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- 17 Oct 2014 19:26
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Mughal Era in India
- Replies: 638
- Views: 63564
Re: The Mughal Era in India
Virendra ji, many thanks for your effort. From your link i get this: The fate of Hindu women captured alive by Muslims was worse than death. Even as their fathers, husbands and children lay killed they had to dance and sing before Muslims and would then be given in slavery to the Muslim kings, gener...
- 15 Oct 2014 20:30
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Mughal Era in India
- Replies: 638
- Views: 63564
Re: The Mughal Era in India
Got that from this link:
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=207402
Being passed on from somewhere.
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=207402
Being passed on from somewhere.
- 15 Oct 2014 17:54
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Mughal Era in India
- Replies: 638
- Views: 63564
Re: The Mughal Era in India
I got this account from the web: ----- The Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali attacked India in 1757 AD and made his way to the holy Hindu city of Mathura, the Bethlehem of the Hindus and birthplace of Krishna. The atrocities that followed are recorded in the contemporary chronicle called : ' Tarikh-I-A...
- 15 Oct 2014 14:41
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: The Mughal Era in India
- Replies: 638
- Views: 63564
Re: The Mughal Era in India
Need citations for medieval Islam gloats/accounts of rape. Can anyone point me to texts of chroniclers/historians etc. I have pointed texts on mass abductions/kidnapping of women post mass murder of men. Since early times including the Roman empire abductions/kidnappings of women were not distinguis...
- 13 Oct 2014 01:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct 2014
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 332560
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct
The whole misunderstanding between India and Pakistan is that Indians seem to believe that Pakistan is a permanent thing , that we have to learn to live with each other etc. Exactly! This 'Stable Pak is in India's interests'/'We all are same and only Politicians spoil it' kind of liberal cliche cra...
- 11 Oct 2014 19:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct 2014
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 332560
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct
This article says it's Malalas father that is the hope for Girl child education in Pakistan:
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/201 ... eace_prize
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/201 ... eace_prize
- 09 Oct 2014 20:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul 2014
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 299068
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul
Modi, Doval and possibly some other strategists have actually got Pakis in a bind. The Paki assumption was that just like firing in the air during marriages in their Barbarization (i avoid the word Civilization for obvious reasons) is the norm so too firing across the border if they face defeat in H...
- 24 Sep 2014 20:26
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
- Replies: 2760
- Views: 395911
Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
Actually the Chandrayaan, MOM and many other ISRO missions prove one thing: It's not India that is wasting money in Space, it's the West. 700 Million USD to get to what India can get to for 70 Million clearly indicated it's not India that is wasting money. Time US/Europe and those that crib over toi...
- 24 Sep 2014 08:16
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
- Replies: 2760
- Views: 395911
Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
Major congrats to all the Scientists!! Excellently done! THis will surely inspire generations. Congrats and Thanks ISRO..what a start to the day!
- 23 Sep 2014 21:11
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
- Replies: 2760
- Views: 395911
Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
This is a link that has pretty good composite coverage on the MOM with diagrams, animations etc right from launch time. Do check it out:
http://www.spaceflight101.com/mars-orbi ... dates.html
http://www.spaceflight101.com/mars-orbi ... dates.html
- 22 Sep 2014 18:23
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
- Replies: 2760
- Views: 395911
Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
For those that want to watch the event, this is from ISRO:
After the test firing today, the orbit insertion will be an autonomous function. The commands were successfully fed in last week itself.
After the test firing today, the orbit insertion will be an autonomous function. The commands were successfully fed in last week itself.
- 20 Sep 2014 23:15
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
- Replies: 2760
- Views: 395911
Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
Salvi Ji, can you refer to any resources/blogs/forums that will be covering this historic event, Indian and Foreign. I am/ will be looking at ISRO site, BRF of course, Emilys Planetary blog, NASA spaceflight forum. This week will be gripping excitement at this historical achievement..don't want to m...
