what type of mercenaries have been trained for many years to operate these equipment? T Plus mercenaries won't risk their life in such open targets.fanne wrote:The basic assumption is that it will be manned by UKrainians, what if they are manned by mercenaries, who have been trained on it for years?
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- 26 Jan 2023 04:30
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4094
- Views: 2040229
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- 26 Jan 2023 00:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2250166
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Will this be applicable to Pakistan Army too? They got a raise of 20% at the height of COVID for helping the nation.
- 24 Jan 2023 23:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2250166
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Social media chatter is apparently Pakistan has decided to flush is echandee down the Pakistan and has decided to GUBO As first step dollar is going to be pegged to market rates from tomorrow. Will the boys score 250? 270? 290? please place bets First 250 to save Dar's H&D. After that to 270 sl...
- 24 Jan 2023 23:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2250166
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
How can a Paki importer get the product all the way to Pakistani ports without LCs. Dont buying needs an LCs before goods are shipped? Paki Elite will pay advance using Bank Accounts abroad So an exporter will send the goods based on the advance payment and these goods will be sitting in the port a...
- 24 Jan 2023 11:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2250166
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
How can a Paki importer get the product all the way to Pakistani ports without LCs. Dont buying needs an LCs before goods are shipped?
- 22 Jan 2023 03:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Paki establishment is looking at the nightmarish scenario of Imran's return to power on its own and with easy majority. The only way to prevent that is a brazen and open intervention in the upcoming state and national elections. But with a country already super sensitive to that its not the option t...
- 22 Jan 2023 02:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 3029206
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Generic labels of greed, incapable to fight, feeling guilty being thrown at Hindus here in BRF? Member of this forum should be above these traps laid by our colonist masters and propagated further by INC ecosystem. Hindus have a culture of resistance and defense. We are around and thriving is a suff...
- 21 Jan 2023 02:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
A neocolonial debt bondage that produces victims who own 100+ Papa Johns Franchises in US? That sounds like a good bondage to me.
- 21 Jan 2023 00:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 3029206
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
^^ Regarding this Kissu lady, this is typical behavior of a Kashmiri Pandit. As a safety response, they try to disassociate themselves from their Hindu identity and grovel in front of Muslims with a pathetic show of obsequiousness to Islam. This is survival instinct of a race which is genetically i...
- 14 Jan 2023 00:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
So in PakJab Dimran's party has won a no confidence vote. They are now forcing an election to defeat Badmash to show him that Badmash does not have support of Mango Abduls This is likely to work because Badmash is being blamed for Pakistan's Dekhonomoney getting into Pakistan. Mashallah!! Imran wil...
- 10 Jan 2023 23:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Couple of months back i was checking out when violent unrest will start because of inflation I hope the gov.in has its own models with in depth parameters on tribal and sectarianism cockoos on the toilet, to predict and aggravate if possible. 8) Revolts challenging and overthrowing those in power b...
- 08 Jan 2023 10:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2250166
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
As Paki Awam is dying on the streets fighting for food ex ISI chief has organized a lavish wedding for his Daughter.
- 08 Jan 2023 10:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
10 day trip to Hinglaj Mata is pure give away that this is a fertile Paki Imagination. It fits perfectly with how they see Modi.
- 08 Jan 2023 10:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Watching paki media all kinds of stories are coming out abt Gen Bajwa and Gen Faiz , I don’t remember such open discussion about their predecessors. Looks like Pindi boys are losing their grip or this could be tactical to get rid of few in GHQ to bring in Munirs boys Establishment is the biggest ca...
- 27 Dec 2022 01:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 684025
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
In WW2, US doubled its GDP & by end of war, the defence budget was 50% of GDP On similar mobilisation Russia can hike its defence budget to a Trillion dollars easily. But in my view, people under estimate importance of financial mobilisation/structuring of war economy and in any case, Russian C...
- 22 Dec 2022 01:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
good part is that every new audio release dulls the impact of establishment's main tool. They have used it just too many times in last one year with mixed results at best. More use will just make them lose the leverage they have with it.
- 20 Dec 2022 12:08
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 684025
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
However, the issue is with the sheer amount of USD that is floating around. So much so that any time the US Congress prints money someone buys that debt. "Petrodollar" has significance because if the US lets anyone buy oil in any other currency nations will try and use other currencies fo...
- 20 Dec 2022 11:59
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 684025
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
The real elephant in the room is the relative attractiveness of the US as a destination for international savings. That is the effect and not a cause. Effect of USD being the global currency of trade and a safe currency. The other advantage of USD being global currency of trade is that its easily a...
- 20 Dec 2022 07:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Covid19 in China
- Replies: 98
- Views: 18086
Re: Covid19 in China
So what happened in Cheen. Why zero COVID policy and why there is an outbreak when the whole world has recovered and COVID is not at issue at all?
Chinese vaccine didnt work?
This is just Chinese way to create capacities and framework for readiness in future against something like this?
Chinese vaccine didnt work?
This is just Chinese way to create capacities and framework for readiness in future against something like this?
- 20 Dec 2022 07:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 684025
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
So the two pillars of American power are the US military and petrodollar. If one fails the other does as well. American power is based on USD a reserve currency. USD as reserve currency has Petrodollar as a one pillar. The two other pillars are US being the largest consumer and US military prowess....
