This #ElectoralBonds order is interesting.
As we know, illicit donations are orders of magnitude bigger than what political parties get through electoral bonds. Which raises the question: why did BJP create electoral bonds? Possibly because these are formal donations. Next question. Why did the BJP suddenly need to amp up its formal donations? What expenditure cannot be met through informal donations? To me, one answer lies in the party's expenditure on social media campaigning -- and its disinformation architecture?

Here is a little thought experiment for you.

#Silkiyaratunnel was being built (without an environmental impact assessment) even though the Main Central Thrust runs through Uttarakhand.

#AnotherInfernalThread Main Central Thrust? It's the world's largest active geological fault, locking and releasing immense energy (as quakes) as the Indian plate burrows beneath the Eurasian plate. .

PS: It's this collision that created the Himalayas.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Hima…

Here we go.
International bonds account for 50% of Adani's borrowings, Gautam Adani had told India Today last December.
As @HindenburgRes shorts @AdaniOnline bonds, that financing strategy is in trouble. The implications run deep. thewire.in/business/with-….
@thewire_in. It might help to see this older deep-dive (2019) as well for more background on how the group has funded its extraordinary expansion. scroll.in/article/923201…