Bharat Rakshak

Shanmukh

I will just say I have a large collection of primary documents. This project was part way, and grew from there. https://sites.google.com/view/cabinetmissionplan/indias-constitutional-question-the-cabinet-mission-plan-1946 What I do not have is is JLN’s works. We looked at the topic using primary wr...

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Of course, sarcasm was a mighty force. “ On 6 July 1944, in a speech broadcast by the Azad Hind Radio from Singapore, Bose addressed Mahatma Gandhi as the “Father of the Nation” and asked for his blessings and good wishes for the war he was fighting.” Netaji’s sarcasm was a huge inspiration to the ...

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FYI, Subhas Bose named one of the INA brigades the Gandhi Bigade. The brigade was named after Gandhi in September 1942. It was done by Mohan Singh and the other top brass of the then INA, not by Subhash Bose. Subhash Bose was not even in Burma at the time of the naming of the brigade. Subhash Bose ...

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Why Siliguri. Assam seems to be the recipient of favors. Tata is opening a semiconductors fab plant in an obscure hole in the wall called Jagi Road between Guwahati and Lumding. This section Lumding to Guwahati jst got doubled and electrified 2 years ago, it was metre gauge for a very long time.Miz...

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Go big on nuclear ! .. ensure supplies from Canada , Australia etc ., Clusters of 700 mw plants., SMRs for large industrial zones ..promote electrification of all public transport I don't think it can be done in the short term. There is also a dependency on Canada and Australia, both of which are b...

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'Brahmin' was a curse word for the Americans as far back as 1970-80s. When TN Kaul took up the post of the ambassador to the US, Daniel Moynihan called him 'an arrogant Brahmin' and hoped that he would minimise his 'Brahminical disdain' for America. The latest diatribe has excellent precedent.

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What I am really interested in is if anyone can analyse what is happening in Telangana in detail. I will do Telangana numbers also after the VS23 elections, but for now, anyone's predictions for Telangana will be welcome.

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Please add another set of inputs regarding KA - the BJP in the assembly election was profoundly unpopular and had no leader. They were facing infighting and severe corruption charges. Allegations of backstabbing by Yaddi and mass shifting of Lingayath votes were also there. Other than Lingayath vot...

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Tanaji wrote: ↑18 Sep 2023 01:05 Shanmukhji, very interesting analysis many thanks for the effort. What source are you using for the numbers?

Karnataka - VS23 election results, taken from ECI website.
Bengal - VS21 election results, taken from ECI website.

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Bengal Looking at the BJP's panchayat performance and the performance in the recent bypolls, it is safe to assume that the BJP has more or less returned to the shape it was in in VS21 in Bengal. Keeping this assumption, let us see where the BJP is above AITC in the Lok Sabha constituencies. BJP is ...

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I have been running a few numbers for Karnataka and Bengal [two states whose political topography I am somewhat familiar with] and will do the same for Telangana once the elections are over. For the time being, let me, without further ado, post what the numbers say for the 28 seats of Karnataka and ...

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All the Russian channels (RIA/Tass, etc) are reporting that Seversk is under Russian/LDPR operational control. https://ria.ru/20220714/seversk-1802344760.html However, I haven't seen any photographs of Russians doing their little dance in front of the mayor's office .... What do people think? If Sev...

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Watch this space. Indirect sanctions..... possible Yellen’s Deputy Rejects Secondary Sanctions for Russia Oil Cap Adeyemo says he doesn’t see a need for secondary sanctions Deputy Treasury chief cites incentive to join oil-price cap Won't it destroy confidence in US? The insane country that sanctio...

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^^^^^ If true, then the Ukrainians withdrew to defend Bharmuk(sp?) If it is true, then the Ukraineans would have withdrawn farther west and towards Slavyansk-Kramatorsk, not south towards Bakhmut - getting to which will be very hard with the Russians already so close to the Bakhmut-Seversk highway....

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Tass claims that Russian [well, LPR, to be precise] troops have already entered the city of Seversk and it is under their operational control. If this is true, things seem to be moving fast now. https://tass.com/world/1479721 Here is the original Tass report in Russian. Says that the united troops o...

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Conspiracy theory alert. The western world will trigger a multi year recession to collapse oil prices in order to defeat Russia. That will have the additional benefit of reducing the European and North American population by 25 to 30% because of large scale hunger and starvation. That will take car...

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Bigger question is why did Hindus follow this man so blindly? There was no proper mass communication network in those days, no social media to influence people, no widespread radio services to reach masses, very few could read newspapers. So why is it that Hindus, like the sheep, started blindly fo...

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I do also feel that Namo is slowly moving away from the center stage and worried about his legacy. So far the only nations that have awarded him are the two peaceful ones. Everyone else has treaded him like an untouchable so it might be playing in his mind too. TBH, most of hindutvavadis are probab...

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Mods: Please move this to the appropriate section, if this doesn't belong here. Here is Maria Zakharova's view on what cancel culture really is. The video has English subtitles, so it is easy to follow, but it is better in her Russian original. The woman has a very good clarity of thought. https://w...

