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- 20 Feb 2022 19:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Soon they’re all going to have to start asking themselves: was all this really worth it? Russia just wanted to be left alone in its own neighborhood. As they say in Texas, you f*ck with the bull, you get the horns.
- 18 Feb 2022 23:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
With both sides now trading artillery and mortar fire, I guess we'll soon get to see more Javelins and also the new British "NLAW" anti-tank weapons in action, as well as the Turkish TB2 drones, which have already seen plenty of combat in Syria, Libya and Armenia. The Ukrainians will be em...
- 17 Feb 2022 23:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 807862
Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
I've been thinking lately that China probably wants Afghanistan to be stabilized and is probably not enthusiastic about the Taliban running the place. Now that the US has withdrawn in disgrace, China probably wants a friendlier regime to lord over the country. China wants Afghanistan's lithium and p...
- 17 Feb 2022 23:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Based on the shelling that's now breaking out, I think the US plan is: Ukrainians use the shelling as an excuse to attack Donbas, which forces Russia to come to the rescue of the separatists. Since the fighting is taking place on ostensibly Ukrainian territory, Russia gets branded as the aggressor a...
- 17 Feb 2022 09:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
What's going on? Russians are standing down but Biden's people continue to act like invasion is all but certain. What do they know that we don't? I find it hard to believe they would make complete fools of themselves unless they knew the war was going to happen, and the only way they could know that...
- 16 Feb 2022 03:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
The western media are all very glum and still talking hopefully about a Russian attack. You can tell they all wanted this war so badly and are very disappointed now. I think in the back door talks with Germany and France, they agreed not to vote for Ukraine's NATO membership if Russia stands down. T...
- 14 Feb 2022 10:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Some kind of dramatic false flag has to be in the works from the Americans and their minions. There is no other explanation for Washington's bizarre claims and behavior. They're up to something. What will it be? A sudden chemical attack on the Donbas? A nuclear blast in Ukraine? I have a feeling som...
- 12 Feb 2022 10:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
The certainty with which the Biden administration and the US media is predicting a Russian attack has me wondering if they're preparing a false flag. Make it look like Russia started shooting or something similar. Russia has not prepped its population for war and they have nothing to gain by invadin...
- 08 Feb 2022 21:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
This is all a trap for Russia, a trap laid by the US with the assistance of Turkey and Israel, with the Ukrainians acting as unwitting pawns. The purpose of this trap was to lure the Russians into invading Ukraine. Think about it: they armed and encouraged Ukraine into mobilizing an invasion force t...
- 04 Feb 2022 08:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
India 'brave' to 'withstand US hand-twisting' on Ukraine vote in UNSC, says Russian diplomat https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-brave-to-withstand-us-hand-twisting-on-ukraine-vote-in-unsc-says-russian-diplomat/articleshow/89270703.cms 01 Feb 2022 This was absolutely the right c...
- 31 Jan 2022 08:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
The threatening tones from the EU are precisely because Russia is ready, and the tanks seems to be reinforcements to deter the Ukrainian civil war from spilling in Russia. Russia has no reason to invade right now -- It already holds crimea, and Ukraine has no intention of cheesing off Russia if it ...
- 30 Jan 2022 21:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
I know that Ukraine brought this upon itself by first building up forces along the Donbas pocket in preparation for their own invasion. I know they cut off Crimea's fresh water supply, starting employing Javelin missiles and Turkish drones against the separatists, and generally took a renewed aggres...
- 30 Jan 2022 10:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
What might happen if Russia does attack Ukraine? Z9c_HhpvBpg i think it will be mostly shadow boxing. the biggest gainer would be the Chineese Russia would never be this stupid, surely. I can see taking a chunk of land to give themselves a land link to Crimea, but it would be a hell of a lot easier...
- 26 Jan 2022 23:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
India is in a perfect position to mediate considering our present relationship with all the parties involved in this crisis. We can continue to do nothing and watch China who is next best placed take advantage of the situation. Or if India can find a solution to this mess that would be like grabbin...
- 24 Jan 2022 21:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
The real danger will be Putin and Xi coordinating a Russian invasion of Ukraine and Chinese invasion of Taiwan. The Europeans would not be able to help with the Taiwan situation, as they would be busy trying to deal with the Russian bear and the US would have a tough time getting its act together o...
