Yes he does. He likes to call himself a descendant of Vedic Indians/Hindus.JE Menon wrote:>>Pakistani origin Canadian Tarek Fatah
I believe TF considers himself to be of Indian origin. Not 100% sure, but remember reading something of the sort in the preface to one of his books.
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- 04 Sep 2015 13:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
- Replies: 4147
- Views: 885373
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20
- 24 Jun 2015 10:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
If Bappa has been somehow brought forward in the timeline; we should also be seeing an ancient parallel of him and his deeds/stories in Indian or foreign historical/epigraphical sources where the said events took place. As far as I know, the story of his demise is exactly the same as Nushirwan of Pe...
- 20 Jun 2015 18:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
peter ji, If Rama is considered ~67 generations after Ikshvaku, then Harita Rishi is considered 52 generations after Ikshvaku, as grandson of Ambarisha, an ancestor of Rama. So if Bappa Rawal is supposed to have met him, we are speaking of considerable antiquity. Also there is speculation that the ...
- 20 Jun 2015 18:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
Virendra ji, Requesting some help here. Need to find out as much as I can about Bappa Rawal, however the info on the net seems to be limited. I feel the story of Bappa Rawal is placed much much too late. Do you know of any early texts which may not have undergone colonial revising? I agree that inf...
- 12 Jun 2015 10:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 325948
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22
Teacher kills student while cleaning gun in staffroom. :D "Majid Khan, a teacher at the private Sangota Model School was cleaning his pistol in the staff room when it fired a bullet by accident, hitting a student passing through the corridor," said local police official Fazl Rabi. [/quote...
- 11 Jun 2015 16:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 325948
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22
>>all Pakistanis must be denied visas as all of them are terrorists anyway. there are shias from gilgit-baltistan, sunnis from sindh, baloch, pashtuns in karachi and KP whom we give visas and all manner of help. There are mohajirs in Karachi who still seek our help. It is just the pakjabis who are ...
- 10 Jun 2015 09:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
This one is a LOT of fun! Iron Age in India is now dated to nearly 2200 BC Rare discovery of daggers pushes back Iron Age in India (by a 1000 years!!) Lol .. there goes the "Aryans came and cleared Gangetic forests with their Iron weapons" argument of AIT :D That was a very old and freque...
- 08 Jun 2015 11:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 325948
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22
@Tuvaluan ji, Whenever we debunk such crap articles, we should may be storify our response and post on twitter as well? Personally I prefer to also make an attempt to engage the writer himself. True to their character, usually they don't respond. If that happens, balls stays in his court and he can ...
- 01 Jun 2015 11:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 325948
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22
This guy daringly wants India to give refuge to Rohingyas and he is not asking nicely, rather seems like telling - 'Do this'. As if he is atop some kind of moral high ground and we're doing some gigantic sin by not opening doors. Nobody has yet told him that their own BD fauji brethern shelled the r...
- 01 Jun 2015 09:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 968464
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Yes, Europe's inability to define itself independent of an adversary predates X-religion. That region has always been composed of highly violence-prone tribes, and that has always been a challenge to the dominant imperial center of that region. Hence the need for a bogeyman to bring the fractitious...
- 23 May 2015 13:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 325948
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22
Iqbal meant that people (read hordes of muslims) matter in their numbers, not in the quality of human resource that they are.
Demographics, votes, wars. Numbers matter everywhere.
Demographics, votes, wars. Numbers matter everywhere.
- 22 May 2015 20:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
I am sure you don't mind commenting on what are the main tenets in the above paper? Does it still support OIT? I'm not even half an expert on genetics Peter ji. But I will read the paper and share my humble understanding of it. ---------------- Mesolithic-Neolithic Seafaring Migrations from the Ind...
- 22 May 2015 08:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 325948
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22
If he asked opeenly then in my opinion he is not serious, but only playing politics to his masses.
