Pravin Sawhney @PravinSawhney- Ex-Indian Army. With FORCE. Books: Defence Makeover; Parakram; Dragon On Our Doorstep; THE LAST WAR: How AI will shape India’s final showdown with China
Why has Modi gov given one month extension to army chief, Gen Manoj Pande when there is NO crisis that requires him to remain in office?
It shows:
1. Gov arbitrariness in military appointment
2. Gov did the same with CDS Anil Chauhan- who was brought back from retirement, given higher rank of 4 star & made CDS
These actions shows dangerous
preference given to senior officers who are ideologically aligned with the ruling political party. Pande ji has demonstrated this by taking military thinking to medieval statecraft- instead of focusing it on modern warfare.
If Modi gov gets another term in office, we shall have military leadership with no intellectual desire to learn what it should.
The art of generalship will be lost for ever!

A series of appointments made on 27th May 2024

Secretary to lokpal\

Secretary dept of justice

OSD dept of social justice

secretary. dept of border manageent

chairman staff selection commission

4 जून की रात इमरजेंसी लग सकती है ? Army Chief Extension, 5 IAS Officer's Transfer, 2024 Election DESH NEETI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkmVSNIbuf8 

Modi को लगी हार की भनक ? Army Chief को दी बड़ी जिम्मेदारी | 4 जून को कुछ बड़ा करेंगे? 2024 Election https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4oheWRuOGg

The misuse of draconian laws for political gain https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/May/26/the-misuse-of-draconian-laws-for-political-gain  Kapil Sibal 27 May 2024,  

The PMLA is perhaps the most draconian law in the history of India. Preventive detention laws, which were often used at one time, still provided for procedural safeguards that are absent in this legislation. 

monies generated from the predicate offence are proceeds of crime and using those proceeds by projecting them as untainted money is ‘money laundering’.  By virtue of the explanation added to the definition of money laundering through the Finance Act, 2019, it in effect alters the meaning of money laundering.  .The added explanation obliterates the distinction between proceeds of crime and money laundering. Therefore, under the law as it stands today, the proceeds of crime and money laundering allow the ED to enter any state to investigate the offence... Even though the predicate offence has not resulted in a chargesheet and is at the initial stage of investigation, the ED merrily starts arresting persons. Once arrested, it is impossible for the accused to secure bail because of the stringent legal provisions wherein the court has to come to the conclusion that the accused is not guilty of the offence.

Why ex-IAS officer VK Pandian is in crosshairs of PM Modi, Amit Shah and Himanta Biswa Sarma https://youtu.be/d9FL3vQYQbI ThePrint May 27, 2024
Amit Shah asking Odisha CM Patnaik, 77, to retire due to advancing age has raised curiosity in BJP circles. The Print’s Political Editor DK Singh analyses Shah’s Odisha strategy in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect.

https://www.cato.org/cato-journal/spring/summer-2020/human-compatible-artificial-intelligence-problem-control-stuart Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control by Stuart Russell
SPRING/​SUMMER 2020 • CATO JOURNAL By Thomas A. Hemphill

many governments around the world are equipping themselves with advisory boards to help with the process of developing AI regulations. Most promising is the EU’s High‐​Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence. Also, agreements, rules, and standards are beginning to emerge for user privacy, data exchange, and avoiding racial bias (the EU’s GDPR legislation, for example). But, at present, there are no implementable recommendations that can be made to governments or other organizations on maintaining control over AI systems, primarily because the terms “safe and controllable” (reflecting the validity of the “provable beneficial” approach) do not have precise meanings...

the potential positive uses for AI in society (such as advancements in scientific research) and the potential for misusing AI (such as automated extortion). Ignoring the potential for super intelligent AI technology to have catastrophic consequences for humanity would be highly risky. Indeed, Russell cautions that silence over discussing these potentially catastrophic consequences will only ensure a greater probability of this endgame occurring...his approach as one of “responsible innovation,” which requires all relevant stakeholders in the innovation system to embrace a sense of individual and collective responsibility. 

