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by hanumadu
04 Mar 2024 14:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8678
Views: 2231785

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/01/the-us-national-debt-is-rising-by-1-trillion-about-every-100-days.html The U.S. national debt is rising by $1 trillion about every 100 days And they act surprised the US growth exceeds expectation. They don't even call it QE anymore or mention the money printing. I t...
by hanumadu
23 Jan 2024 10:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Replies: 2792
Views: 1222759

Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018

They attempted something unique and cool. The lander becomes the rover but the crucial manoeuvre of turning on to the side so it could land on the wheels failed. I don't think that's how it works. The lander is just a lander, and is not meant to be a rover. There are 2 mobile "rovers" -- ...
by hanumadu
20 Jan 2024 14:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Replies: 2792
Views: 1222759

Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018

They attempted something unique and cool. The lander becomes the rover but the crucial manoeuvre of turning on to the side so it could land on the wheels failed.
by hanumadu
30 Nov 2023 23:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023
Replies: 1718
Views: 388530

Re: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023

Telangana employees and pensioners were not getting their salaries until the 10th of the month. With the additional freebies promised in this election, I dont know how BRS and Congress hope to run the state.
by hanumadu
11 Oct 2023 08:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1584227

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

Gaza is only 5km wide at its narrowest. The Gaza strip must be broken into three different sections with at least 1 to 2 km gap between them. Make them into more manageable pieces.
by hanumadu
11 Oct 2023 00:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1584227

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

The Gaza strip is ~350 sq km. Israel should raze down a 10 sq km corner of Gaza every year and pack off the residents to some where else If this would have worked then israel would have already done this without a second thought. They can raze as much they want, but the gaza population will stay th...
by hanumadu
10 Oct 2023 21:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1584227

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

It is amazing that Jewish settlers on the Gaza border were unarmed, despite being a stone's throw away from the Palestinian Yahoos baying for their blood, living with the permanent prospect of border breach sooner or later. This is unforgivable, just like Indian government refusing to arm Kashmiri ...
by hanumadu
10 Oct 2023 20:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1584227

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

The Gaza strip is ~350 sq km. Israel should raze down a 10 sq km corner of Gaza every year and pack off the residents to some where else, either to west bank or several EU countries and Canada seem to have a thing for the Arabs. In years when incidents like these occur, Israel should take the opport...
by hanumadu
09 Oct 2023 11:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406671

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

Video: Jennifer Zheng says CCP men carried out Nijjar's assasination and fled canada.

https://twitter.com/jenniferzeng97/stat ... 6743028047
by hanumadu
08 Oct 2023 15:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1584227

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

How did 20 lakh people come to reside in the Gaza strip which is 350 sq km while another 35 lakh people reside in the 5500 sq km West Bank?
by hanumadu
07 Oct 2023 23:36
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

The Kabaddi match should never have been that close. The Iranians look way fitter than us. Same with the women's team. The Iranian coach said as much before the final - that India were technically superior so they resorted to fielding the fittest possible team they could in order to win by attritio...
by hanumadu
07 Oct 2023 21:25
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

The Kabaddi match should never have been that close. The Iranians look way fitter than us. Same with the women's team.
by hanumadu
07 Oct 2023 16:52
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

25 golds so far. We cleaned up all five golds on offer in Compound Archery - which may become an Olympic sport in LA 2028. The South Koreans used to rule this along with recurve but after losing grip on it to Taiwan, China and earlier to some extent India, we've basically stepped into a different g...
by hanumadu
06 Oct 2023 23:00
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Wushu Daoshu. I hope his jewels are ok. He keeps falling on his a$$ with a thump.

by hanumadu
06 Oct 2023 22:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Wushu is buffoonery as far as I can tell. There are no opponents but you display your skills like wielding a fake sword that is not stiff, shakes a lot and makes a lot of noise because it looks like it is made of aluminium foil. :rotfl: OK, there are combat events too in wushu that look more like M...
by hanumadu
06 Oct 2023 22:28
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

There are four different types of wrestling - Freestyle, Greeco Roman, Judo, Jujitsu. Except Freestyle, the rest are boring. In greeco-roman, you cannot touch the opponent below the waist which means the opponents just lock their shoulders and nothing happens for long periods of time. Judo and Jujit...
by hanumadu
06 Oct 2023 22:05
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

dsreedhar wrote: 06 Oct 2023 20:27 Inching closer to the magic figure 100 :)
We are in the finals of several events where at least a silver is assured. We have de facto already crossed hundred.
by hanumadu
06 Oct 2023 17:33
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

India wins Hockey gold, badminton men's single bronze (Prannoy played with a bad back), 3 bronzes in wrestling. The only wrestler who lost his bronze medal match today is Bajrang Punia who was active in wrestler's protest. Our tally becomes 92 (22 gold) with this and we have several assured medals t...
by hanumadu
05 Oct 2023 20:20
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

I just discovered a sport that actually has been an olympic event since 1992. Its called Canoe Slalom where people canoe through artificially created rapids and they have to pass through some gates both in the forward and reverse direction. The amount of energy needed to recirculate and keep the wat...
by hanumadu
05 Oct 2023 14:28
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