- 21 May 2015 10:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/what-did-harappans-eat-how-did-they-look-rakhigarhi-has-the-answers/article1-1348101.aspx Delving into history: What did Harappans eat, how did they look? Haryana has the answers If they extracted DNA, then they can ascertain its place in the genetic spectru...
- 21 May 2015 09:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
I hope bhadra jana of BR won't make it into just another internet forum where people come to bicker and vent their frustrations.
I really like this forum for its content quality and maturity of conversation.
I really like this forum for its content quality and maturity of conversation.
- 21 May 2015 09:11
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
- Replies: 2455
- Views: 574467
Re: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
@Peter Name - Shivaji Bhakha Sources & Nationalism Published - 2001 by Books India International Author - Mahendra Pratap Singh According to the author, the original lies at Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute, Jaipur. They didn't express knowledge of the manuscript. But they told me that if I...
- 18 May 2015 14:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
Sorry about the OT
@Peter I've found translated 'Seva Di Var' in a book.
To avoid OT here, please post at http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewto ... 3#p1822003 if anything needs to be discussed on it.
@Peter I've found translated 'Seva Di Var' in a book.
To avoid OT here, please post at http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewto ... 3#p1822003 if anything needs to be discussed on it.
- 02 May 2015 20:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 325948
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22
You meant to say Uncle Sam here right?TSP is as critical to Khan as a used rubber is.
- 02 May 2015 18:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 968464
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
West-NATO flutter is classic example of deep psychological, anticipatory panic; when you've hit your enemy as hard as you can and he gets back up.
All you can do now is wait for the counter attack ... Russian counter attack !!
All you can do now is wait for the counter attack ... Russian counter attack !!
- 01 May 2015 09:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 325948
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22
Lawhori logic :
5 - 2 + 2 is not equal to 5
KPs thrown out of J & K - Ok
KPs return to J & K - Not Ok
5 - 2 + 2 is not equal to 5
KPs thrown out of J & K - Ok
KPs return to J & K - Not Ok
- 28 Apr 2015 09:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
Which is why I argued that medieval Rajputs may not be pure kshatriyas, but partial they are. Regards, Virendra I am confident that Rajputs are 100% Kshatriyas but I fail to understand why you are arguing that they are at least "partial" Kshatriyas. When I said partial, I meant from blood...
- 28 Apr 2015 09:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
Virendraji, If you dont mind,can you list the clans common to Panini and Kautilya or point to some links? Few of the many martial republics that find mention in Kautilya's ArthaShastra are of Madrakas, Vrijikas, Lichchhivikas, Kurus, Panchalas and others. It also says many of these clans were domin...
- 27 Apr 2015 18:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 325948
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22
I think Cheeni uncle just ordered baki to stabilise karachi for investment atmosphere. I see no other reason for this takeover by security forces. I agree. That explains it well. But cleaning Karachi is easier said than done. There's not just the Mohajirs and other gangs. Taliban also has stake in ...
- 27 Apr 2015 10:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
Interesting discussion, KLPD ji and Virendra ji. The fact of the matter is that when even the imperial Mauryas and Guptas were clearly not directly connected to any "suryavansha/chandravansha" lineages, it is totally absurd to think that such groups were quietly existing in Rajasthan for ...
- 27 Apr 2015 09:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
@KLP Dubey ji, Trying to not quote long posts again as there's not much to add. I think we are on different plains & there shouldn't be a lot of disagreement. Will try to delineate things one by one, so it is clearer as to where we stand. Continous, pure lineage drawdown from vedic kshatriya to ...
- 26 Apr 2015 12:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 325948
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22
DIG Karachi-South Dr Jamil Ahmed, who is leading the investigation team formed by the Karachi police chief, said: “It is a clear case of targeted killing and police are working on a few possible motives for the murder.” Firstly, he said, the investigators were looking into the possibility of the in...
- 25 Apr 2015 10:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
I don't agree. The link I posted has an excellent and well-research discussion on the whole topic - not only based upon the Raso but upon a number of texts and inscriptions. I don't think you have looked at it. I've gone through the link. It is nothing but a latest rehash of already available theor...
