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by Gus
22 Nov 2018 14:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

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nandakumar wrote:A related question. Will Rupay card work at all ATMs? Also what about card reader machines at petrol bunks?
I am using it in chennai and interior TN. in rural areas, rupay is even more widespread as most people's first card is rupay via JDY accounts.
by Gus
22 Nov 2018 11:49
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy
Replies: 7884
Views: 1463328

Re: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy

Why r u responding to dhruv rathee and wire nonsense..there's more where that comes from.
by Gus
22 Nov 2018 11:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Call your bank and ask them to replace current debit card with rupay ones.

You can do that to credit cards as well, but you may want to keep at least one card in v/m for foreign travel.
by Gus
20 Nov 2018 06:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

Re: Understanding the US - Again

What Republican Party? There is only trump party now. Only trump loyalists can survive primaries. And they are more likely to lose in general. Only voter suppression has saved senate seats or else even that would have been at risk.
by Gus
16 Nov 2018 18:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

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Trump concentrated on senates and made a lot of races close in deep red states that he won comfortable in 2016, resulting in huge unpredictable wins in a friendly map.
by Gus
16 Nov 2018 00:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

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Matt Whitaker seems to be the bestest of the best people ever brought on. Dude was hawking time machine, sasquatch and masculine toilets. An excellent find.
by Gus
08 Nov 2018 14:23
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8452
Views: 3042144

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

small farmers are doomed. their kids have already fled to the cities. the ones in distress get gobbled up by nearby big farmers or benamis of politicians. my solution is forming a co-op and benefit from economies of scale and risk-pooling and better collective bargaining.. but unfortunately, these f...
by Gus
08 Nov 2018 12:18
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8452
Views: 3042144

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Increasing transparency in the chain, removing middle-men and artificial barriers in agri products moving from farm to market - will greatly reduce the 'bull-whip effect'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullwhip_effect The bullwhip effect is a distribution channel phenomenon in which forecasts yield ...
by Gus
08 Nov 2018 12:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

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Sessions was a deep state plant, now finally gotten rid off, after tremendous success.

Next up, corrupt Rosenstein. And then sex-offender Mueller.
by Gus
05 Nov 2018 15:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

Re: Understanding the US - Again

plus any adopted kids under 16...

and if the norwegian adopts a nigerian... :shock:
by Gus
05 Nov 2018 12:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Gus, I think parents of US citizens (18 yrs) get GC immediately. u r right..they come under immediate relative category and no quota limits.. tbh..i never thought of that as even an option for me..it makes no sense to move over in my 50s. that's the worst age..can't work like in 30s, and feel all l...
by Gus
05 Nov 2018 10:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

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For example, many rich Chinese, send pregnant wives to the US so that the baby born automatically gets US citizenship, who can then sponsor the parents and siblings. Gautam hmmm..the child becomes 21 years old and then files for family GC of parents and siblings..which is like another 10 years or s...
by Gus
01 Nov 2018 12:51
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4780
Views: 1541718

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

isn't that the park town station / park station..

https://chennaimetrorail.org/line-map/

there's still some walking to central involved. carrying bags and taking stairs etc..not sure how functional escalators/elevators are, if any.
by Gus
01 Nov 2018 12:37
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4780
Views: 1541718

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

Bangalore-Chennai-Mysore would be a good shout as well. There's definitely demand on that sector. Chennai to salem-erode-cbe onwards to KL would be a good one. I can already auto to metro and metro to park station and walk over to central to take train, and from destination take another bus to nati...
by Gus
01 Nov 2018 12:31
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4780
Views: 1541718

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

I am impressed ICF chennai did this. Back in late 90s I spent a few weeks there and it was a a typical govt entity with all the horrors that you can imagine.
by Gus
31 Oct 2018 01:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

Re: Understanding the US - Again

this is what it says "Trump's vow to end the right to citizenship for the children of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants " ..that can only be interpreted as any non-citizen, legal or illegal immigrant. anyways... are you suggesting that he is just farting around and not being serious...
by Gus
30 Oct 2018 22:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

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Lalmohan wrote:meanwhile the dreaded leprosy carrying caravan of democrat rapists and rioters seems to be 1000 miles close to the US border...
also small pox :D . to think that people fall for this..but then again some very smart people are still believing the con..
by Gus
30 Oct 2018 22:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

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https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/politics/donald-trump-ending-birthright-citizenship/index.html Trump claims he can defy Constitution and end birthright citizenship good. I hope they make it retroactive..or at least let people opt their children out. I would gladly have my kids renounce it immediatel...
by Gus
27 Oct 2018 13:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

Re: Understanding the US - Again

wow this deep state is deeper and statier than thought.. they planted a man in trump rallies, they even made him wear MAGA hat, knowing that there will be pictures taken. And then made him act as such a supporter of trump that the man's attorney is saying that the man "found a father in Donald ...
by Gus
24 Oct 2018 17:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

