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by GShankar
10 Apr 2017 11:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1403608

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Some top players imo out of your range - Wawrinka, Nishikori, Goffin and Nishioka (still to establlish, but good game). Like I said, big serves are better countered by standing a bit far. Almost everyone I know does this. Only exception I remember is federer. The same racket tech that allows to ser...
by GShankar
10 Apr 2017 02:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1403608

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Some top players imo out of your range - Wawrinka, Nishikori, Goffin and Nishioka (still to establlish, but good game). Like I said, big serves are better countered by standing a bit far. Almost everyone I know does this. Only exception I remember is federer. The same racket tech that allows to serv...
by GShankar
10 Apr 2017 01:09
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Understanding US thread-III
Replies: 3131
Views: 605829

Re: Understanding US thread-III

The vinson may be bait to incite noko into a move like firing on it or down on soko...giving an excuse for extended aistrikes Kim will go nuke route as last resort but if his survival and regime is guaranteed he might not go nuclear. His threat is based on being unreasonable and unpredictable....bu...
by GShankar
10 Apr 2017 00:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: J&K News and Discussion - 2016
Replies: 3305
Views: 953203

Re: J&K News and Discussion - 2016

Yes, the pigeon is unusually silent. To my limited geograhical mind, gwadar needs to be handled first. Sort of like one stone two birds?

The argument could be made for any location in cpec but the impact would be highest in gwadar imo.
by GShankar
09 Apr 2017 22:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: J&K News and Discussion - 2016
Replies: 3305
Views: 953203

Re: J&K News and Discussion - 2016

this seems like chinese hand in the paki musharraf. The right excuse for at least one more surgery or starting amputation.
by GShankar
09 Apr 2017 21:11
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1403608

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Supratik, I still play tennis at club level. After all Tennis is not just about serves and aces. I agree it is more about power but again power is not == height is all I am saying. And power and spin is more due to racket/string tech and hitting techniques imo - what's with so many of them hitting W...
by GShankar
09 Apr 2017 11:19
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Understanding US thread-III
Replies: 3131
Views: 605829

Re: Understanding US thread-III

Is Kimchi in for a surprise fireworks show?
by GShankar
08 Apr 2017 23:01
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Replies: 10352
Views: 2268692

Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)

nah.. it is the art of sitting.

Clearly explained in the below video, a classic political satire. Pliss to watch from 3:51

https://youtu.be/J-Efb347l5E?t=3m51s
by GShankar
08 Apr 2017 21:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Latest Chinese boast: should we shiver or die laughing?
Replies: 1451
Views: 350633

Re: Latest Chinese boast: should we shiver or die laughing?

Let's make entire china a peace park. Don't every chinese agree that they need peace?
by GShankar
08 Apr 2017 21:02
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
Replies: 3964
Views: 887324

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions III

They'd just happily watch us get pounded and cut down to size, then offer to sell us a bunch of outdated weapons. The Americans wouldn't lift a finger. Are you people delusional? Excellent point. Based on my pisko analysis of American mind, I can tell you, US China so called feuds are just artifici...
by GShankar
08 Apr 2017 04:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1403608

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Assuming the mountain and molehill thing is not directed at me, I'll re-iterate one final time about the so called height advantage myth. Faster and powerful serve are countered by technique - the opposing player stands a mile (figuratively of course) behind the base line to counter the powerful ser...
by GShankar
08 Apr 2017 03:29
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1403608

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Height advantage depends on style of play is what I mean. Players too tall have mobility issues - eg: isner, karlovic,etc. but they have some of the highest no. of aces. All I am saying is innovations in racket tech, gripping techniques, playing style, etc. the height advantage has reduced in tennis...
by GShankar
08 Apr 2017 03:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Levant crisis - III
Replies: 12253
Views: 1955404

Re: Levant crisis - III

ShahBano is omnipresent only
by GShankar
08 Apr 2017 03:01
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1403608

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Imho, we will have to wait another generation for tennis winners. You need to be tall and strong to play this sport. Same for Football. But, building up an infrastructure for the same is good. Need to be more strong than tall. Of late, look at the japanese kid nishioka. Was a giant killer in indian...
by GShankar
08 Apr 2017 01:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Levant crisis - III
Replies: 12253
Views: 1955404

Re: Levant crisis - III

diversity definitely helps to spread the pain.

