Bharat Rakshak

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North Korean air force is scoring without even starting their engines. Now at least 3 US planes are down, with a hefty death toll. 2 ships heavily damaged, with hefty death toll. Several US commanders fired. $$B being spent keeping 3 entire Carrier Groups on station, even through Thanksgiving. Will...

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just thinking a wild scenario: What if China and Pak come to exchange blows on CPEC takeover of the land of pure, will India support "'Yellow Light" or will go for "Green Light" Would be interesting to see chinese approach in dealing with terrorism :) Needle both and ribelate Ti...

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Why are the Hans obsessed with the Himalayas in general? Is it a generic strategy to have Bharat so scared that they can roll in through the plains if they control all the high lands? Since time immemorial, the hans have been at times wary, envious, scared, jealous, watchful, admiring, lustful, cau...

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Why are the Hans obsessed with the Himalayas in general? Is it a generic strategy to have Bharat so scared that they can roll in through the plains if they control all the high lands?

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That's how the Chinese were able to fool the American corporations. Initially they will agree to all the conditions you put on paper. Later (once profits start) they will say, this condition needs special agreement, they will add some conditions such as "our party guy would be one of the board...

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China’s aircraft carrier conundrum: hi-tech launch system for old, heavy fighter jets PLA Navy’s J-15s, based on a Soviet design more than 30 years old, are world’s heaviest carrier-based fighters China’s second home-grown aircraft carrier could be a world-class warship if it uses a domestically de...

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NK has been put under the list of states which sponsor terror.

Cheen has two tellolist friends now: Pakistan and Nolth Kolea. Deepel than oceans and sweetel than honey. Tallel than mountains.

Excellent. Will Trump also announce a trade war with China?

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Correction So the throughput of the CPEC corridor should be between $3.65 billion [1/10 of 0.5% 1% of the Chinese global trade] @ 100 trips per day and $36.5 billion [ 0.5% 1% of the Chinese global trade] @ 100x10 trips per day. While the correction essentially doubles the % it does not change the ...

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^ the chance of Pakistan doing ANYTHING without bankrupting itself, given the current revolving debt, is by itself SLIM. Let alone CPEC. :) On a different note: Does anyone remember the Nicaragua Canal? The chinese billionaire broke ground to make progress and rival the Panama canal. No one knew the...

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If true, its shocking. The many tentacles of Cheen power. Zimbabwe Coup Plotters Reportedly Asked For China's Permission Before Deposing Mugabe By Geoffrey Smith November 16, 2017 The men who plotted the overthrow of Zimbabwe’s long-serving President Robert Mugabe asked China for permission first, a...

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We can always adjust saying we have an ocean and China just has a shallow sea.

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^ in the case of China, Chinese company vs Chinese country ambition really blurs in cases where the company does work on something as important as OBOR / CPEC etc. I would rather go one step ahead and mention that its virtually impossible for the company to do its own bidding if that flies in the fa...

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^ whole point is that the regions which are of vital interest - PoK should basically be taken away from Pak. That will put the OBOR in the stretcher and send the guys who are looking upbeat on the success of the project, to the cleaners.

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Continuing on my earlier theme: it does look like Trump has taken the news to China head on. Atleast the signs of action seem to point in the direction. Donald Trump again urges halting North Korea’s nuclear programme through ‘maximum pressure’ US president, speaking after a 12-day tour of Asia, als...

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Senior Chinese diplomat to visit North Korea as envoy of Xi BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese diplomat will visit North Korea from Friday as a special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Beijing said, although it did not say he was planning to discuss North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic progr...

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^ you are looking at a world purely from a B&W prism. From that angle, all the while we had Pax Americana, your theory would suggest that the ROW didn't exist and China was nowhere. Geopolitics is a long story and has too much history. If we fail today, its more important to stay another day and...

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LOL. If they face the problem squarely in places like Doklam, they will end up with the curious case of "Cutting off the nose to spite the face". I would love to see that happen in my time in Earth. On a side note, SS - interesting to see all that you have mentioned. If only Trump went and...

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From NW - mainly for fun purpose. But note a few interesting points. Per the Pakis, The Indian govt has allocated 500 mn USD to sabotage CPEC. If only Pakis allocate some sense before they can speak. Interesting that all this is coming up in the aftermath of the first shipment of wheat through Chaba...

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We need to capitalize on this first move and make it look stronger. Gone are the days when we can do it at our own pace - we need to take projects up at a much quicker pace than what we knew / did till now. If it means we take US / Japan help / know how, so be it. We probably need a separate ministr...

