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by Manish_P
15 Mar 2024 08:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 846760

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

It is quite hilarious to what extent one goes to create a sympathy wave. Anyone having done a bit of trauma on call would have noticed what neat little cut in the middle of forehead with a trickle of blood with no bruise or swelling after a major trauma if media reports are to be believed. ... Sir,...
by Manish_P
15 Mar 2024 07:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3363
Views: 888749

Re: Military Flight Safety

... I am pleasantly surprised by the relatively mute response to the crash.... +1 No shrill rona-dhona by the presstitues. The propoganda peddlers are more careful now as the aam janta is more informed due to social media (thanks to knowledgeable jingos) and won't hesitate to call them out. Meanwhi...
by Manish_P
14 Mar 2024 20:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 846760

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

The Election Commission of India has uploaded the data as asked by the Supreme Court. Data's here . The actual link is - https://www.eci.gov.in/disclosure-of-electoral-bonds There are 2 pdf files They name only the entity and the amount :) 'The President, All India Congress Committee' features mult...
by Manish_P
14 Mar 2024 20:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 846760

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

... Goa, Daman, and Diu already have the UCC since after the departure of the portuguese, and no abrahamic says a word about that, even though the jihadis are acutely aware of it. The UCC in Goa follows the Portuguese Civil Code of 1867. The Goa, Daman and Diu Administration Act of 1962, which was ...
by Manish_P
13 Mar 2024 21:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2338
Views: 831093

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion

ashishvikas wrote: 13 Mar 2024 09:54 DRDO-Mahindra CBRN Wheeled vs Stryker vs Piranha 3 vs Fuchs 2

..
Any figures for the dimensions (LxWxH)?

The 3 foreign ones are pretty even with barely few cms difference.
by Manish_P
13 Mar 2024 19:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7955
Views: 2246297

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Bakistanis taking cost-cutting to an entirely new level! Yawn - Video of half-printed currency notes triggers outrage on social media https://i.dawn.com/primary/2024/03/65f0eac024700.jpg The video surfaced on social media depicts a man calling himself the manager of the Model Colony branch of the Na...
by Manish_P
13 Mar 2024 15:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4093
Views: 2014530

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Cyrano wrote: 13 Mar 2024 15:14 If Trump gets elected. Still won't be easy.
Trump can and will do only so much. At the moment he is just being Imraned. If he strays too much he might get JFKed. And he knows it.
by Manish_P
13 Mar 2024 15:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3363
Views: 888749

Re: Military Flight Safety

And at this point...since this a domestically produced fighter... we have to ask the important question - How long will it take to replace the destroyed fighter with a brand new one? +1 Absolutely The critical momentum is there.. it won't be stopped now. It would have been a real big worry (for the...
by Manish_P
13 Mar 2024 14:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4425
Views: 1341354

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

disha wrote: 13 Mar 2024 11:56 ...
With Nu-land gone, how will they have a larger and longer Old-land ? That means Nu-land was not larger and longer?
Maybe the new Baki finance (begging) minister knows how to get hold of one - after all he is said to be a citizen of Hol-land
by Manish_P
13 Mar 2024 09:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4425
Views: 1341354

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Pakistan would like it larger and longer :mrgreen: Yawn - Pakistan eyes ‘larger, longer’ bailout package The government declared its intention on Tuesday to negotiate a “longer and larger” ec­o­­nomic bailout package with the International Mo­n­­e­tary Fund (IMF), targeting to sustain the nasc­ent m...
by Manish_P
13 Mar 2024 09:02
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3363
Views: 888749

Re: Military Flight Safety

Agree with the sentiment.

The CoI findings are usually not made public though, are they (due to sensitive info)? At least not till a few years have passed.

Informed discussion by experienced posters helps newbies like me get a sense on the possible causes/effects.
by Manish_P
12 Mar 2024 22:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7955
Views: 2246297

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Aiyo Saar! Been watching west and bakistan since several decades. An oldie like you. Getting India contained was another tangible benefit. ... Disha ji, Superpower remain so not just because they defeat current enemies but also because they identify and actively suppress future claimants.. India wi...
by Manish_P
12 Mar 2024 19:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3363
Views: 888749

Re: Military Flight Safety

Difficult to make from the video (and am probably wrong) but is the undercarriage down? Yes it was down. ... Noted, Rakesh ji More details might be released in due course (if ever the CoI findings are made public) but lowered undercarriage and low height perhaps indicates that the aircraft was retu...
by Manish_P
12 Mar 2024 18:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3363
Views: 888749

Re: Military Flight Safety

Releved to hear that the Pilot ejected safely and there is no loss of life on the ground. Could have been worse.

