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by RajeshG
18 Nov 2016 01:58
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy
Replies: 7884
Views: 1449149

Re: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy

its sad to see that this is the level of opposition. how many people in india even know/care about nazist/fascist/whatever. is anand sharma even talking to somebody in india ? this is beyond stupid http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-insulting-people-by-inking-them-cong-1161117...
by RajeshG
18 Nov 2016 01:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy
Replies: 7884
Views: 1449149

Re: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy

i think this issue needs to be taken care of. otherwise commodity prices may rise and it will become expensive politically. http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/demonetisation-cash-limit-relaxation-at-mandis-116111701424_1.html He said for a week, most traders had stopped ordering...
by RajeshG
17 Nov 2016 17:51
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy
Replies: 7884
Views: 1449149

Re: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy

^^ The circle rates in real estate has gone up drastically in last 2 years. Hence black money in real estate has come down. yes agreed - hence i cannot figure out where the actual cash would be. also agree that situation is still risky. rural economy is at a standstill and it needs to be fixed. RBI...
by RajeshG
17 Nov 2016 17:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy
Replies: 7884
Views: 1449149

Re: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy

Real Estate in particular needs solid reform - which is tough considering that in really corrupt places like Bangalore there are_no_land_records An interesting thing i have noticed is that a decade or so ago the ratio of cash-check was 80-20 or something like that. These days its the other way arou...
by RajeshG
17 Nov 2016 16:42
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy
Replies: 7884
Views: 1449149

Re: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy

OK please give your nuanced opinion on how spending some money by cash is different than spending the exact same money by debit card..?? Its a big difference. Try buying a cigarette with debit card. Jaitley for eg kept on insisting in aap-ki-adalat to just issue checks to bandwallahs in weddings. J...
by RajeshG
17 Nov 2016 16:17
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy
Replies: 7884
Views: 1449149

Re: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy

I find some of the views in this thread very strange. It seems a lot of people on this board must be salaried employees working in IT. For many of us the only real business is the one that works just like the MNC we work for. And the rest should just change and be like our beloved MNC. Unfortunately...
by RajeshG
20 Jan 2016 18:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 358025

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

I agree. This is just pakis being pakis.

When it comes Azhar/Hafeez etc should feel sorry their abbus didn't stick with goats.
by RajeshG
13 Jan 2016 22:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 358025

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

I doubt if "talks" really matter. What the hell are we talking about anyway ? This has to be something bigger..

It could be that this masood dude has been put in protective custody. But then it makes him an even better prized target for short-circuits ..
by RajeshG
13 Jan 2016 22:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 358025

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

I really feel lucky I don't have to make these choices. But something tells me that this time its different... I don't want to bring out chankian theories but it does seem a bit different. PS: A brahmos doesn't have to fly and hit.. What if there is a short-circuit at markaz ?? I think paki junta is...
by RajeshG
12 Jan 2016 13:20
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analysis-I
Replies: 1006
Views: 149962

Re: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analyisis-I

I have to agree with AmberG. I don't have any insider info but basing this on following things.. 1. Modi's political USP is his consistently strong & decisive leadership. This has been well understood by now by all Gujjus - both hindus and muslims. Infact gujju-muslims understand this probably m...
by RajeshG
29 Dec 2015 11:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 358025

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

I think NaMo definitely believes that he can change Paki behavior. He probably envisions pakis singing achche-din-aane-wale-hain & sabka-saath-sabka-vikaas in Karachi if not Lahore in 10 years time. Most probably he also believes in the concept of akhand-bharat from his RSS background. If he can...
by RajeshG
28 Dec 2015 11:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 358025

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

mere pyare 25 crore pakistaniyon..

aaj main apse 3 zha ke barey main baat karna chahta hoon.. zhameer, zharurat, zhindagi..
by RajeshG
15 Dec 2015 00:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 358025

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

Sridharji can this post be put on some blog so the link can be shared ?
by RajeshG
05 Sep 2015 23:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05, 2015
Replies: 2850
Views: 348159

