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- 07 May 2013 21:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013
- Replies: 2843
- Views: 314248
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013
Im the dim falling down from the lifter VIDEO :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: It was the guy in grey attire (probably his security detail), who grabbed the others, since he tripped. Apparently these were not properly trained security persons. Properly trained people would not have endangered the VIP they a...
- 05 May 2013 08:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Boston Bombing Followup Thread
- Replies: 761
- Views: 82615
Re: Boston Bombing Followup Thread
FBI focuses on Boston bomber's widow after agents discover radical Islamist files on her computer and traces of explosive residue throughout her home Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2319544/Katherine-Russell-Tsarnaev-FBI-focuses-Boston-bombers-widow-agents-discover-radical-Islamis...
- 05 May 2013 01:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
- Replies: 2129
- Views: 384689
Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion
I do not think it is a decent thing to do to refer to Japanese folks as Japs. They (Japanese) consider it highly racist and offensive.
- 04 May 2013 07:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Hero Sarabjit Singh
- Replies: 71
- Views: 9958
Re: Hero Sarabjit Singh
RamaY, I take it that you did not hear the plea of Dalbir Kaur. She asked entire Hindustan to unite behind MMS. She said this is not the time to be BJP or Congress. This is the time to be a Hindustani. Do you think it is appropriate to be rolling on the floor laughing on a thread which is supposed t...
- 04 May 2013 07:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Hero Sarabjit Singh
- Replies: 71
- Views: 9958
Re: Hero Sarabjit Singh
Some members on this forum can certainly learn a thing or two from Dalbir Kaur on what to say and what not to say in a moment of hardship. What a great woman she is. God bless her.
- 04 May 2013 07:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Bharatiya - Identity, Vision, Agenda, Proposition
- Replies: 2738
- Views: 363699
Re: The Bharatiya - Identity, Vision, Agenda, Proposition
Tarek Fatah is Bharat Ratna.
- 04 May 2013 07:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Hero Sarabjit Singh
- Replies: 71
- Views: 9958
Re: Hero Sarabjit Singh
She is a brave woman. I just wish entire India could watch this tape. There was an unmatched gravity in her speech.SBajwa wrote:Sarabjit Singh's sister Dalbir kaur on media (in Hindi)
http://khabar.ndtv.com/video/show/news/273160
- 04 May 2013 06:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Hero Sarabjit Singh
- Replies: 71
- Views: 9958
Re: Hero Sarabjit Singh
My prayers are with Sarabjeet's family. May he attain Nirvana. He was indeed a hero.
- 04 May 2013 05:31
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India-China War 2013 - Trigger: Incursion into India
- Replies: 671
- Views: 93820
Re: India-China War 2013 - Trigger: Incursion into India
The Chindu douche-bags at it again. Latest drivel from Ananth Krishnan: China says Khurshid visit will ‘boost’ ties amid strains Three flag-meetings failed to diffuse the stand-off, which was sparked on April 15 when Chinese troops put up tents 19 km into what India sees as its territory. Why not j...
- 27 Apr 2013 22:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Chinese Threat
- Replies: 5192
- Views: 742150
Re: Managing Chinese Threat
If air is the only medium available to supply Indian army in DBO or any other ALGs then the ALGs will have to be secured by creating secure perimeters with a radius of at least 30km. Troops have to be deployed at the end of these perimeters. Roads have to be built between the ALGs and the deployed t...
- 26 Apr 2013 04:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
- Replies: 6071
- Views: 1281296
Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis
India is a poor country. It should focus on becoming self reliant when it comes to arms. You can never build a solid military with imported weapons with limited budget. But India is far from being self reliant when it comes to arms production. So the import is a necessary evil. Russian made weapons ...
- 26 Apr 2013 00:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Blast in Bangalore
- Replies: 214
- Views: 19056
Re: Blast in Bangalore
The auto driver is a true hero.
- 25 Apr 2013 10:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1550958
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
India's grand solar plans threatened by ugly US trade spat
In a tit-for-tat trade battle between the US and India over solar power, what is certain is that the environment will be the loser ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/t ... trade-spat
- 25 Apr 2013 09:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Chinese Threat
- Replies: 5192
- Views: 742150
Re: Managing Chinese Threat
I hope Indian electorate will teach Congress/UPA a lesson they will never forget.Singha wrote:Admins might want to lock this thread and re-open it only if something happens.
we are all on same page, but nobody in GOI seems willing to listen to any saner elements incl ex-IA/ex-IAS types.
