Same Germany that had banned sales of small arms to police forces of India that might operate in Kashmir, citing human rights concerns.
Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms
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- 11 Jun 2025 12:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
- 04 Jun 2025 17:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2031
- Views: 903057
- 03 Jun 2025 18:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2031
- Views: 903057
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
Shared some thoughts on the hue and cry over the CDS' statement on aircraft losses. Blog Link Twitter Link At the outset, I offer my heartiest congratulations to Paakis for their spectacular victory in Kargil where they brought down three IAF aircraft and for the even more FANTASTIC victory of 1971 ...
- 03 Jun 2025 18:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2895
- Views: 372336
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Shared some thoughts on the hue and cry over the CDS' statement on aircraft losses. Blog Link Twitter Link At the outset, I offer my heartiest congratulations to Paakis for their spectacular victory in Kargil where they brought down three IAF aircraft and for the even more FANTASTIC victory of 1971 ...
- 03 Jun 2025 18:22
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1413
- Views: 250547
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Shared some thoughts on the hue and cry over the CDS' statement on aircraft losses. Blog Link Twitter Link At the outset, I offer my heartiest congratulations to Paakis for their spectacular victory in Kargil where they brought down three IAF aircraft and for the even more FANTASTIC victory of 1971 ...
- 21 May 2025 21:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
---- Never heard of this... May be Paki propaganda to justify militarization, but interesting... It very much happened. Some Paki army veterans have written about it. Shall try and dig out more info An excerpt from 'The Way It Was - Inside the Pakistan Army' by Brig (Retd) Z.A. Khan (Page 32) After...
- 21 May 2025 08:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
"A second war scare in July of 1951 with the same Indian 1st Armored Division being deployed" ---- Never heard of this... May be Paki propaganda to justify militarization, but interesting... It very much happened. Some Paki army veterans have written about it. Shall try and dig out more i...
- 13 May 2025 08:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1413
- Views: 250547
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
My thoughts on the Operation and the ceasefire that came about during the weekend. The one thing that struck me was that the pounding that Pakistan got from the Indian Armed Forces during Op Sindoor lasted for nearly the same duration as the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks. Now that's a great Karmic coi...
- 07 May 2025 05:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indus Water Treaty
- Replies: 3384
- Views: 990000
Re: Indus Water Treaty
Shared some thoughts on the IWT issue last night, just hours before the Indian strikes. Twitter Link Blog Link I would find it very insulting to my Motherland when people would proudly say the the Indus Water Treaty continued to be respected by India even during the wars with Pakistan. This is purel...
- 07 May 2025 05:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Shared some thoughts on the IWT issue last night, just hours before the Indian strikes. Twitter Link Blog Link I would find it very insulting to my Motherland when people would proudly say the the Indus Water Treaty continued to be respected by India even during the wars with Pakistan. This is purel...
- 07 May 2025 05:54
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1175
- Views: 185996
Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Shared some thoughts on the IWT issue last night, just hours before the Indian strikes. Twitter Link Blog Link I would find it very insulting to my Motherland when people would proudly say the the Indus Water Treaty continued to be respected by India even during the wars with Pakistan. This is purel...
- 04 May 2025 17:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2031
- Views: 903057
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
Shared some thoughts on the original names of rivers / places in Kashmir and Jammu / Ladakh regions. Blog Link Twitter Link During the Rig Vedic Period, Kashmir was under the SatiSar lake, created by Lord Shiv for Sati Mata. Within it resided the demon ‘Jalodgar’ who had a boon from Lord Brahma that...
- 04 May 2025 17:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
- Replies: 4446
- Views: 1815312
Re: J&K Union Territory-2019
Shared some thoughts on the original names of rivers / places in Kashmir and Jammu / Ladakh regions. Blog Link Twitter Link During the Rig Vedic Period, Kashmir was under the SatiSar lake, created by Lord Shiv for Sati Mata. Within it resided the demon ‘Jalodgar’ who had a boon from Lord Brahma that...
