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- 29 Mar 2024 08:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 189
- Views: 28581
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
PS: the voter turnout in all the Hyd metro constituencies appears very low (45-53%) in the last three LS elections. In the Hyderabad constituency, it was only 46% last time. Why? Is it because only one community is voting in strength? Or is it just a trend similar to other urban constituencies all ...
- 28 Mar 2024 16:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
If russia wanted, what is stopping it to sink cargo vessels with its own seadrone travelling along the shown coastal route ? Will it contravene some treaty or russia just cant ? The black sea is not `unblocked' for Ukraine. It's risky too risky for international shipping and even if they call on a ...
- 25 Mar 2024 17:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
- Replies: 189
- Views: 28581
Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Much as I would like to see that, there is no evidence that will hold up in court. We can hardly believe the word of a terrorist.S_Madhukar wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024 15:10 So will Khujli be tried under POTA or some other terror related act ? He can’t just get away with some money laundering case !
- 25 Mar 2024 08:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
WHAT IS KNOWN - the shooters, originally from Tajikistan, fell under religious indoctrination online related to the Islamic State of the Khorasan Province - the indoctrination groups were supervised by a Tajikistani citizen called Salmon Khurosoni, he was the one who made the initial recruitment - ...
- 23 Mar 2024 23:36
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2714
- Views: 627815
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Part 7 of my blog on the Ukraine war. X posted from the Ukraine military thread.
https://rpdeans.blogspot.com/2024/03/uk ... years.html
https://rpdeans.blogspot.com/2024/03/uk ... years.html
- 23 Mar 2024 19:51
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Some observations about the Russian attitude to the war that we in India could emulate. Many members of parliament have sent their sons to the war. 4 of them are fighting themselves, despite their middle age. The Chechen leader Ramzan Kadirov has his 3 sons at the front, the youngest was 16 when he ...
- 23 Mar 2024 19:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
[Thanks Deans. We find your blogs and information most valuable and reliable. What do you think would be the impact/reaction? one obviously - the ceasefire hopes goes for a toss, with more punishment on Ukraine. Wonder what the talk between Zelensky+Modi and Putin+Modi was all about? What will be t...
- 23 Mar 2024 19:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Update from Russian news: 133 dead. About 15 more critical. Some died because the roof fell in (speculation about poor construction?), others from smoke, when they hid in toilets etc. Fast response from emergency teams - incl. fire fighting helicopters and trauma doctors. So far, 11 believed to be r...
- 23 Mar 2024 17:30
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
https://rpdeans.blogspot.com/2024/03/uk ... years.html
Part 7 of my blog series on the Ukraine war.
For those who haven't read, I post original data based analysis on the war, without politics. I follow both Russian and Western sources and try to
reconcile both.
Part 7 of my blog series on the Ukraine war.
For those who haven't read, I post original data based analysis on the war, without politics. I follow both Russian and Western sources and try to
reconcile both.
- 23 Mar 2024 17:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
I am following Russian news since I speak Russian. The Russians have captured several gunmen alive. A couple of preliminary interrogations were shown on TV. They are Tadjik and Syrian, but the (Syrian) leader seems to have lived in Ukraine and was part of a group that recently crossed into Russian w...
- 18 Mar 2024 11:27
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8430
- Views: 2893947
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Not sure if this is the right forum: I have a blog where I post on Indian national security, geopolitics and Indian startups. It is for the latter (startups) that I am posting here. I post free original data based content on the nature of Indian startups, that is not covered in the MSM and might be ...
- 09 Mar 2024 08:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
- Replies: 3327
- Views: 778363
Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
The TDP thing is a bad move in the long run. But if TDP is ready to give 10 seats in Lok Sabha then we will see. CBN is well known for backstabbing and will try his level best to do the same to NM and AS. Lot of fun if he does that. What has the BJP got to lose? They were expecting 0 seats from AP ...
- 09 Mar 2024 08:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4364
- Views: 1202616
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Can't wait for Paki cricketers to disappear like this and Pakis blaming exclusion from IPL for it. There should be a special visa regime for visitors from Pakistan. Their visa form should include a simple declaration that they need to confirm: “Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of the Republic ...
