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- 08 Sep 2016 17:12
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016
- Replies: 4447
- Views: 1558651
Re: Indian Space Programme Discussion
Congrats ISRO..mastering GSLV with 3rd successful launch in a row..!
- 09 Feb 2016 10:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -III
- Replies: 104
- Views: 18104
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
IN that Kaplan map above (rather last page) few points: Almost all the region above the Ganges and below UKh/Nepal today has demographically slipped out of the hands of Dharmics. Muslims will be about 40-50% in that region. North Bengal is already demographically compromised. Kashmir should never be...
- 08 Feb 2016 23:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Siachen News & Discussion
- Replies: 3050
- Views: 511206
Re: Siachen News & Discussion
I hope this is true!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z0upwu ... e=youtu.be
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z0upwu ... e=youtu.be
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- 08 Feb 2016 23:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Siachen News & Discussion
- Replies: 3050
- Views: 511206
Re: Siachen News & Discussion
I hope it's true, but some early news coming in of one survivor in the avalance. One soldier buried under 25 foot of snow may have made it!! Lets hope for confirmation. Shiv Aroor: User Actions Follow Shiv AroorVerified account @ShivAroor Miracle! Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad survived 6 days und...
- 07 Feb 2016 22:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Siachen News & Discussion
- Replies: 3050
- Views: 511206
Re: Siachen News & Discussion
With weather again taking a toll, this post by Jamwal earlier in 2014 becomes relevant..(The Rope saga) http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=1651881 I do feel many of the issues were sorted out, but maybe not. Certainly it was not the Mans body that was ice glued to the wedge in the crev...
- 11 Nov 2015 12:26
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Happy Diwali 2015
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4871
Re: Happy Diwali 2015
Wishing all BRF'ite a very happy Diwali and year ahead.
- 20 Sep 2015 00:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
- Replies: 4148
- Views: 893706
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20
They are obviously not pouring into US or even India for co existing with Beer, Pork, FOS, Jesus, Ram. They are coming to ultimately dominate and exert.
- 27 Aug 2015 18:47
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Space Programme Discussion
- Replies: 3934
- Views: 682991
Re: Indian Space Programme Discussion
Historic launch, another milestone crossed for ISRO! Was looking forward to this launch..simply awesome!
JEM ji, to be fair NDTV did show it live with credits to DD. Vishnu Som was reporting on it.
JEM ji, to be fair NDTV did show it live with credits to DD. Vishnu Som was reporting on it.
- 11 Aug 2015 22:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-July 10, 2015
- Replies: 2850
- Views: 357853
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-July 10,
What a cute Paki kid..
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And to watch on You tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77HHYWS ... e=youtu.be
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And to watch on You tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77HHYWS ... e=youtu.be
- 25 Jul 2015 21:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1886453
Re: Internal Security Watch
Sachin ji, maybe i missed out something..i am not aware of Yakub financing the blasts. Any links? AFAIK from available resources Dawood and Tiger planned the whole thing. Finance arranged ISI/DI, planning too a combination of ISI/DI/TM.
- 25 Jul 2015 14:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1886453
Re: Internal Security Watch
Apologies i take a slightly contrarian view here:
https://vicharprachar.wordpress.com/201 ... kub-memon/
Also one aspect is why is our Judiciary not handing over death sentences to foot soldiers who knowingly plant bombs?
https://vicharprachar.wordpress.com/201 ... kub-memon/
Also one aspect is why is our Judiciary not handing over death sentences to foot soldiers who knowingly plant bombs?
- 13 Jun 2015 22:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Bharatiya - Identity, Vision, Agenda, Proposition
- Replies: 2738
- Views: 371564
Re: The Bharatiya - Identity, Vision, Agenda, Proposition
Vicharprachar have shared some thoughts on the Yoga Controversy here: The Religion of Yoga Excerpt: Primarily the words Yoga and Religion are used quite subjectively and understood quite differently by different people, particularly those from varying backgrounds. Yoga itself comes from Sanskrit “Yu...
- 10 Jun 2015 17:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 330711
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22
Whats with this Zaid Hamid RIP, Jannat kaisa hai? quips all over twitter last few days. Anyone with a clue how this spread or is there some truth to it?
- 05 Jun 2015 22:03
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 2292341
Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
All these articles by so called China experts of Ball being placed in China's court by Modi because he has gone for all out economic ties is pure and simple hogwash and time pass to get positions and chairs in future. Modi hasn't turned any tables or balls in China's court. What matters is the claim...
- 31 Mar 2015 14:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Bharatiya - Identity, Vision, Agenda, Proposition
- Replies: 2738
- Views: 371564
Re: The Bharatiya - Identity, Vision, Agenda, Proposition
In the last one year or so, there have been a lot of subtle changes. Much of this is due to pressure SM is putting on the narrative that was so far hogged by the Nehruvian left liberal kinds. Basic ideological tenets of Excluvist faiths are being questioned quite objectively. The vast amounts of dat...
