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by Stan_Savljevic
24 Sep 2012 23:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North East & Eastern Himalayan: News & Discussion
Replies: 1140
Views: 255278

Re: North East & Eastern Himalayan: News & Discussion

Prithwi wrote:Is Stan_Savljevic here? If so, then I would like to discuss issues.

Cheers!!!
Please email me, standuude AT yahoo.com.
by Stan_Savljevic
18 Jan 2012 03:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 9599
Views: 1124656

Re: Internal Security Watch

Instead you are left to whine on an internet forum. Arre bhai, if it was just an internet forum, what makes you hold on to the admin job so dearly even after massive criticism of your takniki or lack of one like the bumbling batsmen down under? Massive internal security issues, eh?! Am I back on th...
by Stan_Savljevic
18 Jan 2012 01:51
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308768

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

why is aiff not scheduling any friendlies till march? there wont be any fifa rating jump till the matches are scheduled and won, no??! is this the off-season? Asit P, the suud afrika series is a bit of a test-run for the more important OGQ. Winning this series 5-zip wont make an iota of a difference...
by Stan_Savljevic
18 Jan 2012 01:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 9599
Views: 1124656

Re: Internal Security Watch

Sorry, I am not keen on reporting idiotic posts' whose idiocy level can be understood even by LKG kids with a 2 minute attention span (that is not a lot, I know, but still!). Since I assume you are not one of those numerably small LKG kids, a massive lol at how you took the opportunity to explain me...
by Stan_Savljevic
17 Jan 2012 21:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 9599
Views: 1124656

Re: Internal Security Watch

archan, I also called your administrative acumen into question if you remember that. So, you see, there is a bit of conflict of interest in your warning. For all the red font you chose to you on my post, I did nt see a single warning to the "CON-grez Gandoo"-type posts that are there in th...
by Stan_Savljevic
17 Jan 2012 08:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 9599
Views: 1124656

Re: Internal Security Watch

post deleted by admin. Your comments on political views etc. are fine but you launch a personal attack by calling a user a "joker" and a "joker of an admin", implying that he is some kind of a sidekick of an admin who is running some agenda here.
Board warning issued.
by Stan_Savljevic
15 Jan 2012 12:43
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

Could you please post links to the Siruvani and Parambikulam 'disputes' please. Dileep, I am not very knowledgeable on these two matters, but just have a basic awareness of them. I see a lot of "you guys refuse water" arguments everywhere, These arguments have always been there, TN is bas...
by Stan_Savljevic
15 Jan 2012 12:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 06 Dec 2011
Replies: 2854
Views: 270283

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 06 Dec 201

Future attacks will be deadlier. More importantly, its effects would be amplified through the media. Anujan, at the cost and risk of predicting the future, if the past were any portent into the future, future attacks wont be deadlier, they will all be similar. Courtesy of Aaron Clauset at the Santa...
by Stan_Savljevic
14 Jan 2012 01:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 9599
Views: 1124656

Re: Internal Security Watch

unlike folks who demand evidence and are silent after being shown. A massive lol, ramana. How is Godhra riots related to Sri Rama Sene and the fact that the case against SRS is in a BJP-ruling state? If SRS is an INC-plank, what prevents the BJP and the Karnataka state government from releasing suc...
by Stan_Savljevic
11 Jan 2012 23:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 9599
Views: 1124656

Re: Internal Security Watch

You have tracked some very nasty stuff. Sure, but I have nt lost my head in thoughtless 1-liners and wild conspiracies :). I piss when I have the data, I try not to when I dont have data to back me up and my theories (sometimes I fail, but that does nt take away from my efforts at trying not to pis...
by Stan_Savljevic
11 Jan 2012 23:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 9599
Views: 1124656

Re: Internal Security Watch

Why does the CONgress fear the RSS so much? Hmm, last time I read Karnataka had a BJP CM, no?! And all the reports I have read say that the arrests were made by the Bijapur police, a part of the KA state police department. From what I know of civics 101, police is a state subject. IOW, the toothles...
by Stan_Savljevic
11 Jan 2012 22:56
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308768

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Press conferences, almost unfailingly, throw up dreary situations thanks to the rigmarole of monotonous queries and tired answers. Some players, nevertheless, jazz up such sessions with their distinct quirks. As Tipsarevic was addressing the media after his doubles final victory, a feeble voice fro...
by Stan_Savljevic
11 Jan 2012 21:37
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

