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- 25 Jan 2017 12:37
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Interests
- Replies: 6458
- Views: 835763
- 25 Jan 2017 09:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
- Replies: 1461
- Views: 249650
Re: Book Review Folder - 2008/2009/2010/2011
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51be0uRbNFL._SX327_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg Europe's Last Chance: Why the European States Must Form a More Perfect Union by Guy Verhofstadt Hardcover Europe is caught in its greatest crisis since the Second World War. The catalog of ills seems endless: a...
- 23 Jan 2017 10:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indian Foreign Policy
- Replies: 2499
- Views: 531903
Re: Indian Foreign Policy
article tone is psy opsA_Gupta wrote:What is this? Indian foreign policy or somebody's psy-ops?
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JAN 21, 2017
India Tells Sri Lanka: You Can Take Your Port And Shove It
- 23 Jan 2017 10:12
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 623283
Re: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
The Motion to be debated "That this House notes the escalation in violence and breaches of international human rights on the Indian side of the Line of Control in Kashmir; They have nithing to do with Indian border But there is a slow movement to create muslim freedom movement which they did b...
- 23 Jan 2017 09:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: ISI-History and Discussions
- Replies: 510
- Views: 123670
Re: ISI-History and Discussions
Excellent book, this sheds light on british needs/origin for ISI one of the points never discussed was that need for british to bring back /control india was one of the prime motives for it's creation : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULCwujLROdc Also the author had two passport so that he can go t...
- 23 Jan 2017 09:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Books Folder - 2008 onwards!!!
- Replies: 1461
- Views: 249650
Re: Book Review Folder - 2008/2009/2010/2011
The End of White Christian America Hardcover – July 12, 2016 by Robert P. Jones Robert P. Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, spells out the profound political and cultural consequences of a new reality—that America is no longer a majority white Christian nation. “Quite possibly t...
- 22 Jan 2017 12:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 1782
- Views: 629196
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread- June 2015
This prince is the chief guest for the India Republic Day paraderanjan.rao wrote:is the same guy who's chief guest of this year's republic day parade? Seems like he's forgotten thatsvinayak wrote:
The current Price of Abu Dhabi was kicked out of hotel in Mumbai in 1982 for mistreating the front desk female employee
- 22 Jan 2017 12:26
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan- November 7, 2016
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 674921
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan- November 7, 2016
“We will destroy India if it dares to impose war on us,” Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaj Asif said.“Pakistan army is fully prepared to answer any misadventure of India. We have not made atomic device to display in a showcase. If a such a situation arises we will use it (nuclear weapons) and elimin...
- 22 Jan 2017 05:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
- Replies: 6071
- Views: 1270237
Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis
^^ rudradev, The problem is we can't do much as of now, our fangs are russian(Su 30, VikA, T90, Chakra), US is not reliable. Even if we want to change orbit, till these things are there with us there is little we can do other than hoping that russia doesnt get outright hostile and puts his weight b...
- 22 Jan 2017 04:39
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Understanding US thread-III
- Replies: 3131
- Views: 604914
Re: Understanding US thread-III
Angry press conference
Scolding about crowd. Press will be held accountable.
Scolding about crowd. Press will be held accountable.
- 22 Jan 2017 04:37
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Understanding US thread-III
- Replies: 3131
- Views: 604914
Re: Understanding US thread-III
The entire event will be remembered for the debate on the crowd which attended the event
- 22 Jan 2017 04:31
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Understanding US thread-III
- Replies: 3131
- Views: 604914
Re: Understanding US thread-III
You do not have to feel sorry. Trump thinks these are all fakes. Lying media etc. Even Trumps Press Secretary says so. The event was the most watched in DC and the country and across the world http://heavy.com/news/2017/01/live-stream-donald-trump-press-secretary-sean-spicer-first-conference-inaugu...
- 22 Jan 2017 03:24
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Understanding US thread-III
- Replies: 3131
- Views: 604914
Re: Understanding US thread-III
also grok this article........in my view it is right on target after listening to his inaugural speech....... http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/20/14340496/trump-inaugural-speech-bush-obama-border-terror-war-tax-iraq-afghanistan The rest of the world cannot wait for this internal jockey...
- 22 Jan 2017 02:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Latest Chinese boast: should we shiver or die laughing?
- Replies: 1451
- Views: 350162
Re: Latest Chinese boast: should we shiver or die laughing?
The way China has gone about it is an insight into its strategy for expansion. China has border disputes with almost all its neighbors but it has been rather secretive in the case of Bhutan, to allow careful and secretive diplomacy between Beijing and Thimpu. China's main aim is to assimilate all c...
