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by nandakumar
09 Feb 2026 18:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4653
Views: 1387189

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

‘Four Stars of Destiny’ Row: FIR sought against Rahul Gandhi over alleged disclosure of military secrets...... Read more at: https://organiser.org/2026/02/08/339083/bharat/four-stars-of-destiny-row-fir-sought-against-rahul-gandhi-over-alleged-disclosure-of-military-secrets/ NEW DELHI: A complaint h...
by nandakumar
31 Jan 2026 10:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13373
Views: 4775101

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

... This involves settling discounted Russian oil imports—reaching 7.7 million tonnes in November 2025—in rupees through Special Rupee Vostro Accounts, with the RBI enabling banks to invest surplus rupees in Indian securities. ... Someone asked me a question in this regard which I was not able to a...
by nandakumar
15 Jan 2026 20:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12964
Views: 3850809

Re: Understanding the US - Again

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2011485172768632969 @EricLDaugh HOLY CRAP. This actually just happened on Capitol Hill. SEN. JOSH HAWLEY: "Can men get pregnant?" LIBERAL DR. VERMA: "I'm not sure what the goal of the question is." HAWLEY: "The goal is to establish a biologic...
by nandakumar
10 Jan 2026 13:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011
Replies: 5121
Views: 1338333

Re: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011

Some more "Physics First" reality using the PFBR- how material constraints and "neutron economics" dictate timelines. - The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam is currently in the advanced stages of Integrated Commissioning. -BHAVINI (Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Ni...
by nandakumar
06 Dec 2025 11:59
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9362
Views: 4492145

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

I have not been able to understand the DGCA initial stipulation about 'crew fatigue' of Airlines and its subsequent withdrawal. The requirement that weekly rest should not be adjusted against leave and later putting it on hold following the chaos at Indigo flights schedule. Can someone explain it? T...
by nandakumar
01 Nov 2025 09:58
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9362
Views: 4492145

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Question - the news is that an increasing amount of India's Foreign Currency Assets are in gold and less in dollars. But the RBI can buy gold in rupees on the domestic market. Since gold is fungible, India can build up Foreign Currency Assets domestically. Why hasn't this been done before? The gold...
by nandakumar
01 Nov 2025 09:58
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9362
Views: 4492145

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Question - the news is that an increasing amount of India's Foreign Currency Assets are in gold and less in dollars. But the RBI can buy gold in rupees on the domestic market. Since gold is fungible, India can build up Foreign Currency Assets domestically. Why hasn't this been done before? The gold...
by nandakumar
17 Oct 2025 09:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4653
Views: 1387189

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pay-rs-30-000-a-month-as-maintenance-to-4th-wife-court-to-samajwadi-party-mp-9462978 The divorce case concerns a Samajwadi Party MP. The person is not pleading that he is only bound by the Muslim Personal Law. He is only saying that he is confident of reaching an amic...
by nandakumar
22 Aug 2025 10:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13373
Views: 4775101

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

drnayar wrote: 22 Aug 2025 02:30 What prevents countries from off loading their dollar reserves or converting to gold.
The supply of freshly minted gold is limited. Any shift from US Treasury instruments to gold would only push up the price gold. At what point do we say, the valuation of gold is now into 'bubble' territory?
by nandakumar
19 Aug 2025 22:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4653
Views: 1387189

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

BIG disclosure by Vishnu Shankar Jain The claim that a christian woman (sonia) gave chance to a sikh man (mms) to be our PM is a lie! In 2000, we proved in the court that sonia gandhi is not a 'Citizen of India', she is an 'Indian Citizen' and on this basis she could not take the oath in 2004. WATC...
by nandakumar
14 Aug 2025 19:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 6183
Views: 2764038

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Chetak A minor quibble, if I may. Between a routine, plain vanilla industrial accident and plant destruction from a formal 'declaration of war' there are many layers of hostilities resulting in losses for which reinsurers are liable to reimburse settlement of claim by the insurer. India and Pakistan...
by nandakumar
14 Aug 2025 12:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 6183
Views: 2764038

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

On one of the podcasts, I had heard that the ambanis worked the Clinton/US channel to get assurance from the bakis to keep the refinery off the radar from any conflict. If the failed marshal made this reference, what does it mean? chanakyaa ji, maybe musharaaf or before musharaaf, seriou$ yearly pa...
by nandakumar
10 Aug 2025 12:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13373
Views: 4775101

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

i don't think anyway ran a simulation of tarriffs. the diamond trade will be royally screwed now. no way in hell anyone can get surats capacity. also lab grown diamond will increase business however even there india is numero uno by a margin. I was under the impression that 90% (or something like t...
by nandakumar
09 Aug 2025 13:49
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9362
Views: 4492145

