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I guess west has got what they wanted. Isolation of Russia and complete sanctions against Russia.

How much of it will be repealed once this is over?

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Russian central bank is being sanctioned. There is a lot of chatter on Russians now won't be able use their reserves that much. Any ideas, what this means? It would be interesting to see the effect of these sanctions.

I just think China now has Russia at their mercy.

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Zelenski is being made into a hero, ordinary Ukrainians are being shown as very brave and defending their home, anti war protests. All these are meant to prolong the war in Ukraine and west has pretty much succeeded in it so far.

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UAE abstaining is a shocker. It means that US Middle East policy is also faltering.

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IndraD wrote:https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ ... side-kyiv/ Russian troops capture Antonov airport outside Kyiv

It has been recaptured back by Ukrainian forces

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This is brilliant talk on why this is a west's mess. Very old video from 2015. Must watch for anyone who wants to understand the Ukraine crisis

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Taiwan, yes. Because they now know, US will not fight. They know they will get a bloody nose if they try to take on India and moreover, west can help easily to prolong any war. Agree on the bloody nose part. Disagree on the West helping on anything. China is today at a stage where it can impose san...

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Taiwan, yes. Because they now know, US will not fight.

They know they will get a bloody nose if they try to take on India and moreover, west can help easily to prolong any war.

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Raja wrote: To be honest, the best outcome I can see for India is Russia falls flat on its face and somehow Putin is overthrown. That would be a big negative for China.

Absolutely not! A big negative for China is not the criteria between indo-russian ties.

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I hope RAW have got that journalist well prep-ed for the interview. Something that goes down in flames both in west and Russia would be ideal.

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What happens if the rebel regions now expand their borders into Ukraine?

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I think the German action will be temporary until this cools off. the germans will not have anything to do with this if it escalates to a shooting match The inflation is creeping up, economy is just recovering from.covid, and China will benefit massively. I doubt they can ignore cheap energy for a ...

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I think the German action will be temporary until this cools off.

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Deans, I have read your post and you are bringing interesting points of discussion on the table. I am trying to figure out the motivation of the US and Ukraine combination. Because, I have always been confused about US motivations during the coup of 2014. Why was US acting like the way it was. What...

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Of course we will fight back militarily if that happens, but the fact remains that we would want the full diplomatic and political backing of "the world" (i.e. the West) if that happens. We will not have that support if we now weasel out and support Russia verbally / diplomatically. This ...

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Will Russia stretch itself more? what happens next in Middle East?
Overall, this kicks off a series of events with gradually increasing uptick in violence everywhere.

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I'm not sure why the dependence on Russian Arms a big issue. It has a lot to do with history and how we got here. Dependence on any foreign equipment is fraught with danger. So, its good time to wean away from foreign equipments.

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Give it a month, expect South China sea to heat up.

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NATO's European members will not get into war with Russia over Ukraine. So, Ukraine can forget NATO membership for sometime and wait until Russia is weaker.

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^^^^ NATO has no intention of attacking Russia. Russia’s security and prosperity will however be hugely damaged if President Putin chooses to invade Ukraine. May be not war, but definitely cut down the Russian size. Putin has a choice - to get concrete concessions now or invade and pull back later ...

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Su-30MKi v/s Thunder simulation... This is a DCS simulation and a lot depends on the skill of the player. Sidewinder and longshot know their stuff very well. Also, it depends on how developed the DCS mod is. JF17 has been around for some time. There are simulations by terrorists babies showing off ...

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Budget, polls, choice of President: Can Modi get it right? Quite an arrogant headline, typical of entitled press buffoons. What happens to his nonsense when BJP pulls of the budget and wins the important five state elections? Since 2014 NaMo has been getting it right in case this fool doesnt know. ...

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Missile crisis II? Kremlin reveals Putin has discussed 'strategic partnership' with Cuba days after fears were raised Russia will deploy military to Latin America

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First theatre command should be named after him

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Pak Embassy in US faced fund redundancies, staff salary delays The Embassy of Pakistan in the United States had run out of funds to pay salaries for at least four months to some of its employees, though the Pakistani ambassador's active engagement saved the day According to details, at least five o...

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India was also a big beneficiary of US presence in Afghanistan for 20 years. We had ample time to get grips with kashmir issue, improve the counter terrorism expertise in our forces, build up infrastructure and economy.

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https://www.rediff.com/news/report/talibans-interim-govt-has-ended-anarchy-china/20210908.htm China endorses new Taliban govt; announces $31 million aid K J M Varma, September 08, 2021 $31 million is not enough to replace US aid. The war lords have been spoiled for two decades and will demand more....

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ISI chief Hameed was the first foreign official from #Pakistan to visit #Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover Paki TV channels are lamenting that no one wanted to meet with Hameed when he landed in Kabul. :rotfl: I doubt that. Pak troops were helping taliban also haqqani group has got prominent r...

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India has definitely been thrown under the bus by US. Actually, most of US allies were in the dark itself. I hope India doesn't listen to these visiting chiefs and take next course of action giving good thought. It will be real tightrope walk. Taliban and its terrorist mum should be kept on toes. So...

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Doesn't the grouping of taliban leadership in a single place a juicy target for an air strike?

Iran, Tajikistan, anyone?

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India should apply pressure on western border and ensure Pakistani focus is removed from Afghanistan.

Now start fund insurgency to the hilt in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Keep them boiling in their own stew. All the while applying pressure on western border. Drain Pakistani resources.

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Foot-in-the-mouth disease has now spread among the top ISI genrails as well. Not sure why Faiz "shot in the ass Ham-eeks was in Kabul but he had this to say: 'Don't worry, everything will be okay': ISI chief during Kabul visit Haraam ka link: https://www.dawn.com/news/1644463/dont-worry-everyt...

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Panjshir's fall is inevitable unless outside intervention happens. For now, no help is on the horizon. All heavy weaponry and battle hardened taliban are moving into Panjshir. So, it's just a matter of time.

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Taliban, Pakistan and china have to stamp out all opposition before they can start their next phase. That is why panjshir is important. All efforts will be on to get that sorted as soon as possible. If panjshir survives these attacks now, it leaves scope for India to interfere later on. India's opti...

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US and allies will keep Pakistan going. China will reap that benefits though.

Meanwhile India need to start preparing for a hostile border so that no migrant from Pakistani side thinks of crossing over.

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Nikki Haley has said that Chinese may take over Bagram air base. If that happens, India is going to be having a real security nightmare.

India will have to make chinese presence in afghanistan real difficult.

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Mort Walker wrote:CH-47 is the Chinook, and the CH-46 Sea Knight is the predecessor. They still look like in great condition from the video. No worries. Mission accomplished!

Did Taliban support Biden during presidential elections?

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nam wrote:US providing list of people for letting through means, they have a ISI liaison chap in the TB. The confidence to deal with TB is due to the fact that US knows it is the ISI chaps.

It looks like US policy has been outsourced to Pakistan.

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