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by banrjeer
22 Aug 2023 01:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1772
Views: 563807

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

Is India becoming the most willing slave of the crumbling anglo-sphere? Pakistan is farther ahead, followed their masters bidding and replaced their PM, ...but they don't count as a nation. In contrast, Burkina Faso, Niger are showing some spine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39AUMk_175s.. It's st...
by banrjeer
22 Aug 2023 00:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1772
Views: 563807

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

Head lines in all MSM are curated and tell us how certain ideologues want you to think. TOI is a sucker for Bloomberg articles and there is s pattern. CNN creates headlines that don't even match or even contradict the actual articles content, They are designed just for visual impressions not for act...
by banrjeer
17 Jun 2022 05:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
Replies: 396
Views: 43931

Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion

joining this late..seems like a positive.
anyone thinks the the tiny law enforcement, private security etc will benefit from this over time?
law and order has been lacking
by banrjeer
01 Jun 2022 09:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1523560

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Feb, 2022 :: Israel torpedoed sale of Iron Dome to Ukraine, fearing Russian reaction — report May 25, 2022 :: Scoop: Israel rejects U.S. request to approve missile transfer to Ukraine Israel turned down a U.S. request to allow Berlin to supply Ukraine with anti-tank missiles produced in Germany wit...
by banrjeer
31 May 2022 08:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1523560

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

... Deans, the shortage of manpower seems to be biting. The Duma has increased the age limit for service in the Russian forces from 40 to 65!! A huge number of Ukrainian prisoners you see are quite old. quite a lot of grey haired people. They are scraping the barrel too. I see some people harping a...
by banrjeer
28 Apr 2022 09:38
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 368881

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

Theres a lot of talk about poor Russian this and that... We see a country whose Economy is comparable to that of Italy fielding less than 200,000 troops to capture/consolidate territory almost as big as Greece, rich in minerals and fuels and sea port and water supply secured, more prosperous than we...
by banrjeer
15 Apr 2022 09:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

The US is energy secure gas wells come out and terminate with min it’s own borders. Its insulated by massive oceans and has no peers on their continent.

Russia may not have such sweet deal border wise… but it is energy rich and is even more massive . In some ways It’s like what the US used to be .
by banrjeer
15 Apr 2022 09:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Loss may not be so insignificant. It may affect ability to attack Odessa if that was an objective. Russians gave up on Odessa. They're just trying to hang on to Donbas, Mariupol, the land bridge to Crimea, and the area north of Crimea up to the Dniepr river (to secure Crimea's fresh water supply). ...
by banrjeer
14 Apr 2022 07:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Russian cruiser Moskva was hit by Neptune missile per Ukraine. Russian source states it was ammo explosion due to fire and crew is safe. https://twitter.com/osinttechnical/status/1514379519611883525?s=21&t=qi8N7CN9sm5nbh08MBjLZw https://ria.ru/20220414/kreyser-1783435471.html Whatever the truth...
by banrjeer
11 Apr 2022 08:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2781937

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

There are so many stone pelting and arson incidents in so many states in India. It seems synchronized. Such gatherings are an unnecessary security hazard and need to be rethought. i think these have always happened .. its only now that media is reporting as there is Republic / Times now and few oth...
by banrjeer
11 Apr 2022 04:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2781937

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

There are so many stone pelting and arson incidents in so many states in India. It seems synchronized. Such gatherings are an unnecessary security hazard and need to be rethought.
by banrjeer
11 Apr 2022 01:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Stalins famine was more in eastern ukraine which is pro Russia. and not in the nazi half. Really good article by Jaques Baud: https://www.thepostil.com/the-military-situation-in-the-ukraine/ "Their anti-Semitism is more cultural than political, which is why the term “Nazi” is not really approp...
by banrjeer
11 Apr 2022 01:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Ukraine is actually 3 ethnicities. Western is polish, central is Ukranian - who always struggled to survive between great powers for centuries and eastern is Russian. Yes, the Soviets engineered famines in this bread basket under Stalin and killed millions. Perhaps as a retribution for the collabor...
by banrjeer
11 Apr 2022 00:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Ukraine is actually 3 ethnicities. Western is polish, central is Ukranian - who always struggled to survive between great powers for centuries and eastern is Russian. Yes, the Soviets engineered famines in this bread basket under Stalin and killed millions. Perhaps as a retribution for the collabor...
by banrjeer
06 Apr 2022 08:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Igorr - the Ukrainian regime is not a Nazi regime and none of their government representatives have pro nazi views. If you have evidence then please refute it. Zelenski's family had suffered in holocaust itself. Furthermore, until few years ago - the Nazi squad's were enemy's of the state but now i...
by banrjeer
06 Apr 2022 08:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Per the WSJ, the EU is moving to drop Russian energy supplies. Germany is said to have figured out how to do without Russian gas supplies. Sanctions on Indian and Chinese companies buying Russian oil are under consideration. Bucha Escalates Putin’s Risks Yes they can do all this be emigrating to th...
by banrjeer
05 Apr 2022 13:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

This Bucha massacre looks very bad for Russia. I'm not going by Western media reports, I'm going by Indian TV reports (Arnab's channel, Republic TV). These are Indian journalists reporting, and the facts are clear: dozens (maybe hundreds) of civilians have been massacred, murdered in cold blood, sh...
by banrjeer
30 Mar 2022 02:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

NATO thought a war in their lands is not possible anymore - alas here we are - now either they choose to relearn how they fought in WW2 or accept a divided Ukraine. Karma is a b****. This is Russia's win any way you slice it. No it is not and it's delusional to believe so. Until just a couple of mo...
by banrjeer
30 Mar 2022 02:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6071
Views: 1219522

