Search found 807 matches

by williams
18 Mar 2024 12:35
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8412
Views: 2876057

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2024/Mar/17/indias-private-investment-puzzle India’s private investment puzzle According to the government data, private investment at both the current and constant prices was 27% of the gross domestic product (GDP). NEW DELHI: Despite the Government’s thru...
by williams
16 Mar 2024 08:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1108
Views: 596486

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

ramana wrote: 16 Mar 2024 05:42 How do you have MIRV on an IRBM?
It would be MRV for IRBM
Very good question. But seems like a culture that our scientists and officials always down play capabilities in public.
by williams
14 Mar 2024 15:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1108
Views: 596486

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

Dr VK Saraswat says it is just a IRBM and not even a ICBM. You cannot have a MIRV test simply successful in the very first attempt. I think India just made a public declaration of her capability. But the maya continues. Why should it matter if it’s IRBM or ICBM? That’s just nomenclature anyway: the...
by williams
14 Mar 2024 07:26
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1108
Views: 596486

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

From the Deterrence thread - Just wow! We have internal enemies, cowards & losers at the highest levels of the Government, be it Congress or BJP! Even under Modi, its shameful that it has taken 10 years to do the test. Finally he green-lights it to score some LS 2024 brownie points Now, its bac...
by williams
05 Feb 2024 14:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773158

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

I don't know if there is a Sanskrit prachar sabha on the lines of Hindi prachar sabha, we need to have one. Also I remember that Hindi usage was strongly encouraged but not imposed in all Central Govt departments, PSUs and institutes. If one passed Hindi exams it could be a plus in career mobility ...
by williams
21 Jan 2024 09:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7441
Views: 1625659

Re: Understanding the US - Again

I was expecting Nikki to do much better after the anti-Trump candidates within Republican party bowed out in favor of her. But her 18% vote was boosted by Dems hoping to upset Trump in the primaries. This experiment will repeat in NH, altho much worse because NH seems very lenient with rules on who...
by williams
19 Jan 2024 04:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7441
Views: 1625659

Re: Understanding the US - Again

The Chinese can't do what you suggested? Why would it be true only for India? Well, the Chinese got away with whatever they want. I am not sure if they would have come this fare without US support. Basically you are saying he is dumb Buffon and a little butter here and there allows external nations...
by williams
19 Jan 2024 00:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7441
Views: 1625659

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Cybaru and Jay, I get what you’re saying about Trump. I was anti-Trump as anyone else could get but when Biden came onto the scene (I was a Biden supporter until the Ukraine war broke out) after a year and half of experiencing the deep state machinations and wokeism gone amok and overriding every b...
by williams
25 Dec 2023 17:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773158

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Williams ji Regardless of banters the response of the Government is reactive Check WFI office bearers suspended VP making conciliatory overtures All a bit of Chuppa Chuppi noo So what else can the govt do? You will have to make a few tactical moves to keep the overall strategy intact. Sure sometime...
by williams
23 Dec 2023 02:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773158

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/priyanka-gandhi-assures-wrestlers-sakshi-malik-bajrang-punia-of-support-in-their-fight-for-justice-2822750 https://www.deccanherald.com/world/human-trafficking-suspected-flight-with-300-indians-grounded-in-france-2822719 https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities...
by williams
20 Dec 2023 20:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8678
Views: 2231354

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Here's what I'm thinking: The Biden Whitehouse is suddenly doing a 180, and now raising all sorts of hackles against us, with the jet engine deal being a casualty. It all looks rather sudden and contrived. Washington was looking to make India a key participant in the IMEC corridor, but that's now s...
by williams
18 Dec 2023 19:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8678
Views: 2231354

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

They will always try to preserve their country's self-interest, and to some extent, ideology does not matter. India will have to train her babudoom to follow the same pattern, especially when the state dept's budget is 60 billion compared to the Indian diplomatic budget of 2 billion. Indian babus h...
by williams
18 Dec 2023 01:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8678
Views: 2231354

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Washington leftist elites are working toward their machiavellian goals under the cover and confines of liberandu ideology, which means they have to seize on any tropes and caricatures they can bend toward their purpose. They will always try to preserve their country's self-interest, and to some ext...
by williams
10 Dec 2023 10:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773158

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Congress is not the only problem we have in India. We have a left-leaning judiciary and a corrupt, overworked law enforcement setup and civil bureaucracy. That kind of setup can only do so much to Congi corruption cases. There is also a day-to-day living population that requires freebies. BJP cannot...
by williams
07 Dec 2023 08:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
Replies: 4374
Views: 1344203

