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by hnair
13 Jun 2023 04:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7488
Views: 1709791

Re: Understanding the US - Again

A_Gupta, good to have you back after a gap, but do desist from posting obsessively about a specific US politician if it has zero relevance to India. Thanks.
by hnair
12 Jun 2023 20:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Deterrence
Replies: 5130
Views: 904239

Re: Deterrence

I have to say, my impression is that this Sudarshan fellow (from the tone of the article) appears to be some kind of desi NPA, delighted that the test "failed" (in his opinion). This is pure malice, not a technical assessment. Article is more or less ghost written by the long dead and unl...
by hnair
09 Jun 2023 03:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Deterrence
Replies: 5130
Views: 904239

Re: Deterrence

RoyG, stop ordering admins around. And stop quoting full posts
by hnair
10 May 2023 06:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards
Replies: 831
Views: 232654

Re: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards

Paki khakis are being way over-rated by posters here. Soviets were magnitudes order more viable than these geniuses. They had a stable governance, were a knowledge powerhouse second to none and a truly scary world dominating military power that even China is yet to approach today. Not to mention tho...
by hnair
25 Apr 2023 08:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Global Media Watch
Replies: 118
Views: 34979

Re: Global Media Watch

sanman, Vijayk et al - please don’t pepper this thread with American internal matters if it doesn’t affect India. We are giving way too much attention to their BS and inadvertently spreading that
by hnair
12 Apr 2023 09:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
Replies: 551
Views: 206241

Re: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses

All of the Vizhinjam projections on TEU per annum are highly conservative (hint: it is not handling capacity but projection base on realistic traffic possible) since no one wants to jinx it. Including the adanis. Vizhinjam is inching towards the finish line and hopefully will shutout Hambantota. Bee...
by hnair
10 Apr 2023 05:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Social Problems in Punjab and their Strategic Impact
Replies: 482
Views: 118526

Re: Social Problems in Punjab and their Strategic Impact

Sanman, tone down on the posts. Please say your points without put downs of a fellow poster. We are all on same side. And yet ArmpitBaal wasn't ghettoized -- he'd grown up living in Dubai Core Dubai is a large ghetto covered by glass. Outlying Dubai and Sharjah is good old fashioned ghetto, if you v...
by hnair
05 Apr 2023 13:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4402
Views: 1291583

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Kaptan with bucket on head is priceless fodder for our troll peeps. He should be known as the latest abrahamaic prophet “Khan The Baltist”
by hnair
01 Apr 2023 18:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7937
Views: 2200776

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Don’t even bother about Paki immovable assets of a sensitive nature being managed by Indian businesses. The risks from Indian POV are too high even if we ignore the 800lb gorilla in the room “let us nationalise assets and screw India” (what Maldives pulled off) and that they do still have a national...
by hnair
26 Mar 2023 22:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5619
Views: 1586274

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

This type of a journo is best described as a media tramp Chetak please don’t elevate this cheap anti-Indian anglo-supremacist into a media tramp! These guys are the types who egg on even Americans for removal of American confederate symbols but not their own horrible colonial structure or the undem...
by hnair
26 Mar 2023 11:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5619
Views: 1586274

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

Please don’t ask for deport to India. They are UK’s problem to solve now and they need to deal with it. If India asks for deportation it will go into a separate legal track in which their silly courts with wig-clowns etc will get too much importance as they bloviate about India’s legal system and fi...
by hnair
26 Mar 2023 03:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 821735

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

This might have unintended consequence of uniting all the corrupt, BIF, dynastic and castiest parties together. That's my worry And they are not united until now? Fact is a lot of the internal guys are opportunistic and BJP is the largest umbrella that provides shade to many. No one is going to aba...
by hnair
26 Mar 2023 03:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 821735

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

RoKhanna should STFU about India and democracy. His own party is doing the utmost to keep a still popular and winnable ex-POTUS from standing for next elections by slapping frivolous cases using a District Attorney who lets free violent career criminals(mostly of his race) but goes after what is at ...
by hnair
22 Mar 2023 20:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7937
Views: 2200776

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Admin Note : Folks, do not use this forum as a device to call names at an Indian official handling a sensitive post in a foul country. IFS usually does not sway from script that is prescribed from Delhi, so protest the script being written but not the reader of the script. (Chetak, williams et al, ...
by hnair
15 Mar 2023 23:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4402
Views: 1291583

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Manish_P wrote:
and there is Darth Begum to provide support...
:rotfl: Noyce!

