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by Jarita
29 Aug 2020 07:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2217696

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

even major political parties would find it extremely difficult to coordinate 3 "interviews" in such a short period of time and in such a synchronised and systematically harmonized manner. there are very strong rumors that rhea chakraborty's "interviews" were funded and managed b...
by Jarita
28 Aug 2020 09:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 1029023

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

Ukraine has deep significance to the Jewish groups. It is a long standing settlement and also has some recent pilgrimage sites (18th/19th century rabbis). Do study the annual trips to Uman. If things continue this way, it has the potential of becoming the next Israel. Israelis and the orthodox Jewis...
by Jarita
28 Aug 2020 03:41
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2217696

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Jarita, till 400 years back, India was a bonafide knowledge super power because we were not xenophobic about people flowing in from all parts of world. A pole position that Khan holds today. At some point we have to revert to that status that khan overtook us, by attracting the best brains of outsi...
by Jarita
27 Aug 2020 02:47
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2217696

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Jean Dreze is not an OCI. He's as far as I know, a naturalized Indian citizen - he's been that for almost 20 years now. No fan of his policies but he had the conviction to give up his European nationality to attain the Indian one. Unlike Aatish Taseer or Dalrymple . Yes the term 'Citizen' in OCI ca...
by Jarita
25 Aug 2020 23:03
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion
Replies: 807
Views: 180464

Re: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion

This article is ghost written by R Jairam. It's obvious since Maino cannot write a straight line. The congress party has a terrible track record with regard to environment. All their allies were given ample go aheads to stuff wetlands and get through the worst clearances. However this speaks to my p...
by Jarita
21 Aug 2020 01:28
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2217696

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

one used to respect amarinder singh as an enlightened, empowering, farsighted and progressive politician but not anymore. He has shown his true colors, that of a bigoted, parochial, confused, narrowminded and divisive little man who went full monty on opposing the CAA and recently had to face the r...
by Jarita
20 Aug 2020 22:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Christianity, Evangelism & its geopolitical impact
Replies: 1249
Views: 455067

Re: Christianity, Evangelism & its geopolitical impact

This is very much an evangelical thrust to destroy the last of the indigenous outposts in Latin America. WHERE THE MINERALS LIE, THE MISSIONARIES GO. We must see ourselves as protectors of indigenous people worldwide. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/31/tribes-brazil-genocide-jair-...
by Jarita
20 Aug 2020 09:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Child Rights in India
Replies: 45
Views: 7673

Re: Child Rights in India

Just an overview of Childline India. This is one of the best and most effective NGO's out there, let alone in the area of Child Rights. It has transformed outreach for abused children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childline_India CHILDLINE 1098 is a service of Ministry of Women and Child Developmen...
by Jarita
20 Aug 2020 00:47
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Replies: 860
Views: 413774

Re: Indian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry

‘Cotton has now become a headache’ https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles/cotton-has-now-become-a-headache/ A chemical-intensive Bt cotton monoculture is spreading through Odisha’s Rayagada district – harming health, deepening debt, irreversibly eroding indigenous knowledge, and sowing the seeds of ...
by Jarita
18 Aug 2020 09:16
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion
Replies: 807
Views: 180464

Re: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion

Watch this... A Conservation Biologist Explains the Problems With the New EIA Draft 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=7LThePIqVl0&feature=emb_title EIA Draft 2020: What next for the controversial environment law? https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/eia-draft-2020...
by Jarita
18 Aug 2020 01:51
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Urban Development and Public Policy Discussion
Replies: 523
Views: 160007

Re: Indian Urban Development and Public Policy Discussion

This is a two year article but more than relevant to India where the few greens and public spaces available are being decimated for roads and relentless concrete. Most cities are realizing that building more roads will just drive up the pollution through induced demand. The future is car reduced cit...
by Jarita
18 Aug 2020 01:38
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Urban Development and Public Policy Discussion
Replies: 523
Views: 160007

Re: Indian Urban Development and Public Policy Discussion

^^^ Delete again Below is an interesting write up on how cities are planning their infrastructure and leveraging real estate. Some of the larger cities in India grow vegetables for sale - Delhi, outskirts of Mumbai and even Kolkata but that is fast receding as that land gets taken over for real esta...
by Jarita
17 Aug 2020 20:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Child Rights in India
Replies: 45
Views: 7673

Re: Child Rights in India

Incidents like this suggest that there's hardly any fear of law. Uttar Pradesh: 13-year-old gang-raped and killed in Lakhimpur Kheri, eyes gouged, tongue cut https://www.opindia.com/2020/08/lakhimpur-girl-raped-murdered-uttar-pradesh/ Children are invisible victims. For some reason child related cr...
by Jarita
15 Aug 2020 20:40
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion
Replies: 807
Views: 180464

Re: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion

WHY WOULD YOU CEMENT A RIVERBED? The groundwater has not stopped depleting.



