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- 10 May 2014 02:54
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
- Replies: 426
- Views: 130214
- 09 May 2014 07:51
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Mughal Era in India
- Replies: 638
- Views: 69790
Re: The Mughal Era in India
Sayyids were not Ashrafs. Wanted jizya to be lifted and were opposed by the Turani lobby. They represented the Hindustani nobles at court. The "Sayyeds" in general were not so "liberal" in the wider Punjab-Kashmir arc. In kashmir valley, they played a very repressive and intoler...
- 06 May 2014 07:04
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
- Replies: 426
- Views: 130214
Re: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
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- 06 May 2014 06:57
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial-2: How many seats will UPA win?
- Replies: 146
- Views: 50676
Re: BRF GJP Trial-2: How many seats will UPA win?
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- 01 May 2014 01:26
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
- Replies: 426
- Views: 130214
Re: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
B: 0 0 0 85 10 5
258 or 268
258 or 268
- 27 Apr 2014 00:23
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
- Replies: 426
- Views: 130214
Re: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
B: 0 0 0 80 20 0
258 or 268
258 or 268
- 24 Apr 2014 10:33
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
- Replies: 426
- Views: 130214
Re: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
B: 0 0 5 80 15 0 0
also the digits 238 and 268 [248 < 258 < 238/268] 258-268 seems more likely
also the digits 238 and 268 [248 < 258 < 238/268] 258-268 seems more likely
- 22 Apr 2014 07:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Deterrence
- Replies: 5136
- Views: 944399
Re: Deterrence
The best way would be to create so much fear of massive retaliation that either way Pakis lose. (a) if they nuke in fear - they lose moral ground and any degree of even asymmetric retaliation by conventional means would no longer be protested by "humanitarians" (b) if they dont nuke, you c...
- 20 Apr 2014 23:34
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial-2: How many seats will UPA win?
- Replies: 146
- Views: 50676
Re: BRF GJP Trial-2: How many seats will UPA win?
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- 20 Apr 2014 23:32
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
- Replies: 426
- Views: 130214
Re: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
B: 0 0 10 80 10 0 0
also the digits 238 and 268 [248 < 258 < 238/268]
also the digits 238 and 268 [248 < 258 < 238/268]
- 19 Apr 2014 08:35
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
- Replies: 426
- Views: 130214
Re: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
Can I change my dist given earlier for 3rd to 0 0 15 70 15 0 0 ?
I have also strong inclination to have the final tally beginning with 2 and ending in a 8. Not sure about the middle digit.
I have also strong inclination to have the final tally beginning with 2 and ending in a 8. Not sure about the middle digit.
- 19 Apr 2014 08:28
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial-2: How many seats will UPA win?
- Replies: 146
- Views: 50676
Re: BRF GJP Trial-2: How many seats will UPA win?
B: 0 0 0 10 40 40 0
- 18 Apr 2014 09:39
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
- Replies: 426
- Views: 130214
Re: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
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- 17 Apr 2014 05:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
- Replies: 496
- Views: 52631
Re: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
What doesn't add up are three time points around which all the mystery revolves. 1948, 1954, and 1959. These were three periods of spectacularly inexplicable moves by JLN that had no rational obvious framework. One cannot allot any motivation we can think of, or even a chain of logical responses - g...
- 17 Apr 2014 04:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Positive News from the USA
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 460410
Re: Positive News from the USA
Sorry. Shivji's double entrende's are always misleading. I have never had any great ability to joke about stuff above a certain level of seriousness. I hope "positives" are not being mentioned in sarcasm on things most people are not aware of about the real facts. Because then it simply re...
- 17 Apr 2014 04:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
- Replies: 496
- Views: 52631
Re: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
“Leaders of free India were busy impressing upon the world that we were a peace-loving nation, with people wedded to the ideology of Ahimsa, and steeped in the belief that peaceful attitude was a sufficient safeguard against any thought of aggression……. Most of India's misfortunes are due to this k...
- 16 Apr 2014 06:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Positive News from the USA
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 460410
Re: Positive News from the USA
In the post-colonization era and in the aftermath of Industrial revolution, the US of A managed a mind boggling list of accomplishments, that poor SDRE country like Yindia can only dream of. Here is a curtain raiser on what good governance and sound democratic principles can achieve in a relatively...
