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by James Cockburn
07 Apr 2010 08:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Red Menace
Replies: 3771
Views: 700855

Re: The Red Menace

Dont forget the contribution of Acharya Vinoba Bhave in land reforms
by James Cockburn
07 Apr 2010 08:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Red Menace
Replies: 3771
Views: 700855

Re: The Red Menace

After Naxalbari the AP folks simply said "Ab Hamara Bari" Communists have no policies they only have strategies. Swatantra party leaders had clearly given orders shoot on sight of communist in the late 40s and early 50s, thats the way it works in most democracies. But then they were brande...
by James Cockburn
07 Apr 2010 07:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Red Menace
Replies: 3771
Views: 700855

Re: The Red Menace

I am incapable of original thinking, I just repeated what the Hon Home minster said. "The Naxals are welcome to talk anything in the world as long as they abjure violent methods". If they are already in Police why not in BSF, IA IAF IAS IPS, these guys (Naxals) seem to be better leaders, m...
by James Cockburn
07 Apr 2010 07:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Red Menace
Replies: 3771
Views: 700855

Re: The Red Menace

There was no intellegence failure, as they had given travel advisory indicating to the BSF not tread on those grounds. I think we need to be patient and move on, some misguided youth should not be retaliated as FDI and Foreign press will damage the reputation of stable India. Remember the Business w...
by James Cockburn
07 Apr 2010 00:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: The Trash Thread in the Trash Can (Use 4545 to Merge Posts)
Replies: 1207
Views: 346711

Re: Improving India's Leverage by 2020 (I)

Aman ki Asha is the only way which is beneficial to others thats the way to progress and peace I felt. We just have to focus on economics who ever pays us we work for them, almost like citizens of the world. Indians are after all treated better in other countries, not because of Love but laws are ob...
by James Cockburn
07 Apr 2010 00:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Red Menace
Replies: 3771
Views: 700855

Re: The Red Menace

NSA Must be very busy you know with what? From what ever I am watching on the TV the Indian security forces strategy, preparation resembles closely the Mexican troops in Classic western movies of Clint Eastwood. The HM looks like lost forlorn, clueless, and this is not like instigating agitations in...
by James Cockburn
06 Apr 2010 17:49
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Poll: Indirect US funding of Pakistani terrorist groups
Replies: 57
Views: 12579

Re: Poll: Indirect US funding of Pakistani terrorist groups

I support Amber G who in turn supports our troops!

Hey whats the big deal here

US supported Iraq, US also supported Iran.
Israel supported Iran, Iran is now supporting Israel

Its just the game of pass the Token
aka called Tokenism no?
by James Cockburn
06 Apr 2010 17:46
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India-US News and Discussion
Replies: 1609
Views: 319250

Re: India-US News and Discussion

The brew awaits you!
by James Cockburn
06 Apr 2010 16:32
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India-US News and Discussion
Replies: 1609
Views: 319250

Re: India-US News and Discussion

US does not need India's support. It cares two hoots.

for that matter India does not support itself on many issues.
by James Cockburn
06 Apr 2010 13:28
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 2010)
Replies: 3870
Views: 714128

Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 2010)

American economy is driven by consumption, chinese economy by driving America to consume more (aka export more). This will drive in the short run the currency manipulation by china to keep ist currency artificially low in exchange. Besides if the US dollar weakens it will only erode the Chinese hold...
by James Cockburn
06 Apr 2010 11:58
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India-US News and Discussion
Replies: 1609
Views: 319250

Re: India-US News and Discussion

There can be no mutually beneficial interests between a soul super power and a sole super power.

And shiv is always right in the long he is going to be proven right on all counts.

Soles die hard goes the saying.
by James Cockburn
05 Apr 2010 17:52
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
Replies: 3520
Views: 1034399

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread

Folks why do we need tanks border where the tanks could be used are full of canals heavily mined our strategy is not to occupy enemy territory Only reason we need tanks is our army is still in WW II mode. Oh may be used for anti naxal ops? Why not go for Helicops based offensive weapons and fast mov...