- 26 Mar 2015 01:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Obliterating Islamic State (ISIS)
- Replies: 118
- Views: 18873
Re: Obliterating Islamic State (ISIS)
Batori Ji, want to clarify on this very respectfully: IMO, "ISIS" is an invention of certain interested parties IS is not an invention. And into your post you mention US etc. It turned out to be nothing more than an amorphous scattering of suicidal imbeciles, prompted by (who else) the US-...
- 25 Mar 2015 18:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Obliterating Islamic State (ISIS)
- Replies: 118
- Views: 18873
Re: Obliterating Islamic State (ISIS)
Rajesh ji, all valid points. What i like is the way their scholars have the relevant hadith ready and defend their positions. Same was done by the TTP after the shooting in Peshawar. They know what they are doing. In todays whatsapp, youtube age the violence and gore that was hidden of yore is getti...
- 24 Mar 2015 12:01
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Combating Terrorism Using Soft Power
- Replies: 170
- Views: 39465
Re: Combating Terrorism Using Soft Power
Terrorism is political activity that considers using violence as a legitimate tool for achieving political goals . The whole point of terrorism is to negotiate political goals via violence. Any ideology that can motivate a group of people to rally around that ideology and push it in the sphere of g...
- 24 Mar 2015 02:38
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Combating Terrorism Using Soft Power
- Replies: 170
- Views: 39465
Re: Combating Terrorism Using Soft Power
I think there have been some fundamentals raised here, which deserve less dismissal and more introspection. Yes truth is terrorism in most academic circles is associated with primarily Political motives of groups. The groups may have religious backing, or ideological, but Terror groups are primarily...
- 20 Mar 2015 04:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indian Interests (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 661
- Views: 108971
Re: Indian Interests (09-08-2014)
If we want India to be Pluralist and Respectful to other beliefs why are we not opposing Doctrines or ideals that oppose Pluralism and Respect and instead propagate hatred for other beliefs?
- 17 Mar 2015 19:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2015
- Replies: 2849
- Views: 354940
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2
Pakis..rsingh wrote:
Do they hab metro in lahore?Not a metro rail network, but metro bus.
Lahore Metrobus
- 09 Mar 2015 20:26
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Combating Terrorism Using Soft Power
- Replies: 170
- Views: 39465
Re: Combating Terrorism Using Soft Power
Soft power is not just some media, films or songs. Its much more. Whatever Bolly/Holly/Tollywood produces, whatever the genre of music there is something larger about the society that creates those moments. Not every society can create awesome music over generations like what possibly only India and...
- 06 Mar 2015 13:36
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Combating Terrorism Using Soft Power
- Replies: 170
- Views: 39465
Re: Combating Terrorism Using Soft Power
Soft power does work and that is the point Tuan made whilst stating also that the LTTE banned people from listening to music, entertainment etc. This is noticed in many terror and fascist movements that to sustain the propaganda it becomes necessary to block soft power avenues from influencing peopl...
- 05 Mar 2015 03:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Obliterating Islamic State (ISIS)
- Replies: 118
- Views: 18873
Re: Obliterating Islamic State (ISIS)
He reminded that 120 Islamic scholars sent congratulatory letters to ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. Indian cleric Syed Salman Husaini Nadwi was among them. http://www.newindianexpress.com/columns/Muslim-Liberals-Vs-ISIS/2015/03/03/article2694781.ece As IS becomes more established and eliminates ...
- 04 Mar 2015 14:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Obliterating Islamic State (ISIS)
- Replies: 118
- Views: 18873
Re: Obliterating Islamic State (ISIS)
Obliterating ISIS means nothing really. ISIS once it finishes the purges of non believers and hypocrites (believers that are half hearted in following the doctrinal tenets), it will resemble Saudi Arabia. There will be minimum difference, except that a Caliph will sound more legitimate to many Musli...
- 04 Mar 2015 10:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Obliterating Islamic State (ISIS)
- Replies: 118
- Views: 18873
Re: Obliterating Islamic State (ISIS)
Some comments: 1. India has not successfully fought off Islamic hordes. Yes it has had major successes, but it has lost large tracts of land: Afghanistan, Pak, BD and more on the way as internally demographic consolidation happens every ticking second. Let us not buy and propagate the rhetoric that ...
- 02 Feb 2015 23:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
- Replies: 4148
- Views: 893706
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20
^Precisely the reason we have to identify now our values that won't be broken ever. A sort of preamble. A sort of Commandants. A sort of unchangeable set of things we adhere to beyond any other. There is only one set of 10 value/ethics/morals/keys whatever usage one defines it, but these are establi...
