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by Varuna
10 May 2024 11:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 5278
Views: 2263607

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

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by Varuna
03 Jul 2023 12:12
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8946
Views: 3987260

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Jal jeevan mission update: Total Coverage is above 64% now. Majority of the heartland is a darker shade of blue now. The following states have gone above 50% from last time: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Assam, Meghalaya. Kerala is being overtaken by a lot of other states. They have be...
by Varuna
17 Jun 2023 01:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 1081451

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. Jal Jeevan Mission is one of the schemes they might be banking on to...
by Varuna
02 Jun 2023 00:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 1081451

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

The simple answer could be that he is looking for funding from the "aristrocratic" Muslims.
by Varuna
31 May 2023 21:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 8018
Views: 2847517

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

^ it's a warning. That's all they know to do, like little Bhutto did. TSP will declare Jeehard on IMF, and send mujjies to IMF headquarters
by Varuna
08 Apr 2023 22:03
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8946
Views: 3987260

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Jal jeevan mission update: Total Coverage is above 60% now. UP has zoomed from last place to be ahead of Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and West Bengal at 37% coverage Punjab joins Haryana, Gujarat and Telangana at 100% coverage Jal Jeevan govt dashboard link https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx...
by Varuna
14 Mar 2023 14:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 8018
Views: 2847517

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

^^ I think the author is being sly and stating the PPP numbers without explicitly mentioning it.. The 2022 estimated GDP for pakistan was $1.5 Trillion (PPP). Nominal was $376 Billion
by Varuna
01 Jan 2023 15:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8946
Views: 3987260

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Jal jeevan mission update:

Coverage is above 56% now. All states a shade of blue now (i.e. above 25%)

Jal Jeevan govt dashboard link
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx

Jan 1 2023
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by Varuna
22 Dec 2022 14:41
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: A Nation on the March
Replies: 899
Views: 516692

Re: A Nation on the March

Great news on Jal Jeevan, but I think they will miss the 2024 deadline. Surprisingly, UP is one of the laggards, which is pulling the entire number down. Hope Yogi pulls up his ministers/babus for this. On the Jal Jeevan front, double-engine is certainly not working in UP They only started really i...
by Varuna
04 Aug 2022 11:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3823661

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Maybe the solution is not just to remove infected cells but to deinfect the cells themselves. In order to do so, it is imperative to expose the hollowness, perversion and moral depravity of the ideology and it's originators.. It has to become an object of ridicule and derision, thereby making the fo...
by Varuna
28 Jul 2022 21:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 8018
Views: 2847517

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

^^ Interesting. Google is also showing this:

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But xe.com shows this:

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by Varuna
10 Jun 2022 23:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3823661

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

If the right wing was more organised they would be trending #moped all over the internet. Overwhelm the internet. Whatever happenned to the mallu internet army who troll everyone ?
by Varuna
19 Nov 2021 12:44
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8946
Views: 3987260

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

19 Nov 2021 https://imgur.com/XhUFPxy.png 44.30% now. Assam and Ladakh are in light blue now. JJM dashboard UP seems to be stagnant, so I looked up the UP JJM dashboard. There seems to be a lot of infrastructure that is being built up. I suspect that the UP numbers will start increasing drastically ...
by Varuna
19 Nov 2021 11:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3823661

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

There is a larger picture that I'd like to speculate over. My sikh side of the family had been quite against Modi since the BIF coordinated attacks over the farm laws. Today is gurpoorab - guru nanak jayanti, and to announce it on this day has created a sea change in the perception of the average si...
by Varuna
13 Nov 2021 20:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3823661

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

I've seen a lot of wokes doing namaste with a gap within their hands as if they are hiding something. Looks like such an effort.
by Varuna
04 Nov 2021 13:17
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8946
Views: 3987260

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

It's a payment interface. Does not cover NEFT etc. ​I do all transactions upto 50K through UPI. Payments to dhobi, vegetable vendor, milk, salaries to house help, and more importantly all bills (electricity, etc) are done with UPI. BillPay integrates nicely with UPI. Also people like our neighbours ...
by Varuna
24 Jul 2021 14:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3823661

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

What they mean by "civilizational", of course, is: "defined by the aesthetics of a value system shaped by the British, exalted by the Nehru dynasty (and their Khan Market hangers-on), reinforced at such institutions as Doon School and St Stephens, and worn on our sleeves as a hallmar...
by Varuna
30 Jun 2021 18:12
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8946
Views: 3987260

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Since there hasn't been an update by Suraj on the Jal Jeevan Mission for the last 2 months, I'm adding an entry: 30 Jun 2021 https://i.imgur.com/efMFy7B.png Almost 40% coverage now. All states above 10% now. Here is the live dashboard . Prior statuses: 26 Apr 2021 18 Mar 2021 21 Feb 2021 15 Jan 2021...
by Varuna
29 Apr 2021 14:26
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8946
Views: 3987260