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05,

This scene from Lion King describes the scenario perfectly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgus-9ONrDY

Zazu's lines and Mullah Scar's expressions are very appropriate. "there is always one in the family" and "if he ever gets dirty you can take him out and beat him".
by RajeshG
14 Aug 2015 00:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terrorist State of Pakistan - Multimedia Links
Replies: 2728
Views: 575279

Re: Terrorist State of Pakistan - Multimedia Links

Gagan wrote:Pakistanis are still :(( at what Modi said in Bangladesh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gE6wlMATg0
Allah kasam, I could watch this all day..
by RajeshG
16 Jul 2015 05:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-July 10, 2015
Replies: 2850
Views: 348663

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-July 10,

Notice how intensely that man is performing a Lungi check on the drone to ascertain its Yindoo credentials Please to note the drone was not painted green. Hence it cannot be Bakistani. In fact it is white like the small white stripe in the Bakistani flag to represent the 'minority' communities (rea...
by RajeshG
12 Feb 2015 09:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2015
Replies: 2849
Views: 344816

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2

Agree with Anujan. This is just after the fact machogiri. Fact is they couldn't protect the sheikh - their mehmaan. Fact is they came to know about the operation in Abottabad. Fact is the jernails had the option to stop the seals. And fact is they instead started sh1tt1ng bricks. And finally fact is...
by RajeshG
09 Feb 2015 00:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2015
Replies: 2849
Views: 344816

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 1 Feb 2

Paul that is scathing. Did this really air on BBC ? bakshu... :rotfl:
by RajeshG
17 Oct 2014 04:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct 2014
Replies: 2857
Views: 332571

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct

Kaffirs are the only reason these guys come together. "islam khatre main hai" is the best (and the only) ilaaj for the divided momins.

Landslides etc are useless for that.
by RajeshG
13 Oct 2014 23:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bakistan: Emirate of New-clear Inquilabi States-Bojitiv Newj
Replies: 2871
Views: 341876

Re: Bakistan: Emirate of New-clear Inquilabi States-Bojitiv

bhy phor ij SC setting brice phor samosa ?

Triangles are infidels.

bakistani bassbort needs to be changed to say "I am not ahmedi and I don't eat samosa".

AoA

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... stern.html
by RajeshG
01 Oct 2014 04:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
Replies: 3947
Views: 454957

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion

CA+NY count for 80 seats in congress though, while ND is 1. Congress is more powerful than Senate as well with its control on money and wars etc. IMO, there is a difference between political and military establishment. While military service is valued and lip service is given, it is not enough to g...
by RajeshG
01 Oct 2014 00:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
Replies: 3947
Views: 454957

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion

Another thing I have noticed is that the Indian mental model of Americans mostly comes from gujju banias/motel-owners, ITvity folks in bay area and Hollywood - mostly California/NY based perception. The US establishment OTOH is driven by middle-America. CA+NY count for a total of 4 senators - 96 com...
by RajeshG
30 Sep 2014 23:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
Replies: 3947
Views: 454957

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion

It is more about levels of comfort. Would a military guy like to deal with a uniform or a pure-bred politician. US political culture is a strange mix of democracy and military. While you have elected officials, most have worn a uniform at some point. I think I saw Gen VK Singh during the UN address ...
by RajeshG
30 Sep 2014 23:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
Replies: 3947
Views: 454957

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion

US establishment is *very* military dominated - I am willing to bet that a majority of politicians have a military background. IMO that is one of the main reasons that US establishments respect the countries that throw a whole bunch of uniforms at them. So military contacts at the deepest levels is ...
by RajeshG
04 Sep 2014 06:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul 2014
Replies: 2846
Views: 299081

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul

Phillip, I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. "writhing bodies", "rogering defenders" and "hu flung dung". mercy only saar..
by RajeshG
21 Aug 2014 00:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
Replies: 2993
Views: 380948

Re: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?

