Modi 3.0 - Bharat

[uddu]

This should not be done without taking into confidence the people's opinion. Already the talk on the street is lesser mileage due to this and there are no economic benefit handed down to them in the form of lesser prices. Best Govt could do is to increase the export of 20 percent blended petrol to friendly countries thereby helping reduce the price of global oil.
Ethanol Makers Lobby For Increased Blending In Petrol Amid Oil And Gas Shortage Concerns | Details

[uddu]

Nationwide Audit Of CCTV Across India Ordered | Police To Verify All Camera Installation

[uddu]

Why is the Modi Govt pushing people to switch to LNG when the nation imports 60 percent of the same? Short term it will help reduce the supply and distribution issues within the nation. But will it not create further issues when the LNG supplies are affected? And who are the suppliers? And the people are asked to surrender their LPG as well. Now what if LNG supply issue happens? People have to queue up to Register for LPG once again?
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/busin ... 65176.html

[uddu]

Fuel Crisis: India Secures LPG Tankers Amid West Asia Crisis, Iran Threatens Hormuz Strait Closure
India has successfully secured the passage of four Indian-flagged LPG tankers through the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions in West Asia. The vessels Shivalik, Nandadevi, Jaglarki and Pikes Espanya have transited and docked, with Pikes Espanya reaching New Mangalore port carrying over 16,700 tons of LPG for discharge to Aegis Logistics. The strait crisis had stranded nearly 300,000 tons of LPG in the region before India's strategic diplomacy secured passage for the ships. A Russian tanker Aquatitan also reached the coast carrying 7.7 lakh barrels of crude oil. Mangaluru hosts India's largest underground LPG storage facility 225 meters below sea level with a capacity of 80,000 tons. Leaving India, China and a few other countries, Iran has restricted several foreign tankers from crossing the Strait of Hormuz. Over 1.7 million tons of LNG and LPG from multiple nations remain confined in the Persian Gulf. Iran has warned it may close the Strait of Hormuz if its power projects are targeted, with energy prices having increased by 55 percent during the last 21 days.

[uddu]

My Friend Putin steering the tankers towards India
Russian Oil Tanker Diverted From China To India Amid War, Bharat Receives 1.1 Lakh Tons Of Crude Oil
Amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, India is moving quickly to safeguard its energy security. A Russian crude oil tanker Aqua Titan carrying nearly 1.1 lakh tons of crude oil has arrived off the coast of Mangaluru, where the cargo is being offloaded through pipelines. Watch the video to know more.

[chetak]

how one misses the good old days.................

"Fasted" in an airconditioned tent, lying snugly on a comfortable bed

[uddu]

Modiji in Devotional Mode
https://x.com/narendramodi/status/2035906881256849565
@narendramodi
मां अम्बे की आराधना से भक्ति का अद्भुत आनंद प्राप्त होता है। इससे मन को असीम शांति और आत्मिक शक्ति मिलती है।
Translated from Hindi by
Worshiping Mother Ambe brings a wonderful sense of devotion. It brings immense peace and spiritual strength to the mind.
Chottanikkara Amme Jagathambike | Guruthi Pooja | Ganesh Sundaram | Malayalam Devotional Songs

[uddu]

https://x.com/i/status/2036015191310385615
@MeghUpdates
BIG STATEMENT by PM Modi in Parliament

— Closure of Hormuz is UNACCEPTABLE.
— Need to prepare for LONG-TERM IMPACT of West Asia war.
— India in touch with stakeholders for PASSAGE of vessels.
— All power plants have STOCKS.

[uddu]

The Electronic Controls India Never Built
Madhusudhan Chellappa

Mar 23, 2026 | Updated 12:40 PM GMT+5:30
https://swarajyamag.com/technology/the- ... ever-built

Every Indian passenger car – Tata, Mahindra, Maruti, every one – has its electronic brain designed and controlled by a foreign company. India makes zero of them.
Several years ago, engineers at a major Indian original equipment manufacturer (OEM) wanted to add exhaust gas recirculation to a production model. EGR is not exotic technology – the principle dates to the 1970s, and the hardware is a single valve, a position sensor, and a motor. A graduate student can design the control system in a couple of weeks. With model-based tools, it can be done in a day.