- 15 Apr 2014 09:39
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
- Replies: 426
- Views: 130214
Re: GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
Sorry - I gave a different value for the list.ramana wrote:Use his % numbers. I think there was typo.
Please take 3 30 30 15 10 10 2
- 15 Apr 2014 03:09
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
- Replies: 426
- Views: 130214
Re: GJP Trial Poll-1: How many seats will NDA win?
1) Less than 200, 10%
2) Between 200-220, 30%
3) Between 221-240, 30%
4) Between 241-260, 15%
5) Between 261-280, 10%
6) between 281-300, 5%
7) or greater than 300, 0%
brihaspati 3 30 30 15 10 10 2 0
2) Between 200-220, 30%
3) Between 221-240, 30%
4) Between 241-260, 15%
5) Between 261-280, 10%
6) between 281-300, 5%
7) or greater than 300, 0%
brihaspati 3 30 30 15 10 10 2 0
- 15 Apr 2014 03:03
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF GJP Trial-2: How many seats will UPA win?
- Replies: 146
- Views: 50676
Re: BRF GJP Trial-2: How many seats will UPA win?
Waters are very muddy:
Last week: Did not post.
This week:
1) Less than <100 1%
2) Between 101-110 4%
3) Between 111-120 10%
4) Between 121-130 15%
5) Between 131-140 35%
6) Between 141-150 30%
7) Greater than > 150 5%
brihaspati 1 4 10 15 35 30 5
Last week: Did not post.
This week:
1) Less than <100 1%
2) Between 101-110 4%
3) Between 111-120 10%
4) Between 121-130 15%
5) Between 131-140 35%
6) Between 141-150 30%
7) Greater than > 150 5%
brihaspati 1 4 10 15 35 30 5
- 15 Apr 2014 01:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Deterrence
- Replies: 5136
- Views: 944399
Re: Deterrence
ramana ji, we will have to wait and see how the factional inner struggle expressed through ideological fine-pointing within the movement turns out post elections. If the NFU policy "stays", not out of a tactical consideration to purely temporarily keep the west+saudis hesitant[rousing the ...
- 10 Apr 2014 06:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 538773
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
Vamsee ji, shq pointed out one weakness/gap in my argument : if we are helping Pak improve their progressive/modernist credentials by getting rid of "casteist/***" Pak Hindus, why should we add them to an already "Hindu"-laden secular India? My prompt answer was that India is the...
- 10 Apr 2014 03:31
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 633773
Re: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
^^^all hints of British intel having interfaces all over the subcontinent is mere CT. Freudian slips are merely non-Freudian non-slips in this case.
- 10 Apr 2014 03:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 538773
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
^^ If we allow Muslim asylum seekers to be successfully able to or want to migrate only to India, then it tarnishes the image of pan-Islamic brotherhood and Islam as an all accommodating, all-sharing, all-inclusive religion. We must give other Islamic nations the chance to prove the really superior ...
- 29 Mar 2014 23:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 538773
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
Bji, This breaking/Imagining India has been a favorite pastime of Islamists and Westerners. http://videshisutra.com/2013/06/07/imaginary-indias/#more-845 There would be a much better way of managing the old-versus new conflict. Seeing what is happening, I sometimes regret abandoning the field. This...
- 29 Mar 2014 07:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 538773
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
The swing or accumulation of votes in favour of a candidate in Indian elections does not necessarily reflect the motivations ascribed by urban intellectuals - who conveniently decide that the same population gives super-importance to selected "civilizational issues" over "economic dev...
- 25 Mar 2014 07:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
- Replies: 496
- Views: 52631
Re: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
ramana ji, I read it. I have long before come to the conclusion that he has been more vilified than he is really responsible for, and that he was chosen and maintained to for certain gaping black holes in his life and character, that made him easily pliable at the hands of the supreme leader to shif...
- 25 Mar 2014 04:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
- Replies: 496
- Views: 52631
Re: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
Okay - so the army "top brass" "mistrusted" all forms of intel, internal and external and the field view from below was never presented by the top brass to the civilian side, or presented even to themselves i.e., army top-brass to top-brass. (1) Now why would such hesitation and ...
