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uddu wrote: ↑07 Feb 2026 18:33 https://x.com/i/status/2020110809603645600
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Huge Disclosure!!
Before PM's address, Congress MPs—including three Dalit women—moved right next to Modi's chair to provoke a scuffle, even on paper, drawing placements of how they would surround the PM.
BJP was ready to protect PM at any cost. But Modi & Speaker had intel, avoided the area & ruined their chaos game!
If this is not a coordinated attack, then what else is it?
Based on recent reports from early 2026, Pakistan is facing a potential $1.2 billion annual vaccine import bill by 2031. This surge in projected costs is driven by the end of international support and the halt of low-cost vaccine imports from India.
Under the decisive leadership of PM @NarendraModi ji, India has reached a framework for an Interim Agreement with the US. This will open a $30 trillion market for Indian exporters, especially MSMEs, farmers and fishermen. The increase in exports will create lakhs of new job opportunities for our women and youth.
As part of this framework, the US will slash reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods to 18%, providing a huge market opportunity in key sectors such as textiles & apparel, leather & footwear, plastic & rubber products, organic chemicals, home décor, artisanal products, and select machinery in the world’s largest economy.
Additionally, tariffs will go down to zero on a wide range of goods, including generic pharmaceuticals, gems & diamonds, and aircraft parts, thereby further enhancing India’s export competitiveness and Make in India.
India will also get exemptions under section 232 on aircraft parts, tariff rate quota on auto parts and negotiated outcomes on generic pharmaceuticals, leading to tangible export gains in these sectors.
At the same time, the Agreement reflects India’s commitment to safeguarding farmers’ interests and sustaining rural livelihoods by completely protecting sensitive agricultural and dairy products, including maize, wheat, rice, soya, poultry, milk, cheese, ethanol(fuel), tobacco, certain vegetables, meat, etc.
This agreement will help India and the US remain focused on working together to further deepen economic cooperation, reflecting shared commitment to sustainable growth for our people and businesses.
Towards realizing Viksit Bharat !
People are surprised not only within India but also outside the country at how talks of a trade deal between India and the United States suddenly gained momentum. The key question being asked is: what changed behind the scenes that caused such a sharp shift in the attitude of Donald Trump? It is important to understand that Trump—or anyone like him—does not change position overnight because of a single factor. The announcement regarding tariff reductions and a proposed trade deal is the outcome of a long and gradual sequence of developments.
First, it must be clearly stated that a trade deal has not yet been finalized. What has happened so far is only a principled agreement. President Trump has announced a reduction in reciprocal and penal tariffs, particularly those imposed on India. However, before any deal is implemented, both sides must finalize all terms, issue a joint statement, and formally sign the agreement. Only after that will the deal come into force. That said, Trump’s sudden announcement has made one thing clear: the deal is now very likely to happen.
The question remains—what actually influenced this shift? The answer is that no single event was decisive. The change occurred step by step.
The first major shock for President Trump came during the SCO summit, when Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping were seen standing together, shaking hands, and raising their arms. That image was seen across the world. For Trump, the visual symbolism of India, Russia, and China appearing aligned was deeply unsettling. Until then, the US had already imposed a 50% tariff on Indian goods, believing that India would eventually bend under pressure, just as many other countries had.
India’s message through that image was simple and deliberate: India has options. Despite repeated warnings from American experts that India would not capitulate, Trump believed India would eventually submit. Even Putin publicly stated that Modi could not be forced to bend. Yet Trump assumed he could make it happen.
After the SCO image circulated globally, anxiety within Washington increased. Tensions appeared set to rise further. At that stage, Prime Minister Modi sent National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to Washington to engage with Marco Rubio. Three clear messages were conveyed on India’s behalf.
The first message was unequivocal: India would not sign any agreement under pressure. This meeting took place in early September, after the 50% tariff had already been imposed in August. The second message was conciliatory but firm—India was willing to move past recent bitterness and resume trade discussions. The third message, however, was the most powerful: India was prepared to wait for Trump’s term to end if necessary.
