Everybody has their dream. It doesn't matter which background you're from. They come to SOAS, so you'll be able to benefit enormously to see the world differently from many different pairs of eyes. I study MA international studies and diplomacy at SOAS. My classes include general diplomatic studies, international law and Middle East politics. You get people and you get a curriculum that you wouldn't have anywhere else. I think my experience studying at SOAS in Chinese art really sort of elevates my appreciation and understanding of art to another level. If I had to choose three words to sum up my experiences at SOAS, there is something for everyone. SOAS have really, in a practical sense, opened up a lot of doors for me, career-wise. What is great about living and studying in London is its rich history. Every day you've got so much to learn, so much to see, so much to experience. Well, my favorite thing about SOAS is the diversity. It was the most eclectic mix of people from a multitude of cultures and background. Because of the small size of these classrooms and tutorials, it contributes to more intimacy in terms of communications between the tutors, between the lecturers and the students. I was amazed by the attention that each student received from every member of the faculty. When you have such small classroom sizes, the traffic goes both ways. It would give you a broader perspective of seeing the world and then finding yourself in the world. Talking from a Chinese perspective, it will certainly give you a greater chance to develop your own personality and individuality. If I had any tips or advice for students who are looking at coming to study at SOAS, try to understand what the school is all about. It's not just the ranking, it's not just what it looks like superficially. It's also what SOAS stands for, the diversity, the history and the spirit of activism that is everywhere in a school when you're on campus. I find SOAS students are a great mix in terms of their ideas, their personalities. They all have a very clear but unique vision about their future. I definitely feel that I am part of something greater here at SOAS.


Now Taiwan will continue to play its role as a member of the international community and ensure regional peace and stability. President Tsai Ing-wen told a Western delegation of French senators on Thursday amid escalating tensions with China. Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen told senior French and Australian dignitaries on Thursday that the island seeks to work with other like-minded democracies and will ensure regional peace. The trips by four French senators and former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott come after four straight days of mass Chinese air force incursions into Taiwan's air defense zone. The French senators met with Tsai at the Presidential Palace, despite strong objections from China, which is always angered by visits of foreign officials. Tsai said Taiwan was very moved that the French senators decided to come, despite what she described as pressure, a reference to China. I want to take this opportunity to thank France for paying attention to the importance of the Taiwan Straits in the international arena and supporting Taiwan's international participation. Tsai gave a similar message in later remarks to Abbott, who told her he was in Taiwan to help end its international isolation, praising its democracy and handling of the global health crisis. Not everyone and not everywhere is pleased at Taiwan's progress. And I do note that Taiwan is challenged on an almost daily basis by its giant neighbour. Tsai did not directly mention the recent Chinese air force activities in public comments at her meetings with the senators or with Abbott. Neither France nor Australia have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, like most countries. But the island has sought support from them both as well as the U.S. and its other allies. China claims Taiwan has its own territory and has been exerting growing military and political pressure towards Taipei. About fresh news updates


The first step is the hardest, the challenge of what comes next, but the opportunities that come from stepping into the world make it worth it, no matter how big or small. The first step means something. Throughout the history of our country, the people who have taken bold steps are the ones who have taken Britain forward. The innovators, the entrepreneurs, the leaders. And now Britain is taking an ambitious leap into a brighter future, where the opportunities are immense. The vote to leave the EU was the largest democratic exercise ever conducted in the history of our great country. It was a vote for change, a vote for a future built on hope, not fear. A vote for the very best of what Britain is and can be.  We are going to restore trust in our democracy. We will fulfil the promise Parliament made to the people. We will get Brexit done, because getting Brexit done means we can focus on Britain's priorities once again. Safer streets, with 20,000 new police officers over the next three years. Better education with more funding for every child. And improved hospitals with record investment in our NHS. The naysayers will tell you that this is a time of fear and uncertainty and doom, but they are wrong. This is a time of hope and opportunity, a time when our shared future has so much potential. Britain, an open, outward looking, dynamic free trading country, a country ever more united with better infrastructure, better education and new technology. That is the Britain that we can build together. The path before us leads to a brighter future, if we have the courage to take the first step.


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session. Honourable Prime Ministers, may I request you to take your seats? Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shree Narendra Modi Ji. Honourable Prime Minister, His Excellency Kriya Kaur's Mr. Thakis. The External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. Jay Shankar. Foreign Secretary of India, Ambassador Vinay Kvatra. Esteemed Ministers, Excellencies, Friends and Colleagues, a very, very warm welcome to this edition of the Raisina Dialogue. I would also like to extend a special welcome to the Raisina Young Fellows, the Officer Trainers of the Indian Foreign Service, the Young Diplomats of Bhutan, Nigeria, India Youth Bridge Participants, 18 international students for the Raisina, i.e., University Global Students Challenge, and participants of the Raisina Quad Think Tank Forum, a hearty welcome to all of you. This year, we have over 3,000 attendees from more than 118 countries. Some of you are in this room, but I want to thank each one of you for giving us, in India, three days of your life. Before I present some opening reflections, I would like to use this opportunity to mark an important milestone. The Raisina Dialogue enters its 10th year. To celebrate a decade of conversations, debates and dialogue, we are releasing a volume that chronicles a journey so far. May I request my colleagues to play a short video. We hope this publication on your seats, and on page 21, you will find a forward by the honorable Chief Guest, Prime Minister, Mr. Thakis. Thank you, Prime Minister, for writing this forward. It truly establishes your affection for India, your support for the dialogue, and your vision for connecting our people. 2024 is a historic year. Over 2 billion people are going to the polls. 64 countries are holding national elections. Half of humanity will decide its future. This year, we'll go down as the single biggest electioneer in human history. Elections represent hope, optimism, and quest for a better future. They also engender anxiety about what is to come. In fact, it would be fair to say that as humanity, we find ourselves at an inflection point. The choices we make at this juncture will architect a new world. The decisions we make today will be the blueprint for our tomorrows. The theme of this year's dialogue, Chaturanga, touches on the power of four. Literally, meaning four limbs, Chaturanga touches on the strategies that were deployed in the past to maintain order. The elements of that strategy included infantry, cavalry, elephantry, and chariotry. In old times, when order was maintained through force, these were important. That was then, this is now. The world is more evolved, it's more complex, times have changed, means have changed, but the ends and motivations remain the same. Our theme, Chaturanga, conflict, contest, cooperate, create, engages this moment and the four trends most visible today. The word conflict captures our experience of the first four years of this rather long decade. From Afghanistan to Europe, from the Middle East to Africa, elsewhere and everywhere, we are living in a world at war. We are indeed in the age of unpeace. Contests also shape our world today. Pax Americana, that never came to be, and Pax Seneca, that never will be. Continue to create tensions that need not be in the midst. And yet, despite these polarized times and divided moments, we believe cooperation is possible. The cooperation we witnessed in New Delhi demonstrated this. India's G20 presidency was ambitious and it carved a consensus that changed the ethic and ethos of G20. From a banker's G20, it became a people's G20. From the financial center, it became the development center. Thank you, Prime Minister Modi, for your leadership and stewardship, for providing the world with a template for building consensus even as we build ambitions. And finally, I want to touch on the word creation. Creation abounds in new geographies, such as the one you are today present in, from digital public infrastructure to smart mobile-based financial systems. We are experiencing innovation that serves the next 7 billion people. In fact, innovations of the next 7 billion people are now reaching the others as well. Conflict, contest, cooperate, and create. These are four trends of our times. How do we navigate these as individuals, as communities, as countries, and as a collective? Being slightly poetic, let me just add the old order has withered away. The new order is still in its infancy. But there is no better moment than now. We must realize that we are not being acted upon. We are the actors. Our stories are not being written for us. We are the authors. The time to despair is behind us. And this year, we pose that vital question to all of us. What is the strategy of our times? What is the chaturanga for this moment? This is the goal of this year's dialogue. To write a truly forward-looking script to ensure that the stories of tomorrow are not scripted by any single pen. And at this dialogue, we don't seek conformity, we confront reality. Be kind, be real, be purposeful. And once again, thank you so much for being here. With this, let me now invite the Chairman of the Observer Research Foundation, Mr. Sanjay Joshi, to reflect on the theme and introduce our very special inaugural speaker this evening. Mr. Sanjay Joshi. Thank you, Samir. A very good evening to our distinguished guests. Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narayan Modiji. Our guest of honour, Excellency Kirikos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece. Honourable Excellency Affairs Minister Shri Jay Shankar, our partners from the Ministry of External Affairs, ministers, admirals, generals, and eminent guests from across the world. Speakers and delegates. The first quarter of the 21st century will probably go down in history as an interregnum. A period caught in the crosshairs of a transition. A time of questioning, of upheaval, and discord. And in this churn, we find ourselves in a divided world, a world clipped in two hemispheres, each scared and haunted by the shadow of the other. Many today actually despair over the return of another dark age. The parallels are many. First, the Black Death came calling in 2020. The prosperous fenced themselves in. Now we see walls proliferate across the face of the globe, break out into conflicts constrained by no rules or conventions. Nations struggle to guard borders while others flee to escape the horrors of conflict. New instruments of war that cut off access to finance, food, energy, information are deployed at scale. Yet, these are not the dark ages. The digital dark age, the digital age actually, is not a dark age. It is no descent into darkness. If anything, it is a case of being blinded by too much light, being rendered sightless in the hypnotic layer of our sleepless screens day and night. Hyper saturated and hyper stimulated our ability to discriminate between is completely confounded. We can't tell between what is true and what is fake. This information today spreads faster, deeper, and far wider than the truth can run. And every tweet chips away the foundations of trust. And as a majority of the world's population approaches elections this year, a fear looms. Can democracies endure attacks from ideological opponents on the one hand and algorithms designed to deceive on the other? And so the dilemma of our times, how do democracies amount the temptation to copy the other? How do they prevent fear from transforming them to become the very enemy they seek to defeat? Because if they were to lose the sense of what is to be democracy, who would have won and who would have lost? So this was how Chaturanga came and became the central idea for Raisina 2024, that board game of war of moves and counter moves spreading across all domains. One version about the origin of Chaturanga claims that the game was devised by Queen Mandodari, the consort wife of the demon king Rama. Now this pious and God fearing woman hoped that this game would distract her war-mongering lord away from real conflict by immersing him in a virtual board game. Today, actually as a virtual acquires ever greater power over the real, the situation is actually inverted. It is time to wonder which is the real war? Is it the one where innocent lives are lost as collateral damage to algorithms run on not so intelligent machines? Or is it the one curated for our screens to sway us to numb us and to make our minds the products of conflict? But in the midst of all this, let me tell you, Chaturanga has another meaning. It stands for a genre of music. A musical composition which is a 360 degree melodious performance in four parts spun out spontaneously in real time by a group of artists responding to each other. Responding to make their notes, their words, their meaning and the rhythm meld into one harmonious whole. That is Chaturanga. So to in the spirit of that music, in another corner world, 2023, the year also emerged as the year for forging a consensus within the global south as well as across the north and the south. And as we convene this ninth edition of RISENA, we aspire to build upon India's G20 legacy of fostering consensus and devising solutions. And in this, we are delighted this year to welcome Excellency Krishikov-Smith Stakis, the Prime Minister of Greece. Welcome, sir. U.S. pureheaded Greece's recovery momentum through effective policy reform aimed at modernizing the economy, enhancing social cohesion, and transitioning to a greener and more digital future. Your presence at this forum symbolizes the deep linkages between the people of our two nations, a relationship that has existed since times immemorial between a land proud of its democratic heritage and a land renowned for its pluralistic traditions. We look to Greece not only as a centuries-old friend, but also as a partner with the collective aim of returning us from the Chaturanga War to the Chaturanga of Concord in order to revitalize a broken global community. Excellency, the floor is yours. Prime Minister Modi, the Minister of External Affairs, dear Chairman of the Observer Research Foundation, Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, thank you, first of all, for this very warm welcome. And it is an honor and a privilege to be here today with you at this ninth edition of the Ryzena Dialogue. And if I may allow to say you have transformed this event from a regional into a global public square for dialogue and exchange of ideas. Congratulations. And let me start by saying that today is a moment to both reflect upon and celebrate the strength of the partnership between our two great nations, between India and Greece. A partnership bound by economic, cultural, philosophical ties stretching back millennia. A partnership between two allies, two countries that share similar values. A partnership that today binds us closer than ever before, but above all else. A partnership between the world's oldest democracy and the world's largest democracy. And it is to democracy that I turn first. Ladies and gentlemen, as was pointed out in the introduction by the chairman, 2024 is a year of striking geopolitical importance. Not least because this year, half of the world's population will go to the polls in as many as 64 countries, and of course the European Union, to choose the democratic representatives who will shape the destinies of their people, but also the future of the world for the foreseeable future. And the sheer scale of this global exercise in democratic self-governance is incredible. It's also a testament to the lasting power of democracy. And elections here in India, as I had an opportunity to discuss with Prime Minister Modi, this vast, thriving, giant nation of 1.4 billion people, elections here in India convincingly challenge any flawed notion that significant scale is a barrier to democracy.  An example which should be celebrated. A demonstration of how democracy can deliver stronger economic growth. This has been your record for a decade now. How strong economic growth can deliver prosperity. And how, of course, the delivery of prosperity can also strengthen social cohesion. Now, of course, not all democracies are the same, nor do they face the same challenges, but they do share the same ideals and the same fundamental guiding principles. The most important being the right of people to determine their own future through fair and free elections. And, of course, democracies have more than that in common. They're all, in a sense, imperfect. There is no such thing as a perfect democracy. They're all constant works in progress.  And that's why I believe that this year of 2024 will be a definitional year for democracy. And we must face, head on, but also shoulder to shoulder, a demanding set of challenges. They were very well portrayed in this short video which introduced today's event, from climate change, poverty to mass migration, to war, geopolitical tensions, and both the fear and hope posed by the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence. All of which helps to explain why I went back in August. Prime Minister Modi was kind enough to suggest that I visit India and give this keynote address. I did not hesitate. In a year as important as this one, the themes at the heart of this dialogue around regulation, innovation, multilateralism, peace and security, prosperity, the issue of defense of democracy, I will come back to this issue in a bit, matter more than ever. Ladies and gentlemen, today, India is a great power on the world stage. An important ally in the pursuit of peace and security, a rising force at the heart of the G20, and a leading player in the fight against climate change. India's status is reflected in the strategic relations that the European Union enjoys with India. President Ursula von der Leyen was at this stage two years ago at the Ryzena Dialogue and she said for the European Union, strengthening and energizing the partnership with India is a priority in this upcoming debate. I would dare Prime Minister Modi to go further. Strengthening our partnership with India, and I'm speaking about Europe, should be a cornerstone of Europe's foreign policy. And this is certainly, certainly true for my country. We have made good progress over the past years towards achieving that goal, but we have much further to go and Greece has an important role in this endeavor. And as I told the Prime Minister during his recent visit to Athens, I should point out the first by an Indian Prime Minister since 1983. We are at the unique moment of mutually beneficial opportunity. One in which Greece, given its geographic, cultural and strategic proximity, can act as an interlocutor between India and Europe, and I would dare to go even wider