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- 01 Oct 2023 00:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: A Mirror on Pakistan: In their own words by Pakistanis
- Replies: 108
- Views: 33722
Re: A Mirror on Pakistan: In their own words by Pakistanis
Part 2 The Indian diaspora is quite highly placed in developed economies where a number of Indians are also part of advisory structures, but when the time comes in India to select a Finance Minister preference is given to an elected person with domestic experience. In Pakistan, however, we have had ...
- 01 Oct 2023 00:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: A Mirror on Pakistan: In their own words by Pakistanis
- Replies: 108
- Views: 33722
Re: A Mirror on Pakistan: In their own words by Pakistanis
Shabbar Zaidi, former FBR chairman and blue-blood RAPE from Karachi has been throwing lots of towels recently on a business newspaper ( :lol: ) from bakistan... How far ahead of Pakistan is India?—I The G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9-10 should have been an eye-opener for Pakistan. However, i...
- 29 Sep 2023 15:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 1878
- Views: 464001
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Downhill skiing has started.... India is a growing economic Power. Canada still committed to built closer ties with India & continue to engage "constructively and seriously" with India given its growing importance on the world stage- PM Justin Trudeau in Montreal https://twitter.com/Me...
- 29 Sep 2023 15:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4418
- Views: 1334803
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Big Bang Fridins are back in bakistan yawn - At least 34 killed, scores injured in ‘suicide blast’ near 12th Rabiul Awwal procession in Mastung: hospital official At least 34 people were killed — including a police officer — and more than 130 were injured in what officials believe was a suicide bla...
- 28 Sep 2023 20:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
- Replies: 3327
- Views: 844294
Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Karolina Goswami (indiaindetails@gmail.com). Cyrano Ji - please help if you can. TIA!
- 22 Sep 2023 00:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards
- Replies: 831
- Views: 236250
Re: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards
https://t.co/zX5nPZypCB Need full paper The Paradox of the Pakistan Army For all its many faults, the Pakistan army is becoming ever more important as the one institution that can resist the centrifugal forces endangering Pakistan’s future. However, the army needs to step back from its confrontatio...
- 19 Sep 2023 03:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 1878
- Views: 464001
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Full text of Turd-eau's statement in the Canadian parliament: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F6VPUT_WUAABJPq?format=jpg&name=large Let's hope that in response: 1. Bharat expels the Canadian high commissioner 2. Closes down (or significantly degrades the ops capabilities of) their consulates in Chan...
- 16 Sep 2023 02:11
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 2896
- Views: 829729
- 13 Sep 2023 05:07
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8446
- Views: 3020068
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Taking a step back and looking at the next 2 decades, here's a very interesting video from none other than Harsh Madhusudan expanding on his thesis for going long on India... must watch!!
- 08 Sep 2023 18:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4418
- Views: 1334803
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Plus $200 billion of thar coal and $300 billion of copper in Baluchistan (if they're able to weasel out of paying $11 billion in damages to the reko diq developer first, that is).
- 07 Sep 2023 15:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: A Mirror on Pakistan: In their own words by Pakistanis
- Replies: 108
- Views: 33722
Re: A Mirror on Pakistan: In their own words by Pakistanis
Love you to the moon and back While I'm happy for India, I feel regret that we have been conditioned not to aspire for much, let alone for the moon. Congratulations are definitely in order. Let me raise my glass of thandi lassi to our neighbours. Cheers to the people who are working hard and compet...
- 14 Jul 2023 15:05
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
- Replies: 1354
- Views: 715700
Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
It had been years since I was this nervous and excited about an ISRO launch. So glad everything was "naarmal" onlee! :) You could see the relief and jubilation on everyone's faces when the cryo stage ignition was confirmed. Now hoping we achieve a successful soft landing on the lunar south...
- 30 Jan 2023 17:22
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7944
- Views: 2236427
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Prices go through the roof, crushing salaried class behind THE white collar workers have been forced to work multiple jobs to make ends meet. In some cases three meals a day have been cut down to two. The slightly better-off ones have shifted from cars to two-wheelers. Small business owners have ta...
