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by yogi
14 Oct 2010 22:14
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 2010)
Replies: 3870
Views: 638191

Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 201

^^^ Why does dollar need to be protected?

To me it seems like Gold can see a spike in price similar to one in 1981. Whether it will hold at those levels, is the question.
by yogi
21 Sep 2010 00:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Should HH The Dalai Lama be elected India's next President?
Replies: 280
Views: 34092

Re: Should HH The Dalai Lama be elected India's next Preside

RajeshA ji, brilliant arguments!! You've got another convert.
by yogi
15 Sep 2010 11:10
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army: News & Discussion
Replies: 3966
Views: 1245702

Re: Indian Army: News & Discussion

Govt revises Union War Book to meet current situation The new Union War Book, which is with the Cabinet Committee of Security for the final nod, lays down action plans in minute details to meet any contingency during war. It spells out, for instance, how air, train and other services will be comman...
by yogi
15 Sep 2010 03:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Should HH The Dalai Lama be elected India's next President?
Replies: 280
Views: 34092

Re: Should HH The Dalai Lama be elected India's next Preside

I voted No. Why waste an important post like that of President of our nation just to make a point? There are better (and cheaper) ways of doing the same thing. Further, we need to increase the number of Tibetan players, not reduce them.
by yogi
15 Sep 2010 02:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: People's Republic of China Nov 22, 2009
Replies: 3245
Views: 571257

Re: People's Republic of China Nov 22, 2009

It can be seen as insurance to ensure PRC leans on TSp not to do anything foolish. In a scenario where POK is slipping out of hand, IA marching to cut off Sindh, and IN/IAF taking out its ports and air bases, Pak is highly likely to use its nuclear assets on India (if it still has any control on th...
by yogi
15 Sep 2010 00:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: People's Republic of China Nov 22, 2009
Replies: 3245
Views: 571257

Re: People's Republic of China Nov 22, 2009

vina wrote:Any attack from Pakistan will involve full retaliation on Pakistan and a full force attack on all PR China.
This will actually create an incentive for Pakistan to initiate a nuke war. Why constrain ourselves to a written word? We should act as situation demands.
by yogi
20 Aug 2010 03:55
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 2010)
Replies: 3870
Views: 638191

Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 201

What will happen if Greece introduces a local currency without pulling out from Euro? Say, Government says that all local transaction will happen in local currency and Euro can be purchased from their central bank when needed. Of course, the rich guys will jump out of local currency and go to Euro,...
by yogi
19 Jul 2010 12:23
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): July 07, 2010
Replies: 2850
Views: 444683

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): July 07, 2

Tax Free Living in Pakistan (video) | NYtimes Article “This is a system of the elite, by the elite and for the elite,” said Riyaz Hussain Naqvi, a retired government official who worked in tax collection for 38 years. “It is a skewed system in which the poor man subsidizes the rich man.” The proble...
by yogi
16 Jul 2010 01:50
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 2010)
Replies: 3870
Views: 638191

Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 201

paramu wrote:There is a huge gap between residential property values and residential mortgage debt changes. Inevitably, they have to match. i.e. sooner or later, massive debt defaults should occur.
It will most likely be a mix of both. Defaults and Property values rising a bit.
by yogi
16 Jul 2010 01:15
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
Replies: 3938
Views: 1479998

Re: Indian Naval Discussion

How much is the increase in underwater capability, by using an AIP system? Is it just 30-40% more kind, or 4-5 times kind?
by yogi
08 Jul 2010 04:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Managing Pakistan's failure
Replies: 3241
Views: 424292

Re: Managing Pakistan's failure

Pakistan is too big to fail! :evil: What would be interesting to see is one small step India has taken to re-architect the Indian sub-continent since Bangladesh. That would be a more practical strategy. There still are large parts in Pakistan, which are sparsely populated (Baluchistan, Northern Are...
by yogi
10 Jun 2010 10:54
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 2010)
Replies: 3870
Views: 638191

Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 201

(1) a large, diverse basket of commodities and services to which the currency will be linked. The items in the basket and their weights should be publicly declared. Largeness and diversity is necessary to avoid the danger of monopolization, which would be there if the basket were to contain only a ...
by yogi
04 May 2010 23:25
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: BRF - All about the look and feel
Replies: 66
Views: 903

Re: BRF - All about the look and feel

Can we replace the "New Topic" button image with this: Image ?
by yogi
04 May 2010 04:32
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: BRF - All about the look and feel
Replies: 66
Views: 903

Re: BRF - All about the look and feel

Finally!!! :D
by yogi
29 Apr 2010 10:30
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: BRF - All about the look and feel
Replies: 66
Views: 903

Re: BRF - All about the look and feel

This style sucks. If you are going to change, then please convert to vBulletin. That is a much better looking forum software.
by yogi
12 Mar 2010 04:43
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: BR Forum Feedback
Replies: 1360
Views: 277270

Replacing the 'New Post' button

Admins,

The 'New Post' button is very confusing and cause of unnecessary threads. I have created a new button that says "New Thread", which hopefully might reduce the problem.
Here is the button image:

Image
by yogi
15 Feb 2010 06:50
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 2010)
Replies: 3870
Views: 638191

Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 2010)

durgesh wrote:
And who/what would that be, is the Trillion Dollar Question
EU !!!
Actually, in the long term strategic sense, it could be Japan and Taiwan.
by yogi
15 Feb 2010 06:03
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 2010)
Replies: 3870
Views: 638191

Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 2010)

You will love this........ ..... It is the month of August, on the shores of the Black Sea . It is raining, and the little town looks totally deserted. It is tough times, Everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit. Suddenly, a rich tourist comes to town. He enters the only hotel, lays a 10...
by yogi
13 Nov 2009 07:19
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: BR Forums Feedback
Replies: 1566
Views: 351466

Re: National Agenda for India, 2010-2050

By 2050, India should: 1) Create a new democratic model of governance for Indian conditions and geographical realities. A strong core that has deep political/social/religious links and influences on neighboring Indic zones (Tibetan/Central Asian zone, Far South East Asian zone, West Asian zone, and ...
by yogi
05 Oct 2009 05:28
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Chandrayan-1 moon mission
Replies: 1807
Views: 519023

Re: Chandrayan-1 moon mission

A hilarious take on the water discovery on The Daily Show. Aasif Mandvi is awesome.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-s ... space-naan
by yogi
11 Sep 2009 19:42
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India-China News and Discussion
Replies: 2386
Views: 424470

Re: India-China News and Discussions

China's internet spin doctors China is using an increasing number of paid "internet commentators" in a sophisticated attempt to control public opinion. These commentators are used by government departments to scour the internet for bad news - and then negate it. They post comments on webs...
by yogi
28 Aug 2009 02:16
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1370248

Re: China Military Watch

Did the war with China just start? India, China armies clash in Sikkim? The Indian and Chinese armies have reportedly been locked in sporadic exchanges of fire in Sikkim, where the two countries share a high-altitude border, since Tuesday night. A senior defence ministry official in Kolkata, where ...
by yogi
08 Aug 2009 05:44
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India-China News and Discussion
Replies: 2386
Views: 424470

Re: Google Maps - Arunachal Pradesh in China?