Re: J&K Union Territory-2019

Those who have deeply studied how India lost the GB, and Northern Areas know that this is a British plot, and the fact that Nehru played along with this plan makes us wonder about the theory that MKG was a British agent. Anyways, what we need to learn from this history is how ruthlessly the Brits ac...
by williams
06 Dec 2023 12:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773158

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

0SvAiIZfdDc not good at Tamil so you can expect errors, here is the summary of what is told. this is 4 months back. Is Rameshwaram a safe seat!? I know, it sounds silly to even think Modi will loose, but even if there is a remote chance, Oppn will use it. God forbid if Modi loses, it will be a big ...
by williams
06 Dec 2023 00:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773158

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Strong rumours that modi would contest from rameshwaram. This would dent north-south divide, pack DMK out... I think DMK has got the wind and trying to woo Muslim and Christian vote by all these sanata bashing and gomutra remark. That will be a consequential political coup. I hope it happens. TN st...
by williams
05 Dec 2023 23:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023
Replies: 1718
Views: 388515

Re: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023

Annamalai has been firing away at both the DMK and AIADMK and I don't see any sign of directions from HQ to rein him in whatsoever. He is focusing on building the party and votebank. One reason why AIADMK split with BJP is they were worried that Annamalai is taking away their votebank and/or drivin...
by williams
04 Dec 2023 11:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023
Replies: 1718
Views: 388515

Re: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023

Image

Current state ruling parties.
by williams
03 Dec 2023 13:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023
Replies: 1718
Views: 388515

Re: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023

vijayk wrote: 03 Dec 2023 13:13 Sameer
@BesuraTaansane
It will be super fun now if CONg falls below 60 in Telangana

CONg leading in 65 seats but 38 of these are margins of less than 500 votes

Dilbiji - one more wish for TG too to wipe the smile off soros agent
Yes there are 4-5 seats that is very close :mrgreen:
by williams
03 Dec 2023 11:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023
Replies: 1718
Views: 388515

Re: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023

According to NDTV compared to 2018

MP - BJP + 46, Congi -42
Rajasthan - BJP +35 Congi -30
Chhattisgarh BJP +33 Congi -27
Telangana BJP +7 Congi +49 BRS - 50 AIMIM -3

Overall it is a +BJP
I.N.D.I Alliance is a disaster.
by williams
02 Dec 2023 00:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4308
Views: 1184990

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

... Their biggest export was the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) aka counterfeit Indian currency notes, printed by the pakis and circulated in the Indian economy. just see how some of the neighbouring countries have tanked their economies because they were caught totally unprepared and with their...
by williams
17 Nov 2023 23:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736131

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Enhanced Intelligence Deployment Along China Frontier to Safeguard Against Transgressions https://defence.in/threads/enhanced-intelligence-deployment-along-china-frontier-to-safeguard-against-transgressions.379/ 17 Nov 2023 In response to the escalating tensions and frequent border skirmishes, the ...
by williams
15 Nov 2023 10:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4308
Views: 1184990

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

I thought the dossier on 20 people grew to 50+ as time went by. I think not one of the t*rds listed in these dossiers was ever arrested, tried, sentenced, or handed over to India. Were any of the people listed in these dossiers hit recently? True. Who cares who did the job as long as the results ar...
by williams
30 Oct 2023 00:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Why We Need Pokhran-3
Replies: 113
Views: 25564

Re: Why We Need Pokhran-3

For Pakis you just need to make sure their leadership - General Sahibs, Feudal Lords, and their families are in the line of fire. The country is in shambles so bombing into the stone age means nothing to the leadership as long as they are protected.
by williams
29 Oct 2023 16:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Why We Need Pokhran-3
Replies: 113
Views: 25564

Re: Why We Need Pokhran-3

4. The only way to deter Pak from the Hamas strategy is to own MegaTon weapons, and confirm to Pak that we will kill every last Pakistani if they hit us with even a single KT weapon. With MT weapons, this is doable with the limited number of tubs and missiles we have. Only if they are completely de...
by williams
29 Oct 2023 05:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Why We Need Pokhran-3
Replies: 113
Views: 25564

Re: Why We Need Pokhran-3

You've just said it - we're BUYING - they're not giving weapons for free - they NEED OUR MONEY. India's latest defense trade import with the US is around 20 billion USD/year, and France's is 10 billion USD/year. About 31 billion/year USD in non-defense imports come from the US, and less than 10 bil...
by williams
28 Oct 2023 14:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Why We Need Pokhran-3
Replies: 113
Views: 25564

