John Elliott

@JElliottIndia

ex FT etc journalist. Blogging Paperback+Kindle of my book IMPLOSION: India's Tryst with Reality

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Joined March 2009
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  1. 21 hours ago

    Indigo gets it wrong again - Caught Misbehaving, Drunk Duo Made to Touch IndiGo Staffer's Feet

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    Nov 18

    Why has Richard Gere stopped starring in mainstream studio movies? He blames one factor for Hollywood dumping him — China, which finances much of Hollywood these days.

    39 replies 763 retweets 685 likes
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    Nov 17

    Let a CAG audit show how the price of one Rafalle aircraft went up from abt Rs.540 cr to over Rs.1500 cr after Modi govt scrapped earlier deal.

    70 replies 625 retweets 834 likes
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    Nov 17

    A rattled defence minister, , ineffectually counters Congress Party allegations of corruption and nepotism in buying 36 Rafale fighters from Dassault for Euro 7.8 billion ($9.2 billion; or Rupees 58,000 crore), incl bells, whistles and weapons.

    93 replies 714 retweets 1,031 likes
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    Nov 17

    Plastic water bottles being cooked in the sun prior to being consumed with pthalates and toxic chemicals that cause cancer... in the richest real estate in India.

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  6. Nov 17

    Deal fixed April 2015 by PM in Paris without defence ministry knowing about it. "Domestic partner" referred to below is Anil Ambani, the less successful of the two Reliance brothers, who accompanied him to Paris - my blog

    Cronyism is embedded in govt's $10 billion Rafalle purchase in a serious way.The domestic partner in the deal has unpaid & overdue debt to PSU banks and is also a subject of 2G trial! Can Modi govt explain?
  7. Nov 16

    A bruising Brexit could shipwreck the British economy- Martin Wolf FT via

  8. Nov 14

    Has Rahul Gandhi Changed or Are We Seeing Him Differently? via

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    Nov 13

    Love this story: Harvard university debate team loses to New York prison inmates

    10 replies 189 retweets 307 likes
  10. Nov 13

    Suu Kyi aides say Western pressure supporting Rohingya only pushes Myanmar toward Beijing via

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  11. Nov 12
    Replying to

    weird - has changed the picture of the robin removing the "sexual" one! - see link

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    Nov 12

    "Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad": The House of Saud created the global scourge of Islamist violence and terrorism; now its future is being imperiled by an overbearing, dim-witted crown prince

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    Nov 12

    It's now second week of November and still no sign of winter session of Parliament. Are we a parliamentary democracy or an election demo-crazy? Should a national parliament be shut for a state election?

    713 replies 3,232 retweets 5,994 likes
  14. Nov 12

    Crazy eh! Facebook bans artist’s 'sexual' robin redbreast Christmas cards!

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  15. Nov 12

    United Airlines gives smog masks to Delhi passengers then suspends flights on health grounds via

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  16. Nov 11

    Hyderabad bans street beggars for Ivanka Trump's visit

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  17. Nov 9

    Theresa May ready to increase £20bn Brexit divorce offer via

  18. Nov 8

    Demonetisation "a mistake" says former chief econ adviser in Fin Miny!

    A bigger worry than the demonetization itself is the failure to recognize that it was a mistake. That is what is getting investors and businesses worried about future policy decisions.
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  19. Nov 8

    $10bn Lockheed or SAAB Gripen fighter deal hits tech-transfer at 49% max FDI air pocket | Business Line

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  20. Nov 7

    “When the PM (Theresa May) isn’t able to put the fear of God into people, then you’ve got a serious problem” via

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