- 25 Apr 2025 22:02
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1175
- Views: 185996
Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Shared some thoughts on the Pahalgam Terror Attack. https://x.com/CestMoiz/status/1915423557661647267 https://cestmoizblog.com/2025/04/25/on-the-pahalgam-terror-attack/ Tourists were asked their religion & those who were adherents of the ‘wrong’ faith were killed without second thoughts by those...
- 25 Apr 2025 22:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Shared some thoughts on the Pahalgam Terror Attack. https://x.com/CestMoiz/status/1915423557661647267 https://cestmoizblog.com/2025/04/25/on-the-pahalgam-terror-attack/ Tourists were asked their religion & those who were adherents of the ‘wrong’ faith were killed without second thoughts by those...
- 01 Apr 2025 21:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: European Union: Positive News
- Replies: 523
- Views: 447419
Re: European Union: Positive News
A disaster is slowly unravelling in Europe https://x.com/HamasAtrocities/status/1906406625008632157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1906406625008632157%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url= French police fleeing after having come under attack by migrant gangs in the no-go zone S...
- 29 Mar 2025 19:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Miscellaneous Topics thread
- Replies: 79
- Views: 37464
- 28 Mar 2025 20:22
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Miscellaneous Topics thread
- Replies: 79
- Views: 37464
Re: Miscellaneous Topics thread
Thanks Vayutuvan Ji. Glad you found it interesting!
- 27 Mar 2025 16:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Miscellaneous Topics thread
- Replies: 79
- Views: 37464
Re: Miscellaneous Topics thread
Thanks Vinod Ji and Amber Ji.
This is something that has been hiding in plain sight for the past so many years.
This is something that has been hiding in plain sight for the past so many years.
- 26 Mar 2025 22:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Miscellaneous Topics thread
- Replies: 79
- Views: 37464
Re: Miscellaneous Topics thread
Shared some thoughts on the movie Chhaava and the battle of narratives using Bollywood. Twitter Link Blog Link Coming back to Chhaava, I don’t intend to talk about the movie itself, except for exhorting you to go & watch it with your kids It is one part of our history that they will NEVER learn ...
- 16 Mar 2025 22:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Another interesting thing you mentioned is the prominent role of Afghanistan as a safe haven for the contract killers of terrorists and their animosity toward Pakistan. Generally, one thinks that when the infidels (Non-Muslims) are involved, all sects of Islam will unite to defeat them. But apparen...
- 28 Feb 2025 07:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
IMHO Pakistan awaam is generally still stuck in the 70s-80s. So their leaders can utter such statements as there is hardly any social media or even MSM to make a larger than local area impact. For eg the awaam of KPK doesn't know or remember what he told the awaam of Punjab... I remember many years...
- 19 Jan 2025 09:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
- Replies: 738
- Views: 433446
Re: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
^^ Thanks for the detailed post. I am planning to be in Prayag mid Feb. What is the likelihood of finding a dormitory tent for one nights stay in the Kumbha area? I read some places that one can just show up and get a night's stay in the dormitory for a small cost. Would like the experience of stay...
- 18 Jan 2025 17:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
- Replies: 738
- Views: 433446
Re: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
Spent four days in Prayagraj during the Maha Kumbh earlier this week. Shared my experiences on the same. Twitter Link Blog Link First and foremost, MUST plan a trip to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh! It is a once in 144 year event and we are blessed to be alive at this point in time to be able to witn...
- 17 Dec 2024 11:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3826
- Views: 1265539
- 17 Dec 2024 10:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3826
- Views: 1265539
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Shared some thoughts on the current mess that is Bangladesh, in light of the reported movement of Arakan Army on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. Twitter Link Blog Link It is still open to debate whether the Arakan Army did that with the backing of the Chinese or the Americans (I personally bet on Chi...
- 14 Dec 2024 07:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3826
- Views: 1265539
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Manish ji, the beedis, pakis, lankans, nepalese, maldivians and other sundry tinpot $h!th0les have only this to say : भारत को अपना बड़प्पन दिखाना होगा It's the last resort of all these free loading scoundrels in the neighbourhood For भारत to show its बड़प्पन, the inherent requirement should be for ...
