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Nita K

@nitajk.bsky.social

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Author of The Hawa Mahal Murders, PILF prize-winner, Journalist, Hand Reader.📍Pune India. Passionately interested in World Affairs, Health, Environment, Books. Next novel soon to be published. Working on the third book. https://www.nitajatarkulkarni.com

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · Dec 12

People put labels on others to understand them better or categorise them but humans are too complex, in my opinion. I don’t like labels. For example I am not a #leftist, #rightist or #centrist. I support ideas from all these #ideologies but no, I don’t lean towards any. I am just me. Nita.

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 3h

Also the poor wait till the last minute to go to the hospital. I personally know two cases when they were diagnosed in the 4th stage. One was a driver and the other my helper’s sister.

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 4h

And if people are stupid enough to believe it, God help America.

Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 5h

#Cancer has ↑ globally but death rates ↓ bc of modern medicine. In less dev countries however, death rates are up. In India, bc of late diagnosis/ltd access to healthcare, death rates have ↑ dramatically. When people are busy making ends meet, they don't visit clinics.

theprint.in/health/cance...

Cancer death rates declined globally between 1990 and 2023. India was an exception

Analysis by network of thousands of researchers and academics from around the world relied on cancer incidence & mortality rates for 204 countries and territories for 47 cancer types.

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 5h

The best people don't enter politics bc lying/cheating doesn't come easily to them. That's what people think. Why else do they have such a poor opinion of their elected officials? Even in developed countries like #Canada & #Japan people distrust #politicians.

www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...

A table showing how honest people think their politicians are. The people in developed countries generally have more favourable view of their politicians.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 22h

⚡️The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Maria Corina Machado.

The Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded it for "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 1d

If there's one thing India's been good at, it's stalling/strangulating the economy with umpteen licenses, custom duties (read tariffs) on almost everything imaginable & then letting loose a bevy of indifferent inspectors to regulate it. The US should learn from India's mistakes, but it won't.

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 1d

Indian surrogacy laws are puzzling. Disallowing commercial surrogacy makes sense to prevent the poor from being exploited, but disallowing unmarried women makes no sense esp as divorced & widowed women can. Single men cannot. The logic is "traditional family structure" or some nonsense like that.

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 1d

Quite a bit of the waste is imported illegally. These people recycle this waste, which is often contaminated, into making products and fuel etc. Many of these are toxic to people. Malaysia is cracking down on this practice.

Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 2d

This means that even after Trump, Trumpism is not going to die any time soon.

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 2d

I don't understand why everyone who works for Trump is so afraid of him that they willingly betray their own country. Bondi, especially as she is an elected person. What are these people really afraid of? Is any human being that scary?

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 2d

Feel so sad seeing this.

Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 2d

The US stock market is over heated and a market correction is expected in 6 months to 2 years.

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 2d

Some countries bury their waste, some send it to an offshore landfill (Singapore) but others unashamedly send it to poorer countries. UK produces the 2nd largest amnt of plastic waste per capita globally & exports it out. #Waste colonialism its called.

#environment

tinyurl.com/mvbmarhc

Ending waste colonialism: why the UK must act to ban its plastic waste exports now - EIA

We investigate and campaign against environmental crime and abuse

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 3d

If you thought that the US has given up Afghanistan, that's a mistake. US wants back control of the Bagram air base in Afghanistan. US is not satisfied with Pakistan being its vassal state, it wants Afghanistan too.

www.deccanherald.com/india/india-...

Bagram Air Base: India Opposes US Bid In Afghanistan

US Military Control: India joins China, Russia, and others in opposing the US effort to regain control of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

www.deccanherald.com

Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 3d

Pakistan plans to grant the US a mgt role at Pasni Port-one of the most consequential geopolitical developments in recent years. Pasni proximity to Gwadar undermines China's long-term strategic objectives in the Arabian Sea. Pak is bending over backwards to please US.

www.ndtv.com/opinion/from...

Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 4d

After charging passengers for seats which aren’t even that desirable now a major airline will charge passengers to keep an empty seat next to them… great way to make money when the plane is going half-empty!

The Mirror @mirror.co.uk · 4d

Great news if you hate being bunched up next to strangers while flying – a major airline is now allowing passengers to bid to keep the seat next to them empty.

Major airline launches auction for passengers to keep seat next to them empty

www.mirror.co.uk

Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 5d

Every day there's bad news from America. And the bad news is becoming terrifying news. Judges homes burnt to the ground. Troops in one city after another. Economy, universities, healthcare...all in trouble. Govt. shutdown. Calls to end all opposition. There won't be any America left at this rate.

Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 5d

A Pakistani academic Junaid Ahmad says the tragedy is that while Pak's rulers bask in US attention, its people wallow in misery. India’s independence terrifies the US more than Pakistan’s instability...the joke is on the US, mistaking cheap theatrics for strategy.

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The Puppet Show of Power: India’s Defiance vs. Washington’s Stage Tricks | Countercurrents

There are moments in geopolitics when the farce is so elaborate, the hypocrisy so bald, that it deserves a standing ovation. The current theater surrounding India, the United States, Pakistan…

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 6d

True, every country has its own history and own unique relationship with immigrants. The author has generalised a lot, but even then, it does make one think as to how it all unfolded. However, I do think that visa policies have been reckless and inadvertently encouraged fraud.

Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 6d

Yes it was confusing and yes hard hearted as well but is it all untrue?

Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 6d

So Indians abroad are not liked anymore. Is it because their numbers reached a tipping point? Or because their success caused resentment? Even so, surely it's because of flawed visa regimes? Wherever lies the blame, the reality is there for all to see.

theprint.in/opinion/indi...

The Indian diaspora is under attack. What has gone wrong?

From Indian-origin people being kicked out of Uganda overnight to facing racism in Canada and the UK today, these instances offer lessons for the Indian diaspora.

theprint.in

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 6d

#Cancer is attacking the young & genetics is not the cause. 75% of cases are coming up in those with no family history or genetic predisposition. Growing evidence is pointing to ultra-processed food as a major cause.

#health

tinyurl.com/ynbscdjj

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Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 6d

What about the rogue Supreme Court judges? Will they ever be indicted?

Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 6d

Hmm, might. Or it can blow up in their faces.

Nita K @nitajk.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, one wrong move and it can escalate. A very dangerous game indeed.