Stockholm (is the syndrome still with you?), sorry for your pain though.
by GShankar
07 Apr 2017 23:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
Replies: 3964
Views: 887324

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions III

if z and p get onto some agreement, 11 is in trouble. Without that agreement, I am not sure z has the balls to hit 11 at this point because rest of the allies have become (at least look like) dhimmis. And z will have to bankroll the entire effort. so not happening imo.
by GShankar
07 Apr 2017 23:10
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
Replies: 3964
Views: 887324

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions III

And few hours prior to this attack, duterte occupied some empty islands. Seems like these two events are targeted for/towards z-11 meet.
by GShankar
07 Apr 2017 22:43
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
Replies: 3964
Views: 887324

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions III

^^ isn't stupidity the treachery of mind? Anyways, it is possible the chemical (gas) attack was wrongly blamed on 'sad to justify t-hawking the airbase. So, it could be treachery. With that said, a strategic relationship would mean both parties to be strategic. If not strategy is one side and relati...
by GShankar
07 Apr 2017 22:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Levant crisis - III
Replies: 12253
Views: 1955404

Re: Levant crisis - III

bedy bedy yes only..

Promises are subject to cancellation if either there is gas :rotfl: and also if someone gets creative on powerpoint/media software about fictional WMD. We should appeal for controlled use of media software in the culinary institute and related places.
by GShankar
07 Apr 2017 07:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Levant crisis - III
Replies: 12253
Views: 1955404

Re: Levant crisis - III

In Z's terms, someone's gotta have to pay for this. Not sure whether someone already did or if there will be a future payment.
by GShankar
06 Apr 2017 21:23
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Watch Thread-I
Replies: 815
Views: 182045

Re: China Watch Thread-I

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GShankar wrote:Is philippines china's latest munna?

Newz ij all over the interwebs of duterte ordering troops to occupy uninhabited islands, just in time for 11 to meet with the z. Somehow the meeting is being hijacked. Looks like a normal act from the old cheen playbook.
by GShankar
06 Apr 2017 21:02
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Replies: 10352
Views: 2268692

Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)

Is philippines china's latest munna?

Newz ij all over the interwebs of duterte ordering troops to occupy uninhabited islands, just in time for 11 to meet with the z. Somehow the meeting is being hijacked. Looks like a normal act from the old cheen playbook.
by GShankar
06 Apr 2017 10:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Understanding US thread-III
Replies: 3131
Views: 605829

Re: Understanding US thread-III

During elections we have polls and predictions by eggspurts. When there are no elections, the same eggspurts are into predicting meetings!? I am sure they have to do something to be relevant. The z did not do bad deals with un-united K and Germany. Not sure why he will do a bad deal with 11. However...
by GShankar
06 Apr 2017 08:57
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Understanding US thread-III
Replies: 3131
Views: 605829

Re: Understanding US thread-III

:) No chankian. Say the orange face got muddied. I meant, moving shahbano out as learning. May or may not be wise to say so. Let's see..
by GShankar
06 Apr 2017 08:40
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Understanding US thread-III
Replies: 3131
Views: 605829

Re: Understanding US thread-III

It is a different matter that everything might not not be visible in the beginning for some. For few others, never :rotfl:
by GShankar
06 Apr 2017 07:41
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Understanding US thread-III
Replies: 3131
Views: 605829

