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- 12 Oct 2021 18:35
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
- Replies: 2853
- Views: 774596
Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
Political chaos intensifies in NaPak - Authority to appoint DG ISI lies with the prime minister: Fawad Chaudhry Harami link: https://www.dawn.com/news/1651602/authority-to-appoint-dg-isi-lies-with-the-prime-minister-fawad-chaudhry Addressing a post-cabinet meeting press conference, the minister said...
- 11 Oct 2021 15:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 2894
- Views: 793042
Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Tit-for-tat with NaPakis will not give any gains. While we must provide all support to the half a dozen independence movements there - indulging in parity based proxy war will only delight NaPaki leadership. Consider this, if they are spending a max of 10L PKR on each soosaai, that's $5000. Peanuts....
- 11 Oct 2021 14:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 2808737
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
what exactly are farm leader doing to meet the govt halfway after this? they are stuck to their demand that three farm laws should be repelled. What more do you propose the govt should do to win these "non-farming farmer protestors" back? The threat of militancy is a poor excuse, that wil...
- 11 Oct 2021 13:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 2808737
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Also you over simplify when you say current agitation will lead to an insurgency in Punjab. ManSingh ji, I believe that there have been blasts recently and arrests of armed Khalistanis. I am unsure whether I am dhoti-shivering or seeing the re-surfacing of this menace that is not being taken with t...
- 11 Oct 2021 13:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 2808737
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Chetak ji, thankyou for sharing your thoughts on this, I have avidly read your posts over several years as a long time lurker, thanks.chetak wrote: My mind is pretty much made up about the farm laws.
- 10 Oct 2021 22:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 2808737
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
The entire nation is being held hostage by a few people who know very well what exactly they are doing and why. This is unforgiveable, self-serving and undoubtedly anti national Let's do ballpark cost benefit, Costs : potential rise of insurgency in a state where it has been dead for decades. All i...
- 10 Oct 2021 21:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 2808737
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
कश्मीरी मुसलमान और भारतीय किसान कभी संतुष्ट हुआ है, इस देश में[/color] [/quote] Chetak ji, I think you misinterpreted my argument. I am not weighing in on the merit of the case being presented by Tikait or Mufti. I am saying, firstly, a cost-benefit of having unrest in Punjab and Kashmir specifical...
- 10 Oct 2021 19:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 2808737
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Given that both China and NaPak are facing enough and plenty of issues domestically, I think it is high time that Namo considers measures to consolidate and pacify restiveness internally in Punjab and Kashmir . In both places we are right now in a position of strength - an ideal time to negotiate fo...
- 09 Oct 2021 22:43
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
- Replies: 2853
- Views: 774596
Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
Uh-oh! U.S. No Longer Sees Itself Building ‘Broad-Based’ Relationship with Pakistan: Sherman Ouch! / SMQ hasn't tweeted anything about his meet with Wendy Sherman. And no meeting with Niazi happened. That means kas ke danda pada hai. Make no mistake, it was NATO that was solely propping this charad...
- 09 Oct 2021 22:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7930
- Views: 2126095
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
It does seem AfPak had a pretty rainfall deficient season, For Pak - Country received 24pc below average rainfall: Met data The Meteorological department’s recently released data showed that the country received 24 per cent below average rainfall from July to August with many stations in Sindh and B...
- 09 Oct 2021 20:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7930
- Views: 2126095
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Here's a prediction: NaPak will face food riots next year. I came across this article from '97 in NYT : https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/08/world/food-riots-hit-pakistan.html#:~:text=Food%20riots%20paralyzed%20the%20northwestern,stocks%20and%20blocking%20of%20roads. Food Riots Hit Pakistan Food riot...
- 09 Oct 2021 19:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
- Replies: 2935
- Views: 695364
Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Slight correction... PAF has total 24 squadrons---> 16 Combat squadrons ... And in the 16 Combat squadrons---> 4 squadrons are F16 5 squadrons are JF17 1 squadron is Mirage III 4 squadrons are Mirage V 2 squadrons are F7 F7s are only point defenders... Won't be used in offensive operations... - Rea...
- 08 Oct 2021 16:13
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
- Replies: 2935
- Views: 695364
Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
With you questions, and possible options, you're providing a great answer to our squadron shortfall puzzle. Hope that we see a renewed push for Tejas like what happened during Shri Parrikar's time. Thanks chief, and I have high hopes that atleast under Gen Rawat and Namo the push shall sustain and ...
- 08 Oct 2021 15:49
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
- Replies: 2853
- Views: 774596
Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
Its striking how hardly any nation except Iran directly funds terror to Israel. I think the key reason for this is Israel's ability to put its own and their adversaries skin in the game. What I mean by this is that Israel does not hesitate in going after adversarial leadership at the topmost levels....