- 25 Apr 2013 08:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Blast in Bangalore
- Replies: 214
- Views: 19056
Re: Blast in Bangalore
Kudos to Karnataka and Tamilnadu police for cracking the case. That was good police work.
- 23 Apr 2013 23:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Chinese Threat
- Replies: 5192
- Views: 742150
Re: Managing Chinese Threat
In addition to strategic solutions suggested by couple of posters, here is what I suggest. We send a platoon to tag the invading chinese platoon. The task of this platoon is to make sure that chinese do not advance further. It seems like we are already doing this. Then send another platoon 10KM insi...
- 23 Apr 2013 08:27
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Police Reform
- Replies: 1084
- Views: 272280
Re: Indian Police Reform
NEW DELHI – In India, the ratio of police in relation to population is very low. Given the shortage, who should the government protect? The ordinary, teeming millions? Or India’s richest man? On Monday, a newspaper reported that businessman Mukesh Ambani, India’s wealthiest citizen with a net worth ...
- 21 Apr 2013 11:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Chinese Threat
- Replies: 5192
- Views: 742150
Re: Managing Chinese Threat
I apologize for referring Tibet as a Chinese territory.harbans wrote:Corrected! Definitely the Han has never been where he is now in history.The situation is horrible. We have to start camping insideChineseour/ Tibetan territory ourselves.
- 21 Apr 2013 11:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Chinese Threat
- Replies: 5192
- Views: 742150
Re: Managing Chinese Threat
^ I agree. This "border is ill defined" line is getting old. It makes anyone who utters it look like an idiot.
- 21 Apr 2013 02:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Chinese Threat
- Replies: 5192
- Views: 742150
Re: Managing Chinese Threat
Chinese pushed in 10km and India pushed in only 300m in response. I do not think that is the right proportion. If they push in 10km, we should push in 30km. I think that would be the right response. Karan, my reading of the news is that IA has built a post in Indian territory 300m from the Chinese ...
- 21 Apr 2013 02:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013
- Replies: 2843
- Views: 314248
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013
Pakistan was born on the basis of treason against India. If you expect loyalty in a country like that then you are a fool. Musharraf is a fool. This all reminds me of a Hindi saying, "Jub geedar kee mout aati hai to ao sahar kee taraf bhagta hai." He had plenty of prior examples to ponder ...
- 20 Apr 2013 22:52
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 629014
Re: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
I forgive all her sins
- 20 Apr 2013 22:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Boston Bombing Followup Thread
- Replies: 761
- Views: 82615
Re: Boston Bombing Followup Thread
Anantha, This article has great details on who started and particularly who propagated it. It was propagated by Anonymous' Twitter account. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/04/it-wasnt-sunil-tripathi-the-anatomy-of-a-misinformation-disaster/275155/ --- On a separate note, no one wo...
- 20 Apr 2013 10:11
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Blast in Bangalore
- Replies: 214
- Views: 19056
Re: Blast in Bangalore
I hope someone will be able to ID the perpetrator despite poor quality of image.
- 20 Apr 2013 09:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Boston Bombing Followup Thread
- Replies: 761
- Views: 82615
Re: Boston Bombing Followup Thread
I was not sure where to post it so here it is: Man Beaten in Anti-Muslim Attack Outside Bronx Applebees, NYPD Says NEW YORK CITY — A 30-year-old man was attacked by men hurling anti-Muslim slurs while he was smoking a cigarette outside an Applebee's Monday night, cops said. Abdullah Faruque later to...
- 20 Apr 2013 08:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Boston Bombing Followup Thread
- Replies: 761
- Views: 82615
Re: Tamerlane Tsarnev -David Coleman Headley by another name
I think the twitter guys who are Indians and posted hate messages about Tripathi need to be dealt with strongly, they are worse than TSPians. Gurus, how to manage Twitty threat from future trashing of Indic? On a personal level: Twitter has a policy against harassment, slander, abuse, etc. I do not...
- 20 Apr 2013 08:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013
- Replies: 2843
- Views: 314248
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013
A while back someone posted a video of Paki army executing some unarmed Chechen refugees. One of the refugees was a pregnant woman. I could never understand why Pakis so brutally executed some random (?) unarmed Chechen refugees. This Chechen angle in Boston brought back the memory of that video. It...
