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- 03 Feb 2012 22:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1572222
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
I am not saying nukes will be used against Iran tomorrow if thats what you mean when you say nukes will not be used. But you don't have an understanding of US psyche if you think nukes will never be used. CRamS ji May be I don't understand US psyche (if there is one such). On the other hand if you ...
- 03 Feb 2012 22:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1572222
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
All that means a squat, however. Nukes will not be used . How can you be so sure, when US is the only country in the world to have used that against a non-nuclear country in the past? (Mods, as this is OT for this thread, I will stop after this one post) Shyam garu That was a different era. That wa...
- 03 Feb 2012 07:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1572222
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
But make no mistake about it, I have lived in US for 20+ years to understand US psyche, push comes to shove, US will use nukes to secure its interests. Don't be fooled by all this hot air talk about how US is stretched, 2 wars bla bla. The nukes US has in its basement are not for doing pooja, and l...
- 02 Feb 2012 00:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1572222
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
I think there will not be a war even under a different administration - IMHO the American people are fatigued by funding the two wars at the cost of their economy. One would see large scale (much larger than anti Iraq-war and anti Afghan-war) protests. Then there is the possibility of drafting which...
- 28 Jan 2012 01:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
- Replies: 1802
- Views: 415216
Finnair Republic Day Wishes
finnair stewardesses/stewards performed a dance in a finnair flight from delhi to celebrate india's republic day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEsnb3kU ... ture=share
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEsnb3kU ... ture=share
- 26 Jan 2012 23:24
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Happy republic day
- Replies: 77
- Views: 13927
Re: Happy republic day
Happy Republic Day to all
- 24 Jan 2012 01:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Importance of Indo-Romanian ties
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4364
Re: Importance of Indo-Romanian ties
If you are talking about (Computer Scientist) E. Djikstra, he is Dutch.Yogi_G wrote:...Djikstra the famous Soviet scientist went on to say that with this decision the Soviets lost the cold war.
- 23 Jan 2012 23:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 15 Jan 2012
- Replies: 2848
- Views: 299672
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 15 Jan 201
What forecasting model are you using which lets you forecast as far as 200 years in future? Diapanker ji I don't know what he uses - but if history is any guide - the decline and fall of the Roman Empire took more than 500 years and it was relatively less powerful than current day US. Even British ...
- 23 Jan 2012 00:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 15 Jan 2012
- Replies: 2848
- Views: 299672
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 15 Jan 201
CRamS jiCRamS wrote:This has been the seminal unstated US policy.
While I don't agree with the "centrality" of keeping us SDREs down, one or two dots are the two slips of tongue by Leon Panetta. I don't have any idea how to resolve that antinomy.
Regards
- 20 Jan 2012 02:59
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
- Replies: 4574
- Views: 554813
Re: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
let me if you do not mind :) they are different, particularly the chronological order of what took place at Kurushetra. Thanks, Niran ji. I had previously downloaded Ganguly's version (Ramana garu, that is also prose) and started reading. It is a little heavy going due to the facsimile xlation. Now...
- 19 Jan 2012 01:45
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
- Replies: 4574
- Views: 554813
Re: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
Ramana garuramana wrote:Pratap Chandra Roy version of 12 vol of Mahabharata!!!
http://www.holybooks.com/mahabharata-al ... pdf-files/
Do you know whether this version is same as the one by Kisari Mohan Ganguly?
Regards
- 18 Jan 2012 00:30
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
- Replies: 4574
- Views: 554813
Re: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
Is philosphy a religion? Ramana garu Will Durant, (in the preface to The Story of Philosophy IIRC), says that he did not write about Indian Philosophers like Shankara as that would have made the books much longer. In that context he also says that Indian Philosophy cannot be separated from Hindu Ph...
- 12 Jan 2012 08:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussion 9th Aug 2011
- Replies: 2935
- Views: 339115
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussion 9th Aug 2011
Option 1: Buy GOI bonds and hold them for 10 years (like a fixed deposit) and at the end of 10 years GOI will pay you 12% interest p.a, but this income will be taxable in India. Option 2: Buy GOI bonds and hold them for 5 years and at the end of it GOI will pay you 7.75% interest p.a and the income...
- 12 Jan 2012 01:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussion 9th Aug 2011
- Replies: 2935
- Views: 339115
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussion 9th Aug 2011
It is the NRIs with large disposabe incomes who were responsible for the initial outflow and then the subsequent return. Arnab ji Looks like I am missing something here (no surprise there as I am not an 'conomist). Why would people pull out forex which is yielding 10-12% and then re-invest at the l...
