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There’s something quite unwholesome about the way he is perpetually in sales mode. It’s not convincing and it’s not statesmanlike. These guys are in the wrong jobs.

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Not sure if posted before. But it’s a good summary. What Trump is asking for is not even in the US interest. It’s pure narcissism and individual gratification. And there’s no knowing where it goes and where it stops. It’s better to stop it right away. India turns away from Trump’s America Ivo Daalde...

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Painful for me to say and I am sure painful for many but drop the charade of being an independent power, we are not there. India is an independent power, but even an independent power has inter-dependencies. The US may be the #1 power, for now, but that does not mean that India cannot be independen...

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^^^^ There are other ports that handle Russian oil, and even Adani ports can handle non sanctioned vessels. Adani Ports’ ban on sanctioned vessels may hit Russian crude imports “Mundra received nearly 400,000 barrels per day of crude oil in recent years, with Russian grades making up more than 50% o...

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On Truth Social https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115196697263809382 A LETTER SENT BY PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP TO ALL NATO NATIONS AND, THE WORLD: “I am ready to do major Sanctions on Russia when all NATO Nations have agreed, and started, to do the same thing, and when all NATO Nations STOP ...

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It’s much worse. This started with Asim Munir’s murder of tourists in Pahalgam. Trump invited Asim Munir for a private lunch. Its utterly disgusting.

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The Case for a U.S. Alliance With India https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/india-alliance-jake-sullivan-kurt-campbell 04 Sept 2025 It’s good to maintain a dialogue. No harm can come from talking. But there cannot be any alliance, because the US always wants to dominate and dictate terms. ...

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Dr. Brahma Chellaney https://x.com/Chellaney/status/1959129654318543066 Trump waited over seven months — until U.S.-India ties had sunk to a new low — to name an ambassador to India. By doubling the nominee’s role as special envoy for South and Central Asia, Washington signals a throwback to the Co...

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You are still thinking too high brow. Need to think lower. Imagine if Robert Vadra became PM, with no party, parliament or courts to restrain him. Imagine now someone with morals, education and intelligence worse than Vadra. This is the situation. IFS types will be out of their comfort zone.

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^^^^ There was some issue with the appointment of the head of NASA. Musk wanted his own guy. This fellow had other ideas. See: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/why-elon-musk-once-called-sergio-gor-donald-trumps-india-ambassador-pick-a-snake-9143917 More seriously. What do we do about Trump? A few tho...

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ET: Centre approves ₹62,000-crore order for 97 LCA Mk1A fighters, giving IAF a major boost The order, valued at ₹62,000 crore, will take the total number of LCA Mk1A fighters in the air force to 180, adding to an earlier order of 83 that is in the process of being delivered. Sources said that the fi...

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^^^^ It is up to the US government officials, Republican Party members, and US business people to figure out how to bring Trump to his senses. It says something (not good, in case you are wondering) about their system when foreign and economic policy becomes so whimsical, personalised and utterly co...

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India Today: 6 Pak jets shot down in Operation Sindoor: Air Force chief's big reveal The Air Chief Marshal also confirmed severe damage to air bases in Pakistan, including the Jacobabad airfield that housed F-16 jets. "At Jacobabad airfield, there's an F-16 hangar. One half of the hangar is gon...

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HT: ‘Good decision’: Air chief backs govt's move to pause Operation Sindoor "We have at least five confirmed kills and one large aircraft, which could be either an ELINT aircraft or an AEW &C aircraft, which was taken at a distance of about 300 kilometres. This is actually the largest ever ...

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Government orders were clear: target terror infrastructure. That covers PA, PAF and PN. ‘India lost one Rafale fighter jet due to…’: Dassault CEO rejects Pakistan's claim during Operation Sindoor https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-lost-one-rafale-fighter-jet-due-to-dassault-ceo-rejects-...

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This is what India did to Pakistan. Can you imagine if it was the other way round? Some people would have gone totally loco. Put yourself in the other guy’s shoes. How does this feel to him? It’s really good to be patriotic and militarily ambitious, but also to be emotionally cool and resilient. Thi...

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India achieved all its political and military objectives. Pakistan can milk a bull for all I care.

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Mark Carney names Anita Anand as Canada’s new foreign minister

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I have a question to all. Can Pakistan "get away" after conducting a WMD attack by its "terrorists" in India under the "deniability" premise umbrella? Getting away would be anything less than punitive action against the Pakistan Army. Given the complexity of Pakistan's...

