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by arshyam
17 Mar 2024 07:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 33
Views: 3810

Re: GE 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

Yep, and the world's largest election's natural outcome is the world's most popularly elected leader. The Prime Minister of India. Some numbers: the PM of India is usually elected indirectly by 273+ MPs, who collectively poll around 40% of the vote of Indians. That translates to around (40% of ~1 bi...
by arshyam
30 Jan 2024 07:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773135

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Thiru Annamalai (Retd. IPS) avargal has caused a storm in Tamizh media circles so much that Naxal Ram@The Hindu wants to boycott/deny media coverage to Annamalai So, what actually got the goat of the BIF? Annamalai's Actions Agitate: What The Latest Controversy In Tamil Nadu Politics Tells Us About...
by arshyam
26 Jan 2024 12:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Republic Day 2024 Coverage
Replies: 14
Views: 4613

Re: Republic Day 2024 Coverage

DD messing it up, as usual. Their commentary is off-sync, and the idiotic commentators don't even realize it. Looking at a 4-fighter formation, and mindlessly reading the written script and calling it as a 3-plane transport formation!
by arshyam
26 Jan 2024 08:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8678
Views: 2231244

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Why isn't anyone in India crying about secularism. The death of democracy under Biden and USG. Human rights. Visits by parliamentarians. It's a county issue, under republican governor. No no no, this is the new Biden's America. Politics of hate. Okay if you feel that way. I don't want to debate it....
by arshyam
24 Jan 2024 07:38
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Ram Temple Consecration: News and Views
Replies: 144
Views: 36220

Re: Ram Temple Consecration: News and Views

Twitter collection of "secular" whines . Credits to the collator of such tweets. Many housing societies had organized multiple events to the run up of the ceremony, with more till the end of yesterday. May be my sample set was wrong 8). Looks like in some housing complexes where RoP and R...
by arshyam
23 Jan 2024 07:18
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Ram Temple Consecration: News and Views
Replies: 144
Views: 36220

Re: Ram Temple Consecration: News and Views

Today I realised that Bangalore City and Bangalore Rural districts are two different worlds (as Karnataka Tourism motto - "One state Many worlds" ;) ). Every village temple decked up. Special Poojas at all temples with pretty much the entire village turning up to the local temple. I felt ...
by arshyam
20 Jan 2024 08:31
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308690

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

they purposely included the n@m@z scene in the movie, thinking that it would "grease" past the censors, and most importantly, also gross better in abrahamic countries because doing down the Hindu is the jihadi's primary objective..... As you know saar, this is the dravidian ecosystem play...
by arshyam
06 Jan 2024 07:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773135

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

No one has even heard of Jim Crow in India, and these columnists think they are shaping public discourse!
by arshyam
29 Dec 2023 08:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773135

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Bengaluru: English nameplates of shops vandalised after '60% Kannada' order Was just checking social media feeds yesterday. KRS is said to be a benami organisation of Congress itself. Why should they create a ruckus when the GoKA and the municipal authority BBMP have already issued circulars of hav...
by arshyam
23 Nov 2023 07:17
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4767
Views: 1447527

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

It's already done and operational since 2019. It features a 6km+ long tunnel as well. You can see the line on the IR Map here: https://indianrailways.gov.in/index/index.html (search for Venkatachalam or Obulavaripalli - these are the junctions where this line crosses the GQ lines out of Chennai towa...
by arshyam
27 Sep 2023 09:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406640

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

I have seen Ambassador Vohra speak to different people. He is an extremely smart person. It's not necessary for him to follow the government instructions for this statement. He is perfectly capable of saying that on his own initiative. What I meant was that this is a serious allegation which an ex-...
by arshyam
27 Sep 2023 09:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406640

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

Justinder Turd-Deau likes to party. Wants to show his pretty face and get attention and is so self-centered that he feels he is the center of the universe and he has happened to universe. I think we on BRF should recognize Shri Trudeau's unceasing efforts for the khalistani dream and should reward ...
by arshyam
27 Sep 2023 08:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406640

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

FWIIW. Justin Trudeau’s plane was full of cocaine: Former Indian diplomat Deepak Vohra says the Canadian PM was depressed and high in Delhi On Monday, September 25, former Indian ambassador to Sudan, Deepak Vohra made shocking claims about the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and slammed him ...
by arshyam
09 Sep 2023 07:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India's G20 Presidency 2023
Replies: 193
Views: 43110

Re: India's G20 Presidency 2023

With all anticipation and excitement in the air; we are missing the pics of the venues and delhi which we are hearing is all decked up and beautified. can we post some beautiful delhi pics showing G20 readiness Let's start with this... https://twitter.com/MIB_India/status/1699069224545907068 Minist...
by arshyam
27 Aug 2023 09:30
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308690

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

^^ Absolutely unnecessary comment on doping, How is that the first thing that comes to one's mind after watching the athletes do great work. Once bitten, twice shy. Just recently one female athlete was banned for 4 years for doing. There has been at least one weightlifter banned for doping before. ...
by arshyam
23 Aug 2023 18:14
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542477

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

sanman wrote: 23 Aug 2023 18:12 I want more spotlight on our ISRO scientists. This is their victory.
Agreed, Modi-ji should have said a few short words and yielded to Somnath-ji.
by arshyam
23 Aug 2023 18:12
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542477

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Congrats to all the hard-working folks at ISRO! Glad to see K. Sivan in attendance - it must have been a dream fulfilled today to so many such people.

