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- 08 Sep 2025 02:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
- Replies: 1477
- Views: 396035
Re: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
Wronged by Empire: Post-Imperial Ideology and Foreign Policy in India and China (Studies in Asian Security) Manjari Chatterjee Miller Although India and China have very different experiences of colonialism, they respond to that history in a similar way—by treating it as a collective trauma. As a re...
- 08 Sep 2025 02:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1944
- Views: 538496
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
AdityaG has listed on X about 90 targets were hit. Will link the post here.
LINK: https://x.com/Aditya_G_Social/status/19 ... 0201632152
Table posted there:

LINK: https://x.com/Aditya_G_Social/status/19 ... 0201632152
Table posted there:
- 08 Sep 2025 01:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
- Replies: 1477
- Views: 396035
Re: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
Cultural and Civilisational Links between India and Southeast Asia (Historical and Contemporary Dimensions) Shyam Saran; Research And Information System For Developing Countries. Asean-India Centre,; Indian Council For Cultural Research,; India. Ministry Of External Affairs,; India Habitat Centre &...
- 06 Sep 2025 07:17
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2950
- Views: 637403
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Whatever the Pakis are planning... another thing they have planned is to have more US personnel - either military or civilian, to be stationed in Pakistan so that the next time they attack us THEY (Pakistan+ US) will threaten us that if we retaliate, US citizens will be harmed. THAT is the next bla...
- 06 Sep 2025 07:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Deterrence
- Replies: 5214
- Views: 1192463
- 06 Sep 2025 07:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Deterrence
- Replies: 5214
- Views: 1192463
Re: Deterrence
BIG tension for India as Pakistan speeds up uranium enrichment; report reveals SHOCKING details, says Pakistan's nuclear arsenal has... VinodTK, Thanks for this report. I was waiting to see some such report, for this means the West is transferring materials to Pakistan, and the cover story is local...
- 06 Sep 2025 06:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Non-Western Worldview
- Replies: 1110
- Views: 273483
Re: Non-Western Worldview
ricky_v
Do read Rise and Fall of Great Powers by PM Kennedy. Interestingly, he did not foresee the rise of India.
Modiji is an unexpected figure in world history.
Do read Rise and Fall of Great Powers by PM Kennedy. Interestingly, he did not foresee the rise of India.
Modiji is an unexpected figure in world history.
- 06 Sep 2025 06:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Non-Western Worldview
- Replies: 1110
- Views: 273483
Re: Non-Western Worldview
EAM Jaishankar to EU: "Europe’s global ascendancy was NOT a renaissance for others — it was their DARK ages."
— Calls out the West for ERASING Indian heritage & traditions
https://x.com/MeghUpdates/status/1963974233953866039
— Calls out the West for ERASING Indian heritage & traditions
https://x.com/MeghUpdates/status/1963974233953866039
- 06 Sep 2025 06:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Weaponizing Corporations & Trade - Countermeasures
- Replies: 55
- Views: 12748
Re: Weaponizing Corporations & Trade - Countermeasures
In light of Trump's weaponizing trade, this is an apt thread. Need to revive it.
- 06 Sep 2025 06:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Rana Trial
- Replies: 175
- Views: 80638
Re: Rana Trial
Rana played a small role, says ex-Home Secretary G.K. Pillai. Rana is a minor player in this game, the real deal is David Coleman Headley (ex-FBI/DEA Agent). The U.S. acted in "bad faith" by protecting the main conspirator, David Coleman Headley, despite having prior knowledge of the terr...
- 06 Sep 2025 06:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Rana Trial
- Replies: 175
- Views: 80638
Re: Rana Trial
Is Rana going to die of old age or get bail from the courts?
When is the trial date?
When is the trial date?
- 04 Sep 2025 10:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
- Replies: 1477
- Views: 396035
Re: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
Asian Geopolitics and the US–China Rivalry (Routledge Studies on Think Asia) Felix Heiduk (Editor) This book analyses the ways in which foreign policy actors in Asia have responded to the emerging great power conflict between the US and the People's Republic of China focusing on medium and small st...
- 04 Sep 2025 10:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Deterrence
- Replies: 5214
- Views: 1192463
Re: Deterrence
AmberG, Is you point that Harry Truman had the wisdom to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? One can be debated but to use two weapons because you have it? This is what caused the quest for nuclear weapons by other nations. Ramana, NO — not remotely my point . I was not commenting on Truma...
