This, is really telling us what we already know from the perpecitve of academic research. It speaks volumes for the gullability of US voters and citizens generally. IMO, America has had too good for too long (since the late 40s). And while it has grown fat on the back of a system that gave it more power than it knew what to do with, more power than any other sovereign nation, the USians have grown complacent, entitled, and enthralled by their power, blind to the work that is required to maintain a thriving and healthy social democracy. America, like all empires had it coming.

“For Orbán in Hungary, it took about four years, for Vučić in Serbia, it took eight years, and for Erdoğan in Turkey and Modi in India, it took about 10 years to accomplish the suppression of democratic institutions that Trump has achieved in only one year,” Lindberg says.” Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/mar/17/trump-is-aiming-for-dictatorship-thats-the-verdict-of-the-worlds-most-credible-democracy-watchdog

#USEmpire #DeclineOfDemocracy #Oligarchy #EU #India #Turkey #Hungary

‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog

Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too, says writer Martin Gelin

The Guardian

Agenzia Nova: Business news: India, produzione otto settori industriali principali rallenta al 2,3 per cento a febbraio

22 mar 01:00 - (Agenzia Nova) - Gli otto settori "core" dell'industria indiana - carbone, petrolio greggio, gas naturale, prodotti petroliferi... (Inn)

Business news: India, production of the eight main industrial sectors slows to 2.3 percent in February

22 Mar 01:00 - (Agenzia Nova) - The eight “core” sectors of the Indian industry - coal, crude oil, natural gas, petroleum products... (Inn)

#India #23percent #AgenziaNova #Indian

https://www.agenzianova.com/a/69bf32bc676e81.27630437/7175149/2026-03-22/business-news-india-produzione-otto-settori-industriali-principali-rallenta-al-2-3-per-cento-a-febbraio

https://www.wacoca.com/news/2795697/ インドLPG危機は対岸の火事と言えるのか 給料未払いと工場停止が映す「エネルギー依存国」の脆さ – coki (公器) #India #インド

This Bombay biryani video is amazing (and I have eaten it)

https://youtu.be/UfhVuZyhIxA

#Food #India

The Man Who Cooks Biryani for 300 People on the Mumbai Streets | Street Eats | Bon Appétit

YouTube

#Tehran proposes regional security framework excluding foreign powers; rejects nuclear-weapons claims amid ongoing war

#IranWar #India #MarketInsider

https://marketinsider.net/iran-sets-conditions-for-peace-in-call-with-modi-immediate-us-israel-ceasefire-no-recurrence-guarantees/

Iran Sets Conditions for Peace in Call with Modi: Immediate US-Israel Ceasefire, No Recurrence Guarantees - Market Insider

Tehran proposes regional security framework excluding foreign powers; rejects nuclear-weapons claims amid ongoing war

Market Insider

Another #Trump success story.

"More than 400 #TSA officers have quit since shutdown began
TSA employees have been working without pay during a partial shutdown of #DHS over demands to reform immigration enforcement."

#Russia #India #China #USA #Economy #Finance #Technology #Security #Hybrid

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/400-tsa-officers-quit-shutdown-rcna264581

More than 400 TSA officers have quit since shutdown began

More than 400 Transportation Security Administration workers have quit since a partial government shutdown that began on Feb. 14 has left them working without pay, the Department of Homeland Security said

NBC News
Iran war updates: Netanyahu threatens more attacks after strike on Arad

These were the updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran on Saturday, March 21, 2026.

Al Jazeera
Zetwerk, a manufacturing unicorn, is preparing to file for an IPO to raise up to 550 million USD at a 4 billion USD valuation, sources say. The Bengaluru-based company has hired Kotak, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs as lead bankers. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/zetwerk-ipo-size-valuation-timeline-and-other-details-we-know-so-far/articleshow/129722995.cms #India #Tech #IPO #Manufacturing
Zetwerk IPO: Size, valuation, timeline and other details we know so far

Zetwerk is preparing to confidentially file IPO papers to raise up to $550 million at a $4 billion valuation, including fresh equity and OFS. Led by Amrit Acharya, the move comes amid senior exits. Here’s a look at its IPO plans.

Economic Times