Meanwhile decades later KL has comeup with possible use for some water that it can use to address some of its current problems. Kerala does not covet the water that TN gets. We have had ample statements to that effect by almost everyone from Kerala side (except for some one or two nutjobs who I won...
by Stan_Savljevic
10 Jan 2012 22:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

The SC appointed Empowered Panel's mandate includes the Constitutionality of the 2006 Act along with many other questions, just that the EP has not delivered a verdict in its 5+ years of sitting on any matter completely. In short, the jury is still out on this matter and it has decided in no specifi...
by Stan_Savljevic
10 Jan 2012 21:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

shaardula wrote: We should resolve it meaningfully through solutions that are just.
What are the parameters for justness btw? The contest lies in the preciseness of the definition.
by Stan_Savljevic
09 Jan 2012 23:50
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

KL's requirements will increase. what does KL do then? Everyone's requirements are going to increase, not just Kerala's. Is whipping a frenzy of safety the solution to this mess? First of all, the issue of safety did nt come up till 1979, which in itself is amusing to note. Then, there is the hypot...
by Stan_Savljevic
09 Jan 2012 23:39
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

Shaardula, you will give your word. But will your future generation keep the word? That is why you have a legal agreement, no?! Why are you attributing great morals to generations that are not even born yet? Is it a burden on these generations, yes. So lets have a mechanism where some decent bargain...
by Stan_Savljevic
09 Jan 2012 23:33
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

in forty years my own family has seen three working generations and the fourth is about to get into the work force in a few years. what the 3rd generation is doing is beyond what the first and even the second generation imagined. Sure, understood. So what exactly is the guarantee that in another 40...
by Stan_Savljevic
09 Jan 2012 23:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

what is the morality of subjecting generations upon generations of people into an agreement which they have nothing to do with? Cmon, the 1970 round of additional documents was signed one generation back. Where was all this grand-standing then? Noone cared because Idukki was not there then. So cond...
by Stan_Savljevic
09 Jan 2012 22:53
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

Putting the legal issues aside (since it is the only leg on which all of TN's argument stands), Bade, in this day and age, the legal angle is the only thing that matters. Good intentions and good words were never nuff to start with even if we can all hark back to such glorified days as if they exis...
by Stan_Savljevic
09 Jan 2012 21:33
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

I dont see why the aspirations of Kl are being problematized here. Even if it is for electricity, I do not see anything wrong in the growing aspirations of KL. It is not a problem if it is posed in that way, and then it becomes an issue of KL's growing aspirations vs TN's entrenched aspirations (in...
by Stan_Savljevic
09 Jan 2012 12:40
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

But is'nt this case with TN as well? Sure, thats the case with every government including GoI. Noone is holy here, which is precisely my point. Couching it as Kerala is only keen on safety and TN is only keen on Keralites' lack of safety is not true on the ground. It is a water for electricity vs. ...
by Stan_Savljevic
09 Jan 2012 09:26
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

Thanks to Gus, I got my copy of the Tughlaq edition where MP is discussed. Here are some anecdotes: 1) When efforts were being made by TN to strengthen the structure of the baby dam, Kerala department of forests put a string of cases against officers from the TN side as well as contractors implement...
by Stan_Savljevic
07 Jan 2012 08:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Telangana Monitor
Replies: 5661
Views: 743551

Re: Telangana Monitor

Amazing how much massa keeps track! That is easy to explain. Look at who is the no. 1 employer in the world, it is not Indian Railways or the Chini army. There are nuff people reading and "understanding" every esoteric topic in the world in massa universities, not that they do a good job ...
by Stan_Savljevic
05 Jan 2012 02:52
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308768

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

After what seemed like years of trying, Sasikiran is back to 2700 exact. Soon, Abhijeet Gupta will beat up Hari on his way up, a matter of time. All this comes with massive losses for Anand and Humpy, 1 step up, 2 down. Looks like I should focus on watching the amru football season ahead, not much t...
by Stan_Savljevic
04 Jan 2012 11:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 9599
Views: 1124656

Re: Internal Security Watch

Kati saar, here is the CBI judgment: http://www.cbi.gov.in/dop/judgements/padc.pdf And one more: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-12/kolkata/28683737_1_cbi-kim-davy-peter-bleach But the flight did stopover in Kraaachi, and if the arms were meant for SHW, what were the Kraachi-ites...
by Stan_Savljevic
04 Jan 2012 03:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

