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Corruption, black money, widespread 'Chaipani' and cut culture, entrenched over decades, at every level in local bodies, courts, state departments, recruitments, educational institutions......

My latest piece: Aristotle, Montesquieu, and the Fragile Future of Liberal Democracy. linkedin.com/pulse/aristotl… via LinkedIn

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My take on this noble yet so different a Pope. x.com/writerpavan/st…

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My note on the US-Pak dynamics of the week x.com/WriterPavan/st…

What would corrupt officials & crooked cronies do without such convenient fires

Before a houseful of industry stalwarts, Vaibhav Doshi argued that regulations are blessings in disguise! I chimed in support with Immanuel Kant’s example of the bird. Loved Vaibhav’s contrarian viewpoint… and was quietly delighted to add a humble feather to its wings :)

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Pakistan Air Defence motto: “This too shall pass.” A timeless philosophy — and an operational reality!

In this multiple truth scenario shdn’t we raise our voices endorsing a narrative which favours our country? Doesn’t matter if they have the higher distortionary decibel today. Let’s cancel out what we can with our truth.

#WATCH | London | "...I think India was successful in striking a much wider range of targets and executing more successful missions than the Pakistan side was which sort of explains why there's so much more information, images and so forth in the open domain that would appear to

Stare at the white dot for 10 seconds, then look at Van Gogh's Starry Night

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Excellent piece. Leaves no corner unturned. The Technopolar Paradox foreignaffairs.com/united-states/… via Foreign Affairs

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While Hitler misappropriated the term Aryan, he viewed Hindus as racially inferior. So this statement is factually incorrect. Not that his admiration or disdain matters.

1. Developments since Pahalgam have moved very fast, but there’s one that defies explanation so far — the dramatic shift in US attitude towards Pakistan. There’s another interesting development: Pakistan has plunged headlong into cryptocurrency. #CutTheClutter connects the dots