Dilbu-ji, thanks to you as well!
by arshyam
23 Aug 2023 18:10
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542477

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

A truly wonderful moment for the country!!! Kudos to everyone involved in the program!! Jai Hind! Jai Vigyan!!!!! A big thank you to BRFites Amber G, Dilbu, SSSalvi and to anyone else I have forgotten, my apologies. Your contributions in this thread have been nothing short of spectacular. Your info...
by arshyam
23 Aug 2023 17:58
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542477

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Less than 1km to go now!
by arshyam
23 Aug 2023 17:56
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542477

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Fine braking phase started now..
by arshyam
23 Aug 2023 17:55
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542477

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Less than 10km now, it seems to be slowing down now...
by arshyam
23 Aug 2023 17:53
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542477

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Seems that way, altitude < 20km now
by arshyam
23 Aug 2023 17:51
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542477

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Youtube shows 5.5M live viewers for the ISRO live stream. It was 4M about 10 mins ago. Good to see the enthusiasm.
by arshyam
23 Aug 2023 17:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542477

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Altitude is less than 30km.
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Now less than 28km
by arshyam
23 Aug 2023 17:47
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542477

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

20% work done, per live commentary

"Performance so far is nominal".
by arshyam
21 Jul 2023 05:45
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4767
Views: 1447527

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

Indian Railways To Standardise Train Fleet With LHB And Vande Bharat Coaches For Greater Efficiency https://swarajyamag.com/infrastructure/indian-railways-to-standardise-train-fleet-with-lhb-and-vande-bharat-coaches-for-greater-efficiency How did IR end up with 28 different types of Rake architectu...
by arshyam
14 Jul 2023 14:58
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1352
Views: 542477

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Well done, ISRO! Looks like LVM3 (formerly known as GSLV Mk III) is becoming boring like the PSLV. Good place to be.
by arshyam
18 Jun 2023 09:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773135

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

They've tasted success with the freebie issue, and that's a very dangerous thing to let take root. Freebies cannot be ignored. BJP also has to adopt this or perish. Thanks to the socialism (and the rich man bad, poor man good story line peddled for decades), we Indians still do expect every thing t...
by arshyam
17 Jun 2023 08:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773135

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

progress translates into less number of poor Hindus means less number of Hindus vulnerable for rice bag conversions or target for abrahamics. nothing wrong in this focus. Yes, this is my understanding too. Some people don't like this focus and think the govt should do other things first. Fair enoug...
by arshyam
17 Jun 2023 07:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773135

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Apart from that there is no grand major schemes coming from the Central government. Earlier there were schemes like LPG Gas, Clean toilets etc; which were said to be why lot of women voted for BJP. This time I see no such schemes. Looks like you haven't heard of the Jal Jeevan mission? Or PMAY? Or ...
by arshyam
15 Jun 2023 08:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8678
Views: 2231244

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Also, increasingly I am seeing that BRFites are alluding to things like China is is not our real enemy and rather it is US which wants India to fight China and it is US who is our real enemy. This is the same line many anti nationals took during the previous india china war. I hope Mods take note o...
by arshyam
15 Jun 2023 08:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8678
Views: 2231244

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Genuine Q: what would have us (BRF) do so that this "sanity" is returned? I'm labelling this as a genuine question since I'm not quite sure how to respond to standard diplomatic protocol followed by the US. <snip> Assuming the Q is genuine: - Why not cover the news items as honestly like ...
by arshyam
07 Jun 2023 20:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8678
Views: 2231244

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

PLEASE! Let some sanity return to this forum. Genuine Q: what would have us (BRF) do so that this "sanity" is returned? I'm labelling this as a genuine question since I'm not quite sure how to respond to standard diplomatic protocol followed by the US. Yes, they are signalling at a level ...
by arshyam
29 May 2023 09:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773135

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Modi/ BJP will not be in power forever. The way some parties have opposed both the new Parliament and Sengol. I am wondering: 1) Will the opposition melt the Sengol in the name of secularism? 2) Blow up the new parliament building? They will do all that, and more, as long as the people don't impose...
by arshyam
13 May 2023 11:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023
Replies: 1718
Views: 388511

Re: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023

Anyways, I don't expect things to improve in BLR anyways regardless of which party is in power... This. BJP's administration hasn't exactly impressed when it comes to Karnataka'a showcase city. Forget impressed, it was no different than the previous one. Only good thing I'd say is the decent Covid ...
by arshyam
21 Apr 2023 07:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773135

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

^^ To queer the pitch for a UCC down the line? If the SMA* is amended to allow gay marriage as part of this hearing, that will be used as a convenient stick to oppose UCC by certain "minority" elements - such a line of opposition will find some resonance among other people who want a UCC b...