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by Manish_Sharma
21 Jun 2026 13:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 13329
Views: 4058950

Re: Understanding the US - Again

https://x.com/Udntnonutn/status/2068178064832446831?s=20 So to clarify. Qatar donated a roughly $400 million luxury “flying palace” to the US government as an unconditional gift. We, the taxpayers then paid as much as $1 billion dollars in retrofits to strip it down, add high grade secure communicat...
by Manish_Sharma
20 Jun 2026 10:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Ambassador Kanwal Sibal: One-sided. What is India winning in return? Not even a trade deal yet. More tariffs under Section 301. https://x.com/KanwalSibal/status/2067590316996124736?s=20 (on sergio gor's post that Indian companies have started 20.5 billion instestment by 1.1 billion just today....)
by Manish_Sharma
19 Jun 2026 21:05
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
Replies: 740
Views: 228218

Re: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion

Imagine if the Govt ordered 200+ upgraded Su-30UPGs in lieu of the mythical unicorn called Su-57.... also this twitter thread explains why 'Virupaksha' on Su57 is almost impossible (for many Su57 supporters that is a main highlight to have Virupaksha) : https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.p...
by Manish_Sharma
19 Jun 2026 13:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

https://x.com/GeneralBakshi/status/2065865713395683363?s=20 INDIAN LIVES MATTER.3 Indian ships have been attacked by the Americans and 3 innocent unarmed Indians murdered. Video clips show the ship was static. No transcripts of communications between ship and US Navy have been provided. 90% of Iran,...
by Manish_Sharma
19 Jun 2026 11:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
Replies: 740
Views: 228218

Re: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion

Bharat Karnad is usually pro-russian anyway, so don't know if any truth in it? But... https://bharatkarnad.com/2026/06/15/only-40-50-rafales-will-be-bought-if-at-all-rest-mrfa-su-57e/ Only 40-50 Rafales will be bought, if at all; rest MRFA Su-57E Posted on June 15, 2026 by Bharat Karnad Earlier toda...
by Manish_Sharma
18 Jun 2026 11:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

https://x.com/FltLtAnoopVerma/status/20 ... 44990?s=20
Thank you Prime Minister Modi for saying right on the face of President Trump about the safety of Indian Seafarers
by Manish_Sharma
18 Jun 2026 08:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

If I remember correctly, the Indo in Indo-Pacific Command referred to the Indian Ocean and not India. But it is time to be afraid, very afraid... https://www.rediff.com/news/report/if-india-is-attacked-and-modi-is-pm-us-will-help-trump/20260618.htm If India is attacked and Modi is PM, US will help:...
by Manish_Sharma
18 Jun 2026 08:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/can-modi-trump-meet-on-at-g7-summit-help-reset-strained-india-us-relations-126061600770_1.html Can Modi-Trump meet on at G7 summit help reset strained India-US relations? NYT, Jun 16 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India is expected to meet Presiden...
by Manish_Sharma
18 Jun 2026 07:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
Replies: 959
Views: 152764

Re: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy

How thoroughly usa has been defeated: https://nitishastra.substack.com/p/empire-at-the-chokepoint-how-iran Empire at the Chokepoint: How Iran shattered American-Israeli myth of invincibility Navroop Singh and Himja Parekh Jun 16, 2026 When the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehra...
by Manish_Sharma
18 Jun 2026 05:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 7967
Views: 2958416

Re: Internal Security Watch

https://x.com/CommanMan777589/status/2067233676522324365?s=20 This picture is of Tamil Nadu’s S. A. Basha This person was responsible for the deaths of 58 people and seriously injuring 239 people, many of whom suffered permanent disabilities. Basha was the main accused in the Coimbatore bomb blasts ...
by Manish_Sharma
17 Jun 2026 09:42
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: 6th Generation Fighter Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 55
Views: 13830

Re: 6th Generation Fighter Program: News & Discussion

https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/2066834665869381945?s=20 Define one capability that the proposed 6th-generation fighters bring to the table that legacy 5th-generation platforms like the J-20, Su-57, KAAN, KF-21 or even the JSF/F-35 cannot have, or do not already offer? https://x.com/manojzxc/stat...
by Manish_Sharma
17 Jun 2026 09:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF): News & Discussion
Replies: 882
Views: 603203

Re: Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF): News & Discussion

https://x.com/TheMilObserverr/status/2066803374507610330?s=20 India's carrier based fighter will diagnose its own faults before the pilot even lands. The TEDBF is being built with a full predictive maintenance system, a major first for any Indian combat aircraft programme. Here is what this actually...
by Manish_Sharma
17 Jun 2026 04:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

https://x.com/md_deepesh/status/2066849752990576943?s=20 I told you this three weeks ago. Nobody believed it. Now read what happened. May 23, 2026. Marco Rubio skipped New Delhi. Flew straight to Kolkata. Walked into the Missionaries of Charity headquarters. I said it was a message. Not a prayer. Th...
by Manish_Sharma
15 Jun 2026 13:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 2826
Views: 1044634

