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- 02 Sep 2025 03:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12303
- Views: 4168049
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
@Amber G. - So serious question and I hope it doesn't come out rude: Do you really behave this way in real life too? like saying how long you've been on BRF or what supposed degrees you have or what people you've supposedly met in response to someone correcting what you said/posted? and if yes, it i...
- 01 Sep 2025 21:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12303
- Views: 4168049
- 01 Sep 2025 08:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12303
- Views: 4168049
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
I have also visited the Trinity test site in person. I have also visited U-235 production site (now open to public) at Oak Ridge (Y-12 & K-25) which supplied U to Hiroshima bomb. I studied Nuclear Physics (in late 60's) at IIT Kanpur and interacted/studied from top Nuclear professors in India. ...
- 01 Sep 2025 04:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12303
- Views: 4168049
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- No ‘data’ gap We don’t need new mushroom clouds for confidence. As you know Hiroshima’s uranium bomb was never even tested was not because of — the physics was solid, and leaders knew it. Here's the truth: ..scientists at Los Alamos continued privately to have doubts that it would work at all. Th...
- 26 Aug 2025 08:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 11258
- Views: 3256196
Re: Understanding the US - Again
As for Israel, i hope they have a plan B because they are within 3-4 yrs of losing US support. The below 40 population in the US is vehemently against Israel and its very existence, it is only a matter of time before US goes Europe's way and starts holding back arms and begins sanctions. Part of th...
- 22 Aug 2025 23:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12303
- Views: 4168049
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
At the cost of pushing India towards Chinese? And what benefits does weaning away Pakis provide?
Pakis will finger India anyway (through Chinese) and unkil is no longer involved in Afghan either. so what's the utility in weaning away Pakis?
- 22 Aug 2025 22:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12303
- Views: 4168049
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
..One a serious note, looking purely from economic/financial perspective, approx. 7-10% of revenue for the S&P 500 companies comes from China. And, then there is higher sales of American agri/protein products, which has heavy lobby, to China compared to India. I feel like these factors drive th...
- 09 Aug 2025 08:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12303
- Views: 4168049
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
It is high time that India 1. converts all its FCA held in western currencies to gold as quickly as possible, and 2. impose a retaliatory 50% tax on revenues (yes, I mean gross revenues, not profits) US big-tech generate in India. In response, if the US social media withdraw their services in India...
- 06 Aug 2025 08:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 11258
- Views: 3256196
Re: Understanding the US - Again
US has not always been thus. Nixon has to resign under the threat of impeachment, and after that, the factions that thought that Nixon was treated unfairly has worked with a long term strategy to give POTUS unchecked powers. Today we see is the effect of their efforts. The opposing side has been fe...
- 05 Aug 2025 20:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 11258
- Views: 3256196
Re: Understanding the US - Again
^Why are we enraged. .. It's a little enraging because we've always been sermonized how US is the oldest democrazy and how the "founding fathers" put all these checks and balances in place and how every other savage in the world should learn from the masta. Trump is demonstrating us that ...
- 22 Jul 2025 10:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12303
- Views: 4168049
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
I predict that Trump is going to present this as a historic, Nixon Redux rapprochement of the US with China— basically giving PRC whatever they want on a platter while claiming statesmanship points for himself. Part of what the Chinese will demand (and I'm sure Trump will give) is a joint partnersh...
- 18 Jul 2025 00:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Strategic Long Range Bomber
- Replies: 285
- Views: 78485
Re: Indian Strategic Long Range Bomber
SRajesh jee, India might not get the bomber.. all valid points but if what's said in the article is indeed true then we're setting ourselves up for failure. Issue isn't whether we need bombers or not, issue is we're thinking of flying a "stealth, better than B21, bomber" by 2035. When in ...
