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by nandakumar
02 Mar 2024 13:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1639433

Re: Internal Security Watch

Brilliant Prem Kumar.
by nandakumar
13 Feb 2024 17:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4308
Views: 1185182

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Saar Dhoon Iskool izz possible as mama was a teacher there no!! I read somewhere that mama iyer took up the post as teacher in Dhoon school and both kids got free education I didn't know that! But I do know that he was brought up in Tamil Nadu by an old family retainer before he became eligible for...
by nandakumar
13 Feb 2024 16:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4308
Views: 1185182

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Aaditya_V I may be wrong about speculating possible links to the firm KS Aiyar&Co. At the time of enactment of CA Act, all those holding GDA, an accounting diploma and practicing as Auditors were automatically registered as CAs. Vaidyanatha Aiyer may have been a GDA. Of course Mani Shankar's fat...
by nandakumar
13 Feb 2024 08:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4308
Views: 1185182

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

"Mani Shankar Aiyar says Pakistan is his second favourite country." https://thewire.in/south-asia/mani-shankar-aiyar-karan-thapar-pakistan Need more be said? No surprises here. He was after all born there. His father, a well known chartered accountant in Karachi ( at least, I think it was...
by nandakumar
21 Jan 2024 16:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773205

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

If my memory serves me right, Deve Gowda visited Srirangam in 1996 after he became PM.
by nandakumar
03 Jan 2024 11:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1639433

Re: Internal Security Watch

The truckers fears are not entirely without basis. In a hit, even if the victim was entirely at fault, mob lynching is a distinct possibility. To my knowledge, what usually happens and I am not referring here to Salman Khan type of incidents, is that the driver drives some distance and surrenders to...
by nandakumar
15 Dec 2023 19:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773205

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

That cannister carried in shoes claim seems unconvincing. Someone has helped them, either a compromised security officer or parliament staff or lahowlwilakuwwat it could even be an MP. we need to trace back where this shoe claim and initial photos posted on SM came from. I'm sure there is extensive...
by nandakumar
15 Dec 2023 19:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773205

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

That cannister carried in shoes claim seems unconvincing. Someone has helped them, either a compromised security officer or parliament staff or lahowlwilakuwwat it could even be an MP. we need to trace back where this shoe claim and initial photos posted on SM came from. I'm sure there is extensive...
by nandakumar
14 Dec 2023 07:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773205

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Yes, it seems 2 more arrested for sheltering these 4 people in Delhi. When will our police learn to shoot intruders down, or immediately tie hands behind the back with cuffs or zipties, put a hood on them etc as standard procedure ? That intruder babe is an Andolan jeevi shouting slogans as she was...
by nandakumar
11 Oct 2023 12:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773205

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Over the last few weeks I have had several interactions with my fellow upper cast Bihari, in social settings in Delhi and Gurgaon. Every single one of them is rabidly anti Modi. It was not even possible to tell them the logical inconsistencies in their own arguments. Pratyush Who or what kind of ru...
by nandakumar
27 Sep 2023 16:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773205

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Chetak India is a signatory to some multilateral treaty that guarantees 'due process of law' for even foreigners. It is supposed to benefit all. So now the only question is for the Courts to decide whether snatching an unfettered right to enter India, among other things, that a OCI card confers, is ...
by nandakumar
27 Sep 2023 11:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773205

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Cancelation of OCI cards is not so easy I think. For one thing recent events go against such a belief of unfettered discretion to Government. When Swedish citizen of Indian origin Ashok Swain's OCI card was canceled he promptly filed a writ petition before the Delhi High Court. It has been admitted ...
by nandakumar
26 Sep 2023 11:11
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8412
Views: 2876329

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

The farm law was challenged because it allowed farmers to sell their produce outside the APMC yards. This hurt the Arthiyas' financial interest as the produce was the collateral for their earlier loans to farmers (at usurious rates of interest). If this was not bad enough, the real kicker was that l...
by nandakumar
21 Sep 2023 09:59
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Renewable Sources of Energy
Replies: 332
Views: 117796

