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- 11 Jul 2014 23:15
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Education System
- Replies: 3959
- Views: 791734
Re: Indian Education System
murali, I think we are on the same page. Unlike others. My question is not on quality at all. IIT quality is excellent. My questions is on priorities. Whether we like it or not the people building India today are vast majority not from IIT. It is those very same marginally functional engineers you ...
- 11 Jul 2014 19:11
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1349472
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
there is something quite sick when the Israeli retaliation is so severe that dozens of Palestinians,including children who have nothing to do with the conflict are killed in revenge by the state forces,peace will never take place in the region if such overkill becomes the norm. To be fair, we'd do ...
- 10 Jul 2014 23:11
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: J&K News and Discussion-2011
- Replies: 3989
- Views: 576453
Re: J&K News and Discussion-2011
^^^ Maybe GOI sent a stern message to the abdullahs to kick out this wkk. See her background https://www.tcd.ie/history/staff/raim.php http://www.kashmirdispatch.com/others/10063831-making-a-part-inalienable-folding-kashmir-into-indias-imagination-i.htm The above link has an article written by that ...
- 10 Jul 2014 18:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion
- Replies: 3997
- Views: 620363
Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion
^^^ Sorry, ignore. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_presidential_election,_2014 The map makes it ample clear that the Wakhan corridor is part of the areas where Northern Alliance has absolute majority. So if afghanistan does indeed split, this key corridor will be in the right hands. Only if Indi...
- 10 Jul 2014 18:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion
- Replies: 3997
- Views: 620363
Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion
Gurus Here,
Is the Wakhan Corridor traditionally part of the provinces where Northern Alliance is strong or is it a Pashtun dominated area?
Is the Wakhan Corridor traditionally part of the provinces where Northern Alliance is strong or is it a Pashtun dominated area?
- 09 Jul 2014 17:52
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread
- Replies: 3937
- Views: 730172
Re: Indian Railways Thread
Any data on occupancy rate in railways ? We always hear that getting tickets is like winning lottery. Then what % seats in 3AC , 2AC, 2AC-CC classes remain vacant? This needs to be looked into seriously from revenue PoV. In my experience, on key routes (in fact on most routes), if you are looking t...
- 09 Jul 2014 07:28
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
- Replies: 4440
- Views: 1303660
Re: Indian Army: News and Discussions 11 June 2014
45 Days on, still no full time defense minister???
- 09 Jul 2014 07:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 2752
- Views: 541086
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/breakingnews.html India accepts UN court verdict giving 25,000 sq miles to Bangladesh India accepts UN Tribunal verdict that awarded 25,000 square miles to Bangladesh, MEA spokesman Syed Akbaruddin says 'we respect verdict of tribunal and are in process of studying awar...
- 09 Jul 2014 07:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 2752
- Views: 541086
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
But bringing it up with Hasina serves no purpose as Bdesh denies any illegal Bdeshi in India. That's right. Because BD denies any illegals in India, we should stop bringing it up with them. My instincts are exactly the opposite. Dont issue any concessions to them on boundary or water or border kill...
- 08 Jul 2014 20:10
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4015909
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
Tatasthufanne wrote:Maybe BJP rule for next 1000 years!!
- 08 Jul 2014 18:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion
- Replies: 3997
- Views: 620363
Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion
** Also it seems kerry will visit afghanistan by weekend. So Gurus, will abdullah be persuaded by intl community to accept the result and step aside?? What exactly are abdullah's options?? There is only one solution. Let the civil war happen. Afghanistan is such a sharply divided country that it ca...
- 08 Jul 2014 01:46
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Roads Thread
- Replies: 3349
- Views: 753015
Re: Indian Roads Thread
^^^ Vriksh, very nice job sir, truly inspirational.
- 08 Jul 2014 01:29
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread
- Replies: 3937
- Views: 730172
Re: Indian Railways Thread
no land based service will kill air-services.. it will only make it better. And if it does kill, let it kill. If the airliners dont want their business of flying short distances to be killed, then they need to be cheaper than they are now. But if thats going to affect their profits, then the airlin...
- 08 Jul 2014 00:01
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
- Replies: 6544
- Views: 32735
Re: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
Can anyone here give me tips how to reduce the extra fat on my face. I am 30 yrs old, 5'11 and about 72 kgs (160 lbs). Reduced from 83 kgs to 72 in the last one year by just running for 30 mins everyday. Waist size and tummy have reduced considerably to becoming almost flat. But face fat no change....
