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by KL Dubey
21 Apr 2026 11:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12965
Views: 3851629

Re: Understanding the US - Again

^^I doubt that. USA is a strongly democratic country. Despite the binary choices forced upon the people due to the 2-party system, it muddles its way to a reasonable solution via checks and balances, like a good democracy should. There likely will not be any "third term". The midterms in 2...
by KL Dubey
21 Apr 2026 03:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13375
Views: 4775715

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

The US Government has begun refunding up to $166 billion in tariffs.... https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=2628572&hilit=tariffs#p2628572 https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=2637449&hilit=tariffs#p2637449 https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=2671164...
by KL Dubey
19 Apr 2026 04:37
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
Replies: 935
Views: 397655

Re: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality

The scientific journal 'Nature' recently published a scientific paper saying newer varieties of rice are not evolving as fast as the global temperatures are raising and in about 50 years South Asia and East Asia are predicted to exceed 40c threshold in the rice belt. They say this temperature thres...
by KL Dubey
14 Apr 2026 03:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
Replies: 653
Views: 68498

Re: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy

Amber G. wrote: 13 Apr 2026 09:39 Meanwhile: He’s not doing anything to stave off the anti-Christ allegations.
Is that Apestein, about to be revived ? :cry: :roll: Sure looks a lot like him.

There are lots of rumors (nothing substantiated) that he is still alive somewhere in Israel.
by KL Dubey
05 Apr 2026 08:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3722
Views: 1003371

Re: Iran News and Discussions

I said PGurus is a BS/unreliable, I didn't say Gen Shankar is BS. I'm sure you'd find Sree Iyer's books "credible" - birds do flock together. I listen to General Shankar and in general, the three good Generals wherever they are, including on PGurus. However, after listening to a particula...
by KL Dubey
04 Apr 2026 03:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3722
Views: 1003371

Re: Iran News and Discussions

Lt. Gen P R Shankar is not. BS I mean. Let us have some respect for those who gave their all to protect us and our family. yeh mere watan ke logon zara aankh mein bharlo paani… shaheed… Yes, Lt. Gen PR Shankar is prof in IIT-M and created the artillery shell which has ram jet tech. Also Sree Iyer i...
by KL Dubey
03 Apr 2026 04:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
Replies: 653
Views: 68498

Re: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy

Amber G. wrote: 02 Apr 2026 09:06 ...—so the rest of us can focus on the actual developments on the ground without the gatekeeping.

Enough is enough.
Uncle Tom's cabin has been given a starlink internet connection and plenty of meds, that's all. :lol:
by KL Dubey
03 Apr 2026 04:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
Replies: 653
Views: 68498

Re: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy

Bharat and China have earned good positions to not be messed with on a whim thats all. They can still be messed with if the intent is there. Most serious observers consider Bharat and China as status quo powers since last 2000 years, they don't need to "earn anything". Others come and go.
by KL Dubey
03 Apr 2026 02:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
Replies: 653
Views: 68498

Re: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy

Further: Except that there is no real rival empire/alliance - economic or military - anywhere in the vicinity for decades ahead. That's why the term "multipolar world" exists. The above is 20th century/Cold war thinking. As seen in the current conflict, Iran seems to have fought a 21st ce...
by KL Dubey
03 Apr 2026 02:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
Replies: 653
Views: 68498

Re: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy

The US domestic oil and Venezuelan supplies will increase with time, not reduce. This makes them less vulnerable. As for waiting for the US to leave and making deals, easier said than done. That's a "penny-wise, pound-foolish" deal. Beyond the question of "oil supplies", a far m...
by KL Dubey
02 Apr 2026 09:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3722
Views: 1003371

Re: Iran News and Discussions

^^pgurus is a BS channel, mostly unsubstantiated chatter.
by KL Dubey
31 Mar 2026 18:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
Replies: 653
Views: 68498

Re: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy

A very wrong move by Iran. Everyone will now want U.S and Israel to beat Iranian regime to pulp. Or those NATO allies who were silent will now be forced to send their troops. And every smaller nation, that's affected like the Ugandans will land in Iran. For us we may even have to send in our ships ...
by KL Dubey
24 Mar 2026 08:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12965
Views: 3851629

Re: Understanding the US - Again

https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2035697636670407071 @MarioNawfal 🇺🇸 The government shutdown has caused complete chaos in Atlanta's airport, with passengers waiting hours to leave after collecting luggage. ATL domestic terminals have check in, security, baggage claim, and metro station access all o...
by KL Dubey
22 Mar 2026 11:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3722
Views: 1003371