- 05 Jan 2015 16:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1886453
Re: Internal Security Watch
Crosspost from STFU thread: #Terrorboat incident: Someone posted this with a lot of confidence: Since when did an explosion have white smoke? Curious to know that? The explosion from forward to aft in that boat indicates a boat rigged with lethal quantities of explosives to either blow on contact or...
- 05 Jan 2015 16:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 12 Dec 2014
- Replies: 2852
- Views: 373599
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 12 Dec
#Terrorboat incident: Someone posted this with a lot of confidence: Since when did an explosion have white smoke? Curious to know that? The explosion from forward to aft in that boat indicates a boat rigged with lethal quantities of explosives to either blow on contact or has a remote controlled dev...
- 02 Jan 2015 20:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 12 Dec 2014
- Replies: 2852
- Views: 373599
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 12 Dec
Could be one of two possibilities. Either smuggling HSD or carrying explosives. Former case it was stupid not to heed CG warnings and a bit of warning fire from CG to the vessel caused it the HSD to explode. If they had something really explosive (pun intended), then maybe they blew it up. Getting a...
- 02 Jan 2015 15:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
- Replies: 4148
- Views: 893706
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20
Arun, this is a complete non issue. The Government openly fights Jihadis, says so in press releases. Even the most lib MSM reports Jihadi's killed happily and splashes photographs of them with skull caps. So basically you can fight JIhadis, Kill them, report them killed but can't train to do a reali...
- 29 Dec 2014 18:49
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: INS Arihant (ATV) News and Discussion -2
- Replies: 4158
- Views: 1217031
- 28 Dec 2014 17:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
- Replies: 2995
- Views: 398016
Re: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
Instead of trying to understand Hinduism ( through Vivekananda or otherwise ), our great intellectuals have instead been debating secularism, communalism, marxism, caste system, Aryans... Wah re wah. result is there for all to see. Actually any discussion on Hinduism automatically goes to Caste, Se...
- 28 Dec 2014 16:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
- Replies: 2995
- Views: 398016
Re: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
Shiv ji, acknowledge lot of aspects of Bedouin culture permeate Islamic mores. So do Talmud, Old Testament mores. Yet one instance for example the one about a Jew couple that was got to Mohammed on a complaint of adultery shows how some aspects that we consider barbarian today were also barbarian to...
- 25 Dec 2014 14:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
- Replies: 2995
- Views: 398016
Re: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
Islam is a semitic monotheistic top down ideology encased in 7th century tribal Arab culture. Frankly from all what i have read, Arab tribal culture was pretty open in the 7th century. The culture indeed may have had the natural pitfalls that all cultures in the region and beyond may have had, but ...
- 21 Dec 2014 22:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Bharatiya - Identity, Vision, Agenda, Proposition
- Replies: 2738
- Views: 371564
Re: The Bharatiya - Identity, Vision, Agenda, Proposition
Rajesh Ji a specific rejection of excluvist ideology is great. Lets say we can introduce the tenets of Dharma to some folks with some reservations. We say to be Dharmic you need to acknowledge the importance in society to strive to abide with these 10 tenets: 1. Dhrti (patience) 2. Ks’ama (forgivene...
- 21 Dec 2014 22:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Bharatiya - Identity, Vision, Agenda, Proposition
- Replies: 2738
- Views: 371564
Re: The Bharatiya - Identity, Vision, Agenda, Proposition
The easiest and simplest way to de convert is a sort of 'Kalima' to swear in to believing in the tenets of Dharma (maybe done on the National book :) ). That the individual shall strive to evolve from Tamas to Sattva. After that to evolve beyond the Gunas there are a lot of Sampradayas to chose from...
- 19 Dec 2014 02:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Bharatiya - Identity, Vision, Agenda, Proposition
- Replies: 2738
- Views: 371564
Re: The Bharatiya - Identity, Vision, Agenda, Proposition
Upholding Dharma is upholding Humanity with a big Stick.
#Think
#Think
- 18 Dec 2014 18:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
- Replies: 4148
- Views: 893706
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20
Its getting tougher for members here to update on ROPs busy schedule these days, but same day as Peshawar 25 School girls were killed/ suicide bombed. Next hundreds pf women were executed in Iraq because they refused to marry Muslim Jihadis. Many were pregnant. Today 180 women and children have been...
- 17 Dec 2014 15:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Why is "Hindu Nationalism" spoken of in a pejorative sense?
- Replies: 1266
- Views: 145484
Re: Why is "Hindu Nationalism" spoken of in a pejorative sen
I think it would be wrong to characterize "Hindu" Nationalism in a pejorative sense solely based on it's apprehension about Islam. Apprehension of Excluvist doctrine among many in the world is not limited to Hindutvaadis or Jains, or Sikhs or Buddhists. My sense of this is its been 70 year...