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- 25 Apr 2024 02:11
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Australia News and Discussion
- Replies: 2271
- Views: 495565
Re: India-Australia News and Discussion
The growing awareness of the impact and importance of Gurkha and Sikh troops during World War I My grandfather served in the Indian Army and was sent to Kenya to guard the (Indian) labourers building the Kenya - Uganda railway from attack of wild animals (predominantly lions). This was before WW1. ...
- 22 Apr 2024 21:10
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 669
- Views: 324082
Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
The real issue lies with our apathy in placing timely orders for the existing local maal that we have. The real issue lies with our piecemeal ordering process (i.e. 83 first, then 97 later). The real issue lies with us not investing in flying test beds for the Kaveri turbofan. These are the issues ...
- 22 Apr 2024 08:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wish list for Modi 3.0 administration
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1830
Re: Wish list for Modi 3.0 administration
1. Buy ATAGs, Pralay & Prithvi missiles, LUHs, increase MkIA (make it into MK1B tranch orders), arty shells, and other indigenous defense products in massive numbers as to generate scale of economy and able to compete with China in terms of wartime production so China does not beat us in industr...
- 19 Apr 2024 20:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4099
- Views: 2048767
- 16 Apr 2024 18:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
- Replies: 2993
- Views: 388001
Re: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
Cough, Cough, the killing of Yamamoto. The USA has already set the precident. Second, was Israel at war with Iran? If the answer to the question was No. Then what were these people doing in Damascus? Then explain the mossad linked killings and bombings in Iran then. Israel has been poking into the ...
- 16 Apr 2024 18:16
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024
- Replies: 76
- Views: 19796
Re: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024
And I’m sure that the explosions and killings that took place in Iran were not the work of Mossad, were they?
- 16 Apr 2024 12:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024
- Replies: 76
- Views: 19796
Re: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024
Well Iran wouldn't have to respond if Israel didn't attack the Iranian embassy. That was tantamount to declaration of war. US or Israel would have done the same thing in Iran's shoes.
- 16 Apr 2024 07:54
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024
- Replies: 76
- Views: 19796
Re: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024
If Israel retaliate then Iran will be forced to respond. Iran gave Israel a face saving way out while giving itself one out. It seems that Netanyahu is hell bent on creating a war with Iran. Look at Ukraine and Russia. Everyone thought that Russia was gonna steamroll over Ukraine and that didn't hap...
- 14 Apr 2024 22:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Global Media Watch
- Replies: 119
- Views: 40408
Re: Global Media Watch
That is very simple. Mpdi is on India's side and nothing else.Haresh wrote: ↑14 Apr 2024 20:18 A nagging doubt plagues world leaders wooing India: whose side is Narendra Modi really on?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... -elections
- 14 Apr 2024 22:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 10/7 vs 9/11 (Israel-Gaza) Strategic Fallout & Implications
- Replies: 272
- Views: 113588
Re: 10/7 vs 9/11 (Israel-Gaza) Strategic Fallout & Implications
The way I look at it is that Hamas unleashed a terrible force to be reckoned with when it went and invaded Israel proper and killed over 1,000 civilians. So in a reversal of biblical history, the Israelis are doing a Roman style retribution against the Gazans as a very powerful lesson to be remember...
- 09 Apr 2024 09:50
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Multi-Role Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
- Replies: 112
- Views: 79766
Re: Indian Multi-Role Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
Where are the fittings for external weapons such as a machine gun pod and mounted gunner machine and fins for holding rockets and etc? Flares and anti missile warning systems?
- 07 Apr 2024 22:55
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
- Replies: 1843
- Views: 590145
Re: Project 75I - It Begins
BRakshaks, sorry for an absolutely asinine question- in my defence I have been searching and am still unable to find a clear and simple answer- why exactly do we need SSKs? And before someone answers that we require small boats to guard our littoral waters- Arabian Sea and BoB have equal depth. The...
- 04 Apr 2024 15:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8806
- Views: 2483079
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
US mission, Eric Garcetti has announced a $130,000 grant for universities, NGOs, and think tanks to conduct policy dialogues in Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Assam, Mizoram, and Sikkim. Who the hell does this $hitty think he is? PNG asap for this subnational scum GoI needs to strongly counter this m...
- 04 Apr 2024 14:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2343
- Views: 1024324
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Why Sell on one side, when you can sell to both. America is not the first one to do this (Britain, Germany, France, Russia too) America won't be the last one to do it. This is just plain commerce. Lets move and counter move commercially whenever possible for us. Except America doesn't want anyone e...
- 29 Mar 2024 09:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 1880
- Views: 467677
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Time for GoI to give the Paki treatment to Turdoo by ignoring him.sanman wrote: ↑28 Mar 2024 10:34 Trudeau just won't shut up!
Trudeau Rakes Up Nijjar Killing Yet Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D6JaIq6rX8
- 25 Mar 2024 21:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
- Replies: 1695
- Views: 782133
Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Are the glasses in the front of the sail broken? And will those stainless steel grab rails at the bottom of the sail disrupt the acoustic silencing and produce noisy wakes?
- 25 Mar 2024 18:13
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4099
- Views: 2048767
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
This goes to show that the Russians need to step up their game in countering the electronic warfare capabilities of NATO and how it feeds Ukraine with real time intelligence. Russians may have no choice but to take out those intel gathering platforms calling them unlawful combatants.
