY26; deficit widens to $112 bn
https://www.business-standard.com/econo ... 317_1.html

One of the biggest threat that the nation facing is from Chinese imports. Strong measures should be taken to put break on import of items into India from China. Many of them are avoidable items like toys etc.

Rupee depreciation forces Indian firms to adopt Yuan payments, boost local sourcing

Read more at:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ne ... aign=cppst

Certain portion of the trade can be in Rupee Yuan and with EU in Rupee and Euro

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India's Bullet Train First Look Unveiled

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Rahul saved Satheesan from going to jail for 3 years on the first say as CM. The people we get as CM. Even Rahul was seated until his brain said, need to stand up, eveyone is standing up.
https://x.com/i/status/2056330682163724299
@PoliticalKida
VD Satheesan remained seated while Vande Mataram was playing.

Rahul Gandhi had to physically pull him up.

All the qualities of being a Congress CM..

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2020 Delhi Riots: Court Rejects Umar Khalid's Bail Plea to Care for Ailing Mother

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of jailed activist Umar Khalid, accused in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing Khalid's application seeking 15 days of interim bail to attend the 40-day post-death ritual (Chehlum) of his uncle and take care of his mother who has to undergo a surgery. Khalid and others were booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), an anti-terror law, and provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly being the "masterminds" of the 2020 riots that left 53 people dead and more than 700 injured in northeast Delhi. The violence had erupted during widespread protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

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https://x.com/i/status/2056636260387803220

West Bengal CM & Bhowanipore MLA Suvendu Adhikari announced that MLA offices will be opened in 7 wards of Bhowanipore.

However, no office will be opened in Ward 77 (Muslim dominated) for now.

=> Ward 77 voted overwhelmingly for TMC despite promises of Central govt schemes.

18 second video of Bengal CM in the link. I know BJP is not going to discriminate against anti BJP voters. But the fact is that a large chunk of the population is voting for corrupt and criminal minded politicians. Is there a way to channel more benefits to BJP voters or areas favourable to BJP without triggering court intervention? Congress and other opposition parties has perfected such a system with pouring of govt funds to minorities through govt schemes and it's own workers through corruption or party approved appointments in various bodies. Had BJP done anything for Hindus as compensation for the last decades of negligence other than a level playing field for everyone?

So, what is the advantages of having an MLA office in a locality?

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LIVE: PM Modi attends the joint press meet with leaders of Nordic nations

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Rome resonates with Indian classical music during PM Modi’s visit

Indian classical music found a special resonance in Rome as five Italian artistes performed the beautiful Hamsadhwani during PM Modi’s community welcome. Five Italian artistes performed the Hamsadhwani - Mr. Valerio Bruni (Santoor), Mr. Leo Vertunni (Sitar), Mr. Simone Mattiello (Bansuri), Mr. Francesco Gherardi (Tabla) and Mr. Nicolo Mellochi (Bansuri).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSt_EYR8FCg


// my favorite Raga Hamsadhwani ; gratifying to see Italians whole-heartedly adopting Indian attire and using genuine indian instruments to play the raga for PM Modi.

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vaataapi gaNapatim bhaje is always sung in hamsadhwani. Carnatic tradition.

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PM Modi attends dinner hosted by Italian PM Giorgia Meloni

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@aravind
As I had warned, FT, Bloomberg, WSJ - what Trump calls "China Street Journal", CNBC, Reuters, NYT, BBC, DW, Guardian and many others will now do hit piece after hit piece on India and Modi.

Brown Sepoys of these GLISCO-DS media and sell outs inside India will dance to their tunes and perform such pathetic pieces to entertain their masters.

They will also use their networks in western nations, inside EU & UK's govts, judiciary, and administrations, to create and plant fake news reports of corruption and scams against Indian govt.

Because they know the coming months, due to energy and other crises, are the best time to attack Modi and India to weaken both.

Right now to next summer is the time every patriotic Indian, Indian organization, and company must offer unwavering support to the elected govt.

India's biggest adversary influenced GLISCO-DS is coming for India. Once India is put into anarchy and political instability, they will come for India militarily by next summer.

They tried this in 2020 after inciting protests and anarchy, after sending Covid, thinking India will be weak, but got a broken nose and blackened eye trying their misadventure.

But they sure are going to try again this year to cause anarchy and govt instability in India. The GoI must also prepare and preempt this upcoming tsunami of attacks.

No more adhoc and knee jerk reactions to their hit jobs using media, fake reports, and social media psyops.

Acknowledge the DS, recognize it, train every diplomat and official to understand the real hidden hand behind, no matter attack seems to come from Europe, UK or US.

And create a comprehensive strategy to fight their "war by other means" against India at the highest level now.


https://x.com/i/status/2056936285437350027
@rishibagree
Helle Lyng, while giving an interview to BBC India, clearly admits that she knew it was just a press briefing with no time for questions. Yet she shouted and made a video just for TRP.

