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by Shwetank
26 Dec 2023 01:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Topics thread
Replies: 33
Views: 8118

Re: Miscellaneous Topics thread

US just gets more publicity. There are extensive incidents in Soviet records available after their collapse and declassification, including big ticket items from secure nuclear facilities, air bases, mining towns and so on, they had even less incentive to fake these. Iran and China also have multipl...
by Shwetank
29 Aug 2023 07:40
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1312350

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Here's the video. 8qCZq-Dlrso Actually, I thought that the Pakistani guy wasn't putting too much effort and yet came close. Neeraj Chopra needs to hit 90m to fortify his position. Neeraj looked about a meter and some away from line when he released, that alone means he was throwing about 90
by Shwetank
29 Aug 2023 07:40
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1312350

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Here's the video. 8qCZq-Dlrso Actually, I thought that the Pakistani guy wasn't putting too much effort and yet came close. Neeraj Chopra needs to hit 90m to fortify his position. Neeraj was looked about a meter and some away from line when he released, that alone means he was throwing about 90
by Shwetank
26 Aug 2023 23:52
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1353
Views: 589540

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

ISRO Chief, S. Somnath (Lord of the moon!) talks about ancient Sanskrit texts (Surya Siddhanta, etc) which describes concepts which are today accepted worldwide and form the basis of modern science. FWIW: The reason of my learning Sanskrit well was to read Surya Siddhanta in original (English Trans...
by Shwetank
18 Oct 2022 07:47
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Autos Thread -2
Replies: 703
Views: 252715

Re: Indian Autos Thread -2

All in Hindi, but the Indian 2 wheeler industry has been quite a success story completely sidelining the Chinese & becoming global brands. ehUIxALEL5s HNZIUaHPbH4 1PIHN0CHCOM Didn't know an Indian brand finally got around to developing their own engines :shock: and they are pretty reliable: bp3v...
by Shwetank
18 Oct 2022 07:36
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1312350

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

This is the most competitive era in chess ever by far, Arjun had an almost perfect olympiad tournament as Amber pointed out (the one Magnus applauded was Prag, who seems to enjoy playing for his interesting moves). The games by the teenagers are very hard fought (they attack Magnus with no fear, for...
by Shwetank
19 Aug 2022 14:18
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8429
Views: 2891870

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

We dont like rNdtv but generally I find these programmes useful with Ruchir Sharma. India's Economic Progress @75 His bottomline - 1. we need more women participation in workforce from 21% to around 45% ..... Why is this an important goal? Keep seeing this where Indian authorities & groups jump...
by Shwetank
17 Jul 2022 22:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
Replies: 2237
Views: 414445

Re: BR Maths Corner-1

Do you think India does bad in IMO comparitive to China/US because it doesn't have the prestige or be future prospects in the country (like doing well on IIT-JEE does)? Or are Chinese just inherently better at math tests? (Was there something to having to learn the structure of the their written lan...
by Shwetank
16 Jul 2022 22:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1312350

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry



First Sanskrit animated feature
by Shwetank
08 Jul 2022 05:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
Replies: 5459
Views: 1086104

Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2

Enigmatic Designs Found in India May Be The Largest Images Ever Made by Human Hands Didn't think geoglyphs would be ever found in India, like famous ones in Americas and Europe. Link has aerial photos Hidden in the vast, arid expanses of India's Thar Desert lie mysterious old drawings carved into t...
by Shwetank
18 Apr 2022 23:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2809834

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Quite simply, there is no long term solution involving co-existance, doesn't matter how much Hindus start asserting themselves, it will always be a constant struggle requiring huge effort and resources to just retain parity in social power and influence. But Hindus just don't have the nature to even...
by Shwetank
13 Oct 2021 03:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
Replies: 3095
Views: 768863

Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016

I cannot help but wonder how did the US and EU powers get to where they are by being this stupid ? Clearly they want to see as few refugees from Afghanistan entering US/EU as possible... This is an assumption that the powers that be act in a monolithic rational manner for the benefit of the populat...
by Shwetank
12 Oct 2021 20:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
Replies: 5459
Views: 1086104

Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2

Hello Prem, that thought had occurred to me too actually as it is so disruptive they will do everything to dismiss it ahead of time. On the other hand Niraj seems to have no problem talking about it in public and it has also shown up on twitter. Most of all, since they will be using the peer-review ...
by Shwetank
07 Oct 2021 22:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Let us Understand the Chinese - II
Replies: 277
Views: 84067

Re: Let us Understand the Chinese - II

This channel has two western guys who have lived and bike around in China for years, glimpses of everyday life but also lots of stuff from rural areas and underground stuff you don't see in mainstream media. Had good video on ghost cities before, this is a followup with Evergrande failure. Lots of s...
by Shwetank
07 Oct 2021 22:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Let us Understand the Chinese - II
Replies: 277
Views: 84067

Re: Let us Understand the Chinese - II

Student leaders with the aura of CCP officials; Militarized educational model get popular in China.
by Shwetank
08 Aug 2021 01:35
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: The Tokyo Olympic Games Thread
Replies: 306
Views: 64461

Re: The Tokyo Olympic Games Thread

Why leave out archery? One of the few other sports where performance has been at world class level. As I said, if Deepika had been in other bracket where she didn't meet the Korean gold winner, she would taken silver. Her and Atanu can also medal in mixed if performing well. Also for sports where ra...
by Shwetank
03 Aug 2021 22:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7452
Views: 1634103