lands between the Global North and the Global South, and indeed between the East and the West. Since ancient times Greece's position at a physical and cultural crossroads means that it has always been a corridor for exchange in goods, in knowledge and in wisdom. Today Greece has excellent relations with all countries in the Middle East, the Gulf countries, and is uniquely placed as a connector between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indo-Pacific. It presents so much opportunity for both our countries. We are already a well-established logistics center, an international gateway, but we want to increase connectivity and promote trade still further. Piraeus is one of the busiest ports in Europe. More of our ports are in the process of being privatized. Greek ship owners, something which is absolutely critical also for India, control the largest merchant marine fleet in the world. And beyond the flow of goods, we are pursuing new corridors for data and energy. And the emergence of groundbreaking projects like IMEK, India, Middle East, Europe corridor hold great promise to supercharge connectivity between India, the growth economies of the Middle East and Europe. One has just to look at the map to realize that Greece is sitting right in the center of this new corridor. And to our friends in India, I say we are your natural doorstep to Europe and beyond. And the war in Gaza and the turmoil in the Middle East is undoubtedly destabilizing. But it does not undermine the profound, the powerful logic behind IMEK, nor should it weaken our resolve to work tirelessly towards materializing it. Instead, I would argue it gives us even more reasons to promote peace, given that IMEK at its heart is also a peace project, which can bring about stability and prosperity for all participating countries, countries which are at war don't trade with each other. The Indo-Pacific region is a major focus for the European Union's global policy. And earlier this month in Brussels at the third EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum, we took a series of measures aimed at intensifying the partnership between the European Union and the countries of the Indo-Pacific. Our two regions are increasingly connected because we face the same challenges, but we also share the same interests, promoting peace, prosperity, stability, and of course climate and environmental resilience. Dear Prime Minister, dear friends, recognizing the strategic importance of the role India plays in this evolving new order is fundamental. And the relationship between India and Greece, as we had an opportunity to reconfirm in our very fruitful bilateral discussions today, is one based on respect, on friendship, on values, but also on the mutual will to see our people progress and prosper. And while obviously not all challenges are the same, the way we meet these challenges often is. The scale may be vastly different, but I see a lot of similarities in the way our two countries have implemented an ambitious reform agenda. Both India and Greece have pursued sustainable growth and prosperity through innovation and bold changes. We have both encouraged and embraced the digital revolution. We have leveraged, you have done this here in India, at an unprecedented scale, leveraging technology to transform the delivery of public services for the benefit of all citizens. And we have both demonstrated that the power of innovative and bold reforms that bring growth, spread opportunity, deliver prosperity, and create the higher paying jobs of the future, this is the path to go. And I believe that my country's recent story of rapid change matters also to a country like India, and by extension to what that change means for Indian investment in Greece and the European Union. The country I was called upon to govern when first elected to office in 2019 was seen by many analysts at the time as the sick man of Europe. Between 2015 and 2019, populism had promised much, delivered nothing, and left Greece teetering on the edge. And effective policymaking has changed that, and it has transformed Greece's prospects. First, growth-oriented policies that always, always underpinned by fiscal responsibility. Second, a robust approach to migration and security supported by an assertive foreign policy and the shaping of new regional partnerships, like the one between Greece and India. And third, investing in health, in education, and using any fiscal headroom generated by a growing economy to tackle social inequality. And by cutting taxes, supporting entrepreneurs, spurring investments through market reforms, much like India has done, Greece has seen over the past years one of the highest growth rates in the eurozone. And we have witnessed the fastest, the fastest reduction of debt-to-GDP ratio of any European country. Credit ratings have returned, credit rating agencies have returned Greek debt to investment. Great, and the economist voted as country of the year for 2023. All of which has led to falling of unemployment, higher wages, record foreign investment, and a rapid shift towards the green and digital economies of the future, and of course a new more assertive Greece at the heart of Europe. And today I am proud to be able to talk to you about a very different Greece to the country that many had written off as unreformable a few years ago. And the confidence Greece of today not only wants to be an integral part of region-to-region partnerships, but also knows it can be the new gateway to Europe for India's businesses, its entrepreneurs, its wealth creators. This is why six months ago we elevated our strategic ties through the India-Greece strategic partnership. India is the world's fastest big economy. Greece has over the past years enjoyed some of the fastest growth rates of any European country. Mutual investment is a major goal of our bilateral relations. And I'm pleased to say that we already have a number of significant Greek investments here in India in many sectors, including food processing led by one of our leading companies, Chippita and Infrastructure, Maritime and Air Transport Logistics, one of our leading banks, Eurobank is establishing its first office in India. But India, India is already investing heavily in Greece's infrastructure, including the construction of the new airport by GMR on my home island of Crete. Indian-owned Swiss Group has invested in a number of Greek agro-food businesses and accord the European subsidiary of Intas Pharmaceuticals has recently invested in a factory close to Athens. The volume of our bilateral trade is on an upward trend, but we have agreed with Prime Minister Modi that we need to do much more and we need to set a target to double it by 2030. It has great potential for future growth. In tourism, we have only scrapped the surface of what we can do together as a new emerging Indian middle class will start to travel and discover the world. What better natural destination than Greece given the cultural affinities between our two people? So I do believe that we can do much more, which is why the business delegation, the business leaders who have accompanied me to Greece include nearly 100 leaders of some of Greece's biggest companies, but also for some of its most dynamic and fastest growing small and medium sized enterprises. And from Delhi, I will be traveling tomorrow to Mumbai and my delegation will continue to Bangalore with a simple message. Greece is growing like never before and to Indian businesses we say please join us on that journey. Ladies and gentlemen, I touched a little earlier on the growing importance of the role of India on the international stage. It is the leading democracy in the global south and Prime Minister of the world is looking to you like never before when it comes to shaping the direction of the global debate and addressing the great challenges that we face. India is now often regarded and rightly so as a consensus builder and as a voice of reason in an increasingly polarized world. And we too often forget that the raison d'etre, the real reason why the international system was created in the first place was simple because nations large and small recognize that their true interests lay ultimately not in antagonism and in conflict but in partnership and cooperation. And we cannot afford to overlook the cost of conflict and the human tragedy and suffering it unleashes. And this ninth edition of the Raisina Dialogue is taking place at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions, a protected war in Ukraine, new conflict in the Middle East where the violence that has erupted goes beyond the direst predictions. There's a horrifying death toll of civilians. There's a risk of regional destabilization. There's no clear path at the moment at least to a sustainable de-escalation. As for the war in Ukraine, the unthinkable has happened, a war in the European heartland. It is still raging on with devastating consequences, two years almost to the date since Russia attacked Ukraine. And I understand that countries that belong to the global south see this frequently as a European war. And I hear all too often that we Europeans do apply double standards focusing on Ukraine at the expense of wars and crises in the rest of the world. And maybe there is truth in that allegation. But I would like to make the point here in Delhi that Ukraine is much more than a local war on European soil. It is a brutal challenge to international stability and the international rules-based order that India has supported and has every interest in maintaining. And I think we all have a responsibility to use the power we have on the international states. And none of us can afford to sit on the sidelines. And I'm convinced that on Ukraine, India has an important role to play. It has a voice that should be heard. Our common humanity and interconnectedness are inescapable. To draw from the Hindu scriptures that put it so powerfully, the world is one family. A sacred Sanskrit wisdom that resonates loud and clear today. And that brings me to the existential threat. Climate change poses to our fragile planet and all the life that inhabits it. Greece like India, we discussed this today with the Prime Minister, has already witnessed