The engineers knew how to do it. What they did not have was access to the code running inside their own vehicle’s engine control unit. The ECU – the electronic brain that governs fuel injection, ignition timing, and emissions – was supplied by a foreign tier-1 supplier. Its software was locked. Its calibration maps were proprietary. The OEM could not add a valve, change a parameter, or run an experiment without permission.

Three years later, the problem remained unsolved. Not because the engineering was hard. Because the key to the vehicle’s brain was in Germany, not India.

The Indian OEM is more comfortable writing a cheque to Bosch in euros than taking a chance on a domestic supplier. Indian companies are asked to be the best in the world in quality, quote 50 per cent or more lower, and prove success in global markets before an Indian customer will even consider them.

Every other successful automotive economy – Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden – does the opposite. They accept initial problems, invest strategically in local suppliers, and build domestic capability for long-term benefit. India’s insistence on day-one perfection from domestic suppliers, while accepting decades of dependency on foreign ones, is self-defeating.
X link to the thread with many more details and graphs:https://x.com/i/status/2035984226269659304

[uddu]

Breaking News: Indian Navy Deploys Task Forces To Escort LPG Tankers Through Strait Of Hormuz
The Indian Navy is actively coordinating the transit of two Indian-flag liquefied petroleum gas tankers, Jag Basant and Pine Gas, as they cross the Strait of Hormuz. The Navy will escort these LPG tankers amid heightened security concerns over Iran targeting ships using the strategic waterway. Two Indian Navy task forces have been deployed to escort the vessels as they transit Hormuz. Upon safely exiting the Strait, the tankers are expected to receive direct naval escort ensuring secure passage to Indian ports. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke in Parliament about how India is negotiating passage of Indian-flagged vessels from the Strait of Hormuz and confirmed the Indian Navy has been on standby, escorting vessels east of the Strait without getting directly involved in the conflict. India has been among a handful of countries allowed passage through the Strait amid concerns over LPG shortage in the country. A majority of India's LPG is sourced from countries in West Asia, making the Strait of Hormuz crucial for energy security.

[uddu]

How India & Russia Plan To Hit $100B Trade: EAM Jaishankar Outlines Roadmap For India-Russia Ties


Breaking! Putin to welcome PM Modi in Russia for first time after US launched Iran war in West Asia
India’s ties with Russia are set to deepen further as Narendra Modi is expected to visit Russia this year, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The visit follows Vladimir Putin’s “successful” trip to India in 2025, where both nations reaffirmed their long-standing “time-tested friendship.” External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also highlighted the strengthening partnership, noting a shared commitment to boost bilateral trade from $68.7 billion to $100 billion by 2030. Trade between the two countries reportedly reached $60 billion in 2025, with 96% conducted in national currencies, underscoring growing economic cooperation.

[uddu]

PM Modi On War: India Nears 20% Ethanol Blending, Cuts 450 Million Barrels Oil Import Annually
In the last decade, India has made significant progress in ethanol production and blending, increasing capacity from a mere 1-1.5% to nearly 20% ethanol blending in petrol. This achievement is resulting in annual savings of approximately 450 million barrels of oil imports. Additionally, the expansion of railway electrification has contributed substantially to energy conservation, saving around 180 crore litres of diesel annually. The speaker highlighted that without such extensive railway electrification, this massive amount of diesel would have been consumed. The metro network expansion since 2014 was also mentioned as part of the country's broader infrastructure and energy efficiency initiatives. These measures collectively represent India's efforts towards reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels and enhancing sustainable transportation infrastructure.


Dialogue, diplomacy is the only solution: PM Modi’s big message amid West Asia war
On the West Asia conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "The situation in West Asia is worrisome. In the last 2-3 weeks, EAM Dr S Jaishankar and Union Minister Hardeep Puri have provided the details of the situation to the House. This conflict has been going on for more than 3 weeks. It has a severe impact on the global economy and the lives of the people, and that is why the world is urging all sides for an early resolution to this conflict...".

