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by Yayavar
14 Sep 2025 09:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2784
Views: 989135

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

Here is South Africa's ANC understanding of this phase of Gandhi's life. https://www.mkgandhi.org/articles/jamesdhunt.php If one doesn't want to read the long essay, here is the conclusion: Wow. This is a great find. I will read it in full. What I remember from my uncle and my dad, this is how they...
by Yayavar
14 Sep 2025 08:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Replies: 1939
Views: 577543

Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

Korean view of Nepal: https://www.chosun.com/english/opinion-en/2025/09/12/OA73PQR7XNDSZJIDBUVXVTENBE/ This matches much of what I wrote above, the gratuitous slavery reference aside. It is very unclear why or who advised Oli cabinet to enforce an abrupt social media ban. That opportunists joined i...
by Yayavar
13 Sep 2025 22:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Replies: 1939
Views: 577543

Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

Too many theories. I gave my eye-witness account above. Oli was the pm, and his govt caused the trigger by banning 26 apps such as Instagram, FB, WA..Opportunists leveraged it. Jails were attacked, courr accounts burned, the guy in jail with embezzlement freed, and Olin himself out. Why would Oli s...
by Yayavar
13 Sep 2025 20:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Replies: 1939
Views: 577543

Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

Too many theories. I gave my eye-witness account above. Oli was the pm, and his govt caused the trigger by banning 26 apps such as Instagram, FB, WA..Opportunists leveraged it. Jails were attacked, courr accounts burned, the guy in jail with embezzlement freed, and Olin himself out. Why would Oli su...
by Yayavar
13 Sep 2025 11:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 11245
Views: 3253185

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Didn't get banned but is restricted or not carried by libs or colleges in many places. Not on Amazon either
by Yayavar
13 Sep 2025 10:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Replies: 1939
Views: 577543

Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

Coincidentally was in Nepal during the 'andolan: as the locals call it. Prior to the andolan there was a general dissatisfaction with the politicians,. This was evident at the indra yatra there was a massive support for Balen even as the pm.and president were present and were the primaries Indra yat...
by Yayavar
06 Jul 2025 07:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2784
Views: 989135

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

@Vayu A 24 year old clerk, narrowly focused on his own ilk, wrote a prejudiced letter. No doubt about it. He even used AIT to plead equivalence to the Anglos. I am suggesting that the words of the 24 year old rookie clerk do not define him. Are there later statements? Yayavar ji, The point being ma...
by Yayavar
06 Jul 2025 07:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2784
Views: 989135

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

@Vayu A 24 year old clerk, narrowly focused on his own ilk, wrote a prejudiced letter. No doubt about it. He even used AIT to plead equivalence to the Anglos. I am suggesting that the words of the 24 year old rookie clerk do not define him. Are there later statements? He was admitted to bar 2 years...
by Yayavar
05 Jul 2025 04:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2784
Views: 989135

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

@Vayu A 24 year old clerk, narrowly focused on his own ilk, wrote a prejudiced letter. No doubt about it. He even used AIT to plead equivalence to the Anglos. I am suggesting that the words of the 24 year old rookie clerk do not define him. Are there later statements?
by Yayavar
05 Jul 2025 00:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2784
Views: 989135

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

VI@WA After a petition called Mohandas Gandhi racist, his statue was removed from the University of Ghana https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/12/15/after-petition-called-gandhi-racist-his-statue-was-removed-university-ghana/ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Guwjr4SWgAAZO6b?format=jpg&name=larg...
by Yayavar
14 May 2025 20:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1978
Views: 558942

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

There is a another major shake up in the desi population mindset. Many for the first time are realizing the perfidy and the bias of the western media and the "liberal media". It has been very satisfying to see messages such as "who can one believe? How can one get the facts without sp...
by Yayavar
07 Apr 2025 09:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12295
Views: 4164341

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

vera_k wrote: 07 Apr 2025 07:42 There is A2 milk, that is advertised as being easier to digest. That may explain some of the digestion issues.
Desi and African and jersey cows/buffalos give A2 milk. Unsure why A1 is prominent in USA - it is natural too but a diff mutation.
by Yayavar
05 Apr 2025 22:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Happy Hindu New Year!
Replies: 7
Views: 6584

Re: Happy Hindu New Year!

