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Detailing India's offence on Pakistan, the IAF chief said, “As far as Pakistan's losses are concerned...we have struck a large number of their airfields and we struck a large number of installations...Because of these strikes, radars at least four places, command and control centres at two places ,...

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SRajesh wrote: ↑01 Oct 2025 23:35 I believe No Handshake to continue in the Womens WC currently played in India.
How come Jihadi Banuus have been given Visa to visit Bharat!!
Or Are they playing elsewhere like what happened with Champions trophy and Asia Cup

All Pakistan matches are in Colombo.

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Pakistan is trying very hard to play both sides of the US/China equation. They are hoping to get as much mileage out of Trump's favour (based on the centrality of his family-owned WLF cryptocurrency fund to laundering TSPA/ISI's criminal wealth) while he lasts, and meanwhile probably telling the Ch...

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India today has very carefully omitted to mention that the intense international pressure was applied by condoliza rice This is a fact that chidu himself admitted in his revelation now, will the dopy dynaaast admit who actually surrendered, Modi ji or the mamamia mafiosi........... :mrgreen: Chetak...

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That is either brave words in the face of the inevitable (“India need not be nervous…”) or a colossal failure (gauged Trump’s second term incorrectly). It was neither brave nor even a failure. Internationally, Trump & Co have single-handedly destroyed the entire relationship between the US and ...

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ricky_v wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 20:23 https://warontherocks.com/2025/10/expla ... -pakistan/

. . . “supporting U.S. jobs” without altering the military balance in South Asia.

The same US story we have heard for 70 years now. 'supporting US jobs' is probably a new addition.

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Rakesh wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025 19:07 https://x.com/NetramDefence/status/1973641230467866634 ---> UPDATE: HAL successfully tested Tejas Mk-1A with Astra BVR and ASRAAM missiles, proving it can handle short and long-range combat.

Really great news.

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Handing over the trophy & medals does not absolve him in any way of the serious crime he has committed.
His woes start now.

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If Shinmaywa deal can happen, that would be the best. There are many uses cases for these. The last I heard several years back from a top Japanese guy who visited our think tank was that Shinmaywa was not a very big company and it was neither possible for them to cut the costs much nor do ToT which ...

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• Rafale first flight with a pair of GE F404 turbofans: 04 July 1986 • Rafale first flight with one M88 turbofan and one GE F404 turbofan: 27 Feb 1990 . . . Also need to know how much modification was done to the Rafale to make the switch from GE F404 to M88-2. Wow! How did they fit in a much small...

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India, US conduct naval exercise in Arabian Sea Amid the continuing tariff tensions between India and US, the armed forces of the two countries continue to undertake the flurry of joint combat exercises that have been the norm over the last two decades. In the latest such endeavour, Indian guided-m...

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A_Gupta wrote: ↑28 Sep 2025 10:47 Pakistan is disowning a member of its UN delegation
Former federal ministers Shireen Mazari . . .

Jalebi ma'am is still active?

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Both SoKo and Japan have bridged their gulf in unimaginable ways in recent years especially after Yoon-suk Yeol took power. He simply went out of the way to find a solution to the vexatious issues and Japan too responded. I thought that after he was deposed and the opposition took control, there wou...

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Absolutely well said, Dr. KH.

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Here's a different list categorized by region - https://x.com/i/grok/share/sryZ9VeUGOb2AepuhiyguSECn On two counts, I reject this. 1. Israel itself hasn't counted India as having walked out. After all, what more does one need? I also believe this Israeli list because even some other 'western outlet...

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ramana, thanks for posting the above summary of what looks like an interesting book. Not many have studied these wars. This is a Books folder and I don't intend therefore to turn it into a discussion thread. So, only an indicative post here. I think the following is your statement, "The Wars Fo...

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Ambar wrote: ↑28 Sep 2025 05:36What did we really achieve by walking out during Netanyahu’s UN speech?

Don't post anything without proof.
Here is a list of 77 countries that Israel says walked out or didn't attend.

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The Phillipines has many worries. PH foreign policy: Between the Eagle and the Dragon https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/09/24/opinion/columns/ph-foreign-policy-between-the-eagle-and-the-dragon/2188983 I'll highlight a specific concern, for the rest, read the article. I remember that some time back t...

