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- 14 Mar 2019 11:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
- Replies: 6236
- Views: 1809567
Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Shared some thoughts on India and China. Blog Link Twitter Link I’ll set the tone by paraphrasing a Hindi saying. ‘There can NEVER be two swords in a single scabbard’. . . The one thing about the Cold War was that the two major powers were separated by an ocean or two, and a number of buffer states ...
- 01 Mar 2019 09:08
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1420153
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
Thanks for the endorsement, RamanaJiramana wrote:kancha, You understood the best what #Balakotstrike was all about.
Kudos
ramana
- 01 Mar 2019 01:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1420153
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
Folks, posted a review of last evening's tri-services press conference. Blog Link Twitter Link Firstly, regarding the change of time from 5pm to 7pm. I think it is fair to assume that it was precipitated by the Pakis’ decision to release Wing Commander Abhinandan. In fact, that announcement came les...
- 27 Feb 2019 23:29
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
- Replies: 2210
- Views: 417245
Re: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
I doubt we have enough AWACS for a 24/7 coverage all across the borderhanumadu wrote:Was our AWACS not active when the pakis intruded? We should have been able to notice them from very far out and scrambled our jets well in advance, shouldn't we?
- 27 Feb 2019 23:28
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
- Replies: 2210
- Views: 417245
Re: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
Folks, shared some more thoughts in the aftermath of today's situation. Just realized something while doing so Btw here’s something I just realized – After every such battle in this war, the Pakis lose their ruler. 1947-48 – Jinnah & Liaqat 1965 – Ayub 1971 – Yahya, and later, Bhutto 1987 (Brass...
- 26 Feb 2019 23:57
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
- Replies: 2210
- Views: 417245
Re: Indian Air Forces Strikes Pakistan along with Ground Assault
Gwahram Baloch @GwahramBaluch 1h1 hour ago BLF attacked Pakistan military outpost with rockets & heavy weaponry in Miani Kalat, Mashkai. Half a dozen Pakistani military personnel killed. Will defeat Pakistan on every war front, a chain of deadly attacks against #PakistanArmy is prepared with c...
- 26 Feb 2019 15:33
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
- Replies: 2210
- Views: 417245
Re: Indian Air Forces Strikes Pakistan along with Ground Assault
Folks, shared some thoughts on the strike early this morning. Blog Link Twitter Link So I woke up to this news and this tweet by the Brown Pants Propagandu-In-Chief! (NOT a typo, btw) https://i.postimg.cc/GmCMzbJv/D0-TEI1g-Wk-AAEp-Ki.png Firstly, THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT! It is big. It means that it was ...
- 24 Feb 2019 12:06
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 844584
- 15 Feb 2019 13:21
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Pulwama Attack
- Replies: 2282
- Views: 465314
Re: Pulwama Attack
Shared some of my own thoughts in a blog and on Twitter this morning Blog Link Twitter Link 1 Twitter Link 2 Firstly, and strictly a personal opinion, this is partly a manifestation of the planned US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Logistics & efforts from that end can now safely and easily be dive...
- 12 Feb 2019 06:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Positive News from the USA
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 458187
Re: Positive News from the USA
While the SJW types will celebrate this development, it does point to the increased feminization of state and society at large. But according to history a relatively more feminized state can never put up successful resistance against invading barbarians. In this case barbarians meanining the islami...
- 06 Feb 2019 11:41
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 844584
Re: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
https://i.ibb.co/bL8ZypY/US-national-pays-over-1-lakh-to-hunt-Pak-s-national-animal-Markhor-Killing-markhor-is-permitted-in-Pakistan-under-trophy-hunting-by-just-paying-blood-money.jpg @ParveenKaswan US national pays over $1 lakh to hunt Pak's national animal ‘Markhor’. Killing markhor is permitted...
- 29 Jan 2019 08:11
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 844584
Re: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
@mSaleemJaved Believe it or not, Chinese Embassy activates SOS alarm ‘to check preparations of performance’. Imagine if Pakistani embassy in Beijing does so. All will be kicked out. This is what modern day master-slave relationship looks like. https://i.postimg.cc/GhpY43mG/Dxw-Rmy-FX4-AAIDie.jpg :ro...
