Comments by "Sankalp" (@sankalp6872) on "ThePrint" channel.

  1. The ONLY LAW I would recommend is making the reading of "WEALTH OF NATIONS" mandatory for all Indians.
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  2. If BJP wants to win 2029, it MUST Change - The whole cabinet including Rajnath Singh and Nirmal Sitharaman and perhaps even Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Amit Malvia (Couldn't fight the social media propaganda), Bhajanlal Sharma, Mohan Yadav (Don't be blindsided by 29-0, the CM has no pan state appeal and the caste equations don't favor him), Pramod Sawant, Fadnavis (Good man but lacks the caste credentials necessary for Maha) and N. Biren Singh. Don't Change - Yogi (He deserves a second chance) Review - Caste census demand and Agniveer. Caste census needs to happen and the Creamy layer criteria needs to be implemented. Best to preempt the opposition. Remedy - Shivraj Singh Chauhan for the rural Bharat and Modi must now reward his key vote bank i.e. the middle class Hindus. The Muslim outreach and "pasmanda" nonsense was a total FLOP. Reality check for Modi. Also, Telugu states, Odisha, and Bihar deserve special reward for making a Modi 3.0 possible.
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  3. When the seed is faulty, the plant cannot be expected to bear fruits. Ashwini Vaishnaw is a good man with the right skills. He should NOT be made the scapegoat. "43% of the ticket price is borne by the taxpayer" sums up the plight of Railways. Even if one were to treat this as a welfare necessity, we are all witnesses to the menace of TICKETLESS TRAVEL. The entire business model NEEDS a REVAMP.
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  4. Wait for a few years. Even Justin Trudeau will come to chase these Babas.
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  5. WRITING ON THE WALL: Congress is OVER. BJP holds a massive advantage going into 2024. AAP will play it smart and would finish the Congress.
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  6. Neither the BJP is foolish nor the voter. Don't mistake a "misdirection" for a "Brahmastra". Rajasthan and MP are being led by Raje and Shivraj only. Elsewhere, Yogi, HBS, and Dhami are already leaders in their own right. You may be obsessed with Modi, but the BJP is already readying its GenNext. Personally, I think the opposition will benefit more from it than the BJP. The Saffron juggernaut will be stretched too thin and will face too many operational problems. The "Hindu" unity is too fragile to be deemed reliable.
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  7. It was a pure communist idea and it is NOT yet dead. ThePrint's guest writer and Rahul Gandhi's new best pal (and "maal" supplier) - the great economist+psephologist+physicist+astrophysicist+mathematician+farmer+biologist+social worker - Shri"maan" Yogendra Yadav along with his fellow "intellectuals" very recently proposed takeover of private property and wealth. Such people have considerable influence over political parties. Sam Pitroda's return signals INC virtual endorsement of his ideas.
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  8. L K Advani made Ram Mandir possible. The Ayodhya Ram Temple is a symbol of wider Hindu unity and justice over historical wrongs committed toward Hindus of the subcontinent. Advani did his part. The "moye moye" it is causing to the Left-Libs is an added benefit esp in the environment of Burnol shortage. In my view, even without the Jinnah comment, Advani was too old and by 2009. BJP needs to factor this when it is looking for a Modi successor.
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  9. Firstly, Elections are like Mutual Funds. Past performance is NOT an indicator of the future. So 2024 is NOT going to be easy for the BJP, and the Saffron party better be on its toes. That said, Opposition UNITY on its own is NOT a SILVER BULLET. In fact, the current strategy of a RAITA led by Nitish Kumar is all the more CONFUSING. Nitish is deeply UNPOPOPULAR in Bihar and hardly acceptable across India. In the end, 2024 will be a battle of NARRATIVES and WELFARE BONANZAS, but a FACELESS opposition camp would be a bonus for the BJP.
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  10. India wants jobs. Job providers are Industrialists. They will invest if the operations are conducive and profitable. Alas, the Leftists will NEVER UNDERSTAND this symbiotic relationship. The COMMUNIST system DOES NOT WORK. IT NEVER WORKED. First time in 6 years Modi Govt in overdrive mode. Those colluding with the LEFT will be relegated to the tally of the LEFT.
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  11. I wonder if "OBITUARY WRITING" is a semester-long course in India's journalism schools because that would explain a lot. Uttarakhand earlier this year was an UPSET, while Himachal was a continuation of RIVAAJ, which shall be tested again in 2027. Win-loss is a part of the electoral cycle. The most material elements of an election are core voter demography trends and competitors. With or without MODI or POWER, BJP will remain one pole of India's politics. As long as that assumption holds, there is nothing to WORRY about.
