Modi brings up 1984 anti Sikh riots. Interesting. If I know the man, I'd expect an open hearted talk on the 2002 riots closer to the polls.

Strange scene in Supreme Court. A party in person comes from Andhra to Delhi to argue her case. The Court rules in her favour. She says "I have come all the way from Andhra, I know you have ruled in my favour. Can I still argue for 10 mins? This is my first time here."

A friend recently asked me which digital payments app I was using. When I told her, she promptly asked, “Why not use BHIM, our very own Indian app?” I admitted I didn’t know much about it. “Well, let me introduce you to someone you’ll enjoy meeting.” That someone was Dilip Asbe, MD & CEO of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Dilip kindly agreed to come over for a chat. That conversation was illuminating, to put it mildly. We all know the payment apps we use every day. PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm, BHIM… But think of them as trains running on a railway network. NPCI provides the tracks. And what an extraordinary railway India has built! In September, UPI alone processed over 2,400 crore transactions. That’s more than 80 crore transactions every single day! India is now the world’s largest real-time payments market. A true global force multiplier. And Dilip has been one of the key people behind that remarkable achievement. His mind is buzzing with plans to build more ‘railroads’ that will enable new apps in wider financial spheres. But here’s what struck me most about him. Not the scale of his achievement. Not his knowledge of the technology. His humility. Dilip is well known in financial & technology circles. But I met a man with no airs, no sense of self-importance & seemingly little interest in the spotlight. Just immense pride in what his team has accomplished & a genuine sense of privilege at being able to serve his country. I also learned that his mother was a teacher. Perhaps I’m biased, but I’ve always believed that mothers who are teachers have a special knack for instilling values that last a lifetime. And I couldn’t help wondering if that explained something about Dilip’s grounded personality. People like him derive their satisfaction not from being seen, but from seeing their work make a difference. Thank you, Dilip, for the conversation. And for reminding me that ambition & humility can indeed travel together on the railroad to success. And I’ve switched to the BHIM app now! #MondayMotivation

Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka - reports showed attempted influence and interference by USA & China, to install ‘friendly’ leaders (after protests). Such experiments have failed for India, so far.

Would You Support The Government if FACEBOOK and Instagram exit from India??

Jamia Millia Islamia moves classes online after some students clash with security thepamphlet.in/jamia-millia-…

I'm one that strongly feels india 2026 is far better than india 2014 but much more could have been done on core issues that were not done. And some Gandhi family traits like cult worship should have firmly been kept out

Well, if we are going to discuss 'Muslim lands', then Muslims got about 0.8 mn sq km (West) + 0.15 mn sq km (East) land in 1947. About 4-5% skewed population:land ratio in their favour. Muslims got the land they wanted, but they stayed back, so that they could claim more land?