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Another interesting read: http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/at-the-heart-of-the-pakistan-iran-india-tango-lies-chabahar-port-first-shipment-to-afghanistan-4932613/ At the heart of the Pakistan-Iran-India tango lies Chabahar The operationalization of Chabahar port is significant because India ...

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We have reached 259 pages now, time to start a new thread to make it smaller?

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^ - why am I adding it here. This will be our counter strategy to the BRI and it means we haven't been mute spectators but have been working upward in the night to ensure that we have some strategic access too. Not all is lost yet. -- The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by su...

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An interesting thing happened over the week: Chabahar port opened and accepted the first wheat shipment from India: https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/first-indian-wheat-shipment-leaves-for-afghanistan-via-irans-strategic-chabahar-port/ On Sunday, India sent its first-ever shipment of wheat to Afghanis...

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^trillions of dollars invested in the OBOR, naah. More like billions currently and that too long term loans etc. Its still only in the preparatory stage and getting implemented slowly. IIRC, 2020-35-50 is the implementation stage.

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^ if we always looked at what is in it for us, there will be no difference between us and China. Sustainable debt and responsible dev are important ideals and the very fact that we can help the other country in infra with sustainable debt means we can have some soft power and keep them from doing t...

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What else are we supposed to look at? How best to differentiate ourselves from China? What is the value of that kind of thinking? Who gives a damn if we are the same or different from china, as along as we take steps to improve our power and standing over time? We differentiate ourselves by being a...

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^ if we always looked at what is in it for us, there will be no difference between us and China. Sustainable debt and responsible dev are important ideals and the very fact that we can help the other country in infra with sustainable debt means we can have some soft power and keep them from doing th...

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It is time for India to return the BRI favour in the same kind. Times Now says that Japan is approaching India with a plan to counter OBOR with an OBOR-like plan. If they are do the same crescent and do both Sea and Land, it will be stronger than the Chinese plan. Will the Indian govt take up the o...

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^ {Xi is 64. He has only 4 more years i.e. 2021. However his term as General Secy is for 5 years which brings it to 2022.} I think its OK to stay on till the next congress for anyone in the politburo. Its just that if people are beyond 67, they are asked to moved on and anyone who is less than 67 ar...

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Even pravda asks the big Q ,"of what?" China's Xi Jinping officially opens new era. Of what? :rotfl: China is determined to create a legal system of a socialist state in the coming years. To accomplish the goal, China will reform its constitution, Chairman of the People's Republic of Chin...

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Fellow B-RFites : I am sure that that China will issue a New "RED BOOK" with statements like "I pass my Molning Evacuation Fastel as I have my Molning Evacuation accolding to the THOUGHT OF CHAILMAN ELEVEN GIN PEGS" Concern for India as China's Communist Party includes Belt and ...

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First time I saw this in actual detail (missed it earlier or perhaps saw it and didn't take note of the word): http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-congress/china-enshrines-xi-jinping-thought-key-xi-ally-to-step-down-idUSKBN1CT0C9?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews As expected, the party unanimous...

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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-21/xis-roadmap-chinese-dream Interesting take: my take on this - if this is Xi's fundamental premise, they will become moderately poorer by 2049. Japan had this same great plan earlier where they thought they can fundamentally export infra to all parts of the wo...

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https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles ... an-the-u-s

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FTA: If we think through the North Korea nuclear weapons dilemma using game theory, one aspect of the problem deserves more attention, namely the age of the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un: 33. Because peaceful exile doesn’t appear to be an option -- his escaping the country safely would be hard -- Ki...

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Interesting article: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles ... an-the-u-s

Linked to NK, China , US and ROW.

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I surely mean babudom only. I am not doubtful about the French and Russians here - its simple: if there is money and power, they will eventually succumb. They are dealers and business men at the transaction level and if the price is high, then they will be willing to part with technology - heck, eve...

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I see your point and its a very valid one. Heck, Im all for paying more upfront and then get ToT and trying out various variants - that will actually help create atleast 1.5x more jobs and more tech oriented jobs than just getting kits and fitting them out in BLR or elsewhere. Why can't the govt get...

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Im new to TOT and RE. So out of curiosity what really stops us from better ToT or better contracts. Im sure we are as capable, if not more, as the Chinese. So, what is really the primary point of contention - is it sheer babudom not allowing this so they can make more money everytime the IA / IAF co...

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Since we are talking about RE vs TOT, I have this question in mind: why is Russia loathe to sell its top line weapons / fighters to China lately? They tried selling their earlier warhorse and famous fighters and China cancelled a lot of the remaining contract after getting the first few and totally ...

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