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by Atri
20 Apr 2009 13:43
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: MRCA News and Discussion
Replies: 395
Views: 263973

Re: MRCA News and Discussion

I guess this was a Psy-operation from Indian Media.. Don't know under whose guidance... If this news is true, that is.. :D Geez, it is difficult to ascertain which version of "truth" reported by media is actually true... hehehe.. And the fun part is DDM blew this whole issue out of proport...
by Atri
17 Apr 2009 19:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Mumbai Terrorist Attack-News stories and timeline
Replies: 2954
Views: 504666

Re: Mumbai Terrorist Attack-News stories and timeline

The sort of "timepass" GOI is indulging in, with respect to Mumbai 26/11 investigations, is nauseating. It is as if, GOI does not want to decipher the case. Now, Kasab has retracted the confession. This is where POTA helps. Of course, Kasab can't escape, he is caught red-handed and have en...
by Atri
16 Apr 2009 05:21
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Strategic leadership for the future of India
Replies: 1978
Views: 329220

Re: Strategic leadership for the future of India

Acharyaji, does a Chandragupta-Chanakya model still has relevance for the future scenario? If inappropriate for this forum please feel free to answer in the other. The problem with this model is we don't know enough actual history about these two. Not only there are doubts regarding the time-line o...
by Atri
11 Apr 2009 22:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: J & K news and discussion
Replies: 3983
Views: 733761

Re: J & K news and discussion

Kashmir separatist to contest Indian polls Flanked by senior People's Conference leaders, Lone said he would still challenge India's rule in Kashmir. "My aim is to enter parliament and represent Kashmir in India," he said. "I am in my humble capacity trying to reorient our struggle a...
by Atri
10 Apr 2009 10:11
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missile Technology Discussion
Replies: 318
Views: 41156

Re: Indian Missile Technology Discussion

I wish it is Vietnam and Taiwan. Perhaps other ASEAN members.. It will be great to sell our AAD to them as well, when it is developed. Along with Brahmos.. :mrgreen:
by Atri
10 Apr 2009 04:08
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

UK can also influence the "guillible" USA probably through shared bidirectional intelligence networks, that India should not be allowed to go ahead with such plans as it can upset the "power balance" now in "western favour". UK+PRC will be the source of greatest pain f...
by Atri
08 Apr 2009 08:59
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: J & K news and discussion
Replies: 3983
Views: 733761

Re: J & K news and discussion

Alarm at LoC but its jihadis, not Taliban Does it really matter? Taliban is not a organization. It is an ideology, a movement and a state of mind. Any indoctrinated fellow hell bent on destroying sub-human infidels by all means possible, is a taliban. That is one of the stupidest reporting by DDM. ...
by Atri
08 Apr 2009 06:51
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

Won't Tibaten liberation army support too early? It will directly antagonize China. In myanmar, we at least have a moral high ground which is undisputed in the eyes of the West. The Democracy. Having accepted that Tibet is part of China, won't it be too audacious on our part to antagonize China by s...
by Atri
08 Apr 2009 02:28
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

Whetehr India likes it or not, my envisioned Talebjabi caliphate expansive thrust from their base area in the TSP-AFG border, into the South East will start now in earnest. They will be helped by PRC, who will se this as a golden opportunity to seal off India's potential linking up with AFG of bloc...
by Atri
07 Apr 2009 23:37
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Strategic leadership for the future of India
Replies: 1978
Views: 329220

Re: Strategic leadership for the future of India

LBS was living in bipolar world. Today, the world is not as strongly bipolar as it was in 1960's when LBS and Homi Bhabha died. The world is multipolar, with India herself is emerging as one of the power centres. Modi's job in Gujarat as efficient administrator and messiah of privatization won't put...
by Atri
07 Apr 2009 06:57
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Strategic leadership for the future of India
Replies: 1978
Views: 329220

Re: Strategic leadership for the future of India

Death of Lal Bhadur Shastri at Tashkent? He was one promising man.. Who benefited the most?? The immediate benefactor was Indira Gandhi. But, was she a power to reckon with when she became PM? What really happened in Tashkent, no one will really know. Other benefactor was Pakistan, and hence UK/USA....
by Atri
06 Apr 2009 02:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian IT Industry
Replies: 3916
Views: 630401

