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by eklavya
08 Mar 2024 15:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4308
Views: 1185315

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 Repub...
by eklavya
12 Feb 2024 10:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
Replies: 191
Views: 56742

Re: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion

Great news. All thanks to the Government of India and the Prime Minister of India.
by eklavya
02 Jan 2024 14:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5562
Views: 1510252

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

She is on a commission
:D

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).
by eklavya
29 Oct 2023 15:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
Replies: 191
Views: 56742

Re: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion

I am sure GoI will take appropriate steps regarding this situation. The charges, evidence, etc will need to be discussed. I don’t think Qatar wants to make an enemy of India for the next 100 years.
by eklavya
27 Oct 2023 18:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
Replies: 191
Views: 56742

Re: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion

1) ex services personnel should have to seek permission to work for non indian employers, and should be granted only in exceptional circumstances. Ex services personnel should not be able to work abroad on military related work, such as a foreign country’s submarine programme. Also, I find it hard ...
by eklavya
04 Oct 2023 13:19
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 855
Views: 2908194

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

Cybaru wrote: 04 Oct 2023 09:23 X-Post from the Rafale Thread ---> viewtopic.php?p=2603381#p2603381

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97? 16 per squadron for six squadrons and one spare?
83 + 97 = 180
by eklavya
04 Oct 2023 13:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5562
Views: 1510252

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... ital-death
The official cause of death, which was declared post-mortem, was acute myeloid leukaemia, a blood cancer
These Khalistanis are total retards.
by eklavya
23 Sep 2023 14:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406689

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

In The Globe and Mail, by Omer Aziz, former foreign policy adviser to Trudeau. Quite damning I would say. When Mr. Trudeau went to India in 2018, the trip became a debacle for Canada. Mr. Modi did not greet him on the tarmac, Mr. Trudeau got a chilly reception in general, and the PMO was put on its ...
by eklavya
20 Sep 2023 17:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406689

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

John Ivison: No public evidence, but plenty of carnage after Trudeau’s India accusations Trudeau had no choice but to raise the issue with Modi in private. Whether he needed to raise the matter in Parliament, particularly without presenting the evidence, is another matter But it is apparent that th...
by eklavya
20 Sep 2023 13:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406689

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

I am puzzled by the language used. Credible Allegations? That too in the parliament. Why not use the phrase Credible evidence? Or this is an 11th dimension chess move, that is beyond the comprehension of ordinary mortals? Trudeau is owned by Jagmeet Singh. He’s making a fool of himself, but he’s to...
by eklavya
20 Sep 2023 00:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406689

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

Article by Terry Galvin posted by Sicanta is very informative. I think this is internecine warfare and revenge killings within the extremist community. Trudeau is being an idi0t if he thinks GoI gets caught up in low level nonsense like this.
by eklavya
19 Sep 2023 23:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406689

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

Poilievre demands Trudeau 'come clean' on intelligence implicating India in Canadian's murder “The prime minister hasn’t provided any facts. He provided a statement and I want to emphasize that he didn’t tell me any more in private (than) he told Canadians in public, so we want to see more informat...
by eklavya
19 Sep 2023 17:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406689

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

In the Globe and Mail (Canadian newspaper): Now, Mr. Trudeau has made an explosive, albeit unproven, allegation of an extreme example – an alleged assassination in Canada – and promised to work closely with allies “on this very serious matter.” In the Commons, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on alli...
by eklavya
31 Aug 2023 13:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5562
Views: 1510252

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

No apology required. The British Army is deeply conscious of its shared history with the British Indian Army. See, for example: https://www.nam.ac.uk/press/memorial-british-indian-army-unveiled-royal-military-academy-sandhurst Since its inception in 1950, the Indian Army Memorial Room (IAMR) has bee...
by eklavya
31 Aug 2023 02:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5562
Views: 1510252

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

sanjaykumar wrote: 29 Aug 2023 23:51 They will never erect one to the soldiers of the British Indian army.
Memorial Gates was inaugurated in 2002:

http://www.memorialgates.org/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Gates,_London
by eklavya
24 Jun 2023 15:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1528575

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

President Putin is calling it treason, which is exactly what this is. I hope there aren’t any tactical nukes in the vicinity of what Wagner have captured.
by eklavya
24 Jun 2023 15:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1528575

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

^^^ Why should an organisation like this even exist. The only armed forces in a country need to be under direct control of the government. President Putin is reaping what he sowed. This guy may cut a deal with the CIA. Anything’s possible. Should Blackwater exist? Absolutely not. The only organisat...
by eklavya
24 Jun 2023 13:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1528575

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

^^^
Why should an organisation like this even exist. The only armed forces in a country need to be under direct control of the government. President Putin is reaping what he sowed. This guy may cut a deal with the CIA. Anything’s possible.
by eklavya
24 Jun 2023 12:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1528575

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

^^^
From the BBC link:
The mercenary boss who scored Russia its only significant success in months, at Bakhmut, has told the Russian people the whole pretext for the invasion was a lie, that the threat from Ukraine was invented.
by eklavya
24 Jun 2023 11:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1528575

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

NYT: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the mercenary Wagner group, claimed to have control of some of the buildings that form the military command in southern Russia in the city of Rostov-on-Don. Video verified by The New York Times shows that he had entered the facilities on Saturday morning. In the v...
by eklavya
10 Jun 2023 17:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7928
Views: 2119247