and suffered the consequences. The climate crisis is here. It's not something that will happen in the future. We have accelerated our energy transition in recent years in order to mitigate those effects. But we've also invested heavily in adaptation. In Greece we now generate half of our electricity from solar and wind. It is one of the highest percentages in the world. And this transition has brought us cleaner air. It has brought us cheaper energy. It has brought us less dependence on imported energy and of course greater security from external shocks. But we also know that climate ambition must be based on what is fair and on what is realistic. And each country would forge its own path towards net zero in light with the twin imperatives of energy security and affordability. And the Green Development Pact Prime Minister Bode was a major step forward under India's G20 presidency. And it was an important bridge between the global south and the north providing pathways for nations in this critical journey towards achieving energy, climate environmental, and disaster resilience related objectives. And at COP28 we demonstrated that it is possible at the global scale to come to some agreement and to make progress at the same time it is evident that we need to do much more and put our pledges into practice with the utmost energy. Ladies and gentlemen, India and Greece, Greece and India have something else in common. We see democracy not as an inconvenient barrier to delivering against contemporary challenges but as our greatest hope of ensuring that we do. And democracy, as was established two and a half thousand years ago in ancient Athens, is rooted in the conviction that society functions best when all its citizens are equal and have the right to share in the running of the state. But as was pointed out in the introduction, we should have no illusions. Democracy is vulnerable and it is facing profound threats. And those who detest our democratic values have one big advantage. They are not bound by those values. And we must be alert to the emerging challenges and adaptable enough to address them with real solutions. We must if necessary own up to our own mistakes but above all we must listen to each other with mutual respect without preaching or exhibiting any sense of moral superiority. But no matter how desperate beliefs and ideologies are in any given society we need to be able to rely on some basic suits and agree on the facts that at the end of the day shape any democratic discourse. And we know that democracy can work best only if all our citizens have the information they need to make informed decisions of the ballot box. And our technological advances profound as they may be, AI, social media, the internet itself need to be tools to facilitate the propagation of information. They must not be weapons against reality. And it is now undeniable that artificial intelligence presents a powerful tool for deceptive use at the hands of malicious actors who wish to disrupt democratic elections and no democratic nation. Large or small is immune to this threat. Government regulation is frequently necessary. I'm very glad that the European Union has already agreed on what we call the Artificial Intelligence Act. The first ever legal framework regulating artificial intelligence. But also the technology sectors as the producers of AI need to exercise the utmost responsibility and this is true for all global technology companies. And it is good that we're starting to work on this. I was able to witness it firsthand that the Munich Security Conference last week there are some of the leading companies of the sector signed an accord to combat deceptive use of artificial intelligence in the 2024 elections. And all these are good steps. But it is clear that it is just the beginning. In the coming years we will need to do more in order to protect democracy from the many threats that will be launched against it. Perhaps already in this very crucial election year. And today democracy and that is why this gathering is so important is about essentially outsmarting those who seek to bend and misshape the rule of democratic discourse in their favor. And India and Greece have vital roles to play in achieving that goal. Whether at the United Nations where Greece is seeking a rotating seat on the Security Council next year at the G20 which was so expertly chaired by India last year or through the European Union. And by the way Greece is supporting the reform of the Security Council of the United Nations in order for leading countries such as India to be represented at the highest table. And in order for their voice to be heard. But and here I'm referring to all the policy makers who participate at this year's dialogue. We need your help because at the end of the day effective policy making relies on creative thinking and it flourishes in international fora such as the one I have the privilege of addressing today. Prime Minister Modi, Minister Tarjankar, ladies and gentlemen, as I conclude it is worth reflecting on the fact that while Greece and India discovered democracy and certainly each other many long time ago it is today that they're discovering each other again. And the success of this cooperation is based on a very simple premise. We both believe in the virtues of discussion and debate. After all, ancient civilizations encouraged this debate and this cost fertilization of ideas. And there's a lot, we talk a lot about artificial intelligence but there's also a lot to be learned by the ancestral intelligence which is hidden in our ancient civilizations. And we recognize that without such debate the search for truth is meaningless. This world is increasingly divided, divided between the West and the East, between the South and the North. And Greece and India stand essentially at the intersection of these divisions. These divisions can be managed, they can even be tempered by open discussions which is why the word needs and you called it a public square. I will call it an agora, agora the ancient world, word not just a marketplace but a new meeting place where ideas can be tested against each other. And the Reisina dialogue is indeed providing us with this new agora. A divided world needs more tangible and physical connections as well. And the integration of our two seas, the Indo-Pacific on the one hand, the Mediterranean Sea on the other will benefit not just India and Greece but our neighbors too. Our two people have much to learn from each other and they also have much to give to the world. And if we are to do so with effect we must begin today with a commitment to public discourse, open discussions, tolerance, acceptance of the opposite view and of course the preservation of the democratic idea. Thank you very much for listening. Thank you, Honourable Prime Minister. For that wonderful address I take back at least two words with me ancestral intelligence, I think that's something we should all be focusing on. I think there's a merit to that but I also saw a hint of an invitation for a Reisina agora on the Mediterranean in Greece. And I take you upon that invitation. But let me now invite the Honourable Foreign Minister of India, Dr. S. Jay Shankar to propose a vote of thanks. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, Prime Minister Mitsotakis, Excellencies, dear friends. It's my privilege to give the vote of thanks that will conclude the Reisina dialogues inaugural event this evening. First and foremost, we thank the Chief Guest, the Prime Minister of Greece and his wife for joining us today. Our collective appreciation to Prime Minister Mitsotakis for what I'm confident all of you will agree was a truly inspirational and thought-provoking address. His message of democracies that deliver resonates strongly, particularly now, particularly here. Prime Minister Modi's presence amongst us, as always, is a reminder of India's growing engagement with the world, especially in the last decade. He has shown us why it is as important to listen and reflect as it is to articulate and express. This event takes place at the end of a day which has seen the intensification of the strategic partnership between India and Greece established during Prime Minister Modi's visit in 2023. As two civilizational states, our countries have a particular responsibility to contribute to the evolution of the contemporary global order. We both, naturally, tend to take a long view of challenges and a considered one of opportunities. In the flow of history, connectivity has always played a crucial role. It is only to be expected that the talks between the two Prime Ministers today focused on enhancing the linkage between two global economic centres, India and Europe. The IMEK corridor, as Prime Minister Mitsotakis pointed out, holds particular importance in this regard. As India deepens its footprint abroad, Greece has emerged as a favourable destination. Our pharmaceutical industry, our agro-business and aviation are already established there, and the Prime Minister in his address mentioned growing Greek investment in India. We expect that a mobility agreement will bring us even closer. Raisina is good for business as well. Ladies and gentlemen, India's growing interest in the Mediterranean region is an important facet of our steady rise. The India-Greece partnership can surely serve as an anchor. Raisina Dialogue, as a made in India version of a global public square, has become what it is, due to all of you. I thank you all for that. Please keep coming. Please keep talking. Please keep contributing. To Team Raisina and Team MEA, a special word of acknowledgement and encouragement, you have made all this possible. Please remain ambitious and keep challenging yourself even as you challenge others. Finally, let me recognize the Raisina Chronicles as we're near the first ticket. It captures what we have achieved, but more importantly, indicates the promise ahead. Once again, thank you all and a very good evening. Thank you, Dr. Jaishankar. May I request you all to remain seated as the VIPs exit the room. My colleague, Shubh, will take this mic and will guide you through the next steps post the exit of the VIPs, but I request you all to remain seated.


