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by ricky_v
14 Apr 2026 20:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Topics thread
Replies: 174
Views: 77877

Re: Miscellaneous Topics thread

was recently walking through a locality in the hitec area of hyderabad and saw shop names popping up in bengali. Farther on it was bengali primarily along with english and very little telugu. Thought it a bit weird, maybe the bengali community was established in that area for some time and perhaps t...
by ricky_v
08 Apr 2026 09:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
Replies: 583
Views: 59581

Re: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy

Madhukar ji, I agree that India should have not got into any dealmaking or even any faux statesman grandeurship, one pm has been more than enough for several lifetimes. My point is the hyena like pack mocking of anyone who is actively engaged in ending a potential catastrophe. It could have resulted...
by ricky_v
08 Apr 2026 08:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
Replies: 583
Views: 59581

Re: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy

Taking snide comments from the sidelines against someone who is actually doing some work is one of the most pathetic traits of humans. Now rage frothing at the mouth at the mere mention of Pakistan is a mood that I vibe to well, but sj erred in his innate need to give a sounbite to the media people....
by ricky_v
29 Mar 2026 22:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13364
Views: 4765905

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/documents/US-India_IPS_260325-Final.pdf Summary of Recommendations Strengthen U.S.-India energy security through civil nuclear cooperation. The United States and India should deepen energy security cooperation by leveraging reforms outlined in India...
by ricky_v
27 Mar 2026 19:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 6165
Views: 2758192

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

https://archive.is/bKYQM Barrick Mining is postponing its huge copper and gold project in Pakistan in response to the war in the Middle East and deteriorating security situation in the south Asian country. The decision comes after the Toronto-based group last month launched a review of the Reko Diq...
by ricky_v
24 Mar 2026 00:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 2788
Views: 985413

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

What a scam! What an absolute farce of a war!! This is just manipulation of the market, 5 day wait, yes just after Friday end. All his announcements come in the weekend play. In a just world, trump and any of his cronies who have used done this manipulation and made quick millions, playing hail mary...
by ricky_v
17 Mar 2026 21:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1
Replies: 684
Views: 509731

Re: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1

^Further to add to the above. Saying this with the greatest respect, pm modi is a bloodless man without any traction to any morals, he only seeks to extract the maximum benefit to the maximum possible swathe of indians with his every decision; and this is an admirable fact, just 10 years past, about...
by ricky_v
17 Mar 2026 19:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 7510
Views: 2818737

Re: Internal Security Watch

https://x.com/OpIndia_com/status/2033881795113193593 @OpIndia_com Why are Ukrainian combat elements and an American mercenary crossing into Myanmar via Mizoram? Who is Matthew VanDyke? What SOLI? CM of Mizoram had flagged presence of Ukraine war elements in India-Myanmar border last year. https://x...
by ricky_v
13 Mar 2026 11:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1
Replies: 684
Views: 509731

Re: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1

Question to the experts/knowledgeable folks in this matter. How would one frame India's strategic goals or aspirations in context with current geo politics(might is right policies), and is there a pathway for India to achieve those goals without first localizing the necessary skills, tools, and res...
by ricky_v
13 Mar 2026 11:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Replies: 1960
Views: 646225

Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

Good for the nepalis, I suppose if they start converting dreams into on ground realities. So far, all I can see is a new version of balancing 2 powers and trying to extract the maximum benefit from both with the addition of a third monkey. The following “It intends to shift the emphasis towards rely...
by ricky_v
10 Mar 2026 08:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3717
Views: 999136

Re: Iran News and Discussions

Speech by khamenei jr >To the Iranian people, this is my first address to you as new Supreme Leader, but this is also an address not only to the people of the beloved nation, but to the world. It is also an address to the people in America. >As the world knows, the United States and the Zionist enti...
by ricky_v
06 Mar 2026 21:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3717
Views: 999136

Re: Iran News and Discussions

Though it is galling that 1 western power is acting as the empire of the world, the situation must also be looked at in Indian iranian relational context though it is always possible that the us party armada may one day decide to lay anchor in Indian waters on one pretext or another. Iran, whatever ...
by ricky_v
04 Mar 2026 21:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 2788
Views: 985413

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

^ dont really think that the developments in me are good for india's security and economic benefit in the long term, more importantly, the pm, and i mean this in a good way, is a bloodless dealmaker without any traction to any polity who will extract the maximum benefit for indians. There cannot be ...
by ricky_v
04 Mar 2026 19:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 2788
Views: 985413