- 07 Oct 2021 21:13
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
- Replies: 2935
- Views: 695364
Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Asking a noob question to the gurus here, please assume in advance the question is posed from one who has a 5 year old's knowledge/acumen on vayusena matters, Q. Does the S400 acquisition dramatically stabilize our fighter requirements, at least on the Western front? If I try and assess things from ...
- 06 Oct 2021 17:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 2808737
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Is India Headed for an Anti-Muslim Genocide? (Time) https://time.com/6103284/india-hindu-supremacy-extremism-genocide-bjp-modi/ Some choice excerpts, Modi coined a new sobriquet for India: “the mother of all democracies.” No one knows what that means, least of all one Indian mother still trying to ...
- 06 Oct 2021 16:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
- Replies: 6236
- Views: 1739955
Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Biden and Xi explore 'recoupling' as advisers meet in Zurich https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/Biden-and-Xi-explore-recoupling-as-advisers-meet-in-Zurich National security adviser Jake Sullivan will travel to Switzerland to meet China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi, ...
- 06 Oct 2021 16:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
- Replies: 6236
- Views: 1739955
Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
China could be ready to mount a 'full-scale' invasion of Taiwan by 2025, island's defense minister says So it seems, in Taiwanese calculations, invasion threat is immediate but not imminent. Or at least that is the public posture they would like to hold. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/06/asia/taiw...
- 06 Oct 2021 14:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indian Foreign Policy
- Replies: 2499
- Views: 515037
Re: Indian Foreign Policy
Is India's ‘neighbourhood first policy’ unable to win regional allies? Here are my 2 paisa super-subjective opinions 1. General population of countries such as Afg, Pak and Bang have an deep seated intrinsic loathing for us and view us as people that they ruled. A similar feeling exists amongst the...
- 06 Oct 2021 05:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 1776
- Views: 570695
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
7 key trends whose inter-play can cause significant global geo-economics turmoil (essay) I would like to table 7 key trends that I sense have become more exacerbated and I see them causing significant (by significant I mean at least a '08 level of economic destruction) global geo-economic turmoil i...
- 05 Oct 2021 21:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
- Replies: 6236
- Views: 1739955
Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Taiwan president warns of 'catastrophic' consequences if it falls to China https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-president-warns-catastrophic-consequences-if-it-falls-china-2021-10-05/ Taiwan falling to China would trigger "catastrophic" consequences for peace in Asia, Preside...
- 04 Oct 2021 16:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7930
- Views: 2126095
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
I have serious doubt on Paki remittances. I think a significant part of the remittances is black money routed back into the Paki economy by the Paki elites. Spot on. Same goes for a lot of their exports and imports - Bakis exbort daal to Kaneda and imbort same daal at 2x rate. It ij unique Baki pis...
- 04 Oct 2021 16:19
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
- Replies: 2853
- Views: 774596
Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
Another one bites the dust - Pakistan Army sepoy (did anyone else notice NaPakis call their own soldiers, "sepoys" :lol: ) martyred in exchange of fire with terrorists in North Waziristan: ISPR Harami link: https://www.dawn.com/news/1650082/pakistan-army-sepoy-martyred-in-exchange-of-fire...
- 30 Sep 2021 22:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7930
- Views: 2126095
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Foreign exchange: SBP reserves fall $249m to $19.3 (Sep '30) Harami link: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2322688/foreign-exchange-sbp-reserves-fall-249m-to-193b The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank fell 1.27% on a weekly basis, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakista...
- 30 Sep 2021 22:08
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
- Replies: 2853
- Views: 774596
Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
THREE FC shot dead by Afghan Taliban at spin Boldak border crossing : https://twitter.com/Natsecjeff/status/1443536515167096839 Imagine if after an argument at Wagah border, we casually shot dead 3 Pork guards, media outlets like ramdiTV would predict nuclear annihilation. Up there, is just another...
- 30 Sep 2021 21:09
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
- Replies: 2853
- Views: 774596
Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
Warms the cockles of my heart to see NaPakis repeating Bangladesh all over again in Baluchistan: Balochistan govt orders employees to set their ringback tones to 'Pakistan Zindabad' Harami link: https://www.dawn.com/news/1649322/balochistan-govt-orders-employees-to-set-their-ringback-tones-to-pakist...
- 30 Sep 2021 20:53
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
- Replies: 2853
- Views: 774596
Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
We being right next door should take extreme precaution not to be hurt by the implosion... A country with no food reserves, no forex reserves, no fuel reserves, no national assets that could be mortgaged if shit hits the fan, no credit standing for any more monetary relief, no soft power to elicit ...
