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by chandrasekaran
20 Nov 2021 12:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2783058

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

What if intelligence inputs clearly indicated a congi/aap sweep in Punjab ? The next 5 years they will do everything to undermine our territorial integerity. Perhaps this was announced so that the incumbent govt. will not have this raison d'être to fan large scale dissent and create nighmarish scena...
by chandrasekaran
19 Nov 2021 12:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2783058

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Above all the calculation seems to be Hindu central/right wing doesn't have any alternative other than backing us up. Time for a more extreme right wing alternative to BJP. That's the ONLY thing that will force BJP's hand
by chandrasekaran
19 Nov 2021 11:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2783058

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Prem Kumar wrote:Hindus didn't protest *for* the law which would help their brethren. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Saar, Hindu's gave 303 seats to BJP, absolute majority for the 2nd time - unheard of for an entire generation or two. Please stop blaming Hindu's for this too.
by chandrasekaran
22 Feb 2021 14:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Also, children who are going to appear for their board exams in May.
by chandrasekaran
10 Feb 2021 23:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2783058

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

WhatsApp alternative from national informatics center - Sandes. Its not yet on play store, but you can download the Android/IOS apps from here https://www.gims.gov.in/dash/dlink Works quite well. Got employees get a "blue tick" after their supervisors approve their account. They also have ...
by chandrasekaran
06 Aug 2020 11:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Ram Janmbhoomi Post-SCI Verdict: News and Discussion
Replies: 520
Views: 125831

Re: Ram Janmbhoomi Post-SCI Verdict: News and Discussion

Suraj, Can I copy your post (and link to it) in my FB feed ? Your post deserves a wider audience than BRF alone. Please revert.
by chandrasekaran
05 Aug 2020 10:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Ram Janmbhoomi Post-SCI Verdict: News and Discussion
Replies: 520
Views: 125831

Re: Ram Janmbhoomi Post-SCI Verdict: News and Discussion

What a monumental day!! Am so glad that I am alive to witness this with this shareeram..... Jai Shree Ram!!!
by chandrasekaran
18 Jun 2020 15:14
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524113

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

If and when our armed forces are allowed to retaliate, I would like to see the Airforce start the first wave of attack, notwithstanding the "controlled escalation nonsense". The last we want is a Kargil redux. So what is your strategic objective and how the IAF feed into that? I am not sa...
by chandrasekaran
18 Jun 2020 14:38
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524113

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

If and when our armed forces are allowed to retaliate, I would like to see the Airforce start the first wave of attack, notwithstanding the "controlled escalation nonsense". The last we want is a Kargil redux.
by chandrasekaran
18 Jun 2020 12:07
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524113

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

https://twitter.com/AlphaWo40963407/sta ... 6214843394

Riot gear for the Army to counter this ? No way. I desperately hope that this news is fake.
by chandrasekaran
16 Jun 2020 23:21
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524113

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Communication is key. I have no doubts that we have a nationalistic team at the helm. However the main issue is clarity of communication. That has been sorely lacking.
by chandrasekaran
16 Jun 2020 23:08
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524113

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Speculation runs wild because the communication so far has been disastrous.

https://twitter.com/SJha1618
by chandrasekaran
16 Jun 2020 23:05
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524113

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

When is the Raksha Mantri going to make a statement ? He should face the press and explain. Whatever be the losses on the Chineese side, 20 army men killed and many others wounded, propriety demands that the RM meets the press and gives out a statement.
by chandrasekaran
16 Jun 2020 22:57
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524113

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

What does the "disengaged" really mean ? I interpret it as both sides have receded as was agreed earlier ?
by chandrasekaran
16 Jun 2020 14:47
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524113

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

I hope and pray we give them a bloody nose right now. A CO and 2 jawans being killed and "talks" going on.... Who the hell in in-charge of press releases ? The first one didn't even mention casualties on the chineese side and the edit later makes it look like a pathetic attempt to shore up...
by chandrasekaran
16 Jun 2020 14:34
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524113

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

The Chinese foreign office seem to have released a statement warning India not take things for granted. That's now news is being played in Tamil media.

To hell with talks
by chandrasekaran
02 Jun 2020 13:06
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Replies: 4479
Views: 1187897

Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations

The most recent that I can recall is probably a twitter exchange between General Panag and somebody responding to his recent article. As you know General Panag's viewpoints are not very complimentary on India's handling of the current situation and he had insisted that India lost control of the Fin...
by chandrasekaran
21 Apr 2020 17:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

20.04.2020 *Press Release* TamilNadu Govt Doctors Association (TNGDA) condoles the death of Dr Simon at Chennai due to Covid19 yesterday. He got infected when he unsuspectedly treated at patient. TNGDA condemns the the action of unruly mob preventing the burial of Dr Simon yesterday. The TNGDA dema...
by chandrasekaran
08 Apr 2020 22:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Not only that, even if GoI were to reimburse the expense, a lot of administrative overhead will be added to ensure there is no corruption here. Also, I fail to see, why people who can afford to travel abroad, fly back from New Delhi, Travel in Air Conditioned coaches can't afford to spend for the te...
by chandrasekaran
06 Apr 2020 14:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707332

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Haven't you guys read about Arogya Setu ? Official app from GOI, available both on Android and IOS. Give it a try.
by chandrasekaran
22 Aug 2019 23:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 6664
Views: 1319813