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

https://x.com/TheNavroopSingh/status/2066428905289031733?s=20 “Faced with the reality of an impending fuel shock, where the United States would soon be forced to choose between prioritizing its own domestic energy security or supplying its allies, the American administration found itself cornered. T...
by Manish_Sharma
15 Jun 2026 11:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 13329
Views: 4058950

Re: Understanding the US - Again

https://x.com/NewOrder_TV/status/2066091423800107324?s=20 Dr Andrey Kortunov: ‘War on Iran🇮🇷 is a graphic manifestation of the LIMITS OF US🇺🇸 POWER’ 'The United States should recognise the limits of its power, and the current situation in the Gulf is a very graphic manifestation of these limits. The...
by Manish_Sharma
15 Jun 2026 10:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 2826
Views: 1044634

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

Finally in black and white: "iran has won usa has lost" https://x.com/RShivshankar/status/2066338694513209806?s=20 TRUMP WAS IN SUCH A HURRY TO EXTRICATE THE U.S. THAT HE'S PAID OFF IRAN FOR "PEACE"! NO WONDER NETANYAHU ISN'T ON BOARD. A $300 bn "reconstruction" commitm...
by Manish_Sharma
15 Jun 2026 10:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Analysis on Future Scenarios
Replies: 146
Views: 88550

Re: Operation Sindoor - Analysis on Future Scenarios

Nothing on this? Behind Pakistan's Spy Satellites: A Structure Built For Speed And Precision In The Next War Against India Was this discussed somewhere on this forum? How much of this true? How do we tackle this? I know we have ASAT capability but that may be considered as too extreme a reaction. H...
by Manish_Sharma
15 Jun 2026 10:26
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA: News & Discussion - June 2014
Replies: 2819
Views: 865388

Re: PAK-FA and FGFA: News & Discussion - June 2014

https://x.com/ParthVa53135321/status/2063574801634201610?s=20 Why Virupaksha or any Indian Systems integration into the su57 is a distant thought....and almost a non doable option Read full 1/ See the core reason why the Su-30MKI cannot serve as an inspiration for modifying a Su-57 is cause of the e...
by Manish_Sharma
15 Jun 2026 00:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

India’s GREAT diplomacy and good boy image has always been at the cost of its own citizens lives. Biscuit Babu like his ancestor Firang Babu never worries about our collateral damage. See insurgents, terrorists, missionaries, NGOs and now USN sailors… all predators must be fed the vegetarian Indian...
by Manish_Sharma
14 Jun 2026 08:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

https://x.com/Dig_raw21/status/2065578739598029142?s=20 US did not fire on their own citizens(Sailor) but on Indian sailors in Hormuz . A Shadow fleet driven by American sailors attempted to evade U.S. sanctions and move illicit oil. By refusing lawful orders from the U.S. Coast Guard and leading th...
by Manish_Sharma
14 Jun 2026 07:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4988
Views: 1538358

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

https://x.com/md_deepesh/status/2065839190810726416?s=20 A former Home Minister of India has confessed. "Bhagwa Atankwad" was never based on evidence. It was a party position. Congress party's official stand. Sushil Kumar Shinde, in a recent podcast, admitted this on record. "There is...
by Manish_Sharma
13 Jun 2026 23:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

On a sidebar. Is there anyone here suggesting that Indian crews should disobey legal/illegal instruction given by the Americans? Ji you are here by normalising the role here of "USA as instruction giver" & "Bharatiyas as Obeyers" ? https://x.com/KanwalSibal/status/2065803481...
by Manish_Sharma
13 Jun 2026 20:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Replies: 3476
Views: 1656950

Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III

https://x.com/IndianDefenceT/status/206 ... 94084?s=20
Saab confirmed ongoing talks with India to offer the Gripen E fighter jet, including full technology transfer, local production, and the opportunity for India to become a global export hub under the MRFA program.
by Manish_Sharma
13 Jun 2026 03:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Rubio actually came for rare earth minerals He sealed the deal of our national wealth https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HJYXBCfbQAA1KIe?format=jpg&name=large This is what you were talking about? _________ ⬇ https://x.com/USAndIndia/status/2065083568016220424?s=20 The United States and India signed a ...
by Manish_Sharma
12 Jun 2026 08:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: 6th Generation Fighter Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 55
Views: 13830

Re: 6th Generation Fighter Program: News & Discussion

Let france develop FCAS. IAF anyway likes whatever France develops...Mystère IV, Ouragan, Jaguar, M2k, Rafale, so they will like FCAS too... but don't become a cow to be milked by miserly-constipated (in ToT) Dassault & lock up precious defence budget funds in this project. Once the project is c...
by Manish_Sharma
12 Jun 2026 03:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 76 SSK: News & Discussion: 20 July 2025
Replies: 36
Views: 12637

Re: Project 76 SSK: News & Discussion: 20 July 2025

It wasn't the PM who handed over a model of P-76 to L&T. It was the other way around. Yup and the picture came from here https://x.com/narendramodi/status/2062874432172089480 https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2269520 Lot more can be found here https://www.pib.gov.in/ShowAlbum.as...
by Manish_Sharma
10 Jun 2026 08:11
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9479
Views: 4627027

