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by Stan_Savljevic
17 Nov 2011 00:38
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

IG also gave away Katchhathheevu in some misplaced sense of camaraderie with Sirimavo. What she won in the BD war, she lost on the table. J&K was not solved. The Indira-Mujib agreement was signed by her which is now coming full circle with the handover of all the contested territories in the bor...
by Stan_Savljevic
16 Nov 2011 23:44
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3955
Views: 766276

Re: Indian Education System

Yay...
Rs. 1-crore fine proposed for charging capitation fee
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a ... 633542.ece
by Stan_Savljevic
16 Nov 2011 22:40
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1386181

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Chhetri strikes brace as India beat Malaysia 3-2 in international friendly http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Chhetri-strikes-brace-as-India-beat-Malaysia-3-2-in-international-friendly/articleshow/10759207.cms This is how the OGQ came to India.... Its gonna get messy... P...
by Stan_Savljevic
16 Nov 2011 21:11
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1386181

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Olympians caution hockey team after being handed easy draw http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/Olympians-caution-hockey-team-after-being-handed-easy-draw/articleshow/10742307.cms It can be said with enough hope that if this team does nt make it through this qualifier given the crappy te...
by Stan_Savljevic
16 Nov 2011 06:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Division of UP and its implications
Replies: 150
Views: 17617

Re: Division of UP and its implications

What does Mayawati stand to gain by pushing for the division?
What does Harit in Harit Pradesh mean?
by Stan_Savljevic
16 Nov 2011 03:58
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

I am political, so you can make all the assumptions you can make. I am extremely sympathetic to the Establishment that runs the machinery. I am sympathetic to the Dravidian parties in some of their language based whine profile as you must know now from reading my posts elsewhere. I am not sympatheti...
by Stan_Savljevic
16 Nov 2011 03:46
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

Games have been played all over history across time-scales, and across regions. Why, they get played even here on brf. Its not an acknowledgment of games (aka history), it is assessment that assigns the appropriate weights to both positives and negatives. Ideally, opinions should be based on facts, ...
by Stan_Savljevic
16 Nov 2011 03:13
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

But Ji "Ji", what are you trying to prove here? Bandung non alignment was not Nehru's idea. Sure, it could not be his. Noone claimed it. But then that begets the question: why judge Nehru on "originality" (as you would have put it)? Why judge Nehru on "own ideas"? From ...
by Stan_Savljevic
16 Nov 2011 00:44
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1386181

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

And so it begins... http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/article2629835.ece I am confused on whether I wanna see pakis in wsh in the first place... Nabi earns draw with Malaysia. http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/article2630889.ece The theory of playing more international friendlies against bet...
by Stan_Savljevic
15 Nov 2011 03:57
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

You still have nt explained why a halo has to be put on either Vajpayee or Narasimha Rao or anyone for that matter? In fact, without any data points in that direction, your whole argument/whine profile seems to be based on why is Nehru getting the limelite when Vajpayee is not? To bring down that ha...
by Stan_Savljevic
15 Nov 2011 03:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

Hehhe, dont you think thats a bit too rich given the ABVji sycophancy and PVNRji sycophancy that is rife in the forum?

And RamaY, you did nt answer my previous question: what are the nation building efforts of the people you listed?
by Stan_Savljevic
15 Nov 2011 03:25
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

What have been the unique contributions of anyone in the post-47 annals of Indian history? Can you name a few, or even one for that matter?
by Stan_Savljevic
15 Nov 2011 03:11
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

You say, he has nt done anything unique. When questioned as to who has, you dont have an answer or you avoid answering. So it means that noone has or effectively noone has unless of course you come forth with an answer in round 2. In this relative pissing contest, the ball is back in my court?! Migh...
by Stan_Savljevic
15 Nov 2011 03:01
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

Can you list the nation-building efforts of these people also, please?
by Stan_Savljevic
15 Nov 2011 02:38
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

