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by Pashupatastra
09 Jul 2022 08:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2782002

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Modi's approval rating among Indians is rock solid day in and day out. Contrast with other world leaders. https://morningconsult.com/global-leader-approval/#section-2 The country trajectory "going in the right direction" is also rock solid: https://morningconsult.com/global-leader-approva...
by Pashupatastra
01 Jul 2022 23:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2782002

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

https://twitter.com/Iyervval/status/1542786398779887618?s=20&t=9H2nfc-sepBPUDt6SPIiPw Guess who elevated Suryakant to the Supreme Court? Our divine prime minister Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Kalki Bhagawan in 2018, despite serious charges of tax evasion & corruption. So much for na khaoonga na “kha...
by Pashupatastra
17 Jun 2022 10:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
Replies: 396
Views: 43931

Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion

khan seem to have a five year service plan for westpoint/colo springs/Annapolis cadets. hnair: The cadets who pass out from West Point and similar institutes of other services, come out with an undergraduate degree and join their forces as Officers. In fact there is another program called ROTC, whe...
by Pashupatastra
14 Jun 2022 00:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2782002

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Exactly my sentiments given voice by RSN Singh ji. Someone may try to convince him or me that we are misguided or emotional or wrong and the govt (in)actions are right as per some 5D calculus. I don't think he will change his view or me, or crores more hindus like me. We are like this onlee. And we...
by Pashupatastra
10 Jun 2022 00:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2782002

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Modi/Shah/Doval (and whoever else they have on board) play a strategic game which cannot be "predicted" unless you are overhearing their weekly meetings. They do not usually do "tit for tat" responses. Some forum posters are mostly focused on "tactics" and "incide...
by Pashupatastra
07 Jun 2022 03:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2782002

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Mera permission lekar ya sarkar ke hukum par gaye they kya? Inta phat raha hai Gulf mein, to desh waapis aajao bhai, kis ne roka hai ? no one needs your permission for ANYTHING. Poor though they may be, they are Indians, first and foremost, and entitled to the protection of the GoI Protection of Hi...
by Pashupatastra
20 Nov 2021 00:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2782002

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

It seems one can invent an explanation for any decision to justify a retreat. Reminds one of an order by Gen Chaudhary in 1965 to retreat back to Beas to defensive stance against Pakistani thrust. Had Lt. Gen Harbaksh Singh not stood like a rock , unmoved and unwilling to follow an order that would ...
by Pashupatastra
19 Nov 2021 11:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2782002

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

While it may look like an electoral gamble , the notion that it helps Yogi seems laughable. With the good work Yogi has done , he would not need Modi's crutches to win handsomely in UP elections. Modi Shah duo seem unsure of their position in BJP as well as Centre and seem to be following in the pat...
by Pashupatastra
16 Oct 2021 19:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2894
Views: 792048

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

This government's decision to agree to a ceasefire is as moronic as Vajpayee agreeing to Agra Summit with Musharraf. I hope Modi Shah duo are not playing up to the gallery while our Jawans face a different reality on ground.
by Pashupatastra
07 Oct 2021 20:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
Replies: 4374
Views: 1343746

Re: J&K Union Territory-2019

Seems like granting ceasefire to Napakis has not softened their resolve to inflict a thousand cuts on India. Govt. can play all magnanimous but the hard reality is that Kashmir issue is not a political issue. Killing of minorities is never a political statement. Hope Govt. can swiftly quell the new ...
by Pashupatastra
05 Oct 2021 23:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737708

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

US based military strategists showing the typical "not my fight" topi shivering and maybe relinquishing the pre-eminent power status of US :

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... -all-costs
by Pashupatastra
19 Feb 2021 23:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736009

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

China has released a video of Galwan valley clash trying to pin the blame on Indians. However , the video shows how Chincoms came prepared with riot gear and it was a planned move . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTAE9Y5qrfY https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/china-releases-video-of-galwan-v...
by Pashupatastra
27 Nov 2020 14:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736009

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Meanwhile 2 more bravehearts attained veergati at LoC today . IMHO Indian establishments have preferred this "No War , No peace" only "Insurgency" mode since 1989. Had Pakistan not foisted Kargil war in 1999 , we would still be celebrating the laurels earned for bold action in 19...
by Pashupatastra
16 Nov 2020 01:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736009

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Karan M ji, Let me layout the reasoning why my view point has shifted over time from a peace advocating nationalist - I've argued on BR that a peaceful and prosperous Pakistan is good for India against fellow members opining that Pakistan needs to be broken up - to my current position. Pakistan as ...
by Pashupatastra
26 Sep 2020 21:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736009

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

CCP mouthpiece huffing and puffing at Chinese pusillanimity and inaction. Indian forces have the Chinese by balls this time.

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1202139.shtml
by Pashupatastra
23 Sep 2020 00:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736009

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Hopefully MEA guys will not lull the leadership into false sense of situation getting resolved. The solution to the problem of border settlement with China demands a spanking of PLA by Indian forces
by Pashupatastra
26 Aug 2020 14:59
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ind ... 754565.cms

Seems like another Tashkent may be brewing . India should be wary of indulging Russia to manage China.
by Pashupatastra
24 Aug 2020 18:40
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

The only one who needs to wake up is political leadership. Indian populace at large is patriotic and stands behind the armed forces. Everyone had hoped we would have responded sooner than let Chinese fortify themselves.
by Pashupatastra
02 Jul 2020 16:00
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

I feel the current government is falling to the same stratagem of resorting to talks with an enemy whose only objective is to deprive India of it's territory and humiliate to cut to size. Did Nehru actually build infrastructure to support forward logistics? Did Nehru actually ensure the Army and IT...
by Pashupatastra
02 Jul 2020 11:57
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

