In 2011-12, the total allocation to National Security Council was 17.43 Crores which increased to 26.06 crore in 2013-14.
After NDA assumed office, it increased to ₹44.46 crore in 2014-15. In 2016-17 it was 33 crore.
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It was In 2017-18 budget that it shot up to Rs.333 Crores. Modi visited Israel in July 2017. This was also the time when Pegasus was commissioned.
As with ANY step he takes, Modi's Kashmir Gambit is being hailed as a "masterstroke" by the Godi media & bhakts.
We have seen this before with demonetisation & GST.
Screaming Godi media anchors, Hashtags & memes on social media that are being enthusiastically shared. (1/n)
The constitutional impropriety in the way this has been done is an obvious issue for Indian Federal structure - can you decide the fate of a state without consulting its elected representatitves? (2/n)
Mar 13, 2019 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Really surprised that very few people in India, especially the media, are calling out the Modi Govt Bluffs on "Secrecy" in #RafaleDeal. This is getting desperate and bizarre by the day (1/n)
The whole world knows what variant of Rafale we are buying. Anyone can go to the Dassault aviation website, and see the compatible weapons of the F3R standard of Rafale. (2/n)
Dec 7, 2018 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
You find claims of Taj Mahal being some ancient Hindu Shiva temple called Tejo Mahalya laughable, right? (Thread) 1/n
If there was indeed such a beautiful and grand temple at the site, wouldn't it be mentioned at least once in the many chronicles of greeks about India, of Chinese travelers such as Fa Hien and Huen Tsang?
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Aug 29, 2018 • 23 tweets • 31 min read
@arunjaitley 1/ Can Mr Jaitley, at least while he is still in government (Minister of Finance(?)) for next few months, bother to answer the questions, instead of raising 15 more to the Opposition?
We wish him plenty of time & success asking questions later.
@arunjaitley 2/ Mr Jaitley spends half of his blog talking of "Delay". Not that this justifies a hasty bad decision by the current government even if it was true, but Mr Jaitley is FACTUALLY incorrect in some places.
Aug 28, 2018 • 13 tweets • 10 min read
@Iyervval@RahulGandhi 1/ If you want to understand why & how @Iyervval has been spreading LIES about everything on Rafale, read our point by point rebuttal to his article. #ModiAmbaniRafaleScam economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-com…@Iyervval@RahulGandhi 2/ A.COST INFLATION He first uses his own old article, and several in the media to "claim" the price had "Bloated 300%" to $30 Bn
"By April 2013, the same media reported a 50% increase to $15 Bn ($119 M ppu). By January 2014, this price had bloated 300% to $30 Bn ($238 M ppu)"
