ARA & M Ltd ?

 

 

[ Short for , “ Ambani, Rupani , Adani & Musk Ltd ]

 

Curtain-Raiser :

Tesla will enter India next year, CEO Elon Musk confirmed on Friday

Yesterday , Elon Musk tweeted :

Replying to

@elonmusk

@WholeMarsBlog

and

@MKBHD

Hey Elon , just thought we'd put this out here. We wait and hang on to hope wrt "hopefully soon" for India Tesla entry. Would love to hear of any progress in this regard.

 

 

Replying to

@TeslaClubIN

@WholeMarsBlog

and

@MKBHD

Next year for sure

1:02 PM · Oct 2, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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Will history repeat itself ?

A few years back , when Mamta Banerjee threw TATA NANO Motors out of W Bengal, Shri Narendra Modi ( at that time, CM of Gujarat ) sent following SMS to Ratan Tata :

“ Welcome to Gujarat “

Within 14 months TATA started production of NANO cars at Sanand ( Gujarat )

That cryptic invite by CM , prompted many other foreign Car Manufacturers ( and Auto Component manufacturers ) to set up production facilities at Sanand

Now current Gujarat CM , Shri Vijaybhai Rupani , too is a BANIA – but with a difference !

He does not like ambiguity / uncertainty / leaving things to imagination !

So most likely, his WhatsApp Message ( or posting on Elon Musk’s Twitter page ), is likely to be :

“ Elon , welcome to Gujarat for setting up your Tera-Factory

Attached find :

Ø  Relevant GR ( Government Resolution ) of Gujarat Government, allotting to TESLA , a 10,000 acre plot of land ( absolutely FREE of COST ), next to MUNDRA port

Ø  A Google Map of the land showing attached ADANI Jetty ( for exporting TESLA EVs, all over the World )

Ø  Draft of a Joint Sector MOU ( between Gujarat Govt / Ambani / Adani and TESLA )

Please indicate date / time when we can discuss using ZOOM ,

Ø  MOU draft

Ø  Other incentives that my government may extend to your EV project

Ø  Appointment of OSD ( Officer on Special Duty ) who will obtain all permissions in advance and work for successful and quick implementation of your project. He will be a Secretary level officer with no other duty   

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WHO WILL BRING WHAT TO THE TABLE ?

[ A ]….. Rupani ( Gujarat Government )

Ø  Free land + other incentives +  Free Electricity + relaxed labour laws + advance permissions / exemptions

[ B ]…… Ambani

Ø  Finance + Online Marketing Network of Reliance Retail / Reliance Jio + Reliance Petrol Pumps converted into EV battery Charging Stations

[ C ]….. Adani

Ø  An automated / dedicated jetty at MUNDRA port + Solar-based electricity from its Solar Farms

[ D ]….. Musk

Ø  Latest battery technology unveiled on Battery Day to bring down Battery cost to $ 50 / Kwh , which can bring down the “ On-road Selling Price of a EV to Rs 7 lakhs “ ( unbeatable for world-wide exports )

 

Ø  GRID-SIZE Lithium-Ion Battery Storages for storing 317 GW of Solar Power potential at deserts of Kutchh – Spiti – Ladakh etc

 

Ø  Mass production of Solar-powered Roof Tiles ( to create EV Battery Charging Points in every building ) – thereby eliminating / reducing need for roadside Battery Charging stations . EVs can be charged at home during night

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As to my past persuasion ( of Elon and Govt of India ), refer to my following e-mails :

All Charged Up ?...........................................................................[ 15 Aug 2016 ]

Welcome ! Elon Musk ………………………………………………………………………………[ 10 Feb 2017 ]

Piyush Goyal is a Visionary ! …………………………………………………………………..[ 19 Mar 2017 ]

INDIA : the NEW LAND OF THE RISING SUN ?...................................[ 01 Apr 2017 ]

From ELON to ION …………………………………………………………………………………….[ 11 May 2017 ]

Will Tesla follow Apple ? …………………………………………………………………………..[ 23 May 2017 ]