- 18 Feb 2024 08:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
- Replies: 3327
- Views: 778363
Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
I am not saying no ex-INC people should be allowed into the BJP. Merely that the BJP needs to look at their past records instead of just thinking about how they might be politically useful. I have not issues with the likes of Scindia, Deora, Jitin Prasada etc. coming in. They aren't controversial c...
- 15 Feb 2024 10:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4364
- Views: 1202616
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
It is a sign of the times that this thread doesn't even report the news of the formation of a coalition government in Pakistan. Truly Pakistan has vanished from most Indians' consciousness, to be remembered only during a cricket match or a terrorist attack. Not even a cricket match, unless we are p...
- 15 Feb 2024 08:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
- Replies: 191
- Views: 56901
Re: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
As to the Israelis, they have a track record of having recruited agents from different nationalities. Earlier till the 80s or so they used to do it themselves a lot as they had a larger presence and roots across Europe and the gulf and could pass off their citizens as locals. The big powers are als...
- 13 Feb 2024 19:26
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
- Replies: 191
- Views: 56901
Re: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
While we have signed a long term deal with Qatar, they were unwilling to sign a deal longer than 10 years to supply Pak. That was in 2021, when the Pak economy was looking a lot better than today. Signing a long term deal with India means taking a call on the Indian economy. This is a big vote of co...
- 12 Feb 2024 09:18
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
The last 2 months, Ukr has had multiple blows. Things are just not going well for Ukraine. RU is composting Ukr troops at multiple fronts now. The average age of the Ukrainian army at the front is 43-45. Many have not served before and are just not fit to be soldiers. Too add to that, the unit is n...
- 12 Feb 2024 09:15
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
The war moving beyond the frontlines. Both sides attacking each other’s ability to finance the war. Ukraine increasing its attacks on Russian oil & gas facilities all across Russia Ukrainian facilities are being hit in a roughly 10:1 ratio. They are also running out of air defense missiles (as ...
- 12 Feb 2024 09:11
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
- Replies: 191
- Views: 56901
Re: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
Great to hear. This dispensation got back Abhi. They got back the 8. Can't help but seethe at the pak-pasand congoons for their inability to get back the POWs of 65/71. Yes, to be specific - most of the POWs were from Punjab and Capt. Amarinder Singh, an ex army officer was CM of the state with a f...
- 10 Feb 2024 09:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4364
- Views: 1202616
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
2 days and Pak army still can't decide what result they want.
- 09 Feb 2024 09:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4364
- Views: 1202616
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Pak has an Election commission website which has the results.
The site is not opening ! Guess its a glass half full.
The site is not opening ! Guess its a glass half full.
- 08 Feb 2024 21:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 10/7 vs 9/11 (Israel-Gaza) Strategic Fallout & Implications
- Replies: 238
- Views: 69842
Re: 10/7 vs 9/11 (Israel-Gaza) Strategic Fallout & Implications
Many commentators like Col MacGregor, Scott Ritter et al have repeatedly made comments that the Oct 7 attack by Hamas was either justified or that Israel has cooked up evidence, they routinely take Hamas numbers at face value and make a show of defending civilians. The same guys who criticized AFU ...
- 08 Feb 2024 11:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 10/7 vs 9/11 (Israel-Gaza) Strategic Fallout & Implications
- Replies: 238
- Views: 69842
Re: 10/7 vs 9/11 (Israel-Gaza) Strategic Fallout & Implications
https://rpdeans.blogspot.com/2024/02/ga ... d-war.html
Part 3 of my blog on the Gaza war. No politics, only military stuff.
Part 3 of my blog on the Gaza war. No politics, only military stuff.
- 08 Feb 2024 09:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4364
- Views: 1202616
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Please treat comparisons with India of Terroristan economy or human development as troll bait. If Pakistan ever qualifies for the G20 based on the size of its economy, then resuming comparisons may make sense. If comparisons need to be made of Terroristan in order to understand it better, then cont...
- 08 Feb 2024 09:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4364
- Views: 1202616
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
I suspect many Pak locomotives cannot run and those that do will not have enough diesel.
- 08 Feb 2024 08:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
- Replies: 3327
- Views: 778363
Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Is he not a foreign citizen? If yes, I don't think he can be placed into LS or RS. Mauni Baba (MMS) was parachuted into Rajya Sabha via a nomination from Assam, but he was an Indian citizen. sachin ji, his wife may be a US citizen, but this guy is an Indian (possibly with a green card), otherwise h...