Re: Why We Need Pokhran-3

Gentlemen, If India needs to be a pole then it should possess every weapon that can keep the enemy at bay. But if you want to build an MT weapon, you cannot simply do one test. You need to do several tests several times over a long period of time to observe, improve, and optimize. Remember the Chin...
by williams
27 Oct 2023 10:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Why We Need Pokhran-3
Replies: 113
Views: 25564

Re: Why We Need Pokhran-3

Gentlemen, If India needs to be a pole then it should possess every weapon that can keep the enemy at bay. But if you want to build an MT weapon, you cannot simply do one test. You need to do several tests several times over a long period of time to observe, improve, and optimize. Remember the Chine...
by williams
25 Oct 2023 21:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Why We Need Pokhran-3
Replies: 113
Views: 25564

Re: Why We Need Pokhran-3

With Iran War looming on the immediate time-horizon, and Taiwan War looming on the time-horizon immediately beyond that, I can't think of a time when it's more favourable for India to do Pokhran-3. The Americans are not in the strongest position to apply coercion against us -- and let's be clear, t...
by williams
22 Oct 2023 20:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406645

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

Every soft and unsubstantial punch that India receives will be countered by a hard punch. The next stop is FATF. :D
by williams
21 Oct 2023 22:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Why We Need Pokhran-3
Replies: 113
Views: 25564

Re: Why We Need Pokhran-3

Right now I would spend my money on building our MIC and building our delivery capability. We need to break the Babu-Brass nexus that keeps us dependent on foreign conventional weapons We also need the 12k km Agni with MIRV and MARV technology. We need more SLBMs and SSBNs. We need nuclear propulsi...
by williams
21 Oct 2023 21:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Why We Need Pokhran-3
Replies: 113
Views: 25564

Re: Why We Need Pokhran-3

Right now I would spend my money on building our MIC and building our delivery capability. We need to break the Babu-Brass nexus that keeps us dependent on foreign conventional weapons We also need the 12k km Agni with MIRV and MARV technology. We need more SLBMs and SSBNs. We need nuclear propulsio...
by williams
16 Oct 2023 04:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1581197

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

Apparently there’s a version of Quran written on animal skin still preserved in one of western Saharan mosques but no one wants to check it nor allowed to just the Xtian and the King James Version noo Any source that I can explore? What I find very very interesting is that in both the Quran and the...
by williams
16 Oct 2023 00:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1581197

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

www.rediff.com/news/report/hamas-not-letting-civilians-flee-gaza-israeli-troops/20231015.htm Hamas not letting civilians flee Gaza: Israeli troops Utkarsh Mishra, October 15, 2023 The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) on Sunday alleged that the terror group Hamas is blocking the evacuation of civilians i...
by williams
11 Oct 2023 23:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1581197

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

There's another Aleppo is unfolding. The whole area is carpet bombed. The Main Israel failure is giving 16k work Visas for these guys, who come and do whatever they want inside Israel. They could not weed out the rogue elements out of it, hence the whole security system crumbled at a weak point. We...
by williams
11 Oct 2023 11:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1225
Views: 1581197

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

^^^ Most important, how do you fight an urban war ? What kind of forces and weaponry are required to attack a populated city with interspersed armed adversaries (whether terrorists or military) ? For instance, if a 1965 war redux happens and you are outside of Lahore, what do you do (and not have a...
by williams
11 Oct 2023 10:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 773158

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

There are a lot of wheels inside the wheels in India. Also Indian financial top brass are very conservative. That combined with the large and fast-growing domestic market cannot be thwarted by simple things like blocking Russian oil. Trudeau's allegations are a small change. The MAD team probably s...
by williams
11 Oct 2023 06:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1668416

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

All that said if these lobbies are real and are sabotaging self-reliance for selfish gains, we need agencies of good caliber to find the bad apples and counter these lobbies. If the PSUs have bad apples they also should be held accountable. We are talking about national security here, no way we can ...
by williams
11 Oct 2023 05:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Multimedia - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 2238
Views: 578234

Re: Military Multimedia - Indian Armed Forces

Cybaru wrote: 11 Oct 2023 05:11 Goodness..... don't they have people who can vette the script? I guess it's good enough to evangelize the product!
Movie for the masses, don't expect accuracy. At least this is a bit better than many others, they are using an Indian fighter for a change. :rotfl: