Thread by @arunpudur

Are you still using Visa, Master Card or AmEx?

Time to switch to #RuPay for domestic transactions & also for select foreign countries.

Use American cards only for global travel.

Ask your bank to change your cards to RuPay today.

If we are not #Atmanirbhar we are in risk.

Same goes for GooglePay, Apple Pay and even Chinese backed PayTM.

For all your payment needs use UPI exclusively.

India has banned many foreign companies who have Chinese investors so it is about time we tell Indian companies to stop taking funding from 🇨🇳 or 🇺🇸.

India has been sanctioned by West many times. We didn’t feel the pinch then as we were not digital then, now you will feel the pain.

So at least ensure your critical day to day things don’t reply on foreign companies. This goes for your earnings as well if you are YouTuber etc.

Remember how overnight TikTok was banned? It will happen with 🇺🇸 companies too in near future as we start being more and more independent and economically stable. The US & West considers India as a major threat to their expansionism so don’t rely on anything. Secure yourself!

E-commerce in India is also a huge worry. Top two companies are American owned and they will shutdown transactions the minute American Govt tells them to. Look at Russia almost all companies did that. They even abandoned paid customers. If this doesn’t worry you then risk is on I

In India we have democracy unlike China so forcing people will not work. So people themselves have to change and GOI will just enable to us. So until we stop relying on foreign companies the nation will be on risk.

So even if 51% of the nation changes that will be huge.

If you want I can publish full list of foreign firms who abandoned Russia, but didn’t do anything when the US & NATO invaded dozens of countries. So this isn’t about ethics this is purely about soft power to destroy a nation. We are getting there but to accelerate we must unite!