No, I am asking you a simple question. Who in your opinion "contributed" the most to India's nation building in the post-47 era? If you claim that Nehru was not that person, I am pretty sure there was someone else. Dont duck and weave around, just let us know who this person was :).
by Stan_Savljevic
15 Nov 2011 02:07
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

"intellectual/planning/nation-building ideas" May be you should provide an example of some leader of India who has/had these ideas on his/her own? If its Sardar Patel, then he was answerable to Nehru and so by appointing Sardar Patel to Home Ministry, Nehru did a bigger job. If its someon...
by Stan_Savljevic
15 Nov 2011 01:28
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

On the one hand, Justice Sachar's report on Muslim status in India is anathema. But on the other hand, his claim that there was no breakdown in law and order in Kerala is kosher. Boss, this is called selective gymnastics :). You gotta pick everything someone says, will you agree with Sachar Committe...
by Stan_Savljevic
15 Nov 2011 00:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

Sanku mian, you should sip a diet coke and read Annexure VI.4 of the pdf I linked above. For your kind attention: The general elections to the Lok Sabha held in March, 1977 led to land-slide victory of the Janata Party which formed the government at the Centre. The Union Home Minister wrote to the C...
by Stan_Savljevic
14 Nov 2011 23:46
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

http://lawmin.nic.in/ncrwc/finalreport/v2b2-5.htm Ever heard of Nehru's use of article 356? Considering how you keep going on and on about knowledge of post Independence political situation, your touching faith in GoI is simply put, remarkable. Here let me help you. http://www.outlookindia.com/arti...
by Stan_Savljevic
14 Nov 2011 23:12
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1386181

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

OG Qualifier grouping:
Mens: New Delhi (IND) - 15 / 26 Feb. 2012
India, Canada, France, Poland, Egypt, US

Womens: New Delhi (IND) - 15 / 26 Feb. 2012 rk.
India, South Africa, Italy, Canada, Ukraine, Poland

Winner takes all and goes to OG, both mens and womens look winnable.
by Stan_Savljevic
14 Nov 2011 22:10
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

Duh!
by Stan_Savljevic
14 Nov 2011 21:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

Sorry, dont believe in all that jazz you mention. To me the Constitution is what makes India Indic. You have a problem with that, I cant do much.
by Stan_Savljevic
14 Nov 2011 21:36
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

Stan, I can co-exist with Rakshasas, but not Rakshasatva. Please think for a moment. I will give you one advise: talk in english, not in gibberish. Seriously... I don't know why do you take attacks on Nehru or INC or the commies so personally.. As far as Nehru is concerned , I accuse him of nothing...
by Stan_Savljevic
14 Nov 2011 18:56
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

Regarding CPI (M)/ INC accusing the whole of them as traitors is like saying any person speaking against INC/ CPI or a religious Hindu is Hindu Fascist. The Panchatantra story that goes with this comment is the following: if someone pisses in your house, you go piss in their house; instead if you p...
by Stan_Savljevic
14 Nov 2011 18:16
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

Commies are filth simply because they put a foreign powered ideal over and above national and civilizational interest, though that ideal and national interest may sometimes overlap! If you cant get the difference between "dictatorship of the proletariat" and "a foreign ideal over [ar...
by Stan_Savljevic
14 Nov 2011 15:27
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

On balance though, especially given their impact on education, I feel they have been the cause for far more harm than good. JEM, no problem with that assessment. The point I see is this: there is this clamor for Hindu re-assertion, Hindu rights, etc. that we commonly see here on this forum couched ...
by Stan_Savljevic
14 Nov 2011 11:10
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

So let us invite Alqueeda, Taliban, KKK, Evangelic and every other ideologists to BRF so we can build the most (sic) secular india together. If BRF is impressionable why didnt you excellency already overwrite their brain cells with your commie and INC (ideologically non citizenry) philosophy? First...
by Stan_Savljevic
14 Nov 2011 05:41
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