- 04 Sep 2025 00:11
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Deterrence
- Replies: 5214
- Views: 1192463
Re: Deterrence
AmberG, Is you point that Harry Truman had the wisdom to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
One can be debated but to use two weapons because you have it?
This is what caused the quest for nuclear weapons by other nations.
One can be debated but to use two weapons because you have it?
This is what caused the quest for nuclear weapons by other nations.
- 02 Sep 2025 10:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
- Replies: 1477
- Views: 396035
Re: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
Of Women, Outcastes, Peasants, and Rebels : A Selection of Bengali Short Stories Bardhan, Kalpana (Editor) Until now the large body of socially focused Bengali literature has remained little known to Western readers. This collection includes some of the finest examples of Bengali short stories—stor...
- 02 Sep 2025 09:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
- Replies: 760
- Views: 340067
Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Differences over tri-services commands will be resolved considering national interest: CDS Mhow (MP), Aug 27 (PTI) The "dissonance" in the military on the proposed tri-services commands will be addressed considering the "best national interest", Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil C...
- 30 Aug 2025 06:26
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1944
- Views: 538496
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Knowing the Indian capabilities revealed in Operation Sindoor, what can Pakistan do to protect itself from those capabilities? For instance, evacuate their planes beyond the Indus to be safe from the IAF. Build more runways in airbases. Convert highway stretches to air strips. Have new trailer-based...
- 25 Aug 2025 03:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
- Replies: 1477
- Views: 396035
Re: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey, Volume 1: Empire of the Gazis: The Rise and Decline of the Ottoman Empire 1280 - 1808 Stanford J Shaw; Ezel Kural Shaw; Mazal Holocaust Collection Empire of the Gazis: The Rise and Decline of the Ottoman Empire, 1280–1808 is the first book of the two...
- 24 Aug 2025 03:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Naval Procurements & Acquisitions: 02 April 2024
- Replies: 256
- Views: 240615
Re: Naval Procurements & Acquisitions: 02 April 2024
Six AIP submarines with Thyssen Krupp and MDL.
https://aninews.in/news/national/genera ... 823190857/
https://aninews.in/news/national/genera ... 823190857/
- 18 Aug 2025 05:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 11069
- Views: 3216479
Re: Understanding the US - Again
This is a revealing YT by PGurus. It talks about Russian Oil imports and Gas imports worldwide. It turns out good ole China is #1 in most things and Turkey seems to buy a lot. But India was singled out by Deadnald Trumpf. Pathetic nonsense. Japan and EU imported gas, apparently gas is not under san...
- 17 Aug 2025 22:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1944
- Views: 538496
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
While most details are coming out, one thing is still bugging me... On May 8th evening I was in Raipur Airport and everything was calm... By the time I landed in Delhi at around 10:30, Twitter was active as hell with news about full scale India Pakistan War... By the time I reached home and turned ...
- 16 Aug 2025 07:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Happy Independence Day!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1865
Re: Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day!
Great speech from Red Fort.
Great speech from Red Fort.
- 16 Aug 2025 07:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
- Replies: 1477
- Views: 396035
Re: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
Forging Democracy : The History of the Left in Europe, 1850-2000 Geoff Eley; Geoff Hey Democracy in Europe has been a recent phenomenon. Only in the wake of World War II were democratic frameworks secured, and, even then, it was decades before democracy truly blanketed the continent. Neither given ...
- 16 Aug 2025 07:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 11931
- Views: 4108179
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Yes MUTUwani is Neo Shalab Kumar.
VT is right Logan Act wont apply to her as she is not representing India.
There are a group of individuals in DC and Silicon Valley who think they can browbeat India for their success.
And they are well connected in India and in US.
VT is right Logan Act wont apply to her as she is not representing India.
There are a group of individuals in DC and Silicon Valley who think they can browbeat India for their success.
And they are well connected in India and in US.
- 16 Aug 2025 02:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 11931
- Views: 4108179
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Vayutuavan I am getting lot of complaints about how you are getting argumentative and fighting with AmberG.
Its not good image for both of you.
Either ignore each other or have to take action.
Its not good image for both of you.
Either ignore each other or have to take action.
- 16 Aug 2025 02:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 11931
- Views: 4108179
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
A couple of questions for the members? 1) What is driving Trump against India? Give listed reasons like a) ...b), c)... 2) What do members think of people like Asha Motwani (specifically) who are interjecting themselves into Indian foreign policy? Again give answer a).. b)... c).... Note with respec...