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

I recall a line in an essay by A.G. Gardiner on Letter Writing. Lamenting the demise of the Art of good Letter Writing he blames the penny post system introduced in the UK in the late 19th century. He says, "If diamonds were as plentiful as pebbles nobody would stoop to pick them up"! May ...
by nandakumar
26 Jul 2025 20:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011
Replies: 5121
Views: 1338333

Re: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011

Amber G " Also — if it's all just "future talk", funny how Adani, Tata, Reliance, Hindalco, Jindal etc. are already lining up for BSRs. These aren’t PowerPoint warriors, they’re putting skin in the game." About Tatas being interested in nuclear power generation, my mind goes back...
by nandakumar
24 Jul 2025 12:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4653
Views: 1387189

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

Nandakumarji Subukgtin, Timur, Ghorid, Timurid are parts of the fall out of the vast Mongol Empire. Mongols did adopt Gun powder from the Chinese. Apart from Kublai who fell out of the original Mongol style and adopted Chinese (and hence Yuan dynasty) rest of the Genghis progeny remaind true to Mon...
by nandakumar
24 Jul 2025 10:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4653
Views: 1387189

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

^^ Saar that is too simplistic explanation. Our problems were multiple: 1.Lack of cohesion amongst the many ruling dynasties 2.Fighting with the old vedic code of warfare (unlike the momeen who never forgave or let anyone defeated person go) 3. fighting with war elephants 4. Lack of modernization i...
by nandakumar
22 Jul 2025 09:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Serial Blasts in Mumbai 2011 & Discussion on 2006 Case Verdict
Replies: 1296
Views: 908405

Re: Serial Blasts in Mumbai

https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/711-mumbai-train-blasts-bombay-high-court-acquits-all-12-accused-including-5-on-death-row The above is the link to the Bombay High Court judgment. It is 500 pages long. I am trying to wade through it. It is tedious reading. I will share my findings when I ...
by nandakumar
12 Jul 2025 13:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4653
Views: 1387189

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

Are they asking residents to be added to voter lists simply based on Aadhaar? My understanding; a person's name is there on the voter list and he shows his Aadhaar card as proof of identity. If the names match, the name cannot be deleted from the voters list. SC has "suggested" that Adhaa...
by nandakumar
30 Jun 2025 19:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 932
Views: 765490

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/27/top-chinese-general-miao-hua-ousted-from-body-that-oversees-china-military Multiple jernails (>30) fired. Wonder what's up . This is third such purge I know off in the last couple of years including the famous one in which water was used instead of raak...
by nandakumar
24 Jun 2025 09:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2259
Views: 821947

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Dulat was always a chaman chutiya . Why vajpayee hired him I don't know . Off course! What i do not understand is that why IPS idiots are put in charge of Intelligence. They are neither good policemen nor Intelligence officers. Same with BSF , these should be under a proper army command structure a...
by nandakumar
08 Jun 2025 14:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12964
Views: 3850809

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Leaving this here since it seems relevant to the job market troubles. The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs Quite a good one, wonder if India can have its version of Section 174 of the IRS Code [/quot Indian tax law has an omnibus clause for deduction of all all expe...
by nandakumar
27 May 2025 08:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2259
Views: 821947

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

^ why not? It has worked so far... Yes, what the journos don't understand, is there is a difference between the world they would ideally like to see and the reality we have to live with. I think the article is meant to nudge/prod the Government into taking a principled stand against voting along wi...
by nandakumar
21 Apr 2025 14:14
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9362
Views: 4492145

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Wrote this article for SwarajyaMag: India’s PPP GDP Growth: Is This The Most Underrated Part Of Its Economic Story? A refreshing new perspective about India's growth story and what it means in comparative terms, to rest of the world. My question is this. Should the PPP methodology itself need a rev...
by nandakumar
17 Apr 2025 17:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4653
Views: 1387189

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

This YT is with astrologer Karthik Gor and PGurus Sree Iyer. Besides predictions, I was stunned with some revelations that Sree Iyer and even Karthik revealed. Singapore is now dominated by Rich Chinese who fled the mainland and are parked there with their loot of millions from China. Most business...
by nandakumar
05 Apr 2025 10:45
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9362
Views: 4492145

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Thank you for your educative post Saar, learnt something. I suspect China is doing the same with India as well, and dumping a whole range of goods via other countries, which could explain at least in part our sluggish growth in MFG. Indian FTAs with SE Asia have been used as a conduit to route Chin...
by nandakumar
31 Jan 2025 15:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12964
Views: 3850809

