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by member_28705
10 Jan 2016 09:52
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analysis-I
Replies: 1006
Views: 142261

Re: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analyisis-I

Something wrong with our IAS, IPS officials etc., and their training's. Sad, but I give up any hope of spine left in this Govt. Most people who attempt Civil Services Exam - start off with at least a bit of patriotism, service orientation and purity of heart. However the intellectual mafia of this ...
by member_28705
11 Dec 2015 20:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
Replies: 4147
Views: 837988

Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20

Who is dishonest? Trump or Media? Trump uvach "In Britain, more Muslims join ISIS than join the British army." And Al-Guardian wrote a lengthy article disputing this claim http://www.theguardian.com/news/reality-check/2015/dec/11/donald-trump-needs-check-facts-british-muslims-isis Donald ...
by member_28705
05 Dec 2015 05:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
Replies: 4147
Views: 837988

Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20

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by member_28705
05 Dec 2015 04:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
Replies: 4147
Views: 837988

Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20

Are scientists easy prey for jihadism? Paul Vallely Only in the Al Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/03/scientists-easy-prey-jihadis-terrorists-engineering-mindset From the article: science education fails to inculcate critical thinking in the way that the debates within ar...
by member_28705
04 Dec 2015 01:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
Replies: 4147
Views: 837988

Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20

Mr. Farook, a United States citizen, was born in Illinois to Pakistani immigrant parents. Family members said he had been a devout Sunni Muslim , and on a dating website several years ago, he listed Urdu as his mother tongue . He had gone to Saudi Arabia multiple times, including a 2013 trip for th...
by member_28705
03 Dec 2015 05:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
Replies: 4147
Views: 837988

Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20

Family of Muslim teen seeks $15m in clock incident IRVING: Attorneys for a 14-year-old Muslim boy arrested after the homemade clock he took to his Dallas-area school was mistaken for a possible bomb said Monday he was publicly mistreated and deserves $15 million. A law firm representing Ahmed Moham...
by member_28705
04 Feb 2015 19:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
Replies: 2984
Views: 361616

Re: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?

AR Rahman as an artist took the anthem and produced a piece of work, which is his IP. If anyone uses that work that AR created, without permission then AR can rightly ask for relief to be compensated. AR as a musician needs to be compensated for his works. It is AR's responsibility to ensure that h...
by member_28705
04 Feb 2015 19:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
Replies: 2984
Views: 361616

Re: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?

We should pay for music, movies, books. No? Pay the middleman or the original producer? The middleman has the enforcement rights. Very solid arugment. Consider for example, Trent Reznor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Reznor Trent was so pissed off with Universal that Reznor continued his atta...
by member_28705
31 Jan 2015 15:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 12 Dec 2014
Replies: 2852
Views: 338721

Bhaarath vs Bharat

@JohneeG. I wish to point out another transliteration problem I observe. Note that, I do hold you in a high regard; so please take this whine sportively onlee. Most of the people, especially in the North; (as well as in the official government names) - tend to transliterate ब​ to b and भ​ to bh; and...
by member_28705
07 Jan 2015 22:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Documentation of media shame in India
Replies: 18
Views: 2656

Re: Documentation of media shame in India

gandharva wrote:Image
The Hindu have taken down this article from their website as well as teetar :D Thanks for capturing the screenshot :D
by member_28705
19 Sep 2014 19:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul 2014
Replies: 2846
Views: 285415

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul

not entirely relevant here, but since there is no universal "terrorism thread" - am posting it here. An old video but still worth watching. It was new for me, and I was horrified to say the least. 8fSvyv0urTE She basically says in the video that she wants ALL jews to be hunted down. Now, i...
by member_28705
19 Sep 2014 19:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions (YEMEN, gulf)
Replies: 4734
Views: 645928

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

An old video but still worth watching. It was new for me, and I was horrified to say the least.


She basically says in the video that she wants ALL jews to be hunted down. Now, imagine a non-muslim saying that in a muslim country.
by member_28705
13 Sep 2014 19:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indus Water Treaty
Replies: 3257
Views: 705168

Re: Indus Water Treaty

Why the Indus Water Treaty needs revision. http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-dam-way/99/ The floods in J&K — the worst in the last 50 years — also inundated a large part of the Kashmir Valley, which was hitherto thought to be safe from them. Common people as well as water poli...
by member_28705
10 Sep 2014 04:01
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013
Replies: 3978
Views: 430992

Re: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013

Self-delete due to madmath error. But point conveyed.
by member_28705
10 Sep 2014 00:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine
Replies: 4026
Views: 388047

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine

What is the funda behind this ceasefire [that is being constantly violated, by the way]. Enlighten me.
by member_28705
09 Sep 2014 22:54
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Replies: 860
Views: 360508

Re: Indian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry

This is why we need to conserve and protect indigenous cows of India. Is the Narendra Modi government's obsession with preservation, improvement and promotion of desi cattle misplaced? This question needs to be considered at from a wider perspective before coming to a definite conclusion. Admittedly...
by member_28705
09 Sep 2014 22:31
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Replies: 10352
Views: 2189691

I want to understand Arunachal controversy better. Gurus, am here to learn. My knowledge regarding Arunachal Pradesh border dispute is rather limited, as presented below. Please do fill any gaps in my understanding. But before I present my understanding - I wish to state that I believe in a One Indi...
by member_28705
09 Sep 2014 20:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Attention non-members and lurkers !
Replies: 414
Views: 877474

Re: Attn non-members/Not Received Confirmation Email

George wrote:did not think it would be courteous to just dive into a debate with zero street cred. or is that just how we are here? :)
Welcome, George Bhai. You can dive into any debate here. With regards to street cred, just claim that you've a PhD in 'technology strategy' - that will boost your cred a lot.
by member_28705
09 Sep 2014 06:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
Replies: 3947
Views: 429299