Re: Renewable Sources of Energy

https://newatlas.com/energy/touchwind-floating-wind-turbine/ I didn't quite understand the technical aspects of the discussion. But to my limited understanding the technology can be broken into 3 parts. 1. Submarine power cables. This is eminently doable. 2. Grouting a concrete bed on the ocean floo...
by nandakumar
14 Sep 2023 06:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773205

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Aren't bills supposed to be passed in the Loksabha first and then by the Rajyasabha? yes. if there amendments in RS, thy have to be passed in LS To supplement, Bills first introduced in Rajya Sabha do not lapse. But Bills introduced in the Lok Sabha, if not passed lapse when the Loksabha is dissolv...
by nandakumar
14 Sep 2023 06:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8412
Views: 2876329

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

yensoy Many people have weighed in with their observations on the rail versus ship in the context of IMEC alternative route to and from Europe. I would add a couple of more general observation. Capital is agnostic between types of transportation and if investment is not viable in itself, capital doe...
by nandakumar
12 Sep 2023 10:13
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8412
Views: 2876329

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

^^ why is this route better for us compared to a large container ship going thru the Suez ? It's a shorter route as route map will show. Cargo from Bombay will roughly follow North West-Northern path as opposed to a West-North West route if transiting via the Suez canal. It avoids the piracy prone ...
by nandakumar
06 Aug 2023 21:39
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 3560347

Re: Physics Discussion Thread

https://youtu.be/mbfqYhvQg6k
A newspaper podcast that does serious stuff. I am no expert. I am posting it for what it is worth.
by nandakumar
23 Jul 2023 11:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622103

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

https://twitter.com/jai_menon/status/1682355199942307840?s=20 (Twitter link) I've written an article in Swarajya on the general state of play...on Ukraine https://swarajyamag.com/world/nato-and-the-west-the-rest-of-the-world-look-away Brilliant J.E. Menon! Take a bow. Thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
by nandakumar
14 Jul 2023 14:28
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 543027

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

drnayar wrote: 14 Jul 2023 11:37
Pratyush wrote: 14 Jul 2023 08:39 I can breath easy now.
And all of us .. :D
Dilbu has reached cult status on BRF!!!
by nandakumar
11 Jun 2023 11:29
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: A Nation on the March
Replies: 897
Views: 356899

Re: A Nation on the March

Vayutuvan wrote:
@Anoop ji, summarize SVP.
This might help.

https://theprint.in/national-interest/c ... e/1621127/
by nandakumar
29 May 2023 21:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707329

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Thanks. You are really a rich source of information!
by nandakumar
29 May 2023 09:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707329

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

xpost: Very serious: Next month up to 65 million cases per week are expected (Peak Covid in China last December led to about 37 million cases per day - this is about 10M/day still *extremely* concerning.). Story in today's NY Times: Covid is coming back to China https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FxOJWSTa...
by nandakumar
08 May 2023 09:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 712
Views: 188813

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

Why do you need an act of parliament for administrative decisions? Under what Parliament laws were all those 17+ commands set up? Olur generals have become bigger babus!!! The Parliament passed The Army, Air Force, Navy Acts in 1950 and 1957 (Navy) to govern the respective Services. Theaterisation ...
by nandakumar
05 May 2023 10:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3349
Views: 809342

Re: Military Flight Safety

I will assume that this was not you calling me an idiot. But I was actually alluding to the fact that the absolutes generally do not work in practice. In practice, training/commitment etc, all come into play, and not everyone has the same level of competence or commitment - a fact of life. Anyway, ...
by nandakumar
20 Apr 2023 11:33
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Dedollarisation and India.
Replies: 23
Views: 9994

Re: Dedollarisation and India.

