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by Cyrano
05 Jan 2024 18:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: European Union: Positive News
Replies: 411
Views: 193569

Re: European Union: Positive News

Greece is the best performing economy in EU !

https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/ ... f-the-year

Andher nagari mey chopat raja!!
by Cyrano
03 Jan 2024 11:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6211
Views: 1886913

Re: Internal Security Watch

A better way to deescalate accident situations would be to mandate a dash cam on buses and trucks. Gadkari just mandated A/C in (new) truck cabins. They can mandate dash cams as well, with some reasonable and practical detailed rules. Could solve lot of other problems for owners, drivers, Insurance ...
by Cyrano
03 Jan 2024 11:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20810

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

Hasn't Iran just become part of BRICS officially? Bharat could have vetoed their entry but we didn't. And they have done this now...?
by Cyrano
02 Jan 2024 21:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8956
Views: 2603194

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Well said!
A matter of time before the same is applied on them...
by Cyrano
30 Dec 2023 09:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 822
Views: 741790

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

In Bangalore right now, going to HAL's air and space museum today. Will post some pics later...

It seems they have a simulator, hoping to get a ride in it :)
by Cyrano
29 Dec 2023 21:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-France news
Replies: 345
Views: 142384

Re: India-France news

Maron is a globalist investment banker elitist and not a de Gaulle or Modi type nationalist, nor is he a populist with grassroots level understanding of France. I can't find any concrete evidence of Macron acting towards strategic autonomy beyond lip service statements. France must really hurry to ...
by Cyrano
29 Dec 2023 08:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1975
Views: 491130

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

Surprising that they are leaking news that they will arrest the perpetrators shortly. Who does that if they are seriously going to do that? They will keep everything under wraps to prevent the suspects from escaping. Looks like they are deliberately releasing this news so that the people they are s...
by Cyrano
29 Dec 2023 01:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8956
Views: 2603194

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Actually who really cares about what the sta(l)te dept is saying except NYT and wapo etc? SD rubbing Bharat the wrong way gives us the foil to sulk and negotiate better with DoD if used cleverly. When you pause and reflect how long the pakis have played SD & DoD seems we just have grown a pair a...
by Cyrano
29 Dec 2023 01:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7551
Views: 1774897

Re: Understanding the US - Again

I watched the whole episode livecast as it happened, Trump did make provocative and inciting statements that day. The crowds of his supporters did overwhelm Capitol security people, it looked like a few shots could lead to a massive blood bath any moment. Congress was in session and many inside were...
by Cyrano
27 Dec 2023 23:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20810

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

How about a Turkish Bayrakter (supplied to Ukraine to give plausible deniability, Elensky also has a grudge wrt India) drone launched from Maldives to hit the ship midway between Mumbai and Mangalore? President Moizu's first visit was to Erdogan. Very much possible, these are 2 bit proxies anyways....
by Cyrano
27 Dec 2023 23:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20810

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

I've been mulling over these shipping strikes. Seems someone is challenging Bharat - you keep saying IoR, Indo-Pacific, Quad ityadi, now let's see what you got under the hood. From our perspective, there are several ways to deal with this, not just by going ballistic. I'm fully expecting some desi m...
by Cyrano
27 Dec 2023 23:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6071
Views: 1288188

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

To make dumbo news anchors seem intelligent :)
by Cyrano
27 Dec 2023 23:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20810

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

If it's Shaheed type drones they can be launched from small boats and guided to target from few KMs away. Tracking vessels is public domain info these days, they can simply lie in wait, get info from who ever is ordering the hit, and launch the drone from their dinghy and then disappear.
by Cyrano
27 Dec 2023 23:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 68
Views: 20810

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

If you meant ship based radars, only when they are in that zone with radar turned on. For sky based, we need to have multiple a/C or surveillance drones flying 24/7 to get only part of the required coverage. If you see NATO air activity around Ukraine you'll see that the amount of flying required is...
by Cyrano
27 Dec 2023 22:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6071
Views: 1288188

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

Re: "Chennai-Vladivostok-polar route for oil/gas/coke/fertilizer." I know this has been in the works for a while and namo is personally behind this. But won't this become a choke point for the chini and generate some leverage if we decide to choke them in Malacca? Unless the shipping is do...
by Cyrano
27 Dec 2023 22:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8956
Views: 2603194

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Not just Bharat, the whole world will move away from financing the 33T and growing debt at some point of time, some sooner than others. And since when did trading in respective currencies between sovereign countries become a crime? For now most of the world does not know how exactly to go about it, ...
by Cyrano
23 Dec 2023 23:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1975
Views: 491130

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

If anything our image has improved, no one really cares what NYT or wapos or CNN scream about except few Indian msms.
by Cyrano
23 Dec 2023 19:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1975
Views: 491130

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

What a chill he has put on India Canada relations !

