Channel
@PSIRbyKapilSikka
On this record: Topic · Growth · Engagement · Reactions · Posts · Telegram's recommendations · Cite this entry
6,540subscribers
-15 since we began measuring on 14 August 2026
Risers and fallers across the register · movement among entries of 3,162–10,000.
| Telegram ID | -1001605158528 |
|---|---|
| Type | Channel |
| Username | @PSIRbyKapilSikka |
| Created | Between 1 December 2021 and 30 April 2023 — estimated from Telegram’s id allocation, not measured. How this range is calculated. |
| First recorded | 14 August 2026 |
| Last confirmed live | 14 September 2026 |
| Measurements held | 12 |
| Confirmed unchanged | 1 time, most recently 14 September 2026 |
| On Telegram | t.me/PSIRbyKapilSikka |
Education — a classification, not a measurement. An on-box language model (Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-FP8, prompt version 1) read this channel’s own recent posts on 12 September 2026 and assigned it the closest of 31 fixed categories, at 69% confidence. This is a model’s judgement about what the channel is likely to be about, not a fact this register measured the way a subscriber count or a view count is measured — it can be revised on a later pass, and it carries no weight anywhere else on this page. How this classification works, and why it has no browse page of its own yet.
| Measured (UTC) | Subscribers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Sept 2026, 23:21 | 6,540 | -8 |
| 11 Sept 2026, 08:56 | 6,548 | -10 |
| 6 Sept 2026, 16:38 | 6,558 | +5 |
| 2 Sept 2026, 12:45 | 6,553 | +6 |
| 30 Aug 2026, 10:28 | 6,547 | -5 |
| 27 Aug 2026, 17:19 | 6,552 | -6 |
| 24 Aug 2026, 14:46 | 6,558 | +5 |
| 20 Aug 2026, 14:37 | 6,553 | +4 |
| 17 Aug 2026, 21:45 | 6,549 | -4 |
| 15 Aug 2026, 02:18 | 6,553 | -2 |
| 14 Aug 2026, 03:17 | 6,555 | no change |
| 14 Aug 2026, 03:02 | 6,555 | first reading |
20 posts held, back to 6 August 2026 — the reader has not yet reached the start of this channel’s public history, so older posts may sit further back, unread. Read across 1 page of Telegram’s post history, 20 posts per page.
Nothing published in the last 30 days. ERR and ER are rolling 30-day measures, so there is nothing to compute — we hold 20 posts for this entry, the most recent from 13 August 2026. An engagement rate over an empty window would be a number about nothing.
39 reactions across 20 posts, in 1 kind.
| Reaction | Count | Share | Share, drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 👍 | 39 | 100.0% |
No sentiment is inferred, and none should be read in. This table is ordered by count and by nothing else. Emoji do not carry stable meaning across languages or communities — 🙏 is thanks in one channel and mourning in another — so we publish which ones were pressed and how often, and pass no judgement on what an audience meant by them.
Precision. Telegram publishes reaction counts per emoji and short-forms each one — 4.34K, 1.2M — so any single kind at or above 1,000 reaches us at three significant figures, and only counts below 1,000 are exact. The shares above are ratios of those figures and carry the same error. This is also why the total here can differ slightly from a reaction total printed elsewhere on the page: both are sums of the same rounded parts, taken over samples with different edges.
Coverage. Reactions were read on 20 of the 20 sampled posts in this sample. Summed by Telegram’s own count on each post — not by adding up the per-emoji breakdown above — those same posts carry 39 reactions in total: the kind of figure the paragraph above means by “a reaction total printed elsewhere on the page”.
Measured over the 20 most recent posts we hold, published 6 August 2026 to 13 August 2026, using the newest reading held for each. Telegram Stars are excluded: they are a payment, not a reaction, and they have their own section.
