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by sanman
21 May 2024 00:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 10/7 vs 9/11 (Israel-Gaza) Strategic Fallout & Implications
Replies: 312
Views: 123066

Re: 10/7 vs 9/11 (Israel-Gaza) Strategic Fallout & Implications

Israel is not a member of the International Criminal Court, how does this work? Netanyahu & Co will be hampered on where they can travel to, because they will have to avoid signatory countries where they might face arrest. Might potentially get Netanyahu more sympathy at home, though. https://w...
by sanman
21 May 2024 00:49
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: BR Medical Topics Corner
Replies: 70
Views: 35460

Re: BR Medical Topics Corner

US diver stays underwater for 100 days, emerges 10 years younger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GRIY_O5MG0

High pressure environments are known to lengthen the telomeres to prolong cellular life.
by sanman
20 May 2024 23:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7561
Views: 1782178

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Interviews with Victoria Nuland - the arsonist who pretends to be a firefighter https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/05/11/victoria-nuland-state-department-diplomat-interview-00157408 https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/05/13/former-top-u-s-diplomat-victoria-nuland-talks-to-meduza-about-winning...
by sanman
20 May 2024 23:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4198
Views: 2462308

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Victoria Nuland is back -- she's now calling on Washington to approve military strikes against Russian military bases inside of Russia itself. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KzLPGGHcsEo https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1792505525545939318 It's hard to know who is the stupidest person in the news the...
by sanman
20 May 2024 22:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4198
Views: 2462308

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

If both Russia and Ukn lose 1K soldiers a day - Ukn will run out of soldiers first. That explains why russia is fighting, they can win. Why Ukn is fighting ? Ukrainians have been turned into cannon-fodder for Washington, through its flunky Zelensky. Just like Afghans were turned into cannon-fodder....
by sanman
20 May 2024 20:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India & Pacific Islands Engagement Discussion
Replies: 33
Views: 4724

Re: India & Pacific Islands Engagement Discussion

The outbreak of violence in New Caledonia offers space for external players to intervene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEECESc9HCQ
by sanman
20 May 2024 15:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1201
Views: 256608

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

Gen Bipin Rawat, a core proponent of Atmanirbhar, died in a helicopter crash on a foggy day Shri Manohar Parikkar, the man who revived Atmanirbhar, developed cancer and had an untimely death Were these assassinations? We don't know You forgot Homi Bhabha (assassinated by you-know-who) Also a distur...
by sanman
20 May 2024 10:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4198
Views: 2462308

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

srai wrote: 20 May 2024 02:46 Ukraine’s MIC expanding to $20 billion capacity but the government only has $6 billion in funds for 2024.
They are going to come out as one of the top defense exporters.
Sounds like some new factories are going to get bombed. Infrastructure targets are far easier for Russians to hit.
by sanman
20 May 2024 06:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1256
Views: 3289052

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

Have you heard of the INSTC - the proposed International North South Transport Corridor that would connect India and Russia? It runs through Iran. So what happens to IMEC? Is it your view/Mershiemer's that India can play on both sides assuming that it is a two-player game - US/Israel vs. Iran (supp...
by sanman
20 May 2024 06:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1201
Views: 256608

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

In the wake of the Iranian helicopter crash, I wonder if Indian security apparatus is boosting security procedures for Modi's aircraft.

Speaking of toolkits, I'm surprised western media haven't blamed "ISIS" for the Iranian crash yet.
by sanman
20 May 2024 00:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India & Pacific Islands Engagement Discussion
Replies: 33
Views: 4724

Re: India & Pacific Islands Engagement Discussion

France Says Will Quell New Caledonia Riots 'Whatever the Cost'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT0ZQqB6-vg

France has launched a "special military operation"
by sanman
20 May 2024 00:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Social Problems in Punjab and their Strategic Impact
Replies: 483
Views: 124965

Re: Social Problems in Punjab and their Strategic Impact

Khalistanis used Punjabi criminals to target enemies in Canada & now they’re facing blowback https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVkVYSDoRPU Joseph Stalin: "One death is a tragedy, but a million deaths is just a statistic" Canadian authorities: "One Nijjar is a tragedy, but 329 air pa...
by sanman
20 May 2024 00:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 2010
Views: 500753

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

Khalistanis used Punjabi criminals to target enemies in Canada & now they’re facing blowback https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVkVYSDoRPU Joseph Stalin: "One death is a tragedy, but a million deaths is just a statistic" Canadian authorities: "One Nijjar is a tragedy, but 329 air pa...
by sanman
19 May 2024 09:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8979
Views: 2614570

