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- 22 Apr 2025 09:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
- Replies: 764
- Views: 536877
Re: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
I'm coming around to a view that even within China - a seemingly opaque monolith, there are wheels within wheels and often these are fueled from outside forces especially the American empire. The empire realized following the Obama-Xi summits that China is going to be no Japan or Germany. 2020 - Co...
- 30 Mar 2025 18:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Miscellaneous Topics thread
- Replies: 79
- Views: 37437
Re: Miscellaneous Topics thread
@JE Menon ji, I am almost 60 minutes into the Barabar caves video. That is so incredible. If it's not white, it's not right for many Indians Were there any earthquakes in that area in the past 2325 years? If so, how did the structures keep their geometric perfection? Since it is granite, that may n...
- 30 Mar 2025 02:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Miscellaneous Topics thread
- Replies: 79
- Views: 37437
Re: Miscellaneous Topics thread
Re Egypt & the Pyramids and the supposed structures underneath. The imagery that has been viewed in public is basically CGI stuff, as far as I know. We can expect that more details will come out in due course, if there are any. The discovery of sub-terranean structures is nothing new and Lidar s...
- 13 Feb 2025 14:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10136
- Views: 2973529
Re: Understanding the US - Again
PM Modi ji is in US. He meets DNI Tulsi Gabbard. More here in this YT: youtube.com/watch?v=XE_firF4Dpk Tis a good start for Modiji with a friendly DNI Tulsi Gabbard. Good omen. The first world leader she meets after her confirmation, literally wearing the same clothes as during her confirmation, is...
- 02 Oct 2024 13:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
- Replies: 2050
- Views: 824328
Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Nice to know... the jackass! This month alomg with Muizzu - India also has: -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's India visit -Annual Malabar Naval Exercise -BRICS Kazan Summit -SCO Islamabad head of govt summit -Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business in Delhi; - German Naval ships to visit Goa Also...
- 30 Sep 2024 14:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
- Replies: 2050
- Views: 824328
- 15 Aug 2024 12:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Christianity, Evangelism & its geopolitical impact
- Replies: 1285
- Views: 547940
Re: Christianity, Evangelism & its geopolitical impact
A lot of people are unaware that, during Sonia's reign, they even made a documentary through Doordarshan about Christ spending time in India, etc... The intention at the time was, I suspect, to make the conversion of Hindus easier because, hey "Christ was also here like the Buddha"... krb0...
- 10 Aug 2024 21:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 2097
- Views: 1126175
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
I don't think Modiji or the BJP will easily forget the role played by western countries in influencing Indian elections. The Moscow visit is the literal middle finger to the collective western cabal. 100% I agree. This was a gross error of judgement made by the Biden administration, to the detrimen...
- 02 Aug 2024 10:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 6103
- Views: 2367965
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Entire world left is anti Hindu and Anti Indian. Entire world right also... this is a key that a lot of our people miss. Any common interest with the "right" or "conservative" segment of Western society (mainly - it does not really exist in non-Western society where pretty much ...
- 29 Jul 2024 14:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
- Replies: 2050
- Views: 824328
Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
That's a fantastic post Mukesh. Do you have an X account? No JEMenonji. I stay in a part of the world where it wouldn't be judicious to share what I think publicly. Other than BRF my accounts are all scrubbed. People like us, may not be the majority but they exist in sizable numbers. What BRF has c...
- 25 Jul 2024 11:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
- Replies: 2050
- Views: 824328
Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Rajeshji, I can empathize with your frustration.For a moment May 2014, and then even more in 2019, it seemed that we were throwing off the yoke of being a defeated people for 1,000 years. Fact is we were naive. No country has been able to do this in so short a time. The long war is eternal. A victo...
- 09 May 2024 17:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1
- Replies: 647
- Views: 441621
Re: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1
Absolutely fascinating conversation. MUST WATCH folks. There's a lot in there besides the Islamic issue. I strongly recommend.
- 22 Aug 2023 23:02
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
- 17 Aug 2023 09:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Western Globalist establishment are leading shift away from oil in the name of environmentalism, reducing dependency on oil resources. Russia had settled into a quiet existence, Putin was holding jazz concerts. But then ethnic/sectarian revanchists embedded in Washington decided to destabilize inte...
- 16 Aug 2023 21:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
>>What's happening is a revival of ancient wars associated with the Catholic-Orthodox schism from 1000 years ago. Catholic side is led by institutionalized Washington, while Orthodox side is led by Russia. Faith sub-system variation is clearly a differentiator, but I don't think that is what is driv...
- 16 Aug 2023 21:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
>>What's happening is a revival of ancient wars associated with the Catholic-Orthodox schism from 1000 years ago. Catholic side is led by institutionalized Washington, while Orthodox side is led by Russia. Faith sub-system variation is clearly a differentiator, but I don't think that is what is driv...
- 16 Aug 2023 21:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
>>If what you say is true, and they are indeed playing this long gme, what they have in store for us? The one crown jewel that slipped from their hand? The same thing. Revert to a colonial mentality but for the 21st century and beyond. Engineer chaos in Eurasia (including India) and then pick up the...
- 16 Aug 2023 16:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Thanks Pratyush for the link on Germany. Very useful read. >> The why of US motivation is more important than anything. But the answer eludes most people. Actually, I'm quite certain that the answer does not elude them. What they have a difficulty with is saying it out loud. Basically: Sometime in t...
- 09 Aug 2023 23:36
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Article on the Ukraine situation by Brahma Chellaney in "The Hill" - unusual location for this write up from him.
https://thehill.com/opinion/internation ... s-failing/
https://thehill.com/opinion/internation ... s-failing/
- 09 Aug 2023 23:36
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Thanks Nanda, Najunakumar, IndraD & Cyrano... Much appreciated.