[chetak]

no need for any elaboration because this गड़ारी has been ongoing since those early days and is evident in the current stewardship

which means that from the times of the earliest management, they were always in the know, they guided their minions and collaborated with their colonial masters and served their interests, all in the hope that they would be allowed to ascend to the throne of Hindustan

When history is selectively remembered, truth becomes uncomfortable.

In 1910, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was sentenced to 50 years of Kala Pani -one of the harshest punishments ever given to any freedom fighter.

And who pronounced this judgment? Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar -A former President of the Indian National Congress. A man later knighted by the British. Let that sink in.

A revolutionary who dared to challenge the British Empire… was punished by a system where Indian elites aligned with the colonial power and also sat in judgment. This is not just history.

This is a reminder. Freedom wasn’t just a fight against foreigners… It was also a fight against those who chose Comfort,Power and Privileges over courage.

Savarkar endured Cellular Jail, chains, torture, isolation but never surrendered his vision for Bharat. Some became legends. Some became footnotes. And some… became tools. History deserves to be told completely not conveniently.

[uddu]

https://x.com/AshwiniVaishnaw/status/20 ... 8544092241
This case has set a precedent in all cases where State Governments obstruct Central Infra projects.
https://x.com/barandbench/status/2035968913654329386

@barandbench
Plea concerning indefinite delay in completing a crucial segment of the Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line, with plea attributing West Bengal government not being able to grant necessary clearances

State of WB: Please give us time till May. Now elections are there.

CJI: do not politicise everything.. this is a development issue.

Justice Joymalya Bagchi: For you festival is more important than development! It is not that you are willing, you are duty bound. You told the High Court that you have festivals to take care of. Festival is more important than construction of a transport artery. We do not expect democratically elected government to knock out door and ask fo this to be ignored. If the election commission of India does not have a difficulty in setting up... This was a project before the Model code of conduct came into effect. We will not allow the state to allow to use this as a bogey to stall development again.

[uddu]

'We Are With...': PM Modi Spells Out India's Stand In Iran-Israel War, SLAMS Congress Over Oil Bonds

[Amber G.]

Meanwhile - soft power effect - Per reports - Ashok Swain facing deportation from Sweden for sharing fake videos of attacks on Israel.

{It is in SM - but looks likely not valid/ his OCI is not Valid and AFAIK he is Swedish citizen ... maybe he is in some legal trouble somewhere (which is not surprising...).

[uddu]

Cooking gas came out while drilling for water. For 15 years they are using this in their house in Alappuzha. ONGC and water authorities confirmed it to be safe. She mentioned more houses did find gas in the region, but some stopped. This take a minute more than cooking with LPG. But they use it for most of their cooking.
‘ഗ്യാസിനേക്കാൾ ചൂട് അല്പം കുറവാണ്’, ആലപ്പുഴയിലെ വീട്ടുമുറ്റത്തെ പാചകവാതകം

[uddu]

Meanwhile - soft power effect - Per reports - Ashok Swain facing deportation from Sweden for sharing fake videos of attacks on Israel.

Deport to where? We must not accept him. He is no Indian citizen. Let them send him to Rwanda.

[Amber G.]

Meanwhile - soft power effect - Per reports - Ashok Swain facing deportation from Sweden for sharing fake videos of attacks on Israel.

Deport to where? We must not accept him. He is no Indian citizen. Let them send him to Rwanda.

May be Lyarri / dhurandharland .. It is many places on SM - but looks likely not valid ... maybe he is in some legal trouble somewhere (which is not surprising...).

[uddu]

https://x.com/MeghUpdates/status/2036059289387987070
@MeghUpdates
HUGE! Women Reservation Bill to be AMENDED & will be IMPLEMENTED by 2029.

DELIMITATION will be based on 2011 Census with CHANGES to the Delimitation Act.

Parliament strength will become 816, with 273 seats RESERVED for women.

Govt building consensus for 2/3 MAJORITY.