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

Seeing how much Russia is dependent on China to survive the Uk. war sanctions, going forward their ability to help India visa vis China may be now severely compromised. It's the opposite. They Ru have to hedge both ways otherwise they will be swallowed by CN. Unkil will attempt carrot stick on both...
by banrjeer
29 Mar 2022 12:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

The vid shows that Russia has gained a good amount of territory with really low troop count.
If this is called poor then perhaps it means that they were willing to give up even more
by banrjeer
29 Mar 2022 06:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Next few weeks could bring some interesting times to EU, especially with respect to oil/gas/heating and broader economy, if pootinsky is serious about March 31 deadline, Ruble quickly recovering against Dollar and euro. UKies could be the first casualty. Who will blink first? Vladimir Putin just up...
by banrjeer
29 Mar 2022 06:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Ru and China are forced to depend a lot more on each other. Ru needs to hedge both with and against China otherwise it will shrink to nothing. For Bharat as well , Miltech wise it is vulnerable especially on the aircraft engine front. So it needs not just the arms purchase but deeper tech ties with ...
by banrjeer
28 Mar 2022 06:15
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 368881

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/larry-c-jo ... is-mop-up/

Another perspective on operations. Tanks were extremely vulnerable but hardly got any counter attacks.
by banrjeer
26 Mar 2022 13:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

https://twitter.com/minhazmerchant/stat ... 82209?s=21

Pentagon and state dept narratives are at odds. Seen some signs of this earlier
by banrjeer
26 Mar 2022 13:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Russia's original aim was definitely regime change and demilitarization of Ukraine, as stated by none other than Putin himself. It could not have been achieved without going into Kiev and overthrowing the existing regime. Russia sacrificed thousands of men and pieces of equipment in pitched battles...
by banrjeer
26 Mar 2022 06:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

If Kiev was their agenda they would have needed to field at at least double or tripe the number of troops vs what they did. This was Putin's stated aim before the invasion, Donbass Luhansk mostly done. denazification some success, Demilitarization, probably not, its a temporary setback for Ukraine. ...
by banrjeer
26 Mar 2022 04:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Once they secure the water supply and land bridge, then they are done.

Let's remember there was no Crimean invasion they were already there. It was a purely babu exercise like art370 EXCEPT they were already sitting on the territory they claimed.
by banrjeer
26 Mar 2022 01:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

With Russia weakened, this is Azerbaijan's chance to finish the job and exterminate the Armenians once and for all. With global order changing dominos are falling. Was the afghan withdrawal related ? Cant tell. It probably wanted to avenge Crimea and did not want distractions. Le'ts remember the ca...
by banrjeer
25 Mar 2022 22:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Houthis bombed UAE, UAE has played it down a bit. Azerbaijan attacking Armenia is predictable. Russia was forced to step in and protect Russian speakers of Ukraine, it was the DPRs last stand and Russia has sacrificed lives to save them. Hope its not in vain. NATO comes across as a violence-monger r...
by banrjeer
25 Mar 2022 08:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Currency war is a precursor to full shooting match. The World is not like that it was in the 40s. A full scale war involving major powers have serious consequences on the public in far away lands. The war fields and attack modes have expanded. The powers realize this, they are not stupid. Full shoo...
by banrjeer
25 Mar 2022 03:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Mariupol has either fallen or partly fallen. Even CNN seems to be putting up some face saving story about destruction and stuff, so something must have happened
by banrjeer
24 Mar 2022 05:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Scott Ritter talks reasonably but his claim about Ukrainian bio-labs tailoring viruses aimed at slavic people is junk biology directed at gullible people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxoMi53xDrY at around 2.40. This calls his credibility into question. But more interesting is that there is a co...
by banrjeer
24 Mar 2022 03:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

It's not that bioweapons research was not carried out, but that extra bit of masala added by Scott Ritter speaking to the where a a virus can be tailored for anglosaxons or slavs is not plausible. Virus and pathogens can be tailored to be more effective against certain genes. It is extremely diffic...
by banrjeer
24 Mar 2022 02:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

It's not that bioweapons research was not carried out, but that extra bit of masala added by Scott Ritter speaking to the where a a virus can be tailored for anglosaxons or slavs is not plausible.
by banrjeer
24 Mar 2022 00:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Scott Ritter talks reasonably but his claim about Ukrainian bio-labs tailoring viruses aimed at slavic people is junk biology directed at gullible people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxoMi53xDrY at around 2.40. This calls his credibility into question. But more interesting is that there is a com...
by banrjeer
23 Mar 2022 12:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Should a rogue nation that instigates wars with nuclear armed countries for no gain except some woke talking points be trusted to host the worlds reserve currency and most sophisticated nuke arsenal. They should outsource geostrategy to some small neutral island nation and foot their daily needs of ...
by banrjeer
23 Mar 2022 12:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

remember the Ukrainian propaganda of pregnant woman getting injured in Hospital bombing. That turned out to be an Instagram Influencer. here is she again: https://rumble.com/vy57ed-22.03.2022.-demilitarization-and-denazification-of-ukraine.html I am reminded of the time that there was a news of Sad...
by banrjeer
23 Mar 2022 01:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Some horrific videos floating around about the death of the Azov commander in Mariupol. Just a heads up. You mentioned 3 goals above that Putin has backed off on - 1. utter domination of the entire nation - would an agreement by force not be utter domination? 2. total regime change in Ukraine - Rus...
by banrjeer
22 Mar 2022 19:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 861187

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

In some interviews , Some of the far right militia did not like zelensky and their plan was to first get back donbass and then come back and overthrow Zelensky. But right now they need his “talents”. Russians also need him.

He is everybody’s guy