Boss, sure, why not. What better way to get rid of the DK/*MK thugs than that? I am all game for this and that. Why I am even game to break So. TN away from the Madras-centered North so that some prosperity can be had. Thats what I believe personally, but then the state govt and the other people can...
by Stan_Savljevic
04 Jan 2012 02:40
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

Boss, all that is ok. I assume you read the part that concerns the ownership issue/lease agreement. Page 10 onwards.
by Stan_Savljevic
04 Jan 2012 01:16
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

But again I digress, this lease is between a non-existent state and another non-existent state from what my fizziks brain can see. Pliss to be enlightened by the wisdoms of law and letters onlee. Boss, please see what the SC judgment said on this very precise thing. Let me go out on a limb and do t...
by Stan_Savljevic
03 Jan 2012 14:16
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

Plus, there are precedents. If TN says ok to Kerala in terms of a new lease agreement, every other state will pull a fast one on every other state with which it has a joint agreement saying "current needs." This is definitely not going to be funny with how inter-state issues can be whipped...
by Stan_Savljevic
03 Jan 2012 13:51
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: South India River Water Issues/Disputes
Replies: 1213
Views: 171387

Re: South India River Water Issues/Disputes

The author is also surprised that no one raised this point when negotiations were done in early 1970s between Kerala and Tamil Nadu governments. Sachin, the author is surprised because this was a non-issue in 1970. For what it is worth, the then Kerala government found it a non-issue at many levels...
by Stan_Savljevic
23 Dec 2011 12:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308768

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Hockey Championship: Haryana bag maiden national title http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_hockey-championship-haryana-bag-maiden-national-title_1629092 The new penalty shootout format, wherein a player starts from 30-yard line with the goalkeeper under the bar and has eight seconds to beat, was in...
by Stan_Savljevic
22 Dec 2011 07:12
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308768

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Punjab will take on Orissa while surprise package Jharkhand face Haryana in the semifinals of the Junior Hockey National Championship at the Balewadi Sports Complex here on Wednesday. http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_junior-hockey-championship-stage-set-for-exciting-semis_1628279 OGQ schedule r...
by Stan_Savljevic
22 Dec 2011 02:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North East & Eastern Himalayan: News & Discussion
Replies: 1140
Views: 255278

Re: North East & Eastern Himalayan: News & Discussion

On Mizoram being calm, there was just a recent report: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111126/jsp/northeast/story_14799567.jsp ‘Calm’ Mizoram a Maoist-PLA hub You cant have calmness unless you let some of these alphabetical soup of terrorist groups their way. Which means extortion on businessmen who ...
by Stan_Savljevic
21 Dec 2011 05:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North East & Eastern Himalayan: News & Discussion
Replies: 1140
Views: 255278

Re: North East & Eastern Himalayan: News & Discussion

Talk about lack of leadership and governance at the central level... Pranay-saar, this is the issue. There are nine administrative districts in Manipur: i) Bishnupur, ii) Churachandpur, iii) Chandel (formerly known as Tengnoupal), iv) Imphal East, v) Imphal West, vi) Senapati, vii) Tamenglong, viii...
by Stan_Savljevic
21 Dec 2011 03:25
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308768

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

OG Qualifier grouping: Mens: New Delhi (IND) - 15 / 26 Feb. 2012 India, Canada, France, Poland, Egypt, US Egypt withdraws from Qualifier. So some other horse will replace it. http://www.fih.ch/en/news-3473-changes-to-olympic-qualification-program In addition to the above amendment, three National Ol...
by Stan_Savljevic
19 Dec 2011 14:43
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6359
Views: 1308768

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Why is it that in India when one person finds their footing, the entrenched have to give way? Joshna Chinnappa is gone and Dipika Pallikal is inching to the top 10 slowly but steadily.
by Stan_Savljevic
19 Dec 2011 14:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North East & Eastern Himalayan: News & Discussion
Replies: 1140
Views: 255278

Re: North East & Eastern Himalayan: News & Discussion

Prithwi, thanks a lot for your replies. You will have some follow-up soon :). As regards NSCN-IM, its been the same story from 1997, we are this close and we are that close. Close, my ass. Its never close unless the GoI concedes to the joint administration plea of ANSAM/NSCN-IM/Naga Hoho in Manipur....