Re: Iran News and Discussions

The situation as I see it right now: - Iran sarkar (goremint, "mosaic" military, and mullah regime) seem functional with new people taking over - the top layer of Iran guys from last month have nearly all perished. Only the Prez Pezishkian (sounds uncomfortably close to "pechish-kiya...
by KL Dubey
21 Mar 2026 20:36
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9362
Views: 4492647

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Fascination with koila-tel-paad is biting now. Better double down on renewable energy to cushion future shocks. Modi sarkar's direction is correct. Coal to Methanol to DME need to be looked into as well. Nothing should be left out to be useless. These have been "looked into" since a long ...
by KL Dubey
21 Mar 2026 03:23
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9362
Views: 4492647

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Fascination with koila-tel-paad is biting now. Better double down on renewable energy to cushion future shocks. Modi sarkar's direction is correct.
by KL Dubey
15 Mar 2026 01:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12965
Views: 3851629

Re: Understanding the US - Again

From a comment on talkingpointsmemo.com: And yet George Soros does not seem to appear in any of Epstein’s e-mails because if he was there the GOP would have it in skywriting across the country. In the abrahamic cretinism (mullah-padre-rabbi) struggle, the "Epstein class" and the "Sor...
by KL Dubey
09 Mar 2026 02:28
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
Replies: 935
Views: 397655

Re: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality

IMO we should simply ignore these charlatans and find our own ways of sustainable living. Focus on renewable energy, recycling, waste management water management, mass afforestation and responsible consumption. We need to carefully do this in such a way that wealth (both tangible and intangible) st...
by KL Dubey
09 Mar 2026 01:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3722
Views: 1003371

Re: Iran News and Discussions

How can India have good relations with Iran, when Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini has made so many anti-India remarks with respect to Kashmir? Bharat is playing a long-term game. We know the mullahs will not be there forever (and current events indicate they may be out of luck sooner than expecte...
by KL Dubey
03 Mar 2026 08:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
Replies: 1877
Views: 598723

Re: India-EU News & Analysis

Brochuritis strikes again! 93 million is peanuts, already 22 countries are in the queue with a lota. what some indian research entity can scrape out of this barrel is next to nothing. Looks like a move to get a foothold in India's ecosystem by dangling a slop carrot and steal some interesting ideas...
by KL Dubey
02 Mar 2026 00:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3722
Views: 1003371

Re: Iran News and Discussions

....Iran that goes pack to its Zoroastrian traditions is in interest of the whole world . Especially that of India . It is not clear if the present war effort will succeed in toppling the mullah regime, but in the meanwhile Pahlavi II is making his pitch: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/01/re...
by KL Dubey
01 Mar 2026 05:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 2791
Views: 988789

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

A_Gupta wrote: 01 Mar 2026 04:11 Supposedly, Ayatollah Khamenei's death has been confirmed.
If true, Iran is indeed just another tinpot regime...can't protect the supreme leader within the first day of fighting.
by KL Dubey
22 Feb 2026 21:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4658
Views: 1387868

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

Then why has Gujarat been rejecting this gandhi for over 30 years? If you calculate the IQ then Raga should be the lowest of all the Gandhi family politicians. Not just that, he somehow surrounds himself with people who have lower IQ than him. It is the sad state of Indian democracy where there is ...
by KL Dubey
22 Feb 2026 21:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13375
Views: 4775715

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

As I had mentioned/predicted earlier, all this "tariff regime" and other useless "busy work" from Trump, Ron Vara, Basant, Lattu is absolute BS and a terrible waste of taxpayer money. It lasted even shorter than I thought. Rest of the drama including "10% --> 15% global tari...
by KL Dubey
14 Feb 2026 05:11
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9362
Views: 4492647

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Will indian companies take the initiative " ASML, the Dutch company with an ABSOLUTE MONOPOLY on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, just announced plans to fire 1700 employees. Let that sink in. The ONLY company in the world that makes the machines required to manufacture advanced...
by KL Dubey
08 Feb 2026 07:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12965
Views: 3851629

Re: Understanding the US - Again

US is long term screwed by this administration. .... The only way out for US is if they get a strong no nonsense Dem that will strictly obey the law and force others to get back in line. Unfortunately such a creature does not exist yet. The "administration" doesn't drop outta the sky, it ...
by KL Dubey
07 Feb 2026 02:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12965
Views: 3851629

