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by chanakyaa
24 Feb 2022 20:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 970746

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

It would be helpful for posters to back claims with some sources (links, videos) and hold off the urge to post something before evidence is available. Otherwise this will turn into Teeter like trash collection. I would like to see dozen T-72s getting destroyed, but not in an imaginary world.
by chanakyaa
24 Feb 2022 19:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 970746

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Is there any update on how far deep have Russians managed to penetrate? Armoured columns positions, towns / strategic locations captured?
Both sides putting positive spin
https://southfront.org/height-hours-aft ... an-losses/
by chanakyaa
24 Feb 2022 18:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 970746

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

...So no one really know what’s happening on the ground... And, this is the only thing we can agree on. West, NATO, and UKies are currently fighting the war in the social media using small clips and unauthenticated pics, b’cas they can’t do much on the ground. At this rate Ukraine will take over Ru...
by chanakyaa
24 Feb 2022 17:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 970746

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

For now they are definitely winning on Twitter
by chanakyaa
24 Feb 2022 08:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 970746

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

The Russian Armed Forces have declared a “No-Fly Zone” for all civil aviation encompassing the airspace along the northeastern border with Ukraine.

https://safeairspace.net/

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by chanakyaa
20 Feb 2022 23:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 970746

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

OT, but the only waar Nato fights (with limited success) is claiming 2% of member's national GDP spend on the military hardware, which for the most part, rusts as mega waars become fewer and fewer. Thus you need more and more countries, else MIC will meltdown. Real power lies here... (AP) EU chief: ...
by chanakyaa
20 Feb 2022 08:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
Replies: 1463
Views: 498582

Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations

Nothing in the public domain suggesting that he got a green light, but it would be a surprise if tata did not run it by GoI before making a significant move of appointing Ilker Ayci as CEO. Lets see what Ministry of Civil Aviation says.
by chanakyaa
18 Feb 2022 20:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 970746

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Pakistan and Russia have signed a pact for 1,100-km gas pipeline from Karachi to Lahore Good old wash-rinse-repeat. Here a the same headline from 2015... Pakistan, Russia sign 1,100km gas pipeline agreement ... The pipeline is expected to get completed by December 2017 ( :rotfl: ) and has capacity ...
by chanakyaa
17 Feb 2022 23:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3038271

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

for fun checkout at 0.38 hrs the lawyer stated that Quran states women should wear hijab. when judges asked where in Quran he had no answer... Thanks for posting. I have not laughed so hard in a long time. On this question, divorced-Hindu-Brahmin advocate says that, he doesn’t the information handy...
by chanakyaa
15 Feb 2022 09:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
Replies: 1463
Views: 498582

Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations

What made Tatas do this ? Other than resuscitating Maharaja back 2 life from years of abuse, which he (or any desi exec) is capable of, and keeping geopolitical issues aside (I mean who takes Toorkie and Erdo seriously, he could be out by 2023)...looking at his bkground, can he contribute to Tata’s...
by chanakyaa
13 Feb 2022 03:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 970746

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Funny thing is that even Ukie president (including EU) is not taking the bait of imminent russ invasion, and you see the frustration it in the headlines. Top officials from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany met over Minsk agreement, but the discussions did not make much progress. (no need to click...
by chanakyaa
11 Feb 2022 23:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 970746

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Liz Tuss's tough talk visit was mostly smokes and mirrors. For all we know, behind the closed doors she may be carrying messages from diaper by-then or begging for russ oligarchs to park their money in the crumbling city of lon-done. No one takes uKay seriously. Movers and shakers are trying to revi...
by chanakyaa
10 Feb 2022 19:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3038271

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

If the anti-hijab side looses; then it is also going to have a national impact. High Court verdicts have pan-India significance, and one verdict from a state HC can be used as reference in other states.... Kapil Sibal has already filed a Supreme Court case just in case KA verdict comes unsatisfacto...
by chanakyaa
09 Feb 2022 08:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1782
Views: 636740

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

... CHIPS for America Act & FABS Act European Chips Act : Communication, Regulation, Joint Undertaking and Recommendation EU’s chip production plan aims to ease dependency on Asia The European Union announced a $48 billion plan Tuesday to become a major semiconductor producer, seeking to curb i...
by chanakyaa
07 Feb 2022 05:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1880
Views: 468903