- 17 Jul 2025 04:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Strategic Long Range Bomber
- Replies: 285
- Views: 78485
Re: Indian Strategic Long Range Bomber
India’s new 12,000 km bomber could hit New York without needing to refuel and carrying BrahMos missiles Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider should clock around 9,300 kilometres. India wants its bomber to fly past that limit. That means it could reach targets in the US, Europe, Africa or Australia withou...
- 26 Jun 2025 03:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Iran News and Discussions
- Replies: 3367
- Views: 856991
Re: Iran News and Discussions
So as a nation allies will not help us, we will suffer body losses and our greatness will be demonstrated by ability to fight It depends entirely on what you mean by "help". Would allies make it so we never suffer body losses? absolutely not. Otherwise pray tell who was it that sent their...
- 22 Jun 2025 20:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Iran News and Discussions
- Replies: 3367
- Views: 856991
Re: Iran News and Discussions
Iran should put out a tweet that their atami bum is for kashmir rather than Tel Aviv. That should make unkill to cool down a bit :mrgreen: But in all seriousness this shows the need for allies. They're not strong enough to stand on their own and yet make decisions as if they are. Imo lessons to lear...
- 18 Jun 2025 09:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12303
- Views: 4168049
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Long experience and observation. okay makes sense, it sounded like you were stating that 'as a matter of fact'. It's just your personal opinion. Is not a threat. It is just an observation that as long as prejudice is not expressed in impactful ways, the prejudice will eventually fade away. Sorry i'...
- 18 Jun 2025 08:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 12303
- Views: 4168049
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
But as long as anti-Muslim sentiment in aam-BJP does not lead to violence or discrimination in implementation of development programs, all should be fine. What's this anti-muslim sentiment exactly? What leads you to believe there's a "anti-Muslim" sentiment in "aam-BJP"? Also is...
- 24 May 2025 20:26
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2492
- Views: 1450590
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
With J-35, Pakis can say good bye to any upgrades to F-16s, and other western weapon systems. This will thoroughly push them into Chinis bed and it will be up to us on how we can leverage our situation. I may be wrong, but I will highly doubt Americans will let their electronics, and planes co-exis...
- 24 May 2025 07:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2492
- Views: 1450590
- 09 May 2025 10:04
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2950
- Views: 650952
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
What BBC, etc. are doing is ignoring the terrorist attack, and making India the first mover, the aggressor in this battle. Further, they quote Pakistan as fact, and India as claims. They quote the Paki PM, but not the Indian PM or Minister of Defense. India is "defiant", transgressor, or ...
- 09 May 2025 06:15
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2950
- Views: 650952
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
i like how on one hand people are chiding Arnab and indian twitter handles for "fake" news but then will do randi rona a few months from now about how pakis "won the information warfare and how Mudi should rejine". Wake up and pick a side, propaganda is how you win "informat...
- 07 May 2025 08:54
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2950
- Views: 650952
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
one thing i hope we also do is to use this opportunity to get an Indian version of Patriot Act passed through parliament. will come in handy to deal with the 0.5 front
- 06 May 2025 03:38
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2753
- Views: 1537284
- 30 Apr 2025 23:08
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1193
- Views: 263397
Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Calm down my man. I just made an observation. The western media and DDM will highlight this statement of Modi ji non-stop once things go kinetic. We need to make the paki the aggressor if we cannot find convincing proof of the TSPA involvement. western media and DDM will highlight that statement re...
- 28 Mar 2025 03:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 11258
- Views: 3256196
- 01 Feb 2025 10:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 11258
- Views: 3256196
Re: Understanding the US - Again
But Iraq war was started by who, re-pubics, is it not? The the dumbocrats should not be blamed for everything. Lies and fabrications have been and will always be US state policy. Right now Oligarchs and Deep State (the real one) have taken over our country . Let use hope our democracy is strong eno...
- 14 Nov 2024 05:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 2960
- Views: 1244778
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Age of Enlightenment is and always was a farce.sanjaykumar wrote: ↑13 Nov 2024 21:26 Does India have to go through 1500 years before its Age of Enlightenment, not that Africans or asians benefited from such enlightenment?
