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by Manish_P
10 May 2026 17:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
Replies: 2192
Views: 591876

Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion

Whom to Blame? The Japanese for letting these cretins enter their country. Japan banega Pakistan. Should be deported and cleaned up. ... The collapsing population of Japan forced some knee-jerk ideas a decade or so ago. They desperately needed young labour to replace and also take care of the aging...
by Manish_P
10 May 2026 17:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 13111
Views: 3923105

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Vayutuvan wrote: 10 May 2026 10:34 ^Crickets.

Small fry, but that is the sad reality of a war. Canon fodder go unmourned.
Until some Exec in Hollywood suddenly realizes that a movie on them will rake in the moolah
by Manish_P
10 May 2026 17:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
Replies: 913
Views: 198268

Re: Elections Modi 3.0

... That awkward smile when you realise no one gives a flying duck about your presence, no one cheers for you and the limelight is somebody else[/b] ... Chetak sir, it might be an awkward smile but the gritted teeth tell a different tale The guy is making sure that folks know that his 5 MLAs are vi...
by Manish_P
09 May 2026 18:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 6213
Views: 2804603

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

72% halal whisky

Pakistan to resume alcohol exports after 50 years

https://youtu.be/P48Ak1J3bz4?si=PBvdmSWBKfq2Ey3c
by Manish_P
09 May 2026 10:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
Replies: 913
Views: 198268

Re: Elections Modi 3.0

... Net net, on the ground level, people are not prevented from following traditions, so it doesn't translate into political consolidation... Agree. We will wait till they do and then start looking for heroes. Even non-filmy or non-TV types.... ...As for the conversion mafia, it is still below the ...
by Manish_P
09 May 2026 09:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
Replies: 913
Views: 198268

Re: Elections Modi 3.0

...People do not understand external threats and seem oblivious to internal threats (e.g., X-men with conversion agenda). ... Hindus understand external threats only when the threat has a blade right up against their throats. Till then they are focused on 'local' issues onleee. As if local issues a...
by Manish_P
07 May 2026 14:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
Replies: 913
Views: 198268

Re: Elections Modi 3.0

....Nainar Nagendran (need to google to find out) in place of K Annamalai who was even denied a seat run in this election. All this because of a dying dravidian party ADMK's insistence. ... Do tamils need to Google to find out who he is? Do abrahamics vote for non-abrahamics because they were not g...
by Manish_P
07 May 2026 12:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
Replies: 913
Views: 198268

Re: Elections Modi 3.0

.... My lived experience is that Hinduism is pretty casual/diminished in rest of India while it is pretty serious in TN - it is rest of India that needs to catch up. This is why BJP finds it hard to play its brand of politics in TN. Tamils say we are already as Hindu as one can get - what are you e...
by Manish_P
05 May 2026 21:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 13111
Views: 3923105

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Cyrano wrote: 05 May 2026 13:31 ...It may appear transactional but 4 eyes are under 1 eye's Sauron grip...
Absolutely.

There is only one Lord of the Rings and he does not share power... no matter what the likes of Saruman or the NATOguls think...
by Manish_P
05 May 2026 09:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
Replies: 913
Views: 198268

Re: Elections Modi 3.0

KL Dubey wrote: 04 May 2026 17:59 ....
BJP successfully continues its mission of neutralizing family run and mafia parties.
...
+1
by Manish_P
05 May 2026 09:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
Replies: 913
Views: 198268

Re: Elections Modi 3.0

Is there a Yogi Adityanath clone to head Bengal? Will anything less suffice? Why assume that only a sanyasi can do it? Suvendu Adhikari has been working diligently and firmly resisted TMC goons without any fear. Also he is not a grhastha (no wife/children). +1 Himanta Biswa Sarma is no sanyasi either
by Manish_P
04 May 2026 14:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
Replies: 913
Views: 198268

Re: Elections Modi 3.0

So have the TMC thugs started to approach the BJP shakhas for membership...
by Manish_P
03 May 2026 11:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 6213
Views: 2804603

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

... all in all, there are around 20 odd lakhs of pakis in the UAE ... What kind of jobs do the Pakistan do in the UAE? In today's world it is the labour class (drivers, plumbers, electricians, sanitation, .... Etc etc) who are actually more in demand than managers, executives etc. Until the Robots ...
by Manish_P
03 May 2026 06:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Replies: 1975
Views: 658152

Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

ricky_v wrote: 02 May 2026 20:58 ...
The nepali society and establishment take every advantage that India offers but it shames them and so they justify themselves with possessing superior values and morals and a right to appropriate indian resources.
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Well put.
by Manish_P
02 May 2026 15:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 2170
Views: 1877370

