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- 28 Oct 2011 09:56
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (Apr 1 2011)
- Replies: 3372
- Views: 449249
Re: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (Apr 1 2011)
European deal boosts markets The BSE-Sensex is trading higher by 521 points (3%) and the NSE-Nifty is up by around 155 points (3%). BSE Midcap and BSE Small cap stocks are trading in the green, with the BSE Mid Cap and BSE Small Cap indices up by 1.2% and 0.8% respectively. The rupee is trading at ...
- 28 Oct 2011 06:58
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Army: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3467
- Views: 517496
Re: Indian Army: News & Discussion
Governor, N N Vohra during the Wreath Laying Ceremony at Sikh War Memorial at Baramulla on the occasion of Infantary Day on Thursday.
Daily Excelsior
- 28 Oct 2011 06:54
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: J&K News and Discussion-2011
- Replies: 3989
- Views: 583330
- 27 Oct 2011 06:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: North East & Eastern Himalayan: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1140
- Views: 268845
Re: North East & Eastern Himalayan: News & Discussion
HM P Chidambaram to visit Manipur : Union home minister P Chidambaram will visit the three Naga-dominated districts of Senapati, Ukhrul and Tamenglong in Manipur next week. Straight after landing in Imphal on November 2, Chidambaram would move to Senapati district headquarters and inaugurate a mini...
- 25 Oct 2011 07:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Balwaristan
- Replies: 91
- Views: 20122
Re: Balwaristan
Thus by the basic conception of the Muslim state all non-Muslims are its enemies and it is the interest of the state to curb their growth in number and power. The ideal aim was to exterminate them totally, as Hindus, Zoroastrians and Christian nationals have been liquidated (sometimes totally, some...
- 25 Oct 2011 07:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitical thread
- Replies: 3955
- Views: 615095
Re: Geopolitical thread
In both Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Clinton mentioned that crackdowns on religious expression risked going too far, and could ultimately bolster Islamic radicals, rather than contain them. In the Tajik capital Dushanbe, Clinton suggested that recent steps to control faith could drive “legitimate reli...
- 25 Oct 2011 07:17
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion
- Replies: 807
- Views: 178779
Re: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion
environmental awareness programmes for children in Ranthambore National Park http://www.livemint.com/images/30592040-B889-41B4-B14F-A6C96CF2AF46ArtVPF.gif “We teach children about the riches of the forest early on. Working with the people is important because deforestation is one of the greatest da...
- 24 Oct 2011 07:34
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: J&K News and Discussion-2011
- Replies: 3989
- Views: 583330
Re: J&K News and Discussion-2011
Dr Subramanium Swami lighting the lamp at the Accession Day function at Jammu on Sunday.
Dogra rulers extended borders of country up to China, Russia: Dr Karan Singh
- 24 Oct 2011 06:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7957
- Views: 2275203
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=9786&Cat=13 Back to begging "back" from where? :mrgreen: Secretary Finance Dr Waqar Masood confirmed on Saturday that the IMF mission would hold talks with Pakistani authorities from November 9 to determine exact health of the nation...
- 23 Oct 2011 08:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: US strike options on TSP
- Replies: 90
- Views: 10008
Re: US strike options on TSP
The assumption being made that every single Baloch is automatically anti-Pakistan, pro-Independence, and pro-America is faulty. Groups like the BLA were formed out of middle-class educated youth in the urban areas. However all these cities and towns are under firm Pakistani control; and even in the ...
- 22 Oct 2011 10:11
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Distorted history- Causes, consequences, remedies
- Replies: 4186
- Views: 65176
- 21 Oct 2011 07:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 2011
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 290336
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 20
(a) It is the Pakistanis which have defined the definition of victory in any India-Pakistan war. The same definition which you've written above – and which holds for terrorism and insurgencies – I win by not loosing and you lose by not winning. The ‘I’ is the terrorist and ‘you’ is the nation state...
- 19 Oct 2011 07:13
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Infrastructure News & Discussion
- Replies: 721
- Views: 280438
- 18 Oct 2011 09:07
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown- (Nov 28 2010)
- Replies: 4994
- Views: 596966
Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown- (Nov 28 20
Europe is protecting the shareholders of French banks One reason that European decision makers have been so reluctant to allow a serious restructuring in Greece is because major French (and to a lesser extent German) banks have large holdings of Greek bonds, and those banks stand to suffer if the b...
- 18 Oct 2011 07:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Pakistan's failure
- Replies: 3241
- Views: 420897
Re: Managing Pakistan's failure
Ajai Shukla: Managing Pakistan But the AfPak region will remain on Washington’s radar even if closer to the periphery. Some 30,000 US troops will remain stationed in Afghanistan even beyond 2014, their charter including drone strikes into Pakistan’s tribal areas in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, the ...
- 18 Oct 2011 07:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 2011
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 290336
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 20
Capitalism will be replaced by Islam ‘Ummeed Bano’ rally of Islami Jamiat-Talba taken out from Punjab University New Campus to Icchra. While addressing the rally Ummeed Bano” (Become Hope) Million March of the IJT, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Syed Munawar Hasana said that capitalism was dying at the hand...
- 17 Oct 2011 06:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 2011
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 290336
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 20
Pakistan has no stomach for anti-Taliban operations Pakistan’s fragile civilian government regularly condemns terrorism, and the army has executed several operations in the country’s northwest, including against Pakistani Taliban factions in the Swat Valley and South Waziristan. The battles have sc...