- 12 Nov 2024 18:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 2960
- Views: 1244778
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
The first order of business in Khalistan will be to kill the Hindus. Then nirankaris, dera sacha sauda wale, Khatri Sikhs then mazhabi sikhs. Then certain jatt clans. Pakistan did become a nation of goondas. Now India has a future. Pakistan does not even have a past. first order of business for Bri...
- 12 Nov 2024 01:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 2960
- Views: 1244778
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
There would be no difference between Hindus and Sikhs then. Sanjay sir, with all due respect, i've always found this argument very hollow. Why does there need to a "difference" between Hindus and Sikhs? I've also seen this argument presented elsewhere. "oh let's give proper burial to...
- 13 Sep 2024 06:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2070
- Views: 950894
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
@m_saini gaaru, in STEM areas, it certainly is one of the best educational tools. My goto site for references if I need to understand something in CS/Math. There are a lot of links to free PDFs, course material, even text books, etc. I am sure you also know that you being in STEM yourself. Complete...
- 12 Sep 2024 21:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2070
- Views: 950894
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
That's not a proactive problem-solving outlook. I think my approach is better. I'm saying that if political cover is available, we should use it to advantage. Nothing wrong in exploiting emerging opportunities and circumstances. Either way, you're avoiding the substance of what to do in order obses...
- 12 Sep 2024 18:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2070
- Views: 950894
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
What's your better idea, again? Fine, we may not have to wait - but in the event that US does act first, then we can use that as cover to follow suit - I'm just saying. Better idea: if we're going to do something then we should just do it. without waiting for anyone. Brazil banned X and west have e...
- 12 Sep 2024 08:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2070
- Views: 950894
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
If we copy same US move against Tiktok, and US doesn't protest, then what grounds would US have to protest when we do same thing against other platforms? This is just sad... that we're supposed to wait for US to do something to then do the same thing ourselves. Like a permission! But then again I g...
- 05 Sep 2024 05:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians
- Replies: 244
- Views: 124476
Re: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians
The then Union home minister LK Advani ... The home ministry’s statement said, “To the passengers of the hijacked place these hijackers came to be known respectively as (1) Chief, (2) Doctor, (3) Burger, (4) Bhola and (5) Shankar, the names by which the hijackers invariably addressed one another.” ...
- 05 Sep 2024 03:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2070
- Views: 950894
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
We have this habit of punching below our weight... We cannot keep going after each and every infringement. Nip the problem in the bud in such a manner that no one transgresses next time. +9000 Had similar thoughts back when Twitter banned DT and was also banning Indian military accounts and the who...
- 06 Aug 2024 08:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3955
- Views: 1357816
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Edited ramana sir. In all honestly it wasn't meant as an actual gang, it's just a phrase like "me and the gang" or "me and the boys" etc
- 05 Aug 2024 21:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3955
- Views: 1357816
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Out of curiosity, If you were invited to the PMO office to give feedback what could be done differently what would your recommendations on what the problem is, how to solve it, and the ultimate objective? Please provide 3-4 bullet points. The bolded part presupposes that we know what was done in th...
- 29 Jun 2024 20:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3087
- Views: 1258038
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
That is what Russia is doing now. Russia right now is not focusing on capturing land but killing Ukrainian men and soldiers. It is a war of attrition right now. This is just cope, sorry to say. Russian goal of "denazification" or "kill males between 13 & 65" as you put it is...
- 04 Jun 2024 11:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
- Replies: 1499
- Views: 574072
- 06 Apr 2024 20:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 6312
- Views: 2504070
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
I think the biggest con Western/European nations have managed to run is to make the rest of the world believe that Left (or right) has any power in these countries. They don't. If India has any sense, we should make Islamophobia a cornerstone of any deal made with Europeans. Make them open their bor...