Dravyavati river project fails to improve Jaipur’s water tab ..


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/arti ... aign=cppst
by Jarita
15 Aug 2020 20:36
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion
Replies: 807
Views: 180464

Re: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion

After what has happened to the three gorges dam, India needs to be very careful. How India Manages Dams is a Sure Prescription for Disaster: Himanshu Thakkar Barely has the monsoon set in and Assam is already experiencing devastating floods that have left thousands homeless. https://www.newsclick.in...
by Jarita
15 Aug 2020 20:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Child Rights in India
Replies: 45
Views: 7673

Re: Child Rights in India

Moving on to another topic pertaining to child rights and issues in India. The topic of missing kids in India. Unfortunately, this is also not an area of focus for WCD. The scandal of the missing children abducted from India’s railway stations Scores of minors in Kolkata call Sealdah station home. T...
by Jarita
15 Aug 2020 03:20
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2217696

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

this is from a parsi "journalist", from a community whom the Hindus welcomed without reservations and gave them unconditional shelter, centuries ago, when they were in fear for their very existence a conmedia leftshyte, if ever there was one :mrgreen: and yes, we all understand the freedo...
by Jarita
15 Aug 2020 02:44
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion
Replies: 807
Views: 180464

Re: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion

We have not learned our lesson from the disaster in the Western Ghats. Now it's Goa's turn to become a Kerala under "DEVELOPMENT" minded ministers and their "CONTRACT" minded IAS officers and advisors. Development is a word that is being used for ecocide. We urgently need a solid...
by Jarita
13 Aug 2020 09:00
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2217696

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Regarding Kamala Harris, if you take our her scripted fake dosa parties, she runs from her Indian identity like a dog whose tail is on fire. And rabidly anti-India given her leftist and Islamist orientation. Recall her position on Kashmir as posted above. Thus, its pathetic seeing many brain-dead I...
by Jarita
13 Aug 2020 01:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9003
Views: 2627039

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

^^^ Thank you. It does not matter if DT is whatever it is. It's what is in best interest of Bharatwasi's and Bharatiya origin. And the best interest in this case is unfortunately what is the less worse interest. As far as DT being a racist is concerned, he is a transactional entity. Several Indian A...
by Jarita
12 Aug 2020 20:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9003
Views: 2627039

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

She is not Indian or Hindu. She is about as friendly towards India as is Premila Jayapal. Why do Indian's celebrate when a sliver of genetic material makes it anywhere. She is irrelevant. Only Indian's are so foolish. Look at Biden hobnobbing with the Jihad brigade. Between the devil and deep sea yo...
by Jarita
12 Aug 2020 09:39
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion
Replies: 807
Views: 180464

Re: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion

Another misleading thing is usage of plantations in the forest cover for our case, i guess. If these are removed, the forest cover scenario is pretty grim indeed and worsening. As for tree cover, a cursory walk through a city like Bangalore should indicate the shockingly low tree cover currently fo...
by Jarita
12 Aug 2020 07:14
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion
Replies: 807
Views: 180464

Re: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion

Here are some great statistics comparing per capita forest cover by country and the trend. China is 2.5X India and this is despite large swathes of the country being desert. China has also improved this over last 10 years. https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Environment/Forest-area/Sq.-k...
by Jarita
12 Aug 2020 07:02
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion
Replies: 807
Views: 180464

Re: Indian Roads Thread

Addiction to new roads - which will eventually get congested as well (due to induced demand). JUST NOT WORTH IT to enable more cars to ply. Get the cars off instead. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bengaluru-over-30-000-trees-removed-proposed-ring-road-environmentalists-object-1708224-2020-08-...
by Jarita
10 Aug 2020 20:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Replies: 1747
Views: 437768

Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

No Sir, I agree with KL Dubey.. Nepal King(s) were pro India. it was this UPAvasi govt which pulled out the support for Nepal king. I remember Congi Karan sing Meeting Nepal King and telling him to implement "democrazy" No wonder Congi upavasis were acting on behalf of western powers. But...
by Jarita
10 Aug 2020 10:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Replies: 1747
Views: 437768

Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

Our nrighbour PMs are trying to out do each other on who can be the wackiest :rotfl: Wackiness aside, he is trying in vain to bolster a separate "Nepali" identity that justifies a separate country. However, Nepali is just a regional affiliation like Gujarati or Tamizhan. All are "Ind...
by Jarita
10 Aug 2020 08:12
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion
Replies: 807
Views: 180464

Re: Nature Conservation in India News & Discussion

Years of Living Dangerously Why God's Own Country is facing multiple calamities https://rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/p/years-of-living-dangerously There is plenty of land around Kozhikode that’s pretty level and flat, and it would have been sensible to acquire some such area to build the airport. Q...
by Jarita
10 Aug 2020 06:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 1967
Views: 589125

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

e20aA8BMbDE It’s that ancient war between the brothers. If you study the demographic changes in Lebanon in the last few decades and the great escape of one group, you will understand who is asking France go take over. This is something India should always be aware of, especially with pockets in var...
by Jarita
09 Aug 2020 20:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Child Rights in India
Replies: 45
Views: 7673

Re: Child Rights in India

The Mid-day Meal Scheme is a school meal programme of the Government of India designed to better the nutritional standing of school-age children nationwide.[1] The programme supplies free lunches on working days for children in primary and upper primary classes in government, government aided, loca...
by Jarita
09 Aug 2020 09:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Child Rights in India
Replies: 45
Views: 7673

Re: Child Rights in India

^^^ Perhaps it is the bureaucrats or perhaps its the politicians but either way its a failure and should not have happened/ should not happen. For some strange reason such a big issue is not part of our collective mindshare. We are pulling up the politicians for Defense and Health for everything tha...
by Jarita
07 Aug 2020 23:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7603
Views: 1794020

Re: Understanding the US - Again

This judge was assigned to the Epstein case. Recently a gunman came and killed her son at home, injuring her husband critically. Apparently the gunman was anti feminist. This is such a strange story. https://truepundit.com/exclusive-the-shooter-of-husband-and-son-of-federal-judge-esther-salas-worked...
by Jarita
07 Aug 2020 06:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2878094

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

What India desperately needs is an early onset protocol and every family in areas of spread should have a drug cocktail for early onset especially for the vulnerable. This would be controversial in the west but we need - home based tests (else half the people are not getting tested either way) - acc...
by Jarita
07 Aug 2020 03:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2878094

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

They are always preying. https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/40100 The parish of Saint Anthony in the area of Dharavi, in the archdiocese of Bombay, is helping to stem the spread of the Covid-19 virus in Dharavi, one of the largest slums in the world, in the Mumbai area. The World Health Organizati...
by Jarita
07 Aug 2020 00:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Child Rights in India
Replies: 45
Views: 7673

Re: Child Rights in India

Even though I detest Scroll, this write up is accurate. There were pockets where midday meal provisions were made, however the WCD, Health or whatever ministry is responsible for this, did not focus on this issue. In other countries where there were lockdowns, provisions were make to supply packed m...
by Jarita
06 Aug 2020 23:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Child Rights in India
Replies: 45
Views: 7673

Re: Child Rights in India

Starting with a more palatable topic of importance of midday meals and school lunches and breakfasts. Most of the distressed kids get barely anything at home because of poverty and timing (they have to leave rather early and when they get back, their parents are not at home, they are working). Schoo...
by Jarita
06 Aug 2020 23:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Child Rights in India
Replies: 45
Views: 7673

Child Rights in India

Hello - I want to start a thread on Child Rights in India. This is important because we will otherwise end up with western definitions of what child rights are much in the same way as we have had to cope with western style feminism. This thread should also cover topics of child medicine, abuse, educ...
by Jarita
06 Aug 2020 22:50
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2217696

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

A few years ago there was a Hindi movie called Page3 made about Bollywood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_3_(film) The police find out that a group of boys are being held at the Thapar's private bungalow in Mud Island; but they do not have a search warrant. However, based on Madhavi's investigat...