Monday, November 06, 2023

Spiritual soldiers and inflated coal.

"India's development and modernisation of its nuclear arsenal, coupled with BJP's hostile attitude is greatly impacting Pakistan's deterrence strategy and regional stability." Dawn. Pakis running scared, hooray. "India, by its own announcements, attacked Pakistan in 2016 (the so-called surgical strikes) and then in 2019." "The failed Indian attack in 2019 led to Pakistan's aerial response," and "In the ensuing dogfight in the skies the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) downed two Indian fighter jets, capturing the pilot of one." Pakistan really needs to worry because, "The 12-lakh (1.2 million) strong Army is going back in time to reclaim 'India age-old wisdom in statecraft, strategy, diplomacy and warfare' to prepare for battles of the future." Under Project Udbhav, "The scope of the discussion.., attended by scholars, serving officers and veterans, included the study of ancient texts from the 4th century BC to 8th century BC, with special focus on Kautilya, Kamandaka, and the Kural." TOI. Not just the army. "The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has just formed a committee to recommend a roadmap for a department on spiritual medicine." TINE. If missiles fired by infidels get passed Kautilya and rip out our soldiers they can get spiritual healing at AIIMS. Also, the Indian Army has "passed an order to all its soldiers going on leave - soldiers are authorised 60 days of annual leave -"  to "Talk to the local community about "Swacch Bharat Abhiyan, Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan, livestock insurance, Deendayal Grameen Kaushalya Yojana, and Grameen Jyoti Yojana" among others. While soldiers are teaching villagers about indoor toilets and goat insurance, the "details of over 81.5 crore (815 million) Indian citizens are on sale on the dark web," including "crucial information such as Aadhaar and passport details, along with names, phone numbers, and addresses," according to a report. ET. "Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra have received alerts from Apple that their iPhones faced a possible state-sponsored hacking attempt." DH. "India's 'so-called lawful interception monitoring systems' are helping provide the 'backdoor' that allows 'Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to snoop on its 1.4 billion citizens, part of the country's growing surveillance regime" reports the Financial Times. The Wire. While citizens are under total surveillance with complete impunity, "In 2021-22, BJP had a total income of Rs 1,917 crore (Rs 19.17 billion) of which Rs 1,161 crore (Rs 11.61 billion) or 61% was from unknown sources (electoral bonds)." TOI. Secret donations lead to crony capitalism. A Financial Times investigation has shown that "the Adani group has been inflating imported coal costs by using offshore middlemen, because of which the price of coal more than doubles on landing" and the regime knows about it. The Wire. A totally corrupt fascist government. That's why the surveillance.     

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