India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

[Amber G.]

^^^^ Officials have postponed a planned Indian trade delegation visit to Washington to sort out these legal and negotiating uncertainties

[Cyrano]

Amber G,
I don't have your ability to believe everything and anything on a US government brochure. Good luck to you.

[Amber G.]

"This man[ Trump] is irredeemably and unquestionably insane. ,<60 seconds video clip>

[pravula]

"This man[ Trump] is irredeemably and unquestionably insane. ,<60 seconds video clip>

Not even a helmet? I agree, thats just insane...

[Amber G.]

Amber G,
I don't have your ability to believe everything and anything on a US government brochure. Good luck to you.

You’re right — I don’t assume every international framework is a conspiracy pamphlet. Some of us evaluate outcomes, not brochures. And this isn’t a US flyer — it’s something India’s own semiconductor leadership, including Ashwini Vaishnaw, is publicly enthusiastic about. Win-win cooperation is not the same thing as blind belief.

[A_Gupta]

"This man[ Trump] is irredeemably and unquestionably insane. ,<60 seconds video clip>

Not even a helmet? I agree, thats just insane...

Don’t need a helmet if there is no risk of brain damage.

[Amber G.]

Meanwhile: Trump’s New Tariff Warning.

"Any Country that wants to “play games” with the ridiculous Supreme Court decision, especially those that have “Ripped Off” the U.S.A. for years, and even decades, will be met with a much higher Tariff, and worse, than that which they just recently agreed to...

[saip]

This guy is going to live forever and be the President forever?

[Amber G.]

‘Trump can’t do whatever he wants’

Meet the Indian-American Supreme Court Lawyer Neal Katyal, who took on Tariff-King Donald Trump and showed him his place.

[Amber G.]

Former ICE Employee: I swore an oath to protect the nation when I signed up. I followed it when I resigned a little over a week ago. I am duty bound to report the legally required training program at the ICE academy is deficient, defective, and broken. I received secretive orders to teach cadets to violate the Constitution

[Amber G.]

I love India, I love being back, and I love seeing my family...: @neal_katyal, Lawyer & former Principal Dy Solicitor Gen, U.S, tells @NavikaKumar

[Vayutuvan]

This guy is going to live forever and be the President forever?

Yes.

[drnayar]

This guy is going to live forever and be the President forever?

Yes.

true in the sense the OM created a precedent for others to follow ..

[saip]

Yes.

true in the sense the OM created a precedent for others to follow ..

One of the things Epstein was researching on is living forever. Perhaps he found that pedophilia is a way to do it and then OM got attracted to Epstein because of that?

[drnayar]

true in the sense the OM created a precedent for others to follow ..

One of the things Epstein was researching on is living forever. Perhaps he found that pedophilia is a way to do it and then OM got attracted to Epstein because of that?

Adrenochrome .

OM is the result

[saip]

Looks like OM forgot to raise the tariffs to 15 and so now they stay at 10.

[Amber G.]

Looks like OM forgot to raise the tariffs to 15 and so now they stay at 10.

I asked my AI to explain what does it mean? I go this:

In forums like Bharat Rakshak, users often use "OM" (short for "Old Man" ) as a nickname for Donald Trump. The comment you saw is a sarcastic take on the administration’s rapid-fire policy shifts. { BTW I never mentioned where I saw the above sentence .. just copied and pasted the sentence and ask what does it mean

]

...Despite the threat, when the official order went into effect on February 24, 2026, the paperwork still listed the rate at 10%. Traders and forum users joked that he "forgot" to follow through on the 15% increase, meaning Indian exporters got a temporary "discount" compared to what was threatened.

The comment essentially means: "Trump talked about 15%, but the actual law only implemented 10%, so India is currently catching a break."

Outside, Math and Physics topics I started believing in AI -Perhaps thanks to AI summit

[vera_k]

That's just that AI. Maybe an indication to stop using it since it trained itself on Trump material. Google Gemini with its wider training data says OM is a sacred sound and mystic syllable.

[Amber G.]

Actually AI I using was gemini (pro). (This is getting smart - this AI guess it "It looks like you want me to write the reply for the Bharat Rakshak forum based on the discussion in your current thread. Here is a suggested response that addresses the comments from vera_k regarding the definition of "OM" and the AI's training data: {I did not give any other data just asking it what will you reply to "xx""}

""Actually, the AI I used was quite context-aware! While it’s true that "OM" is a sacred syllable in a general context, in the specific context of this "India-US relations" thread and the surrounding sarcasm about tariffs and policy shifts, the AI correctly identified "OM" as forum shorthand for "Old Man" (referring to Trump).

It seems the "wider training data" in some models might miss the specific subculture/slang of a niche forum like BRF, whereas a more focused analysis of the conversation flow hits the mark. Either way, the 10% vs 15% paperwork "glitch" on Feb 24th is the real win for the exporters today!"

(Not Bad!)

[Amber G.]

Not even a helmet? I agree, thats just insane...

Don’t need a helmet if there is no risk of brain damage.

Who did this?

[Amber G.]

