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- 28 Apr 2024 15:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2719
- Views: 686830
- 24 Apr 2024 21:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Australia News and Discussion
- Replies: 2271
- Views: 496792
Re: India-Australia News and Discussion
The growing awareness of the impact and importance of Gurkha and Sikh troops during World War I My grandfather served in the Indian Army and was sent to Kenya to guard the (Indian) labourers building the Kenya - Uganda railway from attack of wild animals (predominantly lions). This was before WW1. ...
- 21 Apr 2024 17:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4103
- Views: 2074476
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
US has sunk over 300 billion USD on a fruitless war with Vlad. That money is enough to fund every homeless person and free education for each college kid. Most of the money will be going as loans to Ukraine. Ukraine will be pledging what it has - fertile land. Good long-term (30-40 yr) asset buildi...
- 18 Apr 2024 18:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5643
- Views: 1636127
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
I agree with all you say above. Every national daily paper in the UK has an opinion either to the left or right. The right wing have always been hostile to India, the left wing have been hostile ever since India started showing signs of becoming truly independent; basically since the dynasty fell fr...
- 16 Apr 2024 00:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5643
- Views: 1636127
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
^^^^^ Hi elavya-ji; Thank you for your correction. I had read the something around the subject in connection with the ownership of the "Daily Telegraph". This is currently owned by the Barclay brothers, but there is a proposal to sell it to the investment fund of a middle eastern country. ...
- 14 Apr 2024 22:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5643
- Views: 1636127
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
‘I was told I’d be killed if I didn’t leave’: Himalayan state is a testing ground for Modi’s nationalism https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/14/i-was-told-id-be-killed-if-i-didnt-leave-himalayan-state-is-a-testing-ground-for-modis-nationalism The Guardian is owned by a "Middle-Eastern&q...
- 05 Apr 2024 20:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8810
- Views: 2492210
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Don't confuse matters by stating the facts! I seem to remember an Iranian general called Solamani who met his 72 hoors as well. Not to mention invasions of countries eg Iraq because they did not like the government and persuading Tony Blair to concoct some preposterous reasons for the invasion!
- 30 Mar 2024 18:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1347568
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Regarding air routes. After the Balakot incident in Feb 2019, I believe Pakistan closed all air routes over Pakistan to Indian civilian aircraft. I believe that that included occupied parts of Kashmir. Is that still in force? Obviously India retaliated with a similar ban but Pakistan has very little...
- 07 Mar 2024 00:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2338
- Views: 833901
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
These pictures are the first I have seen for a long time without the "Mine plough" attachment. This gives the Arjun a somewhat comical look. None of the competitors are with shown with this attachment. Is this part of the IA campaign to malign the Arjun?
- 23 Feb 2024 18:24
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: India's Contribution to Science & Technology
- Replies: 855
- Views: 344728
Re: India's Contribution to Science & Technology
Western Bias Against Indian Scientists - The Greats Who Did Not Get Nobel Prize | Ravi Kumar RSS on Jaipur Dialogues of Sanjay Dixit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_ahDIHaaE0 Ravi Kumar asserts many Indians were not recognized by the Nobel Committee. Many of them include JC Bose, SN Bose, George ...
- 23 Feb 2024 01:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
- Replies: 2810
- Views: 1488924
Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
The prototype Kaan flew with a pair of GE F110-GE-129 turbofans, which also power F-15s and F-16s. She is a proven turbofan. Whether the production variants will feature the EJ200 remains to be seen, but the proposal has been made by Rolls Royce. Being a 5th generation fighter, the US would like to...
- 21 Feb 2024 16:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5643
- Views: 1636127
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Twitter (@TVP_Reading) says: "CHARGED Shazeb Khalid, 24, of no fixed abode, was charged with one count of murder today. The charge relates to the death of Vignesh Raman, 38, who was found in Addington Road on Wednesday following a collision between a cyclist and a vehicle". http://orlo.uk...
- 16 Feb 2024 16:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5643
- Views: 1636127
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GFl4PAtW8AAjpKd?format=jpg&name=large I'm surprised the letter didn't include a gofundme link. He is already funded by the British taxpayer as is all the Royal family. They have special rates (close to zero) for things for Inheritance tax and Income tax so they do no...