- 20 Sep 2014 17:01
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 2256901
Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
If China continues to dispute the boundary,then India should start disputing China's sovereignty over Tibet and Taiwan."What's sauce for the Beijing duck is sauce for the hen". That "If" is the problem. Problem is there should be no "If" here. It should be disputed wit...
- 20 Sep 2014 16:48
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
- Replies: 2760
- Views: 395911
Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
( In fact the orbit raising after PSLV launch was done with perigee in Pacific ocean south of equator was also a part of final Martian orbit ) Was thinking before if any part of the early escape maneuvers were done with the final orbit insertion calculations in mind..did cross my mind, but never kn...
- 10 Jul 2014 17:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
- Replies: 496
- Views: 50743
Re: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
Wont the report NOT go into the political aspects and just concentrate on the military ones? We've been through this before. The Congress says it kept it secret and opposed the report because it not only delved into the military aspect, but went a lot into the political one which they say it was no...
- 10 Jul 2014 01:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
- Replies: 496
- Views: 50743
Re: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
SVinayak: He really was least interested in kicking them out! Do read my post!
- 10 Jul 2014 00:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
- Replies: 496
- Views: 50743
Re: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
Am not sure what you are implying, but even though outwardly many differences are manifest, the callousness which Nehru treated the NE, Tibet were manifest in his disdain for the Army and it's objectives. It seems strange and incongruous for a person that said not a blade of grass grows what use is ...
- 09 Jul 2014 23:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
- Replies: 496
- Views: 50743
Re: Inder Malhotra's series on 1962 war
If you objectively look there could only be a very few reasons to keep it classified. Lets examine them: 1. Indian soldiers abandoned their posts and ran like gutless cowards. 2. Nehru, KM, BMK all screwed up badly and will be seen in poor light. 3. Poor Battlefield logistics and tactical decisions....
- 09 Jul 2014 02:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
This 'ISIS account' surfaced somewhere: This India had a change; there was a change in government. A fanatic and extremist man had been ordained. Rather than negotiating, they have sent two bloody big naval ships. Heavily armed us? Bloody, we could have been wiped out if not acted maturely. The Indi...
- 08 Jul 2014 17:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Chinese Threat
- Replies: 5192
- Views: 730329
Re: Managing Chinese Threat
Jaitley says Henderson Brookes report cannot be made public.
Now if they made so much noise of making it public while in opposition, i think they own an explanation why exactly it's contents are so 'secret'?
Now if they made so much noise of making it public while in opposition, i think they own an explanation why exactly it's contents are so 'secret'?
- 08 Jul 2014 12:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Moderate Sunni mosques have been executed in Mosul from reports. One claimed the main Sunni Imam of a Mosque was executed just before Caliph Baghdadi made his first sermon.
- 08 Jul 2014 11:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1511550
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
^True. This is solely due to a few factors 1. RaGa saying Saffron Terror is a greater threat than Islamic terror. 2. MSM with Rajdeep, Barkha, Sagarika, Chaubey, Arnab types backing the Teestas, Bhatts in trying to prove Modi is a mass murderer. 3. Track 2 type Padgaonkar, Kulkarni, A Roy types who ...
- 06 Jul 2014 20:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis
- Replies: 4002
- Views: 451220
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis
A lot of Muslims have been fed these stories of peace, justice particularly the neo convert types. SM is blowing part these fantasies and delivering the realities of the true message. The trouble is once hooked, then justifying the obvious incongruencies becomes difficult. Then it's a open fly torn ...
- 03 Jul 2014 19:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
From a post made in 2011: Basically western Iraq - may secede to the new Syria (since they have the same sunni tribes). You heard it first here. Wow! Thanks for bringing those posts up. Knew you'd been saying something about that long ago. Good to hear from you again Shyam ji. Also possibly a freshe...
- 03 Jul 2014 00:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Track this story. It's developing, may test the Govt. July 3: The 46 Indian nurses stranded in Iraq's Tikrit town that has been overrun by militants have been told to board a bus by unknown men and proceed to Mosul, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told IANS. The Indian embassy in Baghdad has adv...