- 09 Dec 2024 18:11
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3826
- Views: 1265539
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Shared some thoughts on the current situation in Bangladesh last night. Twitter Link Blog Link First and foremost, let us call it for what it is currently – An attempt at re-establishing East Pakistan. Yup, that’s what it is. Pakistan attempting to return to its erstwhile colony via proxy. Come to t...
- 28 Nov 2024 07:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Actual figures are in excess of 200, if PTI handles on Twitter are to be believed
- 11 Sep 2024 14:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2031
- Views: 903057
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
The need for indigenous social media platforms and even our own equivalent of Big Tech giants cannot be emphasized enough. Much on the same lines as discussions on this page have been going on, sharing some thoughts chronicled some days back. Unable to link the videos and screenshots used in the blo...
- 10 Sep 2024 07:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3826
- Views: 1265539
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
The ONLY major road junction to reach Chittagong area is via Feni, which is hardly SIX Km from Indian Border! Yes, this is a quick choke point and will benefit India strategically. My question is why not the choke point closer to Agartala - Mohanpur to the Brahmaputra? It is about 20 miles wide, bu...
- 09 Sep 2024 20:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3826
- Views: 1265539
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Shared some thoughts on the Bangladesh Army a couple of weeks back. Blog Link Twitter Link . . What this means is the Bangladesh has an army that is more than the combined strength of the British and German armies! While size of an army by itself is not a metric to pass judgments, but what I found r...
- 22 Jul 2024 09:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Jammu Terror Attacks
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9749
Re: Jammu Terror Attacks
All of these options discussed are still going to be merely treating the symptoms when the root of the disease lies in Rawalpindi / Aabpara. Given their current state of economic, political and social affairs, Pakistan can hardly sustain an escalation on the LoC. However, that seems to be what the B...
- 01 Jul 2024 14:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Well Khan saab, after all the chinese did the ultimate uno reverse play... they scammed the Nigerians. Nigeria’s Military Is Furious: Imported China’s Advanced VT4 Tanks Fire Just One Shell per Half Hour eycF9D5z5Hw 13:43 : The VT-1, which did not meet the PLA's requirements was repurposed for expo...
- 11 Jun 2024 20:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Shared some thoughts on the Reasi Terror Attack Twitter Link Blog Link Paakis were jumping with joy at the ‘drubbing’ that was supposedly received by PM Modi in the election. I will come to the ‘drubbing’ part later in the thread. First I want to talk about the joyously jumping Paakis though. The po...
- 23 Feb 2024 07:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 102
- Views: 66756
Re: China Economic Stress Watch
Twitter thread with the hashtag #TheOtherChina, running since Sep 2018.
Basically a chronicle of the warning signs pertaining to Chinese economy. Might be a useful resource for those interested.
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Basically a chronicle of the warning signs pertaining to Chinese economy. Might be a useful resource for those interested.
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- 03 Feb 2024 20:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Must listen to Rabid Dog Zubair Hayat(Debunking his elementary level arguments is too strenuous so will not go there) The sheer amount of fear is telling. Also very curiously the Equal-Equal project with the Nobel peace prize award to both Shri. Kailash Satyarthi Ji and lalala seemed to have backfi...
- 19 Jan 2024 17:22
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
perceptive point, kancha ji and its a good thing that handles like yours initiate discourse such as the underlined, it forces the reader to reconsider preconceived notions; that was one another thing that attracted me to this article, seems to be written by a person of afghan origin living in the u...
- 14 Jan 2024 17:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
On the same note, Afghanistan was the only country to object to Pakistan's inclusion in the UN after its creation. Reason being Non-acceptance of Durand Line.
- 14 Jan 2024 17:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5274
- Views: 2260804
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-making-of-terroristan-pakistan-afghanistan-and-pashtun-nationalism/ As a geo-strategically significant fact, Pakistan’s western neighbor, Afghanistan, has historically problematized the former’s claim that the Durand Line was a permanent international boundar...