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- 25 Feb 2021 15:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Five State Elections
- Replies: 1447
- Views: 318975
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
Exactly - we need to bring the hatred they show or otherwise the media will show minorities are peaceloving people in TN and it is BJP which is doing all these... need to have that narrative... Yes she helped D Raja and yes she accommodated church once in a while - but that's the nature of politics ...
- 25 Feb 2021 13:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Five State Elections
- Replies: 1447
- Views: 318975
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
But again the biggest support BJP can give is the narrative- in media and SM... like for example - a DMK muslim MLA has donated some money for Ram Temple and media is going to town as a case of togetherness and how DMK doesnt show difference between religions and it is a case of Tamil identify and p...
- 25 Feb 2021 13:22
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Five State Elections
- Replies: 1447
- Views: 318975
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
DMK election campaign looks tired - Stalin does not come across as a leader - but TN politics is still based on loyalties to MuKa/MGR/Amma - so cannot discount DMK based on how Stalin campaigns. Tejaswi making statements like DMK is anti-hindu in campaign rallies - I really dont know how that is go...
- 25 Feb 2021 01:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Five State Elections
- Replies: 1447
- Views: 318975
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
^^ not a complete rout and it increases the chances... have to make sure Kamal, Aap, AIMIM forms a separate 3rd formation... that will further eat away the neutral votes which otherwise might go to DMK... also have to get Sasikala to support ADMK... Modi announcing Devendra kula vellalar is good th...
- 24 Feb 2021 13:15
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Light Combat Helicopter: News & Discussion: 10 August 2020
- Replies: 531
- Views: 621336
Re: Light Combat Helicopter: News & Discussion: 10 August 2020
Anything that flies Air force???
- 24 Feb 2021 13:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Five State Elections
- Replies: 1447
- Views: 318975
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
Maridhas is doing an excellent job... need more people like him and more coverage to be given to them so that youngsters can get the msg...
- 24 Feb 2021 13:11
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Five State Elections
- Replies: 1447
- Views: 318975
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
@venkat, yes it will be too little too late now... but even then I have mentioned only Marans - he is a politically light weight... @Raman, yes that is one of the reason they have closed the gap... remember after parliament election the % gap is too big.. in the latest surveys it is reduced drastica...
- 24 Feb 2021 12:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Five State Elections
- Replies: 1447
- Views: 318975
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
With some concentrated effort TN and Pondi can be won... let's see whether BJP wants to spend the capital or they will be satisfied with Bengal...
- 24 Feb 2021 12:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Five State Elections
- Replies: 1447
- Views: 318975
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
Goos thing is - there is no wave this time... people r hesitant to vote for DMK too becoz of the past corruption... but I am always surprised why they have left Marans out... that BSNL corruption is open and shut case... pretty straight forward to convict... if they can put Marans atkeast in jail, i...
- 24 Feb 2021 12:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Five State Elections
- Replies: 1447
- Views: 318975
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
^^ not a complete rout and it increases the chances... have to make sure Kamal, Aap, AIMIM forms a separate 3rd formation... that will further eat away the neutral votes which otherwise might go to DMK... also have to get Sasikala to support ADMK... Modi announcing Devendra kula vellalar is good thi...
- 18 Feb 2021 00:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 3041167
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EubKpFRXYAE3qi6?format=jpg&name=large pappu is smoking some pretty potent stuff again. Government of India has a Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying since 2019. Gujarat has had a Ministry of Fisheries since years. You should see the videos... full ti...
- 10 Feb 2021 01:21
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1802201
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
^^ yes... Navy using it...
- 17 Jan 2021 01:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8810
- Views: 2492245
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
I posted the below link in Understanding the US again but feels that this might relevant here too...
Some analysis on the Biden team and its impact on India..
https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/bidens- ... dy-course/
Some analysis on the Biden team and its impact on India..
https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/bidens- ... dy-course/
- 17 Jan 2021 01:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7503
- Views: 1752129
Re: Understanding the US - Again
“Some analysis on Biden team and its impact on India...
