Bharat Rakshak

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Trump tariffs on medicines doesn't seem to apply for generics, which by definition are patent free and not "branded". These days all buttons for our keyboard warriors and yootooburrs seem to be "PANIC" Surely these tariffs cannot be new? Trump claims to have several trade agreem...

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Trump announces 100% tariffs on Indian pharmaceutical exports. The tariff is actually on branded and patented drugs. Its not clear what happens with generic drugs. The orange one had promised to reduce costs by 1500%(?). Clearly this is a part of the strategy. :rotfl: We should nominate him for the...

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Interesting video (youtube pulls down this reporter) of an interview with the Russian veteran from the front line. It's dubbed in English. This guy, fighting in the Donbass since 2014 and now a trainer with a volunteer unit loosely affiliated with the Russian army, talks of training, drones, what ma...

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https://x.com/Incognito_qfs/status/1969799945923223667 @Incognito_qfs FAO Chief Economist wants to say India should give access to US Agri companies to feed healthy diet to all Indians and The Wire is helping in spreading that propaganda. A good indication that we are doing something right is if Wi...

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Overall 3 percent drop in Total Tourist arrivals in the U.S U.S. Tourism Fell in August, With Sharp Decline From India https://skift.com/2025/09/17/u-s-tourism-fell-in-august-with-sharp-decline-from-india/ I read somewhere a few years back that the US Tourism industry is the second most valuable ex...

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Pakistani cricketer Sahibzada Farhan mimicked an AK-47 with his bat during a match against India. This isn’t just a gesture — it reflects a deeper problem. .... The problem being Pakis tendency of shooting themselves The jihadidiot held the bat with the handle pointing to himself akin to holding th...

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I took Prof Graham Allison's course at Harvard (online) back in 2015, being one of the 300 who qualified, based on an essay.
His Co-professor was David Sanger, NYT Foreign affairs writer.

He's one of the best minds in the world in academia, on big power conflict.

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Slowly but surely both Biden and Trump are inadvertently destroying American consumer spirit. Problem is when that spirit declines the surplus capacities that is built by businesses to cater to that consumerism is going to decline. China is suffering right now due to that but at some point that is ...

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On the eve of a possible Ukraine peace deal, my latest blogpost looks at the reality on the battlefield, where the numbers suggest that Ukraine is losing the will to fight and does not have the weapons necessary to equip their units, let alone recover territory. My blog post of Feb, outlined a peace...

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On the eve of a possible Ukraine peace deal, my latest blogpost looks at the reality on the battlefield, where the numbers suggest that Ukraine is losing the will to fight and does not have the weapons necessary to equip their units, let alone recover territory. My blog post of Feb, outlined a peace...

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Trump generally looks pretty good for his age-orange make up and all. Putin looks 20 years younger than his age. Trump comparatively looked bloated. I think when we examine Americans and also Canadians in relation to Europeans (except British) we notice how different from the usual body habitus peo...

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4 Para seems to have won a few awards for Op Sindhoor. Wonder what their assignment was. Thankfully no one is posthomus. Also points to successful operation whatever it is they did. Hope details come out, will be a good read! It's for operations throughout the past year, which are traditionally pre...

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The actual number is likely much higher.only includes pak army regulars .Doesn't include any hoor-ified paf personnel . Not even the well documented ones whose pictures were all over . Even Pak won't give you a Sitare whatever, if you die inside a hangar, or don't see the missile that kills you. It...

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I am not given to writing sentimental or cringy patriotic posts. However: 15th Aug is also the day the Taliban took over Afghanistan after the American's abandoned them. In my latest blog post, I feature the story of an Afghan girl - a budding poet, who was jailed for simply writing poetry. Makes me...

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I am not given to writing sentimental or cringy patriotic posts. However: 15th Aug is also the day the Taliban took over Afghanistan after the American's abandoned them. In my latest blog post, I feature the story of an Afghan girl - a budding poet, who was jailed for simply writing poetry. Makes me...

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I'm not sure if I posted this earlier. I had curated the best of Indian military writing, in a recent blog post. Some of it is more geopolitics than military, given the paucity of good military writing in India. Included some from our neighbour too. These are from books I have read, feel free to sug...

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I am going through the inflation report. prices are "creeping up" however index is stable at 2.7%. What is keeping it stable is reduced gas/energy prices. India should for 2 months halt russian crude imports. The US inflation will shoot up like crazy. fir aukat pe ayenge. We will be hurt ...

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arshyam wrote: ↑11 Aug 2025 07:04 Just a request about the war-gaming sub-discussion: it deserves its own thread. Can we create a new one and move it there?

Great idea.

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I was under the impression that 90% (or something like that) of the world's diamonds are processed for cutting in India. Diamonds are a luxury item and even if it were pricier, US women would guilt trip their men to buy them. If tariffs are increased, wouldn't the cost be passed on to the consumer?...

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After azeris took all they wanted..looks like Armenia had a gun to its head We are really in the wild wild west people..if you don't carry a really big gun ..you will be robbed or killed..most likely both. Armenia got screwed after they were asked to turn away from Russia, with the dream of an alli...

