Indian Politics and Democracy

[Neil (नील/Нил)]

A social media app needs to win its domestic market first before conquering overseas.

All the top American and Chinese companies follow this pattern. Koo never made any ripples, even in the Indian market.

It's unfair to blame either Koo or the Indian government solely. It's a combination of Koo being bad with its product and the Indian government having no clue on how to provide an advantage to a domestic platform over a foreign one.

The problem of making a domestic equivalent to apps like X (Formerly Twitter, most still call it Twitter), Youtube (Yt), Telegram (T.G), Instagram (I.G) etc is not a technical one but rather a commercial one.

We have competent enough app developers in India to make such a task possible. We Indians have achieved great feats in the programing, coding, IT sectors etc. India has one of the most advanced IT sectors on the planet, and is in the list of countries of "Top 10 countries with the best programmers".

If we want to make an App with the same functions as X, we will (Not can, but WILL!) do it. The same applies to any desi-alternative that we would want to make. But the problem is: Who will use it? Let's face it, most of the Indian population will never bother to use it, simply because they won't find it interesting.

Unless there comes a day when apps like X, YouTube, Telegram, Instagram, Discord, Reddit impose a ban on users from India and completely cut off Indian users from making accounts on these apps, you will never see a mass usage of desi Indian apps by our Indian population because our marketing strategies suck big time.

 

[Azaad]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/ZU5Dun45w14?si=Gu9efSMnKfowRk4n

The pinned comment elaborates on the issue

 

[DingDong]

The problem of making a domestic equivalent to apps like X (Formerly Twitter, most still call it Twitter), Youtube (Yt), Telegram (T.G), Instagram (I.G) etc is not a technical one but rather a commercial one.

We have competent enough app developers in India to make such a task possible. We Indians have achieved great feats in the programing, coding, IT sectors etc. India has one of the most advanced IT sectors on the planet, and is in the list of countries of "Top 10 countries with the best programmers".

If we want to make an App with the same functions as X, we will (Not can, but WILL!) do it. The same applies to any desi-alternative that we would want to make. But the problem is: Who will use it? Let's face it, most of the Indian population will never bother to use it, simply because they won't find it interesting.

Unless there comes a day when apps like X, YouTube, Telegram, Instagram, Discord, Reddit impose a ban on users from India and completely cut off Indian users from making accounts on these apps, you will never see a mass usage of desi Indian apps by our Indian population because our marketing strategies suck big time.

All of those SM platforms offer clear differentiation and benefits over one another (one cannot substitute another), and that is why the SM users end up creating separate accounts on all of those platforms.

All of those platforms are free for use.

There is absolutely no perceived value for an end user to switch over to a copycat. Koo flopped because there was no clear product differentiator.

Take Twitch as a case study, Microsoft brought in Mixer to compete with it. Microsoft had to shut it down after sinking in millions of dollars.

 

[silentassassin265]

Folks can anyone point out how much has govt implemented it's first 100 days action plan
As first 30 days are over

0%

 

[silentassassin265]

France runs risk of economic meltdown after high earners looking at fleeing country over wealth taxes

France is currently facing a risk of economic meltdown in the country as high earners in the country are looking to flee the country over 90 percent taxes, according to reports. The nation may be on the brink of financial crisis if this situation occurs, claim banking experts.

m.economictimes.com

90% tax on earning more than 350000 euros

 

[jaijaganath]

0%

Is it bcoz it was usual jumla or excuse of having lesser number seats than last time

 

[Tibarn]

Folks can anyone point out how much has govt implemented it's first 100 days action plan
As first 30 days are over

PM Modi announces on India Today: 'Not first 100, but 125-day plan for 3rd term’

PM Narendra Modi, in an exclusive interview, said he was inspired to think of a blueprint for the first 125 days of his third term after seeing the enthusiasm among first-time voters.

www.indiatoday.in

He actually changed it to 125 days before the election. I haven't seen any news on what has actually been announced so far, and the news articles on the topic only seem like rumors.

 

[Azaad]

No mass malpractice in NEET: Centre to Supreme Court

Union govt opposes NEET-UG 2024 retest demand, citing IIT-Madras report rejecting widespread malpractices. NTA affirms only 47 suspected in paper leak.

www.hindustantimes.com

CBI Arrests 'Rocky', Alleged Mastermind In NEET-UG Paper Leak Case

The CBI has arrested a man called Rakesh Ranjan, alias Rocky, who is believed to be the kingpin in the NEET paper leak case, sources said Thursday afternoon.

www.ndtv.com

 

[spindrift]

Folks can anyone point out how much has govt implemented it's first 100 days action plan
As first 30 days are over

Dude, they have an action plan?

 

[jaijaganath]

Dude, they have an action plan?

Yes few articles
But again from source not officially but few bjp leaders were backing it

 

[Sanatani]

The situation in UP BJp has worsened further in last one month. Factionism has become stronger. Modi and Shah need to give local leadership decision making powers.

