1/ India’s fertilizer imports are insanely concentrated. ~ 63% of nitrogen fertilizer imports come from Gulf producers (Saudi, Oman, Qatar, UAE). For DAP, the Gulf accounts for ~32%. Huge pc of India’s food production runs through this fertilizer corridor.

data:@sohbetkarbuz 2/ Much of this fertilizer demand is policy engineered tbh. Since 1977, urea prices have been tightly controlled while phosphatic & potassic fertilizers gradually moved to nutrient based pricing. Urea stayed artificially cheap which made nitrogen the default input for farmers.

1/ To affirm the Hindu-ness of Mysore Dasara, the clearest evidence lies in the 1647 celebrations under Raja Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I.

His Dasara blended statecraft with faith; from weapon worship & Shami Puja to Priest-led homas and Chamundeshwari propitiation.

Thread🧵 2/ Every year in Ashvija masa (Sep–Oct), the king held an 8-day public Durbar (oddolaga).
On the 9th day he worshipped weapons, horses, and elephants.
On the 10th, he performed the sacred Shami Puja outside the capital which symbolised victory through dharma.

1/n Addressing stupidity of @INCKerala in this thread.

Their claim of “reducing investor confidence” in India is flawed. It cherry-picks net FDI ($353M in FY25) but ignores gross FDI growth - up 14% to $81B in FY25, fastest since FY20 (Times of India). 2/ Net FDI = inflows - outflows. The $353M net FDI in FY25 comes from $81B gross inflows minus $80.6B outflows ($51.5B repatriation via IPOs like Hyundai, $17B outward FDI by Indian firms). It’s a sign of a mature market where investors can exit profitably.

1/ 🧵 Visuals from the “esteemed startup hub” of Koramangala - The ST Bed area after yesterday’s heavy downpour.

But, the entire area was a Tank Bed spanning over 54 acres - which was converted into 300+ plots by BDA in 1989.

Here’s a thread - 2/ The name “Srinivagilu” goes back over 1200 years. Inscriptions from the 8th century CE mention “Siyanelvagila” literally, the land of sweet paddy. It was a thriving agrarian village in the Ganga dynasty era.