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- 06 Dec 2010 04:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
- 06 Dec 2010 00:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
RajeshA ji,
Congratulations on finishing the ebook. Please send a copy to:
[email deleted]
Thanks
Congratulations on finishing the ebook. Please send a copy to:
[email deleted]
Thanks
- 30 Nov 2010 23:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Tibet watch
- Replies: 646
- Views: 124042
Re: Tibet watch
Buddhism and making the birthplace and cradle of Buddhism, India, a center for Buddhist learning, has tremendous strategic importance for the subcontinental influence and soft-power in Eastern Asia. Making Sri Lanka and Myanmar a part of the proposed and future SAARC union and making Tibet an indepe...
- 30 Nov 2010 02:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis
- Replies: 4002
- Views: 471032
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis
All intelligent Pak and BD citizens with half a brain eventually will come to this conclusion, truth always comes out, it just takes a little time.
- 27 Nov 2010 06:45
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 3942
- Views: 711064
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
Not sure how relevant this info is, but Rupert Murdoch's current wife is Chinese:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendi_Deng
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendi_Deng
- 26 Nov 2010 14:51
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 3942
- Views: 711064
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
http://www.ifoam.org/
Organic farming has similar yield, keeps soil fertility intact and is more labor intensive - hence more suitable for developing countries. Will add more comments later. Sorry if this is OT.
Organic farming has similar yield, keeps soil fertility intact and is more labor intensive - hence more suitable for developing countries. Will add more comments later. Sorry if this is OT.
- 26 Nov 2010 11:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
I seriously doubt there will be any merger of any state into India. Its not a desireable idea either given humungous population levels, religious extremeism, and the demographic problems it brings. Not to mention there's nothing in it for India to begin with. India can probably help these countries...
- 23 Nov 2010 03:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
RajeshA ji, I am always here, staying updated from time to time, but lately a little occupied with personal life, hence my limited participation. Thanks for the detailed explanation of a meaningful role of Bangladeshi people within Indian Union, I am personally sold on this idea from long back, sinc...
- 23 Nov 2010 02:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitical thread
- Replies: 3955
- Views: 621037
Re: Geopolitical thread
From gora perspective, the mother is Europe, no matter where the Europeans go, out West to North America or East to Siberia or down under to Oceania, all must come together under a future mother Europa, for the time being led by a dynamic Uncle Sam, to protect the planetary spoils from the colored b...
- 22 Nov 2010 17:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
Pan Mongolianism meaning Pan Sinicism is well understood, but there is a little known movement among different Mongol tribes called Pan Mongolism that involves, Khalkha, Buryat, Kalmyk/Oirat etc. who are spread out in many countries in and around Mongolia and neighboring Siberia, some such as the Bu...
- 02 Nov 2010 15:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
RajeshA ji, Good analogy of extended family living in many adjacent huts and the need for a fortress to protect against outsiders. The possibilities of dreaming big is a definite plus. Please post a link for the ebook when it is ready. And thanks again for words of encouragement. I have one question...
- 02 Nov 2010 11:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
Akalam bhai, I have long appreciated your POV and have welcomed you, and also requested fellow forumites to let you "speak". Similarly I much appreciate RajeshA ji's painstakingly detailed thoughts on a practical programme of what I choose to call "consolidation" rather than uni...
- 01 Nov 2010 11:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
- Replies: 6071
- Views: 1299348
Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis
HEPY in Russian Cyrillic would be pronounced Neru or Nyeru to be more exact. There is an "h" in Cyrillic, but it sounds more like "kh", that's why Russians cannot properly say "h" and say something closer to "kh" instead :). So instead of writing NEHRU, which ...
- 31 Oct 2010 23:33
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 3942
- Views: 711064
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
Just turned in 3 mail-in votes for Boxer today, I guess dem cats are better than republi cats.
- 31 Oct 2010 22:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
the links have been deleted. I didn't read them through. Obviously that was not my intention. The Links were of the following kind: Efforts at Merger between India and some part of Bangladesh by R&AW Possible Merger of Parts of India, like Northeast, swamped by illegal Bangladeshi migrants, wit...
