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by Muppalla
19 Oct 2023 05:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1772
Views: 563909

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

US Stretched Thin as Ukraine Offensive Fails, Israelis Threaten Large-Scale Conflict - Author: Brian Berletic As Ukraine’s “spring counteroffensive” nears five months of intense fighting and equally intense losses achieving only negligible gains, Kiev’s sponsors in Washington, London, and Brussels ...
by Muppalla
19 Oct 2023 05:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1772
Views: 563909

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

Please post the article https://t.co/VBczqvetfd This is really a must read article that summarized everything current. US Stretched Thin as Ukraine Offensive Fails, Israelis Threaten Large-Scale Conflict As Ukraine’s “spring counteroffensive” nears five months of intense fighting and equally intens...
by Muppalla
11 Oct 2023 07:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1578913

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023



Though it's regular PakiJabi chatter, few tidbits of how Hamas actually made money by selling plots and appartments to Jewish settlements is revealed. Paki elites know the stuff.
by Muppalla
11 Oct 2023 07:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1578913

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023



A good ground perspective different from mainstream rhetoric.
by Muppalla
11 Oct 2023 07:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1578913

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

Gaza has over 2 million people. Where would the Israelis send them? Egypt? The Egyptians don't want them. I think they've made that quite clear. This is another thing the leftist snakes constantly shouting "Gaza is an open air prison" conveniently fail to mention. Gaza has a border with E...
by Muppalla
29 Sep 2023 00:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
Replies: 548
Views: 182606

Re: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses

1) What is she saying about Russia, China, and India On the first video Madam Rice has not given anything new, at least from the US perspective. It is Rus bad, China bad and they ganged up against US in Ukr. The US thinks their forces are better than the Rus, just ask Scott Ritter and McGreagor abo...
by Muppalla
10 May 2023 03:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards
Replies: 831
Views: 226424

Re: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards

ArjunPandit wrote: 5. china: dont think they are gaining anythign right now
If Pakistan unravels, the biggest loser in today's world is China. If GB is taken by India and there is no point for China to keep AksaiChin. China will just unravel too.
by Muppalla
10 May 2023 03:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards
Replies: 831
Views: 226424

Re: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards

P Let's explore the options in order to evaluate the outcomes and not be fooled by Schadenfreude 1) US allowed the Imran Khan's arrest but the peoples' reaction was not expected. 2) There is a split in the Pak army and the US faction went ahead with the arrest and is also rounding up the Chinese fa...
by Muppalla
17 Feb 2023 08:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769517

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

nachiket, Why did it take a year for CCS approval when CDR was approved? What took so long when everyone knows Mk2 is important and urgent? I don't know ramana guru. These things are typically opaque in India. You rarely get an answer for "why". Usual refrain is "dekho no money"...
by Muppalla
23 Nov 2022 08:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indus Water Treaty
Replies: 3257
Views: 703553

Re: Indus Water Treaty

kancha wrote:Folks, doing a three part blog series titled Indus Water Treaty - A Pragmatic Water Sharing Agreement or a Potential Source of Conflict?
This is the Link to the first part.
May have a look.
Did you write all three? I see only one. Do you have links for the other two?
by Muppalla
30 Sep 2022 08:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622054

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

Why would the western Europe toe the line of uncle for ever? What's really in there for them?
by Muppalla
10 Apr 2022 05:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8678
Views: 2231019

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Not so simple. We are missing some thing. Ok per Luttwak's Logic of strategy (LOS) Suppose #1 US #2 China #3 India #4 Russia #5 EU which is the joker in the pack. LOS says 1) #1 will team up with #3 to prevent being displaced by #2. 2) Same time #2 will hit #3 to prevent teaming up with #1. So far ...
by Muppalla
11 Feb 2022 06:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023
Replies: 1718
Views: 388505

Re: Assembly Elections - 2022

very less. we need 70-75% Latest update from that link is 60.17%. What is the demographic makeup in that part of western UP? Even in 2009 we won from Western UP. This is the area where Muslims are almost 25 to 40 percent in many seats and in some seats greater than 50%. In the end in this region fo...
by Muppalla
18 Oct 2021 09:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Kaushal Vepa is no more. Om Shanti
Replies: 86
Views: 15551

