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by hgupta
09 May 2024 23:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7543
Views: 1773010

Re: Understanding the US - Again

And we Indians don't want to associate with the likes of Dinesh D'Souza. He's of the "Bobby Jindal is so white" type of ilk.
by hgupta
09 May 2024 20:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 968
Views: 218633

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

chetak wrote: 09 May 2024 20:31 Image deleted
Students need to mull legal action against the principal for promoting an anti-hindu hostile environment.
by hgupta
09 May 2024 11:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indian Interests_2
Replies: 648
Views: 273395

Re: Indian Interests_2

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/majority-population-minority-grew-hindus-muslims-india-shrunk-eac-pm-study-pakistan-south-asia-bangladesh-2536623-2024-05-08 Hindus' share in India's population shrunk 8%, minorities' grew: PM's panel excerpts A study by the PM's economic council (EAC-PM) has f...
by hgupta
08 May 2024 03:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 968
Views: 218633

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

vijayk wrote: 08 May 2024 03:26 Image
Absolute numbers did go up but as a percentage, there was a slight decline due to increased population.
by hgupta
06 May 2024 03:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1965
Views: 489171

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

CBC interviews spokesman for the separatist World Sikh Organization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aStGtIPugBw Canada's state broadcaster is giving a platform to all the Khalistan separatists now Then it is time to give a platform to all Quebec separatists and Native Americans seeking independence...
by hgupta
05 May 2024 22:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8953
Views: 2595679

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

^^^ Just help make sure Trudeau loses the next election and a Canadian conservative government that can make a course correction for Canada is elected. I thought exactly the same until a couple days ago when the Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre bowed down to Khalistani leaders. If he’s willing ...
by hgupta
05 May 2024 07:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6388
Views: 2096122

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

Question for Gurus: If the Kaveri engine has already achieved a thrust of 73kN, then why can't a twin-engine ORCA be designed using 2 Kaveri engines? Will the thrust on that aircraft not match or exceed the Rafale's? I think the problem lies in the afterburner portion where they have the screeching...
by hgupta
05 May 2024 07:38
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8484
Views: 3082720

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Relatively speaking but was watching how China's subsidised steel industry produces more than the rest of the world combined! And most of it is piss poor quality steel. India needs to make sure that it doesn’t go down that route. It needs to produce high grade steel and high quality steel only not ...
by hgupta
05 May 2024 02:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
Replies: 566
Views: 247069

Re: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses

Whether SQUAD, AUKUS or QUAD, China is our permanent & mortal enemy. You may think so but it’s actually the US since US was the latest avatar of British imperialism and British imperialism is India’s permanent and mortal enemy after the Mughals were vanquished. China has never been an enemy of ...
by hgupta
05 May 2024 01:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1965
Views: 489171

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

GoI needs to release some damning info about Trudeau and Canadian intelligence services. Ditto with CIA and Biden.
by hgupta
04 May 2024 05:14
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8484
Views: 3082720

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

If the average GST collection is around 2 lakh crore, which translates into $21-22B a month (approx. 240-250B a year), and GoI spending is about $600B a year and the budget deficit is about 5%, then where does the rest of the revenue come from? GST is less than 20% of revenues. Rest of it from vari...
by hgupta
03 May 2024 23:32
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8484
Views: 3082720

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

If the average GST collection is around 2 lakh crore, which translates into $21-22B a month (approx. 240-250B a year), and GoI spending is about $600B a year and the budget deficit is about 5%, then where does the rest of the revenue come from?
by hgupta
02 May 2024 18:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8953
Views: 2595679

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Biden calls US allies India, Japan 'xenophobic', says blocking immigrates causes economic woes WTF is he talking about? Apalled by his ignorance and at the same time, happy that the country which has probably the most widespread data gathering of Indian citizens (via NSA etc) has no idea about Indi...
by hgupta
02 May 2024 03:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 577
Views: 304943