Many gullible, self-loathing Indians fell into her trap.

https://x.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/2056747540775838162
@AdityaRajKaul
Shocking. Racist. Derogatory.

Norway’s largest broadsheet newspaper Aftenposten brazens it out with a shocking cartoon depicting Indian PM
@narendramodi
as a Snake Charmer with the headline: “A sneaky and slightly annoying man”.

They can’t digest India’s rise and success. Pity!

https://x.com/i/status/2056743286451392709
@ifpost47
So this is what the so-called “world’s freest press” looks like?

Norway’s largest newspaper Aftenposten publishes a cartoon portraying PM Modi as a snake charmer during his Oslo visit, alongside the line “a clever and slightly annoying man.”

Imagine the outrage if an Asian or Indian newspaper caricatured a Western leader using colonial stereotypes like this.

Disrespecting the democratically elected PM of 1.4 billion people and hiding behind “press freedom” is not journalistic superiority. It only exposes the hypocrisy and prejudice within sections of Western media.

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Melody is trending in X
https://x.com/i/status/2056993541705158952
@Being_Humor
मोदी जी के शासन में
पार्ले मेलोडी बँटेगी राशन में।

https://x.com/i/status/2056991334939136185
@Being_Humor
Parle Industries share


https://x.com/GiorgiaMeloni/status/2056983259633062130
@GiorgiaMeloni
Thank you for the gift

https://x.com/i/status/2057016265466913119
@theskindoctor13
Someone on his team would have pitched this idea. Modi probably would have laughed for five seconds straight and instantly said, "Done." Then some staffer would have been assigned to buy a Melody packet.

For the last few days across UAE, Netherlands, Sweden and Norway, he was probably carrying this in his head, internally giggling at the meme potential and the storm it'll cause on internet. Maybe that's why when the Norway journalist shouted about press freedom, he didn't hear her. The man was busy preparing his punchline in his head.

And now the moment is here, and it delivered. Peak internet bait. Credit to both leaders; that's how you instantly connect with the youth.

https://x.com/i/status/2057000710114607238
@SaffronChargers
Today, PM Narendra Modi gifted Parle company’s Melody toffee to Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni.

After that, many people started buying shares thinking they were investing in the Parle Melody company, but instead they bought shares of Parle Industries, which is actually a waste management company.

Parle Industries’ stock had already fallen around 35% in the last 3 months. The company’s shares were continuously declining.

But the moment Modi gifted Melody toffee to Meloni, Parle Industries’ stock suddenly hit the upper circuit and jumped nearly 5%.

The real Parle Melody company is not even listed on the stock market - it is a private company.

This is the power of PM Modi.
Just because he gifted Melody toffee, even the shares of a completely different company hit the upper circuit.

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It's time to Ambush those who come prepared to Ambush. The list of journalists present must have been noted and their records including her superhero being Xi must have been known to those who conduct the press conference and zimply asked...."You consider Xi as your superhero, why don't you ask him to bring Democracy in China?. First you get that done and ask us question after that." and went to the next question.
The MEA must dig deep into each journalists across the world and their social media and keep ready questionare ready to throw at each and every one of them.

https://x.com/i/status/2056776457184321846
@RShivshankar
A Norwegian journalist decided to go on her soapbox and hold forth on the lack of press freedoms in India. Her rant, directed at Prime Minister Modi and India's trust worthiness, was triggered by his decision to walk away just like his Norwegian counterpart from the post-bilateral talks joint press statement venue without taking questions from journalists.

Astonishingly, the foreign ministry officials unnecessarily took the bait. The question about trustworthiness was never India’s to answer. It is fundamentally a question for Norway’s leadership. It is Norway’s government, elected by Norwegians, that must answer why it is signing accords with India and whether by doing so it is betraying public trust. It is for Norway’s government to answer why it thought India’s prime minister was eligible for one of the highest civilian honours the country bestows on foreign leaders. Bilateral cooperation between India and Norway today spans shipping, renewable energy, green hydrogen, the blue economy, and Arctic research. Clearly, Oslo’s elected leadership sees India as a trusted strategic partner regardless of activist rankings and NGO scorecards.

But instead, MEA's Sibi George gave a rambling response running several minutes about India's history and Constitution, saying, “We hear a lot of people asking ‘why this, why that’, but let me tell you this: We are one-sixth of the total population of the world, but not one-sixth of the problems of the world. We have a constitution which guarantees the fundamental rights of the people."

