INR 46 Lakh profit in 5 months from "Dead Economy".
Why India, "the dead economy" as per Trump and Mr Gandhi, is triggering POTUS so much?
Answer lies in numbers. Please read the thread till the end.
To begin: Everyone needs to understand India is autonomous in governance and robust in economy unlike Pakistan and many other US "pets".
Read:
GDP Leapfrogging Japan, Set to Surpass Germany:
India has officially overtaken Japan to become the 4th largest global economy, with a nominal GDP of $4.19 trillion (May 2025).
By 2027, it is projected to cross Germany ($4.8 trillion) to become the world’s third-largest economy.
In PPP terms, it’s already there, with a GDP (PPP) of $17.8 trillion. This economic leap means India is no longer a “developing nation” in global negotiations—it now demands a seat at the big table.
The US, EU, and China are recalibrating trade, defence, and climate diplomacy because India is now a maker of rules, not a follower.
From ‘IT-only’ to Manufacturing & Tech Powerhouse
India is no longer just the world’s back-office. Over the past five years, it has actively shifted towards becoming a global manufacturing hub.
Apple now produces 7% of global iPhones in India, up from just 1% in 2021.
The PLI (Production Linked Incentive) scheme has attracted companies like Foxconn, Micron, and Samsung to set up large factories.
India’s electronics exports crossed $23 billion in FY24, a 400% jump in 5 years.
This shift directly threatens China’s monopoly and creates economic discomfort for the US and West, as India increasingly positions itself as the “China Plus One” manufacturing alternative for the world.
UPI Is Disrupting Global Financial Infrastructure:
India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is the world’s most advanced digital payment system, processing over 12 billion transactions per month (2025).
UPI has outpaced Mastercard and Visa in India and is now being adopted in Singapore, France, UAE, and Sri Lanka.
This is shaking the Western monopoly over global payment rails. Unlike SWIFT, UPI is instant, free, and inclusive—89% of Indian adults have a bank account today.
The US's discomfort lies in the fact that India is setting a new global standard for financial inclusion, digital identity (Aadhaar), and e-governance that’s both scalable and sovereign.
1.4B Population = Economic & Strategic Leverage
India is the world’s most populous nation, but it’s not just about size. It has the largest working-age population with a median age of 28.2, compared to US: 41.7 and Europe in access of 40s.
This youth bulge translates into higher consumption, digital adoption, and productivity.
India is already the third-largest smartphone market, the second-largest internet user base, and home to 111 unicorns.
This demographic dividend will drive $5 trillion consumption economy by 2030, outpacing the EU.
Superpowers are now forced to engage India not just as a strategic ally—but as a consumer superpower that global MNCs can’t afford to ignore.
India’s Defence Autonomy: 65% Equipment Now Made Locally
India is shedding its identity as the world’s biggest arms importer. As of 2025, 65% of its defence procurement is indigenous, thanks to initiatives like ‘Make in India Defence’ and private-public partnerships.
HAL Tejas, BrahMos exports, and the indigenous submarine program are signs of rising capability.
India is also demanding technology transfers for key imports—putting pressure on Russia, the U.S., and France to localize production.
F-35 deal is certainly not that straight forward.
With $73 billion allocated to defence in FY25, India’s goal is to become a net exporter of defence technology by 2030, directly challenging the US-Russia-China military export axis.
Strategic Autonomy: No Bloc Politics, Only Interests
India is the only major power part of BRICS, QUAD, SCO, and G20—without becoming a puppet of any bloc. It buys oil from Russia, arms from France, tech from the US, and investments from the UAE—all while pushing Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliance).
This kind of strategic autonomy frustrates the US , who expect loyalty and do whatever they want countries to do in exchange for trade and occasional help.
Pakistan is one key example of that kind of nation.
Infrastructure Boom—The Silent Multiplier
India is building an infrastructure beast.
Over $1.4 trillion is being invested through the Gati Shakti Master Plan, including 35,000 km of highways, new ports, bullet trains, and urban metros.
Unlike slow-moving Western democracies, India is executing infra projects at scale and speed.
This physical transformation is laying the foundation for manufacturing, exports, and tourism—putting pressure on economies that relied on India as a buyer rather than a builder.
One major highlight: Indian ports have turn around time faster than any US and western countries.
AI and Semiconductors: Building Native Tech
India is no longer just consuming tech—it’s now building it. The government has allocated ₹76,000 crore ($9.5 billion) to build a semiconductor ecosystem.
Partnerships with Micron, Tower Semiconductor, and TSMC are in place to start domestic chip fabrication.