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India plans 'bodyguard' satellites after neighbour's risky orbit move - Mihir Mishra, Bloomberg India is developing a plan to improve its ability to protect satellites from attacks, people familiar with the matter said, after a near miss in orbit highlighted risks to national security posed by othe...

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This in Dawn, I do link to, because it is revealing about the newly-formed Pakistan’s constitutional history. From this: Foreign journals were instead treated to Iskander Mirza, who told them the electorate was bound to act “foolish”; democracy having “run riot during seven years in Pakistan” . Ayu...

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Have you tried clearing your cache & cookies, sudhan?

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Guys, relax. The Saudis are just asking TSP to give them back their maal and they are formalizing it through an agreement. The Saudis have a disproportionate influence over TSP which neither the US nor China has. It is not like 25 years before in the relations between India & KSA. King Fahd, Pri...

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India-US Eye Moon and Mars Missions - PTI India and the US signalled the beginning of a new phase of space partnership at a special event hosted by the Embassy of India in Washington DC, with officials and astronauts highlighting how decades of cooperation are now paving the way for missions to the...

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Great work, AdityaG

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China’s advanced weapons roll through Beijing in ‘credible’ show of deterrence - SCMP

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India unveils its space vision to 2040 - Ajay Lele, The Space Review India became the fourth country to land on the Moon and the first to reach its south polar region on August 23, 2023, now celebrated as National Space Day. The second celebration was marked by the presence of Group Captain Shubhan...

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If the refinery is attacked then India must take out every power plant operated by WAPDA, and factories operated by PA. The response must be 10x and seen to be delivered. Including CPEC-built power plants. We don’t care what these are so long as they exist on Pakistani soil. TSP (& China) may b...

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My bet is that it will change nothing in terms of continuing sanctions/tariffs against India. That's true. Trump's sanctions and his minions' diatribes against India which have taken the form of clownish ridiculuousness, are due entirely to other reasons, nothing to do with UKR which PoTUS/GoTUS is...

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There are actually US-Pasand Indian Americans advocating that all would be well and Trump would be happy with India if only Adani-Ambani would also "invest" $500B in the US (on Bessent's terms, I expect). Investment would be OK for other countries, but Trump & his administration have ...

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Have we made major concession on : a. One China Policy n Ditched Taiwan Rajesh ji, I can assure one thing to you which is that the incumbent government would not make such a concession. All that we have said was that there was no change in our policy. Our policy was reiterated by Sushma Swaraj more...

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My hunch is Modiji will only ensure to make maximum extent possible within IWT of water usage. Rest will try and make a nuisance nothing more. Several short, medium & long-term objectives. Short-term, we will de-silt by opening the lowest-level gates & refill. Has already been done. This se...

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India's Russian crude buying has to stop, US adviser Navarro says - Reuters White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said India's purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow's war in Ukraine and had to stop , adding that New Delhi was "now cozying up to both Russia and China." "If ...

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NISAR Mission Update: 🚨 𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗥 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 The NISAR spacecraft has successfully deployed its massive 12 meter radar reflector antenna! ✅ The radar reflector is mounted on a 9 meter boom and was kept in stowed configuration during launch. It will be used by ISRO's S-band radar and NASA's L-band r...

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gakakkad wrote: ↑12 Aug 2025 22:47US "strategic partner" . Not an ally . Humongous difference.

Yes, TSP is an ally and we are a 'partner'. Ours is 'Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership'.
Each has made a deliberate choice on what sort of relationship one wanted.

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The Junk Judgement is available here

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India rejects jurisdiction of international court on water treaty - ToI Pakistan has welcomed an international court's ruling interpreting design criteria for new run-of-river hydropower projects on the Western Rivers (Chenab, Jhelum and Indus) , to be built by India, saying it vindicates its posit...

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SRajesh wrote: ↑12 Aug 2025 11:41And more importantly how advanced are their SLBM??

What SLBM?

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Is there an understanding between Trump and Pakistan? A must-watch video. It lays bare the entire network of connections between Trump's circle and Pakistani-American crypto financier Omeed Malik, who has very successfully embedded himself in the MAGA ecosystem and now influences policy at the high...

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India explores partners beyond US to build fighter jet engines - ET India is engaging with manufacturers from at least three other countries for jointly making fighter jet engines , expanding its defense partnerships beyond the US as it seeks to close capability gaps amid rising regional tensions, ...

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The IN survey vessel, INS Sandhayak, is also coincidentally in the Philippines.

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