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Different dynamics. Language is a big differentiator. People coming from outside the USA usually cannot speak English. Even if they speak english, their accent or dialect marks them out as not native to the USA. Adults are therefore out of luck if trying to pass off as a citizen. Now, education is ...
by nandakumar
31 Jan 2025 12:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12964
Views: 3850809

Re: Understanding the US - Again

I have never understood one aspect about this debate on illegal immigrants. How does US establish that an immigrant has arrived from Mexico? It is difficult enough to establish that a person is an illegal immigrant leave alone that someone has come from X or Y country. India has this problem for ill...
by nandakumar
17 Jan 2025 11:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4653
Views: 1387189

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

how does a non Indian citizen even approach an Indian court on a visa matter will such a move by any foreigner be entertained by a US or a UK court The BIF is behind this move https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GhVbssXa0AAOU_J?format=jpg&name=large Article 21 of the Indian Constitution uses the expres...
by nandakumar
11 Jan 2025 10:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 6183
Views: 2764038

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Pakistan to get whopping $40 bn in loan for helping out USA in #Bangladesh -$20 bn from World Bank & $20 bn from private lenders -This will help Pak pay back #China's costly loans at cheaper rates, fund rape grooming gangs in Britain, buy unwanted weapons & fund terrorism We have seen such ...
by nandakumar
20 Oct 2024 09:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: BRICS: News and Discussion
Replies: 456
Views: 237788

Re: BRICS: News and Discussion

BRICS Unveils Long-Awaited Payment System At New Summit I read through the article. It is not clear as to how the intervention 'store of value ' for facilitating seamless transactions would work. Let us assume that I am low ranked member of the Indian delegation. I want to buy a glass of fruit juic...
by nandakumar
17 Oct 2024 15:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
Replies: 485
Views: 148352

Re: Elections Modi 3.0

Chetak saar, I keep hearing from other sources that Sheikh Abdullah and Neverwho are related somehow, I haven't bothered to research the topic. So the bonhomie with Congress is natural. Maybe you have more on this connection, would like to hear from you. There was gossip that Jawaharlal and Sheikh ...
by nandakumar
23 Aug 2024 11:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13373
Views: 4775101

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

The USA diplomats have a right to go talk to people. Any ties of concern are likely being monitored. We should be increasing our own diplomatic investments dramatically. We have < 900 diplomats worldwide, whereas USA has 20,000. Bullshit. The US has NO right to interfere in the internal political a...
by nandakumar
17 Aug 2024 10:53
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 5070
Views: 2360934

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

I think around mid-July, IR issued a revised speed certificate approving 130 Kph operations between Bangalore & JTJ...making the entire Bangalore & Chennai section 130 capable (for most trains). I am not sure operationally, the trains are doing 130 and I am yet to see any videos on Youtube ...
by nandakumar
08 Aug 2024 13:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Replies: 4320
Views: 1572274

Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion

It doesn’t make sense to me why the US will involve itself in installing a hard-line Islamic government. To me, it seems like a China-Pakistan conspiracy Kakkaji Many posters have weighed in on this comment with very reasoned arguments including SSridhar who as usual was to the point. I want to add...
by nandakumar
02 Aug 2024 10:38
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9362
Views: 4492145

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

KL Dubey: "So, if this is properly implemented, then I am guessing many INC poltoos will find it hard to leave the country. And if this proviso had previously been there and implemented properly, the likes of Mallayya, Nirav Modi, Chokshi, etc would not have been able to flee." This will s...
by nandakumar
19 Jul 2024 18:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12964
Views: 3850809

Re: Understanding the US - Again

https://theprint.in/opinion/jd-vance-hi ... y/2181819/
Article in The Print. I am not familiar with US politics. The author worked for Citigroup. So he should know. Would love to read BRF take on it.
by nandakumar
19 Jul 2024 07:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
Replies: 1500
Views: 686652

Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results

The problem with newer airports is this. They can never be the originating point for long distance destinations (distances upwards of 500 kms). The traffic simply does not exist. The air travel for distance upto 500 kms too is not viable as it takes a minimum of 6 hours. A journey such as Chennai-Ba...
by nandakumar
16 Jul 2024 12:28
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9362
Views: 4492145

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/formal-employment-gains-pace-as-new-epfo-subscribers-double-in-6-years-nps-numbers-also-rise/article68405679.ece The article is behind a pay wall. The key highlight is this: The enrollment in PF employee base added 1.31 crore new members. This is more tha...
by nandakumar
16 Jul 2024 11:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12964
Views: 3850809

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Is he related to the former Secretary of State under Carter Cyrus Vance? J D Vance has no connection with any Washington elites. He was born into a poor family in Ohio, then served in the military, and then was able to go back to school and eventually to Yale. He also wrote a hit book "Hillbil...