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  12. At times, the climate change debate can become QUIXOTIC and INSENSITIVE to stakeholders. As humans, we don't look for "equilibrium" but rather "Nash equilibrium". People cannot be treated like commodities. Not everyone is made for "services". It will also create an OVERSUPPLY in the Services market and hurt wages.
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  13. Govt should not yield to such frivolous demands. It's a short route from religious "identity" to "fundamentalism" to "terrorism". Next, thing you know is demand for a separate country like "Pakistan".
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  14. They are like dogs chasing a car. They don't know what to do once they get to the steering wheel of the car. Their caliphates have never materialized and will never materialize. It is one thing to dream about living in the times of the Prophet and totally another to "actually" live in the times of the Prophet.
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  15. If the claims of Hindu victimization are bogus, how come there are no Pandits left in Kashmir? Why the lands of Venkateshwar Swami and Murgan are now so widely "Christianized"? Why was a tailor beheaded in the country of "free speech"? As usual, Vir Sanghvi conveniently forgot to mention the vote bank politics angle. TN has become a hotbed Christian missionary activity. Periyar also ridiculed Christianity and Islam, but Jr Stalin would not dare to comment on his "vote bank". Congress presided over the most horrendous governance and economic failures in the country. It deserves NO further CHANCES.
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  16. CONgress be like: "Humko bhi koi pucho". Normally end of a party would have been bad for democracy but we are talking about a party that forgot the art of fighting for the people and devoted itself in the servitude of one family. While Salman Rushdie is battling for life let's not forgot, it was Congress that banned his book and set the precedence for assault on Secularism. Nobody should mourn the death of Congress.
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  17. Kejriwal is contesting only 22 seats in total. He is certainly more apt than Rahul Gandhi and is the pioneer of "shoot and scoot" politics. He has certainly overshadowed Rahul in terms of Media impressions post his release, but AAP simply lacks the geographical reach to take a shot at the BJP. All his Googlies and reverse swings are nice, but he is not playing in the top leagues.
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  18. Good to see PM batting for the reforms. This will put to rest all speculations that he may buckle under pressure and go back on these reforms. It would be a lot to ask but I hope this paves way for several more reforms. The country needs a 10-year plan to get people out of "unprofitable" farming. Ensure that the children of these farmers don't get trapped in this poverty. A 10-20% farming population would be more manageable and profitable.
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  19. It's a long election season, so heightened volatility is expected. The BJP sympathisers need to get over the ghost of 2003 fears. BJP voters are unlikely to abandon the party even if many might have reasons to be disappointed with the party given its idiotic deals with many nefarious characters for "400 paar". Personally, I think pundits missing wave will witness a Ayoydhya Tsunami on June 4. During my constituency polling, I saw BJP machinery active and running with coolers, transport and even beverages for voters while the INC booth did not even put a shed for its voters. Of course, nothing is guaranteed and INC has actually put up a strategy (good or bad will be known on June 4) but it simply lacks the logistics to pull it off. The only way BJP will lose if people decide to VOTE OUT MODI (not equal to VOTE FOR RAHUL). The fact that Rahul is not seen as the PM candidate is actually helping the INDIA alliance. However, it is still a India vs Zimbabwe match with BJP being India (Note: Zimbabwe has won 10 ODIs against India).
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  20. To be fair, India's geopolitical thinking, esp around its neighborhood, has been profoundly MYOPIC and FLAWED. Why should we even have a "favorite" party in another country's democracy? We blundered in Nepal by not supporting its democratic struggle. Instead of doing a Norway, we allowed ourselves to get deeply drawn into Sri Lanka's internal matters. Despite intelligence warnings, we allowed a coup in Bangladesh. these countries despise our BIG BROTHER attitude, and we must engage them as ECONOMIC PARTNERS, not younger siblings.
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  21. India's blasphemy killers come from ONLY one religion. That itself is enough to know who are the "troublemakers". It was a country divided on the basis of religion. The bordering Pakistan is a haven for "protecting" the religion. They can very well shift there.
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  22. POSITIVE development. However, not worth chest-thumping and VERY important to remain Hawkish. Overall, the Chinese seem to have managed to shoot themselves in the foot. It appears they underestimated India, the US, and even the larger world or perhaps they overestimated themselves. They should never have picked so many battles at the same point. India is on an "Aatmanirbhar" mode, its relation with the US is now glued with common interests while the Chinese money is being viewed with skepticism and even costs political backlash.
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  23. Caution is warranted against drawing too much into the vote count (and juxtaspositioning it with voter enthusiasm) for 2 reasons. 1) Absolutes vs Relatives. The number of people voting has gone up in absolute sense. 2) The question of whose voter stayed away? Were they INC supporters who gave up or was it BJP supporters taking things for granted. In addition, an expert like Rahul Verma is saying that its too early to judge the voter count. June 4 will clear all doubts.