The narcissist can never know the real you, the narcissist may think that they've got you all figured out, they may think that they know the real you, as something that exists outside of their imagination, as something that is not an imitation or artificial, as something that is authentic and genuine, based on things that they've experienced with you, based on past events, as though they know you, as though they've got you all figured out, they know everything that they need to know, which is typical narcissistic behaviour. They think they know everything based on their feelings, because their feelings become facts, rather than reason or logic, rather than a cause, explanation or justification for an action or event, rather than the power of their mind to think and understand, form judgments logically, rather than rationality, logical thought or scientific thinking. It's whatever they feel in the moment. It's not based on sensible or wise thinking. It's not based on insight, intelligence, perception or understanding. It's their emotions, and their emotions are just a result of their past traumas, of their past deeply distressing or disturbing experiences, of severe and lasting emotional shock and pain that they experienced in their childhood. It's their post-traumatic stress rebonds to an event that they found highly stressful, which is what caused them to become narcissists. It's what caused them to become self-absorbed that they lack empathy. It's what caused them to create a false self and the illusion. And that is the reason why they will never know the real you, because how can you know someone if you don't even know yourself? And how can you know yourself if you don't self-reflect? If you don't heal your past traumas, they will never know who you actually are. They will never be able to see it. They will only see a reflection of their past traumas, and they will project the feelings that they felt from those events onto you. They will want to put you through it, because it creates a distraction. It prevents them from concentrating on something else. And that something else is themselves, their own madness and insanity, which is why they're always seeking an escape from their trauma and pain. They always needed aversion or recreation, they always seek an amusement and entertainment, because they just don't want to look at themselves. They don't want to witness the mess that they've become, so they're always looking outside of themselves. They're always looking for new supply, but they can never sustain it.  Because once you realize that, you take your power back, and then you would no longer want anything to do with them. So this only works if they can fool their supply, if they can pull the wool over their eyes, if they can mislead you, if they can cause you to have a wrong idea or impression, because the reality is that they can't be vulnerable or be themselves around anyone.   Even if the entire world is against you, you will still remain true and authentic because you respect yourself. You have due regard for your feelings, wishes and rights. You take yourself into consideration instead of worrying about other people's opinions, because you accept that you can't control other people or their thoughts. But narcissists are very worried about what other people think. Their false image is the most important thing to them. If they have a choice between their false image or their supply, they will always choose their image, even though it's just a picture in their mind or an idea of how people perceive them. It has nothing to do with who they actually are. They fake an identity because they think it will be attractive to other people. They abandoned their true selves a long time ago and that is why they will never know the real you and they will never experience true love, because they chose to manipulate people over authentic connection. Which is why they walk around with an inflated ego. Thinking as though they're better than everyone. When it's just distorting their ability to recognise the truth in themselves and other people, because sometimes you have to accept that maybe you don't know everything. You need to be open minded, you need to be willing to learn new things. But narcissists tend to react intensely and take things very personally. They assume everything is about them, because in their minds there is nothing outside of them. They live in a world inside their heads with a population of one. So there's no room for them to invite anyone in. Because if anything real ever got inside their heads it would destroy their false reality.  And then they just have to accept that they don't even know who they are. Which is something they're never going to do, because they need this false character to extract supply. They can't generate that power and energy from within. Which is why they're so manipulative and deceptive, because that's how they survive. Which is why when you reject or threaten to expose them it's like death to them. They lose their minds. They can't just laugh it off and say that maybe they got it wrong. Because they wouldn't know where to start. They've been living their life their entire lives. So all they can do is manipulate people.  As though you're like this object that exists to serve them. You're this possession. You belong to them. It's fake confidence. It's based on their past successes. Where they were successful at manipulating people's emotions. Because that's all their supply really is. It's just someone who's under a spell. They're in a trance. They're not in a sane state of mind. They're just sharing a fantasy. A dream. Which is why when you first meet them you will often feel like you've found your soulmate. You've found the one. When it's all just a fabrication. Crazy makes you crazy.  It has no basis in reality. Which is why as soon as you start to catch on. And you start speaking on it. You start using logic and reason. They have to devalue you or discard you because they can't be around that type of energy. It's exposing them for the frauds that they actually are. It's like kryptonite. It renders them powerless and helpless. Because they're not connected to their soul. Many of them may not even have one. It's all just their ego. Their false sense of their self-esteem or self-importance. Which is just based on other people's opinions. It's not because they actually believe it. Which is why they need constant validation. They need supply. Because it makes them feel alive. It makes them feel like they actually exist. When in reality they do not. But when you're around them you will feel whatever they want you to feel. When they're sad you will be sad. When they're happy you will feel happy. But none of this is actually real. It's just because there's no boundaries or separation. They see you as an extension of them. They manipulate your emotions.  They're all encompassing and suffocating. And it just makes you feel trapped and oppressed. To where you just have to believe in whatever they're telling you or showing you. Because you can't get away from it. They're always there. They never give you any space to breathe or to think for yourself.  So all you can do is reflect whatever they want to see or hear back to them. So they can never interact with anything real. Because they're not real to begin with. Which is why if you have an opposing idea or belief. Or you just present your authentic self. They have to destroy it. They have to devalue you and put you down. They have to make you think something different about yourself. And if they can't do that then they will try to change what other people think of you. So that it reflects on the different back to you. They will try to erase your identity. They will try to stamp it out. Because it's something they don't possess. All they have is this inflated ego. This need to feel important. And you will find yourself having to be very serious when you're around them. You won't be able to be yourself. Because your identity is a serious threat to the illusion. It intimidates them. It makes them feel inferior. They don't know what it is but it has a lot of power over them. They just can't be open minded. They can't accept it. Because it reminds them that their reality is false. And that they're not who they say they are.  And they will start to mere campaigns and force fly monkeys. And it's all just in an attempt to control you. To make you think that something is wrong with you. To prevent you from being yourself. Because that's where your true power lies. And they never wanted you to know that. But if you're smart you will detach. And you will give them a false character. And be your true self whenever you're not around them. And that is the only way that you can be yourself. And if you don't take the initiative to do that. Then in time it will erase your core identity. And you will become a shell of yourself.  