- 16 Dec 2022 11:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2250166
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
When partition was planned, the West thought with the highly developed Western Punjab irrigation system, facilities in Lahore, Karachi and resources of Baluchistan, Pakistan would outshine India. To secure the Pakis the West introduced the Indus water treaty, helped build the Paki China road etc. W...
- 14 Dec 2022 22:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2250166
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Pakis are not letting the foreign airlines remit the ticket money back outside Pakistan. Such is the shortage of the Forex. That's the reason the Karachi dude was advised that he may not be able to fly out.
- 11 Dec 2022 07:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pashtun Civil War
- Replies: 525
- Views: 168639
Re: Pashtun Civil War
We know that Muslims from whats now Pakistan were 46% of the BIA before WWII. I want to know the composition of this 46%? My guess is the majority were Pathans. Doubtful whether majority were Pashtuns. BIA with 1905-1909 reforms were primarily a force to defend the northwest and British wouldn't ha...
- 11 Dec 2022 00:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023
- Replies: 1718
- Views: 412133
Re: Assembly Elections - 2022
While some are still trying to consider HP win to say INC won one and BJP won one state most political commentators, even those who hate BJP, are not doing this. They know that HP election results are not important and are not an indicator of any trend. Especially if one looks at their impact in 202...
- 10 Dec 2022 23:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2250166
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
How is PKR stable at 225 when when Paki Forex is at historic lows and IMF money has not come yet? Because global oil prices have cooled down?
- 10 Dec 2022 03:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 1899
- Views: 519133
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
Where can you fill without validating your card first or pre paying at the counter?chetak wrote:
- 10 Dec 2022 00:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023
- Replies: 1718
- Views: 412133
Re: Assembly Elections - 2022
These elections denied the Modi opposition be it political parties, political pundits or media, a major connection that they were trying to build for almost a year now. That India is not doing well and people dont like BJP anymore. Plus it also showed that opposition is clearly not as effective agai...
- 09 Dec 2022 00:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7956
- Views: 2250166
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
The western world never told Pakis what is really needed to be in the top economies. Its just the population growth. Pakis could have been the top economies by now if this was known earlier.
World owes Pakistan money for all these lost decades.
World owes Pakistan money for all these lost decades.
- 08 Dec 2022 22:54
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 684025
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Xi in Saudi Arabia. Taking bets on if a new reserve currency will be floated. Something is cooking and if things keep heading this way US will have lost a massive sphere of influence. A picture of long line of shiny black Toyota pickups full of people wearing black (or Grey or Green) clothes and br...
- 05 Dec 2022 00:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
The more we look back the more it appears that Bajwa played a double game with Sharifs especially the Chota Sharif and everyone, for Imran Niazi. He may be the principle behind the rise of Imran Niazi and his stay in power/limelight and not general Faiz. He used general Faiz as the front man. A clas...
- 29 Nov 2022 22:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
You guys seem to have missed the wood for the trees. IK Pasand General Retires. So as Predicted the whole power grab from IK was all about who will head of the Khakis, it is once in 6-7 year opportunity and the next in line 20 or Major Generals and Lt Generals miss out. Here is a Haram link lt gen ...
- 28 Nov 2022 12:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
I think it was the leak of the assets that did the trick. Bajwa quickly buckled under pressure and it all got sorted out.
- 28 Nov 2022 12:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
that would be $56M. And this is declared wealth. At the declared price which lets say is ~40% of the actual value. So in actual the declared wealth would be close to $140M
Assuming declared wealth is 50% of the actual wealth you are looking at ~$280M in the real wealth.
Assuming declared wealth is 50% of the actual wealth you are looking at ~$280M in the real wealth.
- 28 Nov 2022 12:33
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
- Replies: 1961
- Views: 774242
Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Doesnt' look like SPG. Rahul Gandhi doesn't have SPG cover anymore.
- 21 Nov 2022 22:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
https://factfocus.com/politics/2966/ Ahmed Noorani exposes Gen Qamar Bajwa’s corruption Wow.. Within six years, both families become billionaires, started an international business, purchased multiple foreign properties, started transferring capital abroad, become owners of commercial plazas, comme...
- 18 Nov 2022 00:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 3029206
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
It quite amusing to find that GST is getting attacked. But then enough people are foolish enough to fall for it. GST and its success is the single biggest issue today with opposition. Modi government is generating a great deal of revenue which is than channeled into right causes without corruption ...
- 13 Nov 2022 00:10
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 684025
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Poles have unbelievable sense of entitlement, they (so far) have asked Gerrmans to pay $$ Trillions in reparation for Nazi invasion, Norway to share oil gas loot booty worth $$Bs, taking lions share of Euros from EU for protecting Ukraine this year & becoming military outpost of US. Also read U...
- 08 Nov 2022 05:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Interesting how IK did not call for a siege of the main cities.. there must be some line in the sand he is afraid of crossing. He doesn't have enough people to lay siege to main cities, leaders or followers. He didnt do it even when he had full establishment support. His best bet is to lay siege to...
- 06 Nov 2022 07:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
One thing that is surprise for me is that what is taking government so long to declare the new COAS. May be they are not sure about anyone and want Bajwa to take an extension till current crop of senior Lt General retire.
- 06 Nov 2022 07:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344203
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
As juvenile as this all discourse may sound, it’s very typical of how establishment has done propoganda before, and successfully in Pakistani politics. Imran khans incident: guy was caught. He gave a statement with 2 hour on phone that was leaked to everyone. Imran walked out from the incident, with...