- 27 Jan 2019 12:07
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation - 21 Sept 2015
- Replies: 4456
- Views: 1049667
Re: Indian Military Aviation - 21 Sept 2015
<OT RANT ON> Sorry if OT. Just couldn't find a thread for Republic Day -2019. No thread or comments, across the board, this year! Or did I miss something? If there is one please move it there. Anyways watched the "lifestream", in the western US and was waiting for the flypast. Couldn't ha...
- 22 Jan 2019 12:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
- Replies: 6236
- Views: 1809567
Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
‘To tell its story better to the world’, Xi’s China ramps up India propaganda effort With the coming of 2019, there has begun a Beijing-directed media blitzkrieg in India: effective Friday, January 4, with the introduction of an English edition of China Daily Global Weekly. “Imported in India for d...
- 22 Jan 2019 12:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5655
- Views: 1650935
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
A car bum explosion in Londonderry (NI) has revived fear of Irish unrest for united Ireland. MPs have been quick to comment that those behind attack do not represent any one, but police did express concerns over ability to quickly assemble bum. Acc to experts bum was unstable & crude but explos...
- 17 Jan 2019 14:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5655
- Views: 1650935
- 15 Jan 2019 11:42
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
- Replies: 4440
- Views: 1319348
Re: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
Was reading India Today latest issue which has interview with IA Chief worth reading the whole thing but 2 points that stand out 1 ) Shocked to know when Army Chief says 87 % of IA Budget expenditure is for OPEX which is Salaries,Fuel etc and just 13 % left of modernisation , if left unchecked in f...
- 14 Jan 2019 08:10
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Army strikes terror camps in PoK
- Replies: 2258
- Views: 500438
Re: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
Unfortunately the film will be fighting with Rajinikanth in TN, the film is currently fighting 3 heavy weights & there are 2 rajini films in that FWIW Sniper @avarakai Chennai. Tamil Nadu. #TheAccidentalPrimeMinister & #UriTheSurgicalStrike both movies are running housefull. All shows. No t...
- 12 Jan 2019 14:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-France news
- Replies: 345
- Views: 142251
Re: India-France news
@IndiaToday
#BREAKING
A massive explosion struck Central Paris causing several injuries
#BREAKING
A massive explosion struck Central Paris causing several injuries
- 09 Jan 2019 10:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7957
- Views: 2273352
- 05 Jan 2019 12:50
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 844584
Re: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
@timesofpak123
Six people, including a woman, were injured in a blast in #Peshawar’s Kali Bari market in Saddar area this morning. As per initial reports, the explosive material was installed in a car which was parked near a mosque which was completely destroyed in the explosion.
Six people, including a woman, were injured in a blast in #Peshawar’s Kali Bari market in Saddar area this morning. As per initial reports, the explosive material was installed in a car which was parked near a mosque which was completely destroyed in the explosion.
- 04 Jan 2019 23:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7544
- Views: 1773716
- 02 Jan 2019 20:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5655
- Views: 1650935
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
@PrisonPlanet
14-year-old girl raped outside a shopping center in Burnley, UK. Culprit still on the loose.
Sky News says he's a man with a beard and a "tanned complexion".
Is this a new politically correct term or are we talking about someone who recently returned from holiday?
14-year-old girl raped outside a shopping center in Burnley, UK. Culprit still on the loose.
Sky News says he's a man with a beard and a "tanned complexion".
Is this a new politically correct term or are we talking about someone who recently returned from holiday?
- 02 Jan 2019 19:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1295
- Views: 392820
Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/opinion/china-rise-series-declining-economy.html I thought about The Economist story while reading a deeply reported and thought-provoking series in The Times about another country of the future: China. The phrase “rise of China” has now become so commonplace that...
- 02 Jan 2019 13:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
- Replies: 1090
- Views: 243167
Re: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Why Canada Will Bear the Brunt of the American War on Huawei The arrest of Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, by Canadian authorities in Vancouver, on December 12 excited quite a furor in China. The United States, under an extradition treaty with Canada, ordered the arrest on the charg...
