Pravir Krishna

मध्यावधि चुनावों से ट्रंप ने जो सबक नहीं सीखे उम्मीद तो यह थी कि मध्यावधि चुनावों में मिली करारी शिकस्त के बाद ट्रंप नए सिरे से शुरुआत करने और खुद को दोबारा खड़ा करने की कोई योजना बनाएंगे। यह भी लगा था कि अब वे अपना पूरा ध्यान जनता के मुद्दों पर लगाएंगे, जैसे बेलगाम महंगाई, पेट्रोल और राशन के बढ़ते दाम, इलाज का बढ़ता खर्च, आवास, शिक्षा, और ईरान-इज़राइल-फ़िलिस्तीन व यूक्रेन-रूस में चल रहे कभी न खत्म होने वाले युद्ध। ना...आ...आ...आ...आ! बिल्कुल नहीं। ट्रंप तो ट्रंप ठहरे। सबसे पहले उन्होंने व्हाइट हाउस की चीफ़ ऑफ़ स्टाफ़ को हटाया और उनकी जगह साक्षात "मिस्टर ईविल" को ही बिठा दिया। और अब वे अपने 1 अरब डॉलर के, 50 फ़ुट ऊँची छत वाले उस बॉलरूम पर "Harp" कर रहे हैं, जिसे वे एक्सप्रेस रफ़्तार से तैयार करवा रहे हैं!

Lessons Trump did not learn from the Mid Terms : One would have thought Trump would have plans to reboot and re launch afresh after the shellacking he received in the mid-terms. One also thought that he would devote his full attention to the issues of the people like high inflation and rising cost of gas and groceries, rising health costs, housing, education and the unending war in Iran-Israel-Palestine, and Ukraine - Russia etc now. Naaaaaaah . No way. Trump being Trump he first removed the White House Chief of Staff and promoted Mr Evil himself in her place. And, then it was time for “Harping” on his 1 billion dollar worth 50 ft ceiling ball room which he is now getting ready at express speed !

Mr Trump lost worse than Richard Nixon lost after Watergate in the early 1970s !! And, Watergate appears to be a child’s play compared to the hundreds of “Bigger” gates he has crossed over the last two years.

When we were as young as the present Gen Z we had these wonderful companions on TV. And, we waited for the news at 9 pm. Do the present generation have the same luxury ? I don’t think so.

Musings, 6 November 2026 Punjab, Yes “SIR” jee Punjab's Electoral Roll fell by about 13.60 lakh electors (6.33%) between the pre-SIR roll and the final roll. �📍Pre-SIR 9 June2026 - 2,14,61,04�📍Draft roll 13Aug2026 - 1,93,94,435 �📍Final roll 12 Oct 2026 2,01,00,727� 💥Net Reduction -13,60,316 / 6.33% How the roll moved 📍Draft stage: * 20.66 lakh names came off. 💥The four main reasons 📍5,74,568 dead, 📍4,12,715 untraceable or absent, 📍9,44,131 permanently shifted, 📍1,19,145 enrolled elsewhere. 📍This four add up to about 20.51 lakh; 📍the reports don't explain the remaining ~16,000 📍Punjab has 117 constituencies. 📍If we remove the dead and enrolled elsewhere, net Deletions come to 13,60,000. 📍An average of 12,000 votes have been deleted per constituency !! Make your own decisions vibrant Punjab !

What differentiates the American and Indian Democracies ? Your guess is as good as mine. It’s knowledge, translated to Hindi gyan !! We are more knowledgeable in the fine art of elections.

Nothing more nothing less. This is how the world feels right now. facebook.com/reel/1881025596…

Instagram now seems to be reporting from a different Planet !! I wonder why ??

AI but tugs your emotions

….”There comes a day in History when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance”said Nehru. That day seems to have come a second time around, today. Go India go …..

What happens to those electors where Elections have been done and dusted, eg, Delhi, Bihar and Bengal and Assam this cycle and Maharashtra and Haryana earlier. And, what happens to such people who lost their vote on account of this omission, for no fault of their's. Justice delayed is justice denied!! @SIR epaper.indianexpress.com/c/8…

Ahem... epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-…

After Gymkhana, this is the latest casualty.

Without Comment. Isn’t it self explanatory !

How neoliberalism turned the world against its young ?Obviously rising unemloyment is one of the factors. epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-…