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by Rony
10 May 2022 06:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1790200

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

China's Evolving Strategic Discourse on India - From Doklam to Galwan and Beyond While situating the ongoing border crisis within the overarching framework of Chinese foreign policy and global strategy, this paper makes two key arguments: first, the border standoff in Ladakh is likely the outcome o...
by Rony
26 Apr 2022 17:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1
Replies: 641
Views: 225854

Re: Evolution of Indian Strategic Thought-1

Ashley Tellis on Indian response to Ukraine war India’s struggle to find a pathway that avoids criticizing Russia despite its blatant aggression in Ukraine highlights a larger underlying reality: the unyielding importance accorded by New Delhi to protecting India’s interests in its international de...
by Rony
20 Feb 2022 00:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3007324

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Subuhi Khan, Supreme Court Lawyer

by Rony
15 Feb 2022 03:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
Replies: 1463
Views: 491163

Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations

What made Tatas do this ? Former advisor of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan named new CEO of Air India after Tata’s takeover Tata Sons on Monday named Ilker Ayci, a former advisor of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as the new CEO of Air India. The company said that its board had appro...
by Rony
07 Feb 2022 00:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
Replies: 1463
Views: 491163

Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations

Turkey becomes Chinese munna Crisis-hit Turkey survives as an extension of China Turkish manufacturing doesn’t have much to do with Turkey. It buys Chinese capital equipment and semi-finished goods and sells the finished products to Europe. Turkey has found a niche in the fast-growing trade relation...
by Rony
30 Jan 2022 22:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India in Central Asia
Replies: 8
Views: 3407

Re: India in Central Asia

Interesting podcast. This week's guests are: from New Delhi, Ashok Sajjanhar, executive council member at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses; president of the Institute of Global Studies; a distinguished fellow with the Ananta Aspen Centre, and former Indian ambassador t...
by Rony
22 Jan 2022 04:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
Replies: 1463
Views: 491163

Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations

Every Turk has a inner Paki in them :rotfl: "Can happen only in #graylisted #mafiastate. After purging>than 6K judiciary w/bogus charges in #Turkey, 4 “prosecutors” of #Erdogan regime replaced 300kg of #cocaine w/flour in safe & started to sell. Guess who called the Police ? Real mafia whos...
by Rony
08 Jan 2022 18:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
Replies: 1463
Views: 491163

Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations

Turkish woman marries Andhra man in traditional Hindu ceremony in Guntur Look at the pic of the turkish bride in the report. Does she has any central asian features. hardly any. She looks like Greek or Balkan. Most today's turks in turkey are not turks by genes but are turkified/islamized greeks/al...
by Rony
05 Jan 2022 08:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Taiwan relations: News & Analysis
Replies: 84
Views: 20113

Re: India-Taiwan relations: News & Analysis

Indian nukes and missiles wrt China discussion on Taiwanese channel. With English subtitles


by Rony
30 Dec 2021 11:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
Replies: 1463
Views: 491163

Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations

Turkey’s authorities have launched a bid to rebrand the country as ‘Türkiye’. It should be called Anatolia. Turks are the invaders/outsiders. This is equal to naming Aryavarta/Bharat after the mughals - mughalistan. Before the arrival of the invading nomadic Turks who originated from Central Asia, ...
by Rony
29 Dec 2021 00:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
Replies: 1463
Views: 491163

Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations

Erdogan want to rebrand the country as 'Turkiye' Turkey’s authorities have launched a bid to rebrand the country as ‘Türkiye’. Official communiques from president Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the move was to best represent the Turkish nation. But it has been claimed the change is to distance the co...
by Rony
25 Dec 2021 19:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3007324

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Congress sweeps Chattisgarh civic polls. Another wake-up call for BJP. Congress strengthens grip on Chhattisgarh ahead of 2023 assembly poll. With Rajasthan, Maharashtra & Punjab gone, and Uttarakhand in Feb 2022 & Himachal in Nov 2022 likely to go too, party’s hold on north-west India slipp...
by Rony
25 Dec 2021 04:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3300
Views: 584508

Re: Iran News and Discussions

https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/iran/overview#1 From the World Bank "Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been estimated at US$628 billion for the Iranian calendar year 2020/21, calculated at the official exchange rate for a population of about 84 million" I think the date in the post ab...
by Rony
16 Dec 2021 07:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7497
Views: 1740645

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Chasing the Hindu Vote

Virginia’s recent gubernatorial election put a spotlight on the community, and how its political leanings are being shaped
by Rony
30 Nov 2021 15:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3300
Views: 584508

