In the world of narratives, none of that matters. Is this nuance extended to us when some issue happens in, say Mamata's WB or Stalin's TN? They all get lumped under "India's lack of religious freedom, blah blah". Let's extend the same courtesy without tying ourselves into knots.
Next time they print an article about India, point them back at them. These are 64000 assaults resulting in pregnancy (possibly in just 9 states).. God knows how many assaults really happened..n a new study published this week in "The Journal of the American Medical Association," researchers used government data on sexual violence to calculate that, since the Supreme Court said states could regulate abortion however they want, there have been more than 64,000 rape-related pregnancies in jurisdictions with bans. They estimate that 26,000 of those were in Texas alone.
This seems like regurgitated news from a couple of months ago about some indian-american lawmakers being concerned. The rest seems a series of conjectures, and may even be inspired by some BRF posts about approval timelines on military sales.g.sarkar wrote: ↑31 Jan 2024 18:40 https://thewire.in/security/us-drone-sa ... estigation
Indian-American lawmakers in particular are deeply concerned about the fallout from the indictment of an Indian in the plotUS Blocks $3-Billion Drone Sale to India Until ‘Meaningful Investigation’ of Pannun Assassination Conspiracy
Both these reference the same Ajay whoever.g.sarkar wrote: ↑31 Jan 2024 20:53 It may be regurgitated, but it is recent and all over:
https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments ... ?rdt=45237
US Blocks $3-Billion Drone Sale to India Until ‘Meaningful Investigation’ of Pannun Assassination Conspiracy
https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/w ... 292481.cms
अमेरिका ने पन्नू की 'हत्या' की साजिश को लेकर भारत को 'सुलेमानी किलर' ड्रोन बेचने पर लगाई रोक, बड़ा दावा
And there is more of the same.
Gautam
could be a blessing in disguise..now to invest all those billions into our MIC .sanman wrote: US Blocks MQ9 Drone Sale to India
It's pretty obvious that US wants to play the Khalistan card against India. This is why the US can never be a trusted ally to India. We can see why Quad has not been able to progress, because of America's past and ongoing track record of bad behaviour.
More than 60,000 people were killed during the Khalistan insurgency. Likewise, the US seems to be very inordinately interested in regime change in Bangladesh and Myanmar. If the United States wants to revive Khalistan as well as prey on India's NorthEast, all to keep India on the ropes, then India should take America's bad intentions seriously.
India should respond by encouraging conflict between US and China over Taiwan and AUKUS, both of which the US is bound to by treaty commitments. The more that Chinese and Americans are focused on fighting each other, the less time and resources they'll have to target us. There are many ways to bring this about.
We can also support BRICS initiatives to challenge US dollar hegemony.
(US debt is now at 125% of GDP, again demonstrating that global hegemonic imperialism is an unsustainable enterprise)
Amazing how one internet bullshitter can instigate some BRF posters to jump to hasty conclusions based on nearly zero evidence. Reading BRF analysis should make people more thoughtful, rather it is lately creating more spam on multiple threads.Prem Kumar wrote: ↑01 Feb 2024 11:52 Fake news peddler Ajai Shukla got caught with his pants down. Assume everything that comes from this cretin & everything published on Wire-the-Liar is a lie, unless proven otherwise!
US Congress today approved the MQ-9B sale and notified General Atomics. Someone raised the question about Pannun in the press conference and the spokesperson just laughed it off
QUESTION: According to a media report, United States lost $3 billion drone sale to India until meaningful investigation of Sikh leader Mr. Pannun assassination conspiracy. Is it true or just a fake news?
MR MILLER: So – (laughter) – I love – nice try. The – so I will say that generally the U.S.-Indian Defense Partnership has seen significant growth over the past decade. This is a proposed sale that was announced during Prime Minister Modi’s visit last year. We believe it offers significant potential to further advance strategic technology cooperation with India and military cooperation in the region. Of course, Congress plays – as you know – an important role in the U.S. arms transfer process. We routinely consult with members of Congress with the foreign – on the foreign affairs committees before our formal notification to – so we can address questions that they might have, but I don’t have any comment on when that formal notification might take place.
And I said I’d come to you next, and then I’ll —
Transmittal No. 23-0L
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Purchaser: Government of India.
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(l), AECA Transmittal No.: 21-13; Date:
April 30, 2021; Implementing Agency: Navy.
Funding Source: National Funds.