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

dont really know where to post this as this should also come under the IOR, american submarine attacked an iranian ship off the coast of Galle, Sri Lanka and sunk it, 80 were killed, 30 were rescued https://i.ibb.co/WNh0GL1f/1772632664404136.png video of the same by the war dept https://x.com/Deptof...
by ricky_v
02 Mar 2026 23:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12950
Views: 3841351

Re: Understanding the US - Again

https://i.ibb.co/9HY3WtrC/1772470073138225.png i find it very curious, millennials have been the least trusting of the system, whether it be crazy ideas of the left or stark aloofness of the right, the one thing they have all have agreed on is that the government when being a war monger for middle ...
by ricky_v
02 Mar 2026 23:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3717
Views: 999136

Re: Iran News and Discussions

imo iran should not revert to its previous religion, the millions of shiite islam will look for a new seminary from the ramparts of which they can extol their prophet ali, and in the place of qom what better place than lucknow? the shiites do not get much respect elsewhere in a major / population ri...
by ricky_v
01 Mar 2026 22:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 2788
Views: 985413

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

^^ imo the us has got its dik out and is looking to bend over and fuk everything in its path, no point in getting involved once a conflict has started, the outcome should be countries getting banding together before any conflict for mutual assistance, which the us mic may or may not respect. And the...
by ricky_v
01 Mar 2026 09:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3717
Views: 999136

Re: Iran News and Discussions

org structure of khameini, might be outdated as of yesterday, though the structure remains https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/sites/default/files/Unmasking%20the%20Bayt_Tue%2024%20Feb%2017.10.pdf As long as the Bayt remains intact, meaningful political transformation inside Iran is unlikely. T...
by ricky_v
28 Feb 2026 14:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 2788
Views: 985413

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

many news coming thick and fast unconfirmed: - us bases in qatar, bahrain and abu dhabhi have been targetted with missiles - haifa, israel under attack confirmed - trump states it is going to be a multi day operation - after they are done, it is up to the iranian people to take control of their gove...
by ricky_v
25 Feb 2026 21:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Africa News and Discussion
Replies: 575
Views: 299656

Re: India-Africa News and Discussion

an extremely exhaustive report on the current situation in the horn of africa, some say the scene for the next regional war involving the middle east and the eastern parts of africa, about 80 pages of pdf if anyone is interested https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Fault-Lines-in-the-Horn-...
by ricky_v
19 Feb 2026 11:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Replies: 4320
Views: 1569489

Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion

The coup was not against the beedis but against India and Modi ji, and the beedis were just in the way like nepal. It was a part of the regime change efforts to destabilize the Modi govt. youanus and his greed completely buggered up that narrative and his once assured street support eroded rather r...
by ricky_v
19 Feb 2026 10:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4615
Views: 1379393

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

I am surprised that the UGC fiasco has not gotten more exposure on the forum and it’s going from bad to worse. If one is to believe what Ajeet Bharti is saying (and there is no reason to doubt him as he has provided videos), the effect of UGC has resulted in people slowly turning away from BJP and ...
by ricky_v
14 Feb 2026 09:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Replies: 4320
Views: 1569489

Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion

^lol, the bleating of the innocent. What if to all the spiel above, the government just said "No", what then? Will she elect someone else, will she get to the street and demonstrate strength to void the election, are there means of one sided imaginary grievance redressal in beediland? If s...
by ricky_v
13 Feb 2026 13:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Replies: 4320
Views: 1569489

Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion

^ you may be right and I wrong, however, as i may have mouthed off elsewhere, i am a big believer in the notion that whatever comes before determines what comes after the bd society to my mind is struck in what i term as an incomplete revolution, in this sordid play, the coloniser is india and the b...
by ricky_v
13 Feb 2026 12:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Replies: 4320
Views: 1569489

Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion

If there is any justice for BD, Yunus should be tried and hanged for treasonous sell-out of BD (aside from his unleashing jihadi forces). and who would do the trying and hanging at the moment?? yunus is the will of the people of bangladesh, whatever he has executed has the strength of the bd people...
by ricky_v
06 Feb 2026 20:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Topics thread
Replies: 174
Views: 77877

Re: Miscellaneous Topics thread

came across the following meme, imo quite a good condensed view and starting point for indic philosophies

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by ricky_v
23 Jan 2026 20:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-Israel: News and Discussion
Replies: 2594
Views: 633912

Re: Indo-Israel: News and Discussion

couple of actions in the recent past seem more disquieting than usual portents; i believe that the globalists jews are looking for a new nation either to subvert, or make it into their likeness for the future now that europe is long in the process of being hollowed out that may explain why usual bai...
by ricky_v
17 Jan 2026 20:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4615
Views: 1379393

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

isnt there caste quota in this too ? ha, I guess that this is sarcastic. I do not have any opinion on this one way or the other, but looking at the current situation on the ground, i think the winning play is to get off the system entirely. There will be reservations in private sector soon the rate...
by ricky_v
16 Jan 2026 00:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13364
Views: 4765905

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

not really relevant to the topic of the thread, Amber G, but the U19 cricket world cup is being held in zimbabwe and namibia; nobody has any issues gaining admittance in those countries, i dont think, pakistani origin cricketers in the senior US team have their visa on hold for participating in the ...
by ricky_v
16 Jan 2026 00:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
Replies: 465
Views: 145153

Re: Elections Modi 3.0

in the longer run, the bjp will become the congress and the congress the muslim league with bjp chasing the aim of a uniparty ala china the only way to keep them on the straight and narrow is the perpetual spectre of the emergence of a more "far-right" party in the system so as to avoid a ...
by ricky_v
13 Jan 2026 23:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12950
Views: 3841351

Re: Understanding the US - Again

^ not disagreeing with you bala ji, but when faced with an opponent that is there motor-mouthing every day and a cause of actual hardship on our peoples versus an entity ambiguous to define with maybe tangible / intangible / arguable deleterious effects, probably best that our attention is not diver...
by ricky_v
03 Jan 2026 15:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12950
Views: 3841351

Re: Understanding the US - Again

https://i.4cdn.org/pol/1767432335035260.png The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country. This operation was done in conjunction wit...
by ricky_v
02 Jan 2026 19:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 7510
Views: 2818737

Re: Internal Security Watch

Germany is now on an overdrive courting Indian students given the US F1 and H1B issues. They are seizing this opportunity to hopefully net more Dhruv’s? https://x.com/OpIndia_com/status/2005588193887048119 Don't miss this quite an illustrative article imo. Youth is supposed to rebel against the pre...
by ricky_v
31 Dec 2025 22:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Replies: 1409
Views: 704419

Re: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses

a bit of a meta commentary, as it were, on good literature in recent times and their paucity before moving onto the relevant post usual haunts of news aggregators, reliable publications have all gone suddenly cold in terms of publishing good literature on geopolity, most are swept in the "he sa...
by ricky_v
31 Dec 2025 22:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Africa News and Discussion
Replies: 575
Views: 299656

Re: India-Africa News and Discussion

re: links between india and ethiopia in terms of regional rivalry, ethiopia is at loggerheads with egypt, but then one can say this between any 2 countries in africa, like issues between ethiopia and eritrea, just a couple of years back, there was an intense war on by the tigray tribe, majority in e...
by ricky_v
31 Dec 2025 21:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Africa News and Discussion
Replies: 575
Views: 299656

Re: India-Africa News and Discussion

^^ might be pertinent to the above https://en.sputniknews.africa/20251228/1081935551.html?ysclid=mju837r8i7927792 Diplomat Abdirahman Odawa has been ordered to return to Mogadishu no later than Monday, media reported. The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been officially notified of his recall....
by ricky_v
20 Dec 2025 00:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Replies: 4320
Views: 1569489

Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion

much as the beedis are angling for a beating, the best option for now would be to completely shut down all contact, close down the embassy, other attaches, recall the staff on the offensive front, stop all electricity citing unpaid dues, tamper with the transmission lines from nepal to bd as they ar...
by ricky_v
18 Dec 2025 00:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Replies: 4320
Views: 1569489

Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion

what are the beedis hoping to get from this demonstration? that they will not take "bullying" from the big bad in the neighborhood? that they can push back in the name of sovereignty? i begin to understand now why the pakis did as they did way back when, some societies just exist to undert...
by ricky_v
15 Dec 2025 00:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4615
Views: 1379393

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

Also feels like to me that the ultimate conclusion of jitni abaadi utna haq, rights based on strength, is the system of proportional representation/ governance as the eu That can be the casus belli for the second?third ? Movement of independence, to change representation from a past by post to propo...