Minister for HRDKJoishy wrote:What is everyone's view on Varun Gandhi?
What role might he play in a NaMo Govt? He has been a long time loyalist, but he is ultra jingo who may say the wrong thing.
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- 31 Jan 2014 02:04
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- 25 Jan 2014 02:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Jan 04, 2014
- Replies: 2839
- Views: 297040
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Jan 04, 2014
From Tribune new article (posting in full). US approves $352 million for Pakistan under Coalition Support Fund By Web Desk - Published: January 24, 2014 ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of Defence has signed an authorisation for the payment of $352 million to Pakistan under Coalition Support Fund, reported R...
- 25 Jan 2014 01:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Jan 04, 2014
- Replies: 2839
- Views: 297040
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Jan 04, 2014
From The News editorial (posting in full). Lawlessness codified Friday, January 24, 2014 Under pressure from the Supreme Court, the government has devised a novel solution to the problem of ‘missing’ persons by making a previously illegal action legal. The Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO), whi...
- 20 Jan 2014 06:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Jan 04, 2014
- Replies: 2839
- Views: 297040
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Jan 04, 2014
It will come out later that gold worth millions were siphoned off and the fire was lit to hide the theft. Too much coincidence that at 2:30 am an electrical fire burns an entire market housing a lot of the jewelry stores. Insurance will cover the loss to shop owners and some organized group is now f...
- 19 Jan 2014 06:25
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
- Replies: 20717
- Views: 2069726
Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
I have met the rarest of the rare.. A true blue RaGa fan.. Unbelievable.. All the Usual unsubstantiated canards re NaMo and some admiration for AK but moved a little closer to NaMo after inputs from two of us while all of us were high on all manner of fluids. He's not a voter, so it wont have any d...
- 18 Jan 2014 05:44
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
- Replies: 20717
- Views: 2069726
Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Simple solution for all Delhi Aam public. They need to carry a plastic bottle with their urine sample. If and when the law minister is seen in public then they can splash him with their sample to prove they are free of drugs. A few such showers and he will see the error of his ways.
- 17 Jan 2014 08:14
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
- Replies: 20717
- Views: 2069726
Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
I am reading the scenario of AAP vigilante justice as a way to win over youth and rural vote. The young want to see someone act in defiance of convention like in Bollywood where the hero steps into a goonda's lair and beats up everyone and saves the damsel. The viewers love this action vs watching ...
- 17 Jan 2014 07:06
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
- Replies: 20717
- Views: 2069726
Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
I am reading the scenario of AAP vigilante justice as a way to win over youth and rural vote. The young want to see someone act in defiance of convention like in Bollywood where the hero steps into a goonda's lair and beats up everyone and saves the damsel. The viewers love this action vs watching a...
- 10 Jan 2014 07:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1560935
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
I think posting her to the US was mistake by MEA. I hope they will avoid similar situations in the future. The added complexity of a US spouse made any mutually agreeable to all parties resolution almost impossible.
- 10 Jan 2014 02:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1560935
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
Given the terms of her bail will she be considered an absconder i.e. can additional charges be added to the original one in the future?ramana wrote:OK now that DK is back in India MEA has to be open and transparent with Indians on what they are doing to ensure reciprocity.
- 09 Jan 2014 22:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 9599
- Views: 1227612
Re: Internal Security Watch
From DNA India: (posting in full) Sushilkumar Shinde knows where Dawood Ibrahim is; 'Lage Raho Munnabhai', scoffs Chhota Shakeel Thursday, Jan 9, 2014, 7:09 IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA S Balakrishnan D-Company has challenged Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde to track down and extradite Da...
- 09 Jan 2014 04:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1560935
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
Devyani wants freedom to return to US but MEA has other plans for plea deal ... Khobragade was open to taking this discussion further with just one condition — an assurance that any criminal record from the case will not impede her from entering the US in the future, be it in obtaining a visa or re...
- 03 Jan 2014 08:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Aug 21, 2013
- Replies: 2841
- Views: 289273
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Aug 21, 2013
All these bombs being found near Mush's house, lack of sleep, heart ailment are pure drama. Has the PA taken their humiliated ex-COAS under their protective custody ? SSridharsaar imagine this scenario where Mushy in his usual tactical brilliance uses the excuse of heart trouble to avoid his legal ...