- 12 Feb 2024 19:13
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1541799
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Just wanted to express my thanks to vsunder-ji for all the informative posts on the railway upgrades and the road upgrades in a different thread. It is particularly useful to those of us based abroad. It is particularly noticeable the enormous improvements in the last ten years!
- 08 Feb 2024 17:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
- Replies: 267
- Views: 117615
Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
India’s plan for untouched Nicobar isles will be ‘death sentence’ for isolated tribe “If the project goes ahead, even in a limited form, we believe it will be a death sentence for the Shompen, tantamount to the international crime of genocide.” https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/fe...
- 06 Feb 2024 20:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Africa News and Discussion
- Replies: 547
- Views: 157053
Re: India-Africa News and Discussion
Since Ricky_v and Cyrano have both posted their views on the development of African states, here is my view formed partly by my first seventeen years of life in Kenya and later by interactions with Africans in the UK (mostly west Africans). There are two factors that many africans hold to; one is tr...
- 01 Feb 2024 17:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: BRICS: News and Discussion
- Replies: 375
- Views: 67902
Re: BRICS: News and Discussion
BRICS is increasing becoming Chinese organisations. ... Indians have colonial connotations to the native SA given earlier British and Aparteid regime labelling Indians as coloured and above the native blacks. ... The Apartheid regime in SA labelled Indians as Indians. The Coloureds were white/black...
- 17 Jan 2024 20:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 1899
- Views: 521352
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
^^^^^ In the post above, it appears that all the children involved were of colour. The aggressors may have included at least one mixed race child. It is unclear what all this was about.
- 16 Jan 2024 21:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7503
- Views: 1752121
Re: Understanding the US - Again
The epithet of Drumpf is to tar Trump with his germanic background. Donald John Trump is german on his father's side and scottish on his mother's side. The term Anglo-Saxon connotes the English across the pond. The words Anglo-Angel (e.g. Angela Merkel) and Saxon are districts in Germany. One half ...
- 14 Jan 2024 21:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2838506
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
The high threat level PL4 lab in Wuhan, China is owned by Glaxo, Smith Kline, which in turn is owned by Pfizer corp. Pfizer corp created a vaccine for the virus unleashed by Wuhan PL4 lab. Dr. Anthony Fauci is a huge promoter of Pfizer vaccine. Glaxo, Smith Kline is managed financially by BlackRock...
- 05 Jan 2024 17:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5643
- Views: 1636127
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkk8-7NUdVg Gravitas: Are the British biased against India and Hindus? Mkk8-7NUdVg Are the British biased against India and Hindus from India? Why do they dislike Indians so much? Is it because India is a rising power? One survey has found that British Indians are ex...
- 03 Jan 2024 23:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
- Replies: 6378
- Views: 2076348
Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Why is the MOD and GOI extremely shortsighted when it comes to this program????!!! For fvcks sake get the necessary 4 engine flying testbed and the other facilities needed. India has a need to purchase at least 2k engines!!!! Why do these babus insist on dragging this out in piecemeal fashion for l...
- 27 Dec 2023 20:10
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC 2): News & Discussion
- Replies: 196
- Views: 80383
Re: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC 2): News & Discussion
I believe that even when Tata took over JLR, the agreement banned them from transporting key technologies around the drive train and engines to India. Wholesale shifting of factories was also not allowed. Remember what happened with BMW! However JLR spent some time in the Ford empire too and I don'...
- 26 Dec 2023 23:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC 2): News & Discussion
- Replies: 196
- Views: 80383
Re: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC 2): News & Discussion
RR is a strategic national asset and is a vital multi product high tech and cutting edge MIC conglomerate. They will not even consider any stake sale to a country like India. They would probably need some sort of approval/oversight by their parliament before going for something like even stake a sa...
- 26 Dec 2023 22:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC 2): News & Discussion
- Replies: 196
- Views: 80383
Re: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC 2): News & Discussion
tata or kalyani needs to buy a stake in RR drnayar ji, RR is a strategic national asset and is a vital multi product high tech and cutting edge MIC conglomerate. They will not even consider any stake sale to a country like India. They would probably need some sort of approval/oversight by their par...
- 22 Dec 2023 00:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1295
- Views: 382761
Re: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Unless India secures its own energy supplies, produces its own engines, and semiconductors, India will remain a small player despite its size and economy. It has to show that it is capable of withstanding blackmail attempts and still achieve its national goals. That means Modi cannot buckle under t...