New member, so apologies if I am posting in the wrong section. I was recently checking Arunachal Pradesh out on Google Maps, and almost every place had a chinese name. You can see what I mean by visiting this link http://maps.google.co.in/maps?q=chitradurga&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=in&ei=...
by yogi
21 Jul 2009 05:20
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1370248

Re: China Military Watch

Akshut wrote:Could folks identify what portion of border is it? Or does it contain both Eastern and Western border?
I've done that comparison in this thread.
by yogi
16 Jul 2009 03:02
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Google Earth updates more cities and airports in India
Replies: 571
Views: 193595

Re: Google Earth updates more cities and airports in India

This image is believed to be of a 1.8-square-mile scale model of a disputed region on the border of China and India. If you had any trouble believing, then the image below will remove all doubts. I quickly made my own comparison images. You can now clearly visualize all the portion that this model ...
by yogi
14 Jul 2009 23:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Google Earth updates more cities and airports in India
Replies: 571
Views: 193595

Re: Google Earth updates more cities and airports in India

It is interesting (and typical of the "world order that Arunachal Pradesh and vast areas of India have borders marked in red on Google Earth to indicate disputed territory, but not Taiwan, or for that matter the Falklands. Is this because we Indians just take things lying down? Gosh look at th...
by yogi
21 Jun 2009 13:06
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Global Economy
Replies: 2350
Views: 653129

Biggest news of the Century

Looks like the biggest news of this century has been suppressed entirely in the US and most of the world's media. Italian police arrest 2 Japanese smuggling $134 billion in bonds into Switzerland June 17 (Bloomberg) -- It’s a plot better suited for a John Le Carre novel. Two Japanese men are detain...
by yogi
28 Apr 2009 06:26
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Strategic leadership for the future of India
Replies: 1978
Views: 328982

Re: Strategic leadership for the future of India

Ramana, You may have seen this thesis before. But if not, then you will love it: Unification of South Asia : Master's Thesis by Hardev Singh The thesis proposes unification of South Asia, comprising India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and Maldives into a single democratic federal ...
by yogi
26 Apr 2009 00:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Reference thread - lists of terrorist attacks
Replies: 103
Views: 127860

Re: Reference thread - lists of terrorist attacks

Chronology of Terrorist Incidents in India (Wikipedia)

I think it would be really important to keep the above page up to date (if not already)
by yogi
24 Apr 2009 03:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Af-Pak -> Pak-Af Watch
Replies: 4017
Views: 537880

Re: Af-Pak Watch

Love the title of this piece : Is it Af-Pak? Is it Pak-Af? It's a Fak-Ap! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
by yogi
29 Mar 2009 08:28
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451286

Indian Government computer systems invaded

Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries TORONTO — A vast electronic spying operation has infiltrated computers and has stolen documents from hundreds of government and private offices around the world , including those of the Dalai Lama, Canadian researchers have concluded. In a report to ...
by yogi
26 Mar 2009 05:36
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451286

Seychelles

Paradise goes bankrupt Seychelles now has the unenviable stature of being perhaps the most indebted country in the world. Public and private debt totals $800 million - roughly the size of the country's entire economy. Seychelles occupies a pretty important strategic location in the Indian Ocean. Wh...
by yogi
04 Jan 2009 08:23
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: BR Forums Feedback
Replies: 1566
Views: 351466

Re: Site Suggestions & Forum Feedback

its important that BR become the site to which news anchors refer to for obtaining ideas about national security issues. In the information age, it is important that BR become more media savvy and use the media to safe-guard our national interests. This may require some re-thinking as to what BR wa...
by yogi
03 Jan 2009 03:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: BR Forums Feedback
Replies: 1566
Views: 351466

Re: Site Suggestions & Forum Feedback

Have the Forum Moderators considered moving to vBulletin from phpBB? There are lots of advantages of using the vBulletin forum software: - Better Admin control panel and a separate moderator Control panel and facilities - Better spam capture - More robust Banning capabilities :rotfl: - Much secure -...
by yogi
02 Jan 2009 01:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Attention non-members and lurkers !
Replies: 414
Views: 1266626

Re: Attention non-members and lurkers!

Mods,

Have you guys considered moving to vBulletin? VB has a pretty robust Admin management system. Plus there are a whole lot of other features that can be explored: Blogs, Picture Libraries, Personal Messages, etc.