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by Lisa
24 Jul 2025 01:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2252
Views: 900310

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

Europeans were quick to attribute the origin of any technique to whoever they learnt it from. Hence "Damascus steel" was attributed to the Arabs who the European Crusaders encountered and learnt its manufacture. At the same time the Europeans encountered the "Arabic" numbering s...
by Lisa
24 Jul 2025 00:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2252
Views: 900310

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

It may be off tropic, if it it, I apologise India has the largest piece of arable land in the world . India has a rice yield by hectare approximately one half of the US. Can anyone comment on why this discrepancy is so large? If the gap was reduced by 50%, we could in effect feed half of China for f...
by Lisa
22 Jul 2025 15:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2252
Views: 900310

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

chetak wrote: 21 Jul 2025 20:24 An amazing information about the technology used by the Cholas called "Investment casting!"

This is an exhibit in Govt Museum, Chennai

Read it and feel proud of our ancestors!

Also, if I am not mistaken, Damascus steel is not from Damascus but Indian.
by Lisa
11 Jul 2025 17:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 6229
Views: 2458809

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

sanjaykumar wrote: 11 Jul 2025 02:59 They released the footage in Britain. Would that happen in India?
You are missing the important point. They are claiming to be innocent!
by Lisa
08 Jul 2025 20:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2252
Views: 900310

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

That 5% threshold is a general benchmark, but economic viability depends on several factors — including REE concentration, host mineralogy, depth, extraction costs, and co-located resources. In cases where REEs are co-mined with coal, iron, or other bulk commodities, even 0.5–1% concentrations can ...
by Lisa
04 Jul 2025 16:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1785
Views: 469697

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

For those people complaining that the Pakis will never admit to being defeated, it's nothing unique to them. From the WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/denial-runs-from-egypt-in-1967-to-iran-today-middle-east-98febfd4?utm_source=spotim&utm_medium=e-mail&utm_campaign=replied-message#comments_...
by Lisa
03 Jul 2025 00:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 6229
Views: 2458809

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

"Soon India is going to have to choose a side, or we’re going to have to treat them the way they’re basically treating us: as an enemy." Very correct but who. A nation that has colonised you, stripped you of all they could carry, caused massive famines, partitioned your country and contin...
by Lisa
30 Jun 2025 23:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1774
Views: 1542106

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

^^ Would there not be issues vis-a-vis identity, ie how would an opponent (who has the ability) tell the diffrence between a conventionaly armed missle compared to a nuke?
by Lisa
28 Jun 2025 00:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indus Water Treaty
Replies: 3395
Views: 1014670

Re: Indus Water Treaty

^In a worst case scenario, what enforcement mechanisim does the CoA process?
by Lisa
17 Jun 2025 23:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Replies: 628
Views: 154480

Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War

From a well known military technical analyst handle. DFI Lite. See the attached pictures showing the changes in RV path. https://x.com/DfIlite/status/1933744787082842244?t=8Hg93SDwB032b0WtN7VYNg&s=19 Iranian hypersonic missile Fattah hypersonic missile changing it's trejectory in midflight. It ...
by Lisa
17 Jun 2025 23:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 6229
Views: 2458809

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

On another note, BBC claims to have done some investigative work in Moosewala killing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87j5v4xjxqo In reality they have just managed to get an interview with Goldy Brar on phone and presented his side of the story, no great investigation done. Resident uncle Tom...
by Lisa
06 Jun 2025 20:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 10475
Views: 3115141

Re: Understanding the US - Again

^ How do you nationalise a company in the US and where do you deport a US citizen to? Please! Listen to what people like Steve Bannon are saying. Basically use Defense Production Act to seize SpaceX assets. One needs to understand that there is a court system in the US. What sort of lawful reason w...
by Lisa
06 Jun 2025 19:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 10475
Views: 3115141

Re: Understanding the US - Again

^ How do you nationalise a company in the US and where do you deport a US citizen to? Please!
by Lisa
25 May 2025 20:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1785
Views: 469697

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

^The above is now new,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TERCOM

More easily available, yes.
by Lisa
09 May 2025 00:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

S_Madhukar wrote: 08 May 2025 23:35
Rakesh wrote: 08 May 2025 23:25
Happy Birthday Boss! Truly an amazing day!
Happy Birthday !!
My birthday is next week but this may bE THE BEST BDAy! :rotfl:
I have changed my birthday!
by Lisa
12 Mar 2025 17:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 10672
Views: 3941892

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Cyrano wrote: 12 Mar 2025 13:45 The risk is that concessions to Musk may set precedent and open the flood gates.
May I please politely ask which particular products you feel will flood India. Other than agricultural, I am struggling to understand the risk other than tariffs for the sake of tariffs from the Indian side.
by Lisa
07 Mar 2025 14:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 6229
Views: 2458809

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

https://x.com/real_shirelass/status/1897319585658830923?t=aILBH3f-z0o-rkDr8HkkKw&s=19 Less sentences for ethnic and cultural minorities in UK! Party time for jihadis and khalistanis. Also, Possessing photos of a Muslim woman without her hijab should be made a criminal offence, MPs say https://w...
by Lisa
18 Feb 2025 19:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 3070
Views: 1234450

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

The Coup de Grace is coming. US will abandon all sanctions on Russia so business can restart. EU can learn how to suck their thumbs and watch!
by Lisa
18 Feb 2025 17:26
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8953
Views: 4069819

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

It needs to be made a legal requirement for the personal details of ANY employee to be both recorded and UPLOADED onto a government portal. Duplicate Aadhar card details and duplicated DOB details would become automatically obvious.

