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Jul 4 6 tweets 2 min read
FACT CHECKING INDIAN ARMY …. On the #AgniveerScheme #Agnipath #Agniveers

A THREAD 🧵 Quoting INDIAN ARMY @adgpi …. “Of the total amount due, family of Agniveer Ajay has already been paid Rs 98.39 lakhs”

INDIAN ARMY is making it sound that they paid 98.39 lakhs

TRUTH IS this 98.39 lakhs has been paid via 2 Insurance Policies (Self Sponsored & State Govt)
Apr 2 14 tweets 2 min read
#BREAKING !! #Internal Opinion Polls of #BJPee

#ModiKiGuarantee is that @BJP4India is loosing #Election2024

Multiple intelligence agencies did surveys on behalf of the BJP govt.

The results are:
1. BJP is estimated to win 190-220 seats ✅

12 other key take always below Image 2. Modi's image is not the marketing USP anymore. ✅
Mar 25 12 tweets 3 min read
People are asking WHY DID #INR to fall so sharply on FRIDAY to 83.64/USD?

A quick 🧵 explaining why …#RBI Image Who BENEFITS most when INR Depreciates?

✅It’s Financial Year end and @RBI has PROFIT targets & DIVIDEND targets of 120,000 Crores to pay Govt of India

✅ when INR Depreciates (#USDINR Rises), @RBI makes profits since it’s ASSETS are USD BONDS/GOLD & it’s LIABILITIES is INR
Oct 1, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
#NRI #Remittances will not only #COLLAPSE but they could reverse

A quick thread with implications for the #INR Image #NRI #Remittances will not only collapse but they could reverse as outflows unless the DEPOSIT Rates offered by Indian Banks to NRIs are at-least 6-7% $ Rates
May 29, 2023 21 tweets 12 min read
#Genius #MasterStroke 81,000 Cr LOSS/yr

CANNOT MAKE THIS SHIT UP!

Govt Introduces a #POLICY estm to SAVE Rs 36,000 Cr/Yr in #Forex

BUT To SAVE Rs 36000 Crore, the Govt & Indian Public are SPENDING 300% or 117000 Crores more 😳

= 81,000 Cr LOSS/yr

#Thread on A #MasterStroke #Modinomics decided in 2020/21 to Introduce the 20% #Ethanol Blending (Petrol) Policy.

Intention of the Policy designed by the @NITIAyog was to save India Rs36,000 in FOREX & help the Environment

Link to the document niti.gov.in/sites/default/… Image
May 28, 2023 4 tweets 4 min read
#SHOCKING #CRICKET

@BCCI is the #WORLDS #RICHEST CRICKET board (Valuation: Rs16500cr, Income: Rs3900cr)

Has NOT PUBLISHED its #ANNUAL #REPORT post FY17.

BUT that is NOT the Shocking Part, Read the #Thread

#CRICKET is a #RELIGION in India & #TRANSPARENCY should be Foremost Image As per the FY17 Annual Report, @BCCI paid an INTEREST Cost of Rs115 Cr (400% YoY) while it’s INTEREST Income of Rs171 Cr (Fell 2% YoY).

BUT WHY were they paying 171Cr of Interest Costs when they had a CASH BALANCE of 3770 Cr (3560 Cr in FY16) ? ImageImage
May 27, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
#UncommonSense
UK/US NRIs & Top 2% Indian Residents (30 Mn Income Earners > Rs6lac/per yr) praise #Medical #Facilities in India especially ability to Approach Specialists Directly

Driving though PUNE/MUM/BLR & reaching Hospital in time in a Medical Emergency is Impossible These people generally forget that when they compare themselves to the US/UK NRIs vs the Indians in India… one is comparing the Avg US/UK citizen with the Top 2% in India

Let me explain
May 19, 2023 8 tweets 4 min read
#BRILLIANT #ANALYSIS

How many People get impacted by #taxterrorism of Newly implemented #TCS (Tax Collected at Source)?

ONLY 4.3 MILLION FAMILIES

That’s JUST 1.2% of INDIAN FAMILIES …. basically the TOP end of India’s Travelling Abroad in 2019 has Still NOT been exceeded, so let’s use that Number. Indian who Travelled OUTBOUND in 2019 was just 27mn. ImageImage
May 19, 2023 9 tweets 7 min read
THIS IS #BIG ! #Hawala 2.0 Will EXPLODE in India post JULY 1st. Just My opinion:

By IMPLEMENTING 20% Tax Collected On Source (#TCS) on Foreign Spend (Currency, FX cards, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Transfers), it becomes Increasingly more Cost Effective to Transfer Via #Hawala Image If you try and BUY #Foreign Currency in the Black, that spread that used to be 2-3%, will now become 10% possibly

Unused Balances of Loaded Forex Cards will Go at a Premium of 10-12% Image
May 18, 2023 4 tweets 3 min read
WILL #ITC Hive off the Non-Tobacco FMCG ?
During Q4 & FY23, Operating PAT Growth delivered by #ITCs non-tobacco #FMCG business has been No1 amongst Peers.
Revenue (+19% YoY) but EBITDA (+76% YoY) & margins a respectable 13.3% Will Investors Attach Super High PE to Non-Tobac FMCH biz ?
I was looking at DABUR, its Consold Op Profit and PAT declined in FY23 vs FY22... its 3 yr CAGR is just 6% (that's way lower than inflation). Its Fwd PE and EV/EBITDA is 47 & 34 respectively (marketScreener.com) ImageImage
May 17, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
I am honestly surprised by #Fintwit waking up to this now !! I realised this on the day of the #Budget itself 👇
May 17, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
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May 8, 2023 16 tweets 9 min read
As a #Kannadiga, U must READ THIS.

