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- 18 Jun 2025 23:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10488
- Views: 3804382
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
President Trump invited PM @narendramodi to the US on his way back from Canada after the G7 Summit. PM Modi politely declined the invitation due to his pre-existing commitments https://x.com/sreemoytalukdar/status/1935251656540831982 ---> Trump has little regard for the core tenets of India's natio...
- 12 Jun 2025 20:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10488
- Views: 3804382
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
India will walk away. Any government agreeing to such a deal is a sure shot way to lose 70+ seats in parliament. Food security didn’t happen until 1972. Operation Flood for milk was launched in 1970 and made a huge impact. India is the world’s largest dairy producers.
- 08 Jun 2025 02:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10182
- Views: 2983380
Re: Understanding the US - Again
I'll bet they go after the easy targets on the 700K for de-naturalization. They won't go after jehadis or Pakis for whom fraud is just another day of life. Talking about fraud - I don't if anyone here has heard about CHEGG. The website where they have complied solved problems from text books. It was...
- 08 Jun 2025 02:22
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10182
- Views: 2983380
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Vayu-ji, Yes, there is a slow down in all engineering disciplines & IT. IT has been hit the hardest. Even for computer hardware engineers, entire jobs for FPGA/micro-controller design has been outsourced by the big companies. Only the defense contractors will hire hardware comp. engrs. but as yo...
- 08 Jun 2025 01:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10182
- Views: 2983380
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Do OPT folks need an H1B? I thought they can work for one year on OPT. A lot of them are using up their OPT time during summers to earn money and pay off the loans they took back home. There is also oversupply of programmers and that is where most jobs are. Many folks are coming to the US to get MS...
- 08 Jun 2025 00:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10182
- Views: 2983380
Re: Understanding the US - Again
The Trump administration is going after OPT students, particularly those completing MS & PhD, who are getting employment past 60 days after grace period. If an employer files for an H-1B 60 days after the grace period, ICE waits until 90 days are done, then arrests them outside of their workplac...
- 06 Jun 2025 20:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10182
- Views: 2983380
- 06 Jun 2025 20:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10182
- Views: 2983380
Re: Understanding the US - Again
...Probably they fixed the match... My bet is that this is likely to be fixed match, may be, a much needed distraction to keep six pack Joe away from questioning "One Big Beautiful Bill", which will increase debt by $3-5 Trillion, more inflation, and stubbornly high interest rates, which ...
- 05 Jun 2025 01:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10488
- Views: 3804382
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Nutlick is a moron. The question is if he remains by the end of this year after TACO. Trump will accuse him of causing fiscal & market problems & he’ll be gone.
- 05 Jun 2025 01:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10182
- Views: 2983380
Re: Understanding the US - Again
There some speculation on X by suggesting the US will not pay back $765B of Treasury notes held by the Chinese. Watch the USD take a dump.
- 28 May 2025 09:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10488
- Views: 3804382
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
ricky_v ji, On a side note. My kids & others of the same age, graduate students in EE & physics, who are in their early 20s, use SM as a form of communication. Handshake, Slack & Discord for professional & academic stuff, then also LinkedIn which they claim is for old people. Then In...
- 28 May 2025 01:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10488
- Views: 3804382
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Apparently the Trump admin wants social media vetting of all student visa applicants.
- 14 May 2025 07:38
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1482
- Views: 271073
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
The big takeaway for me from Op Sindoor is that India must plan to fight its future wars with indigenous weapons only. The Cost/ Benefit ratio of imported equipment is too high. Numbers matter, both for offense and defense; and the only way to afford sufficient numbers is through 'Make in India'. T...
- 10 May 2025 21:59
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2899
- Views: 385162
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
The 3 hours was enough time for them to move things around without getting hit. A deception.
- 10 May 2025 21:46
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2899
- Views: 385162
- 10 May 2025 18:26
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2899
- Views: 385162
- 10 May 2025 18:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2899
- Views: 385162
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
It doesn’t say shelling at the LoC would stop.
- 10 May 2025 18:18
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2899
- Views: 385162
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
From AIM on X. Confirmation from the highest sources • India has agreed to the ceasefire given that the final strikes were Indian ones on Pak airbases • this followed a call from the Pak DGMO at 3.30pm today to his counterpart saying Pakistan would not undertake any more strikes and specifically req...
- 10 May 2025 18:08
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2899
- Views: 385162
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Is Imran Khan dead?
- 10 May 2025 18:01
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2899
- Views: 385162
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
With the Trump ceasefire, this will allow TSP to rearm, replenish & repair their weapons. All thanks to the IMF $2.4B largely funded by the US.
- 10 May 2025 04:37
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2899
- Views: 385162
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
I don't think that's legit. That's an old video/pics from a tanker fire near the airbase.Dilbu wrote: ↑10 May 2025 04:30 Video in the link.It seems a PAF C-130 aircraft is getting engulf in fire in Rawalpindi
https://x.com/elitepredatorss/status/19 ... 17620?s=46
- 10 May 2025 03:58
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2899
- Views: 385162
- 09 May 2025 12:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2899
- Views: 385162
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Shaktimaan wrote: ↑09 May 2025 11:47
Pakistani Cantonments - This is a strangely militarized country
The TSPA RATS want prime property to rip off private & public wealth. Their generals aren't called crore commanders for nothing.
