India

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Bharat.

So the brits established in India a centralised bureaucracy that was extractive, interventionary and barely allowed capital accumulation through savings and investment in the free market by private individuals. They destroyed the system of property rights and ownership.

So the solution that early Indian leaders had post-independence was to entrench the bureaucracy *even more*, making everything in life and society a power struggle and a zero sum game because of this, and to *further* destroy the system of property rights and ownership.

😂

The country will probably take many more decades to recover from this.
All Indian citizens can judge ETH India projects

Makes sense to be honest - presenting ideas to the untapped market

https://x.com/ETHIndiaco/status/1869347761679905038
🚨Cyberattack Alert ‼️

India - Federal Bank

Bashe hacking group claims to have breached Federal Bank.

Allegedly, a database with 637,895 lines including customers' information was exfiltrated.

Ransom deadline: 24th Dec 24.
India’s Rapido exposed user and driver data through leaky website feedback form

Rapido, a popular ride-hailing platform in India, has fixed a security issue that exposed personal information associated with its users and drivers, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.

The flaw, discovered by security researcher Renganathan P, was related to a website form meant to collect feedback from Rapido auto-rickshaw users and drivers. The form exposed the full names, email addresses, and phone numbers of individuals, which TechCrunch has seen based on the details provided by the researcher.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/19/indias-rapido-exposed-user-and-driver-data-through-leaky-website-feedback-form/
Bugs in a major McDonald’s India delivery system exposed sensitive customer data

A major McDonald’s delivery system in India exposed the personal information of its customers and drivers due to several simple security flaws, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.

The flaws, discovered by security researcher Eaton Zveare, were found in the APIs of the delivery system associated with McDonald’s India (West & South), which is owned by Hardcastle Restaurants.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/19/bugs-in-a-major-mcdonalds-india-delivery-system-exposed-sensitive-customer-data/
YouTube will crack down on clickbait

First coming breaking news and current events videos

Starting in India in the coming months.
British Indian tourist goes to India for 3 years and calls it "a dump".

He says even other poorer countries in Asia like Vietnam are better.

India is in denial about it's global reputation.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TravelNoPics/comments/1hekj1q/trip_report_i_wasted_three_years_travelling/?share_id=t8wru86oGWBzfBSofSnFw&rdt=51990
⏰ Arrested for her watch

Trail runner Tina Lewis was arrested in Goa, India, in early December 2024 for wearing a satellite-based GPS watch, a Garmin inReach Mini.

The problem is simple, the device was mistaken for a satellite phone, which are illegal in India under the Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1933.

Lewis spent several days at the police station, was released on bail, and faced a court case that cost her thousands of dollars in fines and legal fees.

The incident served to highlight the common confusion between GPS devices and satellite phones, and how this can lead to arrests in India.

https://explorersweb.com/trail-runner-tina-lewis-arrested-in-india-for-traveling-with-an-inreach-device/
Indian Rupee has fallen to another all-time low against the U.S. Dollar. Since 2010, it's lost half its purchasing power against the USD!
Important Update on US Visa Policy

Non-Immigrant (Tourist/Business) Visa Applications Can Be Rescheduled Only 1 Time

For Missed Appointment or 2nd Reschedule. You’ll Need To Pay Application Fee Again

This Will Be Effective From January 1, 2025

https://www.instagram.com/p/DDtITqSOggD/
Indian students studying in Canada are being asked to resubmit essential documents like study permits, visas, and educational records.
Farewell Ashwin.

765 wickets. At an avg of 25.80, The best avg among the Top 10 Indian highest wicket takers. And now an illustrious career in media awaits. Could be the most well accomplished yet great talker in the studio after Gavaskar. Well done!

/cricket
🇮🇳India’s Crypto Regulations Update.

The Indian government is working on a comprehensive regulatory framework for Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs). International collaboration will play a key role.

🔹 No specific timeline for final guidelines yet.
🔹 Focus: Address global risks & regulatory arbitrage.
🔹 Existing laws still apply for now.
🔹 Discussions are ongoing in the Lok Sabha.
Indian uncles treat buying a car as the ultimate life achievement.

They’ll talk about it endlessly, making others feel like their lives are wasted.

I’ve seen it in my family.

My opinion: Luxuries = liability

Live free, live on your own terms
If you own alot of liabilities in a city you aren’t available to explore things and move around
India should do more to tax it's super rich, impose 33% inheritance tax, says French economist Thomas Piketty.
Going abroad for MS studies is a trend. Is it still?
Indian students studying in Canada have reported receiving emails asking them to resubmit crucial documents such as study permits, visas and educational records, including marks and attendance.
Total crypto market cap -> $3.9 Trillion

Total Indian stock market cap-> $5 trillion

RBI still thinks crypto is a Ponzi scheme.
bhai coin is now live! 😅
Unless you've been living under a rock; it's no surprise to see India as the fastest growing country for crypto devs 🙌

The gap to become #1 is narrowing 🤏