Re: Indian IT Industry

As a student, it really does not matter.. Guys in college are cool and easily open up when a part of team or in a pub after couple of beers. At least in Europe, I have had a great experience. I disagree with overemphasis on deodorant, I never use it myself. If you stay clean, have a bath everyday, y...
by Atri
05 Apr 2009 08:00
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: A Nation on the March
Replies: 897
Views: 386015

Re: A Nation on the March

Chiron, I saw the fourth part. If we are going to have a single point tax only for financial transactions what will be the effect on the income of a city and that of a panchayat? If govt is to depend completely on transactions to take place for earning revenue, wont there be a disparity of income a...
by Atri
05 Apr 2009 06:08
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

As far as Hindu massacre at the hands of Islam is concerned.It's inevitable. History has a habit of repeating itself. Hindus are too fragmented to unite even for their survival. Mandal has destroyed Kamandal for eternity. The revival of Bhaaratiya civilization has to come from that segment of socie...
by Atri
05 Apr 2009 05:14
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

Howevery alluring what brihaspati writes it is unfortunately a pipe dream. Its like suddenly expecting all african countires to give up conflict for peace- its simply not going to happen. Brihaspati its better for you to know this to save you years if not decades of dissappointment. There is close ...
by Atri
04 Apr 2009 23:11
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

BHUTAN: Maoists Getting More Active BHUTAN: Maoists Getting More Active- Update No. 75 Dr. S.Chandrasekharan. In a major ambush of a vehicle carrying forest guards, in Sarpang, four were killed and two injured. The forest guards were returning to their camp at Phibsoo when an IED device blew up the...
by Atri
31 Mar 2009 18:17
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 2843
Views: 561047

Re: Internal Security Watch

ToI is reporting blasts in Guwahati... 1 killed and 5 injured, so far.... :( :evil:
by Atri
29 Mar 2009 07:15
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

Yes, Bhakti path is also extremely potent faith. Although it originated in form of Alvar saints of Tamil nadu much before Adi Sankara himself, most of the evolution of Bhakti tradition has been in post Islamic Bhaarat. Bhakti helped Bhaarat turn into a staunchly theist society better equipped to tac...
by Atri
28 Mar 2009 17:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

Bengal was lost under Hindu king Laksman Sena. On the other hand the Buddhist Pala Kings were imperialist, a look at the Pala extent at their peak power will tell us. What really happened is that Khilji invasion happened too quick. Assuming there had been a long period of time after the power went ...
by Atri
28 Mar 2009 12:46
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

The Muslims in Indian subcontinent make up a significant fraction. It is about 450 million people in all. The problem is their ideology and not the people themselves. The problem with Islamic ideology is that it is like a brain parasite which influences the very actions which go against the interest...
by Atri
22 Mar 2009 21:49
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

Brihaspatiji, You have not considered Climate change. Arctic ice-cap is melting. When it does in next 20-25 years, the Arctic ocean will be available for Russian navigation and Russia will dominate Arctic Ocean. They have already started building ports on their coastline facing arctic ocean. This wi...
by Atri
21 Mar 2009 03:58
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

Not many "superpowers" can afford to "disagree". Ensuring international support, India can take the side of the pro-democracy movement, and if necessary pledge more "concrete" support. One should be careful before stating that the US will not support a dictatorship or ...
by Atri
20 Mar 2009 10:04
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indo-UK: News & Discussion
Replies: 3938
Views: 837073

Re: Indo-UK: News & Discussion

Refuse visa to Modi, demand British Indian Muslims

Would they also talk the same language on Musharaff who have doing the same for years on Baloochis?
by Atri
20 Mar 2009 09:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US and PRC relationship & India
Replies: 2030
Views: 348043

Re: US and PRC relationship & India -1

One thing we are not looking at is re-emergence of Russia from the ashes of the Soviet Union. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_decline Remote possibility... The general trend of populations in Russia, Europe (Germany, Poland and rest of eastern europe) and Japan is that the population is ste...
by Atri
17 Mar 2009 10:49
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Strategic leadership for the future of India
Replies: 1978
Views: 329220

