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by putnanja
16 Oct 2025 18:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12515
Views: 4220866

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...
by putnanja
13 Oct 2025 21:39
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: US military, technology, arms, tactics
Replies: 3298
Views: 1445802

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 Driscoll castigated the Army for its reliance on outdated equipment, pointing to a photograph showing a soldier born in 2004 working on a computer system fielded in 1995, a decade before his birth.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...
by putnanja
08 Oct 2025 18:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12515
Views: 4220866

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...
by putnanja
21 Sep 2025 08:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12515
Views: 4220866

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...
by putnanja
20 Sep 2025 17:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12515
Views: 4220866

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...
by putnanja
17 Sep 2025 19:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12515
Views: 4220866

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

chetak wrote: 17 Sep 2025 17:07
S_Madhukar wrote: 17 Sep 2025 16:35

Do chicken get diabetes from eating too much corn? Well people do like a fat chicken :mrgreen:


putnanja ji,

My remark was not flippant

....
chetak-ji, the reply was by S_Madhukar, not me :)
by putnanja
16 Sep 2025 20:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12515
Views: 4220866

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
by putnanja
16 Sep 2025 14:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Replies: 3992
Views: 1371598

Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion

There are many Indian companies which operate garment factories in BD and import the clothes into India.
by putnanja
13 Sep 2025 21:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12515
Views: 4220866

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...
by putnanja
12 Sep 2025 13:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 11440
Views: 3296736

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...
by putnanja
03 Sep 2025 07:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 11440
Views: 3296736

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 ...
by putnanja
29 Aug 2025 07:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12515
Views: 4220866

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...
by putnanja
29 Aug 2025 07:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12515
Views: 4220866

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-...
by putnanja
27 Aug 2025 07:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12515
Views: 4220866

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...
by putnanja
26 Aug 2025 19:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12515
Views: 4220866

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...
by putnanja
18 Aug 2025 10:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2113
Views: 598113

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...
by putnanja
18 Aug 2025 08:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12515
Views: 4220866

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.
by putnanja
16 Aug 2025 07:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2113
Views: 598113

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!
by putnanja
14 Aug 2025 20:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2113
Views: 598113

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...
by putnanja
14 Aug 2025 20:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2113
Views: 598113

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...
by putnanja
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: 867829

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
by putnanja
07 Jul 2025 06:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2781
Views: 1552765

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....
by putnanja
06 Jul 2025 18:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011
Replies: 4857
Views: 1169929

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...
by putnanja
17 Jun 2025 22:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2113
Views: 598113

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 :mrgreen:
by putnanja
17 Jun 2025 21:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2113
Views: 598113

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Welcome jrjrao! Been a verrrryyyyyy long time! Happy to see oldtimers back! :mrgreen:
by putnanja
15 Jun 2025 18:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Replies: 628
Views: 161935

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...
by putnanja
18 May 2025 17:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2113
Views: 598113

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...
by putnanja
15 May 2025 18:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2113
Views: 598113

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
by putnanja
14 May 2025 13:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2113
Views: 598113

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 ...
by putnanja
11 May 2025 19:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2113
Views: 598113

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Watch the news briefing going on by MoD live, Q&A started now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMNaummDlgE
by putnanja
11 May 2025 01:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2951
Views: 663287

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

I feel GoI felt its objectives were met, which were originally to hit the terrorist camps - 9 of them. And they went extra mile saying they didn't target paki military assets and hit only terrorist centers. That didn't fly with pakis of course and rest is history. They have said in every day's brief...
by putnanja
10 May 2025 23:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2951
Views: 663287

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

CNN report on how the ceasefire was pushed by US After alarming intelligence, US VP called Modi to encourage ceasefire talks, sources say A core group of top US officials — including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State and interim national security adviser Marco Rubio and White House Chief o...
by putnanja
10 May 2025 22:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2951
Views: 663287

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Multiple SM handles including some veterans reporting that terrorists in army dress have beheaded two soldiers in Nagrota! Destroy the paki army HQs. No more restraint.
by putnanja
10 May 2025 21:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2951
Views: 663287

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

I was surprised that pakis asked for ceasefire without even one symbolic successful strike against India. Also refer that comment by Najam Sethi in that video I linked earlier. They will not settle for ceasefire till they draw blood. India needs to be on guard and keep hitting them without giving th...
by putnanja
10 May 2025 21:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2951
Views: 663287

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Well, yesterday 11 airbases were targetted. Hoping tonight, all their army HQs are targetted by brahmos. They are perpetual liars and till they are beaten to an inch of their lives, paki army won't reform. I think paki army thought only PAF bases were targetted, which they consider inferior to the a...
by putnanja
10 May 2025 20:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2951
Views: 663287

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

There is chatter on Twitter that couple of missiles were fired and there are drones sighted in Jammu border. Like I said earlier, pakis have a BDSM fetish, the more they are thrashed, the more they ask for. Golden opportunity to pull down their knickers and spank them harder
by putnanja
10 May 2025 20:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2951
Views: 663287

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

India Today gets you the details of how Pakistan sought a ceasefire with India

https://x.com/IndiaToday/status/1921208838252097755