[uddu]

@narendramodi
मां जगदम्बे की उपासना से मन अनंत ऊर्जा और आत्मबल से भर जाता है। देवी मां का अलौकिक ओज हृदय को दिव्य चेतना से आलोकित कर देता है।
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Worshiping Mother Jagadamba fills the mind with infinite energy and self-confidence. The divine Mother's transcendental radiance illuminates the heart with divine consciousness.
Srilalitha Navaratri Series 2025 | Day 9 | Sri Durga Devi Song | Srilalitha Singer

[SRajesh]

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ind ... 769450.cms
SC rules no benefits of SC/ST if converted to Abrahamic faiths.
Next the same should be made applicable for OBC categories as well.
Xtians and Peacefuls have been playing this game for quite a while.
This is one way to nix the conversion racket!!

[chetak]

https://issf.org.in/2025/12/the-banker- ... led-india/


THE BANKER, THE GENERAL, THE GANGSTER: The Trinity That Bled India


By ISSF Admin @mujifren

PROLOGUE: THE SILENCE OF GRAVITY
Karachi, December 2016.

Physics is impartial. When a body falls from the 8th floor of a building, the result is inevitable. But the death of Javed Khanani was not a matter of physics; it was a matter of geopolitics.

On a dusty afternoon in the upscale Mohammad Ali Society, Javed Khanani – one of the wealthiest men in South Asia – hit the pavement.

The police report was drafted with suspicious efficiency: Suicide. Financial stress.

The case was closed before the blood could be washed away.

But inside the intelligence headquarters in Delhi and Washington, the mood was not one of closure, but of recognition. Javed Khanani wasn’t just a businessman.

He was the Banker. And his death marked the violent dismantling of a “Trinity” that had waged a ten-year war against India – a war fought not on a battlefield, but in the ledgers of shadow banks and the ink of counterfeit currency.

The viral blockbuster Dhurandhar has brought this story to the screen. But the scriptwriters didn’t need to invent a villain.

They just had to look at the three men who formed the “Karachi Project”: The Banker who washed the money, The General who printed it, and The Gangster who moved it.

ACT I: THE BANKER (The Wallet)
Subject: Khanani & Kalia International (KKI)

Key Figures: Javed Khanani & Altaf Khanani


To understand how terror is funded, you must forget the image of a terrorist with a bag of cash. Modern terror looks like Khanani & Kalia International.

In the mid-2000s, KKI was the face of Pakistani finance. They controlled 40% of the country’s foreign exchange. They were the “McDonald’s of Money Exchange,” with branches in every major city. But this corporate facade hid the world’s most sophisticated Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) engine.

The “Mirror” Mechanism
How do you pay for a bomb blast in Mumbai when your money is in Karachi? You don’t send the money; you mirror it.

The Process: A terror handler approaches KKI in Karachi with ₹1 Crore in Pakistani Rupees. KKI contacts their agent in Dubai or Mumbai. The agent in Mumbai releases the equivalent value in Indian Rupees to a sleeper cell.
The Genius: No physical money crosses the border. No SWIFT code is triggered. The two agents simply balance their ledgers at the end of the day.
The DEA Sting (Operation Choke Point)
The fall of the Banker played out like a Hollywood thriller. In 2015, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched a sting. An undercover agent posed as a representative for a South American drug cartel, contacting Altaf Khanani (Javed’s brother).

The Trap: The agent told Altaf they needed to clean drug money. Altaf didn’t blink. In secretly recorded meetings in Panama, he boasted of his ability to launder billions for “any entity,” including the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.
The Arrest: On September 11, 2015, Altaf was arrested in Panama and flown to a Florida prison. The US Treasury designated the Khanani MLO a “Transnational Criminal Organization.”
With Altaf in a US cell and India’s 2016 Demonetization wiping out their stockpiles of fake currency, the “Banker” was insolvent. Javed Khanani’s “suicide” followed shortly after—a liquidation of a different kind.

ACT II: THE GENERAL (The Mint)
Subject: The ISI & Pakistan Security Printing Corporation

Key Figures: Major Iqbal & The “State” Apparatus


If the Banker provided the plumbing, the General provided the water.