Re: Understanding US thread-III

Whenever there is a change in management, they come with new "ideas" (for lack of better word). Happens with every regime. When those new ideas are being thought out in detail, they understand that some are more complex than others (who'da thunk healthcare is jo complex? hello!). And then ...
by GShankar
06 Apr 2017 06:58
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Understanding US thread-III
Replies: 3131
Views: 605829

Re: Understanding US thread-III

komal wrote: Alas, NRIs, regardless of skin color or dietary habits, can do little.
But then why so much of :(( :(( about b'ry/email?
by GShankar
06 Apr 2017 06:40
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Understanding US thread-III
Replies: 3131
Views: 605829

Re: Understanding US thread-III

Is putin evil and massa (especially donkeys) damsel in distress? sdre nris (dark knights) to the rescue?
by GShankar
05 Apr 2017 21:46
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Understanding US thread-III
Replies: 3131
Views: 605829

Re: Understanding US thread-III

however bano or shahbano are all reasonable names for the said person no?
by GShankar
05 Apr 2017 21:44
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Understanding US thread-III
Replies: 3131
Views: 605829

Re: Understanding US thread-III

bliss to imagine the brackets were transparent bano(n).

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/arti ... in-shakeup
by GShankar
05 Apr 2017 21:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Replies: 10352
Views: 2268692

Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)

I think this time we are ready.

Otherwise the idiots would have put up a tent like asylum seekers somewhere in the indian side of the border.
by GShankar
05 Apr 2017 21:33
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Understanding US thread-III
Replies: 3131
Views: 605829

Re: Understanding US thread-III

Shah Bano (n) removed from national security council? waat ijj happening?
by GShankar
05 Apr 2017 07:12
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1403608

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

I also noted how sindhu gave the shuttle back in hand almost every time after a break of serve but marin quite often pushes the shuttle to the other half from where sindhu might have to serve.

All in all, could be plain pettiness or mind games..
by GShankar
04 Apr 2017 23:58
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
Replies: 3964
Views: 887324

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions III

We should have offered to help broker peace in middle east, help with us investigations on Russian involvement in the elections, trade negotiations with China, etc.

An opportunity lost. :mrgreen:
by GShankar
04 Apr 2017 12:41
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Replies: 10352
Views: 2268692

Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)

Appreciate Rijiju saying this. But this should be delegated to an entry level spokesperson in Foreign ministry.
by GShankar
04 Apr 2017 12:35
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 162551

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

You have a nation , a linguistic state, a religion but you also need a "jathi" which you yourself is meaningless. I have to suspect you have reservations about mingling with other "jathis". jathis need to be abolished ruthlessly in a time bound manner if india needs to survive. ...
by GShankar
03 Apr 2017 09:45
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 162551

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

When GShankar understood it and (he clearly likes his caste identity) anxiously asked you clarify that you are not opposed to caste per se. Kiran, I think jathi identity could and should be constructively used. However as of Today, there is lot of abuse due to caste and I am in favour of stopping t...
by GShankar
02 Apr 2017 21:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Latest Chinese boast: should we shiver or die laughing?
Replies: 1451
Views: 350633

Re: Latest Chinese boast: should we shiver or die laughing?

Entire Tibet is holy land for all Tibetans. It is their motal and legal responsibility to take it back for themselves.

And Kailash is holy land for all Indians. It is the motal and legal responsibility of India to take back Kailash for Indians.
by GShankar
02 Apr 2017 20:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Understanding US thread-III
Replies: 3131
Views: 605829

Re: Understanding US thread-III

Some people are still sulking that their great leader Mr. Orange Fuhrer lost the popular vote by margin of 3 millions , and won the electoral vote by the slimmest margin of combined total of approx. 39,000 flipped votes in 3 mid western states ( in a country of population of 320+millions that amoun...
by GShankar
02 Apr 2017 20:06
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 162551

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

My point however is that caste distinctions should not be important enough to displace demands of defending Dharma .Especially now when external pressure of abrahamics can be resisted only by making an equal confederation of Hindu jatis - without resorting to autophagy on the lowest castes (like ho...