Difficult to make from the video (and am probably wrong) but is the undercarriage down?
by Manish_P
11 Mar 2024 08:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Replies: 1961
Views: 771801

Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion

Thakur_B wrote: 10 Mar 2024 13:23 ...Almost everyone in small arms segment is sitting without orders, whether they are SSS, CMT, Jindal or Kalyani.
That's the saddest tale of all, more frustrating than the fighters circus, more depressing than the MBT saga :(
by Manish_P
09 Mar 2024 09:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7955
Views: 2246297

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

^ The pimp needs the w&@¢e as much as the other way round...
by Manish_P
09 Mar 2024 09:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4425
Views: 1341354

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

If that is also not feasible, than dance like a hijra. .. Your above statement started me thinking and I have an out-of-the-box idea (the video helped) The baki team can declare that they identify as females and ask to be allowed to play in the Women's Premier League matches happening right now! Th...
by Manish_P
08 Mar 2024 09:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4425
Views: 1341354

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Baki army now taking on the role of gyms ... Pakistan cricket team to undergo training camp with army Last time around, the performance of Pakistan cricket team improved considerably after training with the army. Running became more methodical and faster. I don't understand why bakistan is not send...
by Manish_P
08 Mar 2024 08:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2716
Views: 682824

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

What about the '48 hrs onleee' claim by some US admirals ref the US vs China in the South China Sea... :wink: We shall see :mrgreen: Looking forward to it.. though i think the Japanese or the Koreans are not quite enthused to play the role of the Ukraine even for a couple of days, leave alone a cou...
by Manish_P
07 Mar 2024 15:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
Replies: 2937
Views: 1040122

Re: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech

sanman wrote: 07 Mar 2024 02:22 IDF Uses Robot Dogs in War with Hamas
Weren't the same questions raised two decades ago when the US started using drones over Afghanistan/Pakistan?
by Manish_P
07 Mar 2024 14:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2716
Views: 682824

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

Rakesh wrote: 06 Mar 2024 20:00 ...
To all the folks on BRF who resisted the Western media peddling of the Russian-Ukraine conflict, take a bow. You have earned it. Kudos to you.
What about the '48 hrs onleee' claim by some US admirals ref the US vs China in the South China Sea... :wink:
by Manish_P
07 Mar 2024 13:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4425
Views: 1341354

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Bakistan should insist that the boundaries of the stadiums should be made smaller. (and the borders of the host country be opened)

The world owes this to bakistan as it is the victim of global warming, biblical flooding, YYY saazish,.... etc etc
by Manish_P
07 Mar 2024 11:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4425
Views: 1341354

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

... Can't wait for Paki cricketers to disappear like this and Pakis blaming exclusion from IPL for it. Paki kirketers will try to find their way into Bartannia team. Some youngsters are reported to be directly trying to move to bartannia, UAE, south africa etc just to get a chance to play in the IP...
by Manish_P
07 Mar 2024 10:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7497
Views: 1744784

Re: Understanding the US - Again

The Aurangzeb Principal could be a reference to the disastrous Dakhhan campaign launched by him. It bancurrupted the empire, destroyed alliances from which the empire drew strength, created an alternate power centre in Maratha Empire. Utimately leading to the downfall of the empire itself. All beca...
by Manish_P
07 Mar 2024 09:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 846760

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

The eastern state CM knew & understood this well early on and hence got the schemes renamed after herself/her party promptly 'Congress ke paas paisa kahan hai?' Rural people in the state have been greatly influenced by micro schemes started by (Prime Minister Narendra) Modiji. People are not wil...
by Manish_P
06 Mar 2024 23:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7497
Views: 1744784

Re: Understanding the US - Again

sanman wrote: 06 Mar 2024 22:47 ...
Remember that she was a student/offpsring of Madeleine Albright
...
As Master Yoda would say - "Always two there are. A master and an apprentice."