- 01 Jan 2014 02:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1560935
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
Since DK's NYC home is not Indian territory, NY wage law would prevail and according to changes in US law, the cost of accomodations etc. cannot be used in wage calculations. If I read correctly, even wages paid to SR's husband in India for services rendered in US by SR would not count towards sala...
- 01 Jan 2014 01:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1560935
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
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- 01 Jan 2014 01:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1560935
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
Friend of BJP who are asking, NaMo to weigh in on this current issue are doing a disservice to NaMo. If NaMo issues a strongly worded statement that opposes the US, he will be targeted by the western media as a being petty politician out for petty revenge for the revoking of his B1 visa in 2005 by S...
- 01 Jan 2014 01:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1560935
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
My opinion on the issues raised by you in blue font. I'm going to set aside the diplomatic maneuvres possible (if they were desired), and focus on the legal points. On purely legal grounds, the entire case hinges on the following points: a) Is an Indian (SR) employed within the Indian territory (the...
- 30 Dec 2013 22:50
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
AAP should be asked to allocate water based on size of family and not decree the same amount for every household. Richer and educated folks in Delhi have 4 or less members living in a house but the poorer Jhuggi dwellers have more members living in a single household. Thus there will be less free wa...
- 27 Dec 2013 01:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Aug 21, 2013
- Replies: 2841
- Views: 289273
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Aug 21, 2013
From Tribune (posting in full): Another Shahzeda who wants to claim his place. Bilawal Bhutto to contest by-election from NA-204 By Web DeskPublished: December 26, 2013 KARACHI: The wait seems to be over. Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) patron-in-chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will contest the by-elect...
- 27 Dec 2013 01:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Aug 21, 2013
- Replies: 2841
- Views: 289273
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Aug 21, 2013
From Tribune (posting in full): Foreign currency: With heavy debt repayment, reserves fall to $3.1b By Our CorrespondentPublished: December 27, 2013 Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have been under pressure because of continuously dwindling reserves held by the SBP. KARACHI: Foreign exchange res...
- 27 Dec 2013 00:46
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: J&K News and Discussion-2011
- Replies: 3989
- Views: 582674
Re: J&K News and Discussion-2011
X-post from Indo-US thread From Rediff: US court releases Kashmiri separatist Ghulam Nabi Fai December 26, 2013 18:27 IST Kashmiri separatist leader Ghulam Nabi Fai was released early from a minimum-security penitentiary, thanks to a surprising motion moved by the prosecution. He served only 16 mont...
- 27 Dec 2013 00:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1560935
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
From Rediff: US court releases Kashmiri separatist Ghulam Nabi Fai December 26, 2013 18:27 IST Kashmiri separatist leader Ghulam Nabi Fai was released early from a minimum-security penitentiary, thanks to a surprising motion moved by the prosecution. He served only 16 months of a two-year sentence f...
- 22 Dec 2013 05:32
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
http://i.imgur.com/3E85rAN.png Same drama as in dilli...Ground being prepared for khujliwal to move in and danka-peeto about bhrashtaachaar Ehh - I did some research and the BJP is vehemently protesting the move of the Maharashtra cabinet to bury the Adarsh Report. Why is this woman choosing the AA...
- 10 Dec 2013 03:30
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Arvind Kejriwal is the Indian version of Barrack Obama. A guy who came out of left field and scored better each time he came to bat (Illinois state senator 1997 to US President 2008). The similarities are there for everyone to see. Both have impeccable acedemic credentials and have a sense of purpos...
- 08 Dec 2013 11:02
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
- Replies: 20717
- Views: 2069726
Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Mizoram is to be counted tomorrow.ramana wrote:So whats going on in Mizoram?
NIC/DD dont care to update.
Dilbu, CHG halfway is 45 so winning is 46
- 05 Dec 2013 23:07
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
IF Modi comes to power, may be the first big-clouted country he visits will signal the general alignment . MMS was off to USA ( & 8 times after that ) in Nov(?) 2004 after getting elected in May 2004. Actually he should not send an invitation to US delegation for swearing in and keep ignore the...