- 20 Jan 2023 06:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4418
- Views: 1334803
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
I remember this same b***ard, after 26/11, coming on Indian TV and saying, ok, we hit you hard. But now you should stop finger pointing and resolve Kashmir. We should dig this up ASAP! Hnair-ji, your request led me down a deep rabbit hole! Here are a few choicest of nuggets from this a-hole in chro...
- 08 Jan 2023 16:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7944
- Views: 2236427
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
The RAPEs are getting desperate.... A friend who had retired about 10-odd years ago told me recently that he has had to come out of retirement and look for work opportunities as inflation over the last few years has eroded his savings to the point where his retirement plans are no longer tenable. He...
- 03 Jun 2022 13:42
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8446
- Views: 3020068
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
^ to be fair, my experience here in UK with the lower end stores (Primark etc.) has been 70% B'desh, 20% China and 10% India. Paki maal usually found in the towels/ napkins section.
- 14 Mar 2022 05:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 3001157
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Just saw The Kashmir Files in South London. Theatre was almost house full. Lots of ppl heard saying WTF under their breath during screening. Even someone like me who's relatively more aware about the history (thanks actually to the last 15 yrs of BRF exposure) could not help but feel ashamed how the...
- 12 Mar 2022 17:52
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
- Replies: 5960
- Views: 2325105
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Possibility that it’s a high value target/ drugs depot/ paki drone c&c eliminated is much greater than it being an accidental mizzyle phyrr. If the former it is a HUGE departure from our past strategy and hence cannot assume that’s what happened here with conviction.
- 04 Mar 2022 19:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Weaponizing Corporations & Trade - Countermeasures
- Replies: 54
- Views: 8417
Re: Weaponizing Corporations & Trade - Countermeasures
It will be good to split this up into two broad ideas. (1) Strategic Autonomy and (2) Inter-dependencies. From a trade and mercantilism perspective, building up inter-dependencies is more beneficial than trying to close yourself off into a self-contained economy. Hypothetically, if it were China inv...
- 03 Oct 2021 07:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5638
- Views: 1622394
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Thanks to all senior BRFites for your inputs. I'm looking at it as a 3-5 year stint as of now, unless SHQ takes a liking to being all NRI, uber posh London mum. :P Dean's Ji, yes it's only the money aspect which is not clear. My post tax take home in London will be 2x on my India salary, but the exp...
- 02 Oct 2021 22:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5638
- Views: 1622394
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
This may be OT for the thread (mods please move if required). Following from the above posts re: the lack of quality of life in UKstan, would you recommend a 31 year old Indian lawyer to take up an offer with a London law firm that pays 150k GBP? We have a young family and currently stay in Mumbai. ...
- 30 May 2021 05:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2817254
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
My office in Mumbai also arranged a drive-in vaccination drive this week. This was arranged in collaboration with one of these online pharmacy start-ups. Not sure about the logistics. I am not in Mumbai so could not experienced this first hand.
- 03 May 2021 15:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2817254
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
24 Covid-19 patients dead after Chamarajanagar hospital runs out of oxygen In a tragic turn of events, a total of 24 patients died at the district Covid Hospital in Chamarajanagar, 175 kilometres from Bengaluru on Sunday. According to the district administration, as many as 12 patients died due to ...
- 25 Apr 2021 16:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2817254
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Checking-in from Chhattisgarh again. By the grace of god, we have all recovered from COVID-19 after 17 days of home isolation. What worked for us: having enough rooms to isolate each positive member of the family, a trusted doctor available on the phone at least once or twice a day, constant monitor...
- 03 Apr 2021 21:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2817254
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Thanks Mort-ji and Tanaji-ji! I'm in Bhilai (Durg district). Its right next to Raipur and mostly urban, which still does not explain why we're one of the worst affected districts in the country. My dad and younger brother don't have any symptoms for now (plus dad has had the first dose of the vaccin...
- 03 Apr 2021 21:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2817254
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Checking in from Chhattisgarh. Things are pretty bad here. the actual numbers are at least 10x of what is being officially reported. I am currently in one of the worst affected districts - we're going into lockdown starting tomorrow for 8 days, but I suspect that will not be enough to break the chai...