#Thread on how the #Foundation Stones & #Modus Operandi for dairy farmers of #Gujarat, who could eventually control not just Karnataka's Pride #Nandini but India's Entire #Dairy Industry

Crystal Ball Gazing into the future!! CHRONOLOGY
1) Amul Enters a mkt
2) Jul-21: Union govt formed Min of Cooperation under #AmitShah
3) Dec-22: Amendments are made to the Multi-State Co-op Societies Act, allowing State Milk Coops to Merge
4) Dec-22: Amit Shah spoke of a possible #Amul #Nandini Merger
However (contd)
May 8, 2023 7 tweets 3 min read
Recent History of India's #PassportRanking
100% #FACT, ZERO FICTION

RANKING
2006: 71st
2010: 77th
2014: 76th
2016: 85th
2019: 82nd
2022: 87th Rank (All time low)
2023 Q1: 82nd

Would appreciate @ShashiTharoor to reconsider his praise for @DrSJaishankar Diplomatic Achievements ImageImage Source:

History of Indias Rankings: Click on henleyglobal.com/passport-index, choose INDIA and click on historical Rankings.

2023 Q1 Rankings: cdn.henleyglobal.com/storage/app/me…
May 7, 2023 8 tweets 4 min read
Let me make this very clear - there is EVERY reason to Doubt the #EVM machines. IMHO they can be manipulated several ways -

precisely why every other Western & Developed Asian Democracy has reverted back to Paper Ballot.

REGARDLESS OF ELECTION OUTCOME, #EVMs must be stopped! Media reports of a difference of 1% of Votes or 6 MILLION votes between Election days & Counting day in 2019

VVPATs were destroyed in 6 months while the rule is 1 year. Court case was going on and yet it was destroyed

Media reports of 1/3rd of the Machines Malfunctioning
Apr 21, 2023 14 tweets 3 min read
#KarnatakaElections2023 : why I think #INC & #JDS will win against the #BJP

HOWEVER it will be a #Big #BLUNDER for INC-JDS to Accept that #EVMs are Credible - since EVMs are Not

A #THREAD (not Original but I agree with the Logic) 1/n
with the Winds are blowing against the BJP, the BJP has decided to hand it over to Congress-JDS on platter. The resignations of influential leaders is a big give away.

This has multiple benefits for both parties, more so for BJP.
Mar 29, 2023 8 tweets 7 min read
#BRILLIANT CHARTS showing India’s GDP Growth - A Notable #ACHIEVEMENT by #Modinomics

Let’s look at India's nominal GDP that matters to Households & Businesses

EXCLUDING government borrowing & spending) Indians Households & Business Experience ~ZERO GROWTH since 2014-22 Image This contrasts with the period FY 2008-14 when non-government component of GDP accounted for 38% of nominal growth.

Economists believe these animal spirits to be a vital ingredient for high growth of #SMEs & #Businesses Image
Mar 29, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
Let’s help you with some #UPI Frauds Bajaj Finance has a FAQ on the subject
bajajfinserv.in/insights/commo…
Mar 29, 2023 4 tweets 3 min read
#UPIcharges #upicharge

#FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION

Visa & Master card networks provide Payment Guarantee and hence charge MDR. If there is a fraud, I can stop payment immediately. Not required to go to Police and Register an FIR.

What does #UPI charge the MDR for ? #UPIcharges for what it’s worth, In #Singapore there is something called #PayNow which is just like UPI.

ZERO CHARGES the last that I know
Mar 29, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
Imagine that GoI decided that #Goa becomes the #GIFT city instead of #Ahmedabad, it would be awesome.

Good Food
Great People
Clean & Green
Nice Windy Roads
Lots of Hotels & Resorts
2 Airports
Good Education & high Literacy What do you think ?
Mar 28, 2023 4 tweets 5 min read
#FACTCHECKING @Inc's @PChidambaram_IN when he was interviewed by @sardesairajdeep at the #indiatodayconclave2023 and said “I would give credit to this government for its single-minded focus on containing the deficit and debt management."
SIMPLY NOT TRUE: SEE the data & be a judge ImageImageImage @PChidambaram_IN mentioned "single-minded focus on containing the deficit"
FACTS
Chart 1: Absolute Fiscal Deficit is MASSIVELY EXPANDING like a Rocket
Chart 2: As % of GDP, Fiscal Balance (Deficit) is Highest Levels despite LIFE-TIME high Tax/GDP & Low Crude Oil Prices vs FY10-14 ImageImage