For Trump and the US administration, this was a profound shock. The realization that India would not buckle, even under steep tariffs, fundamentally altered calculations in Washington. More importantly, despite the tariffs, India’s economy did not collapse. There was no panic or economic meltdown. India began exploring alternative markets and trade partners. While certain labor-intensive sectors—such as ready-made garments, gems and jewelry, and leather—did suffer, India chose to protect its self-respect rather than surrender.
India demonstrated that while it may not be as powerful as the United States, it is not weak and would not kneel before economic pressure. That message was clearly received.
After this, the tone began to change. On September 17, Prime Minister Modi’s birthday, Trump called him personally to convey greetings. While birthday calls between leaders are routine, what followed was significant. Between September and December, Modi and Trump spoke four times by phone. Each time, India reiterated its red lines: agriculture, dairy, and fisheries would not be opened to American products.
During this period, the rhetoric from Washington also began to soften, though Trump’s trade advisors—particularly US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer—continued to display rigidity. Relations worsened further when Trump repeatedly claimed that he had stopped a war between India and Pakistan. India formally rejected this claim at every level—from the Ministry of External Affairs to the Prime Minister himself—stating that Pakistan had sought de-escalation after India achieved its military objectives.
This public contradiction did not sit well with Trump, nor did Trump’s statements appeal to Modi. Communication slowed. There was also concern in New Delhi that any conversation with Trump could be misrepresented publicly.
A crucial moment came after the G7 summit, when Trump invited Modi to Washington while also inviting Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir. India declined the invitation. The Indian government promptly released the official call transcript, preventing any narrative manipulation.
Soon after, the newly appointed US ambassador to India, Sergeio Gor, made a carefully worded statement acknowledging that while friends may have differences, strong partners resolve them. This marked a clear shift in the US stance. It became evident that Washington had accepted India’s refusal to cross its red lines.
Subsequently, India was invited to participate in the US-led “Pax Silica” initiative on rare-earth mineral supply chains—while Pakistan was notably excluded. A long meeting between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Ambassador Gor followed, after which Gor hinted publicly that “something big” was coming.
Another major setback for Trump was India’s Free Trade Agreement with the European Union. Trump openly admitted that he expected Europe to raise tariffs against India after the US imposed a 50% tariff—but the opposite happened. The EU signed an FTA with India, adding to India’s growing list of trade partners including the UK and New Zealand.
At the same time, despite pressure from the US, American multinationals continued investing in India. Elon Musk proceeded with manufacturing plans. Microsoft and Google jointly announced a $52 billion investment. Goldman Sachs opened its largest overseas office in Bengaluru. These developments weakened Trump domestically, as corporate America opposed worsening relations with India.
Another unspoken factor loomed in the background: the pending US Supreme Court ruling on whether the President even has the constitutional authority to impose such sweeping tariffs without Congressional approval. An adverse ruling would have forced Trump to roll back all tariffs anyway.
Faced with economic pressure, diplomatic isolation, legal uncertainty, and India’s growing global leverage, Trump chose to cut his losses. He personally called Modi and announced the trade-deal intent on Truth Social.
Since then, the US has made several claims—that India will stop buying Russian oil, that it will import $500 billion worth of US goods, and that American agricultural products will enter Indian markets. India has made no such commitments publicly. India continues to buy oil from over 40 countries, choosing suppliers based on price and national interest, not political pressure.
India’s silence is deliberate. It reflects confidence and strategic patience. Trump, meanwhile, must address his domestic audience by projecting victory.
The broader message is unmistakable: the global balance is shifting. Trump now understands that India cannot be coerced or sidelined. Cooperation is more beneficial than confrontation. The US needs India—to counter China, to sustain its global leadership, and to preserve the existing world order—just as India needs US investment and technology.
That is why this trade deal is taking shape. That is why tariffs are being reduced. Not because India yielded, but because India stood firm.
Trusting Trump blindly would be a mistake—just as trusting China would be. But the outcome so far demonstrates that India’s patience, self-confidence, and strategic clarity forced the world’s most powerful country to recalibrate.