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

The Judge is a leftist. Disregard him. And his yt Channel. Judge Napolitano was a longtime Fox News commentator, as well as one of Trump's candidates for Supreme Court nominee. So he's clearly not a Leftist. You have to remember that there's currently a backlash from much of the US nationalists aga...
by sanman
19 May 2024 04:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India & Pacific Islands Engagement Discussion
Replies: 33
Views: 4724

Re: India & Pacific Islands Engagement Discussion

Noting the very strategic location of New Caledonia, I have a feeling that both China and even Russia will be intervening to give strong assistance to the independence movement there.
by sanman
19 May 2024 04:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8979
Views: 2614570

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Please watch Prof Mearsheimer's comments starting @ 14:19

This is why the Israel lobby's agenda is causing significant harm to India, while playing us Indians for suckers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJrXHQ5cGU&t=859s
by sanman
18 May 2024 20:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1201
Views: 256608

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

Game of Thrones in Aam Aadmi Party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoTA4QZx5P0

I'm laughing at Kejriwal's predicament. Mufflerman has given enough rope to hang himself, and will end up dangling from his own muffler.
by sanman
18 May 2024 20:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1794
Views: 661596

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

So I was hearing about this rumour that China is arm-twisting US into sending US students to study at Chinese learning institutions. Rumour is that when Janet Yellen met Xi Jinping, he insisted to her that if US expects a more coordinated approach to de-dollarization, then US needs to send more stud...
by sanman
18 May 2024 19:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1201
Views: 256608

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

If Rahul doesn't do what he is doing, someone else will take his place. As long as he is around, it is difficult for someone to outgrow him. Take AK for example, he was being brought up like that, but now he is being exposed and cut down in size. Notice how nobody's really coming to his defense now...
by sanman
18 May 2024 18:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians
Replies: 228
Views: 90691

Re: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians

How India's Leader Is Preparing for a 1,000-Year Legacy (Bloomberg)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLQoCNzoT2o


It's from Bloomberg - so in spite of the upbeat title, it's actually full of venom
by sanman
18 May 2024 09:52
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Mangalyaan-2
Replies: 4
Views: 1396

Re: Mangalyaan-2

This sounds a little ambitious to me. MOM-1 was barely able to get into a highly elliptical Mars orbit, but now we intend to go straight to the surface on MOM-2. And not only to roll across that surface with a rover, but also to fly across it with a helicopter. I personally wasn't happy with Chandra...
by sanman
18 May 2024 05:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 2010
Views: 500753

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

(There really ought to be a better term. I detest using “low caste”). Scheduled category? I would just say "traditionally poorer communities" -- this word "caste" is a British colonial hangover popularized under their reign of divide-and-rule, and which certainly needs to be ret...
by sanman
18 May 2024 05:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1256
Views: 3289052

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

I would be interested in some views on this lecture. 1. Thoughts on Israel involved in a "genocide" in Gaza? Netanyahu's govt are clearly trying to de-populate Gaza by making it unliveable. They're using the campaign against Hamas as a pretext for this. 2. Thoughts on Israel has lost esca...
by sanman
18 May 2024 04:12
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: AI/Machine Learning, Bharat and Bhartiya IT Industry
Replies: 439
Views: 185740

Re: AI/Machine Learning, Bharat and Bhartiya IT Industry

Some market analyst points out that Nvidia with its CUDA api is like the "new Wintel" (referring to the unbeatable Microsoft+Intel combo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBrU9tZB9w0 Should Indians consider hedging their bets by cultivating knowledge in non-Nvidia based technologies, just i...
by sanman
17 May 2024 16:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
Replies: 1802
Views: 414523

Re: India-EU News & Analysis

Another good backgrounder on the French colony of New Caledonia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfQtZgENKWg Again, I would point to the very strategic location of this place, which is even better positioned than the Solomon Islands. Note that France and Russia have been competing across the African ...
by sanman
17 May 2024 01:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
Replies: 1802
Views: 414523

Re: India-EU News & Analysis

France & Europe showing their hypocrisy, banning Tiktok during New Caledonia riots, even after censuring India for stopping social media during Manipur riots

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46QJolbdLbY
by sanman
17 May 2024 00:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2777
Views: 710679

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

Meanwhile imperial flunky Blinken was sent to play the fiddle, since Emperor Biden was too dazed to:

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by sanman
16 May 2024 19:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
Replies: 1802
Views: 414523

Re: India-EU News & Analysis

New Dutch right-wing populist government to abolish asylum permits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdGiC_aEJ18
by sanman
16 May 2024 13:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 10/7 vs 9/11 (Israel-Gaza) Strategic Fallout & Implications
Replies: 312
Views: 123066

Re: 10/7 vs 9/11 (Israel-Gaza) Strategic Fallout & Implications

Greta Thunberg, the ultimate brat, has now forgotten about climate change, and is now completely fixated on Palestine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFz7bGwZg6o