- 24 Mar 2014 00:21
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
- Replies: 4574
- Views: 554136
Re: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
My general view is that known, remembered, historical stories were used - modified substantially and deliberately - to encode what they thought were significant astronomical observations and events. All of rigveda, and most subsequent mythology are based on this encoding. Now proving this and unrave...
- 23 Mar 2014 23:47
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
- Replies: 4574
- Views: 554136
Re: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
the serpentines as divines - half-serpent-halfhumanoid are also described in the Sumerian foundation myths. Annunaki - the god-people who rose from below the sea. This could simply meant ship-user cultures who would appear to arise from the sea by coming across the horizon and extension of the proto...
- 23 Mar 2014 23:31
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
- Replies: 4574
- Views: 554136
Re: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
Bji, What is the constant referenece to Nagas in Sanathan Dharma? What is the code here? Indubitably they refer to snakes. it cant be modern nagas who are really named after Burmese word "Nakka" as the used to have nose piercings. ramanaji, sorry I missed this earlier. For me there are in...
- 23 Mar 2014 12:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni-Shia relations, geopolitics and India
- Replies: 139
- Views: 12703
Re: Sunni-Shia relations, geopolitics and India
Iran was not really fully converted until 1500. Before that by 800's the blowback from central Asia had been squeezing both Iranian muslims and Baghdadi caliphate by the turks and then Mongols. Hulaku burned down Baghdad. Turkish slave soldiers turned the tables both on Iranian and Arab muslims. So ...
- 23 Mar 2014 12:22
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
- Replies: 496
- Views: 52631
Re: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
Forward policy cannot be lauded and excused simply as a sign of "resistance" as compared to supposed "leftie" softness - because it came too late and with too little preparation. No military posturing can be excused in any possible way, if done on insufficient preparation - espec...
- 23 Mar 2014 12:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni-Shia relations, geopolitics and India
- Replies: 139
- Views: 12703
Re: Sunni-Shia relations, geopolitics and India
Gentlemen, In any Sunni-Shia-Ahmedi conflict in the Land of the Pure and the Home of the Terrorists the Shias and Ahmedis will “Seek Refuge” i.e. MIGRATE to India and I am sure wyou will agree with me that the Pseudo-Seculars, Liberals, Leftists, Wagha Kandle Kissers Brigade will stand at the Borde...
- 23 Mar 2014 11:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 538773
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
I think we had discussed briefly the provision for new "states" to join in. I had proposed the creation of a future constitutional provision for autonomous affiliates, with most things internally/regionally defined, but core defence/currency/FP/free-movement being allowed on a federal/unio...
- 21 Mar 2014 09:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 538773
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
The core of the Chinese regime - a certain axis of power shared between parts of the PLA and the party - is firmly against allowing any leverage to India. They see India as a rival for domination of Asia, and they will not stop until and unless they can weaken India sufficiently to reassure themselv...
- 20 Mar 2014 10:36
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
- Replies: 4574
- Views: 554136
Re: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
Or the whole problem is reduced to a simple cue - that Indra == sun. Sun is "golden/yellow/tawny" depending on atmospheric conditions and time of day. :!: Indra is associated very closely with the Sun, but seems to be different from the Sun god itself. I dunno. '...thou didst lengthen day...
- 20 Mar 2014 04:07
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
- Replies: 4574
- Views: 554136
Re: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
Or the whole problem is reduced to a simple cue - that Indra == sun. Sun is "golden/yellow/tawny" depending on atmospheric conditions and time of day.
- 19 Mar 2014 06:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 538773
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
Here is Putin's version of how he and his group sees the events in Ukraine : a lot of lessons to appreciate, and things similar to what we have been saying about our own backyard and neighbourhood : http://eng.kremlin.ru/news/6889 I do not like to resort to quotes, but in this case, I cannot help it...
- 19 Mar 2014 00:31
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Distorted history- Causes, consequences, remedies
- Replies: 4186
- Views: 65183
Re: Distorted history- Causes, consequences, remedies
Bji, Isnt this what is termed as the "Axial Age"? The age when all those montheosim became mainstream. True - or they grasped the key principle of power - the formation of a coalition of above-average risk-takers, who preemptively strike terror or coerce the larger risk-avoiding populatio...