Re: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

The deep state is still fighting back. The case is being heard at SC tomorrow. Will be interesting to see how SC deals with it. In the meanwhile, more whining....

https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/sc-l ... ion-147380
by chandrasekaran
22 Aug 2019 08:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 6664
Views: 1319813

Re: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Vips wrote:Subramaniam Swamy has said in a news channel interview (an AV on Youtube) that Karthi Chidambaram had in addition to Money asked for two heroines to get the INX Media proposal at FIPB approved. :evil:
It wasn't Karti, I think he alluded to PC himself
by chandrasekaran
07 Aug 2019 15:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: RIP - Sushma Swaraj ji
Replies: 54
Views: 11178

Re: RIP - Sushma Swaraj ji

A great lady who did yeoman service to mother India. May her attain Moksha.

So gracefully and unassumingly she moved out of her official residence just after May elections.
Humble pranams to RSS and BJP that keep producing such gems for the nations service.
by chandrasekaran
03 Jul 2019 14:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 6664
Views: 1319813

Re: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

I have a question to ask - What happened to the perpetrators who broke the wind panes of buses and other private vehicles in Delhi and created terror in Delhi public roads ? So far what has the Delhi police, under the direct control of the home ministry headed by Amit Shah, managed to do on that cas...
by chandrasekaran
07 Jun 2019 07:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
Replies: 1964
Views: 454234

Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread

Dummeel/Dumil/Dumeel: Refers typically to idiots of DK/DMK/Seeman and other esoteric parties which often claim/forward meme's or make claims about Tamil history/Tamil language/Tamil people that make no sense - mostly blatant falsehood and devoid of any scholarship whatsoever. Pavadai - Refers to con...
by chandrasekaran
24 May 2019 21:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections : Results Discussion
Replies: 2982
Views: 419854

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

Unlike AP (I could be wrong here, happy to be corrected) The Aadheenams in TN not only have a glorious past that goes all the way to a millennia, they control pretty much every temple in the cauvery belt and thereby at least at names sake quite a large swathe of property as well . I think it will be...
by chandrasekaran
24 May 2019 17:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
Replies: 1964
Views: 454234

Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread

^^10 crore is 100 million, much more than the entire population of TN, so doesn't sound right. Even 1 crore (10 million) would be unlikely as 1 in 7 people in TN would have to have requested and been approved for a Mudra loan. Sorry I stand corrected. Its 1 crore+ disbursal's. Please see here. 71,0...
by chandrasekaran
24 May 2019 17:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
Replies: 1964
Views: 454234

Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread

It was not a one off by poll. People clearly knew the importance of this one. ADMK needed 9+ seats to survive, not one or two sneaky victory. I was just pointing out that the one sided anti-BJP wave (look at the victory margins) we saw in the loksabha elections, doesn't show up in the assembly elect...
by chandrasekaran
24 May 2019 16:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
Replies: 1964
Views: 454234

Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread

No idea. TN loved Rajiv Gandhi, that's for sure. Imagine, the only state (not sure of Kerala) which thought Ra Ga would make a way better PM than Shri Modi. I am not making this up. Btw, this poll included all the urban areas including Chennai
by chandrasekaran
24 May 2019 16:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
Replies: 1964
Views: 454234

Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread

Those who argue that the results in TN are a vote against ADMK are missing two things. #1. The electorate gave 9 seats (vs 11 to DMK) in the assembly election by-polls. Good enough to let the current govt. survive its full term. #2. Before the elections, in a poll about who is the "best person&...
by chandrasekaran
24 May 2019 11:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections : Results Discussion
Replies: 2982
Views: 419854

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

All this talk about TN having the largest number of temples etc are delusional at best. You must dig deeper to find how they are managed and the results would shock anyone. There is a huge majority there, across the caste spectra, that takes money and votes. IMHO here's what I would do suggest. #1. ...
by chandrasekaran
23 May 2019 16:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections : Results Discussion
Replies: 2982
Views: 419854

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

Agree, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Seetharama, Piyush Goyal, Himant Biswa, Smriti, Tejasvi, Anant Hegde, wow, I am liking the list of ministers :D :D
by chandrasekaran
23 May 2019 16:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections : Results Discussion
Replies: 2982
Views: 419854

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

If Smt Smriti Irani wins Amethi, she must be given a cabinet minister post. No small achievement this one....
by chandrasekaran
23 May 2019 12:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections : Results Discussion
Replies: 2982
Views: 419854

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

We have to breach Tamil Nadu now After having had the misfortune of being a "friend" to a few of the people from there, I have to say - it is a real lost cause. Their sekular koolaid drinking is more like mallu drinking habits - completely unstoppable Fully concur. Expect a lot of drama t...
by chandrasekaran
22 May 2019 11:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
Replies: 6200
Views: 1119134

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

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by chandrasekaran
25 Apr 2019 21:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
Replies: 6200
Views: 1119134

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

Couldn't take my eyes of my mobile. My BP shot up like crazy and I was simply reciting all the mantras I knew to ensure Shri Modi's safety.... That said it was sheer delight to watch Shri Modi recite all shlokas and mantras promptly. He knew the procedures and the Shraddha Bhakthi was so visible. We...