- 09 Jan 2012 20:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussion 9th Aug 2011
- Replies: 2935
- Views: 339115
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussion 9th Aug 2011
That is incorrect sir. Indian credit rating even today is barely above 'investment' grade. At the time it was in 'junk' territory. So there is no way on earth that Europe was offering higher returns ... p.s - if you really lower the bar, I would agree that it was not purely a 'profit' motive - beca...
- 06 Jan 2012 21:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussion 9th Aug 2011
- Replies: 2935
- Views: 339115
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussion 9th Aug 2011
So let us not ascribe any patriotism to a purely profit related motive wrt RIBs The interest on RIBs was good but not that good to offset the risks. So, it is not a case of purely profit motive. At that time there were EU countries offering higher rates on long term bonds (IIRC - willing to be corr...
- 30 Nov 2011 04:51
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
- Replies: 2239
- Views: 469911
Kiran Kedlaya on Jeopardy
Some of you - esp. AmberG - might get a kick out of this.
Kiran Kedlaya was a contestant on Jeopardy today and won. So he will be on tomorrow as well.
Kiran Kedlaya was a contestant on Jeopardy today and won. So he will be on tomorrow as well.
- 25 Nov 2011 07:16
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
- Replies: 2920
- Views: 7357015
Physics based on Discrete Structures
I came across the following quote in one of the discussion lists I subscribe to. Thought this might be of interest to Bade saar and Kasturi garu and others. "I consider it quite possible that physics cannot be based on the field concept, i. e., on continuous structures. In that case _nothing_ r...
- 23 Nov 2011 02:08
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
- Replies: 4574
- Views: 554813
Re: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
what "bitter end"? when Duryodhana himself is dying, the idiot goes out to destroy the "poudha" of the Pandavas. when he goes out to kill the baby in the womb, Kauravas already lost for all intents and puposes, and yet he tries to create more destruction by trying to completely ...
- 23 Nov 2011 01:19
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
- Replies: 4574
- Views: 554813
Re: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
I will hunt for the verses from MBH and paste them here shortly (by end of next week). about Ashwatthama, well he is the "Paki" character. Atri Ji Is he really? During the Sri Krishna Rayabara he sides with Krishna (and thus Pandava side), but he has to remain loyal to his master and patr...
- 27 Oct 2011 00:56
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
- Replies: 2239
- Views: 469911
Re: BR Maths Corner-1
I'd like to raise my knowledge of applied math in general. i.e. learn techniques of problem solving primarily for engineering problems. I know the field of math is vast but what book can you recommend that starts at a basic level (and i emphasize basic) yet leaves me with a reasonably good knowledg...
- 19 Sep 2011 22:59
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
- Replies: 2239
- Views: 469911
Re: BR Maths Corner-1
Duck fox problem answer in the form of a puzzle :) - Assuming no fish in the pond, either both die of hunger or both die of Fatigue ^^^Can you expand on that? One can safely assume that by "escape" here, one means: the duck in a finite time escapes by flying away. (one can even put reason...
- 19 Sep 2011 21:32
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
- Replies: 2239
- Views: 469911
Re: BR Maths Corner-1
Duck fox problem answer in the form of a puzzle -
Assuming no fish in the pond, either both die of
hunger or both die of Fatigue
Assuming no fish in the pond, either both die of
hunger or both die of Fatigue
- 05 Sep 2011 23:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
- Replies: 3078
- Views: 384120
Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
That is a little beyond the palenukavarapu wrote:...
-- Yellow people who wants to take pieces out of the country
- 16 Aug 2011 01:06
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Happy Independence Day!
- Replies: 48
- Views: 8947
Happy Independence Day!
A very happy I-day to all. Hope all you in India enjoyed the prabhat bheri and jhenda vandanam.
- 05 Aug 2011 05:35
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): June 30, 2011
- Replies: 2855
- Views: 488363
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): June 30, 2
Is it true that they are really discontent? The bakis I interact with are all ga-ga over bakistan, ... If they are sooo discontent then why they do not do what their ummah brothers are doing in syria or egypt? disha ji There is difference between Syria and Paistan - Syria has far higher literacy le...
- 05 Aug 2011 05:05
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): June 30, 2011
- Replies: 2855
- Views: 488363
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): June 30, 2
1. We also had had a small part in putting ourselves in "Soviet Camp". What was our part? SwamyG ji This is all OT in this thread (and moreover it is ancient history, so last post) Our voting pattern in the UN was either vote against US or abstain when it would have helped US. Of course, ...