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NYT: As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening A brewing shift toward religious conservatism has emerged from the political vacuum in this country of 175 million people. By Mujib Mashal and Saif Hasnat Reporting from Taraganj and Dhaka in Bangladesh April 1, 2025 The extrem...

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The Economist: Bangladesh’s economy Miracle or mirage? Bangladesh’s economic progress may have been hyped For years Bangladesh was hailed as an economic miracle. Sheikh Hasina, who ruled it autocratically from 2009 until August this year, insisted she was the brains behind the growth. Official stati...

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sanjaykumar wrote: ↑22 Nov 2024 23:42 …. data on prison population by religion.

Please see p.91 (Figure C15) and p.93 (Table C15) of the PDF:

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrc ... 022-en.pdf

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrc ... ex-en.aspx

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Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh appointed as next Chief of the Air Staff Ministry of Defence Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh appointed as next Chief of the Air Staff Posted On: 21 SEP 2024 1:37PM by PIB Delhi The Government has appointed Air Marshal...

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From May 2024 (pre Hasina exit). Is the Bangladesh success story unraveling? Recent economic data and projections by international institutions, including the World Bank, reveal that the country faces considerable headwinds. Several notable social indicators, too, raise concerns that the country’s s...

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A New Bangladesh Is Emerging But It Needs India Too Bangladesh depends heavily on India for its supply of rice, wheat, onion, ginger, garlic, sugar, cotton, cereals, iron and steel, refined petroleum, electronic equipment, and plastics. Bangladesh’s economic boom before the pandemic hit it hard was...

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Bangladesh to raise rates, says new bank chief Soaring prices have been a major concern for Bangladesh, with its currency also under pressure with remittances drying up and garments exports badly impacted by political unrest. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had asked Bangladesh to tighten its...

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India is a stable country. Our political system is mature and proven. I would not compare India to chronically unstable places. Instability can be spread. Ukraine was also once a stable country. Bangladesh was fairly stable until very recently. India is a strong country. We deal with those trying t...

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No, this will not happen in India in 2029 or 3029. India will have a free and fair election in 2029 and the winner of a majority in parliament (single party or coalition) will form the government. eklavya ji, just like what the goras did to east timor before separating it into a new abrahamic state...

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There has been remours that this like Manipur last year, some countries want a new Christian Nation by braking parts of Myanmmar and clubbing Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram to it. BD is supposed to give the Bases for this. This is unlikely to be about "Zo-rashtra". This is much bigger. Reg...

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The linked headline says “IAF to acquire 6 Tapas drones, lead military acquisition for Made-in-India UAVs”.

The text of the story says “The Indian Air Force will be the lead agency for the induction and acquisition of the Tapas drones into the defence forces, they [defence officials] said.”

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India’s opposition leveraged caste and constitution to shock Modi in election AYODHYA/VARANASI, India, June 14 (Reuters) - A seminal moment in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unsuccessful campaign to retain his parliamentary majority occurred days before India's marathon election began in April. Spe...

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We need to have a relationship with both of them that suits India. They don’t need any encouragement from us to fight each other; they’re already fighting each other through proxies in Ukraine and will do so directly in Taiwan in due course.

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a. You can't win everything and b. what's holding up Nikhil Gupta's extradition from Czechia? I dunno - are you saying US is deliberately delaying with some purpose in mind? Are they trying to use him as a bargaining chip with India? The US has a track record of tolerating activities on its soil th...

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^^^^ https://www.theguardian.com/about# The Guardian is owned by Guardian Media Group, which has only one shareholder - the Scott Trust. The Scott Trust, named after our longest serving editor, CP Scott, exists to secure the financial and editorial independence of the Guardian in perpetuity. Today m...

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Trudeau is an asset of the CPC/PLA. I think they have something on him. His behaviour is so erratic that it cannot be explained by normal political logic, even when the politician in question is a first class idi0t like Trudeau.

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https://www.westminster-abbey.org/events/flag-days

A National Flag is flown on the day when the High Commission of a Commonwealth member state is represented at Evensong.

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... 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 Repub...

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Great news. All thanks to the Government of India and the Prime Minister of India.

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She is on a commission

One of the least ethical journalists in the UK (and competition in that category is world class). She got one of her sources imprisoned (I kid you not).

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