- 15 Aug 2025 22:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Non-Western Worldview
- Replies: 1110
- Views: 273483
Re: Non-Western Worldview
^^ Ramanaji and Balaji Following the schism, the western kings ruled in the name of God and Papal endosrsement for the rule became a must. So much so to lead to Avignon Papacy as to who is the Temporal leader of the Christendom! How is this relevant to the main topic of the grand narrative of decli...
- 15 Aug 2025 21:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
- Replies: 1832
- Views: 1574021
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Could even be K-6 which will be all azimuth message.
- 15 Aug 2025 09:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Non-Western Worldview
- Replies: 1110
- Views: 273483
Re: Non-Western Worldview
Bala, Thanks for reading and giving feedback. Eastern Roman Empire is considered the West. Its the beginning of Eastern Europe and Russia. In fact the clash between West and Russia come from the Great Schism between Catholic and Orthodox which goes back to Peter and Andreas/Andrew. Also I gave a lar...
- 15 Aug 2025 04:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
- Replies: 1477
- Views: 396035
Re: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
In Defense of History Sir Richard J. Evans FBA FRSL FRHistS, description Following in the steps of E.H. Carr's classic What Is History?, Richard J. Evans shows us how historians manage to extract meaning from the recalcitrant past. To materials that are frustratingly meager, or overwhelmingly profu...
- 15 Aug 2025 00:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Non-Western Worldview
- Replies: 1110
- Views: 273483
Re: Non-Western Worldview
My thoughts on recent developments in the West *The Historical Trajectory of Western Civilization: From Ancient Greece to the Decline of the West in the 21st Century* *Abstract* This paper traces the rise, evolution, and decline of Western civilization, beginning with Ancient Greece’s classical age ...
- 15 Aug 2025 00:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
- Replies: 1477
- Views: 396035
Re: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
The Coming of the Third Reich (The History of the Third Reich, #1) Sir Richard J. Evans FBA FRSL FRHistS description "Brilliant.” —Washington Post "The clearest and most gripping account I've read of German life before and during the rise of the Nazis." —A. S Byatt, Times Literary Su...
- 13 Aug 2025 07:57
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Naval Procurements & Acquisitions: 02 April 2024
- Replies: 256
- Views: 240615
Re: Naval Procurements & Acquisitions: 02 April 2024
Rakesh, If you find any news of the two frigates to be inducted on August 26 please post. Thank You.
- 13 Aug 2025 07:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
- Replies: 1477
- Views: 396035
Re: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
Empires of Faith: The Fall of Rome to the Rise of Islam, 500-700 (Oxford History of Medieval Europe) Peter Sarris Description Drawing upon the latest historical and archaeological research, Dr Peter Sarris provides a panoramic account of the history of Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East f...
- 03 Aug 2025 06:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
- Replies: 1048
- Views: 237846
Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
The actual Malegoan blast of Sept 2008 was done by someone else and ATS went after Col Purohit for other reasons.
The real detective work is to identify who did the original blast?
Digvijay Singh would know as all leads connect to him.
The real detective work is to identify who did the original blast?
Digvijay Singh would know as all leads connect to him.
- 03 Aug 2025 05:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 11069
- Views: 3216479
Re: Understanding the US - Again
AmberG and Vauytuvan,
I suggest not getting triggered by each others posts. Stop replying to each other.
It's getting tiring to see two PhDs on an ego fight.
Ramana
I suggest not getting triggered by each others posts. Stop replying to each other.
It's getting tiring to see two PhDs on an ego fight.
Ramana
- 02 Aug 2025 21:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1944
- Views: 538496
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Brig Saini (R) writes about Operation Sindoor air strikes.
https://spasan03.wordpress.com/2025/08/ ... -may-2025/
https://spasan03.wordpress.com/2025/08/ ... -may-2025/
- 02 Aug 2025 04:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
- Replies: 1048
- Views: 237846
Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
They destroyed a young officers career and worse India lost a brilliant intelligence officer.
He definitely would have been a Maj General by now.
He definitely would have been a Maj General by now.
- 31 Jul 2025 23:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
- Replies: 1048
- Views: 237846
Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
I am looking in particular for a Col Srivastava who broke the Army code and lied to Lt Col Purohit and tortured him before handing him over to Kurkure for further processing. And Gen Deepak Kapoor, involved in Adarsh scam, who allowed civilian handling a military officer. I expect remorse but won't ...
- 31 Jul 2025 11:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
- Replies: 1048
- Views: 237846
Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Please post the judgment details