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

it sounds bogus that india did not know about pl-15 capabilities and now r-37M will neutralize it. if india did not really know about pl-15 capabilities - then it is a unmitigated disastrous failure!! Was the PL-15 used anywhere operationally and recovered for analysis before we got hold of it? Did...
by Manish_P
02 May 2026 10:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 13111
Views: 3923105

Re: Understanding the US - Again

... Second-- it seems you may be misinterpreting my use of the term 'transactional' to mean only one-off or short-term exchanges that take place between equals. I don't think transactions have to be that. Transactional relationships can also exist between patron and client(s), and can continue for ...
by Manish_P
02 May 2026 09:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 13111
Views: 3923105

Re: Understanding the US - Again

A_Gupta wrote: 02 May 2026 03:04 ...
I think intelligence sharing, and arrangements such as Five Eyes happen only if relations are more than transactional.
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Depends on what, when and how much is being shared.
by Manish_P
01 May 2026 19:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 13111
Views: 3923105

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Vayutuvan wrote: 01 May 2026 17:40 It is permanent.
Nothing is permanent, sir. Absolute disaster in the short term definitely. Long lasting friction and mistrust probably. Permanent animosity unlikely.

Remember that we had almost forgiven, but not forgotten, 1971.

All relations between nations are ultimately transactional.
by Manish_P
01 May 2026 10:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 2109
Views: 1493423

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

uddu wrote: 01 May 2026 08:22 Expert of everything strikes again | Great Nicobar is no use for the Navy? | हिंदी में
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Anything by this guy belongs to the propaganda thread..
by Manish_P
30 Apr 2026 22:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: US military, technology, arms, tactics
Replies: 3374
Views: 1604873

Re: US military, technology, arms, tactics

USAF is planning to buy 200 plus F-15 EX Eagles.

https://www.twz.com/air/f-15ex-buy-was- ... fect-sense

Even the uber super power feels 4.x gen still has a role in the near future
by Manish_P
30 Apr 2026 21:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Replies: 2221
Views: 1375608

Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion

^ Good. Perhaps they might consider making an attachable under-barrel shotgun for our troops. Like the M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System which could be attached to M4 carbines Added - I missed that we are transitioning to the AKs. As such haven't seen AKs with under-barrel shotguns. So might not ...
by Manish_P
28 Apr 2026 20:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Replies: 2221
Views: 1375608

Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion

^ Drums look cool and offer more capacity than standard magazines but the standard mags are more reliable, faster to reload and easier to carry (an important consideration). In the US some companies have offered the AR15/M4 type gun with modified uppers for dual feed - belt feed from the top, magazi...
by Manish_P
28 Apr 2026 09:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 13111
Views: 3923105

Re: Understanding the US - Again

On a serious note, here are results from an opinion poll conducted by Kettering Project/Gallup Democracy For All Project, July 7- August 25, 2025. Americans' acceptability of political violence By Age Age 18 to 29 30% Age 30 to 44 21% Age 45 to 59 13% Age 60 to xx 4% (under 45 it is 51% - that is p...
by Manish_P
27 Apr 2026 22:05
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
Replies: 324
Views: 589404

Re: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021

OT perhaps or a tangent, but I have a feeling the Indian private sector (Logistics, Infrastructure etc) will buy Indian made drones and give a vital boost to the fledgling Indian drone ecosystem. The forces might come in big after.
by Manish_P
27 Apr 2026 21:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3745
Views: 1027976

Re: Iran News and Discussions

Irans hilly topography is quite a challenge
by Manish_P
27 Apr 2026 16:26
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4801
Views: 3454237

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Deans wrote: 27 Apr 2026 10:50 ... Russian losses among its infantry is affecting their ability to take territory at the rate they were expected to....
A tale almost as old as time itself. After all is said and done you need the humble bloodied infantryman to win a war.
by Manish_P
27 Apr 2026 13:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 6213
Views: 2804603

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

... • Multi-agency report says over 9m Pakistanis face ‘crisis’ conditions; another 1.7 million in the more severe ‘emergency’ category ... Chetak sir, this is God, sorry, Allah sent opportunity for Jihadistani jernails. They can get the gormint to grovel and beg for at least loan waivers if not ne...
by Manish_P
27 Apr 2026 09:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 13111
Views: 3923105

Re: Understanding the US - Again

... Since the shooter is described by his fellow students from when he was at Caltech at near-genius level of intelligence (and that is a very high bar at Caltech), one wonders, if POTUS was his target, how he planned to achieve his objective. A near genius thought he could pull off a simple lone w...
by Manish_P
27 Apr 2026 08:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
Replies: 817
Views: 105469