At the time item 2 probably was the driver for the partition scarred leadership.

Thanks for the info
by Yayavar
05 Apr 2025 22:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12295
Views: 4164341

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Many many moons ago Wipro and the like attempted office software. No one bought them. We saw that koo went bankrupt even though it was a very functional alternative. There will be the mindset hurdle beyond developing the software and infrastructure. It needs concerted effort and time.
by Yayavar
03 Apr 2025 00:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Happy Hindu New Year!
Replies: 7
Views: 6584

Re: Happy Hindu New Year!

Baisakhi is across Punjab including Pakjab. It is really a harvest festival. Same seems to be the case with Vishu/Bihu etc., all are harvest festivals. Perhaps have traditionally become new years though the calendar starts a little earlier. Not sure why goi chose Saka calendar when traditionally Vik...
by Yayavar
11 Feb 2025 02:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 11245
Views: 3253185

Re: Understanding the US - Again

This is addressed to Indian Americans - if you don't stand up for yourselves, no one else will. Elon Musk said on Friday that he plans to rehire the Department of Government Efficiency employee who resigned after racist comments he made online were revealed by The Wall Street Journal. The staff mem...
by Yayavar
19 Jan 2025 00:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
Replies: 750
Views: 453109

Re: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society

I was in Japan recently. They are quite racist towards Indians and grovel before Whites. Perhaps I was lucky. Was in Japan for about.a week - colleagues, restaurants, hotels, streets, metro - people were polite. The only rudeness was when I photographed people leaving offerings in plastic bottles i...
by Yayavar
19 Jan 2025 00:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
Replies: 750
Views: 453109

Re: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society

^^ Thanks for the detailed post. I am planning to be in Prayag mid Feb. What is the likelihood of finding a dormitory tent for one nights stay in the Kumbha area? I read some places that one can just show up and get a night's stay in the dormitory for a small cost. Would like the experience of stayi...
by Yayavar
16 Jan 2025 01:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12295
Views: 4164341

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Meanwhile : Celebrating a small win for not allowing Indian and Hindu students to be ethnically profiled or targeted simply for existing. .. Thank you Rutgers for upholding the law and keeping Truschke's types in their place. Rutgers University will NOT add “caste” as a separate category to the uni...
by Yayavar
16 Jan 2025 01:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 11245
Views: 3253185

Re: Understanding the US - Again

So Farage supports Trump, Starmer supports Harris. All in the open.
Seems interference from UK is bad for the other side, though not as bad as covert interference from Roos
by Yayavar
06 Nov 2024 04:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 198908

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

I am surprised at how little EPA or 'drill baby drill' comes up. Would have thought the younger voters would be agitated about climate and environment. Not much in papers or tv leading up to now.
by Yayavar
08 Oct 2024 21:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 3102
Views: 7680305

Re: Physics Discussion Thread

^^ not clear to me why this is in physics category. Can you explain?
by Yayavar
08 Oct 2024 00:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2784
Views: 989135

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

chetak wrote: 08 Oct 2024 00:05 That is an interesting take



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This seems made up just to make a clever comment on Godse's name. Never seen those quotes before. Are you sure of the authenticity?
by Yayavar
05 Aug 2024 11:31
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6816
Views: 2125553

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Upsets happen all the time. 1983 India beat West Indies shocking themselves.
Let's hope India beats Germany
by Yayavar
25 Apr 2024 07:30
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1668
Views: 654257

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

https://www.newsbharati.com/Encyc/2024/4/16/SC-Prashant-Bhushan-paper-ballot-EVM-VVPAT-elections.html I still remember. I was young, it was mid-to-late-80s there was an election going on. We had a small black and white TV. A news anchor (I am reasonably sure it was tavleen singh, but I might be mis...
by Yayavar
20 Oct 2023 22:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1283
Views: 3420727