Re: Kaushal Vepa is no more. Om Shanti

For example see this post of June 1999 (kargil war) https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=277&p=28589#p28595 Ladakhi, who are a close cousin of the Tibetans. Many Indians have a strange notion that everybody with Mongoloid racial features is not part of India. In fact 20 to ...
by Muppalla
18 Oct 2021 01:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Kaushal Vepa is no more. Om Shanti
Replies: 86
Views: 15551

Re: Kaushal Vepa is no more. Om Shanti

Om Shaanti. Extremely sad to see a veteran of BRF gone. I was young and still not married when started on BRF. He was a very active Indic writer of those days. Those were the days we hardly has any blogs to read. Even news portals are fewer. BRF was the only addiction to read about India and Indic s...
by Muppalla
06 Oct 2020 03:04
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2079374

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

is the MSP codified in the APMC act too and if not, how did the mandis manage to run all these years MSPs are announced only a few items. The govt has no business announcing MSPs for every agricultural produce brought into the mandi which is what the freeloading commies and naxals are instigating t...
by Muppalla
06 Oct 2020 02:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2079374

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

a. In case of complaints against firms running joint farms/procuring crops, the complaint is to be made to the SDM. Previously these would have been resolved by Mandi board chairmen, typically a political appointee from the state government, who would be less power distant from farmers as compared ...
by Muppalla
05 Sep 2020 07:12
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524022

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Only solution is to redraw the border as it was on January 1st 1962. Are you sure? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Aksai_Chin_Sino-Indian_border_map.svg is this image usable elsewhere? I mean what link needs to be give as a reference if used in any other public space. As it is w...
by Muppalla
05 Sep 2020 05:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737771

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

Muppalla ji, I'm simply calling out the kind of traps that China will try to set, and that we should reject them and debunk those who seem to be willing to consider them. We see glimpses of such folks on BRF itself. The outside world still has quite a few shivering dhotis. the world have moved beyo...
by Muppalla
05 Sep 2020 03:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737771

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

The troops are fully geared with material on both side in some sectors with just few yards distance. A small mistake will lead to mass causalities. That is why it is important to talk and see it does not happen. The talks are very narrow focused to just that. But Chinese have to do something and wag...
by Muppalla
05 Sep 2020 03:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1737771

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

Everything above is purest examples of dhoti shivering. Dhoti Shivering -1 If India agrees, these talks will go on for years, heck for few 100m of incursions, Commander level talks have been stretched for 4 months. For a 4000Km long border, we can spend 4 generations. Meanwhile G219 will be 8 laned,...
by Muppalla
22 Jun 2020 06:23
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524022

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Eleven will hit an escalation button. there should no more illusion about it. They lost 100 and mostly from 1 child families. He has to answer them even though it is all brutal. How would he motivate his army if he does not show win? Wiebo (Chinese Twitter) is agog with depression. So China will esc...
by Muppalla
22 Jun 2020 06:10
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524022

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Shiv Aroor keeps saying that the IA is focused on Pangong Lake fingers. IMO that is a side-show compared to what could happen in the Depsang plains & there has been clear signaling of this, with the Chinese talking about their light tanks, India responding with Mig-29 & Apache in Leh, then ...
by Muppalla
19 Jun 2020 05:30
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524022

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

What happens next - What do you mean, you keep what you win. If they want to take it back they have to fight. We have our forces from the new point all the way back while Chinese have their forces from this new point. Situation similar to what was in the past, only that the new point is some more o...
by Muppalla
19 Jun 2020 05:05
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524022

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

So guys here is my understanding of the situation SORRY THE REAL SITUATION- Mostly from open sources, two sources that are not open, and one is not GOI (the other is to an extent of gup shup, no real or otherwise operational secrets are discussed). So disclaimer, to whoever is reading, please I am ...
by Muppalla
19 Jun 2020 05:00
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524022

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

I have a question on the 8 fingers: India-China border dispute: Importance of Pangong Tso and why its fingers are much sought after In the above article and the following image - https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/bodyeditor/202006/Pangong_Tso_Fingers_1-8_Marked-1200x658.JPG?Tc8Vz2rQ...
by Muppalla
14 Dec 2019 05:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5560
Views: 1509977

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

Kashi wrote:London remains largely Labour, so do Merseyside, Manchester, large parts Lancashire and Tyneside.