I am new to this thread. Just commenting on the last few posts about what wealth means to us. And to the specific eg of Ferrari. I would agree with Arun's description rather then Shiv's. But only slightly. Ferrari is not for "alpha maleness" per se. I think we buy these things to show our ...
by RajeshG
19 Aug 2014 00:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul 2014
Replies: 2846
Views: 299081

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul

This Explains Pakiness and Isislamiat The science behind Isis savagery: 5 ways humans become hardwired for violence [/quote] Intuitively I have to agree with this. Infact just yesterday somebody forwarded me a link to a very interesting TED video on the effects of how you think about stress on your...
by RajeshG
11 Aug 2014 22:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul 2014
Replies: 2846
Views: 299081

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul

An interesting anecdote that C Fair mentions in one of her interactions.. She says usually the ISI handlers always accompanied her during her interactions with other officers. Turns out the ISI handler had gone missing in one of her interactions. This was during Kargil. A major ( or a colonel I forg...
by RajeshG
11 Aug 2014 11:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul 2014
Replies: 2846
Views: 299081

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul

Finally got the chance to watch all the C Fair's book launch related videos on youtube. I am definitely buying her book. Her monty-python analogy is very accurate. My guess is though, that she will become a PNG even within the American establishment as she herself states in one of the shows with Haq...
by RajeshG
07 Aug 2014 09:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul 2014
Replies: 2846
Views: 299081

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul

Link from last year http://www.threatconnect.com/news/where-there-is-smoke-there-is-fire-south-asian-cyber-espionage-heats-up/ recent update http://threatc.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/?/arachnophobia you need to register to get the full report. Cyber Squared Inc.’s ThreatConnect Intelligence ...
by RajeshG
06 Aug 2014 21:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul 2014
Replies: 2846
Views: 299081

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul

google for "operation arachnophobia Pakistan". a new cyber-threat report has been doing the rounds today.
by RajeshG
03 Nov 2013 03:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Aug 21, 2013
Replies: 2841
Views: 281827

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Aug 21, 2013

Killing of mehsud was a favour of US to TSP. I don't think it makes sense to believe that TSP did any favours to US
by RajeshG
27 Jun 2013 09:44
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: J&K News and Discussion-2011
Replies: 3989
Views: 570680

Re: J&K News and Discussion-2011

When I used to go in NCC camps, I vaguely remember getting insured. Do the jawans get automatically insured ? When jawans get posted to conflict zones does the insurance amount increase ?
by RajeshG
19 Apr 2013 16:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Blast in Bangalore
Replies: 214
Views: 18767

Re: Blast in Bangalore

The second blast was timed to go off some minutes after at that hospital and if I remember correctly patients from earlier blasts along with doctors, staff, relatives, blood donors and people willing to help around died there. There should be strictly no blood donation accepted at the hospitals. Pe...
by RajeshG
19 Apr 2013 02:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Blast in Bangalore
Replies: 214
Views: 18767

Re: Blast in Bangalore

I constantly fear for the tendency of indics to crowd and gather to watch anything incl train accidents and even bomb blast sites. a simian wanting max damage will first set off a small scooter bomb to gather the crowd..it would be big enough to register and attract tamasha watchers but not big eno...
by RajeshG
01 Apr 2013 09:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013
Replies: 2843
Views: 306503

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013

Cosmo_R ji, sure we are the same people, but we are the winners they are the losers, we have Ma and they have GUBO, we are healthy and they are inbred, we have our fierce independence and they are slaves! We may be the same "people", but we are not same. There is the Bharatiya caste, and ...
by RajeshG
18 Mar 2013 11:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013
Replies: 2843
Views: 306503

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013

Indian Army Chief answer to Pakistan Journalist. He was the same guy who got his ass handed over to him by Javed Akhtar few years ago. I actually like Wajahat, his interviews are a joy to watch. Way better then some of the Barkha/Sagarika/Rajdeep/Arnab cr@p. Always asks really probing questions and...
by RajeshG
02 Mar 2013 04:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013
Replies: 2843
Views: 306503

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013

Amazing !! Balls of steel, or a huge death-wish, cant say. Way better then the stuff MJ Akbar came out with for sure.