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The U.S. dollar is losing its status as a safe haven | Fall in Bond Prices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8904I_WpKs | By Ankit Agrawal  For decades, the U.S. dollar has been considered the world's most reliable safe-haven asset—but that status may now be under threat. In this eye-opening analysis, Ankit Agrawal explains the shifting dynamics in the global economy, the fall in U.S. bond prices, and what it means for investors, countries, and emerging markets like India.

 ट्रंप का यूनिवर्सिटी पर हमला | The Great HARVARD Debate & what's in it for INDIAN UNIVERSITIES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVOdFw1sJRc   Apr 16, 2025
हार्वर्ड ख़त्म हुआ तो इसका असर भारत पर भी पड़ेगा। ट्रंप अमरीका की यूनिवर्सिटी को क्यों कंट्रोल करना चाहते हैं? वहां की यूनिवर्सिटी अमरीका का ब्रांड हैं। भारत सहित दुनिया भर के छात्र पढ़ने का सपना देखते हैं। अमरीका में एक युद्ध छिड़ गया है। एक यूनिवर्सिटी ने कह दिया है कि वो अपनी सरकार के आदेशों के सामने नहीं झुकेगी। अमरीका की हार्वर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी में जो हो रहा है उस पर हर जगह चर्चा होनी चाहिए और ख़ास तौर पर भारत में। दस सालों में भारत के बेहतरीन विश्वविद्यालयों पर लगातार हमला किया गया, झुका दिया गया। इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ़ एमिनेन्स के दावे ध्वस्त हो चुके हैं। हार्वर्ड, कोलंबिया और येल जैसे विश्व विद्यालयों पर सरकार का पहरा बढ़ेगा तो वहां पढ़ाने और पढ़ने का माहौल भी ख़त्म होता जाएगा। आप इस वीडियो को पूरा देखिए। 

 China’s DeepTech Vs India’s CowTech | Did BJP Unlock Any Ancient Secrets? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCB4gpW8heA | Akash Banerjee & Rishi
 Apr 16, 2025 The prestigious Delhi University saw some serious research this week - involving cow dung being used to cool down classrooms ... but while Minister Piyush Goel scolds Indian startups for failing to keep up with Chinese deep tech companies - what has the Govt done in its core focus area of Cow-Tech over the last 10 years .... after a decade of money / incentives and focus - what does the Govt have to show????  

As much as 80 per cent of the overall intelligence gathered by various agencies comes from open sources. It's no longer dependent on signals, field agents, and informants.

https://theprint.in/opinion/indian-universities-must-teach-osint-to-students-its-the-new-intelligence-currency/2589578/ 

When publicly available information is collected and analysed to produce actionable intelligence, it is known as Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT). The sources for collecting such information are wide-ranging, including, but not limited to, media outlets, social media, commercial satellite imagery, academic and grey literature, commercial aviation and shipping data, as well as the deep and dark web.

With more individuals and organisations actively engaging in digital platforms, the intelligence community found itself with a new and vast resource of publicly available information, allowing analysts to monitor digital resources for gaining insights into strategic and tactical events. In recent years, commercial satellite companies like Planet Labs and Maxar Technologies have launched fleets of high-resolution imaging satellites, making geospatial data publicly available. 

Many countries, including the US, the UK, Israel and France, have taken significant steps to institutionalise OSINT within their intelligence and national security frameworks.

Despite its growing importance, the OSINT ecosystem in India remains fragile. No public or private university in India offering courses in Political Science, International Relations (IR), Defence, or Security Studies has included Intelligence Studies in their curricula. 

As a result, most Indian students graduate without even a basic understanding of the intelligence framework. Meanwhile, intelligence agencies in the country primarily recruit candidates either through dedicated examinations such as the Intelligence Bureau – Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (IB-ACIO) or by deputing officers from police and defence services, who were originally selected through broader civil or defence examinations

Indian intelligence agencies should establish dedicated OSINT units and allow the lateral entry of experts in the domain. The growing community of self-taught youth on social media platforms should be recognised and harnessed through fellowships and training

by Mohit Vashisth and Nikita Vats

15/04/2025