Can hear her say in voice deeper than James Earl John’s voice to some hapless cop:
“Look…<wheeze> I am your faujess”
by hnair
02 Mar 2023 20:42
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3216
Views: 1921736

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Folks, EVERY news about an order is met with heavy Ro & Dho followed by bringing up of lack of orders for unrelated systems like Tejas, Arjun etc. Can we keep focus here? This is an order for an entirely new class of weapon system that has no parallel yet in the word market. Hence 300+ is a good...
by hnair
01 Mar 2023 11:05
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6376
Views: 2036411

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

What does “full ToT” mean? They provide info on how to make screwdrivers also?
by hnair
26 Feb 2023 01:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7937
Views: 2200776

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Dulat is the equivalent of MKB in IFS: playing devil’s advocate to mould opinion in the opposite direction by their sheer absurdity. EAM on the other hand has clearly said GoI will go by public opinion and current opinion is obviously “watch pakis flush themselves down the Indus”. End of the day, af...
by hnair
24 Feb 2023 23:47
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1155
Views: 679958

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

naraswami wrote: Will you tell us what YOU believe sir ?
That you should not quote entire posts for snark
by hnair
24 Feb 2023 22:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1155
Views: 679958

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

Haridas-saar, if this was China, we all could have easily believed this. But since this is India, you of all people know we need to go to the depots and count the canisters. And then while on way back….wait, we realize we can’t trust our people. What if canisters are empty to trick us? So we go back...
by hnair
20 Feb 2023 09:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2931807

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

No one will short the Russians because Putin will offer everyone in their family a menu card with two items to order: Polonium or Novichok? But why not go asymmetric and do a reverse kalari lock? Indian parliament should ban “racism” with fanfare and start symbolically sanctioning NYC/LA/SFO mayor, ...
by hnair
19 Feb 2023 05:10
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4780
Views: 1507143

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

vsunder, as always, good to see you back and posting really valuable insights Liked the renderings of Trivandrum Central and hope they start off! Because too many slips between cup and lip over terminal renovation was there in past too. But this expansion will be without effect unless the mere 8kms ...
by hnair
19 Feb 2023 01:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7937
Views: 2200776

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

A-o-A! Looks like Paxtan Defense Minister* Khawaja Aziz has declared the innings. Take that IMF, you pushed them too hard and now that they declared default themselves, what will you do? Give credit at higher rates which they will not be pay back? Innings defeat looming ahead for IMF ___________ * a...
by hnair
08 Feb 2023 22:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Social Problems in Punjab and their Strategic Impact
Replies: 482
Views: 118526

Re: Social Problems in Punjab and their Strategic Impact

Thanks ricky_v for heads-up on this guy. Was not aware of his genesis as a leader and his murky past. Sounds like a Mullah Omar type late bloomer who suddenly appeared one day, all bright and purposeful :wink: :wink: Curious. Did he have any role in the conversations you had with the segment of dias...
by hnair
07 Feb 2023 03:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2931807

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m88pthDfNk BBC Modi Documentary, G20, Economy, Pakistan: Western Media's Bias Against India Exposed | Homeland 'Anti-India propaganda' - Why is the foreign press facing anger in India? Loved this! Need huge amount of views! Hoping this lady joins Palki Sharma in tro...
by hnair
06 Feb 2023 05:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7937
Views: 2200776

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Anujan, regarding Immy, this is the country where (as you pointed out in other thread) an ugly weasel like Musharraf got 98% votes after very publicly surrendering so-virginity to khan and killing very pious kids at Lal Masjid. So popular discontent has got nothing to do with electoral outcomes in P...
by hnair
06 Feb 2023 05:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4402
Views: 1291583

