Siddharth

@svaradarajan

Founding Editor of @thewire_in "I will converse if you, sire, will converse in the speech of the learned, but if you converse in the speech of kings I will not"

New Delhi, India

Joined February 2009

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Siddharth@svaradarajan · 9 h

Strategic surrender Narendra Modi has been outmanoeuvred by Beijing | @SushantSin writes some uncomfortable home truths telegraphindia.com/opinion/strate…

svaradarajan's tweet card. While the government clings to a domestic narrative of strength against China at the border, the ground realities are inconveniently stark. The Sino-India border is neither normal nor dispute-free

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This was said by an Israeli deputy defence minister, Mayan Vilnai, way back in 2008 (H/t @Jonathan_K_Cook) We cannot say there was no warning. “Israel's deputy defence minister yesterday warned his country was close to launching a huge military operation in Gaza and said…

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After the horrors of the second world war, Rwanda, Myanmar and Srebrenica, the world said “never again”. Without action, there’s a risk it will shrug its shoulders and say “never mind”. m.thewire.in/article/world/… via @thewire_In

svaradarajan's tweet card. After the horrors of the second world war, Rwanda, Myanmar and Srebrenica, the world said “never again”. Without action, there’s a risk it will shrug its shoulders and say “never mind”.

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Tikender Panwar, former deputy mayor of Shimla writes — Why Parliamentary Rituals and Performative Gestures Won’t Save Our Cities m.thewire.in/article/enviro… via @thewire_In

svaradarajan's tweet card. India’s urban future cannot be scripted in auditoriums in Gurugram. It must be built in the everyday struggles of councillors, sanitation workers, street vendors, and residents who are fighting to...

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Bihar SIR: Parliament Stalemate Continues As Govt Remains Non-Committal on Opp’s Demands @SravastiDasgup2 reports on the day’s developments m.thewire.in/article/govern… via @thewire_In

svaradarajan's tweet card. The opposition has been demanding a discussion on, among other issues, the Bihar SIR, but the government has remained non-committal over whether a discussion will be held on the issue next week.

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Siddharth@svaradarajan · 2 h

Statehood Now: J&K Leaders Across Parties Demand Rights youtu.be/2mV2wxbCZG4?si… via @YouTube

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Soliman Hijjy@SolimanHijjy · Jul 23

Palestinian Ministry of Health – Gaza: Hospitals in the Gaza Strip recorded 10 new deaths due to famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of deaths from famine and malnutrition to 111. #GazaStarving

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Dr Fadel Naim@fnaim65 · Jul 24

From Dr. Ahmad Abu Nada, vascular surgery consultant in Gaza, who has been working non-stop since the war began: “I collapsed two days ago from exhaustion, hunger, and low blood sugar. An hour later, they found a spoon of sugar, stirred it into tea—so I could get back to…

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Soliman Hijjy@SolimanHijjy · 19 h

73 Palestinians martyred in #Gaza since Thursday morning, including 22 waiting for aid and a child who died of hunger. A total of 73 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the early hours of Thursday, July 24, 2025, due to a series of ongoing Israeli attacks…

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Soliman Hijjy@SolimanHijjy · 7 h

Journalist Adam Abu Harbeed was killed along with his wife and children after Israeli forces targeted their tent in Al-Yarmouk camp, in the center of Gaza City. The entire family was wiped out in the strike — a devastating tragedy that reflects the scale of loss, as entire…

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‘You Speak Bengali, So You Are Bangladeshi’: Muslim Families Across Delhi-NCR Allege Police Harassment | @atulhowale18 reports m.thewire.in/article/rights… via @thewire_In

svaradarajan's tweet card. Families in Delhi and Ghaziabad told The Wire that the police harassed them even as they possessed a number of official Indian documents.

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Muneef Khan@Muneef_Khan · 11 h

“I told [Karim] Khan that he was partly responsible for the blood, pain and suffering of Gaza, after October 7th, 2023.” thehindu.com/news/internati…

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Moazzam Malik@MoazzamTMalik · Jul 24

#Gaza ~ humanitarian goods & access are being used as instruments of war & occupation. This pattern goes back 20 yrs Children are dying PM @number10gov must act with partners to turn words into action Stop this horror - now! Interview @SkyYaldaHakim youtu.be/VN49K1Tqa28?fe…

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The Wire@thewire_in · 4 h

Bihar SIR: Over 61 Lakh people to be left out from the electoral rolls x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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Siddharth@svaradarajan · 9 h

We used to argue earlier that it was wrong for Israel to occupy Palestinian land. We used to argue that it was wrong for Israel to build settlements for its citizens on occupied Palestinian territory. We used to argue that it was wrong for Israeli settlers to be allowed to…

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Urvish Kothari ~ उर्वीश कोठारी@urvish2020 · 24 h

The Order of the Westarctica, Merit of Londonia, and Star of Seborga...the missed opportunity.

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Kanak Mani Dixit@KanakManiDixit · 24 h

Today, we nine Nepali citizens wrote to Prime Minister KP Oli demanding that Govt. of Nepal have a clear position against the genocide being conducted by PM Netanyahu against Palestinians of Gaza. Nepal should have the confidence of its history and society to do so. @RoiSimyoni

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Siddharth@svaradarajan · 10 h

Received this via a forward, written by @ezzingaza I swear to you. Before God. Before this wretched century. Before whatever last flicker of humanity may still remain in me, what I saw today was not life. It was the collapse of everything that ever claimed to be sacred. Once,…

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