- 22 Jan 2022 08:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
- Replies: 5804
- Views: 988269
Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
If they truly cut Russia off from SWIFT and impose the devastating sanctions threatened, we may be on the brink of a great rift in human civilization, with two parallel branches of human civilization evolving separately. One branch would include the western-aligned nations, their Asian allies, India...
- 26 Oct 2021 08:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
- Replies: 4661
- Views: 1567887
Re: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
13 aircraft per year may look small compared to our needs but not so small compared to the Rafale production statistic (source Wikipedia) - ". As of 2012, the fabrication process of each fighter took 24 months, with an annual production rate of eleven aircraft". This is circa 2012 so coul...
- 25 Oct 2021 01:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
- Replies: 4661
- Views: 1567887
Re: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
Apologies if this has been covered already, but I keep seeing stuff on the internet saying that the PAF-FA (SU-57) actually would have cost us more, per unit, than the Rafale after the whole packge was taken into consideration (spares, maintenance, weapons, support, etc). Also keep seeing alleged in...
- 04 Oct 2021 02:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 3081093
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Bengalis escape the consequences of their foolishness in voting for anti-Hindu forces by taking the first train out of Bengal to look for a job in a BJP-ruled state. They vote for communists / Mamta and quickly make their escape to other states for jobs. This is how they have been surviving. Remind...
- 04 Oct 2021 02:22
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
- Replies: 1463
- Views: 507738
Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/01/erdogan-sick-lead-turkey/ Erdogan Might Be Too Sick to Keep Leading Turkey Evidence is growing that Turkey’s president is ailing—and that could be bad news for the country’s politics. https://imgur.com/CnbktS5.png I'm the event that erdogan drops dead or quits t...
- 26 Jul 2021 09:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 807862
Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
Keep dreaming. More like the Canada of South Asia.m_saini wrote:I wish India was behaving like Israel of South Asia
- 15 Jul 2021 00:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 807862
Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
I. am interested in Turkey's objectives in the offensive., i think it will be limited to Kabul and also some areas where their factions operate., it is a good template for India to follow., not definitely a full-scale military involvement, but limited. The Taliban is likely to be stretched thin eve...
- 14 Jul 2021 04:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011
- Replies: 4535
- Views: 715537
Re: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011
how ? ... how are we replicating China's naval mistakes? By misdirecting scant resources into carriers when we could field a dozen modern submarines for every Gorshkov \ Vikramaditya that we put into service. And unlike an aircraft carrier, submarines or destroyers will actually be used in the even...
- 14 Jul 2021 03:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011
- Replies: 4535
- Views: 715537
Re: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011
Whether steam or emals the Chinese have figured out quickly that challenging the USN with a ski-jump carrier is not going to happen. Somewhat off-topic for a nuclear thread, but I'm reminded of how Germany lost the naval war in both WWI and WW2 by investing huge resources into big capital ships, tr...
- 14 Jul 2021 03:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 807862
Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
Shameful, disgraceful and an utter defeat for India. For India Afghanistan is a real defeat and a strategic defeat, as opposed to the US, for whom it was merely an expedition, a project. And to think of it, India had decades to plan for this eventuality(of Americans retreating- there was writing on...
- 12 Jul 2021 08:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 807862
Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/world/agony-afghanistan-china-waits-wings AEvery Afghan wakes up in the morning and listens to the radio and watches television, asking themselves ‘what do I do now, how do I protect my family, can I get a visa or even money to go somewhere else?’ However, the vas...
- 12 Jul 2021 08:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 807862
Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
Turkey poised to intervene in Afghanistan https://southfront.org/the-afghan-army-and-the-taliban-ramp-up-the-fight/ n a six-point joint statement issued by Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem, the two sides agreed that continuing the war was dangerous for the country and all efforts must be made to fi...
- 26 Feb 2021 06:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
- Replies: 2848
- Views: 953058
Re: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
WE FULLY DESERVE ALL THE TERRORIST ACTS AND KILLINGS PERPETRATED AGAINST us by the Pakistanis.[/b] This is exactly what’s going to happen (because that is what has ALWAYS happened). Never underestimate the Indian predilection for self sabotage. With our media and entertainment industry controlled b...
- 19 Jan 2021 10:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8892
- Views: 2530705
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Its in the interest of India that we have a large diaspora of India in USA. And that too very efficient highly knowledgeable and wealthy. Anyone thinking otherwise don't know what leverage we get for this. It's not obvious what benefits accrue.... but they accrue over a period of 15-20 years, somet...
