Dhoti-shiver.
The "चार सौ पार" seems to have created a complacency, which will turn sure wins into nail-biters.
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- 20 Apr 2024 04:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
- 20 Apr 2024 03:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Social media and regular media are full of contradictory data.
I guess trust it if and only if you can get it from the Electoral Commission of India website, and make sure you haven't reached a spoofed site!
I guess trust it if and only if you can get it from the Electoral Commission of India website, and make sure you haven't reached a spoofed site!
- 20 Apr 2024 03:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore constituency, which went to polls during the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on April 19, registered its highest voter turnout since the past two decades. According to Election Commission data available at 7 pm, the Lok Sabha constituency saw polling turnout at 7...
- 20 Apr 2024 00:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Turn out in Lakshadweep is lower than usual, but the BJP is not even contesting there.
- 19 Apr 2024 07:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Continuing: This particular meeting seems to have served two purposes: first, in the context of widespread defections among Congress party workers, man on the pillow clarified to Seema any confusion over whether or not his people would vote for her, communicating to Seema that her future win would p...
- 19 Apr 2024 07:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
While waiting for June 4th, you might peruse this: https://www.mmg.mpg.de/60561/WP_13-01_Bjorkman_Cant-buy-a-vote.pdf The abstract begins: The 2012 Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections were characterized by report- edly-unprecedented flows of cash – a phenomenon has been described in both popu- la...
- 19 Apr 2024 05:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7942
- Views: 2227980
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Pakistan's over-engineered rivers.
https://youtu.be/3bVGuXrd5mg?si=BxHOxol9aXZdRQFe
https://youtu.be/3bVGuXrd5mg?si=BxHOxol9aXZdRQFe
- 18 Apr 2024 17:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7490
- Views: 1730200
Re: Understanding the US - Again
"Jerome Powell just revealed a hidden reason why inflation is staying high: The economy is increasingly uninsurable" https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jerome-powell-just-revealed-hidden-210653681.html Driving the increases in insurance are factors such as climate change and rising prices for ...
- 17 Apr 2024 07:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bakistan: Emirate of New-clear Inquilabi States-Bojitiv Newj
- Replies: 2067
- Views: 518796
Re: Bakistan: Emirate of New-clear Inquilabi States-Bojitiv Newj
If Pakistan breaks into three or four parts, think of all of the mutual politics of all those parts claiming Cashmere.
- 17 Apr 2024 06:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Achievement Tracking - Modi 2.0 Govt - No Discussions
- Replies: 1313
- Views: 744350
Re: Achievement Tracking - Modi 2.0 Govt - No Discussions
"108 reasons to vote for Modi" turned into 1,81,512 per these authors.
https://www.youtube.com/live/jimF-AvYzg ... rOI9A9L0X2
https://www.youtube.com/live/jimF-AvYzg ... rOI9A9L0X2
- 17 Apr 2024 05:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
A long but good analysis of the BJP manifesto:
https://www.youtube.com/live/hhKiw8Ehg9 ... KJQBo7tr5t
https://www.youtube.com/live/hhKiw8Ehg9 ... KJQBo7tr5t
- 16 Apr 2024 02:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6210
- Views: 1759236
Re: Internal Security Watch
I just had an aha! moment. Demonetization was not directed against Pakistan counterfeiting operations. Pakistan had no reason to accumulate cash in Indian rupees - they would put it into circulation as soon as possible. Once put in circulation, there is no way to withdraw it. The RBI would find the ...
- 16 Apr 2024 00:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
IMO, the Indian system is good and more rational that the US. (1) Political contributions via white money are encouraged - get a income tax deduction for any non-cash donations to any political party registered with the Chief Election Commission (in the US, political donations do not get a income ta...
- 15 Apr 2024 21:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Sounds to me like it’s a huge stretch by the Supreme Court. One point in the journey was whether voters had the right to know about candidates' criminal convictions and asset accumulations. The Court said, yes, they do. Then later it noted that political parties are not mentioned in the Constitutio...
- 14 Apr 2024 18:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
BJP manifesto: https://www.bjp.org/pressreleases/bjps-manifesto-general-election-2024-bjp-sankalp-patra-2024 Added: Congress manifesto: https://manifesto.inc.in/assets/Congress-Manifesto-English-2024-Dyoxp_4E.pdf CPI(M) manifesto: https://cpim.org/pressbriefs/cpim-election-manifesto DMK manifesto: h...
- 13 Apr 2024 20:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
CPI(M) Manifesto: The CPI(M) works for: Exit from alliances like, India-US Defence Framework Agreement, QUAD and I2U2. Removal of all military bases in our region, particularly the US base in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean where nuclear weapons are stationed. Complete elimination of nuclear ...
- 13 Apr 2024 09:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
April 14th 9 AM is when the BJP manifesto will be released.
- 12 Apr 2024 22:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Can I trouble you to give an idiot’s guide explanation of the Supreme Court’s reasoning in declaring electoral bonds unconstitutional? It boils down to "the public's right to know whom all are donating to which political parties is greater than the donors' wish to remain anonymous and the need...
- 11 Apr 2024 06:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 1877
- Views: 459948
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
PGurus exposes Trudeau's lies.
https://www.youtube.com/live/N35bC1zalG ... 99mxHgKpyC
https://www.youtube.com/live/N35bC1zalG ... 99mxHgKpyC
- 11 Apr 2024 06:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8782
- Views: 2431279
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
This is from 2013: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4535338/ This pilot study from self-selected institutions of higher education provides an estimate of the causes and rates of mortality among college students between the ages of 18 and 24 years old. One hundred fifty-seven 4-year colle...