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  24. Muslim appeasement and vote bank politics is on full display today. None of the INDIA block leaders ever shed a tear for a soldier dying on the border but to them Mukhtar Ansari was a true "democrat". If the slow poisoning theory is TRUE, then people of UP would be fools to not vote Yogi. In the INDIA block regime, Ansari would have been a minister feasting on Biryanis.
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  25. 0:33 "What it sees as radical Islam". Are you afraid to call it radical Islam? What more proof do you want? All radical Islamists are a danger to society. Had something like Charlie Hebdo happened to thePrint, will you still hesitate to call it radical Islam?
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  26. At this point, the BJP has more OBC CMs than the Congress has state assemblies. BJP doesn't take anything for granted. The party is already in 2024 LS mode, while Congress has not even finished the post-mortem of its rout.
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  27. The very fact that you used the ECONOMICS course to cover your rent indicates that you know a lot about economics. Now, I have to pay my fees in DOLLARS so I am NOT AT all happy about Rupee weakening. However, I do think that the Russia-Ukraine crisis won't last long and Rupee might bounce back a bit.
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  28. Good for India. For a long time, it has been said that China is encircling India in the Indian Ocean. The debt situation proves that China is digging a hole for itself. Yousuf Raza Gilani, a former Pak PM, once described Pak-China ties as "taller than the Himalayas, deeper than the seas and sweeter than Honey". Clearly, even his analogy fails to capture the true "depths" of the "debt" Pak owes to China.
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  29. BJP should also be mindful of OVERDOING Modi. Granted that he is BJP's biggest vote catcher, but the moment you send your STRIKER to the DEFENCE, you lose control of the game in two ways: First, you can't score goals, and Second, you reduce Modi's stature as the always bankable star. In fact, they should gear up for 2024 and leave this year to the local leadership.
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  30. The rumors of Chavan defective have been doing rounds ever since the collapse of MVA Govt. Ashok Chavan even abstained from Shinde's Trust vote. In fact, it's a miracle that Congress remained intact this long. Rahul Gandhi should have started a Congress Jodo Yatra first instead of the TOTALLY FLOP east west bus yatra. Unless, INC delivers inspiring leadership the party is bound to IMPLODE.
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  31. Modi has set target of "400 paar" but it appears Sam Pitroda and Rahul Gandhi have taken it upon themselves to take it to "500 paar".
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  32. He must have remembered Vikas Dubey.
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  33. Asma Begum would have been a good fit for this discussion. Her views would have carried more weight. BJP is a farsighted party. Islam needs reforms. Even Saudi Arabia is now embracing modernity. Islam cannot escape modernity and the BJP knows this. Diminishing casteism is already helping the BJP consolidate the Hindu vote. Rahul Gandhi's caste card and Adani card politics has no relevance to Modern India. Incompetence of Rahul Gandhi is a THREAT to Indian DEMOCRACY.
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  34. Nikah Halala also involves the consummation of marriage. Bhadra Sinha left out the key detail either due to the fear of STSJ or "sickular" compulsions. I think some regulations are necessary for a live-in relationship. Shraddha Walkar ended up in a suitcase, and it was not discussed by anybody in this analysis. There are already many cases of suicides and FIRs of false promises of marriages in live-in relationships.
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  35. I seriously wonder if it is a prudent way for unlikely alliance partners to come together only with the intention to keep the BJP out of power. They seem to be insecure and corruption is rampant as though there is no tomorrow. Like it or not, the BJP has always been a fantastic opposition (even before 2014). It can always capitalize on people's disenchantment.
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  36. Adani & Ambani propaganda is SPREAD by LEFT from their Jio network phones while having a meal cooked in Fortune oil.
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  37. TRUE and HONEST by Amiresh. BJP deserves this BRUTAL TAKEDOWN from INC, Left-Middle-Right journos, and its friends. BJP FORGOT AND IGNORED ITS MIDDLE-CLASS VOTER BASE. BJP would have lost even with Yediyurappa at the helm, but the margin would have been less. One more FACTOR was the INC's very spirited campaign. HOWEVER, credit to Modi. He fought despite knowing he had so much baggage.
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  38. The real question why DMK has been doing drama on Katchatheevu for all these years if it was complacent in its "handover". It's not whether the piece of land was small or large, it's about why nation was not taken into confidence? Even our map is fake. Aksai Chin is occupied by China while a 1/3rd of Kashmir is with Pak. Congress has been DECEIVING the nation. There are a MILLION PROBLEMS with the BJP but Congress regimes have always been KLEPTOCRACY+Gandhi family OLIGARCHY
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  39. Pak is literally "Allah bharose". This episode wraps up nicely with yesterday's episode on India's budget. Officially, Defense spending is 17.5% of Pak's current expenditure. Unofficially it would be much higher. To make matters worse, the Pak army actually has its own PSUs independent of the Federal Govt. Debt servicing accounts for 30% of the budget. They practically have nothing left for Infra after salaries & terrorism funding. Corruption is rampant, and most politicians already have dual citizenship with one foot in Britain.