- 06 Feb 2024 21:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4364
- Views: 1202616
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Train stations are neat because many of them cater to a few trains a day, you can see such train stations in India where almost all trains pass through without stopping. India probably runs 300x number of trains. Those train stations like in the days of the Raj. Further you can clearly see a/c trai...
- 04 Feb 2024 11:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
- Replies: 3327
- Views: 778363
Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
I don't know if anyone has noticed this, but since the last month or so, MB has stopped abusing BJP and clashing with the PM & HM, instead she has been attacking the INDI Alliance and has wrecked it completely, mainly skewering rahul "gandh" and his rapidly sinking lack luster party, ...
- 04 Feb 2024 09:09
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Recruitment videos. This one for the Russian airborne forces (English subtitles). The song is a hit in Russia. Has some impressive hardware and shows women paratroopers for the first time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcCmF7o6-Fc This one has humor. 2 soldiers pissing on a destroyed NATO vehicle ...
- 02 Feb 2024 08:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
- Replies: 3327
- Views: 778363
Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
You mean to say last time with JDU, NDA won 39 and now in 2024 it will win 40? Just a change of only one on the upside? And no diapers left for Pappu to wear? :-? The BJP won 17 seats in 2019, the alliance partners won 22. Even a weak JDU won 16. If the BJP went alone, there was every chance of get...
- 28 Jan 2024 18:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
- Replies: 3327
- Views: 778363
Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Chetakji I think there are quite a few in JDU who did not want to align with RJD but Nitishwa had his way. Me thinks that Nitishwa will be given a honourable exit provided he hands over the reins or the same will happen as in Maharashtra. An all India Janata Dal ( both U and S) may happen post elec...
- 23 Jan 2024 08:10
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Ukraine has selectively posted footage of the T-90 vs Bradley encounter. Both sides are engaged in such practice. Posting selective footages in addition to plenty of fake footages by fanboys and propoganda groups from both sides. The difference is that Russian's have access to Western news, while W...
- 22 Jan 2024 09:38
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
That's like a scene from Star Wars. Did the tank have no chance at all or was there a malfunction preventing the use of the tank's weapons against the attackers? Ukraine has selectively posted footage of the T-90 vs Bradley encounter. Its 2 Bradley's firing at an isolated T-90. It was isolated poss...
- 18 Jan 2024 18:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4364
- Views: 1202616
- 18 Jan 2024 18:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
- Replies: 3327
- Views: 778363
Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
I now need to check what kind of powers does ED have over the suspects. Kejri ignores ED summons for the fourth time, KL commies also have ignored the same for a few times. Under what provisions of law is ED issuing summons? Sec 90 of Cr.PC allows any police officer to summon a witness to depose on...
- 18 Jan 2024 18:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
- Replies: 3327
- Views: 778363
Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Tanaji google search minakshi Jain . She has a book and she has numerous you tube video fanne ji, apologies for butting in, it's Meenakshi Jain Not sure, but the book may be "The Battle for Rama (Case of the Temple at Ayodhya)" Publisher: Aryan Books International, Year: 2017 ISBN: 817305...
- 09 Jan 2024 09:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
- Replies: 3327
- Views: 778363
Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
I tried to watch a Mojo tv interview of this chap Varshane. Man, so much bile, so much fear mongering. It couldn't watch it beyond a few minutes, as it was too damaging to my IQ level. MoJo is run by Barkha Dutt, nothing more needs to be said about her political orientation. That said, some of the ...
- 07 Jan 2024 17:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
@Deans, can you please answer the below question ? I had read almost every post of yours on Ukraine war but would like a bit more clarity on the issue. Everybody knows it is the relentless supply of western money, weapons , EU citizenship for Ukranians that made Ukraine fight Russia. Why Russia did...
- 07 Jan 2024 09:50
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 1653372
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
^^* Can you please put your numbers in a summarized tabular format? Makes it visually easier to see your estimates and make comparisons. There is a lot of analysis on how the figures were derived, In summary: Irreplaceable losses = KIA, Seriously wounded and Prisoner. Ukraine: 450,000 (145,000 dead...