- 31 Dec 2018 21:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion- Post PM appointment crisis
- Replies: 1756
- Views: 426192
Re: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion
Sri Lanka initiates action against Chinese firms using Mandarin on banners The government of Sri Lanka has initiated action against several Chinese firms in the country that have put up banners in the Mandarin language instead of the local Sri Lankan language. Sri Lankans see this as an onslaught o...
- 30 Dec 2018 09:30
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 844584
- 27 Dec 2018 15:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1295
- Views: 392820
Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress
Just look at the guy driving the white car at the 4:40 mark. He comes back atleast FIVE times just to ensure that the other guy is dead. Thankfully, that guy lives. This is truly barbaric. This is not normal human behavior. There used to be posts some time back on internet and videos showing Chines...
- 27 Dec 2018 11:56
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 844584
Re: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
Pakistan loses another international legal battle; slapped with $21m penalty Pakistan has lost another legal battle at the international forum as the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) awarded a penalty of $21 million (Rs2.92 billion) to the country in the infamous Broadsheet LLC case...
- 26 Dec 2018 23:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1295
- Views: 392820
Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress
There's even a video of a car driver deliberately chasing and banging into a two wheeler! That car driver hitting the two-wheeler is psychotic and needs help! Indeed. But if you think that is a one off event, you'd be mistaken. Came across this one as well. Now I myself grew up in Delhi, so I know ...
- 26 Dec 2018 08:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1295
- Views: 392820
Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress
And then there is this one. Bus driver misses woman's stop. She starts hitting him. Bus goes down a bridge into the Yangtse River, killing everyone on board.
- 26 Dec 2018 07:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1295
- Views: 392820
Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress
9_BFB-hwCvc Not quite sure which is the best thread to post it, but here is something I stumbled upon yesterday. Do check out this video, not for the accidents per se but for a rare glimpse into the Chinese society - drivers deliberately running over policemen, driving away with metal barriers. The...
- 24 Dec 2018 20:10
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
- Replies: 4440
- Views: 1319348
Re: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
There does seem to be a deeply ingrained 'complex' in some folks of some other govt services against the forces. This gent in question seems to be an IPS officer, quite a young one by the way he looks. I doubt these views are personal and not organisational, or at the very least, endorsed by atleast...
- 24 Dec 2018 08:22
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 844584
Re: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
Qureshi asks IMF to now show flexibility Talking to the media men here, he added that after announcement of financial support from brotherly countries, the IMF should show flexibility. He said that it was PTI government’s policies that the strain in relations with the UAE ended and it had announced...
- 22 Dec 2018 12:41
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 844584
Re: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
Crypto Bible @Karachi_Post
Hearing that 2 to 3 retired generals living in the West are in contact with Western intelligence agencies and are willing to become international witnesses in OBL and Mumbai attack case #Pakistan
Hearing that 2 to 3 retired generals living in the West are in contact with Western intelligence agencies and are willing to become international witnesses in OBL and Mumbai attack case #Pakistan
- 19 Dec 2018 18:43
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 844584
- 19 Dec 2018 13:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1295
- Views: 392820
Re: Understanding New China after 19th Congress
China’s Crisis of Overconfidence: The Diplomat Exactly 40 years ago, on December 18, 1978, the Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) opened in Beijing. The event marked the formal kick-off of the country’s “reform and opening” policy, and the beginning of i...
- 17 Dec 2018 21:57
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015
- Replies: 1351
- Views: 362640
- 16 Dec 2018 21:58
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016
- Replies: 4649
- Views: 1826735
Re: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016
By the way, just remembered this blog post too - SOUTH SUDAN – WHO KILLED THE CHINESE PEACEKEEPERS? I have good reasons to believe that it was Chinese supplied weapons that directly, or indirectly caused the deaths of the Chinese peacekeepers in South Sudan. Coming back to the topic at hand – who ki...
- 16 Dec 2018 20:53
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016
- Replies: 4649
- Views: 1826735
Re: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016
Talking of grief on the LAC, the first instance came soon after 1962, at Nathu La in 1967 I came across this article by Sheru Thapliyalfrom 2011 who describes the Nathu La skirmish in detail. Its a long but interesting read. Is this your source? See link below. The Nathu La skirmish: when Chinese w...