These guys, US included, are trying to word soup their way out of this chew thiya paa by using allegations, investigation, indictment, charges, credible ityadi vocabulary as if India or some unknown men care...
by Cyrano
23 Dec 2023 19:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-France news
Replies: 345
Views: 142384

Re: India-France news

Sadly, I know :(
EM is another fin industry stooge and has his head so high in the clouds that his brain only works on apoxia.
by Cyrano
23 Dec 2023 11:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-France news
Replies: 345
Views: 142384

Re: India-France news

good move by India to liberate European countries from servitude of the US. France is the perfect wedge, I only hope Macron is smart enough to see it.
by Cyrano
20 Dec 2023 00:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1787
Views: 657426

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

We should be in no hurry to become no 1 etc in economic or military terms. Being a Chakravarty comes with it's own burdens and won't last forever... The world is a big place, technology is a great leveler. What Bharat should aim for is prosperity for itself, be in very good relations with at least t...
by Cyrano
18 Dec 2023 00:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4488
Views: 1374247

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

It seems Dawood is gone. Poisoned!?
Internet down in napak
by Cyrano
17 Dec 2023 23:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8956
Views: 2603194

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

One more chew thiya article from the banana fentanyl republic LoL!
by Cyrano
16 Dec 2023 22:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8956
Views: 2603194

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

No shivering. Just the kind of opportunity Bharat is waiting for may present itself...
by Cyrano
15 Dec 2023 18:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 863061

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

This is the high end side of the toolkit . They can't deny the growth (even if they can quibble on the data), so they want to put a "jobless growth" tag on the govt's performance as an elections slogan, some how get back like they did with ABV's India Shining campaign. And their solution i...
by Cyrano
15 Dec 2023 17:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 863061

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

That cannister carried in shoes claim seems unconvincing. Someone has helped them, either a compromised security officer or parliament staff or lahowlwilakuwwat it could even be an MP. we need to trace back where this shoe claim and initial photos posted on SM came from. I'm sure there is extensive ...
by Cyrano
15 Dec 2023 15:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
Replies: 4382
Views: 1494020

Re: J&K Union Territory-2019

Is this a recent lecture or a re upload? Seems that it was delivered a few years ago...

Given the repeal of 370 and 35A, and the recent SC judgement upholding it, the Constituion of J&K ceases to exist ie becomes null and void - doesn't it?
by Cyrano
15 Dec 2023 15:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 863061

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

All the opposition MPs shouting the home minister should answer, the PM should make a statement etc etc on this security breach, their prayers will be generously answered, once the investigation progresses sufficiently in the coming days. This unemployment argument doesn't hold water, especially giv...
by Cyrano
14 Dec 2023 23:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 863061

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

^^^ time for Pappu and a bunch of people to go on urgent phoren trips and badmouth Bharat.
Because here no one believes their shenanigans anymore.
by Cyrano
14 Dec 2023 23:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8956
Views: 2603194

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

My thoughts exactly Chetak saar, there have been several interactions this year with POTUS & Gang at multiple levels, in India, in US, elsewhere. Lot of initiatives have started in various domains. These need to progress concretely on both sides then we can reconvene and assess outcomes, and thi...
by Cyrano
14 Dec 2023 23:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 863061

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Parliament Security breach - 15 MPs suspended, 5 arrested, the main plotter Lalit Jha is missing. PGuru YT claims the above. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS2ApkFi6yY PGurus & Sumit Peer may have their heart in the right place, but the quality of their hangouts needs major imbroovement. Seems...
by Cyrano
14 Dec 2023 22:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5655
Views: 1651499

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

We need some specific engine tech, Rolls Royce is one of the possible sources. Apart from ejection seats from Martin Baker and an odd component here and there, everything else we can now do in house. By the next decade, even those wont be needed from outside. So the question we should ask is why wou...
by Cyrano
13 Dec 2023 21:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 863061

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Add to neech-nikrustha, mand-buddhi as well.
by Cyrano
13 Dec 2023 20:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 863061

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

LoL ! Seeing how quickly Adhi Ranjan, Kharge, Shampoo boy knew that a BJP MP was named in the parliament visitors pass of one of the intruders and started making ruckus in LS and RS as soon as the houses reconvened, And photos all over SM of these intruders with Pappu, other congi netas, sloganeerin...
by Cyrano
13 Dec 2023 20:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 863061

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Yes, it seems 2 more arrested for sheltering these 4 people in Delhi. When will our police learn to shoot intruders down, or immediately tie hands behind the back with cuffs or zipties, put a hood on them etc as standard procedure ? That intruder babe is an Andolan jeevi shouting slogans as she was ...
by Cyrano
13 Dec 2023 20:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4488
Views: 1374247

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Even our or any forces will be vulnerable if they aren't equipped with NVG but the attackers are. In how many places with troops concentration can one have layered perimeters of defense to protect vital installations and take attrition to save what is important?