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"Undisciplined bravery is as useless as cowardice" #VeerSavarkar

macroschema's tweet image. "Undisciplined bravery is as useless as cowardice"

#VeerSavarkar

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55000 km out of India's rail network of 69000 km was built by the British India would be like Brazil without any proper railways if not for British India could only add around 14000 km in around 80 years

🚨 India has the world’s fourth largest railway network (68,000 km) in the world. Top 5 👇🏻 🇺🇸 USA – 220,044 km 🇨🇳 China – 159,000 km 🇷🇺 Russia – 105,000 km 🇮🇳 India – 68,584 km 🇨🇦 Canada –…

beatsinbrief's tweet image. 🚨 India has the world’s fourth largest railway network (68,000 km) in the world.

Top 5 👇🏻

🇺🇸 USA                     – 220,044 km
🇨🇳 China                  – 159,000 km
🇷🇺 Russia                – 105,000 km
🇮🇳 India                    – 68,584 km
🇨🇦 Canada              –…


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In 2016, Vivekananda Road flyover collapsed in Kolkata killing 27 people It was never built despite spending ₹165 crore Later demolished The firm subcontracted construction to firms of TMC leaders No conviction to this day All serious charges dropped in chargesheet

macroschema's tweet image. In 2016,  Vivekananda Road flyover collapsed in Kolkata killing 27 people 

It was never built despite spending ₹165 crore

Later demolished

The firm subcontracted construction to firms of TMC leaders

No conviction to this day 

All serious charges dropped in chargesheet

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India is the most populated nation in the world It claims to be the fastest growing major economy India is running Clean India Mission since 2014 India launched Smart Cities Mission in 2015 to build 100 smart cities And yet, this is how most Indian cities look in most parts

macroschema's tweet image. India is the most populated nation in the world

It claims to be the fastest growing major economy

India is running Clean India Mission since 2014

India launched Smart Cities Mission in 2015 to build 100 smart cities

And yet, this is how most Indian cities look in most parts
macroschema's tweet image. India is the most populated nation in the world

It claims to be the fastest growing major economy

India is running Clean India Mission since 2014

India launched Smart Cities Mission in 2015 to build 100 smart cities

And yet, this is how most Indian cities look in most parts
macroschema's tweet image. India is the most populated nation in the world

It claims to be the fastest growing major economy

India is running Clean India Mission since 2014

India launched Smart Cities Mission in 2015 to build 100 smart cities

And yet, this is how most Indian cities look in most parts
macroschema's tweet image. India is the most populated nation in the world

It claims to be the fastest growing major economy

India is running Clean India Mission since 2014

India launched Smart Cities Mission in 2015 to build 100 smart cities

And yet, this is how most Indian cities look in most parts

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A dutch friend who runs her urban planning studio in NL made a great presentation on public space strategy to Kanpur municipality. She presented it in to the MP & babus who were impressed but nothing ever moved. That study could cost millions and she offered for free. All in vain

macroschema's tweet image. A dutch friend who runs her urban planning studio in NL made a great presentation on public space strategy to Kanpur municipality. She presented it in to the MP & babus who were impressed but nothing ever moved. That study could cost millions and she offered for free. All in vain

Must Read 👇 What Kanpur truly needs is not another round of announcements, it needs action and expansion. Like every old Indian city, Kanpur’s original urban core is dense, outdated, and overburdened. Roads are narrow, new infrastructure faces space constraints, and industries…

TheKanpurIndex's tweet image. Must Read 👇

What Kanpur truly needs is not another round of announcements, it needs action and expansion.

Like every old Indian city, Kanpur’s original urban core is dense, outdated, and overburdened. Roads are narrow, new infrastructure faces space constraints, and industries…
TheKanpurIndex's tweet image. Must Read 👇

What Kanpur truly needs is not another round of announcements, it needs action and expansion.

Like every old Indian city, Kanpur’s original urban core is dense, outdated, and overburdened. Roads are narrow, new infrastructure faces space constraints, and industries…
TheKanpurIndex's tweet image. Must Read 👇

What Kanpur truly needs is not another round of announcements, it needs action and expansion.

Like every old Indian city, Kanpur’s original urban core is dense, outdated, and overburdened. Roads are narrow, new infrastructure faces space constraints, and industries…
TheKanpurIndex's tweet image. Must Read 👇

What Kanpur truly needs is not another round of announcements, it needs action and expansion.