Re: Strategic leadership for the future of India

Rudradev Ji, you are forgetting one fliend of your mad neighbour which is your neighbour too.. that neighbour helps this mad neighbour to contain you. and the neighbour who is helping this mad neighbour is comparatively more organised and powerful that you are. So he is instigating some other small-...
by Atri
16 Mar 2009 17:51
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

Any thoughts on this for the strategic future scenario? If the situation does not go out of hand; I see a very attractive (although completely unintended) off shoot of the third front. To explain further -- We know that India has traditionally suffered from the lack of cohesion brought about by pre...
by Atri
15 Mar 2009 16:22
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Su-30: News and Discussion
Replies: 3952
Views: 1229433

Re: Su-30: News and Discussion

Wonderful video of SU-30MKI doing Cobra manouver and vertical stall/spin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In3Jbpzw2OI If someone wants this video for download(9mb file) pm me at soutikghosh2009@gmail.com Beautiful.... Marhabba... Afreen.. :) The name Rambha is just.. such an elegance in the maneuvers...
by Atri
13 Mar 2009 23:28
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Strategic leadership for the future of India
Replies: 1978
Views: 329220

Re: Strategic leadership for the future of India

There is no question of asking such questions unless we allow faiths to interfere with the Indian state. The laws of the Indian state and nation should be equally applicable to all Indians, and in this the primacy of the Indic origin faiths have to be recognized. Those who choose to remain more loy...
by Atri
13 Mar 2009 09:57
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Strategic leadership for the future of India
Replies: 1978
Views: 329220

Re: Strategic leadership for the future of India

Shiv-ji, Call me paranoid but I am not convinced... Sometimes it is worth looking at what Muslims are saying. A whole lot of Muslims lament the state that Islam has got into. That is dismissed on here as taqiya. What state of Islam are they worried about? Are they sincerely worried about rabid-fund...
by Atri
12 Mar 2009 11:16
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Distorted history- Causes, consequences, remedies
Replies: 4186
Views: 65183

Re: Distorted history- Causes, consequences, remedies

I found these letters online and attributes them to Rani Lakshmibhai (of Jhansi). Can anyone translate and/or corroborate these claims? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/Zero009/jhansi1.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/Zero009/jhansi2.gif IN my opinion, both letters are truly attribu...
by Atri
12 Mar 2009 03:47
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

When my father passed away , i have to go to Kurukashetra for final rites. It is there first time i heard Bharat Bhoomi referred as Jambudwipa . Any idea how ancients knew India was kind of huge Island, i mean were Desi living in Matherdesh when India was floating in the Ocean drifting inch by inch...
by Atri
12 Mar 2009 02:03
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

ramana wrote:I guess the Puranas were really buddhi being transferred to the masses.

Good reading. Are you really from Hans Christian Anderson land?
Currently, yes.. as a student... Originally from our very own Jambudwipa... :)
by Atri
12 Mar 2009 01:52
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

The model of PRC economic growth is such that it has no option but to grow and expand. If PRC economy stops expanding, it will start collapsing even faster. There sustainability factor is slightly less in PRC economy which India has. The price of existence and expansion has to be paid by salvaging U...
by Atri
11 Mar 2009 22:07
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

One crucial thing is India owns Sanskrit and can determine the course of AIT. These are two cards for later use. But will bring this up at alter stage. Dont get distracted by it. Its here on the parking lot. Ramana ji, How do you know that AIT is truth? There is hardly any reference in Rigveda whic...
by Atri
11 Mar 2009 19:02
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

India He says that India was never one country. It was forced together by British. So, India cannot rise because it is not homogeneous. The states will keep on quarrelling with each other. The unifying factor of India was British. After few decades, at the best India will remain a collection of qua...
by Atri
11 Mar 2009 09:04
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 451677

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

Today I came across a book called "Next Hundred Years" by George Freidman (founder or Stratfor) He is talking about the new geopolitical power centers of this century. He thinks the new power centers will be Japan, Turkey, and Poland. He does not see much future for Russia and China beyon...