- 23 Jul 2023 00:45
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
https://twitter.com/jai_menon/status/16 ... 07840?s=20 (Twitter link)
I've written an article in Swarajya on the general state of play...on Ukraine
https://swarajyamag.com/world/nato-and- ... -look-away
I've written an article in Swarajya on the general state of play...on Ukraine
https://swarajyamag.com/world/nato-and- ... -look-away
- 09 Jul 2023 23:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 6103
- Views: 2367965
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Seems like a new book is out in the UK to defend Britainnia against feeling shameful for its colonial past. Nigel Biggar's "Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning" https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/02/13/the-british-empire-is-not-a-morality-tale/ I think in general the current British society is...
- 05 Jun 2023 22:45
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
>>IIRC JEM posted some time ago that he had met Alexander and they had a good discussion. To be clear, I did meet Alex Christoforou by coincidence, when we were in the same city. We had a brief discussion, very brief. Net net we have a strong convergence of views. The Duran is today one of the most ...
- 30 May 2023 19:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10426
- Views: 3789816
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Why the US Wants "Regime Degradation" in India, not Regime Change.
https://swarajyamag.com/politics/disinf ... e-in-india
https://swarajyamag.com/politics/disinf ... e-in-india
- 23 May 2023 09:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10426
- Views: 3789816
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
>>The key challenge is to maintain a clean and accountable administration/government that is not compromised to foreign interests. The way forward is to keep strengthening our institutions. Everything else flows from that. Absolutely key observation from KL Dubey. And a superb post from YI Patel.
- 09 May 2023 10:04
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Pratyush, I broadly agree. In fact, I had written on this in this thread itself I think, but I can't find where - a longish post about the Anglosphere, examining the mindsets behind it, and how we are back to the pre-World War 1 game in Eurasia of the Heartland States and Maritime States... Continen...
- 08 May 2023 17:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Why Poland will be Europe’s next superpower https://archive.ph/TCsIO lengthy Telegraph UK article decribing -Poland is a military supoer power now far superior than Germany etc -QoL much better than West Europe - A manufacturing hub so what is its contribution to EU? The Brits exited EU in 2013, wi...
- 22 Apr 2023 09:50
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
>>Russia needs India as a counterbalance for PRC as much as US does. This is absolutely correct. Ultimately, it will be a tripolar balance in Eurasia, with the core EU becoming the fourth pole that will lend a fuller stability if it wishes to. The tripolar balance will be stable on its own, though.
- 20 Apr 2023 20:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Thank you.Cyrano wrote:Here is one with at least English subtitles:
- 19 Apr 2023 14:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Apart from what he has written, is there any interview on youtube or elsewhere in English (which he speaks) or sub-titled that you are aware of? If yes, please link - I've been looking with limited success.Cyrano wrote:Ekalavya,
Suggest you look up and sit through webcast of Jacques Baud...
- 04 Mar 2023 18:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Why nonsense JEM-Saar? I think it is sort of 'mea-culpa', and the third-rated nation of the UK is preparing its street Abduls for not so great outcome of the Uki war they have been brainwashed for. This is the West saying, things are not great, but it is not our fault - rather it is the fault of th...
- 03 Mar 2023 13:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
>>If The Spectator itself is saying this, it means the UK power-elite is trying to break the bad news gently to the gullible rubes on the street -- the war is going badly for the West, Ukraine is toast and the hated Putin is on the verge of victory. And to supplement that: "We are not at fault,...
- 03 Mar 2023 10:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2031
- Views: 902902
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
Folks, a general request to be applied whenever possible going forward - it is something that Indians because of our sheer mass can make a significant global impact with. Everytime we refer to the following in any form of public facing media - social or otherwise, we should attach the descriptors: B...
- 03 Mar 2023 01:09
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is- ... is-favour/
Mostly nonsense, but nonsense worth skimming through to get reinforced on the prevailing mindset in the UK - since it's not behind paywall.
Mostly nonsense, but nonsense worth skimming through to get reinforced on the prevailing mindset in the UK - since it's not behind paywall.
- 27 Feb 2023 09:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Thanks bala, I will check out the link.
- 26 Feb 2023 13:55
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4745
- Views: 3179451
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Yensoy, I will try to do it... Meanwhile, as Ramana has said, move all discussion to other appropriate threads, and feel free to ask and I will respond as and when possible, and if I can actually say something that may be useful.
- 26 Feb 2023 13:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Thanks Ramana, yes I have been thinking about this a while, and the only explanation that is both cogent & coherent is this one. Essentially, the British Empire disintegrated into disparate and strategically located "islands" over a few centuries, but kept the central common characteri...
- 26 Feb 2023 10:35
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Thank you Roop. At some point I should make a powerpoint or canva of this stuff, with validation/reference links and all the rest of it. Pretty much everything in there is available in public open source (though the revival of the OUN Ukronazi network in the late 1990s by the US is just from memory,...
- 25 Feb 2023 22:37
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Another shot across the bows _____________________ https://www.newsweek.com/time-end-war-ukraine-mediation-best-answer-opinion-1782852 Time To End the War in Ukraine. Mediation Is the Best Answer | Opinion STEVEN MYERS Steven Myers is a former member of the U.S. State Department Advisory Committee o...
- 25 Feb 2023 21:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1192941
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Reposting in this thread, on request, from the Combat Strategy thread, original post located here: https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=2580840#p2580840 Fu(k it, will do it now, so here goes (the narrative thrust will be interrupted by explanatory paragraphs, etc, so please bear with me...