DJT is live - state of the Union - Now it is 35 million lives saved in India Pak War! Whole speech is unbelieving..nauseating never seen anything like that. ... but did have this gem? (getting traction on many places)

“The Prime Minister of Pakistan would have died had it not been for my involvement”

This has been going on twitter and news head line:
He must have read it from the teleprompter which had proper punctuation. He must have mischiveously played it to get more traction..

- "35 Million people, said the Prime Minister of Pakistan, would have died if it were not for my involvement

[Amber G.]

Two presidents. Same SOTU. Worlds apart. <short video compares two SOTU speeches>

[Cyrano]

Conman vs Madman

[Manish_P]

DJT is live - state of the Union - Now it is 35 million lives saved in India Pak War! Whole speech is unbelieving..nauseating never seen anything like that. ... but did have this gem? (getting traction on many places)

“The Prime Minister of Pakistan would have died had it not been for my involvement”

...

That's nothing. The PM of pakistan holds no stature - neither is pakistan nor outside.

Trump didn't and wouldn't say that the Failed Marshal of Jihadistan would have died.

[Amber G.]

President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Casey Means, on Wednesday said she won’t broadly encourage parents to vaccinate their children against measles, the flu or whooping cough, as previously done by her predecessors.

[Cyrano]

Trump slapped 126% tariffs on solar panels imported from India. Agreements gaye tel lene

[uddu]

Deadly Alliance: India–US Special Forces Train In Mountains
As strategic competition sharpens across the Indo-Pacific, Indian Special Forces and US Army Green Berets are training together in the 16th edition of Vajra Prahar in Himachal Pradesh.

Hosted at Bakloh, the exercise focuses on mountain warfare, joint mission planning, and interoperable special-operations tactics under demanding conditions. With 45 Indian operators and a 12-member US detachment, Vajra Prahar goes beyond skills training, building trust, shared procedures, and faster decision-making in crisis scenarios.

The exercise underscores a deepening India–US defence alignment, signalling readiness, credibility, and coordinated resolve in an increasingly contested regional security environment.

[Amber G.]

Trump backs Pakistan in the Af-Pak Military conflict. No surprises there.
I would, but I get along with Pakistan very well. Very, very well. We have a great prime minister. I think Pakistan is doing terrifically well', Trump on intervening in Afghanistan Pakistan conflict

[Amber G.]

Trump bans US govt from using Anthropic

[Amber G.]

^^^ FWIW: I find it very disappointing to see अंधेर नगरी चौपट राजा ..here..i am happy that India is being very wise.

Recen AI summit was HUGE.. it triggered an infrastructure "arms race" with over $250 billion in investment pledges....

Not only India giants but it US too--

Microsoft announced a $50 billion "Global South" investment,,,, Google unveiled a $15 billion AI Hub in Visakhapatnam and a new subsea cable project called "America-India Connect."  

And OpenAI & Anthropic - Despite the U.S. government ban on Anthropic, along with OpenAI), announced major partnerships with the Tata Group to bring localized AI to the Indian market.

( Of course Sarvam AI's 105B parameter model and BharatGen (Param 2). proving that India is moving from being a "service provider" to a creator in the AI stack)
 
While India's outlook from the summit is one of "win-win cooperation," U.S. situation remains, IMO silly. At the summit, the U.S. representative Michael Kratsios explicitly stated that Washington "totally rejects global governance of AI," favoring a posture of "American dominance."

So, while the world (and India) is celebrating a new era of "AI for All," the U.S. administration is currently focused on ensuring that American AI companies follow its specific national security and military rules—which is loose loose.

[Amber G.]

Secretary Pete Hegseth just announced the Department of War is CUTTING TIES with woke leftist Ivy League universities

DoW will NO LONGER be subsidizing Yale, Columbia, Brown, MIT, Princeton, and others.

“We’re DONE paying for the privilege of our enemies' wicked ideologies to be taught to our future leaders. WE’VE HAD ENOUGH!”

!!!!

[g.sarkar]

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/isr ... 6-hnk-intl
Trump says US launching ‘massive and ongoing’ strikes in Iran
Sat February 28, 2026
• US and Israel attack Iran: The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran Saturday morning after what the Israeli military said was months of “close and joint planning.” Israel said its strikes targeted Iran’s supreme leader, president and head of the armed forces. The US is also planning for several days of attacks, sources tell CNN.
• Trump calls for regime change: President Donald Trump described the US military campaign as “massive and ongoing,” warned American lives may be lost, and called on Iranians to “take over your government.” He also accused Tehran of working to rebuild its nuclear program after massive US strikes last summer he previously claimed had obliterated the facilities. Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
• Iran retaliates: Iran responded to the attacks by launching an unprecedented wave of strikes toward Israel and US targets across the Middle East. Explosions were reported in a number of countries including the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar.
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Gautam
Also:
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t
US and Israel carry out joint attack on Iran as Tehran launches retaliatory strikes

[drnayar]

Trump bans US govt from using Anthropic
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“OM’s mental state today:
‘Functioning human being’

‘Actually: orange monkey in a trench coat, oscillating between “slightly unhinged” and “full‑time raving lunatic”

[Amber G.]