- 18 Jan 2021 10:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8892
- Views: 2530705
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
I would actually welcome the threat of sanctions over S400. GoI will stop spending money on foreign weapons for buying friends. Tell Russia, we cannot buy kit becoz of the sanctions. Tell US we will not buy your kit, until you remove the threat of sanctions... Fund our local programs. S400 coming i...
- 17 Jan 2021 03:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8892
- Views: 2530705
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
If the new admin wants to impose further sanctions on Turkey for their S400 purchase it will get tricky for them to waive sanctions on India for the same purchase. Conversely it will be difficult for them to justify sanctioning India but not Turkey. Let us see. The new US admin will not sanction Tu...
- 17 Jan 2021 03:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7510
- Views: 1761843
Re: Understanding the US - Again
America is a nation created and sustained on bloodshed and injustice to natives, blacks, immigrants, women, minorities, Vietnamese, Iraqis, Afghans... done by White Christians, mostly male. They know it. Many of them feel a need to own guns because they live in a constant anxiety and fear that viol...
- 14 Jan 2021 09:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
- Replies: 6071
- Views: 1282002
Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis
this is true. US is far more responsible for cheen being what it is today than any of the Russian engines. And if we feel cheated in the relationship with Russia, then the fault lies with us. Nobody forced us to buy the Russian "junk" weapons. Actually Russia was the only one willing to h...
- 20 Dec 2020 10:30
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armenia Azerbaijan Conflict - 2020
- Replies: 163
- Views: 46248
Re: Armenia Azerbaijan Conflict - 2020
It could also be other way round. Current Armenian president wanted closer ties with West and wanted to reduce his dependence on Russia. Putin showed him his place by denying the help they need. I don't think it was the other way around. I think Erdogan caught Putin by surprise, yet again, just as ...
- 27 Nov 2020 11:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 26/11/2008: Never Forget. Never Forgive
- Replies: 757
- Views: 436805
Re: 26/11/2008: Never Forget. Never Forgive
Government rejected [/b]IAF's proposal to hit Pakistan after 26/11 attack Probably for the best, to be honest. We didn't have much in the way of precision standoff strike capability in 2008. We would have been forced to send aircraft into Paki airspace. IAF pilots would have been lost and the whole...
- 12 Nov 2020 09:59
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armenia Azerbaijan Conflict - 2020
- Replies: 163
- Views: 46248
Re: Armenia Azerbaijan Conflict - 2020
You can be sure the Pakis and the Chinese are watching - especially the Chinese. The PLA's weakness is the quality of its soldiers, but they can manufacture like anything. They can and will pump out vast fleets of drones and use them on us. Will we be caught flat footed just as the Armenians have be...
- 05 Nov 2020 23:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2020 US election results discussion
- Replies: 901
- Views: 128684
Re: 2020 US election results discussion
Changing demographics in the US is a soothing sight for sore eyes. A war at home will help keep them away from the wars afar. Many Indians don't see it yet but the influx/growth of Mexicans, Muslims(along with af-americans) within CONUS will cut down WASPs global aspirations. The dems will typicall...
- 25 Oct 2020 03:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armenia Azerbaijan Conflict - 2020
- Replies: 163
- Views: 46248
Re: Armenia Azerbaijan Conflict - 2020
Turkey has become the regional jihad-spreading powerhouse that Pakistan always dreamed of becoming. The way Turkey organizes and fields these armies of jihadists in Syria, Libya, and now Azerbaijan is very remiscent of how Pakistan formed the Taliban.
- 05 Oct 2020 04:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Central Asia - News & Discussions
- Replies: 116
- Views: 37191
Re: Central Asia - News & Discussions
https://eurasianet.org/fighting-between-armenia-and-azerbaijan-widens Those speculations have been heightened since 2018, when Armenia’s “Velvet Revolution” brought in a new government including many pro-Western and anti-Russia officials. Moscow’s concerns were exacerbated when the new authorities’...
- 25 Jun 2020 07:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2850091
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
COVID-19 Death Rate now stands at .3% https://reason.com/2020/05/24/the-cdcs-new-best-estimate-implies-a-covid-19-infection-fatality-rate-below-0-3/ The CDC's New 'Best Estimate' Implies a COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate Below 0.3% That rate is much lower than the numbers used in the horrifying pr...