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  40. My favorite analyst is back. He is is no ordinary man. Shri Shri Yogendra Yadav is the Einstein of India. He keeps black hole equations in his right pocket and AI algorithms in his left pocket. Some say his beef with Kejriwal is because the IITian CM stole Yoya's uniform field theory and Riemann Hypothesis solutions. In his free time, Yoya writes Movie scripts (the latest was Animal). Occasionally, Shri YoYa dabbles in Economics and Agriculture but don't be fooled, Yoya's main expertise is in CHAOS THEORY and GAME THEORY.
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  41. Everything from Wayanad to Delhi to Mumbai are merely the signs of coming days. I think the real culprits are "We the people of India". We are ready to pay "top dollar" for coaching and private tuitions, but the moment school tuition fees are raised, we create a ruckus. There are limits to Govt spending. Most state universities are in abysmal state and in dire need of infra upgrade. The teaching recruitment process at state level is among India's worst kept secrets. There is an urgent need to course correct but I am afraid we are still yet to wake up.
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  42. There are systematic efforts to sully India globally often carried out by obedient "Brown Sepoys". TheWire's Siddharth Varadarajan with his fake Meta story ran anti-India propaganda for a year. Ashok Swine is a prime example of an "anti-India" foreign-based intellectual. Salvatore Babones disrobed this class in an open gathering. Interestingly, whether in physical or verbal confrontations, Rajdeep Sardesai is always the punching bag.
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  43. Without land reforms mass industializaion is not possible. The services sector is not big enough to accommodate all. It also requires sophisticated human capital not so easy to develop.
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  44. Highly appreciative CONTENT and a REALITY CHECK for today's WOKE. Cannot use Carryminati's exact words but let's just say the world is not exactly full of "GOOD" people. Amartya Sen labeled Pokhran as "Undoing of India's reputation in the west". With all due respect, the "Good boy certificate" from the west counts for very little against China/Pak. The west's energy policy is determined by a "Teenager" while their foreign policy is run by a "dementia patient". We are on our OWN (ALWAYS).
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  45. "Your Liberty To Swing Your Fist Ends Just Where My Nose Begins" - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
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  46. HILARIOUS National Interest. Sg blames everyone except the real culprits "SECULAR MEDIA". Despite our education system’s (often blown out of proportion) flaws, we are a pretty intelligent, decent, and ambitious country. We understand XENOPHOBIA and very well know that blaming an entire community for the misdeeds of some is NOT RIGHT. But who brought India’s Hindus to the point of INDIFFERENCE? Which is the same as asking who EMBOLDENED RADICAL Ms? Not the BJP or the CONgress. It was the SECULAR MEDIA. Rajdeep, Burkha sowed it, and Rohini and others continued it forward. Just look at the Lulu Mall prayer controversy. Rohini objected to Hanuman Chalisa recitation in public but was “hurt” by stopping Namaz in public. This is just one recent example. SO MR. GUPTA, KINDLY WRITE A NATIONAL INTEREST FOR YOUR MEDIA BRETHREN FIRST, THEN COME AND EDUCATE POLITICAL PARTIES OR OTHERS.
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  47. Mansukh Mandaviya who was mocked for his English is the one leading the vaccine campaign. Intelligence is not a function of English proficiency after all.
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  48. Was eagerly waiting for SG to cover this event. There is also Serbia which elected Aleksander Vucic. Also, the Soviets never "got rid of" Stalin, He died in office. He died of a stroke. Soviets got rid of Malenkov, Khrushchev and later Gorbachev got rid of the Soviet Union.
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  49. Caste census is not the magical hard 6 that anti-BJP pundits are hoping for it to be. Firstly, Hindutva politics has changes. It is being led by OBCs who have largely shifted to the Saffron brigade. Second, Caste is a diluting force. The fierce loyalty that its once commanded is slowly eroding. BJP has nothing to fear from a Caste census. It's led by an OBC, while INC is led by a "Janeudhar Brahmin". This is firmly the era of OBCs. With or without caste census, it's difficult for a Non-OBC to emerge as the next PM from BJP.
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  50. Rahul is the "angrez" who thinks we are all "snake charmers". Prof. Chandrachur Singh is 100% correct. It's Maslow's hierarchy of needs. The cultural renaissance with the return of the Ayodhya King is the Hindu elevation to SELF ESTEEM. Today, everyone is aspirational, and it can be confirmed just by looking at the choice of Mobile phones. Xiaomi, which was a craze in 2014 due to its low prices, is now struggling because people are looking for aspirational symbols in a smartphone.
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