Twitter thread with the hashtag #TheOtherChina, running since Sep 2018.
Basically a chronicle of the warning signs pertaining to Chinese economy. Might be a useful resource for those interested.
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- 23 Feb 2024 07:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 89
- Views: 40385
- 03 Feb 2024 20:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Must listen to Rabid Dog Zubair Hayat(Debunking his elementary level arguments is too strenuous so will not go there) The sheer amount of fear is telling. Also very curiously the Equal-Equal project with the Nobel peace prize award to both Shri. Kailash Satyarthi Ji and lalala seemed to have backfi...
- 19 Jan 2024 17:22
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
perceptive point, kancha ji and its a good thing that handles like yours initiate discourse such as the underlined, it forces the reader to reconsider preconceived notions; that was one another thing that attracted me to this article, seems to be written by a person of afghan origin living in the u...
- 14 Jan 2024 17:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
On the same note, Afghanistan was the only country to object to Pakistan's inclusion in the UN after its creation. Reason being Non-acceptance of Durand Line.
- 14 Jan 2024 17:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-making-of-terroristan-pakistan-afghanistan-and-pashtun-nationalism/ As a geo-strategically significant fact, Pakistan’s western neighbor, Afghanistan, has historically problematized the former’s claim that the Durand Line was a permanent international boundar...
- 30 Dec 2023 18:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
FWIW, Based on what I read some years ago, it was also surmised that the line from NJ9842 to KK Pass was based off the ADIZs wherein Pakistani ATCs controlled airspace over that area.
- 27 Sep 2023 15:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 1880
- Views: 468283
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Is this GoI's way of firing a warning shot across the bows? Our ambassadors are IFS folks, and they won't say things without giving it some thought. So a former ambassador making this statement is not something to be taken lightly, and might even be taken as unofficial confirmation of earlier rumou...
- 20 Sep 2023 18:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 1880
- Views: 468283
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Shared some thoughts on this latest turd-drop by Trudeau in Canadian Parliament. Twitter Link Blog Link Folks, sharing some thoughts on the latest fart that Shri Trudeau Ji let out in the Canadian Parliament not very long ago! So, where did this begin, one must ask. Well, the seeds of Canadian suppo...
- 04 Sep 2023 04:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 89
- Views: 40385
Re: China Economic Stress Watch
Reuters: Part of China's economic miracle was a mirage. Reality check is next The failure to restructure the world's second-largest economy has raised critical questions about what comes next for China. While many analysts see a slow drift towards Japan-style stagnation as the most likely outcome, ...
- 23 Jun 2023 18:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 1880
- Views: 468283
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Today is the 38th Anniversary of the Kanishka Bombing wherein Canada based terrorists killed 329 souls, bulk of them Canadian citizens. And the Canadian Govt's role in the subsequent investigation resulted in fingers getting pointed at the Canadian Govt itself for what seemed to be an active cover-u...
- 29 May 2023 07:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
There was a Niazi who thought he was brighter
He smiled as he sat on a Tiger
They came back from a ride
With the Niazi inside
And the smile on face of the Tiger!
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He smiled as he sat on a Tiger
They came back from a ride
With the Niazi inside
And the smile on face of the Tiger!
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- 17 May 2023 20:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Let me take the liberty of sharing a humble 'tribute' to defence.pk from Jan last yearDeans wrote:defence.pk is a great place to have fun and troll.
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- 08 May 2023 07:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Thanks all!
One is actually amazed at how much data is available in open source to counter many such clichés!
One is actually amazed at how much data is available in open source to counter many such clichés!
- 07 May 2023 18:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Got engaged by a Bhikharistani on Twitter who took offence to one of her compatriots being shown a mirror for crying Kashmir Banay Ga Pakistan to getting robbed at gunpoint and not wanting to live in Pakistan any more! The 'insult' she chose to fling was about the lack of sanitation facilities in In...