On AI, India launched IndiaAI, a mission to build sovereign AI models, fund deeptech startups, and integrate AI in governance.
With its 200+ engineering colleges, low-cost data, and largest pool of coders, India is preparing to compete in the AI and chip wars.
This rise in native tech capability threatens US and Western control over foundational tech layers.
Definitely lot of softwares are getting shipped to US in access of 100 billion USD already.
"Dead Economy"'s Share Market:
Sensex & Equity Resilience vs. Western Market FOMO
India’s CPI inflation eased to just 2.1 % in June 2025, a 77‑month low, with wholesale inflation also slipping to −0.1%—unlike persistent 4%+ inflation in the U.S. and EU .
The Reserve Bank of India cut repo rates by 50 bps in June and changed its stance to neutral, signaling further easing ahead, while Western central banks remain cautious due to stickier inflation.
Bolstered by low inflation and falling yields, the Sensex has recovered strongly since its early‑2025 dip.
Meanwhile, U.S. equity markets face valuation pressures and limited domestic depth, even as foreign investors seek safer haven in Treasuries.
Yesterday Powell again refused to reduce rates despite all Trump Tantrums.
As of end‑March 2025, India’s external debt stood at ~$736.3 billion, around 19% of GDP, up marginally but still manageable.
Crucially, forex reserves reached $700 billion by July 2025, covering over 11 months of imports and nearly matching its external debt (≈96%) .
By contrast, advanced economies like the U.S. often carry debt exceeding 100% of GDP with far thinner FX liquidity, making them more vulnerable to shocks and capital outflows.
Lets not talk about new oil supplier Pakistan's plight.
Let's not forget India's renewed self reliance in its own defence:
US and West have long tried to keep India as a front against China.
For that they tried to lure and manipulate India showing China as threat and US as defence.
But India did not quite play like that. India has never explained QUAD as anti-any country group.
With Op Sindoor, China weaponry got tested and exposed and India's confidence in tackling China have gone multi level up.
US is miffed with this too.
Last but not the least: India, being largest potential market for Trump's crypto fund, never entertained that rather offered UPI to US.
Trump promised lot of US industries a free entry to India. Its not working.
India has been so tough for US in negotiating that US Sec for Treasury have publicly admitted it.
India's point of leverage is its demography, robust economy, autonomous governance, its home grown tech and non-alignment.
If you look at US pattern, it manipulates the world on these things.
When it comes to dead economy, Mr Gandhi has made INR 46 lakhs of profit. and US investors have made in access to $16 billion dollar in ROI in last 6 years.
While Pakistan was still busy in donkey economy.
Trump's arm twisting can work with someone like Pakistan but not with India as he thought intially.
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Read this thread to know the entire background of these comments:
Trump's failure and frustration from missing out on Trillion dollar opportunity:
Russia- Ukraine War: He couldnt broker peace which he promised within 24 hours of swearing in.
Trillion Dollar reconstruction opportunity in Ukraine possibly going to Trump's family yet to be materialised.
He was looking for similar contracts in other war zones like Gaza, Iran and other Asian countries.
But that's not getting materialized.
Trade deals:
He was looking into enter in businesses in many countries where there is high tariff barrier.
He promised this entry to his lobby as soon as he becomes President.
Tariff was his way to do so. He sent letter to almost every country.
As of today, no significant tariff deal has been closed.
India is right now one of the largest consumer market. He was expecting that arm twisting , blackmailing in the name of tariff or denting Modi's image in public would work in his favour.
But it is not working. India is negotiating harder on every aspect.
Operation Sindoor Debate: Unprecedented in World's history.
Why:
For the first time a major war like situation between two nuclear armed countries in modern warfare was discussed.
India had decisive victory by destroying 9 terror camps, exposing Army terror nexus and destroying 11 Airbases across Pakistan.
Yet opposition remain fixated on loss of equipments and why India paused the operation.
One MP even called it "Tamasha".
If you think they did just for being the opposition, You are wrong. Read this:
Operation Sindoor has lay down a new era for warfare tactics.
India started this operation as its right to respond to terror attack in Pahalgam.
That's why India informed Pakistan DGMO the intent and magnitude of attack as soon as it was completed.
It was for the first time Pakistan's heart of terror operations was destroyed.
As a result, Pakistani Army officers were photographed in terrorists last riots.
This was one of the major failure of Pakistani intelligence and Army that despite knowing the fact India will strike they couldn't stop it.
Lop and Deputy LoP questioned..