✅ What is the article about Shashi Tharoor’s On Mecca accord reviews the defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan. He stresses vigilance, noting implications for West Asian security and India’s strategic interests. ✅ Strategic context Kenneth Waltz’s Neorealism shows alliances reflect power distribution. The pact illustrates middle powers filling gaps left by U.S. retrenchment. ✅ Why is it important…
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✅ What is the article about A Chinese buy‑in for BRICS explores China’s role in shaping AI governance within BRICS. Ahead of the 18th Summit in New Delhi, Beijing promotes World Data Organization (WDO) and World Artificial Intelligence Organization (WAICO) to set Global South standards against U.S. models. ✅ Strategic context Robert Keohane’s Institutionalism shows regimes structure cooperation. China’s initiatives …
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✅ What is the article about C Raja Mohan examines the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan. He argues it reflects Arab weakness but also the rise of three powers repositioning West Asia’s balance, with implications for India, Iran, and global actors. ✅ Strategic context Kenneth Waltz’s Neorealism stresses power distribution shapes alliances. The pact shows middle powers filling…
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✅ What is the article about Mohammed Ayoob analyzes the Mecca Pact—a defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan. It signals regional autonomy, reducing reliance on the U.S., and reshaping West Asian dynamics with implications for Iran and India. ✅ Strategic context Stephen Walt’s Balance of Threat Theory shows alliances form to counter threats. The pact reflects hedging against U.S. unpredictabili…
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✅ What is the article about The piece asks if regional parties are losing relevance in India. Data from Lok Sabha elections (2009–2024) shows national parties consistently dominate, though regional parties retain strongholds in states like Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. ✅ Strategic context Maurice Duverger’s Party System Theory notes electoral systems shape party strength. India’s FPTP system favors national parties…
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✅ What is the article about Bashir Ali Abbas analyzes the Mecca Agreement—a trilateral defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey. Framed as collective deterrence, it signals Saudi integration with Pakistan‑Turkey‑China axis, raising implications for India. ✅ Strategic context Arnold Wolfers’ National Security as Ambiguity shows states redefine security under uncertainty. pact reflects collective defenc…
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✅ What is the article about Sheikh Hasina’s planned return to Dhaka in Dec 2026 after exile in New Delhi. Despite a death sentence in absentia, her move reignites tensions, challenges Tarique Rahman’s rule, and complicates India‑Bangladesh ties. ✅ Strategic context Samuel Huntington’s Political Order in Changing Societies shows fragile states struggle with stability. Hasina’s return reflects contestation between leg…
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✅ What is the article about Nirupama Rao warns that personality cults derail democracy. Elevating leaders into objects of worship erodes scepticism, participation, and responsibility—habits essential for republican life. ✅ Strategic context Antonio Gramsci’s Hegemony shows mythmaking sustains dominance. Personality cults transform leaders into messianic figures, weakening democratic culture and institutional resilie…
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✅ What is the article about Mahesh Sachdev analyzes the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA) of August 2026, signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan. The pact, seen as a “Muslim NATO,” marks major regional realignment after the U.S.–Iran war, reshaping West Asian security. ✅ Strategic context Arnold Wolfers’ National Security as Ambiguity shows states redefine security under uncertainty. MJDA reflects collect…
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✅ What is the article about Harsh V Pant critiques U.S. silence on Imran Khan’s imprisonment. Despite solitary confinement and health decline, Khan remains jailed amid political calculations. Washington’s muted response reflects strategic priorities over democracy in Pakistan. ✅ Strategic context Hans Morgenthau’s Classical Realism argues states pursue power over ideals. U.S. neglect of democratic concerns reflects …
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✅ What is the article about Manoj Kewalramani examines Xi Jinping’s doctrine of party self‑governance. Through anti‑corruption drives, ideological discipline, and institutional reforms, Xi consolidates CPC control, embedding self‑regulation as a pillar of legitimacy. ✅ Strategic context Antonio Gramsci’s Theory of Hegemony explains how ruling elites sustain dominance through ideology and discipline. Xi’s doctrine re…
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✅ What is the article about It critiques 16th Finance Commission for aiding centralization of fiscal power. By bypassing states with direct grants, ending revenue deficit support, and attaching conditions, Commission weakens fiscal federalism and strengthens Centre’s control. ✅ Strategic context K.C. Wheare’s Federal Theory stresses balanced division of powers. The Commission’s approach undermines this balance, erod…
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Showing the 12 most recent of 20 posts we hold for @PSIRbyKapilSikka. View and reaction counts are the latest single reading for each post, not a live figure, and a recent post is still accumulating both. A view count marked ≈ was rounded by Telegram before we ever saw it — t.me prints views in full below 1,000 and to three significant figures above, so ≈1,200,000 means somewhere between 1,150,000 and 1,249,999. Unmarked counts are exact. Text is reproduced from the public post preview and truncated for length.
The reverse of the list above, and a different kind of signal. This does not require this channel to have ever been asked about directly — each row below is a channel we DID ask Telegram about, whose Telegram-generated list happened to include this one. A channel can appear here with an empty list above it, because being named by someone else’s query is independent of having been queried itself.
This channel appears in 7 seed channels' Telegram-generated recommendation lists in total. Each is Telegram’s list for THAT channel, not this one — see how this is measured.
A live page changes as we take new readings, so a citation should name the measurement it is based on, not just the URL. The line below cites the subscriber count as measured 14 September 2026 — this entry's latest reading, not the date you are reading this.
“PSIR by Kapil Sikka” (@PSIRbyKapilSikka), 6,540 subscribers as measured 14 September 2026. Telegram Register, tgregister.com/channel/PSIRbyKapilSikka.
Full measurement history, CC BY 4.0. Every reading this register holds for this entry, not just the latest one, as a dated, downloadable record: CSV · JSON. Free to use with attribution to tgregister.com. Each file carries its own generation timestamp, which is the figure to cite for exactly when the data was retrieved.