Re: Understanding the US - Again

sanjaykumar wrote: 07 Feb 2026 00:28 He is Christian but seeks god everywhere.
Chopra is quoting someone's question on his #AskDeepak hashtag.
by KL Dubey
03 Feb 2026 10:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13375
Views: 4775715

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

^^It could, but it hasn't. Indian exports have risen after the arbitrary tariffs. The effect on American households/jobs would be much higher.
by KL Dubey
03 Feb 2026 08:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13375
Views: 4775715

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

“A White House official confirmed to the BBC that the Russian oil-linked tariffs will be dropped as part of the agreement and other tariffs lowered to put the rate at 18%” This is all phaltu "busy work" from the US sarkar - mainly Lattu, Basant, and Ron Vara. These "deals" will ...
by KL Dubey
03 Feb 2026 05:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12965
Views: 3851629

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Lattu ludakne lagaa hai..... Four months ago (Oct 2025) in an interview he told a cock-and-bull story about he and his wife visiting Epstein next door in 2005. He claimed he was "disgusted" by Epstein after seeing his candlelit massage table, vowing to "never be around him again"...
by KL Dubey
30 Jan 2026 02:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 4658
Views: 1387868

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

I wonder what happens in Maharashtra now. While the state government is not in danger, its likely that Ajit Pawar MLAs and other elected representatives of various bodies will revert back to Sharad Pawar. This may cause some changes in some bodies… My read on the situation: Ajit Pawar was Charade's...
by KL Dubey
30 Jan 2026 02:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12965
Views: 3851629

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Recent reports from sources like The Guardian and Financial Times confirm Trump officials met with Alberta separatist groups, who sought a $500B US credit line for potential independence. US interest centers on Alberta's oil (producing ~85% of Canada's supply) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of...
by KL Dubey
27 Jan 2026 08:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 13375
Views: 4775715

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Neither Basant nor Lattu has much knowledge or understanding of these issues. They just make pro forma comments to make it look like there is serious policy at work.

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by KL Dubey
26 Jan 2026 04:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12965
Views: 3851629

Re: Understanding the US - Again

I guess the issue relevant to BRF is the fact that the enforcement going on in Minneapolis and a few other places is disregarding US citizen/non-citizen, its about people of color (which will include Indians) and foreign-looking/sounding people living in the US. Some white people protesting this en...
by KL Dubey
26 Jan 2026 04:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12965
Views: 3851629

Re: Understanding the US - Again

The gain to India from Trump is sort of accidental. Its not a "gain", its a "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger", "a blessing in disguise", or an "eye-opener". Nobody in Bharat made any plan (whether anticipatory or reactive) to "gain" from th...
by KL Dubey
26 Jan 2026 03:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12965
Views: 3851629

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Instead of irrelevant Rep-Dem posts from the usual suspects, the question: "How might the 5 million documented people of Indian descent living in USA approach this together?" should be discussed. This is a diverse population by immigration categories, roughly an equal split among four cate...
by KL Dubey
26 Jan 2026 03:37
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 9362
Views: 4492647

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

^^Some more points: All growth in global steel industry is now driven single-handedly by Bharat. Almost all our production is consumed domestically. We do export a modest amount of steel but also import an equally modest amount. "Crude steel" production figures include both virgin and recy...
by KL Dubey
26 Jan 2026 03:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12965
Views: 3851629

Re: Understanding the US - Again

I guess the issue relevant to BRF is the fact that the enforcement going on in Minneapolis and a few other places is disregarding US citizen/non-citizen, its about people of color (which will include Indians) and foreign-looking/sounding people living in the US. Some white people protesting this enf...
by KL Dubey
26 Jan 2026 03:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12965
Views: 3851629

Re: Understanding the US - Again

^ How so? The problem is rampant - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abuse_in_the_American_film_industry That's a very specific/microcosm/rather small example. The broader "entertainment" and "hospitality" industry (music, film, media, hotel, casino, p***ography, prostitution...
by KL Dubey
25 Jan 2026 22:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 12965
Views: 3851629

Re: Understanding the US - Again

No coincidence that. Legal marriageable age for girls in California is 12. Missing forest for trees. There are some legal issues in CA about this and it needs to be addressed, but its not a rampant problem. In rural America (especially in the south, appalachia, midwest plains) minor sexual abuse is...