- 11 Apr 2024 04:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Per a few different sources, the numbers are like this reported by Reuters (14 opposition parties put a petition before the Supreme Court regarding ED targeting, the Supreme Court essentially told them it cannot rule on a set of cases, but only on specific cases, upon which the petition was withdraw...
- 08 Apr 2024 21:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8782
- Views: 2431279
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Also, and here the interviewed says the issue is complex, but in principle extradition must be completed in 6 months. So we are at the stage where a country has asked us to extradite a person – what happens next? The proceedings begin at the regional court. As a requested person, you have the right ...
- 08 Apr 2024 21:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8782
- Views: 2431279
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
No news yet on Nikhil Gupta's extradition to the US from the Czech Republic. I did see this in Czech media (google translation): https://www.investigace.cz/extradice-rozhovor-advokat-krutina/ But if the court decides on extradition in due course, what happens next? If more than one state is requesti...
- 07 Apr 2024 22:56
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1527973
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Govt may shelve Rs 2-trn freight corridor plan Reports low capacity utilisation of DFCs. From the link: For instance, the fully-completed EDFC has a capacity to run 120 trains each way per day but due to low demand, just about 75-80 trains are being operated at the moment. a. EDFC is not completed ...
- 06 Apr 2024 18:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5634
- Views: 1611966
- 06 Apr 2024 18:26
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4061
- Views: 1906137
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Iran also warned Russia of a terrorist attack, it is claimed: https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-alerted-russia-security-threat-before-moscow-attack-sources-say-2024-04-01/ "Days before the attack in Russia, Tehran shared information with Moscow about a possible big terrorist attack inside Russ...
- 06 Apr 2024 07:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4406
- Views: 1323298
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Who am I missing? I am missing some details, too. (later updated) # Name Aliases Affiliation Place Date How Who 1 Zahoor Mistry Zahid Akhund Jaish-e-Mohammed Karachi, Pakistan 3/1/22 Shot 2 Ripudaman Singh Malik Babbar Khalsa Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 7/14/22 Shot Tanner Fox, Jose Lopez 3 Har...
- 06 Apr 2024 04:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8782
- Views: 2431279
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Does anyone have a list or partial list of all those who were killed by "unknown gunmen"? I started one. While on the third entry I found a newspaper that said Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader Abdul Salam Bhuttavi was assassinated. But this man was a UN-designated terrorist, and the UN Security Counc...
- 05 Apr 2024 05:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5634
- Views: 1611966
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
India should not abandon Europe to the peacefuls.
- 03 Apr 2024 22:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
https://time.com/6961504/youtube-ads-disinformation-india-election/ “Exclusive: YouTube Approved Ads Promoting Disinformation on India’s Election” The NGO created ads with disinformation that they claim passed the YouTube curation process; they then withdrew the ads. Google says the ads passed only ...
- 03 Apr 2024 17:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Achievement Tracking - Modi 2.0 Govt - No Discussions
- Replies: 1313
- Views: 744350
Re: Achievement Tracking - Modi 2.0 Govt - No Discussions
> 1. GDP - $4.1 Trillion -more than Doubled
I don't think GDP has cross $4 trillion yet. "Almost doubled" is accurate
I don't think GDP has cross $4 trillion yet. "Almost doubled" is accurate
- 02 Apr 2024 16:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7490
- Views: 1730200
Re: Understanding the US - Again
The Democratic Party is more of a coalition of diverse interests, like I.N.D.I.A than a party like the BJP or the CPI. Certainly the Democrats have a bit more party discipline and a long history, but can RG control Stalin or vice versa? With the electoral system in the US favoring no more than two p...
- 31 Mar 2024 18:04
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8445
- Views: 3009067
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Disputing India's GDP growth numbers: https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/8-4-gdp-growth-look-under-the-hood-2921772 -- Whether the above criticism holds any merit or not, if Sanjeev Sanyal accurately reflects the Modi Sarkar policy, then macroeconomic stability is more important to than growth. He...
- 31 Mar 2024 18:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4406
- Views: 1323298
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
^^^ When the bell rang, the pugilist rushed across the ring, meeting his opponent more than halfway and delivered a solid knock-out punch.
That is what I had in mind.
That is what I had in mind.
- 31 Mar 2024 17:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7942
- Views: 2227980
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Each day, more and more people are finding themselves in economic blackholes, thanks to imprudent government policies, and each day more and more people are openly or covertly begging before anyone who can give them a few rupees. This trend is fast gaining an international dimension, as evident fro...
- 31 Mar 2024 08:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4406
- Views: 1323298
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
and catch it unawares....If Pakistan really is ready to climb down, India should meet it halfway.
- 30 Mar 2024 16:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Sorry, third in a row, but in India, donations to a political party registered with the Election Commission are eligible for deductions from income tax. https://tax2win.in/guide/section-80ggc "Section 80GGC specifies the deduction under the Income Tax Act that is allowed from the total gross in...
- 30 Mar 2024 16:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Aha, this must be it: At present, political parties are not required to reveal the names of individuals or organisations who donate less than Rs 20,000 or those who donate via Electoral Bonds. As per Section 29C of the RPA, political parties are required to give the EC details (such as name, address...
- 30 Mar 2024 15:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
1. Do political parties get tax exemption? If so, how much? Under Section 13A of the Income Tax Act, political parties are exempt from paying Income Tax but are required to file their Income Tax returns annually to the Income Tax Department. They enjoy 100% tax exemption from all sources of income. ...
- 30 Mar 2024 06:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 463
- Views: 136053
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
It does seem a little incredible that the Congress is slapped with tax notices for Rs 1800 crores. I would like to know how the IT department computed that.