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Mar 26

NINE Finance LESSONS FROM RAMAYANA

#7 is a no brainer

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01 Patience is the real return

Rama waited 14 years in the forest. Not once did he break his word to claim the throne early.

Ram could have rushed back.
He had supporters.
He had the army.

He chose patience.
When he returned, he won everything.

Most investors lose money trying to skip the waiting period.
The market rewards those who stay seated.

02
Set your Lakshman Rekha

Lakshman drew a line. One rule.

"Do not cross this."
The moment that line was crossed, everything fell apart.

Every investor needs one.

A stop loss. A budget limit. A debt ceiling.

The line feels unnecessary until the day it saves you.

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Mar 3

Our 55,000 Crore Rice Exports Disrupted due to Iran War

India exports nearly $6 billion worth of basmati rice every year.

60–70% of all these basmati exports go to just 5 countries:

Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, UAE, and Yemen.

That’s ~$3.5 billion riding on a single volatile region.

Right now, some ships are halted at ports.

Others are stopped mid-transit.

New shipments are being delayed.

In some trade corridors, business has nearly come to a standstill.

Conflict forces ships onto longer, safer routes.

Longer route = more fuel = higher cost.

Ship fuel (bunker fuel) rises with crude oil.

Every extra day at sea eats into exporter margins.

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Mar 1

The world's most dangerous 33 kilometres of water.
One narrow strait.

20 million barrels of crude oil pass through it every single day.
That is 20% of everything the world consumes.

One in every five barrels of oil on Earth moves through this single narrow gap.
If it closes, the world does not just slow down. It stops.

This is the Strait of Hormuz.
And most people have no idea how much it controls their lives.

And right now, it is holding the entire global economy hostage.

The Strait of Hormuz sits between Iran and Oman.
It connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.

At its narrowest point, it is just 33 km wide.
Two shipping lanes. Each is only 2 miles wide.

That is it. That is the gap the world depends on.
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Every major Gulf oil nation depends on this route.
Saudi Arabia sends 5.5 million barrels a day through it.

Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Iran, all of them.
There is no highway. No alternative canal. No pipeline that replaces it.

This single water body is their only exit to the world.

20% of the world's LNG also passes through here.
Qatar is the world's third-largest gas exporter.

Almost all of Qatar's gas goes through Hormuz.
Europe depends on this gas. Asia depends on this gas.

Disrupt Hormuz. You disrupt the gas supply. You disrupt everything.

Now, let us talk about India specifically.
India imports 85 to 90% of its crude oil.

50% of those imports come through the Strait of Hormuz right now.
That is 2.6 million barrels every single day.

From Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Kuwait.
If Hormuz closes, India feels it the next morning.

It is not just oil India has to worry about.
India exported nearly 47.6 billion dollars of non-oil goods to Gulf economies last year.

UAE alone accounts for 28.5 billion dollars of that.
Engineering goods. Gems. Food. Chemicals.

A disruption here hits Indian exports too. Hard.

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Jan 10

The Uranium Twist in Trump’s “500% Tariff” Gameplan

This story goes deeper than steel, EVs, or China.

Trump’s threat of a 500% tariff made global headlines.

Most assumed it was another China-bashing stunt about electric cars or trade deficits.

But quietly, something far more strategic is happening underneath:

The U.S. runs 20% of the world’s nuclear power.

It has 93 commercial reactors. But here’s the shocker:

The fuel that powers them? Not American.
Over 40% of enriched uranium has historically come from Russia and its allies.

America doesn’t lack nuclear power.

It lacks secure uranium.
Mining? Minimal.
Processing? Outsourced.
Enrichment? Barely exists at scale.

This is like owning 100 cars and having no fuel station of your own.

Let’s unravel the gameplan that no one’s talking about.

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So what’s the Trump play?

Tariffs aren’t just for headlines.

They’re economic weapons—used not to raise revenue, but to break and rebuild supply chains.

And if he slaps tariffs on:

● Russian nuclear fuel
● Chinese uranium processing
● “Friendly but flaky” intermediaries (like Kazakhstan)

Then what happens?

Utilities get cornered.

They can’t depend on old supply routes anymore.

They’re forced to source uranium from:

● U.S.-based miners
● Canadian and Australian allies
● Strategic partners with tight contracts

Suddenly, uranium goes from commodity → geopolitical asset.

This isn’t just an energy story.
It’s a national security move.

Nuclear is the only scalable, non-carbon, baseload power the U.S. can deploy at scale.

And here’s the twist:

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Jan 7

India may soon own the second-largest steelmaker in Europe.

Thyssenkrupp, the iconic German conglomerate, is in advanced discussions to sell its struggling steel division to India’s Jindal Group.

The scale of this deal is massive.

Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe isn’t just another steel plant.

It’s the industrial core of a nation that once built ships, submarines, and skyscrapers for the world.

For over a century, Germany’s steel sector was synonymous with engineering excellence and economic strength.

But today, that legacy is under pressure.

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Thyssenkrupp is facing a brutal mix of structural problems:

• A pension burden estimated at over ₹35,000 crore
• Aggressive carbon regulations from the EU
• Declining margins due to Chinese oversupply
• Powerful unions blocking cost restructuring
• And a product line that’s struggling to compete globally

The result? A steel division that’s bleeding cash and rapidly losing relevance.

Enter Jindal Steel International.

An Indian company with a global footprint—and a growing appetite.

Backed by the Naveen Jindal Group, this firm has already established steel operations across Oman, Africa, and the Middle East.

Its advantage: low-cost production, strong logistics, and a sharp focus on green steel innovation.

Jindal is now in talks to acquire a majority stake—around 60%—in Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe.

The transaction is being structured in phases:

• Initial majority control
• Joint operations during transition
• Complete buyout over time

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Abhijit Chokshi | Investors का दोस्त

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Dec 21, 2025

India’s wealth is dying silently.

FDs + Savings Accounts = ₹170 Lakh Crore

Mutual Funds + LIC + NPS + Others = ₹140 Lakh Crore

And yet, the majority still believe FDs are the safest bet.

But here’s the truth no bank will ever tell you.
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Let’s run the real numbers.

Average FD return today = 6.5%
Average inflation = 5.9%

Your real return = 0.6%

That’s before taxes.

After tax? Most FDs give you negative real returns.

You're not growing money.
You're paying the system to hold it.

Why do We love FDs then?

Because for decades, they worked.

In 1995 – FD returns were 12-14%
Inflation was 8%
You got a 4-6% real return.

That gap is gone now.

Today, your money isn’t compounding. It’s shrinking with interest.

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