- 30 Sep 2021 19:26
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
- Replies: 2853
- Views: 774596
Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
the requirement of the pakis has become redundant InshaAllah _/\_ the proposed sanctions also mean that the break is final and the pakis will be treated as just another jehadi trouble maker. I wonder what will its economic collapse look like? Lebanon like perhaps, but with global commodity and supp...
- 30 Sep 2021 17:09
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
- Replies: 2853
- Views: 774596
Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
U.S. intensifies talks to use Russian bases for Afghan counterterrorism ops : In a classified hearing with senators, top generals detailed negotiations for "over the horizon" staging locations to strike al Qaeda https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/29/us-russia-bases-afghan-counterterror...
- 29 Sep 2021 20:46
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
- Replies: 2853
- Views: 774596
Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
It also means that the Pakis will have to expend political/lobbying/financial capital on blocking this, that would otherwise have been used to target India and stoke Jihadi/Khalistani fires. True. I also think key is that Unkil wants a scape goat and Na-Pak's backside presents a highly attractive t...
- 29 Sep 2021 20:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
- Replies: 6236
- Views: 1739955
Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Why Chinese conquest of Taiwan is a given and "total-war" war with India highly likely - a minefield created by Chinese miscalculations and unabashed ambition (Long post / Essay) Let me preface this post by taking stock of how India and China view each other. Chinese perception From a Chi...
- 29 Sep 2021 20:02
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
- Replies: 2853
- Views: 774596
Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
I agree. Its just that Romney and Rubio are signatories and command bi-partisan support which gives me some hope.Manish_P wrote:
It's just a group of republicans. Unlikely it will result in anything except rona-dhona in Jihadistan and a meltdown in Krachi PSX
- 29 Sep 2021 16:35
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
- Replies: 2853
- Views: 774596
Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
Bill moved in US Senate to sanction Taliban, supporters Harami link: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2322439/bill-moved-in-us-senate-to-sanction-taliban-supporters Excerpts, Sanctions could extend to foreign governments, including Pakistan, that US believes were and are supporting Taliban A group of hi...
- 27 Sep 2021 16:54
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
- Replies: 2853
- Views: 774596
Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
Pathetic inbred Pakis so jittery about the US-India-Japan-Australian 'alliance' meeting that they want to appropriate the name :roll: Bakis call this as “C-QUAD” . There were few articles with full of wet dreams about how C-QUAD is better than QUAD and why US should give money to Af-Pak. But It see...
- 20 Sep 2021 21:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China's Global Strategy-I
- Replies: 125
- Views: 39879
Re: China's Global Strategy-I
And, how would eleven and his minions achieve this? Consume less products/services or raw material from RoW? How does that stop RoW from needing to earn USD/EUR to buy oil/gas, copper, and microprocessors to run its economies? In my opinion you answered the question yourself - by deflating demand. ...
- 20 Sep 2021 18:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China's Global Strategy-I
- Replies: 125
- Views: 39879
Re: China's Global Strategy-I
Lohit, ji, if I may- equating US economic supremacy to USD as world's default settlement currency is IMVHO mixing cause and effect. USD is the global settlement currency because the US is the world's largest consumer market, not the other way around........ if/ when China becomes the world's single...
- 20 Sep 2021 18:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China's Global Strategy-I
- Replies: 125
- Views: 39879
Re: China's Global Strategy-I
Let me also jot down thoughts on what could be Xi's endgame . Now, most of us on the board know that the secret to US' preeminence to power, the cornerstone of its strength, is not its trillion dollar defense spend, not its blue water navy of 20 aircraft carriers, not its 5.5k nukes, nor its soft po...
- 20 Sep 2021 16:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China's Global Strategy-I
- Replies: 125
- Views: 39879
Re: China's Global Strategy-I
surviving spectacularly, killing the gangsters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgsucydYd3s That's a darn good analogy i must say :lol: I have to confess, $30Tn is a number I've pulled staright outta my a$$. :oops: The operating assumption here is that something similar to 1929 may happen. For inst...
- 18 Sep 2021 20:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China's Global Strategy-I
- Replies: 125
- Views: 39879
Re: China's Global Strategy-I
Certainly worth thinking over.. That, coupled with his shake-up of the top brass in the Chinese armed forces, might mean that he is now pretty confident of his strategy. Perhaps this also gives an insight into why the US, under business minded Trump, and now Biden (partly forced by Trump, partly pu...
- 17 Sep 2021 18:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China's Global Strategy-I
- Replies: 125
- Views: 39879
Re: China's Global Strategy-I
***Warning: This is a fairly speculative post, and quite low on analysis so take it with a maund of salt*** The approaching black swan - Chinese economic nuke that is going to wipe out the US and most other economies globally Xi bazookaed the Alibaba $1 Tn IPO. Pinduoduo lost $30 Bn in valuation alm...