- 01 Jul 2014 21:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
At least 'em Shias can do it or can't they? What about those sarkari maulanas? Ist tiime for them to find some hadith which says you can go so much green and no more. Or I am expecting too much? Shia Imams have for obvious reasons condemned ISIS and pledged support for the Iraqi forces so we can le...
- 01 Jul 2014 19:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Rather than see which cleric has endorsed the Caliph and his antics, it's important to see how many have condemned it as 'unislamic'. And i don't see many loftily telling their admirers on Friday sessions that what ISIS is doing is unislamic. And that is not happening in any sunni neighborhood of wh...
- 01 Jul 2014 16:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
One thing with the ISIS that we are not sure of is the degree of consolidation that they would be able to maintain and the other is what weapon systems they might be able to procure. Towards that it would be good to know what human capabilities and resources they could muster to conduct mass killing...
- 01 Jul 2014 14:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Frankly it makes little sense to fight AQ, Taliban, ISIS, LeT, Boko Haram separately as perversions of the mother doctrine. All that does is make available funds at a late stage to those dictators/govts/ people trying to stave off the 'perversions' even when they are making massive inroads within se...
- 01 Jul 2014 00:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
I haven't seen one fugging islamic protest anywhere around the world including in India denouncing these guys where the so called "moderate" muslims call home. Perhaps maybe a few shia whimps raised their voices here and there. LOL, one can't argue much with a PhD in Islamic Studies and t...
- 30 Jun 2014 19:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Satya the ISIS is exerting the war phase of the Koranic teachings. Time is up for the Hypocrites that have got used to a life of just mundane Jihad. Call is for hard Jihad as Mohammed himself lamented and called for. That is why they are also executing 'moderate' muslims in Mosul, Tikrit and their o...
- 30 Jun 2014 01:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis
- Replies: 4002
- Views: 451220
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis
Ramadan has begun. Meanwhile Boko Haram murders over 100 in 5 churches. ISIS continue to behead, crucify, execute and rape.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/new ... 160531.ece
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/new ... 160531.ece
- 28 Jun 2014 01:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 21 Apr 2014
- Replies: 2852
- Views: 279275
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 21 Apr
Big deal, we made a citizen and then 2 PMs from Pakistan. The last one served 10 years till last month.Three soldiers from Pakistan were among 175 men from overseas who won Britain’s highest military honour the Victoria Cross for service in the First World War
- 27 Jun 2014 20:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 21 Apr 2014
- Replies: 2852
- Views: 279275
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 21 Apr
Anujan, i agree and think too this is an SL initiative, yet i think Nepal must be told to reverse VOA for it's own and India's security.
- 27 Jun 2014 20:32
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Interests
- Replies: 6458
- Views: 830419
- 27 Jun 2014 20:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 21 Apr 2014
- Replies: 2852
- Views: 279275
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 21 Apr
Wily Bhindians are probably nudging biratherly lankan brothers to betray Al Bakistan.. outrage!!! We'll see a lot of these kind of changes which won't be much felt by the larger populace and which would never happen with an INC dispensation at helm. However the bigger security challenge is Nepal gi...
- 27 Jun 2014 20:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
- 27 Jun 2014 01:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
The Kabila concept morphs to a State of Being in relative governing Peace vs State of Being in War. The moment a violent Kabila starts governing, levying tax etc, another greener than thou can doctrinally justify greater violence and evoke support from the greater population to upturn the state of g...
- 26 Jun 2014 01:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Prem Ji, frankly when have you seen animals behaving like this? I don't watch these videos, but i assume that is of the 3 Star Gen Abu Wahid in Mosul carried out in Public. This is pretty much par for the course Islamic standard that has been employed for ages. Many Indic icons like Tipu, Timur, Khi...
- 25 Jun 2014 18:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1324891
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Another widely held belief that’s refuted by the financial records is that Iraqi recruits flocked to the Islamic State for higher wages and steady jobs because they couldn’t make ends meet in Iraq’s war-ravaged economy. In the years for which financial records are available, the average Islamic Sta...