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

Ignoring the Kanadian politics (b'cad we don't care), what are the chances are the convoy party is partly funded by the XJP gang? After the Hua-way saga ended in October 2021, which saw its CFO released after 3 years of captivity under Troodoo, I'm sure XJP is looking for opportunity to settle the s...
by chanakyaa
30 Jan 2022 00:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 1962
Views: 566551

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

On a lighter note, I'm posting travelogues of an Indian YouTuber who recently visited largest cities in Syria. **These are his personal travel videos, and not from any News organization** 10 years later life is Syria is returning to normal but the level of destruction, as shown from a ordinary citiz...
by chanakyaa
26 Jan 2022 07:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 970746

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Missile crisis II? .... Yeah, lot of Cuban mijjile crisis like hot air. US elections are coming up in November 2022, so all the headlines need to be discounted accordingly. Having said that, China, Iran and Russ have been used in the past to sharpen prejidential image. Biden people unlikely 2 use C...
by chanakyaa
22 Jan 2022 22:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1782
Views: 636740

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

#China #Taiwan #Semiconductor #US #World #India West is rapidly preparing itself to be delinked itself from Taiwan in one important area. If Taiwan is attacked (either knowingly attacked or allowed to be attacked so that sanctions can follow) and the country’s production capacity (mostly semiconduct...
by chanakyaa
20 Jan 2022 08:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 970746

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Waar cries are getting louder..and Ukie's waar president is back from retirement in Spain. Lot of whollywood drama on impending attack by Russ on Ukie, but doubt anyone is stupid. Never know, just like the Georgia war in the middle of Olympics, we could some fireworks in Ukie during Beijing winter O...
by chanakyaa
16 Jan 2022 10:26
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
Replies: 2853
Views: 824014

Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021

If anyone is interested, here's a link to download a truncated 62 page version of the newly approved national security policy. Please note that the expiration date is not 100 years. This policy term expires in 2026. https://legalversity.com/pakistan-national-security-policy-2022-pdf-explained/ Than...
by chanakyaa
02 Jan 2022 21:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3038271

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

@KL Dubey ji, I find this Yati's story truly amusing. Remain amused. @KL Dubey ji, I did not mean across as superficial or crass with my response. I've found many of your posts valuable. What I meant to say, with respect to Yati N., is that he and that Banares event ended up giving fodder to those ...
by chanakyaa
27 Dec 2021 08:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3038271

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

@KL Dubey ji, I find this Yati's story truly amusing. He has chemical engineering from Moscow, because he says so. Not that it matters, but he comes back and instead of taking job to repay expensing degree in Russia (Ruble to Rupee, 2:1), he joins political party. Umhh!! If he became sanyasi in earl...
by chanakyaa
23 Dec 2021 22:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2837557

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Okay, some good and bad news. Just before X'mas, diplomatic boycott of winter Olympics, and just after non-profit called Fizer manged to sell $8bn of its newly approved COVID pill to govts. around the world, positive news has started flooding with the dramatic decline of Omicron cases in SA. (WaPo) ...
by chanakyaa
19 Dec 2021 00:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
Replies: 1463
Views: 498582

Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations

..Turkey's economy in crisis; Govt halts Equity, Derivatives and Debt Trading with immediate effect Alhamdulillah, it is not helping. Turkish lira has lost 50% of value to USD in 9 months at 16 to 1 USD and inflation has soared to 21%. According to shariya and madrassa math, big numbers must be a p...
by chanakyaa
16 Dec 2021 06:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2837557

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Hindustan Syringes gets nod to restart production in partial reprieve
Haryana's Commission for Air Quality Management allows it to run only eight hours a day on weekdays, and not at all on weekends
And, in 2020

Syringe manufacturers urge PM to stamp out Chinese competition
by chanakyaa
12 Dec 2021 22:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Ram Janmbhoomi Post-SCI Verdict: News and Discussion
Replies: 520
Views: 130645

Re: Ram Janmbhoomi Post-SCI Verdict: News and Discussion

CJI Ranjan Gogoi explains how attempts were made to stop RJB

by chanakyaa
10 Dec 2021 07:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Christianity, Evangelism & its geopolitical impact
Replies: 1237
Views: 421805

Re: Christianity, Evangelism & its geopolitical impact

When The EU instructed its employees earlier this year to refer to the upcoming Christmas holiday as the “holiday period,” so as not to offend non-Christians and anyone who does not celebrate Christmas. Pope warned the bloc not to “take the path of ideological colonization,” 84-year-old head of the ...
by chanakyaa
30 Nov 2021 15:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3038271