मैंने जिस मोदी को देखा...2024 के मोदी पर विशेष https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YzhLq4Sq3Q Ravish Kumar Official  May 26, 2024
प्रधानमंत्री मोदी चुनाव जीतते हैं, इसकी तारीफ़ होती है मगर चुनाव कैसे जीतते हैं, इस पर बात नहीं होती। वे अपनी जीत के लिए कितनी चीज़ों को दांव पर लगा देते हैं। संवैधानिक और राजनीतिक मर्यादा तो छोड़िए, भाषा की मर्यादा का भी ध्यान नहीं रखते। मोदी एक ऐसे राजनेता हैं जो विशेषणों से बनाए गए हैं। उनके कार्यकाल में उनकी अनगिनत तस्वीरें बता रही हैं कि उन्होंने कपड़े बदलने में अतिरिक्त रुप से दस साल का वक्त खपा दिया होगा मगर उनकी बोली बताती है कि दस साल तक प्रधानमंत्री रहने के बाद भी वे अपने अतीत से नहीं निकल पाए। देखिएगा।

Towards Tax Justice and Wealth Redistribution in India https://www.theindiaforum.in/economy/towards-tax-justice-and-wealth-redistribution-india Inequality levels have reached historical highs under the Billionaire Raj. These extreme inequalities and their close links with social injustices can no longer be ignored. A comprehensive wealth tax package would be an important step towards a more equitable growth path for India.

 'Income and Wealth Inequality in India, 1922-2023: The Rise of the Billionaire Raj'  https://wid.world/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WorldInequalityLab_WP2024_09_Income-and-Wealth-Inequality-in-India-1922-2023_Final.pdf

Exploring the nexus of politics and pop culture  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS5M3yc5vzU  May 23, 2024
In his new book H-Pop, journalist Kunal Purohit documents how radicalised poems, songs and hate speeches are finding their way across India. Watch his conversation with Glynda Alves where they discover the nexus between politics and pop culture. 

‘Ayega to Modi hi? But how? https://mainstreamweekly.net/article14707.html  Faraz Ahmad  Mainstream, VOL 62 No 21, May 25, 2024..  the Election Commission has abandoned several past practises this time. One, stretching the polling to seven phases and nearly a month and a half. Two, abandoning the practice of holding a press conference after each phase to give out facts, figures and other related information to the media and thereby sharing all relevant information with the voters at large. We need not repeat here the EC reluctance to act strictly against patently communal and divisive speeches by the Prime Minister and Home Minister of the country in this Election campaign, day in and day out...It seems now that Modi and his drum beaters’ confidence in ‘ayega to Modi hi’, derives from this suspected manipulation of the voting machines. 

Will 2024 Results Spell A Change or Not?  | Nilofar Suhrawardy Statistically, the chances of Modi and his party being supported by as many votes as earlier are hardly strong. This may also be stated as the vote-bank favouring BJP appears to be weaker in comparison to 2014 and 2019. However, prospects of BJP not faring as well as it did earlier and/or the number of seats it wins/loses cannot be delinked from a few other factors. It needs to be considered, in whose favour do votes choosing not to support BJP turn to? Division in anti-BJP votes may still help the BJP win. If voters’ decision is primarily decided by their anti-BJP attitude, then a lot is likely to be dependent on who they vote for, whether there is unity/division in this decision of theirs or not..  the 2024 elections may be viewed as a display of democratic strategy being exercised strongly and silently by voters to ensure the command of their electoral prowess in ensuring success/defeat of the party in power. The key question rests on how many votes are specifically cast for Modi or against him, in other words, on whether voters act decisively regarding a change at the centre or not?

Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’ The film, led by Kani Kusruti and Divya Prabha, explores the connections between two Mayalali nurses.https://scroll.in/reel/1068365/cannes-film-festival-2024-payal-kapadias-all-we-imagine-as-light-wins-grand-prix  Payal Kapadia made history at the Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Indian director to win the Grand Prix  Kapadia won the honour for her debut feature All We Imagine As Light, starring Kani Kusruti and Divya Prabha as Malayali nurses working in Mumbai.

Tracing Payal Kapadia's journey, from protesting against Gajendra Chauhan at FTII to winning Grand Prix at Cannes https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/payal-kapadia-journey-from-protesting-against-gajendra-chauhan-ftii-to-winning-grand-prix-at-cannes-film-festival-101716710188193.html   “Dissent, in art and in life, is a tough path to choose. But sometimes it does create magic.” Payal Kapadia

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/student-who-was-part-of-protests-against-gajendra-chauhan-gets-support-from-ftii/story-4n3V8NVNnorKiyRRnSnpDK.html  Student, who was part of protests against Gajendra Chauhan, gets support from FTII