JEM, as the poster whose post led to this grand-slide into cussing at Nehru-Gandhi-and-the-whole-ilk, the piskology here is fairly simple. Slowly, the grayness of logic has become black and white like the melting pot of amrika has changed colors under the Bush regime and the post-911 aftermath. Peop...
by Stan_Savljevic
13 Nov 2011 11:46
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1386181

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Malaysian test for Savio Medeira’s India http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_malaysian-test-for-savio-medeiras-india_1611715 Win should help us bettering our fifa ranking. K. Humpy vs. H. Yifan for world championship women in Tirana beginning mday. Go Humpy go! The drama surrounding og qualifiers b...
by Stan_Savljevic
12 Nov 2011 06:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

He is from Bihar, no questions about that. He is one of those who did a cost-benefit calculation of the pak-e-satan project and showed clearly to the Muslims that the whole edifice is built on bunkum and will end up biting their backsides sooner than later. And he wrote that book when the brits had ...
by Stan_Savljevic
12 Nov 2011 06:34
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 828863

Re: Indian Interests

Please read "India divided" to know who was Shri. Rajendra Prasad and where he came from.
by Stan_Savljevic
11 Nov 2011 15:16
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1386181

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Betting on both from boxing actually, one from mary kom and another from one of the bhiwani boys. Shooting is possible, but not from abhinav bindra, may be from the guy who missed out last time due to quota-shota nonsense. Hopefully bindra does nt try to outdo rathore saab. Tennis is a long shot, an...
by Stan_Savljevic
11 Nov 2011 15:00
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1386181

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Even though the Johor u-21 hickey tournament is shaping up, I have some mixed feelings about the constitution of the u-21 team given that its stacked with players from Punjab. Just as in the previous junior asia cup. Nevertheless, India gets to face Malaysia and a win will fetch the team a spot in t...
by Stan_Savljevic
10 Nov 2011 03:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Telangana Monitor
Replies: 5661
Views: 779207

Re: Telangana Monitor

replacing the elite? If you believe in one man/woman == one vote (aka democracy), democratization should be the ultimate objective of any reform esp on the land side. If that is the case, the elite should ideally have no non-commensurate role in any land-driven (aka rural) economy. Much of the whin...
by Stan_Savljevic
10 Nov 2011 03:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Telangana Monitor
Replies: 5661
Views: 779207

Re: Telangana Monitor

devesh wrote:Muppalla ji,
nope, AP hasn't undergone any land reforms. definitely not in the sense that other states like WB have undergone.
The ideal example for land reforms in India is Kerala, not WB. The much cussed CPI was at the forefront of land reforms.
by Stan_Savljevic
10 Nov 2011 03:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion
Replies: 3770
Views: 603157

Re: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion

No mercy for delay: SC http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111110/jsp/nation/story_14731274.jsp The bench wasn’t convinced. “He’s mentally ill not mentally retarded,” the bench said, when the counsel tried to argue that mentally challenged persons are usually not executed. The judges were also not impres...
by Stan_Savljevic
10 Nov 2011 01:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion
Replies: 3770
Views: 603157

Re: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion

SL should have been a State of India. Well, there was a nascent movement towards this goal around 1948 when freedom looked imminent. Too many things happened and it died away. We were more centralized then than today. Today's India is too much Sarkaria commissioned somuchso we dont know what centra...
by Stan_Savljevic
10 Nov 2011 01:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion
Replies: 3770
Views: 603157

Re: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion

SwamyG, I am aware of the Kauai Adheenam and its activities and how it is trying to safeguard the aagama-sastras amidst the indifference of the ASI, the building of Iraivan temple, HT, endowment fund initiative, etc., and more. One big mistake we tend to commit is to not di-lineate the roles of reli...
by Stan_Savljevic
09 Nov 2011 22:24
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1386181

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

http://bharatiyahockey.org/2011/images/tam_sports_graphic.jpg Cricket - 176 million Football - 155 million Wrestling - 120 million :eek: Car/Bike racing - 118 million Tennis - 95 million Hickey - 91 million Golf - 76 million :eek: According to a report published by TAM Sports, Football, Wrestling, R...