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by Pashupatastra
29 Jun 2020 02:42
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

chttps://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/psychological-games-chinese-play-us As the author alludes to the "defensive lines" , it is worthwhile to think about India's aversion to back up the claims and facts by use of force. Lately , our political narrative is to fight all the defensive war...
by Pashupatastra
25 Jun 2020 01:41
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Kuch bhi? Even my better half is pissed off with the Chinese and saying, if the fight is without weapons even we women will go and kill the Chinese by our belans! Belan se peet peer ke maar dalenge! Neither of us has a forced background. It is not kuch bhi. It is as someone mentioned, Netflix watch...
by Pashupatastra
24 Jun 2020 13:32
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Also, Chellaney is repeating the lie that China occupied Indian side of Galwan valley almost daily ad nauseam without providing any proofs... And inspite of news that India firmly asked China to withdraw from Pangong Tso, he is painting it as a failure... Lately, I'm seeing his tweets and articles ...
by Pashupatastra
24 Jun 2020 01:52
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Brahma Chellany blames Modi's naivete in excessive engagement with Xi Xingping and over personalisation of foreign policy. He interestingly compares Modi's visit to China akin to Vajpayee's visit to Lahore as part of bus diplomacy. He also expresses fear that India has failed Bhutan in Doklam. India...
by Pashupatastra
23 Jun 2020 15:47
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

China has lost the element of Suprise. We are too beefed up. I dont think it will escalate contrary to signs. Btw my conclusion on the Corps commander level talks was that nothing concrete was decided. Fonger 4, will India forcefully evict?????? The ball is in our court. Will we forcefully evict th...
by Pashupatastra
22 Jun 2020 18:30
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

amar_p wrote:Modi doesn't give a rat's a$$ about opposition.
Modi will have to give a rat's and cat's ass as polls in Bihar and other states may not favor BJP if no strong action taken against PLA
by Pashupatastra
19 Jun 2020 12:40
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

https://m.timesofindia.com/india/another-round-of-major-general-level-talks-between-india-china-today-after-10-indian-soldiers-released/articleshow/76457915.cms By talking and showing excessive willingness to deescalate , we are strengthening Chini salami slicing.. If we dont show national resolve ...
by Pashupatastra
19 Jun 2020 11:01
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Why this non sense being peddled ?? GOI is quite aware that a large buildup is going on but what it have to do with the latest incidence. ? After lengthy negotiation , we did a huge mistake trusting the chinese to honor the agreed process of disengagement & pull back to points agreed by senior ...
by Pashupatastra
19 Jun 2020 05:03
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

If this true and they have released 10 jawans including officers then we are in de-escalation mode. Forget it. If we make a move now, it would be something extraordinarily unpredictable that our nation will never do because of our honor. We are simply unlike the pakis and chinis. When got Abhi back...
by Pashupatastra
19 Jun 2020 02:50
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

If we go to war then PoWs are expected on both sides. If govt. has waited for 2 days for negotiating release of our defence personnel , then the position is already weakened. It would have been better if another counterattack had been mounted including airforce fighters to give a riposte. At the sam...
by Pashupatastra
19 Jun 2020 02:21
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

All the naysayers are in that business. All fingers means all fingers. I don't type waste words. Can check my 20 years on Forum. Iyersan, Col Babu did fighting like a legend. Won't see such a warrior in a few generations. nam screw the naysayers. Govt is not in the business of pressers. Sick of all...
by Pashupatastra
18 Jun 2020 23:39
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Here are some hard realities: the Indian people and economic entiies are addicted to cheap Chinese goods, like an opium or crack addiction. It ranges all the way from Ambani level down to the mango man with an Oppo phone. 'Blaming' them is pointless. This is normal human behavior. Even China was on...
by Pashupatastra
18 Jun 2020 20:17
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

EAM attending the joint meeting with Russian and Chinese Foreign ministers is a replay of Tashkent once again. The one who would be perceived weak would be Indian EAM weakening our cause.If diplomacy could have solved India -China disputes , then Wuhan or Mahabalipuram would have done it. But , do ...
by Pashupatastra
18 Jun 2020 19:52
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

I don't get this, how come we let the PLA occupy the ridge line at figure 4? It's one thing that they built a road at the base many years ago, but why did we leave the heights to them? Putting my armchair gernail's hat, this sounds like another "caught with pants down" moment. Exactly, th...
by Pashupatastra
18 Jun 2020 17:18
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/17/asia ... index.html

Even US think tanks give India advantage over China in Ladakh /mountainous regions. Need to press for a response in Ladakh /PoK soon.
by Pashupatastra
18 Jun 2020 16:00
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

What happened to cold start strategy or was it meant only for Pakistan ? Sadly , as of now PM has not proposed anything concrete but given a hope for revenge. The Pakis may be buffoons but they understood the value of retaliating within a day on 28 Feb after Balakot. Even if their plan did not come...
by Pashupatastra
18 Jun 2020 15:37
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

One will not find a more hardcore Modi and nationalist government supporter than me in my entire circle. But I am calling out what I am seeing. If China can make an official claim that Galwan valley belongs to them, why is our MEA response so weak ? We should have atleast called out that entire AC ...
by Pashupatastra
18 Jun 2020 15:00
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1523928

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Couple of points regarding this horrible mutilation: This mutilation and torture is highly inflammatory, but keep in mind that by many accounts the Chinese lost 2-3X the number of people as compared to India, so this could be a discipline issue on their side (and not something that was pre-planned)...