... tactics of Army.
Mr Gogoi asked why IAF did strike from a distance why they did not go inside and carry out operation.
Mr Gandhi had question why it was just 22 mins operation why not it was a full fledeged war.
For a common man to understand:
1. Fighter jets and missiles are purchased to strike enemy from a distance.
2. It was just a 22 minute operation because India was not going at war with state of Pakistan at first. It was just an operation to hit at terror camps. It achieved its target in 22 mins of operation.
Jungle Raj term wasn't coined by political parties but by a judge of Patna High Court in 1997.
Why?
An IAS officer's many family members were raped for few years in Bihar.
An IAS,DM of CM's home district was murdered in 1994.
Journalists were bathe in Acid.
Chara Ghotala was definitely the grand loot but not the only thing that happened in before 2005.
Read this thread to know what Jungle Raj was for Bihar:
Champa Biswas Rape Scandal:
In 1998–99, IAS officer B.B. Biswas alleged that his wife Champa, her mother, sister‑in‑law, niece and household staff were systematically raped over two years by RJD aide Mritunjay Kumar Yadav and associates.
Champa’s plea to the Bihar Governor sparked national outrage. The main accused and ex‑MLA Hemlata Yadav were eventually convicted in 2002, with bail granted later.
Champa’s niece reportedly went missing and justice remains elusive.
Shilpi Jain – Gautam Singh Murder Case
On July 3, 1999, the semi-nude bodies of model Shilpi Jain and youth leader Gautam Singh were found in a car near MLA quarters in Patna, linked to Sadhu Yadav (Rabri Devi’s brother-in‑law).
The police declared it a suicide before post-mortem results; Gautam was cremated within hours.
The CBI later reported possible rape (semen traces found), sought Sadhu’s DNA sample—which was refused—and ultimately closed the case as poisoning suicide.
Shilpi’s family remains unconvinced. The botched investigation and political cover‑up became emblematic of Bihar’s lawlessness
Yes I am talking about Vice President of India resigning in mid of a term.
Justice Varma impeachment motion wasn't the only reason.
Fault lines started to appear from 2022 only.
Read here:
VP Post is more of a ceremonial constitutional post with responsibility to run the upper house.
Ruling party chose a candidate whom they find loyal to party lines, someone who can be respected beyond party lines, and have limited political ambition by the time they are supposed to be the VP.
Mr. Dhankhar more or less was deemed fit to replace outgoing VP V. Naidu.
But there was something...
... not anticipated by BJP leadership and NDA at large.
Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected Vice President with NDA support, expected to be the discreet and disciplined Rajya Sabha Chair akin to Venkaiah Naidu.
But within weeks, he diverged, publicly criticizing the Supreme Court NJAC verdict as a threat to legislative supremacy—an unusually political statement from someone whose role is expected to be neutral.
BJP insiders later admitted unease; his vocal stance on judiciary-legislature balance wasn’t in the script the party anticipated. From the outset, Dhankhar set a different tone—assertive, public-facing—beyond ceremonial expectation.
Imagine watching the great game of South Asia unfold.
PM Modi arrives in Malé on July 25, wins over a Maldives once flirting with “India Out,” unveiling a $565 million credit line and fast‑track FTA talks.
just as Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir lands in Beijing only to be publicly rebuked by China over attacks on its nationals working on BRI.
With China scrambling to secure its faltering investments in Pakistan, India’s strategic reset in Maldives is more than diplomacy—it’s a strategic power play. Let’s unpack each move tweet by tweet.
Modi touches down in Male (July 25)—signaling a dramatic turnaround in Delhi‑Male relations. India rolled out a $565 million credit line, fast‑tracked FTA talks, and virtually inaugurated upgrades at Hanimadhoo Airport.
President Muizzu, elected in 2023 with a “China-first” mandate, now stands before a reset. This isn’t charm; it’s financial leverage and soft‑power calibrated to shift Maldives back into India’s orbit—just when China’s influence looked ascendant.
India is playing strong cards at economic speed, making the Maldives pivot more calculation than coincidence.
China thought it had Maldives locked via debt: roughly 70% of GDP‑level debt tied to Chinese projects, from bridges to housing complexes.
Under Muizzu, military pacts and survey vessels deepened that grip. But as economic strain ballooned, India's timely aid and trade momentum positioned it to reclaim narrative control.
The Maldives shift is less about naval ships and more about smart diplomacy timed to financial stress. India wins by being responsive, practical, and reliable—outmaneuvering high‑tension Chinese grandstanding.