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@TheEmissaryCo "Outsiders like me usually envision the Chinese as atheists en masse. But its fascinating to see Chinese Buddhist worship in front of you. Monks lead ceremonial chants joined by lay followers. Esoteric & ritual offerings are a mainstay. People pray & pay homage to Lord Buddha & Bodhisattvas just as they do to deities & saints in other religions. The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Singapore certainly is distinctly Chinese modeled off of Tang architecture & Mahayana Buddhism. But also there is an unmistakable Indic element. The English explainer boards all use Sanskrit names for terms. The chants"
X Link @TheEmissaryCo 2025-10-07T03:30Z 43.2K followers, 5594 engagements

"Cannot be hammered enough that the TALIBAN - yes the literal TALIBAN - has better communications & Info Warfare during conflict than India. Instead we had Indian media directed to commit a coordinated seppuku claiming Karachi was being bombed + 'strategic silence' from GOI/IAF"
X Link @TheEmissaryCo 2025-10-15T14:45Z 43.2K followers, 12.3K engagements

"Succession will be a tricky affair due to internal dynamics like region/caste. Modi's number X Amit Shah is an obvious candidate - but he's also the same ethnicity as Modi Gujarati which is a bad look (Shah also has other image issues but could be overcome). IMO BJP may opt for a 'stop-gap' candidate that is less high-octane & more amenable to allies & fits caste/region arithmetic - (Shivraj Singh Chouhan - he is not a live player tho). What happens after will be interesting. Yogi Adityanath (CM of India's largest state) could def be a 'kinetic' candidate but he faces an uphill battle for"
X Link @TheEmissaryCo 2025-10-16T10:20Z 43.2K followers, 30.2K engagements

"Some thoughts on India/BJP after Modi. One trend I ponder about though is natural anti-incumbency towards the BJP as they've been in power so long increasingly being seen as the 'establishment' (even tho they are not in the fashion the INC was/is). In the case of an alliance for power I can see an elevation of Chandrababu Naidu as Prime Minister he could function as a less-ideological but pro-development PM + pressure release for incumbency towards the BJP. Ironically BJP's cultural agenda could receive a shot in the arm at least via backend moves as less spotlight would be on it during"
X Link @TheEmissaryCo 2025-10-16T10:25Z 43.2K followers, 31.5K engagements

"@veryrv75 push back is XXX% rational & right. don't disagree there at all"
X Link @TheEmissaryCo 2025-10-15T08:41Z 43.2K followers, XX engagements

"Lots of people praising this move & pointing to Sanghavi as the next big thing coming out of Gujarat. Can any Gujaratis tell me more about him & give some color"
X Link @TheEmissaryCo 2025-10-17T09:33Z 43.2K followers, 47.4K engagements

"After Gaza there is a lot of money & energy now to be directed somewhere else. People must be paid donations must be raised a cause must be constructed. India is the natural next staging ground for toxic progressive activism. Various 'good' ethno-religious groups hate it. Plenty of sepoys both in India & abroad to pound sand. Many fissures ready to be ripped open. And a crucial section to focus on is the rise of Indian-American fortunes in the US. Indian-Americans are/will be viewed as a privileged group. And that privilege will stupidly transfer to India painting India as an oppressive state"
X Link @TheEmissaryCo 2025-10-16T10:37Z 43.2K followers, 4503 engagements

"The Ambedkarite movement was well entrenched via both academia & on ground via BAMCEF & other organizations doing grassroots work in SC/ST communities prior to 2014. Seeing how caste provided a cracker against an emerging Hindu vote it was naturally used by the opposition. There is no conspiracy wrt Ambedkarism's rise because it is simply an effective political tool against the United Spectrum of Hindu Votes (USHV - when's the last time you saw this acronym lol tell's you half the issue). Jatitva provides a big dent in Hindutva when the polls arrive. BJP's recent wins lean more towards a"
X Link @TheEmissaryCo 2025-10-15T08:34Z 43.2K followers, 6412 engagements

"Truthnvke. Vishnu only committed violence to protect his devotees not to avenge personal grudges (Shishupal had a karmic backstory). In fact those who hated Him were granted salvation due to their obsessive thoughts towards Him"
X Link @TheEmissaryCo 2025-10-07T13:43Z 43.2K followers, 21.6K engagements

"Tamil Nadu went from being one of most influential regions of India (Vedanta Bhakti South East Asia conquest etc.) to becoming a completely insular & parochial state culturally. Such a shame for a great region. All thanks to Dravidianism"
X Link @TheEmissaryCo 2025-10-15T09:00Z 43.2K followers, 9574 engagements

"laughing so hard at this ngl 😂🤣😭"
X Link @TheEmissaryCo 2025-10-16T17:21Z 43.2K followers, 18.9K engagements