- 22 Jan 2017 02:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Latest Chinese boast: should we shiver or die laughing?
- Replies: 1451
- Views: 350162
Re: Latest Chinese boast: should we shiver or die laughing?
Only a strip of sixteen miles of intervening Indian territory at one point in Bangladesh's northern borders prevents Bangladesh from having a direct border with China. If during any physical conflict between India and China, any push through by Chinese forces across this sixteen miles strip of terr...
- 22 Jan 2017 01:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Tracking India's Admission into International Groups & Bodies
- Replies: 754
- Views: 154719
Re: Tracking India's Admission into International Groups
India’s NSG membership can’t be farewell gift http://indianexpress.com/article/world/indias-nsg-membership-cant-be-farewell-gift-china-to-us-4476997/ Not seeking NSG berth as gift but on non-proliferation record: India to China http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/56669370.cms China's re...
- 22 Jan 2017 00:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indus Water Treaty
- Replies: 3257
- Views: 736078
Re: Indus Water Treaty
Water and Power Secretary Younus Dagha said Pakistan was challenging the construction of Kishanganga and Ratle projects in the court of international arbitration. He, however, said India had not as yet started work on Ratle project. Even before the project has started Pak govt has challenged it in ...
- 22 Jan 2017 00:01
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan- November 7, 2016
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 674921
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan- November 7, 2016
There’s of course no way that Moscow could or ever would prohibit its private citizens and business entities from transporting their goods across CPEC, so India’s obsessive efforts to prevent Russia from using it will inevitably be in vain. Nevertheless, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs must...
- 21 Jan 2017 23:58
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan- November 7, 2016
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 674921
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan- November 7, 2016
During that digging came across an article in The Weekly Standard that said that Katehon Board of Supervisors member Alexandr Dugin was described as “Putin’s Rasputin” and the Katehon website/think tank as “Kremlin-backed” ( 'Putin's Rasputin' Endorses Trump ). I hope our foreign policy establishme...
- 21 Jan 2017 23:46
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
- Replies: 3964
- Views: 886011
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
Not much details but mostly one linersNRao wrote:Very interesting conference.
Here is FS Shankar. After Modi's introduction, this talk could not be any more clear about Indian position.
Traditional analysts will have to reboot.
- 21 Jan 2017 23:38
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan- November 7, 2016
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 674921
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan- November 7, 2016
Pakistan Army Refuses To Learn It's Lesssons According To This Paki Analyst The changing age of war Ayesha Siddiqa True to the military’s tradition of only briefing western foreigners about its organisation, the book brings with it clarity regarding many issues, certainly the fact that breeding mil...
- 21 Jan 2017 12:50
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Understanding US thread-III
- Replies: 3131
- Views: 604914
Re: Understanding US thread-III
New general taking temporary command of DC National Guard By: Meghann Myers, January 20, 2017 (Photo Credit: Army) As soon as President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, at 12:01 p.m. Eastern on Friday, Brig. Gen. William Walker assumed command of the District of ...
- 21 Jan 2017 11:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 1782
- Views: 629196
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread- June 2015
not sure where to post this http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-may-assist-uae-in-air-defence-system/articleshow/56674061.cms There is definite movement between India UAE relations..during Modi's UAE trip there was talk of india and UAE working on a joint mars mission in 2020..ag...
- 21 Jan 2017 11:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indian Foreign Policy
- Replies: 2499
- Views: 531903
Re: Indian Foreign Policy
I watched the whole thing live via you tube. While admiral Harris was very vague, I thought the deputy foreign minister of Japan gave a good key note speech. The womens debate conducted by the BBC correspondent from Afghanistan was good too. Whats with Indians and failure to keep to time? Its very ...
- 21 Jan 2017 11:40
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Watch Thread-I
- Replies: 815
- Views: 181796
Re: China Watch Thread-I
The US-China tango have but 4 choices; 1. Carry on Growing - Just like the carry on movie series it eventually runs out of time or resources as unlimited growth on a planet with finite resources is impossible. 2. Trudge along - For this the world has to remain exactly as it was when China was allow...
- 21 Jan 2017 11:19
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
- Replies: 3964
- Views: 886011
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
iBXLyuV_4uM Published on Jan 17, 2017 India@United Nations: A video message of H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary General, for the Raisina Dialogue, New Delhi, 17-19 January, 2017. Raisina Dialogue is India's flagship International Conference on Geo-politics and Geo-economics. The ...