You can only react emotionally. You can't use reason or logic. Because that is a threat to the illusion. It exposes their false self. So you learn to walk in eggshells around them. Out of fear, guilt or shame. Or sometimes because you think that you love them. Or because you just want to keep the peace. Because you have empathy. And you can see that they're having a hard time adapting. So you feel bad for them. But by doing that it's almost like you become them whenever you're around them. Because they're manipulating your emotions. They're inducing you into this dream like state. Which is how they seem to develop this supernatural ability to always know where you are or what you're about to do. Because they're always the orchestrator. They arrange and plan by means of clever planning or maneuvering to achieve their goal or effects. But they don't connect the dots to realise that it's just a reflection of them. Because they lack empathy. The world revolves around them. And they just see you as the subject that exists to meet their own needs. Which is why you can only ever be a reflection of their false character or of everything they hate and despise by themselves. There's no in between. They're never on the fence.   And you may notice this when they deal with other people as well. But it's all an illusion. Because they secretly hate everyone unless they're serving their image. Even their flying monkeys are just pawns. They're just agents who act on their behalf. Other than that they have no significance unless it pertains to you. And their flying monkeys have strong narcissistic traits. They have a desire for attention, a lack of empathy and a desire to bully or manipulate you. So they're not even real. They don't know who they are. So they will never know the real you as well. All they can do is disown parts of themselves that they don't like and assign them to you. But they can never actually see themselves. And they can never see that the people around them are narcissists as well. Because they have a black and white mentality where people are either all good or all bad. And if you're bad then they have to be good. And everything they do must be right while everything you do must be wrong. And you will know when you're around a narcissist. Because you will find that you're emulating some of their disordered behavior. And level of narcissism may have been induced in you. Which is often just an in the moment reaction to their mistreatment of you. Of you being treated cruelly and violently. Regularly and repeatedly. And this is what they will use to impart further abuse in the form of blame shifting. But they will never actually see what they're doing is wrong. Because that is how they manage their shaky sense of self-esteem. By using denial, delusion, gaslighting, minimization, deflection and playing the victim. They will always refuse to accept it. Because it's either that or they accept that they're not real. And that's just something a narcissist is never going to do.  Because in their minds if no one is around to tell them they're wrong. What difference does it make?  It's what allows this delusion to continue. Without that they would be left to their own devices. They would have to look after themselves. Which is something they can't do because they have no self. It's just this character that is enabled. And sustained by their target and their flying monkeys. If you took all of that away. You would soon see them lose their minds. They wouldn't know what to do. Because they're dependent on using other people to get their emotional needs met. Which is why they have to break people down to make them dependent on them. And in that process you will learn a lot of wrong things.  They will tamper and infuriate with you. And for improper use. In a way that is not in accordance with accepted standards especially of morality and honesty. Which will have an undesirable and unwelcome effect on you. But fortunately anything that you have learned can be unlearned or forgotten. It will never completely consume you. As long as you practice acceptance and you invite it in. Because although you may not desire this type of behaviour in your presence. What you resist persists. Life isn't about what happens to you. It's about how you respond to it. Adnarsis is a very resistant and unaccepting. Which comes out as passive aggression. By indirect resistance to your demands and avoidance of direct confrontation. Because deep down they already know that what they think of you doesn't make any sense. And they secretly desire to be involved with you. But they can't. They can only respond to their post-traumatic distress. Things that have happened to them in the past. Things that they thought were harmful or unfair. And they're not going to put themselves in a position where they could be rejected or humiliated. Because they felt that way before and they never want to feel that way again. So now they'd rather be on the other end of it. By gaining power and control over you. When all they may really want to do is just be themselves and have a good time like a normal person. But they can't because they're too afraid that something might go wrong. That you won't accept them if you saw the real them. Because something happened to them a long time ago. It had a damaging effect on them. So now all they can do is respond to their past traumas. Which only leaves them hating themselves. And then they never get to experience true love, peace or joy. Because that energy has to go somewhere.   And then they wonder why you become so difficult and oppositional. They wonder why you don't accept them. Because they just assume that it's something to do with you. When deep down they know the truth. They know they have a problem. And it's the result of their past traumas. For that reason they act like they don't want anything to do with you. But deep down they do. Which is why they try to attach themselves to you. And they have difficulty letting go. Because they don't feel like they're good enough. Which causes them to become more narcissistic.  And now they think you owe them the world. It becomes transactional and you become an extension of them. Because they can't stand themselves so that energy has to go somewhere. And if they're not going to experience it. Then you're going to feel it instead.   As a result of you spending time with a person. Who has those negative traits. Which is never going to result in anything good. Because nothing good can grow from having that way of thinking. But this is what they have to do to survive emotionally. They have to make you feel bad, wrong or crazy. They have to project these negative emotions onto you. So that they can live vicariously through you and feel sane. And for this reason they can never know the real you. And they can never experience an authentic connection. Which results in them only thinking short term. They're aware of what they have to do to get their emotional needs met. And they realise that it's always at another person's expense. And by this point they know that nothing good is going to grow from that. But this is just what they have to do. And if they've done it with you. It should reveal to you that they're in that state of mind. And it's going to continue with whoever they're involved with. Because otherwise they could have been caring and compassionate with you. But they can't. All they can do is dump that emotional waste on people and make you feel like you're worthless. Because that's exactly how they feel as a result of their past traumas.  From a lifetime of failed relationships and endeavors. And they're expecting you to carry it and deal with that. Because then they can sit back and watch you going through it. And in that moment it makes them feel a little bit better. Because it acts as a distraction from their pain and traumas. It makes them feel like their situation isn't so bad. And sometimes they will switch and act as a hero or saviour. This person who can help you out. Because that makes them feel powerful as well. So they will switch back and forth between these roles. But neither of them are genuine. They have no identity of their own. All they have are these responses to their past traumas. Things that they never resolved. And these could be things that were done to them. Or things that they did to other people. But either way it had an effect on them. It made them feel bad, guilty, shameful and wrong. And it buried them in a pit of their own misery and pain. Which they are constantly trying to run away from. But they can't because they're resisting it. So they can't let it go. And instead they hold grudges for life. Which actually has nothing to do with you. They're holding a grudge as a result of their trauma. They damage people. They're broken.  And from that nothing can grow. Anything they touch will fall apart. Because anything they see or perceive is filtered through their past traumas. They can never see anything real. They can only perceive things through what hurt them in the past. Rather than accepting things without criticism or judgement. So all they can do is pass off everything they hate about themselves on to you. And this is why they can't be alone. It's why there's always conflict and confusion, chaos and drama. They're dysfunctional and maladaptive. Because they don't want to be who they actually are. And even we don't want any part of them. Some of us may accept the ill treatment. But deep down they already know that it's just because we've been gaslit or manipulated.  