Saturday, September 19, 2026

Quick notes: Choking ISRO | SIP stagnant...

  • Choking ISRO: 'IN-SPACe like an octopus is stretching its tentacles everywhere and choking ISRO.'

    Who In Delhi Stopped The GSLV Launch?

    India's Rocket Launches Costliest Among Major Space Powers


  • The Indian Investor Has A New Problem: An SIP That Does Nothing. Current high valuations are unforgiving. Corporate earnings could grow in high single digits or low double digits, while valuation multiples decline simultaneously. An investor may thus invest for several years without seeing similar growth in the value of their portfolio.


  • 'Cannot Accept Ranbir Kapoor As Ram': A 'fresh face' would be more suitable for the role of Ram to avoid 'baggage' from previous characters.


  • Has Trump Chosen Pakistan Over India? It is time Indians realise 'Everybody loves Pakistan'! The origin of Pakistan lies in the Western need to have an imperial outpost in this part of the world. India discovered that in the aftermath of the 1965 War when even Cold War enemies the US and then USSR coordinated their approach to India. Our close friend the Soviet Union forced our hand then to sue for peace with Pakistan.

    Destruction of Chabahar port torpedoes India's long-standing effort to bypass Pakistan in its effort to access energy-rich Central Asia, Afghanistan and Russia.


  • Anti-India stance.: First Pak, Now Bangladesh: Why Turkey Is Becoming India's New Security Headache. . . . Bangladesh ready to join Saudi-Pak-Turkiye defence alliance


  • Indian Fountain Pen Journey: Rajahmundry's Ratnam, Ratnamson, and Guider Pen Works



  • Why 90% Jobs are Stuck in These Cities? 3 cities ended up capturing 89% of all Indian startup funding since 2014. IT boom landed exactly where the talent already was.


  • Our BRICS trade "boom" is all imports: Imports outpace exports by nearly 4X.... $226 billion trade deficit. . . . India is hardly gaining from BRICS economically. 



  • Private sector investment has languished: Indian govt lost roughly $100 billion in revenues over five years due to the corporate tax cuts. Put in other words, the $100 billion was an ‘unconditional cash transfer scheme’ to the private sector. The corporates simply pocketed this money without investing much back in the economy. Corporate savings (retained profits) rose from 10.5 percent of GDP before the tax cuts to 11.2 percent, while the investment rate stayed flat.


  • Why Are Foreigners Not Visiting India? Foreign tourist arrivals in India are still below 2019 levels. Meanwhile Vietnam (the size of Maharashtra), Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Dubai have all recovered and grown past pre-pandemic numbers.


  • Pakistan-linked ‘honey-trap networks’ target Agniveers: Pakistan-linked honey-trapping networks are allegedly targeting young Agniveers posted at sensitive locations.


  • Podcast: Chinese AI Is Spooking Silicon Valley. . . . . . Fareed Zakaria: Are the Chinese the Better Capitalists?


  • Raag Kalawati: Anirudhha Aithal



  • Children and Social Media: India Should Ban Social Media For Young Children, Says Zoho's Sridhar Vembu. . . . How the UK plans to keep children off social media


  • Unethical: A 2024 Report Showed Meta Earned $7 Billion A Year From Scam Ads. The US-based company earns revenue by hosting illegal content on its social media platforms