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arshyam

The current model of our forces today carry on one aspect of the old Kshatriya tradition - that of having a dedicated soldier corps in a kingdom. A lifetime of service effectively brings about the same ethos, that's why our armed forces are where they are, and command the respect from the aam aadmi....

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SSridhar wrote:We have seen the performance of the Chinese conscript soldiers in Ladakh. My deepest fear is that we should not end up like that.

Mine too.

arshyam

Instead of this "ToD" scheme, why not try to address the pension and age-profile issues by offering a VRS scheme for older soldiers, while recruiting more younger candidates with a more balanced pension scheme? I believe the current pension based on contributions anyway, but make improveme...

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So are we going to see Thambi's posted to a Dogra unit or a Maratha posted to a Naga unit? I think it was you (or another vet) who had once posted about an IA experiment with all-India infantry units, and how cohesion was not achieved making the Army give the experiment a quiet burial. So is this v...

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If pension bill is the major issue here, can't we increase the defence budget so other areas aren't starved? Why change the recruitment pattern wholesale? Gen Bakshi is saying the same thing, why the heck is our defence budget at a measly <2% of GDP? People may recollect the analysis done in the for...

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Is this to solve the shortage of officers or ORs? If the former, the SSC already exists, and if the latter, don't we get enough candidates in recruitment rallies? I've never read about a shortage of jawans, it's always been about officers. Given this, what problem is this scheme solving? Admittedly,...

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Modi not making any structural reforms to deal with these issues is fair criticism. That he (his govt) is aware of these issues is obvious - the NJAC is the first reform they attempted, but since that floundered they gave up that battle completely. Same for SM - after some initial attempts, they com...

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I hope people remember that one of Modi's first acts post-2014 was the NJAC. That would have helped assure a sense of neutrality of the judiciary when it came to filing and prosecuting cases. We all know how that turned out. But bottom-line is, Modi had his strategy correct, but couldn't win that ba...

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^^ Didn't get your point saar...? Especially the ASC part - why is that specifically called out?

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We keep going in circles stating the obvious - why GoI did not do something about (fill in BIF activity of your choice). Yes, we all know and agree that GoI hasn't been ruthless. But have we paused to consider if there is some reason for this? This is clearly a nationalist govt (hopefully no one di...

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Isn't the CDS supposed be a 4-star rank officer, i.e. an appointment will coincide with a promotion from 3 to 4 star? Though promoting and appointing a retired officer would be more palatable to the service chiefs as the former would most likely have seniority. Leap frogging a current 3 star officer...

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We keep going in circles stating the obvious - why GoI did not do something about (fill in BIF activity of your choice). Yes, we all know and agree that GoI hasn't been ruthless. But have we paused to consider if there is some reason for this? This is clearly a nationalist govt (hopefully no one dis...

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For a forum that prides itself on learning and following military tactics, this thread shows a serious ignorance of the same. When fighting a war, how many fronts do you want to open? Especially those you haven't planned for? Any well prosecuted war is won not by randomly taking on anyone and everyo...

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In all the din and Modi bashing, how come no one posted this? 'Show Respect To All Religions,' India Tells Islamic Body OIC On Prophet Remark Row; Rejects Its 'Narrow Minded' Comments - Swarajya India on Monday hit out at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its criticism of the country...

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Demographic change by whatever means possible. That seems to be the only way.

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The Japs still living up to their past designation of "honorary whites", eh? Free pass to most of the west despite a poorer record with mRNA vaccines, at least going by the US' performance, and we, with a far better record, get to join other yellowed nations. China getting into the blue bu...

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To add to the above, I'm re-sharing an earlier reply of mine in the US relations thread that I think is relevant here, while we lose ourselves focusing on tactics of the current war and end up fighting among ourselves. The strategic outcome is much clearer, and will have a bigger impact on our abili...

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I find it funny that some posters post like they are personally vested in Ukraine winning. Wonder why? I don't post much on this thread, though I have been a regular lurker. While I don't have a dog in this conflict (why would I, sitting in far away India?), I do have some thoughts on how the outcom...

