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- 16 May 2026 20:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 2332
- Views: 1304465
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
https://www.newsonair.gov.in/india-and-uae-sign-slew-of-agreements-including-setting-up-strategic-petroleum-and-gas-reserves-in-india/ India and the UAE have signed a series of landmark agreements covering strategic petroleum reserves, long-term LPG supply, and defence cooperation. The pacts were i...
- 13 May 2026 08:56
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
- Replies: 877
- Views: 544731
Re: Indian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/from-import-dependence-to-self-reliance-indias-fertilizer-crisis-as-a-make-in-india-turning-point/article70954135.ece/amp/ India imports a substantial share of its fertilizer requirements, particularly in key bulk categories. Roughly 90–100...
- 12 May 2026 08:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 211232
Re: Elections Modi 3.0
For tn imo, if we are going by the premise that the elections were fair which we are, then the line of reasoning of a deep state/global project takes a backseat to the more important matter: the people of tn willingly chose to elect tvk and it's charismatic leader to power. So the question must be a...
- 11 May 2026 20:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1
- Replies: 695
- Views: 523981
Re: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1
Increasingly, I am coming to view this war as America's Suez moment. Britain and France could have carried the Suez campaign militarily through, but it was their ally America, which withdrew support, and that signaled world opinion turning decisively against them. And so it feels about the US now. ...
- 11 May 2026 19:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
- Replies: 3008
- Views: 640438
Re: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
https://americanmind.org/features/the-age-of-america/ At 73 years old, Francis Fukuyama has become a meme. He is the victim of a title too good to be true. “The End of History?” was the name of a landmark essay published in The National Interest and later expanded into his career-making 1992 bestse...
- 11 May 2026 19:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1
- Replies: 695
- Views: 523981
Re: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1
A bit late on the reply; when one talks about the strength of institutions and the mental block they place on an individual, his thought process and his modes of output, it is best that one provide available information on the observations of the citizenry on the self-same institutions. https://amer...
- 10 May 2026 13:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 211232
- 09 May 2026 10:09
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
- Replies: 817
- Views: 397653
Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lt-gen-ns-raja-subramani-named-next-cds-vice-adm-krishna-swaminathan-new-navy-chief-101778288519485-amp.html The government on Saturday named Lieutenant General (retd) NS Raja Subramani as the country’s next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), and Vice Admiral Kr...
- 05 May 2026 12:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 211232
- 04 May 2026 20:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 211232
Re: Elections Modi 3.0
Came across this while going through xitter, unintentional comedy


- 04 May 2026 20:22
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 211232
Re: Elections Modi 3.0
Thanks for the response Sachin sir. But damn, TN's election has thrown up a wild card in Indian politics after a long time. Vijay belongs to the era of ajit jogi, mamta, pawar, and yes to an extent the jdus, jds' and rjd's of the world, as in a new party and power centre only on the strength of char...
- 04 May 2026 16:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 211232
- 04 May 2026 15:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 211232
Re: Elections Modi 3.0
The elections in tn and subsequent results have been most illuminating. New timers coming in and going straight to the top, pawan kalyan is in the government, almost at the top but not quite, the last one would have to be kejriwal and he had a long awaited gestation with the iac movement. Was this r...
- 04 May 2026 10:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 13158
- Views: 3934547
Re: Understanding the US - Again
I do not like the man but that is clearly a fake. There are many things to spot, the person writing had got Trump's unhinged manner pat down, but he has gone a bit overboard. Things like Science! are a big giveaway
- 03 May 2026 21:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 13158
- Views: 3934547
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Here you go
If you find something paywalled go to archive.is or ph or vn and save the link
Why bother ai, it has important prompts of outputting celebs in bikinis to cater to
https://archive.is/Dyl2V
If you find something paywalled go to archive.is or ph or vn and save the link
Why bother ai, it has important prompts of outputting celebs in bikinis to cater to
https://archive.is/Dyl2V
- 03 May 2026 13:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
- Replies: 1975
- Views: 659127
Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
what this also does is provide an incorrect diagnosis to the problem and consequently the wrong solution. Case in point, bd, now collectively, we were outraged by actions against hindus in bd and of the increased population of bd mohemmedans in the north east. The conceit of indians is that all rela...
- 02 May 2026 20:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
- Replies: 1975
- Views: 659127
Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
What explains Nepal PM Balendra Shah's anti India moves? Most probably influenced by anti India foreign countries. One basic threat is to blackmail with the release of evidence of ***** material watching. IIRC it is said that Saudi King did something similar to a major Western personality by hackin...
