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by syam
16 Apr 2020 18:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1752322

Re: Understanding the US - Again

that's why we always fall for that jehadi "people to people" contacts crap that is dished out so liberally by the liberandus. Do we have any choice? It's either making friends with some racist white guy who genuinely hates you or be friendly with the obvious friendly guy. It's not hard ch...
by syam
16 Apr 2020 18:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

We have done 274,599 tests so far. It's very large number. But like our gdp, when we see it with per capita type lens, the tests are very low, 199tests/million pop.

to have RaGa figures, we have to do 26 million tests.
by syam
15 Apr 2020 11:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

global cases reached 2 million today. it took only 13 days for last 1 million. I would have quoted 2009 swine flu figures. but decided against it. the whole world is under lock down during the last 13 days. still the numbers didn't decline. we are looking at something new. new things need new tools ...
by syam
14 Apr 2020 21:19
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2184234

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Tanaji, situation is under control. if wuhan can make great come back, why not mumbai?

even emperor xi can't match his leadership. this is right time for uddhav to prove who is the boss.
by syam
14 Apr 2020 20:15
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2184234

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

pankaj bhai, I actually posted long rant about bandra situation in other thread. later edited it. the whole point of the crisis is to show how bad the situation in india is. I don't know the demography of earlier delhi crisis. but this one is very timely crisis with usual suspects. wait for tomorrow...
by syam
14 Apr 2020 18:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Another migrant crisis being manufactured in Mumbai right now. Coinciding with second lock down announcement.

updated - the crowd is made of peaceful folks. don't know complete details.
by syam
13 Apr 2020 20:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Three places gone rogue now. MH, Delhi and WB. These three states going to screw us big time. In fact, these guys behaving like pakis, hell bent on destroying the country. Especially WB. Bangladesh alone attracts nearly 2 million tablighs every year. It is noted as next big thing after haj. WB on ot...
by syam
13 Apr 2020 17:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
Replies: 4147
Views: 886629

Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)

Tablighi Jamaat: An Indirect Line to Terrorism By Fred Burton and Scott Stewart, 2008 Spanish police conducted a series of raids on apartment buildings, a mosque and a prayer hall in Barcelona on Jan. 19, seizing bombmaking materials and arresting 14 men who allegedly were planning to attack target...
by syam
13 Apr 2020 16:45
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2184234

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

alright, found some old report about single-source in mallu land, According to Ashraf, the influence of Tablighi Jamaat in this part of the state can be cited as another reason for this amicable nature. “They are more into spiritual matters than other aspects of life. Though they don’t have much inf...
by syam
13 Apr 2020 11:29
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2184234

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

In the case of KL, I am as confused as every one else :). But looks like attendance to the Tableeghi Jamaat (i.e the 'single source event') could have been very less from Kerala. And that many of the attendees may have reported about their travel and got home quarantined. As said above the first ca...
by syam
12 Apr 2020 19:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2184234

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Sachin garu, how is the situation in kerala? Everyone wondering how they are registering very few when every single source dominated areas in country are exploding with cases left and right.
by syam
12 Apr 2020 11:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

You got to be kidding l. Not enough quinine in tonic unless you drink some ten gallons a day. it's not prescribed for patient. lol. during wars, british soldiers noticed less infection in their troops, if they took gin+tonic. please google it. found it, The cocktail was introduced by the army of th...
by syam
12 Apr 2020 11:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India
Replies: 484
Views: 133289

Re: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India

vishvak wrote: You mean financially ?
not just financially. i am expecting significant changes in every aspect of life once our cases reach 15k.
by syam
12 Apr 2020 11:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

I think it was planned in such a way by Kejri is able to vouch for his plausible deniability. TJ members were already at the Markaz by then, so his order was pretty much useless. The way TJ guys spread it and hid it, this points to something sinister rather than incompetence. In addition, the way M...
by syam
12 Apr 2020 11:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

i just found out that safe method to take chloroquine is to drink gin+tonic. too bad, they closed liquor shops here. also i doubt they sell tonics here. I suggest others to acquire significant stock if they can get their hands on it.
by syam
11 Apr 2020 20:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1752322

Re: Understanding the US - Again

the main complaint american rw has about india is about h1b visas. they think indians stealing their jobs. there are like 3 lac people working there on h1b visa. for such a trillion dollor economy, the numbers are very low. they have like 127 million full time workers. 3 lac is like less than 0.3. t...
by syam
11 Apr 2020 19:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India
Replies: 484
Views: 133289

Re: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India

Oh, okay. Again could you possibly explain how the spread to 'OBAR' countries - which it already has - will lead to CCP collapse? imagine a scenario where only chinis and their allies got infected and having their countries under lock down. it will be bad on them and their leadership(ccp). now it b...
by syam
11 Apr 2020 19:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Manish_P wrote: They tried... and nearly succeeded
yeah. I read about that report some time back. very suspicious of kejriwal to give the permission.
by syam
11 Apr 2020 19:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India
Replies: 484
Views: 133289

Re: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India

Lohit wrote: "obar" (wuhan?)
it's one belt and road/one belt one road.
by syam
11 Apr 2020 16:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

if someone has bio weapon and want to cripple our country, the present situation in mumbai is what they would have wished for. favorable local government and what not. i am surprised they didn't hold the markaj in mumbai itself. it would have been 'great' with infection spreading in earlier days its...
by syam
11 Apr 2020 15:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India
Replies: 484
Views: 133289

Re: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India

wishing something and enforcing it are two different things. there are very few enforcers at the world stage right now. east asia is pretty much under the chinis 'control'. if the virus was stopped before creeping outside obar network, ccp would have been collapsed. but then things went out of contr...
by syam
09 Apr 2020 13:16
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2184234

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

India should send few barrels of gaumutra to pakis. if China can send underwear as face mask, we can do this.