ENABLE ELON TO CATALYSE ! ………………………………………………………………….[ 15 June 2017 ]

Is it NOW or NEVER ? ……………………………………………………………………………….[ 23 June 2017 ]

Elon : Hesitation Can Hurt ! ……………………………………………………………………..[ 03 July 2017 ]

Elon : Widow Opens ( Door is not closed, either )…………………………………….[ 07 July 2017 ]

An Electric Future ? …………………………………………………………………………………….[ 17 Aug 2017 ]

Smart Cars , Safe Cars , Social Cars ? ………………………………………………………[ 31 Aug 2017 ]

Gadkariji is Angry ……………………………………………………………………………………….[ 12 Sept 2017 ]

A Rapidly Shifting Paradigm ………………………………………………………………………[ 03 Dec 2017 ]

Auto Industry : Policy Inputs …………………………………………………………………….[ 27 Dec 2017 ]

National Energy Storage Mission ……………………………………………………………….[ 19 Feb 2018 ]

#ElectricVehicle #ElonMusk ……………………………………………………………………….[ 23 april 2018 ]

Crossing the Seven Seas [ 7 C ]…………………………………………………………………[ 10 Sept 2018 ]

Mobility on the Move – Finally ……………………………………………………………………[ 09 Mar 2019 ]

A School Grade Math ? ……………………………………………………………………………….[ 04 June 2020 ]

EV : Battery Charging Stations : Solar power Storage ……………………………..[ 13 Sept 2020 ]

Trying to beat Lithium-Ion Battery ? …………………………………………………………..[ 19 Sept 2020 ]

 

 

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Related Readings :

Why PM Narendra Modi visited Tesla Motors headquarters  /  06 Oct 2015

 

Extract :

  When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Tesla Motors headquarters near San Francisco last week, he was almost reading the writing on the wall, that solar is going to be the fuel of this century.

 At Tesla, Modi was not really looking to bring the technology behind Elon Musk’s highly successful, but extremely expensive, cars to India.

In fact, the Indian delegation had its eyes on his Powerwall and how this solar battery could help us tap one resource we have in abundance.

The $3000 Tesla Powerwall, or any similar concept, could help make a lot of Indian households self-sufficient in their energy needs at least for most of the year

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With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@recuitGuru.com  /  03 Oct 2020  

Ravishankar Prasadji : Go-To Minister for All Reasons

 

You can also call him : Ravi that shines 24x7

Here is why :

 

Day-before-Yesterday :

Ø  Indian App Owners consider approaching Minister for Electronics and Information Technology ( MeITY ) for launching an INDIAN APP STORE

(  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/startup-founders-bat-for-an-indian-app-store/articleshow/78418325.cms )

 

Yesterday :

Ø  I sent following E Mail to Shri Prasad , supporting the idea – but requesting Shri Prasad to not stop with just launching of INDIAN APP STORE but go the whole hog to break-up the monopoly of GAFA ( Google – Apple – Facebook – Amazon )

 (  https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2020/09/gafa-aka-monopoly-v-20.html )

Two hours later, I found following tweet by Shri Prasad :

“ Encouraging Indian app developers is vital to create an #AatmanirbharBharat app ecosystem. Happy that @YourStoryCo has come out with AppNirbhar Bharat Report that analyses Indian apps ecosystem & gives notable suggestions from Indian app developers “

Today ( 02 Oct ) :

Ø  Morning news-papers reported :

  India open to launching own app store as start-ups criticise Google: Report

 

Also ,

 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/centre-open-to-launching-an-indian-app-store/articleshow/78438620.cms

 

 Extract :

Ø  India is open to launching its own mobile app store or expanding an existing one if it receives enough demand from domestic firms for an alternative to Apple and Google platforms, a senior government official said on Thursday

Ø  Indian start-ups have criticized the company for policies they say stifle their growth.

Ø  In response to an earlier media report, a senior Indian official told Reuters New Delhi hasn't received any formal request but was willing to consider developing a mobile platform where apps could be downloaded.