Updated:

[Amber G.]

Meanwhile, Board of Peace is launching its second war (after Pak/Afgahnistan)

[Amber G.]

This is worth studying .. about Trump and his thought process:

Baier: I just got off the phone with the president…. I asked, “

what you are saying is you know there is somebody on the ground in Iran that is going to rise up?”

He [DJT] said,

“yeah, I feel there is. I feel that and some of them are no longer with us to be honest because it was 49 leaders that were taken out. That was going to take four weeks we thought to get rid of the Iranian leadership and it is always, you know, if they hide, it is a lot longer than four weeks. They would have been hiding. We were shocked when we heard what was going on. We knew exactly what was happening… they are talking about using people now that nobody ever heard of—even they don't know. They are using people, studying people to be the leader that even they don't know who they are. Can you believe that?”

I said it's a tough succession plan in Iran. He said, “49 leaders is deep. It's very deep. When they met, they met for breakfast. They assumed it was good for a lot of reasons. Number one they didn't think we knew. You never attack in the morning having to do with wind and sun and a lot of things. It was amazing that we knew everything we knew.”

Link:https://x.com/i/status/2028489821065445569

[drnayar]

This is worth studying .. about Trump and his thought process:

Baier: I just got off the phone with the president…. I asked, “

what you are saying is you know there is somebody on the ground in Iran that is going to rise up?”

He [DJT] said,

“yeah, I feel there is. I feel that and some of them are no longer with us to be honest because it was 49 leaders that were taken out. That was going to take four weeks we thought to get rid of the Iranian leadership and it is always, you know, if they hide, it is a lot longer than four weeks. They would have been hiding. We were shocked when we heard what was going on. We knew exactly what was happening… they are talking about using people now that nobody ever heard of—even they don't know. They are using people, studying people to be the leader that even they don't know who they are. Can you believe that?”

I said it's a tough succession plan in Iran. He said, “49 leaders is deep. It's very deep. When they met, they met for breakfast. They assumed it was good for a lot of reasons. Number one they didn't think we knew. You never attack in the morning having to do with wind and sun and a lot of things. It was amazing that we knew everything we knew.”

Link:https://x.com/i/status/2028489821065445569

Trump [ and the current US admin ] has the quite unsettling way to bump off undesirable foreign leaders by offering to negotiate ., once the terms are given ., the foreign leaders meet in a secure place to discuss the terms., the US then targets this very place [ CIA ] to kill them all in one go ! .. How do you even trust a country like this ? Not long ago they did try this stunt on Putin ., remember the drone attack on Moscow ? Just that Putin did not even attend that meet ..

This has been repeated in
Venezuela [ Maduro ]
Russia [ Putin ]
Iran [ Khameinei ]

[ The U.S. often justifies such strikes under Article 51 of the UN Charter, claiming an inherent right to self-defense against imminent threats. ]

[drnayar]

"It was amazing that we knew everything we knew.” ..Right ., money talks

[williams]

This is worth studying .. about Trump and his thought process:

Baier: I just got off the phone with the president…. I asked, “

He [DJT] said,

I said it's a tough succession plan in Iran. He said, “49 leaders is deep. It's very deep. When they met, they met for breakfast. They assumed it was good for a lot of reasons. Number one they didn't think we knew. You never attack in the morning having to do with wind and sun and a lot of things. It was amazing that we knew everything we knew.”

Link:https://x.com/i/status/2028489821065445569

Trump [ and the current US admin ] has the quite unsettling way to bump off undesirable foreign leaders by offering to negotiate ., once the terms are given ., the foreign leaders meet in a secure place to discuss the terms., the US then targets this very place [ CIA ] to kill them all in one go ! .. How do you even trust a country like this ? Not long ago they did try this stunt on Putin ., remember the drone attack on Moscow ? Just that Putin did not even attend that meet ..

This has been repeated in
Venezuela [ Maduro ]
Russia [ Putin ]
Iran [ Khameinei ]

[ The U.S. often justifies such strikes under Article 51 of the UN Charter, claiming an inherent right to self-defense against imminent threats. ]

I always remember the good old quote: "Power comes from the barrel of the gun". Geopolitics and street thuggery is the same except the former is done in nice rooms. So if they can kill your leader while negotiating, you should also paint their leader as a target and make sure that they know the consequences of such an action will have enormous repercussions.

But for all that you need to build yourself up and until then you should never be an open threat. Iran was foolish. They could have easily build the necessary nukes with delivery means before throwing their weight around. Ask Uncle to do the same with the North Koreans. They will never do that, since they know the dire consequences.

[srin]

You know the good thing that the Muricans have done by first Venezuela and now Iran ? They have moved the Overton window towards pre-emptive strike without any pretext. You don't need casus belli, you don't need false flag operations, and you won't become a global pariah like Russia is. You just decide that you are tired of somebody and go whack them. And then come up with some reasonable explanations
The bar to engage in overt pre-emptive kinetic action is much much lower
That opens a lot of avenues for us for the hot continuation of Op Sindhoor. Or in the Siliguri corridor.