Anyone even remotely aware of India would know that democracy rating indices published by V-Dem and Freedom House often sit uneasily with observable political realities on the ground. India’s 2024 general election saw more than 640 million people vote, making it the largest democratic exercise in human history. The ruling BJP lost its outright parliamentary majority and now heads a coalition government dependent on regional allies. Opposition parties continue to govern large and politically critical states across India. If India were truly the closed “electoral autocracy” these indices suggest, it would become difficult to explain fiercely contested elections, regular transfers of state power, high voter participation, and a ruling party that fell well short of the sweeping mandate it was widely expected to secure.

In any case, there is no need for India to seek validation from anyone on this account. Too often, the Indian establishment still craves affirmation from legacy Western institutions. The Indian government often rails against the "Western mainstream media” but loses no opportunity to circulate any PM, BJP, or NDA-friendly commentary published in those very outlets. This colonial reflex needs to end. India should stop behaving as though it needs certification from legacy Western institutions to validate its democratic legitimacy.

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PM Modi, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni attend joint press meet
May 20, 2026

PM Modi Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni attend the joint press meet in Rome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UzYEg0vkZo

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India has spread its multi-lateral net worldwide with those nations that would be helpful for India's Rise. Besides the usual U R I C and B R I C configurations, India is co-opting the Euros into the picture. Many European nations are niche players in some domain areas that are key & vital - defence, green energy, high tech, electronics, aerospace, higher education, research institutes, high value goods manufacture and much more. India can certainly benefit from such deep collaboration and exchange. Moreover the Euros are butt-hurt from the way US DJT and co are treating the Euros and consequently the Euro current psyche is ripe for the picking. So, India can hugely benefit from tapping into the Euro nations besides the usual France, Germany and Italy troika. Nations like Norway, Sweden, Netherlands are extremely important and so are other nations in Europe.

For the IMECC trade area, with Israel and Gulf nations, India is trying to break apart BRI and the chinese influence. Euros are key destinations of the IMECC trade pipeline. India of course needs to accomodate massive change and also upgrade its infra & cleanliness image in the world. Its energy needs are also dependent upon IMECC trade. So many moving parts to get right.

Modi ji is trying to make all these things happen for the benefit of India. We are talking about 100s of billions in commerce and trade tie-ups. The duo pair of Aadi and Pathikrit are talking about such advantages for India.

[Amber G.]

Parishram he safalta ki kunji hai (hard work is the key to success), says Italian PM Meloni speaking in Hindi, while standing next to Indian PM Modi

[bala]

vaataapi gaNapatim bhaje is always sung in hamsadhwani. Carnatic tradition.

Yes, my favorite by Muthuswami Dikshitar. One of the things that Western people say about Indian music especially in the South is that many indian people play it on the violin instrument (which they claim is western). Violin and the nepali sarangi looks similar (to the violin) but more ancient. Question is who copied this instrument? BTW the notes sa re ga ma pa dha ni are originating from the Samaveda and intonations of shloka mantra chanting Udātta (high), Anudātta (low), and Svarita (medium).



BTW Vaataapi ganapatim played on traditional sarangi (ravanhattha was its origin) is much more pleasing than on the violin!

[Mollick.R]

Pulwama attack mastermind, Hamza Burhan, killed by unknown men in POK

New Delhi, UPDATED: May 21, 2026 16:05 IST

Unknown men at work again in Pakistan? One of the masterminds of the 2019 Pulwama attack, which left over 40 CRPF personnel dead, was killed by unknown gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK). A resident of Pulwama, Hamza Burhan, known as 'Doctor', was designated as a terrorist by the Union Home Ministry in 2022.

Burhan, whose original name is Arjumand Gulzar Dar, sustained multiple bullet injuries after he was attacked in Muzaffarabad by unidentified assailants. For those who have watched Dhurandhar, the moment feels eerily familiar. In fact, in the past couple of years, several designated terrorists have been eliminated in Pakistan and POK.

WHO IS HAMZA BURHAN?
Born in Kharbatpora in the Ratnipora area of Pulwama, Burhan left for Pakistan in 2017 under the pretext of pursuing higher studies. However, he joined the banned terror outfit Al-Badr and soon rose to the rank of commander in the outfit.

He returned to Kashmir later and was involved in radicalising youth and indoctrinating them. In South Kashmir, Burhan expanded his network from Pulwama to Shopian.

In fact, according to a report in The Print, families across Pulwama have recounted how youths who encountered Burhan gradually slipped into militancy.

Burhan has been linked to several terror-related activities in Jammu and Kashmir, including the February 14, 2019, Pulwama attack.

The Pulwama incident was the deadliest attack on security personnel in India, carried out by the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM). A JeM terrorist rammed an explosives-laden car into a convoy of the CRPF at Lethpora, killing 40 personnel.

Read full news article from here.
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/h ... 2026-05-21


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[RCase]

But instead, MEA's Sibi George gave a rambling response running several minutes about India's history and Constitution, saying, “We hear a lot of people asking ‘why this, why that’, but let me tell you this: We are one-sixth of the total population of the world, but not one-sixth of the problems of the world. We have a constitution which guarantees the fundamental rights of the people."