- 31 Oct 2010 06:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
I removed some of the controversial links, please let me know if there any other links that should be removed. The actual keywords I used in google are "bangladesh india merger" with Instant off and 100 results chosen in Advanced search. AKalam ji, That's the wrong way to go. If you post ...
- 31 Oct 2010 03:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
AKalam ji, First of all thanks for an enthusiastic and positive portrayal of the Bangladeshis, and what they could contribute within a United India. Secondly some of the links you have pasted, need to be properly filtered. I looked at one, the one from Raza Rumi, and I am not sure, I would want to ...
- 30 Oct 2010 23:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
- 30 Oct 2010 20:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
Every Muslim people have their unique characteristic as Islam established itself in different regions and ethnic groups of the world. Islam in Bengal and Muslim Bengali's have their own unique history and characteristics: - it has become a majority faith within Bengali ethnic group - it has become p...
- 30 Oct 2010 19:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
RajeshA ji, The proposed Union does not need to follow EU processes exactly or does not need their blessing or their involvement as a go-between. The reason I mentioned EU is because other countries and regions (US led West and PRC) would be suspicious of such an Union and how it affects them. The ...
- 29 Oct 2010 15:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
Koreans never forget destruction of Goguryeo and Baekje because of the betrayal of Silla who allied with Tang. A unified Korea will be able to stand up to PRC, if it has other powers behind it. And please do not dismiss SAARC, it is a talk shop now, but when there is a strategic necessity, it should...
- 29 Oct 2010 14:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
Tony ji have talked about a competing East Asian Union with Japan and Korea, but it will not materialize as a core, as both Korea and Japan are distinct ethnic groups from Han Chinese and are completely distinct civilizations which cannot merge like the merger of the Indic core, that was separated ...
- 29 Oct 2010 14:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
RajeshA ji, The proposed Union does not need to follow EU processes exactly or does not need their blessing or their involvement as a go-between. The reason I mentioned EU is because other countries and regions (US led West and PRC) would be suspicious of such an Union and how it affects them. The E...
- 28 Oct 2010 10:25
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: J & K news and discussion
- Replies: 3371
- Views: 490000
Re: J & K news and discussion
Short sighted leadership is a curse for any population. Indian Muslims and the subcontinent lost when Partition took place, Pakjab led Pakistan becoming the pawn of PRC is self defeating and J&K becoming the pawn of looser Pakjab, and in turn a pawn for PRC is another sad chapter for KM's. SAR ...
- 28 Oct 2010 01:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
Very constructive thoughts indeed. My hats off to RajeshA-ji. EU can be tapped for integration consulting and they would love to lend a hand to another serious integration project, I believe. US led West wants to see good management of Asia and troubled spots. The prevailing sentiment was that an ec...
- 27 Oct 2010 23:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Chinese Threat
- Replies: 5192
- Views: 756086
Re: Managing Chinese Threat
Tibet, by nature of it's geography is vital to the security of India. Water, highground, resources..etc Tibetans are culturally close to Indians. But people might use tibet as a launching pad for attack on India. Better safe then sorry. China by the nature of her size and historical regional influe...
- 27 Oct 2010 23:21
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: J & K news and discussion
- Replies: 3371
- Views: 490000
Re: J & K news and discussion
Short sighted leadership is a curse for any population. Indian Muslims and the subcontinent lost when Partition took place, Pakjab led Pakistan becoming the pawn of PRC is self defeating and J&K becoming the pawn of looser Pakjab, and in turn a pawn for PRC is another sad chapter for KM's. SAR i...
- 27 Oct 2010 22:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Africa News and Discussion
- Replies: 547
- Views: 161728
Re: India-Africa News and Discussion
India Billionaires Go On Buying Spree in `Last Frontier' Africa http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-24/ethiopian-rose-fields-give-india-billionaires-tips-on-african-buying-spree.html That is a key difference between India and PRC. In PRC it is mostly CPC govt. itself and its cronies (businessmen)...
- 24 Oct 2010 01:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Pakistan's failure
- Replies: 3241
- Views: 426535
Re: Managing Pakistan's failure
Islam was Arab led only in its first few centuries, since then as it moved to different lands, it fused with pre-Islamic cultures in any given land, which you already know. You are correct in stating that the Quran and its Arabic roots provide for its global unity which is also one of its greatest ...