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Jack Dorsey runs a real company (no not Twitter), a payment company, called Square. He was the CEO of both companies for a long time. Square is a real corporation, while Twitter allows anonymous people to unload their personal agenda views on others. Who knows who is really behind setting the algos ...
by chanakyaa
26 Nov 2021 16:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2837557

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

News today that the government is monitoring a new variant that was detected in visitors to India. New Covid-19 variant Here we go again, new variant, renewed scare....Whats up with these “alleged” deadly variants only popping up in the former British!t colonized countries (SA, HK, Boswana ityadi)?...
by chanakyaa
02 Nov 2021 23:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3038271

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

... https://twitter.com/Sanjay_Dixit/status/1455461313140838403?t=ZqpnzjT1oD9HffOhxEIdHQ&s=09 Secular BJP wiped out of Himachal and West Bengal in Assembly bye-polls. Communal BJP sweeps Assam, ahead in MP and leads Telangana. If @BJP4India continues to take Hindus for granted, this will be the...
by chanakyaa
17 Oct 2021 08:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3038271

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Govt. did the wise thing by not doing something stupid (deploying reserve forces, lathe charge etc.), which would have led to more dead bodies, riots and completely turn the discourse against the govt. This is exactly pappu/pinky and kangressi cabal wants before the (UP/GE) elections. Instead, the l...
by chanakyaa
16 Oct 2021 06:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3038271

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Anyone looking for some context and history on this in an abbreviated video, this video with Puneet Sahani from Harshvardhan Tripathi is a must watch. Very informative...and helps cool down the boiling blood knowing the roots of this conflict are much deeper, including some interesting perspective o...
by chanakyaa
11 Oct 2021 06:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3038271

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

... All in all i am maybe seeing the realization that this govt is here to stay, so they seem to be looking for reconcilations (which stage of grief is it btw). So most of the arguments are turned to "you must try to look/move forward" and "not dwell on the past". if the show wa...
by chanakyaa
01 Oct 2021 20:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2837557

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Ivermectin black out in uttar pradesh by media scums ... Now is the right moment to notice the onslaught of United States poison control articles attempting to smear Ivermectin, a drug proven safe and effective in the Uttar Pradesh test-and-treat program administered under the auspices of both the ...
by chanakyaa
28 Sep 2021 17:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3038271

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

...That Congress mukt Bharat is comming true. But this is just a wet dream. PratyushJi My Predictions(after wearing Nostradamus Langoote :rotfl: and all other stuff): 2022 Bhai Behan get badly mauled. Matoshree announces 'Vanaprasthashram' in Lake Como :D 2024 Sachin Pilot takes over as the head of...
by chanakyaa
27 Sep 2021 07:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
Replies: 1784
Views: 405403

Re: India-EU News & Analysis

German Social Democrats beat conservatives in vote to decide Merkel successor The centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) were on track for 26.0% of the vote, ahead of 24.5% for Merkel's CDU/CSU conservative bloc, projections for broadcaster ZDF showed, but both groups believed they could lead the next ...
by chanakyaa
25 Sep 2021 07:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1796671

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

While the world was busy with UNGA bonhomie, someone blinked (as expected), and Xiden won. Trudeau waited to win one more election and folded...so predictable. Huawei CFO Meng free to return to China after striking deal with U.S. to end extradition OTTAWA — Senior Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was r...
by chanakyaa
20 Sep 2021 20:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: China's Global Strategy-I
Replies: 125
Views: 41853

Re: China's Global Strategy-I

Let me also jot down thoughts on what could be Xi's endgame. ... If China, can force a USD collapse, it can then also force a Bretton Woods style reset so that the Yuan from current levels of 2% in global trade and reserves is made to go upto 25-30%. IF this happens and given China's fundamentals, ...
by chanakyaa
19 Sep 2021 05:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: China's Global Strategy-I
Replies: 125
Views: 41853

Re: China's Global Strategy-I

The approaching black swan - Chinese economic nuke... Lohit the plot reminds me of the Mel Gibson movie, Payback in which hero sees that the asian gangsters are not wearing a seat belt while driving a car, so Gibson decides to do full head-on car crash while wearing the seat belt....surviving spect...
by chanakyaa
17 Sep 2021 08:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
Replies: 3095
Views: 804939

Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/19/afghanistan-pakistan-india-south-asia-british-colonial-past-partition-durand-line/ ... So according to this hare-brained fool, Afghanistan taliban is == Hindu nationalism, and both are expanding because of colonial partition ! How does one even make a living wri...