I wish Dr. S.J was there to give them a sharp reply. Sibi George was not impressive. He should have kept it quite simple and shut her up.
He could have reminded her of the following points:

-India has many cities with more population than every man, woman, child and walrus in Norway, with their own local governments. For comparison sake, let it sink in that India has 300 times the population of Norway, with a lot of diversity.
- India has over 900 TV channels broadcasting in more languages than Europe put together, with almost all of them owned by private organizations and not affiliated with the government.
- There are around 17,000 newspapers published in India and India is the largest Newspaper market in the world. Newspapers and publications total around 150,000 All of them are privately owned.
- Apart from this, there is social media, accessible by Indians that have multiple podcasts, shows and conversations. Indians are one of the largest content creators on YT, Instagram, Facebook, Whatsapp etc. By the way, India does not request mandatory submission of social media accounts for enhanced vetting while applying for a visa. Even those Europeans visiting India to make 'poverty-*****', biased social media videos are allowed in the country.
- The so-called journalist should have made an attempt to watch any India TV channel debates on any given day to familiarize herself with the diverse opinions and thought espoused. She can alternatively check them out on YouTube.
- India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world and multiple countries are vying for access to do business with the huge market in India.

[uddu]

But instead, MEA's Sibi George gave a rambling response running several minutes about India's history and Constitution, saying, “We hear a lot of people asking ‘why this, why that’,

I think the MEA must retrain their diplomats who are not upto the mark to inform them that the old days of answering to the White man is over and in this age, it's countering and destroying the agenda of the idiot and their master.
A S.Jaishankar cannot be present everywhere. While the Indian diplomats are not so bad. Especially the one who countered the Canadian press is a classical case of Dr.SJ replicated in diplomacy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En6Rlb3q5j0
(Though the Journalist here was asking questions from old Canadian perspective and was not a dimwit like others and the old Canadian perspective got destroyed and the new one welcomed)

Also you need to be careful not to go against the country in which you are present and trying to improve the diplomacy because the idiot must be send by masters from other countries. Just like in India we have foreign funded and controlled idiots doing their agenda, this is present across the world. For money, they do these kind of things. Her article on Xi being her superhero could be written for Chinese money.
But this could be used by us for our own advantage if Indian diplomats have done proper homework of all those who were present during that press conference and their background. A simple question of "You wrote an article claiming your superhero being Xi. May be you must start writing article in support of Democracy in China" will be more apt counter and she ignored after that.

[sanjayc]

vaataapi gaNapatim bhaje is always sung in hamsadhwani. Carnatic tradition.

Yes, my favorite by Muthuswami Dikshitar. One of the things that Western people say about Indian music especially in the South is that many indian people play it on the violin instrument (which they claim is western). Violin and the nepali sarangi looks similar (to the violin) but more ancient. Question is who copied this instrument? BTW the notes sa re ga ma pa dha ni are originating from the Samaveda and intonations of shloka mantra chanting Udātta (high), Anudātta (low), and Svarita (medium).

BTW Vaataapi ganapatim played on traditional sarangi (ravanhattha was its origin) is much more pleasing than on the violin!

I remember reading an article by Rajiv Malhotra saying Westerners copied many musical instruments from India

[bala]

I remember reading an article by Rajiv Malhotra saying Westerners copied many musical instruments from India

The other fact is that the Roma (of indian origin) people of Europe introduced song and dance culture. Roma spanish andalusia flamenco is one such dance. Geet became Gitano and the Guitar is really Geet-ar. Without the roma culture of such arts and crafts, Europe would be devoid of music as such. Roma were migrants from rajastan/gujarat/punjab area of India. India had a great tradition of 64 kalas which includes music/dance/story telling/plays/acting and more.

Rajiv Malhotra, also noted that things like botany were taught in Europe (I think it is Netherlands) based on book from Kerala (which has a strong Ayurvedic culture) translated ditto. BTW Witzel of Harvard, whispered this topic to Rajiv and Rajiv did some digging around to make sure that such is the case! Go figure.

[uddu]

"Not $6.7B, It’s $60B!": Piyush Goyal Reveals Massive U.S. Investment Surge In India At AMCHAM!
Speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) event, Union Minister Piyush Goyal delivered a massive data correction, revealing that US investment commitments into India have skyrocketed past $60 billion over the last six months- dwarfing early estimates of $6.7 billion. Highlighting major data center expansions by tech giants like Amazon and Google, Goyal emphasized that India's rock-solid respect for Intellectual Property rights makes it America's ultimate trusted ally. He asserted that combining US innovation with Indian scale is creating an unbeatable, resilient supply chain ecosystem for the 21st century.