- 22 Oct 2010 01:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Waging war for geopolitical gains
- Replies: 157
- Views: 23785
Re: Waging war for geopolitical gains
As a sovereign and democratic state its govt. has the support of its population for China's over land route and usage of Chittagong for non-military trade purposes, as it will not create any military threat for any neighboring nations. It will not accept any outside interference on this issue, mili...
- 22 Oct 2010 01:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Pakistan's failure
- Replies: 3241
- Views: 426535
Re: Managing Pakistan's failure
brihaspati ji, I appreciate the clarity of your statement in describing your POV. I believe you had the opportunity to meet Kazakh Muslims, I would also like you meet some Turkish Muslims from Turkey, if you have not already. Islam was Arab led only in its first few centuries, since then as it moved...
- 21 Oct 2010 23:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Waging war for geopolitical gains
- Replies: 157
- Views: 23785
Re: Waging war for geopolitical gains
^^^ Err, no. AKalam has been more reasonable than most and IMHO, is a person whose perspective and thoughts the forum could actually use. He's quite clear, upfront and level-headed about his views, and is not some cheeni trolley out on a disruption-only spree. I suspect the questions AKalam raises ...
- 21 Oct 2010 23:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Waging war for geopolitical gains
- Replies: 157
- Views: 23785
Re: Waging war for geopolitical gains
One premise that I am trying to explore in this thread is as follows: Big, widespread and prolonged wars for gaining and holding territory are costly. But small wars with limited aims are doable. By its very nature a "small, localized war" can be fought more cheaply by almost any country ...
- 21 Oct 2010 23:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Waging war for geopolitical gains
- Replies: 157
- Views: 23785
Re: Waging war for geopolitical gains
AKalam ji, The question of SD and BMs is thus. I do not object to whatever religion Bangladeshis follow. It is their prerogative. I wouldn't show green flag or red flag depending on the specific religion. My issue with Muslim majority countries merging with India is just that it has not been proven...
- 21 Oct 2010 22:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Pakistan's failure
- Replies: 3241
- Views: 426535
Re: Managing Pakistan's failure
Using any of Pashtun/Afghan/Pakiban/AfTaleb has to be done with a very clear understanding - that it is only going to be a temporary alliance of purpose. While you collaborate, you have to prepare to start the liquidation struggle almost immediately the first purpose is over. What if India can thin...
- 20 Oct 2010 00:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Waging war for geopolitical gains
- Replies: 157
- Views: 23785
Re: Waging war for geopolitical gains
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwanggaeto_Stele The current situation of the subcontinent reminds me of another of China's neighbors history, Korea. Although the situation is not exactly the same, but there might be some analogies that can be drawn. Gwanggaeto of Goguryeo is today a similarly popular ...
- 19 Oct 2010 23:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Waging war for geopolitical gains
- Replies: 157
- Views: 23785
Re: Waging war for geopolitical gains
As far as "little wars" are concerned, let's see the "opportunities"! Pakistan - nuclear cover, jihadi mess Bangladesh - quasi-friendly government at the time, India should let Bangladesh know, that India would not take lightly if Bangladesh were to let China build a railway to ...
- 13 Oct 2010 02:03
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 03, 2010
- Replies: 2841
- Views: 502717
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 03, 20
Good posts by Ramana ji and Johann ji, many people are not aware of the background of what is happening today, here is Blunt's book online: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17213/17213-h/17213-h.htm When Historical Continuity (according to my presented hypothesis/theory in GDF Harmonization/Homogeniza...
- 12 Oct 2010 00:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Chinese Threat
- Replies: 5192
- Views: 756086
Re: Managing Chinese Threat
AKalam ji, If one wants China to become a responsible player in Asia, everybody has to come together and ensure that China has no other option. For China to walk through the Door of Responsibility, all other doors would have to be closed for China. USA has tried to do it, by engaging China and tryi...
- 12 Oct 2010 00:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -II
- Replies: 4264
- Views: 542384
Re: Future Strategic Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent -I
brihaspati ji, The problem with Amir Khan is that it has to follow rules of engagement that does not violate Geneva conventions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Geneva_Convention that does not allow collective punishment. The type of retribution you are suggesting and Pratyush ji clarified, is e...