Which is why it's all about keeping you down and making you question yourself. Because they already know that themselves. But once you know the truth, you will decide to be anywhere other than around them. Because contrary to what they led you to believe. You do love and accept yourself. You always did. It's just that they gaslit and invalidated you. They made you question yourself. Because that was the only way that they could control you. Otherwise you would run far away.  They will show you whatever they think you want to see. And you may think that you love them. But you're just attached to a false character. And it's something that doesn't even exist. Because it's just a reflection of your own virtues and ideals. That's what you fell for. Which showed that you loved yourself all along. You were just brainwashed and to think that you didn't. They had to pull you outside of yourself. So that they can feel more comfortable around you. Because the truth is that they have no identity of their own. If they were comfortable in their own skin. They would feel no need to lash out at you. But many times they beat us down emotionally. And we react in ways that are out of character and we become defensive. But that's only because we don't need to be anyone else but ourselves. And we don't want to have these parts of ourselves robbed from us. Which is how it feels when they try to pretend that we're alike. Or as though they can fulfill us. It's invalidating. Because deep down we already know that it's never going to pan out like that in reality. They don't even complete themselves. So how could they complete us? But what attracted them to you was yourself love. Which is why it's what they later robbed from you.  And then you felt attached to them. Because they just took a piece of yourself. They took something that belonged to you. Because your self love shines the light on their lack of self love. It triggers and intimidates them. Because they don't self lose or self reflect. Instead they look outside of themselves for things to complete them.  And they have no identity of their own. They're just a concoction of other people. And that is why there's no end to the abuse. Because they keep needing parts of you to sustain them. And despite what they do to you, you continue to love yourself. Which is a threat to their false character and the illusion. Pay attention to your emotions when you're around them. How you feel is how they want you to feel. And how they feel is typically a million times worse.  Because they don't love or feel positivity like you do. What we feel is what we have to give. You can't give emotions that you don't already feel for yourself. And they also cannot receive anything from you authentically. Unless they are manipulating you. Which means that it isn't authentic at all. They never get anything real from you. They only get a reflection of who they are being. Which is fake. But they need it because they're constantly in survival mode. They operate from the reptilian part of their brain. So they're only thinking about satisfaction and reward. And this overrides any empathy or respect. And they will try to pull you down to their level. They will try to get you to act out just as they do. So that they can feel normal and sane. As soon as you react, they will point the finger at you. And they will deny or ignore anything they did that provoked you up until that point. Which is insanity. It reveals that they're completely insane. A lot of them may think that they're normal. Because they think they know exactly what they're doing. But that's just it. All of the cluster B disorders know exactly what they're doing. And that doesn't make them any less insane. In fact that just makes it even worse. Because although they know what they're doing. They're experiencing these intense negative emotions which they cannot control. They can't control how they react. They lack discipline and self control. Because they're extremely weak and insecure. Which also makes them very dangerous. Because there's no telling what they will do next. They're unpredictable. And it's all because they don't love or respect themselves. If you love and respect yourself.  We all know the difference between right and wrong. Even though they try to justify it. And it doesn't matter what they tell themselves. Because the shame will continue to grow. And that will result in them becoming more and more abusive. As they don't self reflect or heal their wounds. So they will end up becoming even more crazy and delusional. If you get them enough rope they will just end up hanging themselves.   And it's why they're always so miserable. But as they age they will become more meditative and covert. And they will get better at hiding the abuse. And it's why they're always so miserable. But as they age they will become more meditative and covert. They will get better at hiding the abuse. But everything they do is just manipulation. Nothing from them is real. There's no genuine action out of their heart and soul to uplift another person. Without expecting anything in return.  Everything they did was manipulation. Nothing was genuine. It was fake. And that's all they've ever known so they will never know the real you. Thank you for watching. If you found this video helpful please give it a thumbs up. Share your thoughts in the comment section. Hit the subscribe button to receive the notifications. If you would like to support the channel. 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Next question is from Alex x 837 any tips to increase mind muscle connection for the back? Oh, yeah This is a big one that I would have to really focus pretty much every new client that I had This was the hardest area for them to feel probably because they can't see it. It's behind you We don't we're not really familiar with the the feeling of a muscle the back Contracting so there are a couple of tricks that I used that would help now as a trainer One of the easiest things that could do is literally touch the muscle I want the person to feel that outside feedback helps the person focus on feeling the muscle But if you're doing this yourself, there's a couple things you could do One thing you could do is focus on pulling with your elbows and that sounds weird But if you're doing a row Imagine you're pulling with the elbows rather than pulling with the hands In fact, what you might want to try with that is a is a lighter grips rather than gripping really really tight with your Fist you grip with kind of the ends of your fingertips Obviously, you can use a lot less weight in order to use and then you imagine that you're pulling with the elbows And you might be able to feel more of a connection to the back with doing that Then the second thing you can do is to pre exhaust the back muscles with an isolation movement So a pullover or a straight arm pull down Start your workout with that feel the muscles in the back a little bit with that Then go do your rows and your pull downs and stuff and it should make it The only problem with that is that if you already have a really poor connection and you don't understand how the back works And activates I think that you go over and you do an isolation exercise and you just do a point The reason why I think this is so Difficult for us is that we just are never in that we're never using those muscles. We're we're so anterior driven We're we're so rounded forward everybody is even people with pretty damn good posture Still kind of have this slight forward shoulder because we do everything in front of us Nobody types on a computer behind them. Nobody is answering their phone behind them You're doing everything in front so we can't help but have our bodies kind of shape that way And the worst you are the more difficult it is for you to activate because everything is in the position of the shoulders If you can get so for me like teaching a client as I would I would go in and manually take their shoulder girdle And move it back and be like, okay Look at when you take your shoulders and we move back here now we can engage the back If your shoulders are forward and you pull weight into your body Your arms are going to do all the work and you're not going to feel anything in the back So it's all in that shoulder girdle and getting them to understand that that needs to pull back in order to engage the back muscles That's where I find that that's the heavy emphasis on posture. Yes in the very beginning too That it's definitely a lot of times the shoulder is getting in the way of that and two It might sound simple, but a lot of times like I'll just I really want to focus on one at a time Like one side at a time I know that a lot of compensations happen You know when we're adding both arms and we're trying to pull simultaneously a lot of times people don't You know Can't like hold themselves and stabilize themselves properly and really understand like that connection and feel it as much And so I'll do like, you know laterally and then we'll we'll really kind of hone in on the posture of it and trying to drive it in Uh, you know and drive those shoulders back. Yeah, one more thing too is how you prime Before your workout can make all the difference in the world One of the best Priming movements before a back workout is a prone cobra prone prone cobra requires no equipment And if you if you follow the movement if you do the movement properly In other words, you just copy the movement and we have a video on prone cobra So we'll make sure to link that in the show notes as well If you do that before you do your back workout because you'll pre exhaust the back muscles a little bit You'll feel them connect a little bit through prone cobra It should be easier to feel them in your back work and literally it's a spend five minutes doing prone cobra Move into your back workout and and then you should have a better connection