Ø  India already runs a mobile app store that lists over 1200 mainly government-backed applications, but also Paytm, and the government could also consider expanding that instead of starting from scratch, the official added

Ø  "It's absolutely necessary to have a local app store," said Vishal Gondal, co-founder of Bengaluru-based gaming firm nCore Games

Ø  India already has an app store for governance-centric apps, which can be scaled up to begin with…

Ø  In addition, there is a need to also introduce policies requiring handset manufacturers to pre-load alternative app store….

Ø  The Indian government “ is not averse to the idea “ of launching its own app store..

Developing a desi rival for Google’s Play Store

Extract :

Ø  Vijay Shekhar Sharma of Paytm, Deep Kalra of MakeMyTrip, Vishal Gondal of Goqii, and founders of other start-ups including PolicyBazaar and Sharechat, ae brainstorming on the possibility of creating a new platform to rival Google’s Play Store.

Ø  The thinking is the need for an Indian app store to ensure that a viable alternative platform to Google’s

Ø  T V Mohands Pai, Chairman, Aarin Capital Partners, strongly believes that India should have its own app store and have regulations that will force digital monopolies to first issue a notice, have a cure period and only then act, instead of removing them directly

Ø  “ It is a bit like China where an entire alternative to western internet ecosystem has developed “, said Santosh Pai, Honorary Fellow at the Institute of Chinese Studies

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Related Readings :

Google will pay publishers $ 1 BILLION to quell claims of unfairly profiting from their content

Extract :

Ø  Google has announced a new initiative called Google News Showcase that will pay select publishers for content the showcase is populated with. Currently, Google has set aside $1 billion to pay publishers over the next three years to get the initiative off the ground. 

Ø  But the Showcase initiative isn’t an altruistic move on Google’s part. The search giant has come under increasing pressure from publishers and regulators in recent years about the way it profits from the work publishers do. 

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Senate Panel will Subpoena CEOs of Google, FB & Twitter

Extract :

Ø  A Senate panel voted Thursday to compel testimony from the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter as lawmakers opened a new front in the battle over hate speech, misinformation and perceived political bias on social media a month before the presidential election.

Ø  The Senate Commerce Committee authorized subpoenas for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai of Google and Twitter's Jack Dorsey to force them to appear at a planned hearing if they do not agree to do so voluntarily

Ø  The committee's unanimous vote marked the start of a new bipartisan initiative against Big Tech companies

Ø  At a White House event last week, officials said the legislative proposal would protect the open internet and prevent hidden manipulation by social media

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Exclusive: China preparing an antitrust investigation into Google - sources

Extract :

China is preparing to launch an antitrust probe into Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google, looking into allegations it has leveraged the dominance of its Android mobile operating system to stifle competition, two people familiar with the matter said.

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Dear Shri RaviShankar Prasadji,

 

Many thanks for the speed with which you have responded positively

Continuous pressure from EU – USA – Australia, has forced Google to pay the print media for their content.

It seems Google has accepted the principle :

“ Content creators / Data owners , must be compensated for their data “

It is high time to extend the same principle to the use of PRIVATE PERSONAL DATA of 600 million Indian Users, by Google and all Social Media / E Com websites etc

They MUST be made to compensate 600 million Indians for selling ( using ) their data to Advertisers and making huge profit

Very likely, China will demand that, every-time an Android-based smart phone is used by a Chinese Citizen, Google pay that citizen, ONE Yuan ( = Rs 10.82 )

My calculations show that ( if my suggestion outlined in following emails are implemented ), each Indian User would get a MONTHLY compensation of Rs 30,000 / -

( I call this mechanism , a UBI which costs NOTHING to our Government – and which all political parties would support whole-heartedly ! )

All that we need is the political will

 Digital Dividend from Demographic Data [ 4 D ]…………………..... [ 14 Feb 2019 ]

 

 SARAL ( Single  Authentic  Registration for Anywhere  Login )…[ 10 Feb 2019 ]

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 02 Oct 2020

PS :

On this birthday of Mahatma Gandhi , do we have the courage to tell the Neo Data Imperialists ,

“ Pay up or QUIT  INDIA “ ?