Failure to do the above needs to be made a felonious offence.
by Lisa
14 Feb 2025 15:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 3070
Views: 1234450

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

So strange, not even one post on how Trump has helped ukraine win the war despite all the recent flow of news concerning the conflict!

P.S. God bless the EU.
by Lisa
10 Feb 2025 20:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 6229
Views: 2458809

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

https://www.lbc.co.uk/politics/nigel-fa ... n-nuggets/

Nigel Farage 'reduced to tears' over ECHR rule which saw Albanian criminal's deportation 'halted over chicken nuggets'
by Lisa
09 Feb 2025 14:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 10475
Views: 3115141

Re: Understanding the US - Again

@Hriday This is BRF. The expectation is that people are fully capable of reading and judging the material on its merits, recognizing that everyone is biased one way or the other, but still managing to read past the biases. There is no role for admins or some big brother to jump up and down tagging ...
by Lisa
05 Feb 2025 19:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2252
Views: 900310

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

Cross posting, Donald Trump and Elon Musk's USAID closure has already taken a hefty hit to BBC charity finances https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14359179/Donald-Trump-Elon-Musks-USAID-closure-hit-BBC-charity.html "The US humanitarian relief agency being shut down by Elon Musk and Donald...
by Lisa
05 Feb 2025 19:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 6229
Views: 2458809

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

Donald Trump and Elon Musk's USAID closure has already taken a hefty hit to BBC charity finances https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14359179/Donald-Trump-Elon-Musks-USAID-closure-hit-BBC-charity.html "The US humanitarian relief agency being shut down by Elon Musk and Donald Trump has been...
by Lisa
04 Feb 2025 16:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 10475
Views: 3115141

Re: Understanding the US - Again

The Australians never complained! :rotfl:
by Lisa
04 Feb 2025 13:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 10475
Views: 3115141

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Really, Mexicans angry that guns are coming in from the US, ie US not doing enough but in terms of fentanyl, US seizes almost 80X more than the WHOLE of Mexico just on its borders. What a wonderfully obvious Mexican effort! US obliged to interdict guns and Mexico has NO OBLIGATION to stop dr Read a...
by Lisa
04 Feb 2025 02:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 10475
Views: 3115141

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Looks like Mexico has caved into DJT demands. Now Mexico has agreed to station their troops to prevent border incursion into US. Tariff is paused for 1 month. // I guess next is Canada! youtube.com/watch?v=dG5dLyN4QZY In other news Congressman Thanedar and 16 others have introduced an anti-Hindu re...
by Lisa
03 Feb 2025 23:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2252
Views: 900310

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

^ This is Rohingya Syndrome, Let me explain. India is a terrible county for muslims but Rohingya muslims will be safe to claim asylum there. also, India is a terrible county for me to live in but my mother will be safe there!!! P.S. Rohingya is interchangeable with Beedies and local muslims who NEVE...
by Lisa
03 Feb 2025 23:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 10475
Views: 3115141

Re: Understanding the US - Again

I am gobsmacked on seeing reports that Elon and his team have been given access to Treasury data. He is not formally in the government so how does that work? This is no different than Sonia Gandhi reviewing Maunmohan Singhs homework… It's VERY different. Musk is working for the President ie at the ...
by Lisa
31 Jan 2025 22:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
Replies: 2052
Views: 932583

Re: Social Media Watch Thread

Swara Bhaskar’s X Account Permanently Suspended https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/swara-bhaskars-x-account-permanently-suspended-over-republic-day-post/articleshow/117760594.cms This is not true. There is now a weight limit on an X account. On account of her recent changes 2 new accounts wi...
by Lisa
30 Jan 2025 14:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 2959
Views: 1227189

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

^^ I am assuming that to get low-cost medical services (govt funded), there will be a wait time. But the long wait time, especially in developed countries, is hard to believe. I had read about the long wait list for treatment in several developed countries. What is the main issue here? Is it expens...
by Lisa
27 Jan 2025 01:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2252
Views: 900310

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

Justices J. S. Khehar, Madan Lokur, Kurian Joseph and Adarsh Kumar Goel had declared the 99th Amendment and NJAC Act unconstitutional while Justice Jasti Chelameswar upheld it Today Justice Khehar gets PadmaVibhushan "Virender Khehar (relative of a serving judge), had asked for Rs 49 crore fro...
by Lisa
22 Jan 2025 19:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: European Union: Positive News
Replies: 535
Views: 459585

Re: European Union: Positive News

chetak wrote: 08 Jan 2025 16:25 Typical muslim mindset in every non islamic countries they go.

Invaders and parasites


Do you have a link to the original tweet ??, I can't find it

Thank you
https://x.com/mohammed_hijab/status/1876586543743480308
by Lisa
22 Jan 2025 15:26
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8953
Views: 4069819

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

I have amended my note to more clearly convey by thoughts.
by Lisa
22 Jan 2025 15:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 6229
Views: 2458809

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

You are mistaken, this is the first time in US history that foreign leaders have been invited. Stranger still, Suella Braverman and Laurence Fox were invited but as said Stammer was not. :rotfl:
by Lisa
22 Jan 2025 14:15
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8953
Views: 4069819

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Luxury foods should be taxed. When poor people struggle with food in itself, it would be unconscionable if booze, pâté and that matter popcorn were not. In the UK you can buy a biscuit without GST but a chocolate coated one is taxed.

P.S. Popcorn is also taxed in the UK.
by Lisa
21 Jan 2025 17:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 3070
Views: 1234450

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

UK and France in talks over sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine Deployment of Western soldiers could help underpin post-war settlement between Kyiv and Moscow … Russian will not accept ANY western forces on its Ukrainian border. The suggestion that NATO is unacceptable but western forces in a di...