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

^^ I track that dashboard almost every second day, and it hasn't moved for around 10 days. Not sure if there is lack of reporting, or work has come to a standstill due to the second wave.
by Varuna
17 Feb 2021 19:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5339
Views: 2224431

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Any idea if we can monitor the area now for any tunnels that the chinis might have dug there. There were some reports a while ago about tunnels ( https://swarajyamag.com/insta/chinese-a ... -of-ladakh )
by Varuna
06 Jan 2021 09:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 3439609

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

can't wait to see how we do it and how we deliver it for the world. Whole Indian prestige is on the line. We need to save the world. Great challenge and great opportunity I'm sure we will do great. However, let's not make it an issue of prestige or H&D. Irrespective of how India handles this, b...
by Varuna
07 Oct 2020 01:25
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2656047

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

* What is the benefit for India and its people? * What are the costs of not doing this? * What are the costs of doing this? .... snipped ..... Thanks for taking this forward and fleshing it out so beautifully. This government has taken similar "shine sunlight on the issues" approach in th...
by Varuna
06 Oct 2020 09:29
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2656047

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

The government should constitute a women's safety bench, in which they list out all sexual assaults on a weekly basis (with due anonymisation of names of course). It will offer transparency, help in tracking improvement, and more importantly defang the BIF which likes to highlight certain cases sele...
by Varuna
22 Jun 2020 13:15
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1993151

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

https://twitter.com/jam79922967/status/1274477677676769281?s=21 Anger in Chinese media over NO respect for Ladakh dead soldiers Can anyone who reads Mandarin state what these names mean Google translate: We extend our deepest condolences to the families and are firmly committed to protecting the so...
by Varuna
05 May 2019 14:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
Replies: 6200
Views: 1400929

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

Supratik wrote:I think Modi lost his cool. It is useless to bring in RG Sr. There is enough material on RG Jr.
I think Modi knows he is winning, and is gaming this to make RG Jr and Congress lose their cool, and increase the vitriol toward Modi. Also when they later cry about EVMs, they sound even more deranged
by Varuna
28 Mar 2019 08:46
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Poll thread on Indian General Election 2019
Replies: 49
Views: 70414

Re: Poll thread on Indian General Election 2019

In 2019, as on date only 2.5 million indians are without access to electricity. Do you really believe this? The guy heading the program is a close acquaintance and it's a fairly accurate assessment according to him. Note that this figure is for people who want to be electrified. There are a few who...
by Varuna
05 Aug 2018 20:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - July 27, 2018
Replies: 2848
Views: 596582

Re: Terroristan - July 27, 2018

Imran Khan to make stunning announcements immediately after taking oath of PM: Sources decided to substantially cut prices of fuel and electricity after taking oath. Sources said that party leadership explained to the party chairman that petrol is being sold for $53 per barrel in international mark...
by Varuna
23 May 2017 15:05
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Replies: 4479
Views: 1451932

Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations

@ShivAroor
BREAKING: Army formally reveals big punitive retaliatory strikes on Pakistan Army positions in Nowshera sector of J&K.
by Varuna
22 Oct 2016 15:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-13 June,2016
Replies: 2846
Views: 702244

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-13 June,2016

2. There is a good highway and much greenery about and flat terrain along with what appear to be multiple plots of private farms - is that really Afghanistan? The Helmand river keeps this area quite fertile, and there are lots of canals here too. I'm guessing what got blown up is around this area: ...
by Varuna
05 Oct 2016 17:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-13 June,2016
Replies: 2846
Views: 702244

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-13 June,2016

I think GOI should not release the evidence in public domain, but show it to Kejriwal and gang, and get him to release another video stating that he is convinced yada yada
by Varuna
29 Sep 2016 03:09
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India's Retaliation Options to significant terrorist strikes
Replies: 1228
Views: 336157

Re: India's Retaliation Options to significant terrorist strikes

Heard from one more source today that there was some retaliation within hours of Uri. No confirmation. Happy to hear that but also feel like college boy sitting in library looking at pretty girl for 3 hours and then goes back saying "Ah well - I think she looked at me once, when I was looking ...
by Varuna
21 Sep 2016 13:44
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: In response to the Uri Terrorist Attack...
Replies: 240
Views: 66958

Re: In response to the Uri Terrorist Attack...

Karthik S wrote: Why will they do this? Skardu is less then 100 km from LoC.
Pakis are paranoid about SeePack (CPEC). The kamandus think Uri incident will be used for disrupting their game changeing SeePack in GB.