After all, it was their isi stooges who mocked us using gaumutra.
by syam
09 Apr 2020 12:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

MH added 162 new cases just few minutes back. With more than 140 in Mumbai alone. No wonder pappu Uddhav referring to wuhan yesterday.
by syam
09 Apr 2020 12:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Again my belief is that the fatality rate based on a simple division of dead by total infected is the wrong metric. The incoming numbers are increasing geometrically every day, and we are nowhere close to "steady state". I think we need to look at total infected some number of days, say 1...
by syam
09 Apr 2020 12:03
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2184234

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

given bleeding heart nature of modiji, I don't think we can escape pakis demands. it's same as nibbis throwing stones at us and slander hindus at first chance they get. Also stand first in queue to get modiji money.

that's the story of india for last thousand years.
by syam
09 Apr 2020 11:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

A lot of other countries testing this too but what has been missing is total response from Dr. HarshVardhan. He has been less than forthcoming. Never comes in front of any thing. Never articulates> Looks like pretty good performer but not a orator or even someone who takes advantage of our situatio...
by syam
09 Apr 2020 11:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Deans wrote: I too assumed (in earlier posts) a fatality rate for India, for under 2%. Maharashtra, Guj and MP are worrying, with fatality rates over 5%.
wuhan is the outcome for those who try to ride the wave and go on with life as usual. let's wait for next week, no one can hide something devastating as that.
by syam
09 Apr 2020 11:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2184234

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

let's not forgot how the whole world mocked us few weeks back about curing our infected with gaumutra. and now these same countries asking medicine from us. Someone should write an article about this. Karma works in strange ways.
by syam
08 Apr 2020 21:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

you know what's freaking me out, india has 175 corona deaths. my earlier 1 death per 50 cases, gives 8750 infections. maharastra alone has 72 deaths, putting the possible infections at 3600. so far total indian cases are 5741. and mh has 1135 cases. mh has huge difference b/w projected and the cases...
by syam
08 Apr 2020 19:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Testing gives you insight so that you have good and relevant situational awareness on the spread of the virus when you are taking policy decisions or allocating resources. It can give you that insight, potentially multiple weeks before you start seeing first hand evidence of the scale of the infect...
by syam
08 Apr 2020 17:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

nam wrote:Wrong way to look at the data. The death rate should be against the population size.
it will be the infected people who will die. if we can find exact number of infections, we can calculate how many people are dying per given infections. :-?
by syam
08 Apr 2020 15:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

I read somewhere that they are reporting a covid death only if it was the cause of death. Unlike, say Italy which is reporting a covid death of the patient is covid positive, irrespective of cause of death. Can't find the article though. even if they are not adding up numbers from other deaths, it ...
by syam
08 Apr 2020 10:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Read this on Germany: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/world/europe/germany-coronavirus-death-rate.html To sum it up: 1. Average age of infected is 49 compared to over 60 in Italy, 2. Lots of ICU beds and a very prepared medical system, 3. Most importantly: Heavy testing like in South Korea; more...
by syam
08 Apr 2020 09:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Germany seems to be doing good compared to its neighbours. What's the trick there? Are they using homeopathy or something?

our current situation reminds me of older days where villagers put wet napkin on forehead and wait it out.
by syam
07 Apr 2020 20:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Sachin Kalbag
@SachinKalbag
BREAKING: Maharashtra crosses 1000 positive Covid-19 cases. 150 new cases reported today, taking the total to 1018. Mumbai reports 116 new cases, taking city's total to 642.
Mumbai cases now reached 642. that's huge.
by syam
07 Apr 2020 19:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India
Replies: 484
Views: 133289

Re: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India

Erh, Syam ji, wouldn't you want people to continue doing those things even after lockdown is lifted? The recovery there is real though. We've been hearing about accelerating levels of economic activities in China from all the MNCs for the past two weeks. The fears of a second wave is real too. So e...
by syam
07 Apr 2020 19:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India
Replies: 484
Views: 133289

Re: Post Wuhan-Virus(Covid19) World and India

VpHZkyHZATU chinis putting videos of lifting up lock down in their big cities. please do your divisions and subtractions after watching it. what i noticed in this video, *guards wearing full body suits. *peeps maintaining social distance. *not removing masks even when getting haircut. *surveillance...
by syam
07 Apr 2020 12:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

since when did the world start relying on indians for anything at all? we are those dirty third world people who shit on streets. great countries like amerikis shouldn't ask help from dirty curry indians. we are not even their great allies anyway. are we expected to help them out or what? last year ...
by syam
07 Apr 2020 01:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who had tested positive for #Coronavirus late last month, has been taken to intensive care: UK media
by syam
07 Apr 2020 00:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2838838

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The Chinese researchers now state that the massive pollution in Wuhan may have contributed to the die off. Not to mention whatever they used to disinfect the city. Remember, they SO2 concentration was at one time 1800ppm and that was noted here. https://www.eurasiareview.com/01022020-polluted-air-c...