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- 10 Sep 2025 22:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 11929
- Views: 4104669
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
I recommend Jaishankarji for the bad cop role. Time to grab the popcorn.
- 01 Sep 2025 16:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 11929
- Views: 4104669
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” He writes POLITICO’s From Across the Pond column. According to him, the root of the issue is Modi not willing to give credit to Trump ...
- 29 Aug 2025 18:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1366
- Views: 642385
Re: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
A "Secret" Xi Jinping Letter Was Key To Improved India-China Ties: Report New Delhi: When US President Donald Trump intensified his trade war with China earlier this year, Beijing began an outreach to India with a private letter from President Xi Jinping to President Droupadi Murmu, a Blo...
- 29 Aug 2025 13:02
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4779
- Views: 3278127
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Ukraine's "Largest" Naval Ship Sunk In Russia's First Sea Drone Attack Moscow: Ukrainian Navy's reconnaissance ship Simferopol, which was reportedly the largest ship commissioned by the country in over a decade, has been hit and sunk in a naval drone strike, the Russian Defence Ministry a...
- 29 Aug 2025 12:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5496
- Views: 2417044
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Pakistan blames India for waterlogging on its side of Wagah border AMRITSAR: Embarrassed by a viral video showing its side of the parade path at Wagah border badly waterlogged - and its Rangers standing in knee-deep water - while the Indian side looks clean, Pakistan has blamed the elevation of Gra...
- 22 Aug 2025 20:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 11929
- Views: 4104669
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Modi sarkar appears to be hoping for a Ukraine deal that would end current tensions. Although India has protested against the tariffs it has not directly targeted Trump or the US govt, which has been more assertive and aggressive in its responses. If it becomes clear that Putin will not make a deal ...
- 22 Aug 2025 16:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 11929
- Views: 4104669
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Article by Kenneth I. Juster in Council on Foreign Relations He expects India to cut oil imports from Russia in favour of US oil, invest more in the US, and meet certain American trade demands, possibly prompting Trump to attend the Quad summit. However, the author seems unaware of the level of dist...
- 22 Aug 2025 16:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
- Replies: 6094
- Views: 1616602
Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Over 90 percent of Russia-India trade now settled in Roubles and Rupees Russia and India have reported that over 90 percent of their bilateral trade payments are now conducted using their respective national currencies—the Russian rouble and the Indian rupee. This milestone, revealed by First Deput...
- 22 Aug 2025 16:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
- Replies: 6094
- Views: 1616602
Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Defying U.S. Pressure, India, Russia Target Joint Exploration Of Northern Sea Route & North-South Corridor US President Donald Trump’s harsh criticism of India’s trade and military ties with Russia and threat of additional tariffs appears to have failed to achieve its desired goal. Instead of s...
- 20 Aug 2025 12:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
- Replies: 804
- Views: 561553
Re: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
In Big Breakthrough, India, China To Seek Early Solution To Boundary Delimitation New Delhi: Taking the first big steps to reset the entire trajectory of bilateral relations, India and China have decided to work on a settlement of the boundary question and an expert group will be set up to explore ...
- 18 Aug 2025 14:01
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1942
- Views: 536670
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
The kill mark shows a canard . Mirage F1 didn't have canard Hakim ji, then that is problem, ain't it? Did our ACM lie or the marking is a lie? I have a theory. India is currently mending the fences with China and may not be too keen to announce an A2A kill against a chinese fighter jet. Things have...
- 18 Aug 2025 13:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
- Replies: 6094
- Views: 1616602
Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis
T-14 Armata main battle tank offered by Russia with technology transfer under Make in India drive Russia has offered India its T-14 Armata main battle tank to replace ageing T-72s, including technology transfer and production in India. The proposal is intended to be part of the Make in India progra...
- 18 Aug 2025 13:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
- Replies: 6094
- Views: 1616602
- 18 Aug 2025 13:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 11929
- Views: 4104669
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
I have a theory that the tarrifs on India are not related to Ukraine issue at all. It is one among many other concessions being granted to TSP. TSPA is itching for revenge after operation sindoor. US is trying to create the ideal situation inside and outside India for a regime change. US tariffs, co...
- 05 Aug 2025 17:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 11929
- Views: 4104669
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
The United States Is Losing India In 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump stood alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the “Howdy Modi” rally in Houston. The atmosphere was electric. Indian Americans cheered, and New Delhi appeared fully invested in the Trump presidency. Trump’s popularity i...
- 30 Jul 2025 15:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 11061
- Views: 3213120
Re: Understanding the US - Again
We need to ride out Trump's term without getting into any traps. Promise him something and send a delegation of babus to do chai biskoot sessions and just before signing any deal ask everything to be filed again in triplicates. Hang the purchase of F35 as a carrot and threaten how we will be forced ...
- 28 Jul 2025 13:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1193
- Views: 256492
Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
We do not have confirmation yet but there is indication that the terrorists have been eliminated. 3 suspected Pahalgam terrorists killed in Army's Operation Mahadev: Sources Over three months after the Pahalgam attack, which left 26 dead, three suspected Pakistani terrorists behind the carnage have ...
- 25 Jul 2025 14:58
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
- Replies: 3068
- Views: 1531981
Re: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
We should test all of these new small drones in J&K counter insurgency operations. That would provide a suitable controlled environment to test the effectiveness of surveillance and attack capabilities.
- 22 Jul 2025 13:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Serial Blasts in Mumbai 2011 & Discussion on 2006 Case Verdict
- Replies: 1296
- Views: 841462
Re: Serial Blasts in Mumbai
I cannot believe the recovered explosives were not sealed and stored in a secure location. WTF.