- 17 Oct 2011 06:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Telangana Monitor
- Replies: 5661
- Views: 798187
Re: Telangana Monitor
Slight correction. The division, and fight for Chandigarh, was between Punjab and Haryana. Himachal was created way back in 1947 and had its capital at Simla.Kakkaji wrote:Some state divisions that I remember were:
Punjab --> Punjab + Haryana + HP
- 16 Oct 2011 10:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 2011
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 290336
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 20
Syed Jammat Ali Shah, Pakistan commissioner of the Indus Basin Water Treaty Commission: “We do not have a single international water expert in Pakistan. We always seek help from England or the US. We cannot negotiate with India unless we increase ( mental? ) capacity,” he said. “How can anyone from ...
- 14 Oct 2011 06:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1229742
- 14 Oct 2011 06:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 2011
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 290336
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 20
Stop verbal assaults...but continue drone assaults Irritated and fed up with the mixed signals coming from the United States, Pakistan says the time for these “verbal assaults” is over and “clearly defined, well documented and mutually agreed terms of engagement” should now define ties between the ...
- 13 Oct 2011 06:31
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1272617
- 11 Oct 2011 06:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 2011
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 290336
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 20
Yeah, the "right response" is the ROFL smiley.
- 10 Oct 2011 06:52
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Infrastructure News & Discussion
- Replies: 721
- Views: 280438
- 09 Oct 2011 09:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 2011
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 290336
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 20
future terror attacks from Pakistan: biological, chemical or nuclear Today, three Pakistani-supported proxy groups are fueling the insurgency in Afghanistan: the Quetta Shura, the Haqqani network and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's smaller terrorist group, Hezb-i-Islami. Not one of them has been placed on th...
- 05 Oct 2011 10:36
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Banks & Financial System
- Replies: 246
- Views: 74053
Re: Indian Banks & Financial System
Moody's downgrades SBI rating to D+ Moody's has downgraded SBI's financial strength rating (BFSR), or stand-alone rating, to D+ from C-. "The rating action considers SBI's capital situation and deteriorating asset quality. Our expectations that non-performing assets (NPA) are likely to continu...
- 04 Oct 2011 08:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 2011
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 290336
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 20
Mitt Romney's "tough" talk on Pakistan “It’s pretty straightforward to say, ‘Listen guys, you can’t play both sides of this game. You’ve got to decide if you’re with us or with them,’” Romney said during a campaign stop. “’If you’re with them, that will have a very significant consequence...
- 03 Oct 2011 06:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 2011
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 290336
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 20
http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=70058&Cat=3 Importing vegetables Recent rains in Sindh have resulted in a loss of around Rs271 billion to major kharif crops, vegetables and fodder. Only sugarcane has survived the rains. Cotton and paddy are the largest affected crops. Normal...
- 02 Oct 2011 09:36
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown- (Nov 28 2010)
- Replies: 4994
- Views: 596966
- 02 Oct 2011 06:18
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
- Replies: 2455
- Views: 583731
Re: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
I want you three: Airavat, Peter, and Virendra to go thru the entire Rajput vs. Sultans, Mughal, Maratha intergennum and come up with historical essays. I want to understand what made them fight and what made them compromise and in what manner. And I want an integrated picture for we can get bits a...
- 30 Sep 2011 07:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 2011
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 290336
- 29 Sep 2011 07:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 2011
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 290336
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 20
Pakistan releases Osama's bodyguard Amin al-Haq escaped from Afghanistan with the al-Qaeda leader in 2001 and went on to become a key financial aide. Al-Haq, who is thought to be 51, has a long history with armed groups. He fought Soviet forces during the 1980s and was part of the Afghan delegation...
- 29 Sep 2011 07:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
- Replies: 2455
- Views: 583731
Re: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
On one side we accept that Amber was a small state and couldn't have taken Mughals all alone (though we also say that it should have) and on the other hand the assertion that Amber was so powerful that it helped Mughals take and maintain entire India?? Even without Hindu mansabdars the Mughal empir...
- 28 Sep 2011 11:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
- Replies: 2455
- Views: 583731
Re: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
Then Amber should have accepted the suzerainty of one of the other two They did. Prithviraj Kachwaha of Amber fought alongside Maharana Sanga, in the Battle of Khanua. But the favour was not returned, as Mewar did not come to Amber's aid either against the Delhi Sultante of Sher Shah or the Mughal ...
- 28 Sep 2011 09:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
- Replies: 2455
- Views: 583731
Re: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
^^^Sirohi was geographically shielded in the far southwest of the Aravalli range, with Mewar blocking any advancing enemy from the Gangetic plains. Pressure on Sirohi grew after Gujarat was conquered by Akbar, as it opened up access from the south. In any case, Sirohi wasn't permanently allied with ...
- 28 Sep 2011 07:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 2011
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 290336
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 20
Mullen's transformation He was disappointed when a major Pakistani offensive planned against Haqqani fighters in key tribal areas didn't happen, and a string of attacks by the militant group in recent weeks forced Adm. Mullen to drop his practice of refraining from public criticism of Pakistan. Eve...
- 28 Sep 2011 06:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
- Replies: 2455
- Views: 583731
Re: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
^^^Neither Mewar nor Marwar came to Amber's aid when they were facing the Suri sultanate, or the Mughal empire. In the Mughal-Mewar conflict they were actually suspected by the Mughals of sparing their efforts against Pratap. Large kingdoms with plenty of strategic depth, like Mewar and Marwar, cann...
- 27 Sep 2011 11:44
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Infrastructure News & Discussion
- Replies: 721
- Views: 280438
- 27 Sep 2011 11:41
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (Apr 1 2011)
- Replies: 3372
- Views: 449249
- 27 Sep 2011 06:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 2011
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 290336
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 22, 20
Keep giving aid and also buy our products Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, on a visit to Washington for annual IMF and World Bank meetings, said Monday that trade would be key to turning around his country's economy, saying that aid handouts were not a long-term solution. "We are not look...