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Shanmukh So, what changed between the end of 2019 and 2021? I can think of only one major change - the rise of the Biden sarkar. So, after the rise of Biden sarkar, Modi government has decided, for whatever reasons, that they should appease the enemies of Hindutva. You are dead wrong on this. And w...

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BTW, Murthy-garu and Rudradev-acharya,
If you both are interested, we can write up a few proposals I have in mind to different state governments. Do let me know if you are - we can take this elsewhere and discuss.

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Is it necessary for Hindus to articulate a vision? Yes. But it is not sufficient, at least the way the visions are articulated today. “Just bulldoze (so to speak) the BIF” is not a workable vision, if it means you just issue a fatwa to the government to make your dream come true, and then sink deep...

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Not true. There are many books even, which envision a Hindu rashtra. Sure, they have different specific agendas. But, this is no different from the differences between the Communists. Interesting, and inspires the question of why Hindutva in India utterly failed ~100 years ago, while all manner of ...

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This is where your example of Kerensky and the Bolsheviks throws the contrast into sharp relief. The Bolsheviks knew EXACTLY what they wanted (dictatorship of the proletariat, etc.) thanks to Marx, and they knew EXACTLY how they would implement it thanks to Lenin and others. The alternative to Kere...

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The Spectator Index @spectatorindex Germany reports annual producer inflation of 33.6% in May, the highest on record. https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1538834350141501440 Is it just me or does it seem a tad high .... But seriously, I wish Suraj-san or other economic gurus could decipher the...

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It looks like Severodonetsk is done, and Slovyansk and Lysychansk are being attacked. Essentially, everything north and east of the Siversky-Donets river is being taken over, and there will be a lot of free troops once Severodonetsk is taken, and also, the entire railroad in the region becomes freed...

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If Russia intends to landlock Ukraine then it will go ahead with the advance prior to completing the liberation of Donetsk as Luhansk is almost complete now. Once Donetsk is liberated too then Donbas is free and they are far too committed to end the SMO as this is the main stated objective. So my 2...

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There are a few things to be noted here. Russia is integrating the southern regions - Zaporozhie, Kherson, etc into its administration. However, they are not doing the same thing in the north - Izyum and Kupyansk are still working as in the previous cases. This indicates to me one of the two possibl...

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Namaskaar to all, How is it that Iran has a nominal GDP of 1.4-1.7 trillion now? They had 600 billion in 2018 .... https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2022/April/weo-report?c=512,612,911,912,419,611,469,915,429,433,439,916,443,917,446,672,682,686,449,564,453,456,726,732,463,923,744,...

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Russia is basically slamming the door on the West. Lavrov says they will pursue a deeper cooperation with China. This has huge implications.

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world ... 62601.html

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What are the long term implications of this war on Russia. Ukraine is a big country and rus is not aiming to occupy it fully. Will it cause a decades long insurgency and permanent headache for Russia, fuelled by some very powerful nations. All these war crimes being committed, surely there will be ...

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-10831007/PETER-HITCHENS-England-leave-UK-embrace-golden-future.html There you go! England should leave the UK and become `restored'. Hitchens points out that England has everything that a country wants. May I make a small suggestion? They should announce bu...

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I have lived in Russia and done business with Russia and Ukraine for a decade. As someone with an interest in Geopolitics, I probably understand Russia better than any other country barring India. I completely agree with the above points. I'd like to put them in a more nuanced way 1. Russia would i...

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Poland being part of NATO thinks they can do whatever others can't., more likely trying to chew on more that can fit its mouth. After all, historically Russia has invaded Poland at every turn ! they think they have some opportunity to get back. .. too many agendas., too many cooks ..the pot is gett...

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Since the early 2000's Ukraine wanted to move away from Russian influence in an aggressive way as they feel that a weakened Russia is their one opportunity they truly had in the last 100+ years. It's not like UKR's want to hurt Russia, they just want to have nothing to do with Russia and frankly I ...

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PS: If there are very specific military indigenisation questions, they might be willing to ask those as well [but I cannot promise this, though I will try]. Let's try to raise following points: 1. Why did we never commissioned any flying testbed for a project of this nature? Now with 4 Boeing dereg...

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Sorry if this has already been posted, but I came across this gem today ... https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16055070/sas-commandos-escape-taliban-burqas/ Apparently, the British SAS escaped the Telebunnies in burkhas in September .... I thought this was the province of the Pakistanis. Looks like the w...

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Hello folks, Been in touch with a few MPs (both BJP and non-BJP), with whom I have been chatting since a few days. I asked about the Kaveri engine and its funding and current status. They have no clue about it at all [not militarily inclined], but are willing to ask questions of the government about...

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The Sinn Fein becomes the largest party in Northern Ireland. Does this mean more bombs in Little Britain? Will Occupied Scotland, Annexed Wales and Subjugated Northern Ireland get to move away, so that the Sheikhdom of Londonistan becomes a more likely thing? https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ire...

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One of the arguments against the quantum of loot, that Britain tries to prop up to the rest of the world, is that there wasn't much that India had, for it to loot. This is a fallacy. The Indian share of World GDP is well documented and studied and prior to the Brits, India was the leading economy i...

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