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- 24 Dec 2025 21:26
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Arihant Class SSBN: News & Discussion
- Replies: 94
- Views: 64817
- 15 Dec 2025 07:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Not to mention that US aims is to directly influence Bangladesh politics and provide covert/overt support to meet its objectives. India's relationship with Afghanistan is like establishing relationships with any other non-democracies , whether it is ME monarchies, communist countries including China...
- 12 Dec 2025 08:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Ambassador Sergio Gor tweets: President Trump spoke with Prime Minister Modi this morning. A GREAT call between two friends. Prime Minister @narendramodi reiterated his support for the President’s efforts to bring peace to Ukraine. 11:31 AM · Dec 11, 2025 PM Modi: Had a very warm and engaging conve...
- 10 Dec 2025 21:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
The Southern American food (Louisiana etc) which uses rice more in their dishes like gumbo etc use American rice. Many of the Thai and other SE Asian cusinies use Jasmine rice from Thailand. Japanese cuisine uses Japanese variety which are bit more starchy&sticky. Indian rice is mainly used by I...
- 22 Nov 2025 08:27
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Flight Safety
- Replies: 3583
- Views: 1373459
Re: Military Flight Safety
Was there any reports on the cause of the earlier Tejas crash in Jaisalmer?
- 21 Nov 2025 21:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Flight Safety
- Replies: 3583
- Views: 1373459
Re: Military Flight Safety
Shouldn't the FBW have prevented this manoeuvre at low altitudes?
- 15 Nov 2025 21:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4796
- Views: 3338286
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Jeffery Sachs on the reasons behind Ukraine invasion. I think this was posted earlier too
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1904107370205461
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1904107370205461
- 10 Nov 2025 21:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Explosion @ Red Fort, Delhi - News & Discussion
- Replies: 207
- Views: 34395
Re: Explosion @ Red Fort, Delhi - News & Discussion
Was the car carrying the terrorists which had premature explosion? Were they on their way to a crowded place and bomb exploded prematurely?
- 10 Nov 2025 21:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6794
- Views: 2604058
Re: Internal Security Watch
Wonder if the car was carrying terrorists and it had premature explosion?
- 16 Oct 2025 18:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
As per reports, while Indian govt refineries reduced purchase from Russia, private sector ones like Reliance and Nayara increased their purchase, and total purchase from Russia almost remained same in Sept. Basically, GoI is saying "we are reducing Russian oil purchase but we can't control what...
- 13 Oct 2025 21:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: US military, technology, arms, tactics
- Replies: 3330
- Views: 1485892
Re: US military, technology, arms, tactics
Driscoll goes scorched earth on Army buying inertia ... Driscoll castigated the Army for its reliance on outdated equipment, pointing to a photograph showing a soldier born in 2004 working on a computer system fielded in 1995, a decade before his birth. “Meanwhile, Ukraine is updating its drone sof...
- 08 Oct 2025 18:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Unless it's a racially motivated hate crime. Why should we not highlight such incidents that occur against us in what many still consider (rightly or wrongly - it doesn't matter) - as an Eldorado? I take your point. I was looking at it from a different angle. In fact MEA needs to say that some US c...
- 21 Sep 2025 08:11
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Sorry, recent actual experience trumps what is on some website. What is on that "some website" actually controls the process...I presume nobody writes their personal experiences when preparing the H1B petitions. You actually get a copy of entire H1b petition from your lawyers after your h...
- 20 Sep 2025 17:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
This will hit enrollment at US universities too. If there is not going to be any opportunity to work after studies, with threats of withdrawing OPT too, no one is going to invest crores into education in US. Not just India, this will affect Chinese and lost of East Europeans too , who go to study in...
- 17 Sep 2025 19:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
chetak-ji, the reply was by S_Madhukar, not mechetak wrote: ↑17 Sep 2025 17:07S_Madhukar wrote: ↑17 Sep 2025 16:35
Do chicken get diabetes from eating too much corn? Well people do like a fat chicken
putnanja ji,
My remark was not flippant
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- 16 Sep 2025 20:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
I think India might agree to import it for ethanol production or chicken feed. But it also has impact of affecting Indian farms producing sugarcane who are getting better prices for ethanol produciton now
- 16 Sep 2025 14:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 4140
- Views: 1433181
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
There are many Indian companies which operate garment factories in BD and import the clothes into India.
- 13 Sep 2025 21:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
https://x.com/sidhant/status/1966691655865823745 U.S wants G7 to sanction India. This is something we will not be able to cope with. Stop all Russian oil purchases with wink to Putin. Along with this cease all FTA talks with U.S on a permanent basis and give two months for U.S companies to vacate I...
- 12 Sep 2025 13:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 11793
- Views: 3445505
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Left and Right are two sides of the same coin. These ideologies from Europe are violent and both are repressive in their own ways. We look at them from their own lens and try to fit ourselves into it which we are not (excluding the left in India and the Christian conservatives who adopt White conse...
- 03 Sep 2025 07:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 11793
- Views: 3445505
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Dems pivoted to centrists and independents so much so that they even campaigned with the republican's while not giving a bigger platform to the extreme gaza/palestine crowd and they still lost. I do not know what a "centrist" actually sees in trump and think...hmmmm, this is a reasonable ...
- 29 Aug 2025 07:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
The diamond and jewellery exports to US are not only for desi customers. Many of the jewellery items found in big box stores like Macys, JC Penny, Nordstorm etc are from India. It is definitely a big market and contributes lot more in terms of people employed. Clothes is one other big labour-intensi...