For decades, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) realized that they could not defeat the Indian Army conventionally. Instead, they chose “Economic Bleed.” The weapon was the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN).

The movie Dhurandhar hints at “plates” and “ink.” The reality is far more damning. The fake notes flooding India weren’t “counterfeits” in the traditional sense. They were “Hostile Sovereign Issues.”

The Forensic Smoking Gun
In 2013-2014, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) presented forensic evidence from the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd (SPMCIL) to the courts.

The findings were irrefutable:

The Paper (The “Rag” Content): Commercial paper is made of wood pulp. Currency paper is made of cotton and linen rag. The FICN recovered in India was printed on 100% Cotton Rag — a substrate with the exact same GSM (Grams per Square Meter), pH value, and texture as the legal tender of Pakistan.
The Ink (The “OVI”): The color-shifting ink (Optical Variable Ink) used on the notes is a restricted material sold by a Swiss company (SICPA) only to governments. The magnetic signature of the ink on the fake notes matched the specific “batch recipe” sold to the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation.
The “Third Shift”
Intelligence dossiers confirmed that the security presses in Malir Cantonment and Quetta were effectively running a “Third Shift.” By day, they printed Pakistani Rupees.

By night, they used the same sovereign-grade machines to print Indian Rupees. This was state machinery weaponized against a neighbor.

ACT III: THE GANGSTER (The Pipeline)
Subject: D-Company & The Logistics Network

Key Figures: Dawood Ibrahim, Aftab Batki, Yunus Ansari

You have the money (The Banker) and the product (The General), but you need a delivery system. This is where the Gangster enters.

The “Karachi Project” utilized the remnants of D-Company not for their muscle, but for their logistics.

The Supply Chain Manager: Aftab Batki
While Dawood is the face, intelligence agencies identify Aftab Batki as the CEO of the fake currency portfolio. Operating out of the Gulf and Karachi, Batki coordinated the movement of “bales” of currency.

The Nepal Corridor

The movie accurately depicts the “Nepal Route.”

The key operative here was Yunus Ansari, son of a former Nepali minister.

The Method: Fake notes were flown from Karachi to Kathmandu via the national carrier (PIA), often bypassing customs through diplomatic channels.
The Distribution: From Kathmandu, the cash was moved by road to the porous borders of Raxaul (Bihar) and Sonauli (UP).
The Economics: The syndicate operated on a 40-50% margin. A ₹1,000 fake note was sold to a distributor for ₹400-₹500. This massive profit margin was used to bribe border guards, purchase weapons, and fund the lifestyle of the D-Company lieutenants.
ACT IV: THE CONVERGENCE (26/11)
The 2008 Mumbai attacks were the moment the Trinity converged. It was the perfect storm of the Banker, the General, and the Gangster.

The General Plan: The ISI (Major Iqbal) planned the operation and trained the ten terrorists.
The Banker’s Funds: The money used to set up the VoIP accounts (Callphonex) in New Jersey – which allowed the handlers in Karachi to direct the slaughter in real-time – was routed through the financial channels established by the Khanani network.
The Gangster’s Cash: David Headley, the American scout who mapped the targets, testified in court that Major Iqbal gave him bundles of Indian currency for his expenses. Forensic analysis later suggested these were high-quality fakes – the product of the General, laundered by the Banker, and distributed by the Gangster’s network.
ACT V: THE FALL AND THE FUTURE
The “Karachi Project” eventually collapsed under its own weight and external pressure.

The General was exposed by the FATF (Financial Action Task Force), forcing Pakistan to the “Grey List.”
The Banker was decapitated. Altaf is a convicted felon; Javed is dead.
The Gangster has been forced into deeper hiding, squeezed by international sanctions.
Demonetization: The Final Strike


While controversial domestically, the 2016 demonetization of the ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes had one undeniable security impact: it rendered the specific “plates” held by the ISI useless.

The “Third Shift” had to stop because their product was no longer legal tender.

CONCLUSION: THE INVISIBLE WAR
The story of the Khanani brothers and their partners is a reminder that in the 21st century, warfare has evolved.