Like every old Indian city, Kanpur’s original urban core is dense, outdated, and overburdened. Roads are narrow, new infrastructure faces space constraints, and industries…


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French Safran signed deals with #Morocco to set up a new engine assembly line that will supply 25% of company's Airbus-related output or 350 LEAP-1A engines annually Already exists in Mexico A huge opportunity lost by India that ordered over 1500 Airbus jets in last 5 years

macroschema's tweet image. French Safran signed deals with #Morocco to set up a new engine assembly line that will supply 25% of  company's Airbus-related output or 350 LEAP-1A engines annually 

Already exists in Mexico

A huge opportunity lost by India that ordered over 1500 Airbus jets in last 5 years

As an economist, I have long argued that no data can truly capture the extent of India's backwardness and failure as a nation But some datasets come close, like this one

macroschema's tweet image. As an economist, I have long argued that no data can truly capture the extent of India's backwardness and failure as a nation

But some datasets come close, like this one

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🚨 Signature View Apartment Scam: How ₹1,000+ Cr went down the drain 🏚️💸 1️⃣ 2007–09: Delhi Development Authority(DDA) builds 336 “dream flats.” Families pay ₹60L–₹1.2Cr each. Project worth 💰= ₹300–400Cr(₹45 crore was cost of construction in 2010 incurred by DDA) 2️⃣ RCC…

drathi_10's tweet image. 🚨 Signature View Apartment Scam: How ₹1,000+ Cr went down the drain 🏚️💸

1️⃣ 2007–09: Delhi Development Authority(DDA) builds 336 “dream flats.” Families pay ₹60L–₹1.2Cr each. Project worth 💰= ₹300–400Cr(₹45 crore was cost of construction in 2010 incurred by DDA)

2️⃣ RCC…

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Emmanuel Macron a exfiltré Andry Rajoelina, mais il n’aime pas le président de #Madgascar. Il lui reproche d’être trop proche des Russes et de revendiquer la souveraineté malagasy sur les îles Éparses. Rajoelina a aussi refusé de laisser s’installer une emprise militaire…


#TCS is the largest employer of H-1B visa holders in the US, having hired 98,259 applicants between 2009 and 2025, according to data. The company hired 5,505 H-1B applicants in 2025 alone, ahead of tech giants such as Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Google.

macroschema's tweet image. #TCS is the largest employer of H-1B visa holders in the US, having hired 98,259 applicants between 2009 and 2025, according to data. The company hired 5,505 H-1B applicants in 2025 alone, ahead of tech giants such as Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Google.

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Every year thousands of innocents are killed by police in India The killers of this young man in Bhopal will receive no punishment Police brutality is the most rampant form of crime in India

macroschema's tweet image. Every year thousands of innocents are killed by police in India

The killers of this young man in Bhopal will receive no punishment 

Police brutality is the most rampant form of crime in India

Record corruption to build record poor quality construction #ModiModel

Major Road Collapse In Madhya Pradesh Leaves 30-Foot-Deep Crater ndtv.com/india-news/maj…

ndtv's tweet image. Major Road Collapse In Madhya Pradesh Leaves 30-Foot-Deep Crater
ndtv.com/india-news/maj…


Such wrong maps are popular on SM

The US Economy Split in Half

Globalstats11's tweet image. The US Economy Split in Half


Is there any thing that India can build on its own?

macroschema's tweet image. Is there any thing that India can build on its own?

even cambodia and indonesia enjoy visa free entry for 30 days in Philippines

🚨 Philippines launched visa-free travel for Indians, allowing for a 14-day stay for tourism.

IndianTechGuide's tweet image. 🚨 Philippines launched visa-free travel for Indians, allowing for a 14-day stay for tourism.


French crimes in Madagascar are largely unknown So are French crimes against humanity from Algeria to Vietnam And France continues to destabilise Madagascar

The skull of what’s believed to be a Malagasy king was returned to Madagascar by France. It’s one of three colonial-era skulls the Indian Ocean nation received, 128 years after they were taken reut.rs/3UVVXXq



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🇲🇬🪧Le chercheur et co-fondateur du Think-Tank @diapasonmg, Tin Rakotomalala était l'invité de @Kalidoo ce dimanche pour décrypter l'ampleur de ce qui se passe à #Madagascar⤵️


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Juste avant de démissionner, le président de #Madagascar Andry Rajoelina gracie les deux ex-officiers français passés par Saint-Cyr et impliqués dans une sombre tentative de coup d’Etat en 2021. Une manière pour Rajoelina de renvoyer l’ascenseur à Macron, qui a organisé sa fuite…

thomasdietrich0's tweet image. Juste avant de démissionner, le président de #Madagascar Andry Rajoelina gracie les deux ex-officiers français passés par Saint-Cyr et impliqués dans une sombre tentative de coup d’Etat en 2021. Une manière pour Rajoelina de renvoyer l’ascenseur à Macron, qui a organisé sa fuite…

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Au total, 6 800 défaillances d’entreprises ont été enregistrées en France en septembre, ce qui constitue la pire «période de rentrée» depuis 2009 ➡️ l.leparisien.fr/BWAp

le_Parisien's tweet image. Au total, 6 800 défaillances d’entreprises ont été enregistrées en France en septembre, ce qui constitue la pire «période de rentrée» depuis 2009

➡️ l.leparisien.fr/BWAp

India should learn from China how to organise proper press conferences

macroschema's tweet image. India should learn from China how to organise proper press conferences

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