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It also shows how our earlier non-strategy w.r.t. the NE was tying down Army units for CI ops - all we needed was a a proper development oriented approach. This development also spins off better infra for the same Army to move its units - see the number of new bridges that have come up in Assam alon...

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Tiruvarur was Karunanidhi's home district and his bastion.

Modakurichi, which elected a BJP MLA, is partly in Erode city, which was EVR's hometown.

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Self-deleted.

Moderators, thanks!

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^^ Thanks, this is far worse than I thought

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Sure, the dysfunction is there for all to see. Which other countries are in the same boat - i.e. without such high level (ambassadorial) appointments? I assume there are quite a few then.

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Per diplomatic norms, doesn't not appointing an ambassador to a country for an extended duration indicate the lesser importance being attached to relationship with that country? Something like a de-facto downgrade of the relationship? What can we interpret from this message, if any? Whether Garcetti...

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So the US is becoming more unfriendly towards women (abortion rights) as well as children (abuse in churches)... That's the inference the rest of the world should draw? Sounds like something the UNHRC should look into - since both India and the US are members of this august body, perhaps a discussio...

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"The french have a habit of naming their dishes rather elaborately." Guess what this is: Lentilles blondes cuites à l'étouffé avec legumes de saison dans une mélange intense d'épices de Malabar moulues composée des graines de coriandre, fenouil grecque, cumin et de curcumin, relevé avec d...

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^^ Yes. It's closer a bajji, actually, wherein some vegetable is sliced, dipped in batter and deep fried.

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^^ No wonder the lutyens "elite" are so rankled - they cannot digest (pun unintended) the sight of a chaiwalla getting honoured thus, with such deep attention paid to his dietary preferences, without being called upon to offer their indispensable and expert guidance on which fork to use fo...

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Apologies all, for any unintended but inadvertent offence.. None taken, saar. At the end of the day, we are here to learn from each other, and your posts set the standard in this regard! Indeed it is used in the same meaning by "Thiru"valluvar, when he says for instance muyarchi thiruvina...

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there is a huge backlash against thiru and his dravidian ilk in SL among the tamils the thirus have yet to realize how rug has been pulled away from under their very feet while thiru and his goons are busy going after devout local Hindus and their temples in TN That the tamils in SL now trust a nor...

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The mistake we (on BRF) do is to conflate US domestic politics with India's foreign policy choices. This latest nonsense out of CT may very well be an outcome of domestic politics and lobbies, but that does not mean we stay silent. It's not our problem if some internal lobby acts with an eye on some...

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As for some state level politicians in the US, dumb is an appellation I won't give easily as it lets them off the hook - better to assume the worst intention and counter it. Let the USG come and try to convince us of their own dumbness. But on the positive side, India has shown that it can play this...

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It's very simple. India is the long term threat/strategic competitor to the US/US-led western order. So the latter will do everything they can to keep us off balance. Delay, disable and disintegrate is definitely part of the approach, among other things. We (the country at large) tend to get swayed ...

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Delhi is reporting an increase in cases, and some articles day the R value also has gone above 1.0. Another wave in the making? How does the IIT-K projection look like now? https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/covid-19-in-india-news-april-19/liveblog/90921747.cms https://swarajyamag.com/health/...

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PCB can cry all it wants, but this is the best they'll get... Ramiz's quadrangular T20s idea turned down; Barclay to finish his term in November - ESPN CricInfo Basically, he was trying to get an annual T20 tournament with the big 3 (India, Aus and Eng), while sneaking PCB in to make it a big 4. Nic...

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I believe the Jan Dhan accounts have some overdraft facility already.

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Does GST form part of the indirect taxes mentioned above? The article talks only about customs duty..

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Oh, yes. I forgot about that, thanks for the reminder.

arshyam

I don't understand - the GQ and diagonals were 100% electrified a decade ago. Only the Guwahati line wasn't, and is in progress now.

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On to Gujarat, next?

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