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Wel, mae'r Tafu'r Tv yw'r 3th Pwgwmp. chef i'r United 2, edited 2. Mae'n golem o gwch gennym yn y Prêmio Llywodraeth, ac mae'n golem o'r gwwmp. Yn ymweld nhw, dwi'n gweithio'n gweithio, oes yw'r tynnu'r gyfnod, mae'n golygu'n gweithio'n gweithio'n golygu. Wel, mae'n golygu. Felly, mae'n griffyn weithio. Wrth yn gwneud dwi'n dechrau, mae'n gwneud beth yn gweithio roi'r llwyso. Nid yw'r d lyfr yn ei wneud ac yn ôl yn brosgol, mae gennymd y pethau ond weithio ar gyfer i'r iechyd. Ond mae'n cysylltu i'n ddefnyddio'n cysylltu i'r game ac mae angen na yn adeiladu yn ei ganhwyno, ac mae'n ddweud yn ddigon o'r ddych chi. Mae'n rhaid i'r ddaododd yn gweithio, mae'n cherdd yn ei gael. First thing I'm going to talk about today is you had a Branthwaite. I thought he played really well today. He has been one of the few plusses in the opening few weeks of the season. I thought he looked assured and calm, won a lot of his headers, good on the ball. And it's important for him to take this opportunity. Obviously he was on loan at PSV last season. It was a very good season. They wanted to keep him. A few other clubs sniffing around them as well. He looked really calm and assured, like I said. Someone who isn't scared to play, he gets the ball down. He's looking for a pass. He wants the ball a lot. And that's good. That's really important. And it is that defensive side. He got booked, I think, harshly. It was a foul. He definitely conceded. I know he was protesting the innocence of the foul. It was definitely a foul, but it wasn't a book. And the referee was awful today. And that was a shocking decision. But I thought overall he was very calm and assured. His real ability was something which was questioned. I don't know what to say. He was unsure about it when he was the manager. He's clearly done a lot of work on that. He's improved on that. He was up against the tough customers today in Oly McBainey. He was good in the air. He had a good old battle with him. The physical side of it will have done him the well, the good as well. And I thought he did well. He is one of the positives I'm taking out the first few weeks of the season. Iman Tarkovsky can form a decent partnership for Everton. And hopefully he can continue to improve. The defence needs to improve. Or our defensive numbers need to improve right away through the team. At the moment we're conceding an average of two goals again. Obviously that's massively skewed by the Aston Villa performance. But two again today. We haven't had a clean sheet yet. And that will be the frustrating thing. But he's been a real positive. The second thing I want to talk about is the midfield. And the manager, coaching staff, players, whatever, they have to get this right. They have to get the balance of this right. At times we look fine today. We played some nice attacking football. But the midfield, still, I still feel like we are a creative player short. Abdelhaid Y Cori's got himself a goal today. And he does play almost in that split striker role. But he just doesn't carry the ball well enough forward. Onane does lots of good stuff and then disappears for patches. And it's just a game of the gate is obviously the one who's trying to win the ball back. And he does win the ball back for us more than anyone else and put sackles in. But we have to be more creative in central areas. And it is a change in midfielder. And I don't know, we can't now because, like I said, and you will have seen a lot of you would have watched the deadline coverage yesterday. The club made the decision not to bring anyone in. They made the decision that there was nobody in world football who could come in and give us something either on loan or a transfer. That would have helped this squad. So much so we've ended up with two goalies and five subs today. Matt Sheffield United. So they've got to get this attack on play. They've got to get this midfield make-up. If it's going to be those three, if they're the main three that are going to play in midfield, one of them has got to be given the responsibilities to take the ball forward. It can't always be safe. It can't always be knocking it back. When we did it at times, we did create opportunities today. But then the flip side to that is we have got to be solid when we are defending. And there's gaps there. We've seen it with Cameron Archer's goal, the first goal. It's a good ball in. We don't stop the cross the ball comes in to lay back and he's on his own. So either one of our centre backs has got to get out or our defensive midfiel player, whoever that may be. And there's just gaps appearing. It can't carry on because better teams will just put you to bed, put your heart aside. There was a situation in the second half where they had two forwards on and obviously Tarkovski and Brandway to have them to deal with them. But they were in a knockdowns. There's a big gap for players to run into and we didn't sort it. And that has got to be looked at as we move forward. And now not every team will play that way. Other teams will play through. You've got to get that midfield make-up sorted out because we haven't brought anyone else in. There's no-one we can go. Well, this week we might be able to bring. That's it now. We're done till January. The only other options we're going to have in there will be Andre Gomez or Delhi if he ever comes back to fitness. So he's got to get that right. The coaching staff have got to get that right. Because if we keep losing games, there'll be a change of manager as well. There will be. It's conceivable. Everton lose the next two, which is Arsenal home and Brentford away. We know what our owners like. Is he really going to leave the manager in place if Everton have played six, drawn one, lost five? I can't see it personally. And then it all starts again. So they've got to come up with a solution for this and start getting these results on the board. Final one, let's finish on a positive, is Beto. He got my man of the mat. I think he's coming in again. Show today that he's going to be a handful. He still looks a little bit short of fitness. You look tired in the last 15, but he was off-front on his own. But he took the game to Sheffield United. Good physical battle with them. He's a little bit scruffy at times. He's probably a nice way of saying it. He's a bit awkward. He's quick though, powerful. Can we guarantee answers? That's the big thing. But he's done a lot of good stuff today. He gave us a platform to start with. He put a couple of great balls through. Wanted Dan Juma, which he overhear, but it was tremendous centre forward. Played come short, drew the defender in nice and tight and played it round the corner. Dan Juma was in. With a better decision and a better first touch, he may well have scored. He played the ball wide for Nathan Patterson for the cross for the Dan Juma goal, having peeled off the defender. And he'd give us something to aim for all day. So he's made a really bright start. It gives you hope that he can rough teams up and we can get things into him and he can make things happen. And obviously after the international break, our attacking options will be improved again with Jack Harrison coming back into it. Dom and the Calvert Loon being available again. Dwight McNeill, hopefully another couple of weeks' training will get his shot. So we will have some better attacking options. Dyma ar i greu. I imagine we'll be integrated back into the squad over that period of time. The manager will have some more attacking options and let's hope we can get better some chances because I think he will take them. He only really had a couple, didn't he? Well, that we probably should have had a penalty from in the first half of the drive-up. The other one, when he faced the defender up brilliantly and got in, he hit it too early but his left foot and just shanked it wide. He should have took another touch, either being closer in on goal and he had to cut a square bit or at least either being closer to the goal. But I thought he was excellent today's Premier League day before us. I thought he'd done really well. And he is a glimmer of optimism. If we can sort of, like we've talked about in the first couple of points, if we can sort that defence out, get it tighter, can we get some cohesion with the midfield three players? If we do that, we've got a lot of fun to make things happen and obviously Dom and the Calvert Loon tagged on to that. It also takes the pressure off the likes of Eustace Chimity as he's trying to lay in the game. Would we have liked others brought in? Absolutely we would have, but they've decided now on that one. So we've got what we've got. We've got to make the best of it, but better is certainly a big plus so far. That is it for my three things. Let me know what you think. In the comments section below, give the video a thumbs up, subscribe if you haven't. Have a great weekend. See you later.