- 22 Jul 2025 13:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Serial Blasts in Mumbai 2011 & Discussion on 2006 Case Verdict
- Replies: 1296
- Views: 841462
Re: Serial Blasts in Mumbai
https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/711-mumbai-train-blasts-bombay-high-court-acquits-all-12-accused-including-5-on-death-row The above is the link to the Bombay High Court judgment. It is 500 pages long. I am trying to wade through it. It is tedious reading. I will share my findings when I...
- 11 Jul 2025 14:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Serial Blasts in Mumbai 2011 & Discussion on 2006 Case Verdict
- Replies: 1296
- Views: 841462
Re: Serial Blasts in Mumbai
Oops had a scare seeing this thread on top. TSP has a lot to pay for. IWT suspension and the hanging sword of Operation Sindoor are steps in the right direction. We will have to rinse and repeat op sindoor several times to get anywhere near justice for all the terrorism we have had to face from TSP.
- 26 Jun 2025 13:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5496
- Views: 2417044
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Amnesty calls out authorities for failing to protect KP civilians from ‘repeated quadcopter attacks’ Rights organisation Amnesty International on Tuesday criticised Pakistani authorities for “failing to protect the lives and property of civilians” in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid a surge in suspected qua...
- 26 Jun 2025 12:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1193
- Views: 256492
Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
India Refuses To Sign SCO Document That Skipped Pahalgam, Had Balochistan New Delhi: Sending a stern message to India's neighbours, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has refused to sign a joint statement at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet because it did not mention the Pahalgam terror attack ...
- 24 Jun 2025 16:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indus Water Treaty
- Replies: 3399
- Views: 1026595
Re: Indus Water Treaty
After Indus Waters Treaty suspension: India seeks pause in World Bank expert’s proceedings over Kishanganga & Ratle India has written to the World Bank’s neutral expert, Michel Lino, requesting a pause in his proceedings on the Ratle and Kishanganga hydropower disputes, following the Union gove...
- 23 Jun 2025 22:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 157749
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Iran has launched missiles targeting US military base in Qatar. Projectiles have been shot down and no casualties reported so far.
- 22 Jun 2025 20:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Iran News and Discussions
- Replies: 3367
- Views: 852160
Re: Iran News and Discussions
Iran parliament approves closure of Strait of Hormuz amid regional tensions Dubai: Iran’s parliament voted on Sunday to approve a motion calling for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime corridor for global oil shipments, following US airstrikes that targeted key Iranian nuclear fac...
- 22 Jun 2025 20:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 157749
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Iran parliament approves closure of Strait of Hormuz amid regional tensions Dubai: Iran’s parliament voted on Sunday to approve a motion calling for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime corridor for global oil shipments, following US airstrikes that targeted key Iranian nuclear fac...
- 22 Jun 2025 12:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 157749
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Unkil had to take zero risks compared to IAF. The courage shown and the degree of risk taken by India in facing its nuclear armed adversaries, be it TSP or China, are there for everyone to see.
- 22 Jun 2025 12:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 157749
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Who was Saeed Izadi? Israeli airstrikes kill Iranian commander behind October 7 Hamas attack The Israeli military said on Saturday that it had killed Saeed Izadi, a veteran commander in the overseas arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, in an attack inside an apartment in Iran's Qom province. Is...
- 22 Jun 2025 12:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Iran News and Discussions
- Replies: 3367
- Views: 852160
Re: Iran News and Discussions
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei names potential successors in case he is killed: Report Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has identified three senior clerics as potential successors in the event of his death, according to The New York Times, citing three Iranian officials. Under Iran’s constituti...
- 20 Jun 2025 19:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 157749
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Thank you Deansji. Looks like a big KLPD as the IDF practically walked into their air space without much contest and are operating sorties round the clock. How Iran is still managing to launch missiles in such numbers is a mystery given the total loss of air cover to protect their launchers.
- 20 Jun 2025 17:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 157749
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Over 60 Israeli fighter jets strike Tehran, destroy nuclear weapons project research centre The Israeli military on Friday said it attacked dozens of targets in Tehran overnight using more than 60 fighter jets as the conflict between the two neighbouring foes entered its eighth day. Israel's milita...
- 20 Jun 2025 15:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 157749
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
One more pooch is why Iran didn't try to get S-400 batteries when it could. Don't think Russia was averse to selling it.
- 20 Jun 2025 10:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 157749
- 19 Jun 2025 17:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 157749
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Deansji why is unkil going with the crown prince who will surely bring back the unsavory memories of previous Shah regime. Is it too difficult for them to find another guy from Iran itself, like Younus in BD?
- 18 Jun 2025 23:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 11929
- Views: 4104669
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
If invited to Quad meeting it is almost certain that Trump will go to TSP straight from India to do an equal-equal.
- 16 Jun 2025 15:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 157749
- 13 Jun 2025 17:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 157749
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
What are the real military options available to Iran? After the assassination of Qasim Sleimani and even in recent conflicts all they have done is send some drones and fire and forget missiles into Israel. Their military responses have been very underwhelming in comparison to the big rallies calling...
- 13 Jun 2025 12:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 157749
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Vacation ruse, phantom trip, hostage decoy: How Israel misled Tehran before Iran strike – source Israel deliberately labeled Thursday night’s security-cabinet meeting as a discussion on hostage negotiations in order to lull Tehran and green-light the pre-dawn strike inside Iran, a senior Israeli so...
- 13 Jun 2025 11:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 157749
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
From X.@DrEliDavid
Breaking: Reports that Israel has conveyed the message that if Iran retaliates, Khamenei will be eliminated
Breaking: Not a single Iran Air Force plane managed to take off. All destroyed or incapacitated.