Rakesh Ahuja @DwnlodingMyMind
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Pray, how will this delegation add value to India's narrative on the recent conflict with Pakistan? The underlying assumption appears to be that making a case face-to-face will somehow buttress its case. This is doubtful. As I said:
This is old thinking dating back to Diplomacy by Delegations. As the recent Indo-Pak conflict illustrates, in the Age of Information India must instead formulate a linear and focussed media strategy. The validating test of its effectiveness would be the degree to which it can influence social media purveyors such as the likes of GROK, OpenAI ChatGPT, etc. They, not transitory delegations, are the new influencers.
[#GeoPolitical_diplomacy]
Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih ·
As @the_hindu reported first on Friday, govt firms up multi-party delegations to travel abroad and make India's case on terrorism, previous govts have done. x.com/KirenRijiju/st…
Rakesh Ahuja @DwnlodingMyMind
Replying to
@suhasinih
and
@SobhanaNair
This is old thinking dating back to Diplomacy by Delegations. As the recent Indo-Pak conflict illustrates, in the Age of Information India must instead formulate a linear and focussed media strategy. And the validating test for its effectiveness would be the degree to which it influences social media purveyors such as the likes of GROK, OpenAI ChatGPT, etc. They are the new influencers, not transitory delegations.
[#GeoSocial_diplomacy]
Rakesh Ahuja @DwnlodingMyMind · May 16
#RealEstatorTrump also said that “India was very happy with the trade deal”.
Rakesh Ahuja @DwnlodingMyMind · May 16
Replying to @ANI
Is @DrSJaishankar calling #RealEstatorTrump, who is claiming that India has agreed to almost "zero" tariffs, a liar?
Rakesh Ahuja @DwnlodingMyMind · May 16
Just imagine how one would react if he were not the President of the United States. Why is there no widespread derision of this Caligula-like megalomaniac in the mainstream media, comedy shows, and other mass public mediums?
Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump · May 16
Trump on his visit to Qatar: “I shook more hands than any human being is capable of doing. That was a long deal. And they were big people. But they were starving for love, because our country didn't give them love."
Rakesh Ahuja @DwnlodingMyMind · May 15
The timing of this re-assertion is notable. China plays long, and seemingly off-handed statements such as this can never be ignored in the quest for its long-term goals.
Rakesh Ahuja @DwnlodingMyMind · May 15
Sharing a Morning Muse
#1
on Sigmund Freud's birthday, 6 May, 1856
1. Life is a sum total of Chance and Choice. This core equation shapes every human existence.
2. Chance has a (much) greater X value than Choice in this equation.
3. You can not control Chances: your birthplace, death, genes, or health, etc, are beyond your grip.
4. You can control Choices. Choice is what one does with a given Chance. One always has a Choice for how one deals with or 'converts' a given Chance into something, positive or negative, for your life.
5. Making Choices requires discipline. Not necessarily a large, all-encompassing discipline, but even small disciplines will do. For example, giving up a craving for an hour in contrast to giving it up forever. Each is equally valid and shows that you can steer your life even if for an hour only.
6. It is disciplines, big or small, that confer on you, consciously or unconsciously, self-respect. The core meaning of self-respect is that you value yourself, like yourself and take pride in who you are.
7. Conversely, without self-respect, you undervalue yourself, do not like who you are and neglect your own existence.
8. The lack of self-respect is an irrefutable manifestation of deep-seated insecurity. This demands a raw, painful delve into one’s past to discover the strains and stresses that seeded the sense of diminished self-worth.
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