- 21 Jan 2017 11:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Analyzing CPEC
- Replies: 1405
- Views: 404717
Re: Analyzing CPEC
How India's Project Mausam will counter China Silk Road
This will counter CPEC
- 20 Jan 2017 23:06
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
- Replies: 3964
- Views: 886011
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
8K Miles Media will be the largest desi media company in Radio, TV, and news media
- 20 Jan 2017 23:05
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
- Replies: 3964
- Views: 886011
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
In other news Rediff sells Indian Abroad: http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/rediff-sells-community-newspaper-india-abroad/333257.html India Abroad was an iconic news paper started by Gopal Raj. It was the go to weekly newspaper in the pre-Internet age. One very useful column from the 70s-90s w...
- 20 Jan 2017 12:34
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
- Replies: 3964
- Views: 886011
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
Admiral Harry B. Harris: "India and US must shape the new normal, the global operating system"
- 19 Jan 2017 23:57
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Watch Thread-I
- Replies: 815
- Views: 181796
Re: China Watch Thread-I
Xi calls for world without nuclear weapons This is just another double speak In the internet there are many comments by Chini and TSP saying that they will create a new world The Chini says to Pak that they will create a new world order It is laughable that they are unable to take care of thier own...
- 17 Jan 2017 05:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Tracking India's Admission into International Groups & Bodies
- Replies: 754
- Views: 154719
Re: Tracking India's Admission into International Groups
Not far ago, in 2008 China was brow beaten at NSG to provide a waiver to India. 8 years later they are brazenly standing alone in the world on several issues- South China sea, Masood Azhar, and India's NSG and UNSC membership. Now you see how the trap is put It takes time for the trap to be setup I...
- 17 Jan 2017 00:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
- Replies: 6071
- Views: 1270237
Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Modi-ji will have to walk a fine line so that to ensure that Moscow does not get the "wrong message" vis-a-vis ties with US You will be surprised that US and Moscow may be already coordinating on Af Pak issues. They are also planning on China. This is not a zero sum anymore. Geo politics ...
- 12 Jan 2017 23:05
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Understanding US thread-III
- Replies: 3131
- Views: 604914
Re: Understanding US thread-III
I think MI6 will have some more retirements. And a few Republicans will be sifted from Committees as they have shown lacking in sense to be in such places. British were the ones interfering in US elections along with everybody else via Clinton Foundation. Americans are babies in front of the Britis...
- 12 Jan 2017 23:03
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Understanding US thread-III
- Replies: 3131
- Views: 604914
Re: Understanding US thread-III
BuzzFeed founder and chief executive Jonah Peretti 's tweet about Ivanka he posted in October Above is a glimpse into the nature of the american media establishment driving the current Buzzfeed & CNN story claiming a Trump-Russia nexus. Good for rating. The Trump family is the source of greates...
- 12 Jan 2017 22:57
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 2265877
Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
SS, China is now getting into a civilized nation state trap. Early on as a rogue state it could get away with a lot of wrong things under US patronage to bring down the Former Soviet Union. But now it is acting against the US itself. This is the civilized nation state syndrome. HAK thinks its the T...
- 11 Jan 2017 02:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: J&K News and Discussion - 2016
- Replies: 3305
- Views: 952096
Re: J&K News and Discussion - 2016
I think after a big IAS guy from Kashmir wrote article about giving honorable way out of conflict for Hurrirats etc , stage is being set emotional putch putch with Valley Urchins. That is where Farooq Abdullah and Omar comes in But things could go wrong But Pak is going into another orbit without a...
- 11 Jan 2017 00:25
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: 'Make in India' Single engined fighter
- Replies: 5424
- Views: 1226870
Re: 'Make in India' Single engined fighter
Lockheed Martin offers F-16 Block 70, for India, from India, exported to the world By Neetu Dhulia New Delhi, August 4, 2016: In sync with ‘Make in India’, Lockheed Martin is all out to move the production facility of its F-16 next-generation fighters to India. “We have had a round of discussions e...
- 10 Jan 2017 13:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Levant crisis - III
- Replies: 12253
- Views: 1951095
Re: Levant crisis - III
01/09/17: Will Obama’s Legacy be the Loss of Incirlik Airbase? US has 200 H bombs in that base NATO will lose this base which is the hub for the Syria campaign. Another win for Russia M1cqtPfwvvg 01/09/17: Will Obama’s Legacy be the Loss of Incirlik Airbase? US has 200 H bombs in that base NATO will...
- 04 Jan 2017 10:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 1782
- Views: 629196
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread- June 2015
The New order is already proposed How To Address Strategic Insecurity In A Turbulent Age Zbigniew Brzezinski Former U.S. National Security Adviser (1977-1981) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/us-china-russia-relations_us_586955dbe4b0de3a08f8e3e0 The ideal geopolitical response to the crisis of gl...