@sanjaykumar hakim, Cheens can’t crash the market all by themselves. They will lose a lot of moolah. UStreasury bills are still the only game in the market. Absolutely. Dollar is not just used for setting international trade in commodities and services, it is also used as a store of international p...
by nandakumar
18 Apr 2023 10:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1639433

Re: Internal Security Watch

Poaching of rhino is a serious menace in Assam. A few years ago, I had visited Pabitoro wildlife sanctuary near Guwahati. 5 kilometers ahead of the sanctuary there were armed guards posted at regular intervals and policing was very visible inside the sanctuary. I was quite intrigued by it. But my ho...
by nandakumar
06 Apr 2023 07:07
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8412
Views: 2876329

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Incredible! M. K. Bhadrakumar https://twitter.com/BhadraPunchline/status/1643118806804451329 @BhadraPunchline 1/3 Modi Govt apparently got ‘heads up’ on OPEC oil cut? OPEC decision to cut supply by 1 million bpd came just 3 days after Russia’s oil czar Igor Sechin, one of Putin’s closest aides, cam...
by nandakumar
25 Mar 2023 08:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773205

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJLizQTV7wQ Great points by the advocate saab. Made this Kanwal dirtbag visibly squirm. Personally, I think congis will try to milk this drama and as usual Rahul baba will punt the fight with his half hearted commitment. At that point the case will be appealed to sup...
by nandakumar
15 Mar 2023 06:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7441
Views: 1625731

Re: Understanding the US - Again

The SVB management is not innocent as we are all led to believe. No Risk officer. Incompetent CFO ... all diversity hiring. They tried to hide 20B in losses but added a foot note in SEC filing. When Moody's called about downgrade, Ceo sold 11% stock. The shorts zoomed in. The 20B is bonds which doe...
by nandakumar
15 Mar 2023 06:39
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8412
Views: 2876329

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

In the past six months the Hindu-nationalist prime minister, who loves a ribbon-cutting above all things :roll: Every article about Britain should include The country which still follows an anachronistic monarchy where a septuagenarian believes he was chosen by God to lead a country... Anujan Brill...
by nandakumar
26 Feb 2023 06:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7441
Views: 1625731

Re: Understanding the US - Again

sanjaykumar wrote:Yeah suicide by murder. Just a second order type of suicide.
Well, you see. He shot himself by the river side. Threw the weapon into the water and then walked upto his home/forest to hang himself from a rope. Yes, that's how the cops see it.
by nandakumar
20 Feb 2023 09:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2783040

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

I am wondering if we can pass a law to size assets of any entity that is engaged in hate propaganda against India and Hindus We can pass a law and in this case, a Constitutional Amendment. But does the State have the capability to implement it on the ground! I doubt it, if the fate of the farm laws...
by nandakumar
14 Feb 2023 10:47
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6030
Views: 1214278

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

TATAs should link up with GoI on this and give the order to a Embraer civil aircraft - they are a smaller company and be willing to setup lines in India for such a large order. GoI could even take a stake in Embraer to enable this - similar to what they did with Maruti to jumpstart modern car produ...
by nandakumar
13 Feb 2023 06:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5560
Views: 1510045

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

FT: Education secretary to resist Home Office cuts to overseas students Gillian Keegan, UK education secretary, has signalled she will fight any Home Office attempts to cut migration into Britain by driving away overseas students, saying universities were a “hugely valuable” export success. Keegan,...
by nandakumar
09 Feb 2023 11:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1527483

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Pratyush
The US could have achieved all that without quite saying we did it. So why say it?
by nandakumar
09 Feb 2023 08:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1527483

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

IndraD
It is very likely that it was a deliberate leak. But what faction of the US want it leaked and what do they hope to gain from it?
by nandakumar
08 Feb 2023 07:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622103

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

A rather long, but worth it read: The operative thought: "frustrates the Neocons". Not the trade corridor. Jan 31, 2023 :: Russia’s “Sanction-Proof” Trade Corridor to India Frustrates the Neocons “Naked capitalism” looks interesting. What do you think of it? I look it up at least once a d...
by nandakumar
01 Feb 2023 06:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7928
Views: 2119177

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Manish ji I think Pakis have to cough up after 2024. So I checked the financing of the project. They asked Iran to finance it in 2016 and they showed Pakis the finger. Since then, all news has dried up....until today. My guess is Pakis are scouring for bakras. They have to build 750km of pipeline i...