India won Archery gold in compound bow men's team event.
by hanumadu
05 Oct 2023 13:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

What happened to our boxers and wrestlers? We used to win at the Olympic and world level. Now we don't seem to have good prospects even at the Asian level.
by hanumadu
05 Oct 2023 13:01
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Wow, India won the squash mixed doubles gold.
by hanumadu
05 Oct 2023 12:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
Replies: 4145
Views: 836155

Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)

All the four men of our 4x400 relay team, two Muslims, a Christian and a Hindu paid obeisance to the podium during the medal ceremony by bending and touching the podium with their hands and then touching their chest with their hands, like the Hindus. Isn't that a strict no-no in Islam?
by hanumadu
05 Oct 2023 12:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Ju jitsu is a Japanese sport, but not a single Japanese among the contestants. It's being dominated by Middle Eastern countries, Central Asian Republics and Mongolians.

Same with Karate too.
by hanumadu
04 Oct 2023 20:56
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

SBajwa wrote: 04 Oct 2023 20:42 Squash mixed doubles finals will be both Gold and Silver for India.. Ghosal also in men's finals.

18 with 74 total so far
Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh lost in the semi finals to the Malaysian pair. So they got the bronze. It's only one Indian pair in the final.
by hanumadu
04 Oct 2023 19:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773224

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

G Kishan Reddy's profile has been increased with ministries in Modi's second term. He has been moved to parliament from assembly. After GKR being given TS BJP presidentship again, I am thinking this was always the plan. It's unlikely Velmas will vote for BJP as long as BRS is there. At least get the...
by hanumadu
04 Oct 2023 18:37
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Chess - we are very strong in men's team (Guki, Pragg, Arjun, Vidit, Hari). but failed to beat Iran and Uzbekistan (both were 2-2 draws). Iran is in lead currently. most likely will have to settle for silver. Gukesh lost from a drawn position against Iran. If we had won the tie against Iran, we wou...
by hanumadu
04 Oct 2023 11:36
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Doping in Indian sports. Many dope to win and land a job. An athletics career is not on their mind.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ne ... s?from=mdr
by hanumadu
04 Oct 2023 11:32
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Seems we surpassed the past medal tallies. Wonder what more opportunities and how many more India can get? We are assured of one gold and two silvers in compound bow archery for men and women. We might have more medals in compound bow doubles men and women. At least one bronze is assured in squash ...
by hanumadu
03 Oct 2023 13:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406671

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

Why do all the English speaking nations (and western European nations) seem to have the same crises together. 2008 subprime crisis, inflation, now housing crisis. Herd mentality. Most canadian college education for International students is worthless. They cannot find a job after finishing their edu...
by hanumadu
03 Oct 2023 12:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Another gold assured as both finalists of Men's Individual Compound bow finalists are Indian. Unfortunately, both Indian women faced off each other in the Women's even and only one of them could make it to the finals. It was very likely both of them would have made the finals if they played other op...
by hanumadu
03 Oct 2023 02:47
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Bahrain and Qatar have denied us so many golds with their hired African athletes. It's just disgusting.
by hanumadu
02 Oct 2023 08:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406671

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

Now news coming out that Nijjar is involved along with a liberal MP is involved in an immigration racket and ISI too is involved with Nijjar. India is not letting this die. It is leaking drip, drip information.
by hanumadu
01 Oct 2023 21:57
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

We lost to China in badminton finals. Prannoy did not play in the finals. Wonder what happened?
by hanumadu
01 Oct 2023 21:05
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Vayutuvan wrote: 01 Oct 2023 20:59
hanumadu wrote: 30 Sep 2023 17:27 Revenge for volleyball defeat in 5th, 6th playoff. We did great in volleyball too defeating South Korea and Taiwan before falling to a second rung Japan and then Pakistan.
Didn't we beat China in Table Tennis?
Yeah, in the women's doubles semifinals quarter finals.
by hanumadu
01 Oct 2023 20:01
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

All Qatari and Bahraini athletes are black. Most Saudi athletes are black including their women's soccer team
by hanumadu
01 Oct 2023 11:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4308
Views: 1185235

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

How are the pakis affording to send their contingent to the asian games? They didn't have the money a few years ago to send their hockey team to some tournament. Things have only gotten worse now in pakistan. https://www.eurasiantimes.com/pakistan-hockey-team-cashless-cannot-afford-travel-india-worl...
by hanumadu
30 Sep 2023 17:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

SBajwa wrote: 30 Sep 2023 16:29 Gold in Squash team defeating napakis. 9 golds now and 35 total medals
Revenge for volleyball defeat in 5th, 6th playoff. We did great in volleyball too defeating South Korea and Taiwan before falling to a second rung Japan and then Pakistan.
by hanumadu
30 Sep 2023 12:30
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308761

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

@@SonySportsNetwork and @SonyLIV youtube channels are doing a wonderful job of putting up highlights of all events involving Indian athletes.