Whys is that?
Anywhere in the world swomps live in big urban areas. That is the norm. It is same whether it is London on NY or SFO or Chicago or Wash DC. :)
by Muppalla
14 Dec 2019 00:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 6664
Views: 1319726

Re: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

V_Raman wrote:Can someone repoint to the 7 walls theory by RamaY?

Read it here:

http://kalchiron.blogspot.com/2018/12/s ... m.html?m=1
by Muppalla
07 Aug 2019 03:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Articles 370 and 35A Repealed, J&K and Ladakh to be Separate Union Territories
Replies: 632
Views: 131373

Re: Articles 370 and 35A Repealed, J&K and Ladakh to be Separate Union Territories

Now China retaliated with no visas to Manas sarovar pilgrimage to Indians as we changed the status of Ladakh.
by Muppalla
06 Aug 2019 16:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Articles 370 and 35A Repealed, J&K and Ladakh to be Separate Union Territories
Replies: 632
Views: 131373

Re: Articles 370 and 35A Repealed, J&K and Ladakh to be Separate Union Territories

Revoking of Article 370 | Always on the cards, but Donald Trump supplied a quick trigger Complete BS. Take every coincidence of who went to tatti when type stuff and write an article. That is what "The Hindu" is famous for. Whether Trump did talk or not, India has been on this path since ...
by Muppalla
06 Aug 2019 16:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Articles 370 and 35A Repealed, J&K and Ladakh to be Separate Union Territories
Replies: 632
Views: 131373

Re: Articles 370 and 35A Repealed, J&K and Ladakh to be Separate Union Territories

AP split has been template for any narrative against JK split. They drove it with such emotion and confusion, this JK reorg or any other future reorgs became easy. PDP MPs noise was flat compared to pepper spray noise of AP MPs. In Rajyasabha they used AP guys to put against Chidu/Azad/Congi guys. ...
by Muppalla
06 Aug 2019 04:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Articles 370 and 35A Repealed, J&K and Ladakh to be Separate Union Territories
Replies: 632
Views: 131373

Re: Articles 370 and 35A Repealed, J&K and Ladakh to be Separate Union Territories

^^^^ Actually not quite true. 370 is more nuanced and very complicated. I dont claim to be an expert on it. … … All in all a kichdi manoeuver. Let's see if it stands the test of the courts. Courts can't do much. The AP reorganization bill is still in Supreme Court. Harish Salve on NDTV explained it...
by Muppalla
30 May 2019 02:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1638981

Re: Internal Security Watch

https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/assam/assam-decorated-former-army-officer-declared-foreigner-sent-to-detention-camp-5755173/ Assam illegal Muslim is able to enter service because congress delayed this NRC for decades. Of course many illegals are honest people. But his service can...
by Muppalla
24 May 2019 08:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections : Results Discussion
Replies: 2982
Views: 419845

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

chetak wrote:India Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 LIVE

Updates: 'Take train from Churchgate, move up north, won't find first Cong MP before Punjab', Twitter mocks Congress
I think from Bangalore itself it could be right.
by Muppalla
24 May 2019 04:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections : Results Discussion
Replies: 2982
Views: 419845

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

Congratulations India on winning it's fourth battle of Panipat.
by Muppalla
24 May 2019 04:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections : Results Discussion
Replies: 2982
Views: 419845

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

What an election. A powerful second term for NaMo. BJP on its own will be 303. The surprising wins of the total lot is pickup of West Bengal and FOUR great pickups from the state of Telangana. The forts of KCR are breached.
by Muppalla
20 May 2019 06:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
Replies: 6200
Views: 1119094

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

Does anyone has similar chart for Orissa Assembly polls?