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-free-trade-agreements-report-trade-deficit-export-utilisation-manufacturing-gtri/articleshow/131602519.cms?from=mdr ......Trade deficits widening much faster with key FTA partners The report's most prominent concern is the sharp d...
by Manish_Sharma
07 Jun 2026 11:26
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 76 SSK: News & Discussion: 20 July 2025
Replies: 36
Views: 12637

Re: Project 76 SSK: News & Discussion: 20 July 2025

https://x.com/TheMilObserverr/status/2063472198967284050?s=20 India just handed L&T the blueprint for its first fully indigenous submarine.🇮🇳 Project 76 could become the country's first fully indigenous conventional submarine. PM Modi personally presented the scale model of Project 76 to L&T...
by Manish_Sharma
07 Jun 2026 10:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4988
Views: 1538358

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

Modi Effect: World's Fastest Growing Major Economy 2000 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2001 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2002 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2003 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2004 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2005 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2006 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2007 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2008 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2009 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2010 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2011 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2012 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2013 ⟶ 🇨🇳 China 2014 ⟶ 🇮🇳 BHARAT 2015 ⟶ ...
by Manish_Sharma
07 Jun 2026 09:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

https://x.com/ShayGal84/status/2063174293807145269?s=20 How Pakistan turned China into the real end-user of U.S. F-16 technology. 👇 A doctrinal warning in @THEEURASIATIMES . Washington does not need to transfer F-16 technology to Beijing. It only needs to keep it alive in Pakistan, inside an air for...
by Manish_Sharma
07 Jun 2026 08:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4988
Views: 1538358

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

https://x.com/Bhaskar_m11/status/206330 ... 15815?s=20

What a spectacle.. Look at the numbers...
Journalists 200+..
Cameramen 500+..
YouTubers 1000+..
Police 5000+..
And cockroaches just 376.. :rotfl:
by Manish_Sharma
07 Jun 2026 07:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 7967
Views: 2958416

Re: Internal Security Watch

https://x.com/Starboy2079/status/2063148022171885623?s=20 'The Guardian' journalist Hannah Ellis-Petersen is covering Cockroach protest ▪️She is British citizen and she is associated with WEF ▪️She is South Asia correspondent whose reporting is widely circulated across Western media ecosystems ▪️She...
by Manish_Sharma
06 Jun 2026 08:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

https://x.com/KanwalSibal/status/2062819607195312365?s=20 India’s high tariffs were not US specific and neither were US low tariffs India specific. The impression being created that India imposed blanket 200% tariffs on US exports is totally misleading. It is ironical that Trump believes high tariff...
by Manish_Sharma
06 Jun 2026 04:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Not sure what the rona-dhona in the Nitishastra article is about. India has not compromised on the trade deal under discussion, and will not compromise. I have a lot of respect for Navroop Singh, but he would be well advised to stop catastrophizing over some imaginary surrender by GOI that has not ...
by Manish_Sharma
05 Jun 2026 23:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6126
Views: 1826190

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

https://x.com/Intel_Jackal/status/2062602420241489977?s=20 Vladimir Putin is former KGB he knows how to play with words! Lets break down his statement "The US is trying to pressure India" = We know exactly what Washington is doing. "for example, when it comes to cooperation with Russi...
by Manish_Sharma
05 Jun 2026 23:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13692
Views: 4998092

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Reuters reports: US targets India with forced labour tariff amid talks on trade pact https://www.reuters.com/world/india/us-targets-india-with-forced-labour-tariff-amid-talks-trade-pact-2026-06-03/ NEW DELHI, June 3 (Reuters) - The United States has proposed an additional tariff of 12.5% on ‌import...
by Manish_Sharma
05 Jun 2026 08:11
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9479
Views: 4627027

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

https://x.com/md_deepesh/status/2062365976587587626?s=20 India has been running a scam on itself for 35 years. Not the West's scam. Ours. Designed elsewhere. Approved here. Celebrated everywhere. 1991. India called it Liberalization. The newspapers called it reform. The economists called it courage....
by Manish_Sharma
05 Jun 2026 07:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
Replies: 1111
Views: 262888

Re: Elections Modi 3.0

https://x.com/md_deepesh/status/2062504893047521333?s=20 This post will disturb you. That is precisely why you should read it. The source is credible. The implications are uncomfortable. And the clock is already ticking. Something is happening inside India. Most people cannot see it. Most are not su...
by Manish_Sharma
02 Jun 2026 20:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
Replies: 740
Views: 228218

Re: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion

https://x.com/ShiroBarks/status/2061681146539430035?s=20 IAF drafts ASQR, Rafale fails to meet those ASQRs Rafale failed when even first J20 hadn't flown but is the silver bullet when 300 J20s are in service Parrikar called it unviable, putting other projects such as FRCV, FICV, P17B, P18, Navy, Arm...