Re: Understanding the US - Again

The wokification and bureaucratization of American education continues. Post-secondary is needlessly expensive and bloated and most of it is now useless https://cspicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DEIpic.png The Black Hole of DEI Spending at Public Universities For decades, universities have w...
by Shwetank
31 Jul 2021 10:25
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: The Tokyo Olympic Games Thread
Replies: 306
Views: 64461

Re: The Tokyo Olympic Games Thread

For archery, the world's do mean something. Deepika was the best non-korean going in. She beat the current Olympic silver medalist earlier this year just before the Olympics in one of the stages she won a gold in and would have beaten the bronze medallist too. She got unlucky with her bracket, to me...
by Shwetank
18 Jul 2021 07:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians
Replies: 222
Views: 70176

Re: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians

Brits (working for Netflix in this case, but same behind BBC docs) even casually manipulates nature documentaries for their own agenda, they can't be said to have credibility when covering complex societal issues:
by Shwetank
04 Jul 2021 22:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Naval News & Discussion
Replies: 3857
Views: 1018092

Re: International Naval News & Discussion

The so called "The Battle of May Island" is one of the most extraordinary and absurd naval incidents of all time. A parade of Murphy's law in action (though not throughout the incident, it could have been much worse) and demonstration of the incompetency of British leadership starring the ...
by Shwetank
04 Jul 2021 20:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: China's Global Strategy-I
Replies: 125
Views: 39883

Re: China's Global Strategy-I

Wasn't sure where to post this as couldn't find a general China thread. Still useful in understanding various methods Chinese state employs, especially the non-physical dimensions, which are also often employed by other groups, especially in India. This is something India is very susceptible to and ...
by Shwetank
10 Apr 2021 06:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
Replies: 1461
Views: 237553

Re: Book Review Folder - 2008/2009/2010/2011

The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West Just a few years ago, people spoke of the US as a hyperpower - a titan stalking the world stage with more relative power than any empire in history. Yet as early as 1993, newly-appointed CIA director James Woolsey pointed out that a...
by Shwetank
21 Jan 2021 03:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1312350

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Here's a long form article relevant to discussion about Australian behavior and written by an Australian, discussing their aggressive win at all costs mentality and its nasty effects.. The Ugly Australian The ugly Australian: the evolution of a cricket species How did Australian cricket come to be s...
by Shwetank
18 May 2020 05:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5575
Views: 1518097

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

David Icke, one of the interviewes also beleives that in the correct light, members of the royal family can be seen for what they really are, reptiles and 5G is the cause of the Wuhan virus! I was thinking of mentioning that Icke is in there and here is someone already possibly dismissive (if not t...
by Shwetank
20 Feb 2020 08:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
Replies: 2984
Views: 361589

Re: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?


New York was probably the first successful implementation of neo-liberalism which eventually took over the western world, government's main job now became being business friendly and serving finance over citizen interests, now common wisdom the world over.
by Shwetank
10 Feb 2020 06:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8704
Views: 2265172

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

New Way Forward Act The woke left will continue to march forward, if not now then in the future. And my guess it will lead to increased third worldification of US, it will become an increasingly latin america like banana state. Those of you staying in the US better ensure your kids are the ones livi...
by Shwetank
17 Jan 2020 11:50
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
Replies: 2237
Views: 414445

Re: BR Maths Corner-1


Featuring Jayadev Athreya on a new discovery about platonic solids, in particular dodecahedra.
by Shwetank
14 Jan 2020 22:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7452
Views: 1634103

Re: Understanding the US - Again

4bu36QjaHHM One reason for hostility among some sections of black and Jewish communities. Regardless of extremeness of Nation of Islam and other organizations which are outright anti-semitic, there do seem to be many sources pointing to extensive Jewish involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade...
by Shwetank
09 Jan 2020 09:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Military Discussion
Replies: 3003
Views: 761520

Re: International Military Discussion


More balanced view than the Greek jingoistic viewpoint common in west, wasn't simply quality vs quantity.
by Shwetank
26 Dec 2019 04:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5575
Views: 1518097

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

SCHOOL APOLOGIES OVER MANCHESTER ARENA BOMBING ESSAY TASK A school in Yorkshire has apologised after setting homework that required children to imagine themselves as the parent of a victim of the Manchester Arena bombing. The task, given to year eight pupils at Bridlington School as part of a perso...
by Shwetank
28 Sep 2019 06:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Perspectives on the global economic changes
Replies: 4318
Views: 623553

Re: Perspectives on the global economic changes

-During Asian economic crisis of 90s, west (IMF and US Treasury) came in and lectured Asian countries to not print money despite what they wanted, caused pain but they recovered -When the same happened in west in 2008, they printed money and did exactly what they had told Asian countries not to do. ...
by Shwetank
25 Sep 2019 13:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6071
Views: 1224133

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

aCixl4B6j1A Stephen F. Cohen argues that cracks are emerging within the NATO-led consensus that has pushed Moscow from the West. Guest: Stephen F. Cohen, professor emeritus of Russian studies at New York University and Princeton University, contributing editor at The Nation, and author of "War...
by Shwetank
25 Sep 2019 07:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8704
Views: 2265172

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

I'm wondering if the impeachment proceedings will be done in time for the elections, I'm sure the Dems will be pushing for that (unless it becomes clear it won't be favorable). Worst case, Pence comes in who is much worse for India but at least he won't have long at the helm before elections. Long t...
by Shwetank
25 Sep 2019 05:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8704
Views: 2265172

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Breaking: Pelosi initiated impeachment inquiry against Trump. Most experts saying Ukraine revelations over last few days finally got her to give in to the pressure from a lot of Democrats.