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but don't worry. you are going to get a 10% tax cut.
by Gus
23 Oct 2018 14:02
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8452
Views: 3042144

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Singha wrote: seems TN is a giant in wind power even vs tfta denmark and sweden.
yes. some really strong winds in the bottom around kanyakumari and also near the plains around tirupur-dharapuram.

dharapuram is famous for its winds..really strong gusts.
by Gus
03 Oct 2018 01:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

Re: Understanding the US - Again

>>So far, India has come out smelling of roses and her every move with regard to the CPEC fiasco has paid off. Hameen!!! And so far, not a peep from our gloriously objective media about this at all. that's because they hate trump, but don't know how much they can use trump to bash modi. they tried ...
by Gus
02 Oct 2018 20:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

Re: Understanding the US - Again

It is really a simple question - did kavanaugh lie to the committee or not.

everything else about blah blah blah are just that.
by Gus
27 Sep 2018 01:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8452
Views: 3042144

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Over those four years, the norms for declaring stressed assets and NPAs has evolved. Where one could previously kick the can down the road, they can't. In other words, it's not a case of a problem getting worse, as much as the scope of the problem being properly acknowledged. What's happening now i...
by Gus
25 Sep 2018 23:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

Re: Understanding the US- Again

the power of metoo to shutdown people like CK louis, kevin spacey, charlie rose etc was a bit surprising to me...these weren't in the rape/assault category (like cosby etc) iirc but still were shut down..
by Gus
23 Sep 2018 01:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

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https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/09/stem-majors-jobs/568624/ It’s Getting Harder for International STEM Students to Find Work After Graduation Schools are competing to bring international STEM students to the U.S., but shifting policies mean that many students are prevented from ta...
by Gus
19 Sep 2018 23:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

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"If there are risk issues with agents they will know that it will backfire on him and form a legitimate case for his impeachment. In that case he will not go forward with such a move" Who is going to impeach? The Trump-loyalists dominated Republican congress? I can see Devin Nunes leading ...
by Gus
19 Sep 2018 00:49
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8452
Views: 3042144

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

States are playing a game where they try to force central govt to reduce prices, and States can still increase VAT and let central govt (read Modi) take all the blame for the price rise.

Once you give in to this nonsense, then it is impossible to reverse.
by Gus
18 Sep 2018 21:51
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8452
Views: 3042144

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

a portion of central excise goes to states as well. :roll:
by Gus
18 Sep 2018 21:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

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Manafort sort of agreed to not seek pardon anyways https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/18/manafort-deal-pardon-mueller-trump-827898 The 17-page deal doesn’t explicitly prohibit Manafort from seeking a pardon, but some lawyers said it appears to extract a promise from Manafort not to seek another ...
by Gus
17 Sep 2018 20:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8452
Views: 3042144

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

are things under GST still susceptible to cess?
by Gus
17 Sep 2018 18:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

Re: Understanding the US- Again

most likely he was offered rest of life in jail versus a short time in jail and forfeiture of assets Theory is - pardon may or may not come as DT is unreliable, and mid-term results may shackled him with congressional investigations in the aftermath, and DT is always free to make his own deal/choic...
by Gus
16 Sep 2018 17:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

Re: Understanding the US- Again

folks were predicting a pardon for manafort, but he has instead flipped. full cooperation. and pled guilty to those counts which hung because of one trumpkin juror who held out.

would be interesting to know why now...when he could have leveraged cooperation for a better plea deal.
by Gus
10 Sep 2018 20:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

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heh...the guy who makes the oxycontin, and profited a lot ,

also turns out to be the guy that owns the company that is promoting a weaning off drug..
by Gus
06 Sep 2018 17:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

Re: Understanding the US- Again

Babu? Important WH staff are trump appointees, no?
by Gus
05 Sep 2018 23:49
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8452
Views: 3042144

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Where's the bottom on INR?

need to exchange a few Ks. :P
by Gus
05 Sep 2018 23:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7503
Views: 1751979

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The deep state has got to Bob Woodward it seems. He's saying that that the WH staff swaps papers from DT desk to prevent him from reading or signing etc. Deep state in WH staff as well, preventing DT from carrying out his mandate. But not sure how or why this deep state leaked this info to the other...
by Gus
29 Aug 2018 19:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1408589

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Supratik wrote:Swapna Burman wins Heptathalon gold. This is gold no 11. Now we have bettered our tally from 2014.
how much more to go?
by Gus
29 Aug 2018 02:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6211
Views: 1803158

Re: Internal Security Watch

wasn't this letter picked up earlier...like 6 months or so back? I remember some trolls mocking that why would somebody write a letter about this blah blah..