- 30 Apr 2023 19:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indus Water Treaty
- Replies: 3257
- Views: 739264
Re: Indus Water Treaty
Sharing an alternate view on Ravi River. Basically, far too much of Ravi River's water is being permitted to flow into Pakistan as it is. Except for the Monsoon season when flows in that part of the country go up significantly, not even one drop of Ravi River should flow into Pakistan. In fact, with...
- 29 Apr 2023 12:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2252529
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
WION tweeted last night that Vice President of India will attend the coronationpartha wrote:Interesting that no Indian official is attending. It's good. It looks like a snub after the embassy attack.
- 28 Apr 2023 15:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2252529
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Regarding Demonization. Lets stick to facts 1) All the paper and Ink came from UK's De la Rue for Indian currency, thier JV also printed the Paki Currency 2) Mysteriously post 26/11 , the Indian Printing plates were auctioned and Made it to Pakistan 3) De La Rue was also directly printing INR befor...
- 29 Mar 2023 10:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5643
- Views: 1634305
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
They are Punjabi speakers from Mirpur area, they were not driven out, they had close ties to the British from pre independence days, they were generally the most educated lot among the Pakis. They were driven out, sort of, when Pakistan built a big dam. However there might have been some accommodat...
- 27 Mar 2023 07:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
A short thread / blog on Pakistani artists / sportspersons making money off India Link A short summary: At the end of the day, ‘Art has no Boundaries’ is a universal truth which I too endorse, but to say that you make money off me and use it to try and kill me, is something I’d be an idiot to endors...
- 25 Mar 2023 15:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
- Replies: 1089
- Views: 239381
Re: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
On the topic of Kanishka, sharing what I wrote on the last anniversary of the bombing. Makes the blood boil each and every time one revisits it. Those ******** must NEVER be allowed to forget this terror attack which was planned and executed from their soil and to rub salt on the wounds, followed up...
- 18 Mar 2023 21:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 685138
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Shared some thoughts on the Ukraine War Blog Link: Ukraine War - One Year On Twitter Link Btw, the above visuals are from the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the great US of A and Even Greater Britain, plus a host of other ‘willing’ partners. Interestingly, next week will mark two decades of that invasion ...
- 17 Mar 2023 22:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
^^^^ I think this will mostly be used to grow food for the Chinese. But enough land exists to give a bunch of jernails 1 acre plots. We provide them water at our own peril. Remember one of the hidden clauses of CPEC that the Govt of Pakistan didn't declassify pertained to large scale farming by the...
- 17 Mar 2023 20:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Dar slams 'uncustomary' IMF attitude, snubs demand for abandoning long-range missiles https://tribune.com.pk/story/2406430/dar-slams-uncustomary-imf-attitude-snubs-demand-for-abandoning-long-range-missiles Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday snubbed the demand for abandoning long-range nuclear m...
- 10 Mar 2023 22:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2252529
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
[ Sir, you should warn users that visiting deaf and dumb fora is bad for mental health. . . Manish ji, My experience has been the same. Of late however, the Pak forum has become a source for entertainment. Won't take much bandwidth here. But in case anyone has some time for some good quality entert...
- 25 Feb 2023 09:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2252529
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
'Not able to feed soldiers': Now, Pakistan's economic crisis hits army https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/world/story/not-able-to-feed-soldiers-now-pakistans-economic-crisis-hits-army-371172-2023-02-22 Meaning the high inflation is hitting military too since Opex budget is fixed. Interesting that ...
- 19 Feb 2023 18:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
As no god father is helping pak, Will pak use its blueprint of using opium to rise money? Now it has problem importing it from Afgan and has to force it to cultivate. But this is not new ISI had proposed this in 1990s... Well, to be frank, even the current generation fantasizes about 'exporting' he...
- 12 Feb 2023 15:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2252529
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Can you pl share the link to where it is hosted on the www? It was published (no changes to what I posted above) in the April 2017 edition of Indian Defense review , but I can't find the link on google. Originally part of a larger paper on Pak that I submitted to a think tank in 2016, but that is n...
- 12 Feb 2023 10:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2252529
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
In 2016, when people were dhoti shivering about the possible impact of CPEC in transforming Pak, I wrote an article for Indian defense review, suggesting that Pak is trapped and it could well lead to a situation we are now seeing (e.g with power tariff). I can't find the link, so posting it below: ...