- 07 Jul 2014 23:32
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread
- Replies: 3937
- Views: 730172
Re: Indian Railways Thread
Sleeker looks are not strictly necessary to operate at 160km/h. Some simple measures are necessary, like doors that don't open unless train is stopped, and perhaps sealed windows. You can do 300km/h+ even with a boxy loco, like this French one way back in 1955: Suraj Sir, Agreed. I was just saying ...
- 07 Jul 2014 23:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion
- Replies: 3997
- Views: 620363
Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion
Haha, what a joke. These Afghans will melt into the population and the inner Paki will come out. The Afghan maruaders are the real inspiration for the Pakis. Keep them out. We need to bombard them with email/sms/facebook/twitter and even phone calls to oppose each and every move like this. I just d...
- 07 Jul 2014 19:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion
- Replies: 3997
- Views: 620363
Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion
Have family out there. Stayed for 4 months. Explosion of them. A lot of them are also enrolled in universities in the town. They are just just like Pakis. Big problem now. And here you go buddy, Namo sarkar is making things worse: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=105963 Visa Policy for...
- 07 Jul 2014 18:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
- Replies: 1747
- Views: 418382
Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Not so fast. First of all, illegal immigrants don't come through the visa route. Visa route is needed to improve trade and cultural relations. We need Bangladeash as a transit route for NE and Bangladesh needs trade with India to survive. Utilization of oil and natural gas reserves in Bangladesh is...
- 07 Jul 2014 04:29
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
- Replies: 40179
- Views: 4015909
Re: Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India
All the three agendas mentioned above are in Indian interests, not from a saffron-ideological perspective but also from secular/scientific national interests. 1/ Illegal immigration must be banned UNTIL Indian Civic infra can provide the immigrants a Govt set HDI standards. 2/ Cow slaughter is unec...
- 06 Jul 2014 23:47
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
- Replies: 6544
- Views: 32735
Re: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
Can anyone here give me tips how to reduce the extra fat on my face. I am 30 yrs old, 5'11 and about 72 kgs (160 lbs). Reduced from 83 kgs to 72 in the last one year by just running for 30 mins everyday. Waist size and tummy have reduced considerably to becoming almost flat. But face fat no change.
- 06 Jul 2014 07:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indus Water Treaty
- Replies: 3257
- Views: 739397
Re: Indus Water Treaty
muraliravi, No, we cannot walk out of the IWT for two reasons. One, there is no provision in the IWT for unilateral abrogation by any one party. Secondly, how can we stop all the water technically? "Sorry, we are ourselves parched and so we cannot let any water to you" is a weak argument ...
- 06 Jul 2014 05:34
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: J&K News and Discussion-2011
- Replies: 3989
- Views: 576453
Re: J&K News and Discussion-2011
POK consists of 2 parts, one which pakis call as azad kashmir which is the southern part and very small in area, bordering jammu on the indian side and punjab and parts of fata on the paki side. The larger and more important piece they renamed as gilgit and baltistan.sanjaykumar wrote:Azaad Kashmir?
- 06 Jul 2014 03:27
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: J&K News and Discussion-2011
- Replies: 3989
- Views: 576453
Re: J&K News and Discussion-2011
Having made the mistake of allowing the Paki to have nukes in the first place (as opposed to destroying their infra-structure, while they were procuring these nukes), the way India should deal with and negate Paki nuke blackmail now is by pretending that the PAkis don't have the nukes at all, and b...
- 06 Jul 2014 02:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
- Replies: 1747
- Views: 418382
Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
There maoists need to be burned alive and nepal needs to declare itself a hindu country again. First get rid of sushma as MEA. she has screwed up royally on bangladesh. She has no power to give statements like multiple entry visas for bd's for 5 years. Visas come under home ministry. Wait for her t...
- 05 Jul 2014 01:45
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: J&K News and Discussion-2011
- Replies: 3989
- Views: 576453
Re: J&K News and Discussion-2011
^^ hmm, thats totally not needed. When goi can fudge domiciles of people and settle them in any corner of that state, why fight guerilla wars.
- 04 Jul 2014 22:06
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: J&K News and Discussion-2011
- Replies: 3989
- Views: 576453
Re: J&K News and Discussion-2011
SanjayC, I agree but now its too late. Any move by India to change the "status quo" in the valley will be met with a furious reaction by TSP. Not that it is justified (on a larger scale anything that India does that causes kujli to TSP is usually considered "provocative" as per ...
- 04 Jul 2014 21:45
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread
- Replies: 3937
- Views: 730172
Re: Indian Railways Thread
I think the trains need a face lift. These trains look so outdated. Even with the normal speeds, I would like to see new trains rolled out with nice sleek looks. But well, with roaring fiscal deficit and railways already in debt, I guess I am asking for too much. Probably that is all phase 2 when th...