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Cambodia PM says he has nominated Donald Trump for Nobel Prize // if that is all it takes, India can consider nomination, a piece of paper can bring it down to say 10%. // can send someone close to Trump Inc enterprises of India and throw in free land for 10 more Trump Towers and golf courses. We s...

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Chetakji, You put it very well. I think Trump will do more to destroy US power (relative to other powers) in one term, than any other President. A big part of me wants retaliation and that was the basis of my previous post. However, we can do that with a predictable opponent. Trump is both deranged ...

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I think there are several retaliatory steps we can take. 1. There was a proposed digital tax of 6% announced in Mar and then kept in abeyance. This should be done immediately - make it 10% It will mean google, Amazon, FB etc having to pay up. Most of the world is now in favour of this tax. 2. Impose...

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Take the case of MKC - Montana Knife Company. MKC’s proprietor thought that since his product is made in the US he is immune from tariffs. But the furnace he uses to melt the steel for his knives comes from abroad and has been hit by tariffs. The cost of his equipment has gone up to $600K from $500...

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X posting here, as I don't think we have an Afghan thread. In any case Taliban is as much Terroristan as our neighbor. Henry Kissinger said `It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend, is fatal. To understand what being America's friend meant to Afghans, an Afghan army off...

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X posting my latest blog article here - to compare Afghanistan's counter insurgency with Kashmir. Henry Kissinger said `It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend, is fatal. To understand what being America's friend meant to Afghans, an Afghan army officer shared his story...

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X posting here, given the US angle in my latest blog article: Henry Kissinger said `It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend, is fatal. To understand what being America's friend meant to Afghans, an Afghan army officer shared his story for my blog. A story on fighting th...

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the issue with the dairy and agri sector is non monetary tariff, for dairy specifically, india has asked that the milch cows be not fed meat or blood - something that is common in us dairy and this is one of the major sticking points, i see no way that india gives way for this point, the milk that ...

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One major factor is that many other countries have rolled over & given up when faced with Trump's tariff threats. This includes Indonesia, Vietnam, and even Japan (which, unprecedentedly, has opened its market to imports of American rice). Such victories have encouraged Trump into thinking that...

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I had so far given the benefit of doubt to Trump, assuming that he must have basic competence to be President and the US system won't allow a fool to be elected. I think I was mistaken. He's not just incompetent, he's deranged and those around him won't tell him so. You don't do diplomacy on social ...

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Well, China certainly has the capital, so either China lacks the technology to develop Pakistan's "massive Oil Reserves" or else the Pakistanis managed to con Trump (not a bad achievement). Or Trump is simply needling India. Trump's tweet probably comes as a surprise to Pak, unless they h...

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I have been following Trump's trade wars for some time. While I earlier felt a transactional Trump administration will be better for India than a virtue signalling Biden/Harris one, I am now increasingly convinced he is one step short of unhinged. I don't think his administration knows what he will ...

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That sort of does make sense. Chinese are dumping and drove American manufacturers out of business. Chinese did the same and worse to India. Worse because they dumped lower quality stuff - lower quality than what they dumped in the US - to India. China needs to be reigned in. I am coming to the con...

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My compilation of the best books I have read on Indian military history and the Indian military in general. These are books I recommend for a better understanding of battles and how decisions around them were made, as well as a glimpse into service life. I have included books and a newsletter from P...

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https://rpdeans.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-war-next-door-myanmars-civil.html The conflict in Myanmar (Burma) has hitherto been seen in India, only from the lens of the Indian media, most of whom have never visited the country, or have no particular interest in reporting on it. I have therefore found ...

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Zelenskyy signed off half of Ukraine’s mineral wealth to the US; what happens if those minerals are in the area Russia occupies? Eastern Ukraine has anything of interest in Ukraine . Western Ukraine is just pakraine without any resources or anything at all. East Ukraine (east of the Dnieper) has 2 ...

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Even the act of banning students will have Indians screaming blue murder and Muddi resign…. We Middle class Indians are the most vocal , expect the most and are the least willing to make sacrifices. Anyways, off topic…. True - If it has to be done, it can't be a direct ban - more like denying stude...

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^ this'll be a very challenging situation if it goes through. Neocons prevailed in securing a u turn from trump . @deans : what are the odds of Russia ceasefire before September? What do you think is putins end game . My sense is in 50 days (roughly the end of Russia's current summer campaign), Rus...

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If we did it, we cannot confirm, as Myanmar is a friendly country. Violating their territory will be against International law and will embarrass the Myanmar govt (as it did, when did the surgical strike before Uri). Myanmar is under a civil war and the Govt has no control over the area this inciden...

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There is also a basis for inflated claims of Russian (and Ukrainian) losses. The Russian military, since Soviet times has a term `sanitary losses'. This refers to any man unable to fight for even a day, due to medical reasons. Out of every 7 `sanitary losses', one is killed. If Russia has 120000 dea...

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