 

GAFA ( aka Monopoly V 2.0 ? )

 

 

Monopoly V 1.0 , was East India Company

Extract :

By 1803, at the height of its rule in India, the East India company had a private army of about 260,000—twice the size of the British Army, with Indian revenues of £13,464,561 (equivalent to £229.9 million in 2019 = $ 297 million ) and expenses of £14,017,473 (equivalent to £239.3 million in 2019).^[17][18] 

The company eventually came to rule large areas of India with its private armies, exercising military power and seizing administrative functions.^[19] 

Company rule in India effectively began in 1757 and lasted until 1858, when, following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Government of India Act 1858 led to the British Crown's assuming direct control of the Indian subcontinent in the form of the new British Raj.

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Fast forward by 200 years, and now we have,

Monopoly V 2.0 ( aka, GAFA = Google + Apple + Facebook + Amazon )

Between them, their current market-cap is approx. $ 5 Trillion ( approx. 2 TIMES of India’s GDP in 2020 )

About 16,835 times the revenue that East India Company earned 200 years ago

To know how much revenues GAFA companies earned in recent years, click here

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Who all are worried about GAFA monopoly ?

Following Industry Leaders :

Vijay Shekhar Sharma   [ Paytm  /  vss@paytm.com ]

Ø  Yashish Dahiya             [ PolicyBazaar  /  yashish@policybazaar.com / alok@policybazaar.com ]

Ø  Murugavel  jankiraman  [ Matrimony.com  /  murugavel@matrimony.com ]

Ø  Vishwas Patel  ……………..[ CC Avenue / vishwas@avenue.info ]

Ø  Ankush Sachdev ………[ ShareChat / ankush@sharechat.co / press@sharechat.co ]

Ø  Dr Ritesh Malik             [ Innov8 / dr@innov8.work / hello@oyoworkspaces.com ]

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How are they planning to challenge GAFA monopoly ?

They are joining hands to seek support from the Govt for an OVERARCHING DIGITAL ECO-SYSTEM

Context :

Startup Founders Bat for an Indian App Store

Extract :

Ø  A number of leading technology entrepreneurs are joining hands to petition the government seeking support to create an overarching Indian digital app ecosystem to counter what they view as the dominance of US technology giants Google and Apple.

Ø  At a meeting on Tuesday, the group discussed ways to establish a large-scale platform that will host local apps and break the duopoly of Google's Play Store and Apple's App Store, as well as a national-level lobby group to represent their interests, people privy to discussions told ET.

Ø  "If India has net neutrality, why can't we have app neutrality," said Janakiraman, who added that over 80% of those accessing the internet in India do so through digital applications and "it can't be completely controlled by Google since they own the Play Store."

Ø  "The company is forcing developers to use its own payment gateway, it is also controlling how ads appear and there are issues on search; they seem to have an unabated power over the entire ecosystem which we are against," said Patel.

Ø  The group plans to approach the Ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) to push the case for an Indian app store

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Dear Shri RaviShankar Prasadji,

 

Governments – and Startups – around the World are worried about getting decimated by GAFA’s ever-growing monopoly – and their ownership of entire Internet-based digital content

By leveraging this surreptitiously acquired OWNERSHIP of Private Personal Data of 400 million Indian Users , these companies are annually earning BILLIONS of dollars – without sharing a single rupee with the real data-owners

Even if you were to agree with industry-leaders listed above to set-up an Indian App Store, it should be only the very FIRST STEP, towards that OVERARCHING DIGITAL ECO-SYSTEM

I urge you to follow this up with the NEXT BIG STEP , described in my following emails :

Ø  Digital Dividend from Demographic Data [ 4 D ]…………………..... [ 14 Feb 2019 ]

Ø  SARAL ( Single  Authentic  Registration for Anywhere  Login )…[ 10 Feb 2019 ]

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 01 Oct 2020

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Related Radings :

Ø  A Greed-Ship named Facebook

Ø  Time for the Next Step