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Interesting. so the little munnas finally acquiesced?

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Also, Austria, Ireland, Newzealand: all of them are US munnas. if US really wanted, they could have easily gotten these munnas to fall in line.

my take: US is playing games. and PRC is in on it.

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The fact that multiple BRICS countries opposed entry to NSG should tell us something. For India, the only relationship that absolutely matters in Eurasia is India-Russia.

all else is hot air. we've seen a practical demonstration of it. hopefully the "analysts" get real from now on.

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success is a bad teacher, failure is a better teacher but do not have too many failures. what is happening in the world vs a vs India is reason for happiness but also a great reason for worry. If the western powers decide that instead of China India will be the world,s factory even if partially chi...

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But ultimately, in any US-India-PRC triangle, Russia is the wild card. vis-a-vis Russia vs China: 1. China poses a threat to Russia due to Russia's increasingly weak demographic profile. But I think given the level of centuries-long Russian cultural and political influence in CAR and the broader Rus...

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USA wants neither PRC nor India to collapse. they ideally want the both to constantly keep at each other without either achieving decisive superiority over the other. Over the past decade, PRC's influence within Russian near-abroad in CAR has grown exponentially. and PRC's meddling in Pak/Afg is ope...

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when we eventually see American military assets on Indian military bases used for ops in various American theaters, we can be sure that "India has arrived." A glorious "rise" for sure: what else is the definition of super-powerdom but to be a military vassal of a foreign power wh...

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Singha,

+1. your analysis is a valuable addition. battlefield tactical management adds a dose of reality on how this conflict is being conducted. thank you.

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http://www.africanews.com/2016/06/04/chinese-military-team-in-mali-to-gather-intelligence-after-terrorist-attack/ Chinese military team in Mali to gather intelligence after terrorist attack Chinese military envoys are in Mali to gather intelligence and assist in recovery works following a terrorist ...

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http://warontherocks.com/2016/06/how-ahrar-al-sham-has-come-to-define-the-kaleidoscope-of-the-syrian-civil-war/ HOW AHRAR AL-SHAM HAS COME TO DEFINE THE KALEIDOSCOPE OF THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR SAM HELLER JUNE 6, 2016 It is surely a sign of the bizarre circumstance in which we find ourselves today that ...

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I am with the pessimists when it comes to USA's coddling of Pakistan. USA/UK will continue to support Pak till the bitter end. Modi must be negotiating with USA persistently, based on his frequent visits. But in the end, I don't think USA's support for Pak will end. Look at things from America's PO...

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I am with the pessimists when it comes to USA's coddling of Pakistan. USA/UK will continue to support Pak till the bitter end. Modi must be negotiating with USA persistently, based on his frequent visits. But in the end, I don't think USA's support for Pak will end.

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Again I don't understand why this thread is turning into a campaigning spot for either candidate. Is that part of "understanding US"?

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so, let's stop campaigning for one candidate or the other. the thread's topic is "understanding" US. not lobbying for a side in elections.

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Trump's VP pick will be just as unpredictable as he's so far been.

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meanwhile, every "analyst" and "expert" is busy slamming Trump's speech. I don't think they realize: the more they heap their bombastic criticism on him, the more his appeal spreads.

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I think at this point Trump is pretty much the nominee. if the RNC does any harakiri, it will be the unraveling of the Republican Party. He comprehensively crushed Cruz and Kasich in the Northeast. and he's probably going to replicate this victory in California.

It will be Trump vs. Clinton.

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Now the degree and nature of that support is a matter of debate. Unless the country in question is a treaty ally, US wouldn't militarily participate in the conflict. But in India's case, for example, one can be fairly sure that supplies of weapons & munitions (from US stocks) as well as militar...

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^^ My point is that even with Japan where US has a formal defense treaty and is committed to come to Japanese aid, they have been fairly non-committal to the point that in response to growing concerns, Obama had to clarify in 2015 that US was committed to come to Japan's aid in the event of a confr...

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>>I'm quite sure almost everybody believes that. American BRFites (like TSJ & GWelch) strongly believe that. And not just India, any country being invaded by, or otherwise in conflict with China would receive US support. :lol: :lol: I'm glad somebody took the time to post the appropriate respon...

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What the writer didn't understand is logic strategy for any govt in power in Kabul is to seek India to survive. This was the way since Ashoka was the governor of Peshawar. Kabul comes back to the mother civilization always when lost. It has the direction finder. I'm sorry but when has Kabul "c...