- 24 Apr 2015 11:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 325948
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22
Pakis are smart and are playing the waiting game. They will wait till they have the Chinese have become used to sourcing their energy supplies through their port/corridor and have invested enough in developing its western region populated by Uighurs. That is when the Pakis will have the Chinese gon...
- 24 Apr 2015 11:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
- Replies: 2846
- Views: 325948
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22
GoI's dead silence on Chinese projects in PoK is disturbing. Atleast make noise for the sake of making noise
- 24 Apr 2015 09:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
If we are on subject of History one has to be familiar with Hegel's "Philosophy of History". It puts down what makes Western history, History. Essentially linear march of time. Darwinian model of evolution. That is exactly the charade which non-conformists like Graham Hancock, John Anthon...
- 24 Apr 2015 09:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
Evidence please. This is found in many places, from Prithiviraj Raso and other medieval works, and from inscriptions. An exhaustive summary is here (see pages 3-23): http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gHNoU2zcDnIC&pg=PA1&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false Regarding the C...
- 22 Apr 2015 09:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1143062
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
After extinction of the "original" Kshatriya lineages , all "new" Kshatriyas have been re-created with the assistance of brahmans, who collaborated with different warrior/military groups to designate the "vansha" affiliations and recreate the old brahmana-rajanya nexus...
- 20 Apr 2015 14:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
- Replies: 4147
- Views: 885373
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20
Mohammadden majority locality of Grangetown in the city of Cardiff in Wales plastered with posters urging Mohammaddens not to vote as “None have the right to legislate except Allah” and that “Democracy is a system whereby man violates the right of Allah". Against the background of an acute def...
- 14 Apr 2015 22:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2015
- Replies: 2849
- Views: 349482
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2
Doesn't a Paki close up with Turks boost MB and ISIS in Af-Pak, thereby render entire Talib spectrum weak/redundant?RajeshA wrote:Pakistan has a very very soft corner for Turks, and may in fact go with them if they seem like winning.
- 14 Apr 2015 22:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2015
- Replies: 2849
- Views: 349482
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2
There have been warnings of possible LeT attacks in Delhi and now in Mumbai in the last few days. A terror attack in India and an Indian reaction would be the perfect excuse for Pakistanis to skip sending troops to Soothia Mere incident won't cut it. That would need serious escalation at border. An...
- 14 Apr 2015 22:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2015
- Replies: 2849
- Views: 349482
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2
>>other than the 'india involved in balochistan' thing, has she made any other deliberate lies about india? About the balochistan thing, as far as I'm concerned she made up for that when she said she was a personal fan of our NSA - if for nothing else, for the intense khulji that must have given th...
- 13 Apr 2015 20:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2015
- Replies: 2849
- Views: 349482
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2
PAKISTAN DOES NOT ABONDON FRIENDS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERS- Nawaz Sharif Gargash added that Pakistan's stand would be at a "high cost - UAE Minister For first "high cost " example, see below: Lahore to Dammam flight prevented from landing in Saudi Arabia: reports That is nothing. Cost ...
- 13 Apr 2015 20:36
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 536884
Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
GoI to HAL - "Enough of those question banks and model papers kid; go pick the textbook. You have to learn, not just pass an exam !!"
- 13 Apr 2015 20:25
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 536884
Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
I'd say well played by GoI. You get to satisfy your urgent needs by 36 planes. You kill the previous deal which may been murky (For eg. Swamy gunning for Sonia's blood in it). And lastly you keep options open for future deals.
- 11 Apr 2015 17:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
- Replies: 4147
- Views: 885373
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20
Abrahamic ideology inspires extraterritorial loyalty
Another one from ManasTarangini getting plenty of traffic at Teetar. Article is worth full read, so not posting any excerpts.
Another one from ManasTarangini getting plenty of traffic at Teetar. Article is worth full read, so not posting any excerpts.