- 25 Mar 2024 00:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 645
- Views: 167668
- 23 Mar 2024 22:18
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4099
- Views: 2048767
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
The US claims: The United States has intelligence confirming Islamic State's claim of responsibility for the shooting, a U.S. official said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity said Washington had warned Moscow "appropriately" in recent weeks of the possibility of an attack. ...
- 23 Mar 2024 07:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians
- Replies: 224
- Views: 87806
Re: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians
I'm watching this propagandist spew bile right now on live stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM52REUJt_M Why are you unnecessarily giving traffic to this @$$h0le? Stop posting videos that would generate views. He thrives on views and negativity to drive traffic to boost his viewing and generat...
- 22 Mar 2024 23:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
- Replies: 1843
- Views: 590145
Re: Project 75I - It Begins
Good riddance to the German weapons. We don't need them nor we want them. Time for India to wean off German exports.
- 22 Mar 2024 23:55
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4099
- Views: 2048767
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Russia needs to close its borders with Finland, Baltic States, and Ukraine and force Belarussia to close its borders too.
- 22 Mar 2024 02:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018
- Replies: 424
- Views: 226187
Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018
One hopes India will be conscientious super power. By definition one that helps. I would like India to help replicate its model of democracy and economic management, its emphasis on education and rights in Africa. Nepal and Sri Lanka need to benefit from Indian growth. Pakistan is a hopeless case, ...
- 21 Mar 2024 16:51
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018
- Replies: 424
- Views: 226187
Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018
Donald Lu needs to be told to eff off. US has not done anything about the Khalistani terrorists making death threats against Indian citizens. GoI will do nothing of the sort. And besides this report is based on Bloomberg report without any independent verification.
- 20 Mar 2024 10:38
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4099
- Views: 2048767
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
^^^ F-16s are coming. First batch will be in Ukraine in July-2024. Ukrainian AF have been training for a year now in various EU countries, including Romania. There are plenty of F-16s in EU (over 200) and it is very likely most of them will end up in Ukraine over this decade. And the Russian factor...
- 19 Mar 2024 07:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7500
- Views: 1749045
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Half of what he said was regurgitated BS. But anyway Biden is certainly not good for US or the world.
- 17 Mar 2024 04:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2251375
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Time to do some sinking.
- 11 Mar 2024 08:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1797381
Re: Internal Security Watch
What are the restrictions against OCI in regards to land ownership? I recall that OCI holders could not own any kind of farmland and that they are only allowed to hold one property parcel. Please correct me if I am wrong.
- 08 Mar 2024 04:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 684495
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Zaluzhnyi: Ukraine placates ex-army chief who knows too much as UK ambassador https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68506937 He is being shunted out of the country so he cannot become a political threat to Zelensky. He will never be allowed back into the country because if he tries, Zelenksy will...
- 08 Mar 2024 04:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7500
- Views: 1749045
- 04 Mar 2024 03:50
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8450
- Views: 3036735
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
I saw the same thing. However the quality of air has worsened a lot. It caused me a lot of issues with my breathing and allergies. I was coughing nonstop the whole time I was there. Which months did you both travel? Pareli pollution is a problem for 2-3 months which started 8-9 years ago. Fog durin...
- 02 Mar 2024 06:39
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8450
- Views: 3036735
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Travelled extensively across North India and in TS & AP through big/smaller cities and pilgrimage sites this month. Marked reduction, almost total absence of begging on streets in most places visited. Even the poorest were trying to make a living, something is working damn right well now. This ...
- 27 Feb 2024 06:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 684495
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
The statement made by the Ukrainian official is ample reason for the Russian to keep grinding the Ukrainians into dust. The Russians know that they cannot stop until the Ukrainians are defeated or destroyed as a whole.
- 27 Feb 2024 06:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
- Replies: 1784
- Views: 405044
Re: India-EU News & Analysis
Yeah that ain’t happening if they are gonna sanction Indian companies.
- 27 Feb 2024 06:03
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1540360
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Well to be fair during my last visit to Delhi I couldn’t breath that well in Delhi or its surrounding areas. It was chock full of pollution. I had a miserable time. My health only got better when I got back to the States. My health immediately improved.
- 24 Feb 2024 15:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7500
- Views: 1749045
Re: Understanding the US - Again
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GG6MqmdagAAgt0G?format=jpg&name=medium That number needs to be divided by 3.4 years which represents the current age of the Biden administration, which is around 2 million migrants a year. Besides nearly half of these migrants do not come from Central America but fro...
- 24 Feb 2024 15:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5642
- Views: 1633074
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Britons need to shut up until they apologize for the British occupation of India and pay reparations to India.
- 23 Feb 2024 17:54
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Roads Thread
- Replies: 3349
- Views: 752459
Re: Indian Roads Thread
I just concluded my visit to India. Overall I had a positive experience but I also experienced some disappointments. For example being, I saw so much trashed all along the highways of India when I traveled from Delhi to Haridwar and from Delhi to Corbett Park. The level of pollution and strewn trash...
- 21 Feb 2024 11:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 89
- Views: 40342
Re: China Economic Stress Watch
And not to mention that US debt is expected to grow up to 200% of its GDP within a decade.
- 21 Feb 2024 11:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 89
- Views: 40342
Re: China Economic Stress Watch
> And don’t forget that US has the largest debt in the world which is 130% of its GDP. No, Japan and Italy exceed the US in the major economies. No US has over $35 T in debt whereas Japan and Italy has $8.6T and $3.1T respectively. > Has actual productivity increased or it’s just mostly inflation? ...