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

Vayutuvan wrote: 26 Apr 2026 23:18 ...
As for "cost billions" - phaw - DoW talks in terms of hundreds of billions, if not a trillion or two. Billions are peanuts.
...
:D +1

Billions ke liye Venezuela hai na
by Manish_P
27 Apr 2026 08:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: International Nuclear Watch & Discussion
Replies: 1550
Views: 434781

Re: International Nuclear Watch & Discussion

UKR's giving up nucs is history. Let us talk about Iran. My question goes unanswered. We can engage in "if my aunt had ... she would be my uncle." forever. Let us talk about whether Iran can turn into an uncle, and if so, how long before it can start mizzile polishing a la Shittistan. IMO...
by Manish_P
27 Apr 2026 08:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 13111
Views: 3923105

Re: Understanding the US - Again

... It is a common trait of Pakistaniyat to stage "attempted attacks/assassinations" and play the (intended) martyr, farming sympathy . ... That's actually the part I was alluding to, Rudradev ji This is the very basic ABCD that every politician is adept at. All of them happily grab any o...
by Manish_P
26 Apr 2026 20:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: International Nuclear Watch & Discussion
Replies: 1550
Views: 434781

Re: International Nuclear Watch & Discussion

I think Amber G is just having some fun and won’t make a habit of this... No serious complaints sir ji. Just was reminded of a video where an AI bot was talking to another AI bot and they realise it and switch to encrypted comms Here it might happen that Amber G_AI will put in posts which A_Gupta_A...
by Manish_P
26 Apr 2026 20:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
Replies: 324
Views: 589404

Re: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021

Avinandan wrote: 26 Apr 2026 00:55 ...

IMHO, for transport VTOL, it is preferable to have Chinook style tandem rotorcraft UAVs.
...
+1 Agree on the more power/payload requirements. We will hopefully have multiples projects to cover the spectrum.

What are the advantages/disadvantages of Tandem Rotors vs Co-axial ones?
by Manish_P
26 Apr 2026 19:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: BSF, CRPF and other Paramilitary Forces Discussion
Replies: 945
Views: 465495

Re: BSF, CRPF and other Paramilitary Forces Discussion

Boggles the mind... Constable was on leave: Jawan tortured to death, but BSF unlikely to take up issue Despite clear indications of severe torture of a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan, as established by the autopsy report that documented 34 external injuries, including wounds to his private parts,...
by Manish_P
26 Apr 2026 15:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: International Nuclear Watch & Discussion
Replies: 1550
Views: 434781

Re: International Nuclear Watch & Discussion

Amber G. wrote: 26 Apr 2026 11:34 ..Cont...
Summary of the Post (Post ID: 2679294):
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Lovely. Looks like BRF forums will soon have AI agents posting and counter-posting for their Human counterparts.

Time to rename BRF to BRF-AI or BARF (Bharat Automated Rakshaks Forum) :)
by Manish_P
26 Apr 2026 14:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 13111
Views: 3923105

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Vayutuvan wrote: 26 Apr 2026 12:13 @Manish_P ji, so you think this is a false flag operation by the Donald?! You have evidence sire?! Please to post onlee
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I am not particularly inclined to salute any flag, true or false, raised in the US sire. I have a feeling that we will get to see more such instances going ahead.
by Manish_P
26 Apr 2026 12:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
Replies: 817
Views: 105469

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

Ukraine (and Europe) is paying the expenses of the Russia war.

Saudi, UAE will pay the expenses of the Eyeran war.
by Manish_P
26 Apr 2026 11:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 13111
Views: 3923105

Re: Understanding the US - Again

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/25/politics/trump-rushed-white-house-correspondents-dinner Just in: Shots fired at White House Correspondents' Dinner event. Chump, Vance, & other cabinet members unharmed and were evacuated. This is getting as predictable as Mamata didi's 'accidents' before elections
by Manish_P
26 Apr 2026 08:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13432
Views: 4840376

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Amber G. wrote: 25 Apr 2026 23:17 Donald Trump just posted this on Truth Social.

No words!
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What is this supposed to mean... that he has just discovered filters?
by Manish_P
26 Apr 2026 01:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 75I SSK: News & Discussion
Replies: 2213
Views: 1221686

Re: Project 75I SSK: News & Discussion

^ Sir, in this day and age, with handheld telephone and tablets and 5G internet, will translation be a problem...

But were the manuals really about the manufacturing tech or just about the product assembly?