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by Virupaksha
03 Jul 2014 08:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 12577
Views: 1380102

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

^^^ The founding fathers of America were true libertarians and would have never done what the current USA is doing. USA today is just a jewish colony with 3 core objectives: protect israeli interest at all cost, enable the global jew to mint his money and control the world, destroy or enslave the w...
by Virupaksha
01 Jul 2014 20:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 12577
Views: 1380102

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

Do people here really think ISIS came up without state support? Do they also believe in santa claus? People might be forgetting this, but during syrian civil war - weopons were provided exclusively to only those which had western backing with soudi and qataris as intermediaries. http://upload.wikime...
by Virupaksha
01 Jul 2014 14:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 12577
Views: 1380102

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

in the history of Islam have there been other older militant orders who have taken the same posture that Hajj and hajj sites are all haram and idolatry ? or is ISIS a new stronger and purer genetic mutation? it is just a recurring strain, absolutely nothing new in it. The stone was broken within 12...
by Virupaksha
29 Jun 2014 21:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Replies: 2752
Views: 549573

Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion

Supratik wrote:A bitter pill is being given with some mithai. Millions will be status less in Assam and may be deported to Bdesh in the next decade. This is the mithai to bring some cheer over the coming bad news.
this will be forgotten by that time.
by Virupaksha
26 Jun 2014 17:13
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Distorted history- Causes, consequences, remedies
Replies: 4186
Views: 65183

Re: Distorted history- Causes, consequences, remedies

I've been spending some time lately researching this. Although I understand the plague was a common occurrence in those times, I still find it hard to believe 50% of Europeans could have died because they were all living in unsanitary conditions. The numbers seems mind boggling for a disease that i...
by Virupaksha
05 Jun 2014 22:20
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Railways Thread
Replies: 3937
Views: 740330

Re: Indian Railways Thread

The website issue is in reality a side track. Are ANY tatkal tickets not being filled because of this issue? If there are 10 tatkal tickets available, does it matter if CRIS has 1000 or 10000 connection capability from a system perspective as long as those 10 tickets get filled? That just proves tha...
by Virupaksha
05 Jun 2014 15:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 12577
Views: 1380102

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

TS Jones, Controlling egypt for 5 B$ wrt to population, it is controlling US for 20 Billion $ . In gdp ppp, it is controlling US for 150 B$. In gdp nominal, it is controlling US for 300 Billion $. And that is assuming US is actually giving that money out of its own pockets, instead of getting more t...
by Virupaksha
02 Jun 2014 02:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 12577
Views: 1380102

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

TSJones, Dont get soo self righteous on israel. US does it because it keeps egypt and jordan under check, a low cost thing for keeping the suez canal open. and then US balances it off with its support to hamas, PLA through the soudis. It is a F-16 vs F-16 fight with the US playing both sides right f...
by Virupaksha
31 May 2014 22:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 21 Apr 2014
Replies: 2852
Views: 295946

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 21 Apr

saip wrote:Whatever happened 'we never negotiate with terrorists' thingy?
thats a lie only and only for the goebellian consumption of its sheep.

Other than the sheep, every one knows what they do.
by Virupaksha
28 May 2014 17:33
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 174841

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

SandeepA wrote:Bhadrachalam mandals?
those which are going to be submerged by the polavaram dam.
by Virupaksha
24 May 2014 18:20
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Replies: 40179
Views: 4131794

Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India

Precisely, it is deja vu, ABV all over again. Give the man a chance. How can you claim 'ABV all over again' from this one act by Modi? Unless one can foresee the future then noone can make such a prediction at this stage. ABV before his lahore bus had buddha smiling. What has Modi done to give him ...
by Virupaksha
24 May 2014 18:18
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Replies: 40179
Views: 4131794

Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India

would you* have approved this if this was done by MMS? I will surely compare NaMo with MMS after his 5 year term as PM gets over. I don't judge an individual by a single action but by what he has been doing and has done over years. (To understand a story you don't interpret individual sentences but...
by Virupaksha
24 May 2014 18:09
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Replies: 40179
Views: 4131794

Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India

sunilUpa wrote:give him some time guys..too much dhoti shivering will make the mojo fall off...
Why should we give him time? Did he give himself some time, before doing this rubbish nonsense?
by Virupaksha
24 May 2014 17:10
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Replies: 40179
Views: 4131794

Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India

For those who do not understand why Narendra Modi invited Sharif - A quote from Godfather - ' keep your friends close but your enemies closer ' . If you have seen Godfather you would know what it exactly means. Apperantly said by a Sicilian but nothing could be more Chanakiyan would you* have appro...
by Virupaksha
23 May 2014 11:58
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Replies: 40179
Views: 4131794

Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India

yeah 1L is not bad, but they wont leave the perks, also MP's have various other quotas , like in KV, railways etc it is demand to supply ratio. MPs kids are uprooted as well, they and their office employees are uprooted. They need admissions. There was a fire in amethi three days ago. Are you ok if...
by Virupaksha
23 May 2014 11:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 21 Apr 2014
Replies: 2852
Views: 295946

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 21 Apr

2. Good guys have obvious weak spots - like "trusting" Pakistanis. I have read many articles after the 1965 and 1971 wars where it is taken as a "given" that India and Pakistan will not deliberately attack each others civilian areas. This is a silly assumption to make. Indians l...
by Virupaksha
23 May 2014 11:25
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Replies: 40179
Views: 4131794

Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India

Now that NDA has the majority, I propose the following changes to the current regulations: - Security to PM and their close ones only during his/her tenure . Once the tenure ends, security should end as well. Rajiv Gandhi was killed after his tenure for what he did during his tenure. Indian army ch...
by Virupaksha
23 May 2014 10:23
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: General Elections 2014 : RESULTS thread
Replies: 4038
Views: 243127

Re: General Elections 2014 : RESULTS thread

+1. As far as I know Kiran Bedi has more appeal among the Delhiites than the other BJP members given that they just played Congress B team in the last 10 years. Harsh Vardhan would have that appeal but now he is an MP and it would be weird if he gave up that seat to contest Delhi again. harsh vardh...
by Virupaksha
23 May 2014 10:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
Replies: 14521
Views: 1579643

Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion

I don't think bush was clueless Blackwill was not bad though he was no Moynihan either. You should read why Modi was targeted by Bsh. He was trying to ingratiate himself with the christian fundamentalists. Denying Modi was pure unadultered christian demogagy which bama continued with an increased z...
by Virupaksha
23 May 2014 10:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
Replies: 14521
Views: 1579643

Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion

For all we know, NaMo or one of his aides might have been consulted or informed through informal means and got assent for the appointment. Otherwise ambassador Stephens would have a very shot stay in India. doubt Namo would be foolish enough to express his views completely especially when he was in...
by Virupaksha
23 May 2014 09:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
Replies: 14521
Views: 1579643

Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion

Don't underestimate her. From reviewing her wiki bio she appears to be quite good at immersion into the host culture. If she is in India for more than a few months she'll start picking up Hindi and try to be conversant in it. She's probably a natural linguist. The USSD wouldn't send her unless they...
by Virupaksha
23 May 2014 09:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
Replies: 14521
Views: 1579643

Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion

MMS was asked to continue till modi takes oath.

There is a proper government and cabinet in place. It is headed by MMS.

Modi hasnt taken the oath of secrecy as PM. Hence if you observe instead of IB directly reporting to him, a retired director was sounded out to ease the transition.
by Virupaksha
22 May 2014 21:51
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: General Elections 2014 : RESULTS thread
Replies: 4038
Views: 243127

Re: General Elections 2014 : RESULTS thread

if kiran bedi would have joined formally in december or even before april when the bjp would have needed her, it would be one thing. Now it is pure unadultered oppurtunism from her side.
by Virupaksha
21 May 2014 12:21
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: General Elections 2014 : RESULTS thread
Replies: 4038
Views: 243127

Re: General Elections 2014 : RESULTS thread

I do not think that Kiran Bedi should be made BJP CM candidate. I believe harshvardhan would be much better bet.

Making her now is an insult to all those who worked through decades under the BJP flag. Sorry, IAS/IPS does not confer any one with wings.
by Virupaksha
21 May 2014 10:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine
Replies: 4026
Views: 429124

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine

The neo-nazi ruling clique of kiev is waiting for its masters to give a go ahead, the masters are waiting for the people of ukraine and russia to make a mistake. The clique's interests is in killing and controlling ukrainian people against it. Its masters interests are in the control of economy of u...
by Virupaksha
18 May 2014 02:07
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: General Elections 2014 : RESULTS thread
Replies: 4038
Views: 243127

Re: General Elections 2014 : RESULTS thread

In UP, mayawati's vote bank is safe. Its just that her and mulayam's vote bank calculations work with a 50% turnout (2009 was 47% turnout), but those get thrown into dustbin with 58.29% turnout which we got in 2014. It is that extra 11% vote which went entirely to modi which made all the difference....
by Virupaksha
18 May 2014 01:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
Replies: 14521
Views: 1579643

Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion

Why is this luv-shuv for China - the country that helped Pak build the N-bomb and is one of the main suppliers of conventional weapons. It should be strictly business with both US and China. the tag of helping Pak build N-bomb and largest supplier of conventional weapons goes to US, china being onl...
by Virupaksha
17 May 2014 11:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine
Replies: 4026
Views: 429124

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as I said, it is not about democracy, it is not about human rights, it is not about values - it is about money and control over oligarchs for the west. The more power the oligarchs have, easier it is for them to control ukraine.
by Virupaksha
13 May 2014 23:11
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 1158
Views: 406993

Re: Exit Polls & Discussion 2014 Elections

not necessarily, if you can remember his 543 (pravin patel aka albatrossinflight) numbers from 2012. Before the 4 assembly elections in 2013, all his (543) predictions were armchair psephology, it was only from the assembly polls last year he started doing ground level surveys with a team Doesnt ma...
by Virupaksha
13 May 2014 23:09
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 1158
Views: 406993

Re: Exit Polls & Discussion 2014 Elections

His Technique is out in the open, how he is sampling and predicting, please feel free to criticize that, compare that against other techniques...that would be much more helpful exercise, then just saying I dont trust his numbers. I am not his employee nor is he paying me any money to test his "...
by Virupaksha
13 May 2014 22:42
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2093006

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

impossible! we will have our own encryption and authentication system. voter registration gives only one key to one place or location or device [perhaps the key is read from smart card itself]. DDoS denial built in prevention of even presentation of voting screen if duplicate found. prevention with...
by Virupaksha
13 May 2014 22:21
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 1158
Views: 406993

Re: Exit Polls & Discussion 2014 Elections

543 is also doing a good job. There sample size, reason between the lines is something like 70,000 to 80,000. This is 2 times to three times of the csds/chanakya. Maybe the shortcoming in technique (if any) and experience (if any) gets compensated by the sample size? not necessarily, if you can rem...
by Virupaksha
13 May 2014 00:01
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 1158
Views: 406993

Re: Exit Polls & Discussion 2014 Elections

the stupid times now group predicted 2 seats for left (it is contesting 1 seat) and no seat for MIM :rotfl:
by Virupaksha
12 May 2014 23:34
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Replies: 40179
Views: 4131794

Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India

How important is the role of Pranab Mukharjee if the mandate is not clear. Will he go by the book or the politician inside him will take over his decisions. Various manipulations have been manipulated by using governors. However over decades the supreme court has slowly controlled the abuse of powe...
by Virupaksha
12 May 2014 23:27
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Replies: 40179
Views: 4131794

Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India

Virupakhsa, Your faith in MMS/UPA govt is misplaced. Its a minority govt tha refused to face NCM many times. It has no authority to make long term appointments. Sanjay Baru has shown comprehensively its also an illegal govt where the PM sends files for approval to party President. The Congress is c...
by Virupaksha
12 May 2014 22:33
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Replies: 40179
Views: 4131794

Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India

I believe that it had lost the moral authority at vote for notes scam, but it was in 2009 and for UPAI. UPAII was reelected by the people and until it loses majority in parliament, which it hasnt and it has repeatedly proved it. The recent budget was just two months ago and it proved its majority in...
by Virupaksha
12 May 2014 21:57
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Replies: 40179
Views: 4131794

Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India

I believe until the last minute when a new govt is sworn in, MMS govt has the moral authority to do whatever he can under the overall ambit of the constitution. He has been elected for whole 5 years, not 4 years 6 months as some would like to believe. Possibly people are using their US knowledge and...
by Virupaksha
12 May 2014 04:29
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: AP Politics and runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 5848
Views: 610682

Re: AP Politics and runup to 2014 General elections

religious politics and personal religions are not always one and the same. Infact one can find the persons who play the worst religious politics to be cynical athiests in their personal beliefs. One example is the vijayawada politics. Vangaveeti ranga and devineni nehru played cynical caste politics...
by Virupaksha
11 May 2014 22:51
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: AP Politics and runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 5848
Views: 610682

Re: AP Politics and runup to 2014 General elections

Very interesting. But Christian Reddies are still a miniscule part of Reddy community. If Jagan is destroyed post election, does it foreclose a Hindu Reddy regaining control of Reddies? Christian Reddies bring with them a big christian sc vote bank. it is those numbers and sheep which gave them vic...