Cyrano wrote: ↑09 Feb 2026 15:53 It's quite strange that pappu chose to attack the govt on Gen Naravane's unpublished and therefore unvetted book rather than other issues like the budget or the trade deals with US and EU.
Gen Naravane's silence in the face of the publisher leaking the book, and Caravan's shit piece article is also strange. One would have thought he would have been extremely pissed off that the book has been spread all over the internet and it seems pdf version is freely circulating. He should be suing the publisher and the magazine, no?
uddu wrote: ↑09 Feb 2026 16:06 Those things which are supposed to be secrets and removed from the book is already leaked since the publication went ahead and printed the book. This is a serious issue with regard to book written by Defense personal. A leaking secret is now exposed.
How did Rahul Gandhi get an unpublished book by Gen Naravane?
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/g ... 2026-02-09
A hard copy of the book with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi suggests that Penguin Randomhouse might not have waited for final approval from the MoD before sending the manuscript to the press. It also sent copies of Gen Naravane's for reviews and to bookstores.
"Rahul Gandhi, according to sources, sourced the book from the writer himself [or the publisher]. However, the book was not meant to be shown or given to anyone," Mausami Singh, political editor with the India Today Group said on the Netanagri show of The Lallantop, India Today Digital's sister outlet.
uddu wrote: ↑09 Feb 2026 17:21 ‘Four Stars of Destiny’ Row: FIR sought against Rahul Gandhi over alleged disclosure of military secrets......
Read more at: https://organiser.org/2026/02/08/339083 ... y-secrets/
NEW DELHI: A complaint has been filed at Parliament Street Police Station in New Delhi seeking the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Penguin Random House India, alleging the public disclosure of classified military and defence-related information. The complaint accuses Gandhi of reading out and quoting sensitive material, purportedly protected under India’s Official Secrets Act, during public interactions and in a published work.
This Is Not Politics. This Is a National Security Question.
I’m from the Northeast. We’ve dealt with insurgency, ISI backed groups, proxy wars, and foreign funded destabilisation.
So let’s talk facts.
FACT 1: Pakistan is not a neutral country for India.
It is officially listed as a sponsor of terrorism against Indian civilians, soldiers, and institutions. Every Indian MP knows this.
FACT 2: Any Indian MP travelling to Pakistan is expected to disclose the purpose, meetings, and outcomes transparently.
This is standard democratic accountability n not harassment.
FACT 3: After such a visit, a pattern emerged in Parliament
Repeated questions focused on
– India’s defence preparedness
– Naval and submarine capabilities
– Intelligence structures
– Security vulnerabilities
These questions are not classified that is exactly the problem.
FACT 4: Parliamentary questions are public documents.
They are routinely tracked by foreign embassies and intelligence agencies as open source intelligence. This is not speculation it’s standard intelligence practice worldwide.
So when someone with unexplained exposure to a hostile state starts mapping India’s defence ecosystem in public forums, the risk is structural n no ideological vendetta attached.
Now connect this with history.
The Northeast has seen how destabilisation works
– Foreign funding routed through NGOs
– Human rights narratives selectively amplified
– Indian institutions portrayed as villains, hostile states conveniently ignored
– Local issues internationalised to weaken sovereignty
This is not theory. This is documented.
So when:
– Foreign travel lacks clarity
– Defence focused questioning spikes
– Institutional trust is constantly undermined
– And transparency is treated as an attack
The country is not wrong to ask in Who benefits?
This is not about silencing criticism.
Criticism does not require secrecy.
Dissent does not require foreign opacity.
Democracy does not require shielding one MP from scrutiny that every security professional would face.
If the trip was innocent release the details.
If the questions were harmless explain the objective.
If the networks are clean open the books.
From the Northeast where we’ve paid in blood for ignoring red flags let this be said plainly
If you walk into a hostile country, refuse transparency, return and publicly probe India’s defence and intelligence architecture you don’t get the benefit of doubt. You earn scrutiny.
India cannot afford that mistake again.
So no, this isn’t about party lines or free speech drama.
If you blur India’s red lines, India has every right to draw them back in bold, permanent ink.
And anyone uncomfortable with that should ask themselves one thing
Why does transparency scare you more than Pakistan ever did?
