Bharat Rakshak

Carl_T

The Burusho people of that area have little in common with the broader Paki public and splittist tendencies could be mined well.

Carl_T

RajeshA wrote:
Are indecision, confusion, and stupidity not valid reasons?

And starting new wars in other places to distract attention.

Carl_T

French may be interested in China but since they are desperate to sell this birdie we can probably extract all sorts of concessions and maybe we can join in the project as a partner.

Carl_T

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Carl_T wrote:Thought this was interesting.

New religious nationalism alienates hardline constituency.

http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Pr ... 31415.html

Carl_T

Thought this was interesting.

New religious nationalism alienates hardline constituency.

http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Pr ... 31415.html

Carl_T

We need our own Koran scholars. The problem you are referring to here has been popping up in pretty much every state from Chechnya to Indonesia. Decline of local Islamic versions at the expense of the Saudi funded version. A future way to hedge Saudi influence that will come with relations with the...

Carl_T

The "text messaging is banned in J&K" I have countered by saying that SMS services are typically suspended in any law-and-order emergency, such as riots or terrorist bomb blasts, such as during Mumbai 7/11 or 11/26. No reason why Kashmir Valley Sunni Muslims (ALWAYS use this phrase, I...

Carl_T

KSA will be able to hedge a Paki collapse with a relationship with India. Certainly will also give KSA a lot of opportunity to invest in India's education system...

Carl_T

Carl_T it helps to read Spanish and Byzantine History (Hagia Sophia built by Justinian) in the aftermath of Islamic taekover. I've studied a decent amount of Spanish history, I don't understand your point. Everyone knows what happened to the Sophia church after Islamic takeover, which is exactly wh...

Carl_T

From Cordoba to Constantinople! another desecrated church and the fall of another pillar of christendom! oh boy oh boy! :-) Pardon? That is why I named Constantinople (destruction of Santa Sophia) and Jerusalem (destruction of temple) perhaps at the time some of the moors were more 'civilised' than...

Carl_T

carl t - it can be spun both ways. iirc, the arabs planned a minar in spain or france to demarcate the western boundary of islam, to complement the qutub minar in delhi as the eastern frontier knowing the historic habits of the ROP, it is more likely to be a mark of dominance than one of tolerance ...

Carl_T

It isn't the mosque by itself that is as inflammatory as the Cordoba name being used for the center/initiative. The association with the conversion of the grandest, biggest, holiest Byzantine Church in the world to a mosque has specific significance with the falling of the towers. The name Cordoba ...

Carl_T

Bill Maher? He was interviewing Dinesh D'Souza.

Carl_T

Not likely for any direct action against Iran. The Saudis don't see Iran to be as much of a strategic threat as they would have you believe. Any covert action also seems very difficult...the nuclear facilities are spread out all over the country in remote regions in mountains and what not.

Carl_T

Innocent pooch - have we ever tried/desired to acquire the Tu-160?

Carl_T

The sdre soldier did it robotically, marching straight and all. Must have practiced it a zillion times. The amirkhan must have been going, "wtf??".

Carl_T

How Obama thinks

http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/0927/ ... print.html

Carl_T

Good point, appreciate the response.

Carl_T

They may have a lot of firepower, but aren't these strategic bombers giant slow moving targets for a reasonable air force?

Carl_T

Adopted from the the earlier Sassanid and Achaemenid terms for kings which is what the hindu shahi kings must have taken up.

Regarding this, as to how gujarati people took up the name, anyone know?

Carl_T

Did the later Persian Kings like the Safavids take up the Hindu Shahi title? If Seistan was part of the Shahi kingdom, its not far fetched that the Safavids breaking from the Arabs take up titles which were prevalent to the area. Which title of the Hindu Shahis did Safavids take up? Sistan was only...

Carl_T

jambudvipa - Interesting, do you have info on whether these two kingdoms were Kushan states? Also how long did these two kingdoms rule over Kabul and the Hindu Kush region? From what I understand, prior to the 7th century this area was ruled by the Sassanids punctuated by a Kushan incursion, and thi...

Carl_T

In addition to SFC, do the IAF/IA have their own Strategic command?

Carl_T

Meh, this mosque isn't that close to ground zero. For lower manhattan, two blocks away isn't close at all, you wouldn't know GZ was nearby. It is not like they are building the mosque right on top of the WTC. Just wait till election is over and this will be gone from the news.

Carl_T

Turkey's Islamisation will push it closer to Russia. A growing economy with a large population will probably provide Russia with more workers. As for preserving the European character of Europe, questionable whether there will be a Europe worth immigrating to.

Carl_T

As long as US does not try to expand its writ on what Russia considers its own backyard or sphere of influence , US-Russia relation will always be cordial. Obama did the right step by removing the prospective ABM deployment in Poland and trying to reset its relations with Russia perhaps one of the ...

Carl_T

As for Amercian Hindus jumping into the fray, all I can say is they are making a fool of themsleves. White Christian Americans opposing this mosque are not asking for support from their Hindu compatriots, and in any case their views towards Hindus is no different from their hatred of Muslims. Remem...

Carl_T

Oh man, that lady on CNN is shredding Imam Rauf.

Carl_T

I believe this also has to do with Obama's rapproachment with Russia. He has gotten them to reduce the belligerence at Georgia, and I think the warming of US relations will make Russia more willing to cooperate with US plans.

Carl_T

This is very short sighted view. First forget Burma Then forget Sri Lanka Then forget Tibet Then forget Pakistan Then forget Bangladesh Tomorrow forget Nepal, Bhutan, JK, NE, Bengal, TamilNadu... If you go like this, one day you will lose your wife too before losing yourself... (apologies for the h...

Carl_T

Tibet is gone, and there is no benefit from raising the issue any more. Tibetans are a tiny minority and they will probably be eradicated or simply outnumbered. 50 years ago this would have been plausible, at this point, sacrificing blood and treasure to chase windmills will not create any benefit f...

Carl_T

TM- I don't think it would be wise or successful for India to act like China. India is not going to be going to war or dismantling China in the near future, nor do I think it is realistic to expect India to take Ladakh/Aksai Chin. I think that is gone for good. There is no point in raising the Tibet...

Carl_T

I think key to managing China is to build relations with CA nations like Kazakhstan in addition to Iran rather than thinking about East asian nations like Korea/Japan/Taiwan. The East Asians, being under US hegemony will probably not offer much to India, while Kazakhstan offers India a direct view o...

Carl_T

I nominate Jessica Alba to head US CENTCOM.

Carl_T

Best looking: F-22, F-15, MKI, Gripen 1-seater

Carl_T

What rifles are the Marcos using? They don't look like Tavors or Insas.

Carl_T

Bliss to post in the Intelligence dhaaga.

Carl_T

Has laughing gas ever been seriously considered as a method for riot control?

Carl_T

ugliest fighter jets:

Eurofighter Typhoon 2-seater.
Mig-27
Boeing X-32

F-4 Phantom
Mig-21 ducks and runs away

Carl_T

Isn't the Rafale significantly underpowered? Wiki quotes as # Powerplant: 2× Snecma M88-2 turbofans * Dry thrust: 50.04 kN (11,250 lbf) each * Thrust with afterburner: 75.62 kN (17,000 lbf) each I think it is same as Kaveri Engine we have. The thrust/weight ratio if you look at empty weight looks v...

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