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

gakakkad, it is plausible, but I wouldn’t discount him being given the “French Treatment” by folk on contract. I have zero qualms about speaking ill of this absolutely creepy monster: Militant commander Ilyas Kashmiri, who fought in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990s, was once awarded by Pervez Musharra...
by hnair
06 Feb 2023 02:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4402
Views: 1291583

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Wish Musharraf lived for another five years. Mere five years of that illness is not enough for this sewer rat and the amount of human blood he has in his grimy paws. But I doubt if he actually had amyloidosis. I wouldn’t put past some Cheen-pasand khaki or NoKo Kimmy (for dud nuke designs) to put ou...
by hnair
28 Jan 2023 20:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4402
Views: 1291583

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

“Pakistani yesudas will sing your song for money”
by hnair
28 Jan 2023 00:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7937
Views: 2200776

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

China not coming to TSP’s help in a more pronounced way is indeed a mystery. Is it because of the Ukraine connection and MuNNA act? May be they are letting unkil pay the bill this time. Dilbu, a recap which we all know: there is a faction fight going on among khakis between khan-pasand and cheen-pa...
by hnair
25 Jan 2023 22:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3216
Views: 1921736

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Looks like PGK tech is being proofed for 58cal to achieve “accuracy approaching precision” (ref: General PR Shankar’s blog post on use-cases for accuracy vs precision when it comes to long range artillery). Khan seem to be readying the land army to fight in a GPS denied/degraded and USAF supremacy n...
by hnair
24 Jan 2023 21:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7937
Views: 2200776

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

It is kind of interesting that despite being so bad off, not even a single civilian leader is asking for cutting down the defense budget and reducing the size of khaki’s mijjiles. Shows both Khan-pasand and Xi-pasand factions of khakis are united in that aspect, due to existential reasons. Instead, ...
by hnair
20 Jan 2023 00:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4402
Views: 1291583

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

KLNMurthy wrote: I remember this same b***ard, after 26/11, coming on Indian TV and saying, ok, we hit you hard. But now you should stop finger pointing and resolve Kashmir.
We should dig this up ASAP!
by hnair
18 Jan 2023 20:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5619
Views: 1586274

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

Folks, please don’t post BS from BBC here! These will be considered as british interference in next year Indian elections and action taken accordingly
by hnair
18 Jan 2023 18:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4402
Views: 1291583

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

No sir. Let them take the first step. Pay restitution for terror victims and deport Dawood, Hafiz Sayeed and various "Abu bin"s and "al something something wi"s. Then we will think. ONLY first step is a plan for reducing the military budget drastically followed by slow denuclear...
by hnair
17 Jan 2023 21:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4402
Views: 1291583

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Based on multiple reports, over past few days, pakis got shipments of grains and pulses from various sources and their usual corrupt system is slowly absorbing it. Prices apparently has come down. So the expected rioting might not happen. Atleast not yet. Which might explain Shabby Sharif’s u-turn o...
by hnair
15 Jan 2023 23:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4402
Views: 1291583

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

sanjaykumar, between 35-60 INR depending on where you buy (govt PDS vs online). That would be roughly 100 to 180 PKR Social media chatter is that Pakistan banks are refusing to sell dollars to send to kids of Pakistanis studying abroad. Traveled a few days ago via a Gulf hub airport to US. The gulf-...
by hnair
14 Jan 2023 00:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4402
Views: 1291583

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Anujan, much as I root for Al Kaptan and his wonderful band of ghazis, the PTI seem to be supported by the not-so-dominant faction of khaki and virulently opposed by the dominant faction. The dominant faction has a good thing going with pledges by idiots in west and gulf. So they will not let that g...
by hnair
13 Jan 2023 18:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
Replies: 2817
Views: 871534

Re: Indian Naval Aviation

Cyrano, please be aware of difference between AMCA and TEDBF.