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- 20 Dec 2020 13:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1802201
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
^^^ India of 2030 will not be India of 2020 - if you say China of 2030 will not be China of 2020. We are on growth trajectory now where as China is kind of plateaued... we should continue to make strides in all areas and not just Military... We have started concentrating on all fields and esp Milita...
- 13 Dec 2020 12:33
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 10196
- Views: 2184079
Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
^^^ true that... Govt needs a campaign to set things right... I understand the talk approach with farmers but there has to be ground level approach to educate them. The Punjabi farmers might think that they took the risk to address the food shortage and involved first in green revolution and now the...
- 12 Dec 2020 23:19
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 10196
- Views: 2184079
Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Mansinghji, this is a upper class led gathering funded by rich expatriates pouring fuel on fire. I highlight the hypocrisy of these farm leaders who claim to fight for the poor farmers and their plight. The farmer who borrows money on daily interest in Karnataka or Maharashtra and later commits sui...
- 15 Nov 2020 14:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2020 US election results discussion
- Replies: 901
- Views: 127857
Re: 2020 US election results discussion
^^ yes not sure what the issue is here if they wish on new year.. also remember our PM is from Gujarat... so no need to read too much into it...
- 01 Nov 2020 11:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1802201
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
. . . Allies (I.e. US group) which will swiftly bring other countries into play apart from China ... rpartha, didn't get you. Are you saying that the 'Allies' would encourage China to stop India from getting back its own territory, an act that would only help the Allies' goal of materially degradin...
- 01 Nov 2020 11:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1802201
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
All talk here of India doing anything in GB is the same hot air as the talk of India marching into Lhasa in the starting days of this thread. You can't have such grand plans when you are making emergency purchases of rifles and clothing to fulfill basic needs. Uri & Balakot had set the bar for ...
- 01 Nov 2020 00:22
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1802201
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
^^ but now we can confidently keep Baluchistan and GB active - making it very active... How desperate Myanmar wants to open up for other countries apart from China? Sri Lanka strategically lost its sell by date when they gave the port away to China... i think we dont need to keep them happy if the c...
- 01 Nov 2020 00:18
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1802201
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
My post in June Second Post Sridharji, I think you are bang on target here. And the first post above captures it: B has to be taken. That will put paid to a lot of Chinese ambitions. China's latest moves in Ladakh have to be seen from its necessity to secure GB. It is not merely protecting G219 as ...
- 30 Oct 2020 10:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1802201
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
This is not just about CPEC either... Asia, Africa, South America and part of Europe is getting divided between pro US and pro China/Russia bloc just like during the cold war era... The thing is China needs Russia on their side to be successful and US needs India on their side to be successful... am...
- 30 Oct 2020 01:36
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1802201
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Trying to bring the topic back on track - the more I think about it and the way geopolitics is changing, this attack by China is to prevent India from attacking Pakistan/GB.... US will have no friends left apart from India - with Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, China etc trying to form a block....
- 28 Oct 2020 15:58
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy
- Replies: 7884
- Views: 1463438
Re: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy
I thought if they show 45 lakhs as profit within a year on property sale - they attract a sizable tax...
- 08 Oct 2020 00:44
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1802201
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
^^^ you are comparing tangible cost benefit between India and China and come to a conclusion that China can withstand these costs and they decide to take the final call. Start listing the intangible and then we will know how much India has gained out of this...
- 30 Sep 2020 02:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
- Replies: 1964
- Views: 474101
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
BJP is a cadre based party with a strong central leadership with an unabashedly nationalistic outlook. The BIF will not allow such a person who represents a strong central leadership to blossom in TN because they have their own separatist agenda and need the elbow room for unrestrained EJ and jehad...
- 29 Sep 2020 11:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
- Replies: 1964
- Views: 474101
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
BJP has no chance, and per some indications, they may be throwing in the towel for the assembly elections. There were some recent reports of the BJP state level leadership issuing guidance to the party workers to not use EVR (Periyar) unnecessarily in debates, and to address him respectfully as Per...