- 05 Aug 2011 03:30
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): June 30, 2011
- Replies: 2855
- Views: 488363
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): June 30, 2
Was #1 by choice? How do you actively work towards break up of bakistan? Help the bad taliban to become the good taliban or help the good taliban to become the bad taliban? You are right. While it was involuntary to a large extent, may be we could have done something. I don't know what. "activ...
- 05 Aug 2011 02:12
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): June 30, 2011
- Replies: 2855
- Views: 488363
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): June 30, 2
...1. What Pakistan did was to bend over backwards to accommodate the cold war concerns of the US, helping to place India in the "soviet camp". Pakistan also played on China's fears of India to ingratiate themselves with China. ... ... India is faced with two choices 1. Don't make war wit...
- 30 Jul 2011 03:24
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): June 30, 2011
- Replies: 2855
- Views: 488363
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): June 30, 2
asinus asinum fricat - A jackass rubs another jackassJE Menon wrote:Meanwhile, note that the author of the article is a cousin of HR Khar ... minor league back-scratching going on
- 27 Jul 2011 06:29
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): June 30, 2011
- Replies: 2855
- Views: 488363
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): June 30, 2
IIRC, this was said by the Russians during the Tashkent talks when LBS was the PM.Nandu wrote:...Paki side have always been in the vein of "let us try to win at the negotiating table what we couldn't in the battlefield", ...
- 10 Jul 2011 22:19
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
- Replies: 2239
- Views: 469911
Re: BR Maths Corner-1
^^^ tan(a + b) = (tan(a) + tan(b)) / (1 - tan(a) * tan(b)) This looks a heck of a lot like your formula, where x[n] = tan(a) and x[n+1] = tan(b) and x[n+2] = tan(a + b). Now the rest of it is pretty easy to figure out :) Nice computer assited pattern recognition. This is how computers can help - si...
- 10 Jul 2011 04:48
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
- Replies: 2239
- Views: 469911
Re: BR Maths Corner-1
^
OK. Tried some simple iterations to see if telescoping kind of trick can be applied. Hmm... could it be zero?
OK. Tried some simple iterations to see if telescoping kind of trick can be applied. Hmm... could it be zero?
- 09 Jul 2011 23:58
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
- Replies: 2239
- Views: 469911
Re: BR Maths Corner-1
In my opinion, It does not matter much what you use, "side" or "edge", both are vague, unless you define what you mean by "volume", "box" etc.. in k-dimension..Also meaning of "different" (as in - is 1 x 3 box different than 3 x 1 box..In three dim ...
- 08 Jul 2011 19:50
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
- Replies: 2239
- Views: 469911
Re: A puzzle - simple if you remember a theorem
Given a number n and k, how many different k-dimensional boxes of volume n with integral sides can be got? Assume that the sides of the boxes are parallel to the coordinate axes. Hello, Can you define the problem clearly please. What is a k-dimensional box ? What is meant by integral side ? What is...
- 08 Jul 2011 03:42
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
- Replies: 2239
- Views: 469911
A puzzle - simple if you remember a theorem
As promised, here is a problem whose solution can be represented as a computer program (i.e. algorithm) very easily.
Given a number n and k, how many different k-dimensional boxes of volume n with integral sides can be got? Assume that the sides of the boxes are parallel to the coordinate axes.
Given a number n and k, how many different k-dimensional boxes of volume n with integral sides can be got? Assume that the sides of the boxes are parallel to the coordinate axes.
- 08 Jul 2011 02:18
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
- Replies: 2920
- Views: 7357015
Re: Physics Thread.
Bjibrihaspati wrote:Well how about thinking of a small "square" on the "surface"
Nice
- 08 Jul 2011 01:49
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
- Replies: 2920
- Views: 7357015
Re: Physics Thread.
Younger days would have read up all the books and tried to understand it. Unfortunately miles to go before I sleep. Cool, My intention was not to be dense but since it comes up quite often just wanted to define it completely and unambiguously. The problem is that once one goes to more than one vari...
- 08 Jul 2011 00:19
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
- Replies: 2920
- Views: 7357015
Re: Physics Thread.
Thanks for the explanation. So Jacobin for first derivative and then Hessian for second derivative? When the function is scalar valued, then the Jacobian is called the gradient and is a vector, but yes, Jacobian is a generalization of the first derivative to vector-valued functions of several varia...
- 07 Jul 2011 22:13
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
- Replies: 2920
- Views: 7357015
Re: Physics Thread.
AmberG, What is this Hessian operator? Where is it used and what are its advantages? Ramana garu If I may, it is the second derivative analogue for a scalar valued function of several variables and is a matrix whose entries are defined to be Let $H$ be the Hessian matrix for a function $f(x_1,x_2,....