You don’t need to cross a border with tanks to destroy a nation; you can try to destroy its trust in its own money.

The Trinity is broken, but the intent remains. As long as the presses in Rawalpindi exist, and as long as shadow bankers are willing to move value for the highest bidder, the war depicted in Dhurandhar is not history — it is merely a paused chapter.

Sources & Verified References
US Department of Treasury (Nov 12, 2015): Official sanctioning of the Altaf Khanani Money Laundering Organization. [Link to Archive]
NIA Special Court Judgment (2014): Conviction in FICN cases citing SPMCIL forensic reports on “100% Rag Content” and “match with Pakistani legal tender.”
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Reports: Mutual Evaluation Reports on Pakistan (2016-2019) citing deficiencies in terror finance controls.
David Headley Deposition (Feb 2016): Testimony before the Mumbai Special Court regarding funding from Major Iqbal.1
United States vs. Altaf Khanani: Plea Agreement, Southern District of Florida (Case No. 15-20656-CR).
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https://x.com/i/status/2036433142815523128
@narendramodi
Received a call from President Trump and had a useful exchange of views on the situation in West Asia. India supports de-escalation and restoration of peace at the earliest. Ensuring that the Strait of Hormuz remains open, secure and accessible is essential for the whole world. We agreed to stay in touch regarding efforts towards peace and stability.

@realDonaldTrump @POTUS

[uddu]

https://x.com/ShivAroor/status/2036425032638013522
@ShivAroor
Great to see 2
@IndianNavy
Visakhapatnam-class destroyers doing the escorting duties in the Persian Gulf. Amazing homegrown ships, the pride of Indian naval shipbuilding.


https://x.com/sidhant/status/2036427076014842320
@sidhant
Indian Navy personnel with crew of one of the vessels that transited Hormuz & is headed to India. The Indian Navy is escorting the vessel in the Arabian sea.

[uddu]

In a Country like India, govt trying to build reserves etc is helpful to a certain extent. These are also very vulnerable. The best solution in a high population country like India is to entrust the storage to the people.
LPG
Increase the number of LPG cylinder the people can have. There is no difference that is going to be make when the cylinder in a house increase from 2 to 3 in terms of danger etc but it also reduces the need for panic booking during emergency and gives govt better control on ensuring first delivery to those who need the second cylinder. Since most of the houses are already having 3 cylinders, the panic will be less and the ability of the people to share it among neighbors or relatives also will be more. Removes a lot of issues.
Also increase the number of LPG agencies. May be an increase of 30 to 50 percent will be required. Lot of cylinders stored at such agencies is also a safety cushion for the govt, so that those can come into play during emergency rather than at centralized store location needing them to be moved to the end user.
Petrol and Diesel
The most that the people can store is in their own vehicle tanks. This is again based on certain known situation that people are aware of in advance making them take care of the contingency for weeks by ensuring all the vehicles are topped up. Otherwise the Govt must create a mechanism in asking the people to go into full tank mode. Is there a way to store petrol or diesel in specific tanks upto certain liters within houses? Since the change of misuse and fire danger, this is not possible.
The number of bunks need to be increased as well.
Urea
What happened to the Liquid Urea project?

The Truth About India’s Oil Reserves: Can They Survive an Extended Middle East Crisis?
The Truth About India’s Oil Reserves: Can They Survive an Extended Middle East Crisis?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Parliament on, offering key updates on India’s crude oil reserves and advancing energy security. He highlighted that over the past decade, the government has prioritised strategic storage of crude oil to shield the nation from supply shocks and global crises. Modi revealed that India’s Strategic Petroleum Reserves now exceed 5.3 million metric tonnes, forming a vital buffer for uninterrupted energy supply amid West Asia tensions. He also confirmed ongoing work to expand this capacity beyond 6.5 million metric tonnes in the coming years. Additionally, the Prime Minister noted substantial growth in refining capacity over the last 11 years and the separate reserves maintained by oil companies, further strengthening India’s overall crude oil infrastructure and long-term self-reliance in the volatile global oil market.

[bala]

What Changed After Modi ? - J Sai Deepak
20 Mar, 2026