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

This linking of India with everything bad has been going on for a while. The Germans adopted the swastika ( they had the hakenkruz - crooked cross ) and Nazi germany has always been associated with the nasty swastika symbol. The swastika symbol is sacred to Vedics and Buddhists for thousands of yea...
by Yayavar
13 Oct 2023 03:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1283
Views: 3420727

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/12/middleeast/israel-hamas-beheading-claims-intl/index.html Jerusalem CNN — The Israeli government has not confirmed the specific claim that Hamas attackers cut off the heads of babies during their shock attack on Saturday, an Israeli official told CNN, contradicting a p...
by Yayavar
18 Aug 2023 11:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 1129958

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

In general no argument with the general sentiment Adrija - however as an aside, there are chattris or memorials/cenotaphs in Rajasthan. I happened to visit one such place some time back in Jodhpur called Mandore gardens. There were a few others in other places on way to Chittor.
by Yayavar
31 May 2023 09:19
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 3102
Views: 7680305

Re: Physics Discussion Thread

Curious about what remedy someone might pursue in such a case. Since the Nobel committee is a private organization they are not subject to laws like what went down in Marconi v US. Tesla’s Invention of Radio There is the Infosys prize. https://www.infosysprize.org/ Does India really offer such priz...
by Yayavar
31 May 2023 02:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 3102
Views: 7680305

Re: Physics Discussion Thread

Curious about what remedy someone might pursue in such a case. Since the Nobel committee is a private organization they are not subject to laws like what went down in Marconi v US. Tesla’s Invention of Radio There is no remedy but that one recognizes that accolades are not everything and may have p...
by Yayavar
04 May 2023 03:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians
Replies: 244
Views: 124436

Re: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians

The psy-ops of Aryan migration from Eurasian grasslands has been around for a long time. Not new. The above - haven't watched it - limits to Brahmins. Rahul.sankrityayan in "Volga se ganga Tak" - posits Aryans migrated some 7000 years back from there. Even Savarkar - iirc said, so what if ...
by Yayavar
07 Feb 2023 13:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kargil War Thread - VI
Replies: 1457
Views: 538094

Re: Kargil War Thread - VI

^^The prime downhill skier from the Kargil heights has rolled deeper into the ground Khel.khattam!
by Yayavar
26 Jan 2023 10:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Happy 74th Republic Day!
Replies: 22
Views: 30073

Re: Happy 74th Republic Day!

Happy Republic Day!

(Streaming on YouTube)
by Yayavar
09 Nov 2022 10:37
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: BRF Delhi/NCR meet
Replies: 11
Views: 27261

Re: BRF Delhi/NCR meet

I can join on the 13th.
No teetar or koo account-- ekhat?
by Yayavar
06 Nov 2022 22:09
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: BRF Delhi/NCR meet
Replies: 11
Views: 27261

Re: BRF Delhi/NCR meet

Sounds good. I will join.
by Yayavar
16 Aug 2022 01:43
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Happy 75th Independence Day!!!
Replies: 43
Views: 50707

Re: Happy 75th Independence Day!!!

Happy Independence Day! Jai Hind!
by Yayavar
12 Jul 2022 04:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Non-Western Worldview
Replies: 1110
Views: 276217

Re: Non-Western Worldview

Shouldn't it really be Egyptian-Greek-Roman->western? Egypt was the established leader in the region when Greek's rose, and the Romans took over from the Greeks. It is the same region around Mediterranean with land connection.
by Yayavar
12 Jul 2022 04:02
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Bharat Rakshak Celebrates 25 Years!
Replies: 75
Views: 130338

Re: Bharat Rakshak Celebrates 25 Years!

Congratulations and best wishes to BR community.

Oddly I came to BRF, when after a discussion, one of my 'opposition' suggested that I should look up Bharat Rakshak and that I'd like it.
Turned out I did like it!
by Yayavar
25 Jun 2022 22:40
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
Replies: 2416
Views: 840448

Re: BR Maths Corner-1

^^In that case - no calculator or any mathematical expertise used. Just staring the image for a while to get 'sixth root of 3' :).