- 21 Nov 2013 00:36
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Refer to tweet 15 for TT's actions and compare to the actions of the assailants of the Delhi bus - Rape case.
rohitv wrote:Email Part -3
- 21 Nov 2013 00:29
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Victim's twitter feed is live : https://twitter.com/rajshekhartoi and copy pasted his tweets from last 10 days that may be related to this incident. Posted : India time 12:43 AM - 21 Nov 13 Raj Shekhar @rajshekhartoi 12m The intention was not to hurt. But for everyone to see what the hell is happen...
- 15 Oct 2013 01:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Aug 21, 2013
- Replies: 2841
- Views: 289273
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Aug 21, 2013
^^^ Err..., by the book, do wimmens get 72? Will Malala get 72 or will she become one of the 72? Saar IMHO, practicing folks of the faith would no longer consider her to be a member of the Richard Branson's Airline just by virtue of her moving around in western media circles. She can no longer be c...
- 14 Oct 2013 22:12
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: New Moderators - Batch of 2013
- Replies: 119
- Views: 42290
Re: New Moderators - Batch of 2013
Congratulations to the newly minted mods. To all the new and the old mods, Thanks for performing this thankless task. May the new crop yield more riches for the entire BR family!!!
- 01 Sep 2013 07:15
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Phone, Tablet and Gizmo Thread #0x02
- Replies: 8048
- Views: 751782
Re: Phone, Tablet and Gizmo Thread #0x02
tiger has a good refurb i7 asus laptop for $599. it does not say what gen of proc it is though.. wonder should i miss this deal? pain points 1. refurb 2. 5400 rpm hdd 3. cpu specs not clear rest is peachy! Warranty would be a concern. See if they have a cheap 1yr warranty. Also SSDs (or hybrid, if ...
- 01 Sep 2013 06:12
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Ber ... on_charges (Silvio Berlusconi was 73 at the time of the alleged crime).Kakkaji wrote:One thing I fail to understand is how can a 72 year old conduct a sexual assault on a 17 year old?
- 17 Aug 2013 01:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 13, 2013
- Replies: 2850
- Views: 313699
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 13, 2013
Saar we would all do well to understand that any agreement done with TSP is always non-binding on the other party.Dipanker wrote:Somebody should tell this moron that all UN resolution regarding J&K are under charter VI and thus non-binding.
- 21 Jun 2013 23:43
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
- Replies: 6544
- Views: 32735
Re: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
SHQ agreed to cook sambar/gojju/voggarnay every night. So it will be a mix of raw vegetables + 1 small cup of rice. For dinner, now I had 1 cucumber 2 tomatoes 2 carrot sticks 2 bananas Topped it off with lemon rice (1 small cup). My stomach is cool, the burps feel great. Finally I feel at peace wh...
- 12 Jun 2013 20:30
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Please elaborate as to why she would be a good candidate. Other than being a rubber stamp for the Congress party president what are her credentials at being elected for the job.Singha wrote:meira kumar sounds like a good candidate for next president after P'da term expires!
- 12 Jun 2013 19:37
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
From youtube video by NDTV (Published on Dec 1, 2012 ): Won't act against unruly MPs: Speaker (of Parliament of India) Meira Kumar to NDTV She is reluctant to use the authority granted to her as Speaker of the house and thus has failed in her duty to the people of India. God bless India if she is UP...
- 12 Jun 2013 02:02
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
So, even with all these Modi factor, BJP can't stand all by itself against k-angrez . This is what will hurt the party and supporters a lot. Can't they focus on 2/3rd majority win all by themselves ? national? why this disjoint or setup drivers they have not been focusing on creating that BJP has e...
- 12 Jun 2013 01:30
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Theoji actually that is the crux of it all. There is a section of Indian electorate that wants to see the BJP as an opposition and no more, Advaniji and his merry band of folks were delivering just that. The new wave of BJP leaders see themselves and their party as the party of governance, hence th...
- 11 Jun 2013 21:22
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
2) Bringing Yeddyuruppa back into the BJP fold in Karnataka. It beats me, why the heck do you want him back in the fold? Corrupt or not, after harming BJP in big time, you want to accept him with open arms just because ..... ? That dude is tainted, even if the corruption charges are false (which aa...
- 11 Jun 2013 21:08
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4073117
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
A concern about Modi's personal security that I and others raised earlier. Recent rallies and pictures show how easy it is for general people to get very close to him. With increased cross-country campaigning, threats to his personal safety increase manifold. Who in the government evaluates possibl...