Chetakjichetak wrote: ↑09 Feb 2026 17:47uddu wrote: ↑09 Feb 2026 17:21 ‘Four Stars of Destiny’ Row: FIR sought against Rahul Gandhi over alleged disclosure of military secrets......
Read more at: https://organiser.org/2026/02/08/339083 ... y-secrets/
NEW DELHI: A complaint has been filed at Parliament Street Police Station in New Delhi seeking the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Penguin Random House India, alleging the public disclosure of classified military and defence-related information. The complaint accuses Gandhi of reading out and quoting sensitive material, purportedly protected under India’s Official Secrets Act, during public interactions and in a published work.
uddu ji,
What did I tell you................![]()
The govt was going to file a case and that is why presstitute poorriiee published that story as cover fire, trying to shift the blame elsewhere
nandakumar wrote: ↑09 Feb 2026 18:54Chetakji
It could be a case of picque at being passed over for promotion as CDS when Gen Anil Chauhan was picked to occupy that position who was his junior. What is more, the Government chose not to fill the post of CDS even though an Air Chief and a Naval Chief both serving and could have moved into the slot when they were available for elevation as CDS. Recall that when the post of CDS was announced it was said that the post could be held by anyone of the three services. Perhaps the accidental death of General Bipin Rawat complicated the selection process.
A joint platform of 10 central trade unions has announced a nationwide general strike on February 12, PTI reported. According to the report, the unions are expecting the participation of at least 30 crore workers across India. This comes after a similar strike on July 9, 2025, which saw around 25 crore workers participating.
To the above, add opposition to the India-US trade deal, per some outlets, e.g.,The unions' demands include scrapping four labor codes, withdrawing the Draft Seed Bill and Electricity Amendment Bill, and repealing the 'Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act.' They also demand restoring MGNREGA and scrapping the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) issued a statement on Saturday, saying, the proposed interim trade agreement framework between India and the United States amounted to a "total surrender" of Indian agriculture to American multinational corporations, as per PTI report.
This is the most efficient govt service. Always alert, proactive, and lightening fast.
You are stuck in a fire, dying on the road after an accident, or drowning in a water body, govt services might take many hours to reach you. But park your vehicle wrong, and towing will reach you in less than a minute.
An eye-opener for those who say that all govt services are slow, lethargic, and inefficient.
More likely a blank" book "with printed cover. He never opened it even once.uddu wrote: ↑09 Feb 2026 16:06 Those things which are supposed to be secrets and removed from the book is already leaked since the publication went ahead and printed the book. This is a serious issue with regard to book written by Defense personal. A leaking secret is now exposed.
How did Rahul Gandhi get an unpublished book by Gen Naravane?
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/g ... 2026-02-09
A hard copy of the book with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi suggests that Penguin Randomhouse might not have waited for final approval from the MoD before sending the manuscript to the press. It also sent copies of Gen Naravane's for reviews and to bookstores.
"Rahul Gandhi, according to sources, sourced the book from the writer himself [or the publisher]. However, the book was not meant to be shown or given to anyone," Mausami Singh, political editor with the India Today Group said on the Netanagri show of The Lallantop, India Today Digital's sister outlet.
drnayar wrote: ↑10 Feb 2026 14:28More likely a blank" book "with printed cover. He never opened it even once.uddu wrote: ↑09 Feb 2026 16:06 Those things which are supposed to be secrets and removed from the book is already leaked since the publication went ahead and printed the book. This is a serious issue with regard to book written by Defense personal. A leaking secret is now exposed.
How did Rahul Gandhi get an unpublished book by Gen Naravane?
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/g ... 2026-02-09
A hard copy of the book with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi suggests that Penguin Randomhouse might not have waited for final approval from the MoD before sending the manuscript to the press. It also sent copies of Gen Naravane's for reviews and to bookstores.
"Rahul Gandhi, according to sources, sourced the book from the writer himself [or the publisher]. However, the book was not meant to be shown or given to anyone," Mausami Singh, political editor with the India Today Group said on the Netanagri show of The Lallantop, India Today Digital's sister outlet.