- 09 May 2025 06:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2899
- Views: 385162
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
I hope everyone sees the difference between eye-witness reporting on live action, which can put personnel's lives in danger or ruin an operation, remaining silent without providing any information, and pushing the narrative that India's military leaders and government want to push. If Government/Mi...
- 09 May 2025 05:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2899
- Views: 385162
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
The disinformation or misinformation coming from pro-India sources is something that is VERY needed. On 26/11 in 2008, accurate reporting allowed the TSP army to coordinate maximum in killing civilians & security personnel and property damage. Accurate reporting provides succor & relief to t...
- 07 May 2025 10:15
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2899
- Views: 385162
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
No. That's a drop tank jettisoned from Mirage 2000.A_Gupta wrote: ↑07 May 2025 10:00 Picture of some of the plane debris at Pampore:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ ... 543511.ece
- 04 May 2025 00:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1175
- Views: 187854
Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
From Exec Editor TV9 Network, https://x.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/1918685408054891002?t=L0u_Gv92CZd5-nl6IjSXJg&s=19 Government of India has approved termination of services of Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian as Executive Director (India) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with immediate effe...
- 03 May 2025 20:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1175
- Views: 187854
Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
People need to keep their powder dry. Let the process work out. The abeyance of the IWT, end of the LoC ceasefire, deployment of naval assets, and autonomy to the armed forces to retaliate is all that India has done. The window to strike is until mid-July when the monsoon comes into full effect over...
- 30 Apr 2025 10:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1175
- Views: 187854
- 25 Apr 2025 02:15
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1175
- Views: 187854
- 23 Apr 2025 07:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: List of victims of Terrorist attacks in India
- Replies: 98
- Views: 193381
Re: List of victims of Terrorist attacks in India
Navy Lieutenant Vinay Narwal age 26 was killed on 22 April 2025 by Islamic terrorists in Pahalgam, J&K. He was recently married on 16 April 2025. https://c.ndtvimg.com/2025-04/j4v76tko_vinay-narwal_625x300_23_April_25.jpeg?im=FaceCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=773,height=435 Defence officials confirme...
- 22 Apr 2025 22:57
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1175
- Views: 187854
Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
These pigs had implied after the Balochistan train attacks that they were going to respond. My interpretation - I could be wrong - is that they believed India was behind it. Forget the justification behind that posturing. These chadarmods responded by attacking civilians. They should be put up on s...
- 22 Apr 2025 20:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1175
- Views: 187854
Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
At least 25 dead. Apparently men were asked identity & pants removed for confirming no circumcision. Then shot dead. 25 dead & 8 injured of Hindus in Phalgam attack today. I wish these effing wire agencies would change their reporting. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/one-killed-seven-inj...
- 21 Apr 2025 01:43
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Manufacturing Sector
- Replies: 695
- Views: 735820
Re: Indian Manufacturing Sector
Rahul Bajaj wrote this article in 2020. He is 100% correct about how the IT industry sucked the air out of Indian manufacturing. I was in Pune in 1999 and started a company there for testing of CAD/CAM/CAE software. We wanted to hire BTech, MTech, and PhDs in Mechanical Engg. It was hard to find fo...
- 18 Apr 2025 20:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10488
- Views: 3804382
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Dar ka mahul hai… :) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/world/asia/us-india-fbi-arrest.html Kash Patel is doing his job. The F.B.I. said on Thursday that it had arrested a man who it said was wanted in India in connection with terrorist activities. The man, Harpreet Singh, had entered the United Sta...
- 18 Apr 2025 08:28
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
- Replies: 816
- Views: 327207
Re: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
Vayu-ji,
The Ember Energy group is one massive collection of Dhruv Rathee type people. Which is only appropriate for BRF's Dhruv Rathee.

The Ember Energy group is one massive collection of Dhruv Rathee type people. Which is only appropriate for BRF's Dhruv Rathee.

- 18 Apr 2025 08:19
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: India's Power Sector
- Replies: 1759
- Views: 700342
Re: India's Power Sector
There is a lot of Dhruv Rathee level analysis on this forum by some posters. See: 1.) https://iced.niti.gov.in/energy/electricity/generation 2.) https://cea.nic.in/?lang=en From the first link above, look at actual generation of energy in BU (billions of KWatt-Hours). At the end of Feb. 2025, coal r...
- 13 Apr 2025 22:34
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8946
- Views: 3989483
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Meanwhile, quietly the Jal Jeevan Mission dashboard ticked past 80% of the country now having a household water connection: https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx It's almost impossible to imagine how bad it was less than 6 years ago. Thanks for the update Surajsan. If you click on the b...
- 13 Apr 2025 20:17
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: India's Power Sector
- Replies: 1759
- Views: 700342
Re: India's Power Sector
PM Modi to visit Haryana tomorrow To flag off Hisar–Ayodhya flight, lay foundation stone for ₹410 Cr airport terminal ₹8,470 Cr thermal power unit in Yamunanagar ₹1,070 Cr Rewari Bypass under Bharatmala Mort Ji, Comparing this to the 20,000 crores allocated to SMRs, it seems that the Govt is quite ...
- 13 Apr 2025 07:54
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: India's Power Sector
- Replies: 1759
- Views: 700342
Re: India's Power Sector
@Mort gaaru, also increase improve (AKA decrease) the heat rate of existing coal fired power plants. It's already happening. Look at the CEA reports in detail. Many coal plants are running below 60% capacity factor, but in the last 10 years, coal has increased to well over 70% of total electric ene...