 

[Azaad]

Frankly I don't think it's happening. If it hasn't happened in Gujarat in all the years the duo have been in power & that was a good 12 years & the subsequent 10 years when they moved to the centre where they've ensured lightweights being annointed as CMs , what makes you think it'd happen now ?

It'd happen only if RSS lays down the line else post Modi the BJP is looking at a long time in political wilderness at least as far as the centre goes. They may still manage to salvage things at the state level .

The situation in UP BJp has worsened further in last one month. Factionism has become stronger. Modi and Shah need to give local leadership decision making powers.

 

[Azaad]

View: https://youtu.be/biAXcy_pdKo?si=FG1bG7isyaRRHT6C

I wonder when will the good people of AP carry out Jagan's Odarpu Yatra . Perhaps Telugu bidda here can clarify.

Btw - It's a win win situation for Jagan. First pauperise the state & consequently the people , then distribute rice bags thru BiL Pastor Anil Kumar to alleviate their hunger & harvest their souls.

 

[coalmine]

View: https://x.com/SaffronSunanda/status/1811352935009272069

 

[coalmine]

View: https://x.com/IndianTechGuide/status/1811612802232033481

Boys are not marrying without a stable job


View: https://youtu.be/Lze3QW3Fi7U?si=C1VHmmdKyIWujAkl

Meanwhile one can call a chef to cook at home by this startup

 

[Vinash]

View: https://youtu.be/biAXcy_pdKo?si=FG1bG7isyaRRHT6C

I wonder when will the good people of AP carry out Jagan's Odarpu Yatra . Perhaps Telugu bidda here can clarify.

Btw - It's a win win situation for Jagan. First pauperise the state & consequently the people , then distribute rice bags thru BiL Pastor Anil Kumar to alleviate their hunger & harvest their souls.

People won't.
A significant section of our population, regardless of state, is filled with leeches who don't have the IQ to understand basic finances.
The guy actually has a cult following in a section of Andhra society. He's referred to as Jagan "Anna," where Anna means Elder Brother.
Yes, a section of the population has such a low IQ that they refer to this criminal scum as "Elder Brother" because he gives some freebies to the sheep.

 

[Azaad]

The unofficial policy of the UP and Bihar governments has always been to digest the unemployable youth into the education sector to keep them busy and well-fed so that they don't become nuisance to the society.

BJP lost an election in UP after it tried to punish the widespread cheating in the board exams.

Corruption in India is not a disease infecting only the politicians and the bureaucracy. Corruption has become institutionalized in India. It has got social approval, only those who get negatively effected crib about it. It is a way of life.

In a democracy, the people end up with the government and leaders they deserve.

I beg to differ. What may have been true for the 2000s & earlier need not be true today. YA should issue warnings to the errant employees.

If they still don't comply , threaten dismissal & while issuing the warnings also make provisions for conducting parallel recruitment.

Isn't the employment situation in UP bad with millions making multiple attempts for a government post sometimes perishing in the attempt ? Well this here is the right opportunity for them .

At some point we'd have to crack the whip. Across the nation. We can't merely state that there can be no improvement & continue making adjustments for corruption incompetence & malfeasance.

 

[bakofbakchod]

It's amazing how every single big forum is controlled by Indian leftists and commies. It is impossible to write anything remotely positive about india on reddit without getting banned. Here is a challenge: find a single positive thread in r/india. 90% of the news is some random killing, r@pe story or now collapse stuff. Even twitter is full of leftist handles who amplify the worst of the country to a international audience. Even the indiatech handles have started doing it. Literally a hopeless country.

 

[bakofbakchod]

UP government did not cancel the biometrics. They have allowed a 30min grace period and have not budged on anything else. Many states are also clamping down on this. Looks like the state of gormint schools have become so bad that they are forced to do this.

3K staffers of 167 Haryana colleges skip biometric attendance, notices sent - The Tribune

Ravinder Saini Rohtak, July 11 The Department of Higher Education (DHE) has begun tightening the noose around employees who don’t comply with the mandatory biometric attendance marking. According to sources, 3,086 teaching and non-teaching employees at 167 government colleges across...

www.tribuneindia.com

 

[bakofbakchod]

It's amazing how every single big forum is controlled by Indian leftists and commies. It is impossible to write anything remotely positive about india on reddit without getting banned. Here is a challenge: find a single positive thread in r/india. 90% of the news is some random killing, r@pe story or now collapse stuff. Even twitter is full of leftist handles who amplify the worst of the country to a international audience. Even the indiatech handles have started doing it. Literally a hopeless country.

and this is why we actually need our own social media platforms. there are some things in India that needs more attention, espeically in dehat land, without the rest of the world needing to know. our english handles and media love screaming loudly on all crime happening in dehatland in english, which then propagates to the whole world