Who is the apprentice of Darth Nuland?
by Manish_P
06 Mar 2024 23:39
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3218
Views: 2043501

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

I know. For that matter AAA guns can and also have been used in direct fire mode. (Failed) sarcasm. Pls ignore
by Manish_P
06 Mar 2024 21:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3218
Views: 2043501

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Rakesh wrote: 05 Mar 2024 20:30 https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1765 ... 80420?s=20 --> Direct Fire 🔥
...
Oh just great! Howitzers doing direct fire like Tanks... now lets ask for Tanks which do indirect fire like howitzers
by Manish_P
06 Mar 2024 21:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4425
Views: 1341354

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

chetak wrote: 06 Mar 2024 11:39 ...
and the fine gentleman that he is, he even stole money from his female team mate's room
..
Chetak ji, a momin (not gentleman) is allowed to take the possessions of the non-believers ('Laura' seems to be christian name) isn't it...
by Manish_P
06 Mar 2024 11:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8797
Views: 2470802

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

She is 62. Pretty close to the retirement age anyway, i guess.
by Manish_P
06 Mar 2024 08:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4425
Views: 1341354

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Maldives
Iran
Bangladesh
by Manish_P
06 Mar 2024 07:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian Weapons & Military Technology
Replies: 2093
Views: 637648

Re: Russian Weapons & Military Technology

The K2 was a different design. It had not much in common with the K1. The Arjun is the reason why I have no confidence in the Indian Army's ability to manage FRCV. Yes, they learnt the basics of the modern MBT from making the K1 and sent their designers to learn from almost all the western producti...
by Manish_P
05 Mar 2024 18:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian Weapons & Military Technology
Replies: 2093
Views: 637648

Re: Russian Weapons & Military Technology

Wasn't the K2 and evolution of the K1 which was the make-in-korea variant of the M1 Abrams?
And the MBT Arjun kind of developed to counter the possibility of the Pakis getting the M1 Abrams.
by Manish_P
04 Mar 2024 23:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian Weapons & Military Technology
Replies: 2093
Views: 637648

Re: Russian Weapons & Military Technology

Rakesh wrote: 04 Mar 2024 21:29 Russia abandons Armata tank due to its high cost
https://defence-blog.com/russia-abandon ... high-cost/
04 March 2024
Oh dear... Time to revise the GSQR?
by Manish_P
29 Feb 2024 17:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Naval News & Discussion
Replies: 3868
Views: 1083845

Re: International Naval News & Discussion

rajkumar wrote: 29 Feb 2024 15:19 Royal Navy might have to sell off £3,500,000,000 HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier
..
Does IN want to buy a nearly new aircraft carrier?
Why aren't they gifting it to Ukraine...
by Manish_P
29 Feb 2024 13:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Naval News & Discussion
Replies: 3868
Views: 1083845

Re: International Naval News & Discussion

The German navy doesn't want the Brits to have all the glory... German navy almost shot down US drone over Red Sea A German naval frigate sent to protect commercial ships in the Red Sea nearly shot down a US drone by accident, German media reported on Wednesday. Ministry spokesman Michael Stempfle s...
by Manish_P
28 Feb 2024 08:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1782
Views: 632304

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

Looking at Bakistan, and what is happening in Lawhore, Bakistan will exist only in memory. It's not new... has happened for a long time. Lahore was once part of Bharat. Pure numbers by itself is useless. By that token, Bakistan has lot of demographics and all TFTA. Still ineffective. So demographic...
by Manish_P
27 Feb 2024 22:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1782
Views: 632304

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

The chart is from Goldman Suchs. The past is pure data and future is only projection. ... Is the data reliable? China is known to fudge data.... less said about bakistan sialkoti statistics the better Bakistan will not exist even by 2030. ... Jihadistan was created to keep a check on Bharat. It wil...
by Manish_P
27 Feb 2024 11:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1782
Views: 632304

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

... Quite so, the worthies at the UNSC will cling on to their illusions of grandeur till they become soo irrelevant., the rise of the middle powers in the economic power hierarchy will lead directly to such an event. In 2050 3 of the top 5 economies will be in Asia, what's the relevance of UK and F...
by Manish_P
25 Feb 2024 14:42
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2338
Views: 831093

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion

Chetak ji, i get what you are trying to say. But how is our armed forces not ordering what has been developed so far and asking for the next thing going to help them now? Even (super)powerhouse manufacturers in the US continued to develop, and their armed forces continued to place orders for, the im...