- 26 Feb 2021 00:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
- Replies: 2848
- Views: 946993
Re: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
The ceasefire in the border was probably agreed to, in return for not pushing in infiltrators and keeping a leash on jihadis. This probably will be used to get out of FATF. Then we shouldn't have agreed to this, isn't it? This change in status quo helps the pakis more than it helps us. We're okay w...
- 17 Jan 2021 23:06
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
- Replies: 1533
- Views: 695696
Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
Now that we know MK1A is around 52M. If MWF & TEDBF/ORCA comes to an average of 75M to 80M, then we might see an average savings of atleast 20-30M. We have need atleast 300+, including replacing Su30 in the future. It might go up to 500 jets. That is saving of 9B to 15B! Even if Su30 are to be ...
- 15 Jan 2021 18:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 3001157
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Arnab's whatsapp chats leaked by the Mumbai Police...
https:// www . scoopwhoop . com / news / arnab-leaked-whatsapp-chats-twitter/
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https:// www . scoopwhoop . com / news / arnab-leaked-whatsapp-chats-twitter/
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- 13 Jan 2021 20:02
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
- Replies: 1533
- Views: 695696
Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
Super happy with this news!! T'was delayed by 9-12 months due to the China Virus and its fallout. Now this jingo only wishes that this order was for 183 birds instead of 83. We *need* money to be poured in our desi MIC.
- 26 Dec 2019 13:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 6664
- Views: 1366869
Re: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
How can you miss Thalivar, Sh. Rajnikanth..Hain ji. Nana Patekar Payal Rohatgi How can you forget Atul Agnihotri the creator of Buddha in a traffic jam, Taskhent Files and other movies! That'll be Vivek Agnihotri. Few other names that pop up: Vivek Oberoi Raveena Tandon Salim Khan (Sallu's dad) - t...
- 07 Sep 2019 02:37
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Chandrayan-2 Mission
- Replies: 2278
- Views: 578722
Re: Chandrayan-2 Mission
PM has left the building.
Edit: my bad. PM talking live now.
Edit: my bad. PM talking live now.
- 07 Sep 2019 02:33
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Chandrayan-2 Mission
- Replies: 2278
- Views: 578722
Re: Chandrayan-2 Mission
Wasn't the orbiter supposed to fly by and take pictures of the lander? Re: the hand gestures, my guess is they were debating if it went into a tumble or descended in the correct orientation. Also heard one lady scientist also say that we've lost RF, but doesn't mean that the rest of systems didn't p...
- 07 Sep 2019 02:15
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Chandrayan-2 Mission
- Replies: 2278
- Views: 578722
Re: Chandrayan-2 Mission
Heard over the voice over that they're not receving telemetry data from Madrid or Mauritius station. Guess it tumbled and crashed?
- 23 May 2019 11:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections : Results Discussion
- Replies: 2982
- Views: 438747
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
BJP will lose onlee
Smriti Irani ji will lose onlee
The EVMs are hacked onlee - RaGa will win once VVPATs are counted onlee!
Smriti Irani ji will lose onlee
The EVMs are hacked onlee - RaGa will win once VVPATs are counted onlee!
- 23 May 2019 09:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections : Results Discussion
- Replies: 2982
- Views: 438747
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
BJP will lose onlee
- 23 May 2019 08:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections : Results Discussion
- Replies: 2982
- Views: 438747
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
Wonder whether the TV wallahs have reporters sending leads from counting stations or ANI type feeds to update the counters. Currently rNDTV has the most no of leads showing.
- 23 May 2019 08:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections : Results Discussion
- Replies: 2982
- Views: 438747
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
Welcome all guests on the thread. Pick up your dhotis and shiver after me:
BJP will lose onlee.
BJP will lose onlee.
- 23 May 2019 07:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
- Replies: 6200
- Views: 1161804
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
Last push -
BJP will lose onlee
NDA will lose onlee
Congress and thugbandhan will win onlee
All hail king RaGa!
BJP will lose onlee
NDA will lose onlee
Congress and thugbandhan will win onlee
All hail king RaGa!
- 23 May 2019 02:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
- Replies: 6200
- Views: 1161804
Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
Zor se bolo: BJP will lose onlee
Phir se bolo: RaGa will win onlee
Phir se bolo: RaGa will win onlee