- 06 Feb 2023 16:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
All said and done, Musharraf was a loser. He was PoW in 71 war, he lost the Kargil war (and the Pakistani narrative too), he lost his dictatorship and he lost his ability to stay free in his own country and had to run. He couldn't even get his so-called Kashmir peace-plan done when his counterpart ...
- 06 Feb 2023 07:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
gakakkad, it is plausible, but I wouldn’t discount him being given the “French Treatment” by folk on contract. I have zero qualms about speaking ill of this absolutely creepy monster: Militant commander Ilyas Kashmiri, who fought in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990s, was once awarded by Pervez Musharr...
- 28 Jan 2023 19:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
- Replies: 267
- Views: 117310
Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
I don't get this port in Andamans. Why do we need a big port there when there is no connectivity there. Would it not be better if we make one of the ports on the eastern side a mega port with all the connectivity? Such as Chennai? or Visakhapatnam? That port isn't as much about Indian hinterland as...
- 24 Jan 2023 20:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards
- Replies: 831
- Views: 237613
Re: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards
Shared some thoughts on twitter / blog about the current mess in Pakistan Twitter Link Blog Link First and foremost, I would like to start with an undisputable fact: This is the longest that the Pakistan Army has NOT directly ruled Pakistan. Yup, you may read the above statement again and take some ...
- 24 Jan 2023 20:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Shared some thoughts on twitter / blog about the current mess in Pakistan Twitter Link Blog Link First and foremost, I would like to start with an undisputable fact: This is the longest that the Pakistan Army has NOT directly ruled Pakistan. Yup, you may read the above statement again and take some ...
- 31 Oct 2022 08:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
- Replies: 4374
- Views: 1436710
Re: J&K Union Territory-2019
Came across a blog post by a veteran armyman who went back to Kashmir, this time working in the civvie street. The observations that he made are really heartwarming. More so, since the places he visited were once the hotbed of insurgency - Anantnag, Badgam, Baramula, Pampore. Have added some thought...
- 21 Oct 2022 14:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Flight Safety
- Replies: 3363
- Views: 892687
Re: Military Flight Safety
Reports coming in of Army chopper crash near Singing village in Arunachal Pradesh Hoping that the personnel are safe.. https://twitter.com/Spearcorps/status/1583361902801203200 Helicopter Crash An Army Aviation ALH WSI that took off from Likabali in morning has crashed at 1043h in Migging (South of...
- 18 Oct 2022 21:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
- Replies: 6071
- Views: 1275564
Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Shared some thoughts on the Russia-Ukraine conflict Blog Link Twitter Link At the outset, I’ll begin with a sincere ‘R.I.P Ukraine’. Anyone with a reasonable thinking head on his shoulders would have come to a conclusion by now that Russia is just not going to stop before either Ukraine is utterly d...
- 30 Sep 2022 22:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2343
- Views: 1024990
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
The same argument above, will be used by the US State Department to sell additional F-16s to the PAF in the future. Indeed. Did a short twitter thread about 4.5 years ago on the eventual F-16 sale, in the aftermath of the US supplying Javelin Missiles to Pakistan. Link F-16 Sale: Anti-Pak Sentiment...
- 02 Aug 2022 21:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 1782
- Views: 635774
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Shared some thoughts last night on the Pelosi visit to Taiwan Blog Link Twitter Link Firstly, a bit of history. The ‘Renegade Province’ of Taiwan actually came into existence as a consequence of the bitter war for domination of China between the Communists led by Mao Zedong and the Nationalists led ...
- 25 Jul 2022 08:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1295
- Views: 382170
Re: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
https://swarajyamag.com/world/house-of-cards-chinas-real-estate-problem House Of Cards: China’s Real Estate Problem The offshore bond holders, however, will have to prepare for a haircut or a prolonged payment process, and perhaps may have to settle for as much as 20 cents on a dollar. Will this af...
- 20 Jul 2022 21:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1345630