- 30 Apr 2026 14:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 6221
- Views: 2809205
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
https://archive.is/VffBi Abu Dhabi’s request this month threatened to drain a fifth of Pakistan’s central bank reserves and imperilled a $7bn IMF bailout programme agreed in 2024. Saudi Arabia, which signed a mutual defence pact with Islamabad last year, swung to the rescue. It lent $3bn to Pakista...
- 30 Apr 2026 14:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 4326
- Views: 1596129
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Fact? Fiction? Does it even matter? Familiar names in the article https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/4/30/why-is-india-turning-to-crocodiles-and-snakes-to-fence-bangladesh-border Indian officials have floated a controversial plan to introduce apex predators such as crocodiles and venomous snake...
- 29 Apr 2026 09:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: North East & Eastern Himalayan: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1143
- Views: 383615
Re: North East & Eastern Himalayan: News & Discussion
Big development, concrete timeline in place https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-targets-northeast-insurgency-with-2029-deadline-first-focus-on-manipur-101777252083305-amp.html They said the Centre plans to redistribute forces which had been engaged in the LWE-affect...
- 26 Apr 2026 13:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 13158
- Views: 3934547
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Too bad nothing happened. We need the "eye of sauron" or simply the evil, so to speak to be focused on internal issues so that the rest of the world can continue scurrying around like mice and eking out a miserable living.
- 23 Apr 2026 08:48
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
- Replies: 877
- Views: 544731
Re: Indian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
https://m.economictimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/chem-/-fertilisers/india-to-purchase-fertilizer-at-nearly-double-pre-war-price/amp_articleshow/130445376.cms India, the world’s top importer of urea, has agreed to buy the nitrogen-based fertilizer at sharply higher prices than in a previous tende...
- 22 Apr 2026 21:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Miscellaneous Topics thread
- Replies: 181
- Views: 85463
Re: Miscellaneous Topics thread
^ has to be said, human society is built on team work, especially if one is looking to be engaged in a public service field, and not on individualistic talent or merit. Look at the babus who were GOATed or even those that reached the highest position possible in the ias stream - the principal secret...
- 19 Apr 2026 17:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 211232
Re: Elections Modi 3.0
imo, in this quasi-anglo country, the true hindu hriday samrat will be the one who will finally dispel the notion of an equitable societal contract and set the majority free from the bondages of the Will of the Book. We all used to laugh at the uk with their unwritten constitution, and the us with t...
- 19 Apr 2026 11:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 211232
Re: Elections Modi 3.0
^and what happens when Modi leaves and another comes in, or several power changes down the line? Or what if the pretext of strongmanship is taken by the opposition to coerce population in non-bjp states? The issue is structural and not institutional, imo, by which I mean that in the Indian context t...
- 18 Apr 2026 14:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
- Replies: 855
- Views: 111959
Re: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
GUYS!!GUYS!!what if the orange liar flailing his poop-filled diapers is, dare i say it? a Masterstroke? a 3d chess if you will? I believe, Patriots are in control after all. At this point, i believe, there ought to be a meta commentary on those commentators who have taken geopolitical augury as a pr...
- 14 Apr 2026 20:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Miscellaneous Topics thread
- Replies: 181
- Views: 85463
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...
- 08 Apr 2026 09:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
- Replies: 855
- Views: 111959
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...
- 08 Apr 2026 08:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
- Replies: 855
- Views: 111959
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....
- 29 Mar 2026 22:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 13441
- Views: 4849803
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...
- 27 Mar 2026 19:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 6221
- Views: 2809205
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...
- 24 Mar 2026 00:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 2804
- Views: 1009383
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...
- 17 Mar 2026 21:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1
- Replies: 695
- Views: 523981
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...
- 17 Mar 2026 19:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 7744
- Views: 2872714
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...
- 13 Mar 2026 11:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1
- Replies: 695
- Views: 523981
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...
- 13 Mar 2026 11:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
- Replies: 1975
- Views: 659127
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...
- 10 Mar 2026 08:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Iran News and Discussions
- Replies: 3745
- Views: 1029736
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...
- 06 Mar 2026 21:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Iran News and Discussions
- Replies: 3745
- Views: 1029736
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 ...
- 04 Mar 2026 21:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 2804
- Views: 1009383
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 ...
- 04 Mar 2026 19:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 2804
- Views: 1009383
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...