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

Wow! Another canard that was considered "accepted wisdom" was that the wars of the 21st century would be sharp & intense, lasting a few weeks What a load of crock, considering what we see in Ukraine! Our AF leadership, sorry to say, have zero strategic sense or ability to plan. They r...
by hgupta
01 May 2024 05:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8484
Views: 3082720

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

I disagree. India needs to diversify its economy even further and become more productive. That’s the key to sustainable growth not labor intensive industries.
by hgupta
30 Apr 2024 07:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4151
Views: 2419472

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

What happened to Russian air superiority over Ukrainian skies??? What the hell happened to Russian Air Force?
by hgupta
28 Apr 2024 04:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
Replies: 3251
Views: 956606

Re: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments

Time for unknown men to pay a visit to this joker.
by hgupta
27 Apr 2024 14:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
Replies: 3251
Views: 956606

Re: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments

Aditya_V wrote: 27 Apr 2024 11:09 And we still will continue buying thier knowing they will use thier leverage again, funding German Shepard and Dakaits. Smart
GoI should, in response, ban future dealings with German weapon manufacturers and blacklist them.
by hgupta
25 Apr 2024 02:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Australia News and Discussion
Replies: 2275
Views: 502394

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. ...
by hgupta
22 Apr 2024 21:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 675
Views: 343006

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 ...
by hgupta
22 Apr 2024 08:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wish list for Modi 3.0 administration
Replies: 21
Views: 2983

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...
by hgupta
19 Apr 2024 20:19
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4151
Views: 2419472

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

srai wrote: 19 Apr 2024 15:28 Tu-22 shot down
I call that BS. Most likely it was an engine failure and the Ukrainians being the shameless SOBs they are took credit for something that they did not do.
by hgupta
16 Apr 2024 18:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
Replies: 2995
Views: 397582

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 ...
by hgupta
16 Apr 2024 18:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024
Replies: 77
Views: 21234

Re: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024

Pratyush wrote: 16 Apr 2024 15:51 ^^^

The counter point that, why is no one is paying attention to is the presence of those officers in that location?

They were not there planning a sexual orgy. Were they?
And I’m sure that the explosions and killings that took place in Iran were not the work of Mossad, were they?
by hgupta
16 Apr 2024 12:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024
Replies: 77
Views: 21234

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.
by hgupta
16 Apr 2024 07:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024
Replies: 77
Views: 21234

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...
by hgupta
14 Apr 2024 22:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Global Media Watch
Replies: 134
Views: 44736

Re: Global Media Watch

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
That is very simple. Mpdi is on India's side and nothing else.
by hgupta
14 Apr 2024 22:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 10/7 vs 9/11 (Israel-Gaza) Strategic Fallout & Implications
Replies: 288
Views: 118954

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...
by hgupta
09 Apr 2024 09:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Multi-Role Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
Replies: 112
Views: 80282

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?
by hgupta
07 Apr 2024 22:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
Replies: 1851
Views: 599487

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...
by hgupta
04 Apr 2024 15:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8953
Views: 2595679

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...
by hgupta
04 Apr 2024 14:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 2344
Views: 1034730

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...
by hgupta
29 Mar 2024 09:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1965
Views: 489171

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

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
Time for GoI to give the Paki treatment to Turdoo by ignoring him.
by hgupta
25 Mar 2024 21:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1703
Views: 821370

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?
by hgupta
25 Mar 2024 18:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4151
Views: 2419472

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.
by hgupta
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: 968
Views: 218633

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

VKumar wrote: 25 Mar 2024 00:49 ABVP makes clean sweep of JNU elections 2024.
President, Vice President, General secretary, Jpint secretary all posts go to ABVP by handsome margin.
I thought it was the other way around that the Left still managed to win all posts despite an early wave by ABVP.
by hgupta
23 Mar 2024 22:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4151
Views: 2419472

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. ...
by hgupta
23 Mar 2024 07:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians
Replies: 224
Views: 89088

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...
by hgupta
22 Mar 2024 23:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
Replies: 1851
Views: 599487

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.
by hgupta
22 Mar 2024 23:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4151
Views: 2419472

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.