Re: Iran News and Discussions

How Iran's gdp increased from 835 billions in 2020 to 1.081 trillion dollars in 2021 ? Arent they under sanctions and all in addition to covid ? That make them the strongest economy in the middle east ahead of Turkey and S.Arabia and second largest in the muslim world after Indonesia. Iran's GDP, cu...
by Rony
23 Nov 2021 04:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Replies: 4234
Views: 1235471

Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir

uddu wrote:Please make it a habit to post news from official sources and links and don't give traffic to third party.
The lady's voice and use of shudh sanskritized Hindi instead of b@stardized Hindi-Urdu is very pleasant to hear. sorry for the OT
by Rony
22 Nov 2021 17:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3007324

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

YSR party/Jagan Reddy govt in Andhra Pradesh withdraws 3 capitals bill. Protests were happening since long for its reversal in Amaravati area . This happened after Amit Shah's visit to the state and state BJP came out supporting those protests. Jagan Reddy says he will reintroduce 3 capitals bill af...
by Rony
19 Nov 2021 16:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3007324

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Modi/Shah era is over. 2024 is gone case. For years i thought Gandhi/Nehru as losers who succumbed to Jihadi tactics of Jinnah/ML and agreed for partition. Now Modi/Shah losers are making Gandhi/Nehru look better. At least Gandhi/Nehru had to face more blood thirsty groups and events like direct act...
by Rony
10 Oct 2021 19:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5265
Views: 1793155

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Its a binary choice: #1. China releases images, India doesnt - We're afraid (of accruing chinese wrath) and stupid (we dont know what psyops mean) at the sametime. #2. We have no images to release - We were outplayed. What is less damning - Being afraid/stupid or being outplayed ? This binary truth...
by Rony
08 Oct 2021 03:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3007324

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

@Koenraad_Elst The impressive Christian breakthrough in Andhra & now in Panjab result from the missionaries' single-minded pursuit of victory in the battle for souls. They know what they want & do what it takes. They invest in whom/whatever contributes to victory. Hindus have other priorities.
by Rony
03 Oct 2021 19:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 1960
Views: 560719

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

Another example of Turkey-Qatar-Muslim Brotherhood-Pakistan block in action against India Anti-India campaign on Twitter promoted by journalists, media houses and influencers linked to Muslim Brotherhood, says report by DisinfoLab Even though the campaign was targeting India, the report states it al...
by Rony
03 Oct 2021 19:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 1960
Views: 560719

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

Russian Middle East Specialist : Powerful Bloc Comprising Turkey, Pakistan And Azerbaijan Set To Target Iran, India And Russia On Iran-Armenia ties and its effect on Iran's underbelly - the Turkic Azeris in Iran who are anywhere between 16-22% of Iran's population. The thing is that the Iranians we...
by Rony
03 Oct 2021 19:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Central Asia - News & Discussions
Replies: 116
Views: 36327

Re: Central Asia - News & Discussions

The Taliban Takeover of Kabul and Implications for the India-Iran-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan Transit Corridor Clearly, the Taliban, along with Pakistan, would prefer to undercut the Chabahar route in favor of the competing China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Within the framework of CPEC, Beijing h...
by Rony
25 Sep 2021 18:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3007324

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

It all comes down to hatred of Modi. Same in Telugu lands. You talk to TDP, TRS , YCP people, they have no real arguments other than usual soundbites from their caste media. Its blind BJP and particularly Modi hatred.
by Rony
25 Sep 2021 18:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8795
Views: 2459718

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Biden is not woke like his woke allies in Democratic party. On Foreign policy, his actions can only be termed as realist (from US perspective).
by Rony
14 Aug 2021 17:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Non-Western Worldview
Replies: 1097
Views: 210488

Re: Non-Western Worldview

500 years later, Mexico recalls but doesn’t celebrate Spanish conquest In a country that takes great pride in its museums and monuments, the final resting place of one of Mexico’s signature historical figures is easy to miss. A simple red plaque — just a name and the years he lived — marks the spot...
by Rony
22 Jul 2021 01:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
Replies: 3095
Views: 801228

Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016

It could also be that India does not want to give more lethal weaponry because they could fall into Taliban hands later.
by Rony
11 Jul 2021 16:49
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
Replies: 5318
Views: 2111816

Re: Indian Military Helicopters

https://twitter.com/DefenseNigeria/stat ... 0677669888 - So just confirmed the Nigerian army is aquiring Squadron of the LCH copters from India. What's the history of India's LCH program? Any prior combat experience or foreign export sales. It's confusing.