- 29 Aug 2025 07:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
According to speculations, Trump didn't take kindly to Modi saying No to visiting US when Trump invited him to White house on the way back from G7 summit in Canada. Paki army chief was in US at that time. Trump probably wanted to spring a surprise meeting between the two and try to mediate in India-...
- 27 Aug 2025 07:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
India & US hold 2+2 talks (defence and foreign affairs) India, US hold 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue amid tariff tensions Senior officials of India and the US have discussed bilateral ties in the areas of trade and investment, critical minerals, and energy security, including strengthening civil n...
- 26 Aug 2025 19:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Modi refused Trump's calls 4 times in recent weeks: German newspaper US President Donald Trump made at least four attempts to talk to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the phone in recent weeks, but the Indian leader refused to talk to him, according to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemein...
- 18 Aug 2025 10:01
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 2163
- Views: 657321
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
https://x.com/connect_rishav/status/1956780803469222151 ---> 2. He also confirmed that friendly Intel played an important part What does that mean? It almost sounds like we got some intel inputs from a friendly country. The only country I can think of Russia. I would guess Israel, given their spy s...
- 18 Aug 2025 08:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
What Americans monitor on their phone when sitting on their ceramic throne is none of our business.
- 16 Aug 2025 07:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 2163
- Views: 657321
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
4 Para seems to have won a few awards for Op Sindhoor. Wonder what their assignment was. Thankfully no one is posthomus. Also points to successful operation whatever it is they did. Hope details come out, will be a good read!
- 14 Aug 2025 20:37
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 2163
- Views: 657321
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Vir Chakra for IAF pilots who took out terror bases https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1176033191227234&set=a.625627306267828 https://scontent.fblr23-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/531988086_1176033197893900_4050092331238792471_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=833d8c&_nc_ohc=IfsyLlR...
- 14 Aug 2025 20:33
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 2163
- Views: 657321
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Awards for the Army personnel for Op Sindoor https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1063498949286983&set=pb.100068806646502.-2207520000 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1063498155953729&set=pb.100068806646502.-2207520000 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1063497332620478&set=pb.10006...
- 07 Aug 2025 14:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12801
- Views: 4394002
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Couple of articles on how this illogical trade tariff can impact Indo-US relation negatively...
'A slow-motion catastrophe': Trump is setting fire to decades of US-India diplomacy
India-US spat over trade and oil threatens wider fallout
'A slow-motion catastrophe': Trump is setting fire to decades of US-India diplomacy
India-US spat over trade and oil threatens wider fallout
- 21 Jul 2025 15:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Serial Blasts in Mumbai 2011 & Discussion on 2006 Case Verdict
- Replies: 1296
- Views: 883442
Re: Serial Blasts in Mumbai
+1 The level of professionalism in our police departments is very low. Same with CBI and ED too. The percentage of convictions is very less in most of the cases, and they drag on for so long that multiple people handle investigations and it becomes a sloppy mess over time
- 07 Jul 2025 06:59
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2829
- Views: 1606273
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Not excess AI airplanes, some AI A320/319 planes were withdrawn from service for AEWS role, not for refuelling platforms. Six Airbus planes were supposed to be used for the next gen AEWS for India. ADE was supposed to work with Airbus to modify these planes for AEWS use. Not sure what the status is....
- 06 Jul 2025 18:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011
- Replies: 4952
- Views: 1232027
Re: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011
AERB approves operation of two 700 MW PHWRS in Gujarat Nuclear regulator AERB has granted operation license for two indigenously developed 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat. ... "The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has conclude...
- 17 Jun 2025 22:13
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 2163
- Views: 657321
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Ah! Bag the hag competition! And poetry by Narayanan, yourself, shiv, umrao jaan and others on porkistan, good scenarios by Singha and Dileep, good memories! Those were good times 
- 17 Jun 2025 21:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 2163
- Views: 657321
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Welcome jrjrao! Been a verrrryyyyyy long time! Happy to see oldtimers back! 
- 15 Jun 2025 18:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
- Replies: 628
- Views: 168392
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
I think one reason we did well was that the number of missiles that pakis fired were not that overwhelming, compared to 100s of missiles that Iran fired at Israel. There were reports of only handful of ballistic missles that were fired which got intercepted. India striking only terrorist bases and t...
- 18 May 2025 17:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 2163
- Views: 657321
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
China extended satellite support to Pakistan, says research group under Indian Defence Ministry China helped Pakistan reorganise its radar and air defence systems to more effectively detect country’s deployments of troops and weaponry, Ashok Kumar, director general at the New Delhi-based Centre For...
- 15 May 2025 18:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 2163
- Views: 657321
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
BIG BREAKING India Begins Crackdown Against Turkey, Cancels Celebi Aviation's Security Clearance in Interest of National Security
Now, they should cancel the wet least of Turkish airlines that Indigo has. It brings no benefit to India, just feeding travellers to Turkey's hub
Now, they should cancel the wet least of Turkish airlines that Indigo has. It brings no benefit to India, just feeding travellers to Turkey's hub
- 14 May 2025 13:38
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 2163
- Views: 657321
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
BSF Jawan held by Pakistan has been peacefully returned to India. Great news and I wonder why they did this so quietly. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bsf-jawan-held-by-pakistan-returned-to-india-10004089/ Speculation 1: There were reports earlier that a Pakistani Ranger was captured near ...
- 12 May 2025 14:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 2163
- Views: 657321