- 20 Apr 2013 08:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Chinese Threat
- Replies: 5192
- Views: 742150
Re: Managing Chinese Threat
Chinese pushed in 10km and India pushed in only 300m in response. I do not think that is the right proportion. If they push in 10km, we should push in 30km. I think that would be the right response.
- 20 Apr 2013 06:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Blast in Bangalore
- Replies: 214
- Views: 19056
Re: Blast in Bangalore
The other thread got closed before I could offer my condolences to the victims. My prayers are with the victims. It is a cause for concern when just one militant can shut down an entire city as big as Boston.
- 20 Apr 2013 06:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Blast in Bangalore
- Replies: 214
- Views: 19056
Re: Blast in Bangalore
My prayers are with victims. I just hope we as humans will eradicate this disease called terrorism.
- 20 Apr 2013 05:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013
- Replies: 2843
- Views: 314248
Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013
How "Yes Men" Can Ruin You: Leadership Lessons from a Pakistani Dictator Former Pakistani President and General Pervez Musharraf returned from exile last month in an attempt to win power again and rescue his struggling nation. For his trouble, he was mostly ignored, then he had a shoe thr...
- 17 Apr 2013 01:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Who Should be India's PM in 2014?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 8336
Re: Who Should be India's PM in 2014?
Modi will be a good Prime Minister for India so you can count on us Indians not electing him.
- 16 Apr 2013 09:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Vested Interests in India for Giving In to Pak Blackmail
- Replies: 140
- Views: 16160
Re: Vested Interests in India for Giving In to Pak Blackmail
Unfortunately, we do not practice true secularism in India. For example, a secular society will not tolerate Sharia law but India does. There has to be national level effort to educate Indians on the virtues of true secularism. Indians also need to understand the importance of Dharma. It is the Dhar...
- 16 Apr 2013 07:11
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Vested Interests in India for Giving In to Pak Blackmail
- Replies: 140
- Views: 16160
Re: Vested Interests in India for Giving In to Pak Blackmail
Let us say we have four people in a room - Mr TM1 (Tamil Muslim), Mr TM2 (Tamil Muslim), Mr TH (Tamil Hindu) and Mr BH (Bengali Hindu). In this scenario, it is very likely that either Mr TM1 or Mr TM2 or both will reach out to Mr TH and convince him by stressing their Tamilness that Mr TH has nothin...
- 16 Apr 2013 06:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Thesis: Peace unlikely in next 25 years
- Replies: 139
- Views: 15372
Re: Thesis: Peace unlikely in next 25 years
We need immediate involvement of GOI in land consolidation and management to prevent waste of precious agricultural lands. Also agricultural industry needs to be kicked started by GOI which can later be taken over by private sector. Try to manufacture as much arms as possible in India even if it is ...
- 16 Apr 2013 06:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-Israel: News and Discussion
- Replies: 2559
- Views: 479533
Re: Indo-Israel: News and Discussion
I always thought Nadeera was a muslim actress. I had no idea she was Jewish. I have to admit it surprised me to learn that there were so many Jewish actors/actress in Bollywood.
- 13 Apr 2013 23:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Thesis: Peace unlikely in next 25 years
- Replies: 139
- Views: 15372
Re: Thesis: Peace unlikely in next 25 years
The world is a chess board. On this board we have kings, queens, bishops, knights, pawns, etc. In order to survive/thrive in this world a country has to use these pieces. There are countries which are using Pakistan (and may be Islam) as pawn to further their interests. In order to survive/thrive, I...
- 12 Apr 2013 10:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion
- Replies: 3770
- Views: 613553
Re: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion
The commissioner is right. Sri Lankans (Sinhalese and Tamils both) are Indians. It is the British who started the process of isolating Sri Lankans from Indians.
- 11 Apr 2013 08:55
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 629014
Re: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
What is disturbing is that people like Thatcher and Churchill gained so much popularity in UK. This means that idea of bigotry finds significant traction among British people.
- 10 Apr 2013 09:04
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
- Replies: 3962
- Views: 629014
Re: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
Margaret Thatcher accused of holding 'unabashedly racist' views
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013 ... CMP=twt_gu
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013 ... CMP=twt_gu