- 04 Jul 2014 21:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indus Water Treaty
- Replies: 3257
- Views: 739397
Re: Indus Water Treaty
Sridhar Sir, I am going to ask you a jingo question. Is it possible for India to walk out of the indus water treaty and refuse to share any water with pakistan? If so under what circumstances can we do so (war or severe drought in India) If we have a successful national river linking project complet...
- 04 Jul 2014 04:22
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Technolgies useful for Indian problems
- Replies: 748
- Views: 252904
Re: Technologies useful for Indian problems
India Urban Traffic Situation and the Solution: I guess most of us know this, India has among the most chaotic cities anywhere in the world. Traffic is horrible in city centers with no respect for rules. I propose a simple solution to the road mess within a 10 kms radius from the city center for the...
- 03 Jul 2014 06:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1349472
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Agree, I have seen many who claim to be Hindus but is more fundamentalist and support Islamic ways of living than most of the Islamists. Dont know whether this is the hangover from Islamic times imposed on Hindus during Islamic rules still having an affect even today. Hmm, it has nothing to do with...
- 03 Jul 2014 05:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1349472
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
^^^ The founding fathers of America were true libertarians and would have never done what the current USA is doing. USA today is just a jewish colony with 3 core objectives: protect israeli interest at all cost, enable the global jew to mint his money and control the world, destroy or enslave the w...
- 03 Jul 2014 05:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1349472
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
:rotfl: The hatred for the Jews from Mohammed's time is adopted by the Leftists and can be seen in India's Leftists and Liberal's. Only poor Jews knows what and all they have to do to keep their tiny nation being gobbled up by Islam. If they are smart enough to do that to keep at bay all those moro...
- 03 Jul 2014 04:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1349472
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
^^^ The founding fathers of America were true libertarians and would have never done what the current USA is doing. USA today is just a jewish colony with 3 core objectives: protect israeli interest at all cost, enable the global jew to mint his money and control the world, destroy or enslave the wh...
- 03 Jul 2014 01:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
- Replies: 14521
- Views: 1541163
Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
US bans Modi Visa for years but dismisses lawsuits against those responsible for torturing and maiming thousands of children http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874369/posts A United States federal judge dismissed a lawsuit July 30 seeking damages from two United Arab Emirates leaders for the...
- 02 Jul 2014 06:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 12577
- Views: 1349472
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
So it looks like the Shia Sunni divide is the only thing that will stop this movement from engulfing the entire geography from saudi to india's western frontier. I am optimistic, even if this movement reaches india's border, we will be able to give a befitting response if they try and enter India. S...
- 01 Jul 2014 20:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Chinese Threat
- Replies: 5192
- Views: 738255
Re: Managing Chinese Threat
The 1st step in geopolitics is perception. 10 Years back, google maps or any international map showed arunachal as integral part of india, now we all know the situation. PRC paid money to Google company and changed the map India has to create its own google company and also publish its own map. But...
- 01 Jul 2014 20:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion
- Replies: 3997
- Views: 620363
Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion
Meerut has seen a big rise in crime because of these Afghans. They are everywhere now. They are also very active in the growing heroin trade and prostitution in the town. They are just like Pakis when they settle in Kufr lands. Who is making all these policy decisions on liberal visa regime for afg...
- 01 Jul 2014 19:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Managing Chinese Threat
- Replies: 5192
- Views: 738255
Re: Managing Chinese Threat
The best and 1st step should be to go back on India's acceptance of Tibet being an integral part of China. India in fact should not manage the chinese threat, they should actively counter it. Start showing huge parts of tibet (especially parts of manasarovar and kailash) as part of india. And show t...
- 01 Jul 2014 01:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
- Replies: 1033
- Views: 177963
Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
Rajnath Singh needs to move fast on Purohit and Sadhvi. If there is no prosecutable proof they need to be released ASAP. The buck does not stop there. Those who are behind the false charges piled up on Purohit and Sadhvi should be exposed and sent to jail. In fact they should look into the legality...
- 30 Jun 2014 20:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Achievement Tracking - Modi 2.0 Govt - No Discussions
- Replies: 1314
- Views: 770703
Re: Achievement tracking - Modi Govt. No discussions
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/3-yr-deadline-for-npr-rollout-link-to-voter-id-likely/ Giving a thrust to the BJP’s poll promise of weeding out illegal immigrants from the country , Home Minister Rajnath Singh has set a three-year deadline for officials to identify Indian citizens in...