- 28 Oct 2023 19:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
- Replies: 1250
- Views: 2527482
Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
..... We already denounced any and all terrorist acts and are standing with Israel. That’s more than any European country, and as much as the US. ...... If you look at the government statements some three weeks ago, practically all the Western European governments have done exactly that. I live in ...
- 22 Oct 2023 17:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8810
- Views: 2492210
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
[/Naperville used to be one of two centers of AT&T Bell Labs, it was known for science and tech (which is why I moved there). Today Muslims are paying cash to buy properties in Naperville!!!! Houses are being converted to "mosques". Muslims have long figured out the best way to get th...
- 07 Oct 2023 17:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5643
- Views: 1636127
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Canada ?! Possibly, with his qualifications, the world will be his oyster. The important thing is that he and Indians in general have an International outlook. Maybe Canada or USA, Oz, Singapore, Europe, who knows ? He wants to reconnect with his Indian roots, so after Msc, long trip to India plann...
- 03 Oct 2023 23:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2719
- Views: 686830
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Britain has run out of equipment to give: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uk/britain-has-run-out-of-defence-equipment-to-donate-to-ukraine-and-given-away-all-we-can-afford-military-source-warns/ar-AA1hCoaC The inflection point for Bhikaris is fast approaching. Wallace was one of Boris' favourites. H...
- 10 Sep 2023 17:18
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Education System
- Replies: 3959
- Views: 793395
Re: Indian Education System
Requesting Amber G garu to explain to us why these humanities depts were started at IITs ? Why do IITs need them when they aren't able to produce anything original or different from JNU, TISS and cant even do a decent job of countering casteist IIT narratives peddled abroad from US Univs. Whats the...
- 10 Sep 2023 17:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5643
- Views: 1636127
- 27 Aug 2023 19:25
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 6364
- Views: 1408659
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
^^ Absolutely unnecessary comment on doping, How is that the first thing that comes to one's mind after watching the athletes do great work. Great race from Team India, New national and Asian record in 4x400.. Really exciting times ahead for Indian athletics despite a lot of incompetence shown by t...
- 23 Aug 2023 23:45
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
- Replies: 1354
- Views: 761698
- 23 Aug 2023 21:04
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
- Replies: 1354
- Views: 761698
Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
First image from Vikram of the Moon's surface following the landing: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4OUkKVa8AEtHsA?format=jpg&name=medium First response from this Non -Indian citizen. Congratulations PM, CEO ISRO and all persons that played a part in this success. Also congratulations to all the ...
- 02 Aug 2023 16:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-France news
- Replies: 345
- Views: 141376
Re: India-France news
Most of Africa is fcked. Didn’t industrialize, political instability, and lack knowledge producing institutions. They will continue to be someone’s btch like Pakis. After all this world wide hot mess is over and financial reset G20 and some extras will be the driving force for humanity. Everyone el...
- 28 Jul 2023 00:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Army Aviation
- Replies: 96
- Views: 37889
Re: Indian Army Aviation
I agree and that's why I feel it is no use blaming either the Generals or Baboos beyond a point. The blame has to fall on the people who have the power to do something about it but don't. But this discussion is getting too political now and we may have to move to strat forum. The Defence Minister s...
- 28 Jul 2023 00:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Army Aviation
- Replies: 96
- Views: 37889
Re: Indian Army Aviation
Generals wait till the product is completed and in production for delivery. Then they come up with a new demand for changes to the product that will delay the orders by months or years. Very clever. The GOI, ie. the Defence Minister, should be strong enough to overrule any such post release require...
- 27 Jul 2023 23:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
- Replies: 3327
- Views: 850117
Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
François Gautier@fgautier26 The underlying tensions in Manipur stem from a complex interplay of various factors, one of which is a crackdown on drugs in recent years. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government, under Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who is a Meitei, launched a controversial...
- 25 Jul 2023 19:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Global Media Watch
- Replies: 121
- Views: 41088
Re: Global Media Watch
The media is full of this sort of thing. This is the al-bbc we are talking about. It is these subtle lies that stick in peoples minds and distort the truth and history. I saw a program on the PBS channel, it was described like this "Ancient Worlds" "Return of the king: Richard Miles ...