- 29 Sep 2020 00:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
- Replies: 1964
- Views: 474101
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
Agree... but challenge for BJP is they dont have a face that can convert the sympathy towards the party to vote... also they need a voice... they need someone with good oratorial skill... but Maridhass channel has been a sensation... unfortunately, in some states, politicos think that it is their f...
- 28 Sep 2020 23:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MoD: Defence Procurement Policies Issues and Discussions
- Replies: 293
- Views: 94272
Re: MoD: Defence Procurement Policies Issues and Discussions
No one country has developed their own defense industry... US and Russia acquired the knowledge from Germany and they spent years to hone the skill. China in turn pretty much got whatever they have through reverse engineering or stealing... India should focus on home grown products in certain field ...
- 28 Sep 2020 00:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1802201
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Nice points @KLNMurthy...
- 27 Sep 2020 11:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
- Replies: 6236
- Views: 1797164
Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Examine the PRC's speed with which it has modernised its military.Where did the tech come from? The US and West! Stolen miltech enabled it to modernise at warp speed. It still can't obtain "toppest drawer" Ru miltech because the Russians are more careful and their tech is less accessible ...
- 26 Sep 2020 12:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
- Replies: 4374
- Views: 1439293
Re: J&K Union Territory-2019
Farooq Adullah is free to migrate to Xinjiang. The chinese will treat him like a pet pig and make him a wooden club equipped warden of the jail where the Muslims of Xinjiang are 're-educated' to be a good and loyal chinese and if he tries to be too smart and shows his malsic and duplicitious charac...
- 25 Sep 2020 16:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
- Replies: 4374
- Views: 1439293
Re: J&K Union Territory-2019
Agree... point is we should show no mercy... they have taken us for a ride... I feel more Kashmiris and people of GB will prefer India when they are shown videos of atrocities in Uighur...
- 25 Sep 2020 16:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
- Replies: 6236
- Views: 1797164
Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
^^ agree... this is a long game... we have to be mentally prepared for long haul and also physically prepared to take key points either in Indian or Chinese territory...
- 24 Sep 2020 18:33
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1802201
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
While the initial Chinese Where is the loss of face. They got what they wanted in Doklam. Once both sides disengaged - they came back in. Now they even have their Helipads in those areas. And i guess India is okay with it since its Bhutanese Territory and we still have all heights there - can still...
- 24 Sep 2020 10:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
- Replies: 4374
- Views: 1439293
Re: J&K Union Territory-2019
How do we send him to Uighur camp? https://m.timesofindia.com/india/kashmiris-dont-feel-theyre-indian-farooq/articleshow/78286995.cms Farooq Abdullah says that Kashmiris would prefer China to India as they dont feel they are Indians... Is there a way we can push Uighur video en masse to Kashmir and ...
- 24 Sep 2020 00:51
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1802201
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Not a bad article especially coming from Print... https://theprint.in/opinion/linking-lac-peace-with-good-relations-shows-india-still-doesnt-get-china/507702/ Linking LAC peace with good relations shows India still doesn’t get China India’s threat to China is simple: show aggression at LAC and pay a...
- 23 Sep 2020 17:22
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
- Replies: 1463
- Views: 499207
Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
Turkey Pakistan China Iran North Korea Malaysia and who else?
Russia will be outside wont be inside...
Turkey keeps dragging Kashmir in UN
https://m.timesofindia.com/india/turkis ... 269414.cms
Russia will be outside wont be inside...
Turkey keeps dragging Kashmir in UN
https://m.timesofindia.com/india/turkis ... 269414.cms
- 23 Sep 2020 10:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1802201
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Following up, in fact I am thinking China is not going to revert back to April even if there are mutual concessions and they will keep their troops near the border so as to prevent India from attacking GB... or atleast to increase the risk high for India... and even Depsang is about that...