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Viv S wrote:Yeah. Sorry forgot the link.

http://www.economist.com/news/asia/2169 ... itable-boy

I'm sorry but why pollute this forum with your fantasies of being "wooed" and compared to a woman who needs "a boy "....

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^^^
NIA is writing letters to PRC asking for their help in fighting Jihadis....Indian Babudom. no point in even commiserating anymore.

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we are falling hook, line, and sinker for this American baiting. I can only hope we are not being led by the nose to the gallows.

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Clearly, Modi seeks to transform India from being merely an influential entity into one whose weight and preferences are defining for international politics. While this desire is laudable, it appears that India’s climb to great power status will take time. Although contemporary projections of globa...

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Guys, there are US naval bases in Djibouti (Camp Lemonnier), Kenya (Manda Bay), Kuwait Naval Base, Fujairah Naval Base, Jebel Ali - and I'll bet there are in Saudi as well. If you are saying that such access is useless, then that's a different story altogether. it is naivete to think India will eve...

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^^^ the continued fighting even in winter is a sign of their confidence in their position. remember, Abdali's final campaign in India (the one which proved disastrous to Marathas) lasted almost an year-and-half. before that, it was always raids/rape/pillaging in winter and Spring, and retreat back a...

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Eagle ahowed up in al rai with a a10 but fsa lost all gained in two weeks in two days and back to atart line Ambitious plans to race sdf to jatablous in tatters So long as jn is a huge threat in west, isis has a free run in east. Saa has no resources to fight both at high intensity in parallel. And...

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^^^
except the fact that these "internal" elections inevitably ensure a certain type of candidate is only allowed to rise to the nomination, purposefully ensuring that those who don't have "establishment" support are thrown out.

it's an interesting model, for sure.

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An interesting article on Global Islamism and how it's been responding to Egypt's political transitions in the past several years. Egypt is an important center in the Islamic mind. While the Caliphate and "core" Islamism of the Turkey-Gulf axis receives a lot of focus, similar attention is...

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Lessons from Europe’s amnesia - MK. Narayanan, The Hindu Given this, India cannot remain complacent that it will remain unaffected by the IS as it is heir to a unique civilisational heritage. In December 2015, the IS issued a manifesto which claimed India as part of the Islamic Caliphate. It referr...

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MMS was atleast kept in check by unknown Hawks among babus and upa cabinet. Seems to be no checks and balances now. If no agni5 test happens for next 6 months we can be 100% certain it has been sold out as a cbm "the empire strikes back". goes to show that even Namo/BJP are not immune fro...

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Joint Patrols, co-development of 5th-gen engine.....this is all empty talk. Any of those seriously strategic moves will ONLY come to fruition IF AND ONLY IF India has full freedom of maneuvering in Pak. In other words, Pak is not longer the faithful munna which is obliged by the USA and its allies. ...

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If Hillary gets nomination >>> one demographic group where Democrats historically have an advantage -- people under age 30 -- will simply sit home and watch election night with popcorn and drinks. Hillary's chance was in 2008. Obama took it away. she is unlikely to win if Trump gets Rep nomination. ...

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yes strange as it sounds the Dems were the party of the south (incl the slave owning class) and the Repubs were of the more industrialized, non slavery north. at some point the earths magnetic poles toggled and they swapped sides. abraham lincoln was republican. Nixon's "southern strategy"...

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even now, the rise of Christian belligerence in India is actually resulting in an opposite polarization among Hindus. I have personally seen Hindu religious orgs adopting more direct approaches in how they deal with it. a prominent Swamiji in the South recently told his flock that "we must lear...

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Partition of India removed the most disturbing elements in India's body politic - muslim separatists. If those people had been pat of post-independent India, then e would have been a fragile country. So partition truncated the nation physically, but strengthened its identity. Inclusion of parts fro...

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where is @dikgaj/brihaspati when you need him? long ago in my lurker form I first came across his modeling of the Indian State. in the intervening 6 years, events and revelations continue to add data points which support that premise.

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our incessant fear of "capital assets" will be our undoing. we are not the first losers in history who were worried about "economic growth" in the face of a relentless enemy. right from Carthage down to all the catastrophic defeats faced by us in the last 1200 years, all of them ...

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if Christianity could conquer Europe, not far fetched to imagine Islam doing so. imperialisms emanating from the Mediterranean have had a way of crushing European resistance. foolishly, they even allowed an Islamic protectorate inside their borders, and even celebrate it as a "victory" (ko...

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