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion

Plus Hilary is a thorough bred heavy weight unlike Obama who is just a figure head to show the world how progressive US is in having a black guy as president. Like MMS in India who is the darling of the secular brigade but real power lies in the hands of his madam. Agreed. That said, while meeting ...
by member_28705
09 Sep 2014 03:35
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Mining & Processing
Replies: 56
Views: 19498

Re: Mining & Processing

All you wanted to know about the coal-gate scam. Coal has been a red-hot topic ever since the infamous coal-gate scandal, as the media named it, was flagged by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in March 2012. The Supreme Court is set to rule on one of the aspects of the case today. ...
by member_28705
07 Sep 2014 22:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: BR Forum Feedback
Replies: 1178
Views: 293844

Re: BR Forum Feedback

BRF Mahdis, we need a thread to discuss religious terrorism inflicted upon India. Things like Love Jihad, conversion, Saudi money, Evanjihadis, church planting, anti-conversion law etc. This should not be to discuss the pros and cons of any religion but to discuss how it is being used to subjugate ...
by member_28705
07 Sep 2014 21:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: BR Forum Feedback
Replies: 1178
Views: 293844

Re: BR Forum Feedback

Also, can I change the email address on my account to a gmail address?
by member_28705
07 Sep 2014 20:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: BR Forum Feedback
Replies: 1178
Views: 293844

Re: BR Forum Feedback

Is there a dedicated terrorism thread? Where we can discuss terrorism/Counter terror etc with respect to India!
by member_28705
07 Sep 2014 03:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
Replies: 2129
Views: 365647

Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion

When you call someone less brutal, you are also making it easy for whoever you consider the less brutal one to escape with a sheepish smile, saying this "we were less brutal onleee, look we gave you Yingleesh and Railways, and taught you science and math. Is that not good enough". The pro...
by member_28705
07 Sep 2014 03:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
Replies: 2129
Views: 365647

Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion

Some thorns in India-Japan relationship that we need to talk about: 1) While we have a FTA with japan since 2011 - Japan doesn't recognize our doctors, or our pharma products. They are not willing to sign a MRA (Mutual Recognition Agreement) with us. This was because US forbids it from doing so. Do ...
by member_28705
07 Sep 2014 03:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
Replies: 2129
Views: 365647

Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion

So are you saying that Lytton was just as bad as Bentick? Or Dyer was just as bad as Ripon? When a Lytton or a Dyer can be far more heartless than other British officials; why can't one imperialist nation be worse than another? There are no benevolent rapists. There are rapists and brutal rapists. ...
by member_28705
07 Sep 2014 03:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
Replies: 2129
Views: 365647

Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion

Yes.. the small pox blankets. Indeed, these imperialist besterds make any defence very hard. :roll: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Pitt On June 29, 1763, a week after the siege began, Bouquet was preparing to lead an expedition to relieve Fort Pitt when he received a letter from Amherst...
by member_28705
07 Sep 2014 02:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
Replies: 2129
Views: 365647

Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion

KrisP: you wrote "British were better colonialists than others..." Based on your last comment to Lokesh then you should say there is no 'better' colonialist as well.. no? btw, many actually believe that the British were the worst kind; they did the most harm. Anyway OT as you noted. I sti...
by member_28705
07 Sep 2014 02:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
Replies: 2129
Views: 365647

Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion

You also forget Brit colonialism in America, and the policy of genocide against the native Americans there, who might have also been far more free and troublesome than the "docile" Indians. Over there, the Brits outdid the competing French, Dutch and German settlers in their brutality and...
by member_28705
07 Sep 2014 02:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
Replies: 2129
Views: 365647

Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion

The brishits were as shitty as were any other colonialists. Mass murder is mass murder, there is no "better" or "worse" in it. I would wonder if any victim of rape would consider themselves lucky because they were raped by a "benevolent rapist". That is patent bullsh*t...
by member_28705
07 Sep 2014 02:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
Replies: 2129
Views: 365647

Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion

^^ And all of the above wasn't true of the Brits? Off and on, of course. In my opinion, the British were much better colonialists than Germany, Belgium and especially Japan. If you want evidence - check the decline of population of Belgian Congo [from 20 million to 8 million - that is a 60% decline...
by member_28705
06 Sep 2014 15:14
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions (YEMEN, gulf)
Replies: 4734
Views: 645928

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

For me it's rather clear that the US sees the ISIS as a useful tool rather than as a threat. Some have suggested that the US/UK/Israel/Saudi Arabia wants to use the ISIS in the same way they used various Islamic terrorist groups in Afghanistan, only this time it's against Shia Iran and the Shia's o...
by member_28705
05 Sep 2014 17:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
Replies: 2129
Views: 365647

Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion

A nice summary of Modi's visit to Japan. A century after Japan's rise awakened Indian nationalism, a modern day nationalist Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, began his visit to Japan in Kyoto, where he explored a common spiritual heritage to inspire and transform present-day relations. He was received ...
by member_28705
05 Sep 2014 10:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
Replies: 2984
Views: 361616

Re: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?

Thanks for sharing this link... I for one love to see new interpretations of these ideas for sure... One thing to think about is - if Dharma is a fundamental force like Gravity, then it needs no defense. Why do Gods or Humans need to structure their Karma in any particular way? Dharma can never be ...
by member_28705
05 Sep 2014 01:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: BR Forum Feedback
Replies: 1178
Views: 293844

Re: BR Forum Feedback

Hi, I am unable to send PM's. Can someone help me in this regard?