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Indeed, all kinds of accounting shenanigans, including some that are disclosed: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2421038/defence-budget-jacked-up-by-16# The budget document shows that defence outlay for 2023-24 would be Rs1,804 billion compared to the revised defence spending of Rs1,591 billion earmarke...
by eklavya
10 Jun 2023 14:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7928
Views: 2119247

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

I suspect a significant proportion of Pakistan’s defence budget is salaries, food and fuel. Pakistan’s inflation rate is over 35% (37.97% as per their latest official statistics; in reality, probably higher) and an inflation linked salary rise would likely be required to keep the rank and file loyal...
by eklavya
21 Apr 2023 15:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6071
Views: 1219631

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

Russia can invest in Indian assets (shares, bonds, etc.) until it is free of sanctions and able to repatriate the capital back to Russia. Given the situation on the China border, and India’s independent stance on the Ukraine war, this behaviour from Russia is extremely unfortunate.
by eklavya
21 Apr 2023 13:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6071
Views: 1219631

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

^^^
The central banks that control the USD, EUR and AED are permitting payments for oil, but may not do so for all Russian export products e.g. arms.

Our good friend Russia should accept payment in INR.
by eklavya
21 Apr 2023 13:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769604

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

Russian Arms Sales to India Stall Due to Fears Over US Sanctions Russian deliveries of military supplies to India have ground to a halt as the countries struggle to find a payment mechanism that doesn’t violate US sanctions, according to Indian officials with knowledge of the matter. Indian payment...
by eklavya
21 Apr 2023 13:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6071
Views: 1219631

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

Russian Arms Sales to India Stall Due to Fears Over US Sanctions Russian deliveries of military supplies to India have ground to a halt as the countries struggle to find a payment mechanism that doesn’t violate US sanctions, according to Indian officials with knowledge of the matter. Indian payment...
by eklavya
20 Apr 2023 16:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622128

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

^^^ Poland was first the victim of the Nazi invasion, facilitated in no small part by the Soviet-Nazi Molotov-Ribbentrop pact (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov–Ribbentrop_Pact),the brutal Katyn massacre carried out by Soviet troops, and then a 45 year occupation by the Soviets. You want Russia ...
by eklavya
20 Apr 2023 00:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622128

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

The President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, speaking in Poland, earlier today. He explains well why Europe will continue to resist Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. 80th anniversary of the uprising in the Warsaw ghetto The most important lesson to be learned from our history is: Never agai...
by eklavya
18 Apr 2023 18:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622128

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

With President Xi and President Putin asserting their “right” to beat and bully their neighbours into submission, India’s natural sympathies in this conflict are with Ukraine. We treat our weaker neighbours far far better. However, a very large proportion of our military and strategic hardware comes...
by eklavya
18 Apr 2023 17:47
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1528575

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Also, tech plays a major role, if 300 leopards, Abrams, M60s & Challys March together, then there is nothing in Russian inventory that can stop them. If you ask me, Ukraine is preparing for another mad dash like it had done on Kharkiv. This will probably break the will of Russia. We have to wai...
by eklavya
18 Apr 2023 00:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622128

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

No statements from our Foreign ministry about sending medical supplies to Ukraine they requested, nothing on inviting Beggarsky to G20. Unless I missed something, this total lack of coverage and no statements is the best way to tell Ukraine where they really stand. There was a brief statement about...
by eklavya
17 Apr 2023 23:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Siachen News & Discussion
Replies: 3045
Views: 467189

Re: Siachen News & Discussion

https://mobile.twitter.com/IAF_MCC/status/1646503640818122757 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FtmUPLNagAIfgDj?format=jpg&name=large 39 years ago today, the @adgpi & the IAF launched Op Meghdoot- what has come to be the highest battlefield in the world. Operations continue there till date - well ...
by eklavya
16 Apr 2023 15:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1528575

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Sounds to me that they are being warned to not do it! I thought attackers needed advantage in numbers over defenders. Here they have a significant disadvantage. Will be grim.
by eklavya
16 Apr 2023 13:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1528575

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Military briefing: Ukraine’s ‘high-risk’ bid to breach Russia’s fortified frontline Military briefing: Ukraine’s ‘high-risk’ bid to breach Russia’s fortified frontline Spring counter-offensive requires high level of co-ordination between Kyiv’s military divisions On one side will be around 35,000 U...
by eklavya
14 Apr 2023 15:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7928
Views: 2119247

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

These guys really haven’t got a clue. Sub Saharan Africa levels of governance and poverty is their future. Imran Khan says Pakistan’s economic crisis requires ‘surgery’ Imran Khan says Pakistan’s economic crisis requires ‘surgery’ Former prime minister warns debt burden on low-income countries is un...
by eklavya
10 Apr 2023 01:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7928
Views: 2119247

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

^^^^ It’s because they don’t educate their girls (or boys, for that matter). Educating girls is at the heart of social and economic development. Their elites have bled the country dry, left it with humongous debts, an uneducated and unskilled workforce, a poor business / investment environment, dysf...
by eklavya
10 Apr 2023 00:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7928
Views: 2119247

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Pakistan’s economic crisis puts healthcare costs out of reach Pakistan’s economic crisis puts healthcare costs out of reach Soaring inflation and falling foreign currency reserves are creating shortages of imported drugs Nafees Jan, a 50-year-old taxi driver in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, recent...
by eklavya
09 Apr 2023 04:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7928
Views: 2119247

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Interesting series of tweets by Professor Atif Mian of Princeton University on the Pakistan economy. This was the economist who was nominated to Pakistan’s economic advisory council in 2018 and then removed (after a week) for being an Ahmadiyya. https://twitter.com/AtifRMian Pakistan's economy is in...