(iii) Description: On April 30, 2021, Congress was notified
by congressional certification transmittal number 21-13 of
the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export
Control Act, of six (6) P-81 Patrol Aircraft; eight (8)
Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Joint
Tactical Radio Systems 5 (MIDS-JTRS 5) (6 installed, 2
spares); forty-two (42) AN/AAR-54 Missile Warning Sensors (36
installed, 6 spares); and fourteen (14) LN-251 with Embedded
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial Navigations Systems
(EGIs) (12 installed, 2 spares). Also included were CFM56-7
commercial engines; Tactical Open Mission Software (ITOMS)
variant for P-81; Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) MX-
20HD; AN/AAQ-2(V)l Acoustic System; ARES-1000 commercial
variant Electronic Support Measures; AN/APR-39D Radar Warning
Receiver; AN/ALE-47 Counter Measures Dispensing System;
support equipment and spares; publications; repair and
return; transportation; aircraft ferry; training; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, software, technical,
and logistics support services; and other related elements of
logistical and program support. The total estimated cost was
$2.42 billion. MDE constituted $2.05 billion of this total.
Transmittal No
24-07
WASHINGTON, February 1, 2024 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.99 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
The Government of India has requested to buy thirty-one (31) MQ-9B Sky Guardian aircraft; one hundred sixty-one (161) Embedded Global Positioning & Inertial Navigation Systems (EGIs); thirty-five (35) L3 Rio Grande Communications Intelligence Sensor Suites; one hundred seventy (170) AGM-114R Hellfire missiles; sixteen (16) M36E9 Hellfire Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM); three hundred ten (310) GBU-39B/B Laser Small Diameter Bombs (LSDB); and eight (8) GBU-39B/B LSDB Guided Test Vehicles (GTVs) with live fuzes. Also included are Certifiable Ground Control Stations; TPE-331-10-GD engines; M299 Hellfire missile launchers; KIV-77 cryptographic appliques and other Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) equipment; KOR-24A Small Tactical Terminals (STT); AN/SSQ-62F, AN/SSQ-53G, and AN/SSQ-36 sonobuoys; ADU-891/E Adapter Group Test Sets; Common Munitions Built-In-Test (BIT) Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE); GBU-39B/B tactical training rounds, Weapons Load Crew Trainers, and Reliability Assessment Vehicles-Instrumented; Portable Pre-flight/Post-flight Equipment (P3E); CCM-700A encryption devices; KY-100M Narrowband/wideband terminals; KI-133 cryptographic units; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders; ROVER 6Si and TNR2x transceivers; MR6000 ultra high frequency (UHF) and very high frequency (VHF) radios; Selex SeaSpray Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) surveillance radars; HISAR-300 Radars; SNC 4500 Auto Electronic Surveillance Measures (ESM) Systems; SAGE 750 ESM systems; Due Regard Radars (DRR); MX-20 Electro-Optical Infrared (EO-IR) Laser Target Designators (LTDs); Ku-Band SATCOM GAASI Transportable Earth Stations (GATES); C-Band Line-of-Sight (LOS) Ground Data Terminals; AN/DPX-7 IFF transponders; Compact Multi-band Data Links (CMDL); initial spare and repair parts, consumables, accessories, and repair and return support; secure communications, precision navigation, and cryptographic equipment; munitions support and support equipment; testing and integration support and equipment; classified and unclassified software delivery and support; classified and unclassified publications and technical documentation; personnel training and training equipment; transportation support; warranties; studies and surveys; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is $3.99 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping to strengthen the U.S.-Indian strategic relationship and to improve the security of a major defense partner which continues to be an important force for political stability, peace, and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific and South Asia region.
The proposed sale will improve India’s capability to meet current and future threats by enabling unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance patrols in sea lanes of operation. India has demonstrated a commitment to modernizing its military and will have no difficulty absorbing these articles and services into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Poway, CA. The purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor representatives to India.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
The description and dollar value are for the highest estimated quantity and dollar value based on initial requirements. Actual dollar value will be lower depending on final requirements, budget authority, and signed sales agreement(s), if and when concluded.
All questions regarding this proposed Foreign Military Sale should be directed to the State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, pm-cpa@state.gov
(WION) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC72Si8TipM&t=562sShreyas Reddy Benigeri - Lindner School of Business in Cincinnati
Neel Acharya - Purdue University’s
Vivek Saini - MBA student in Georgia
Akul B Dhawan - University of Illinois
NRao wrote: ↑02 Feb 2024 03:39 A strange world we live in.
The drone deal was in question because of an American terrorist, named Pannun.
Now that the deal has gone through, those very **armed** drones will be used to track and ...... many Pannuns!!!!!
ये किस तरह का तर्क है परेशान|
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BTW, it is my understanding that the rules, of the US Senate, were changed - mid-flight - to accommodate the deal.
It is not that Shukla was wrong. It is that the US Senate was right.
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Let us say that the pro-India won over the anti-India. QED
Just one fight. Many more to come.
Shukla revealed the source of his original article, via writing a follow on article (which is available on his blog). Rather than issuing an apology for his mis-information, he has doubled down on his claim and is pinning the insinuations in his original article on the Senior US Senator (Democrat) for the State of Maryland: Senator Ben Cardin (https://www.cardin.senate.gov/)Prem Kumar wrote: ↑01 Feb 2024 11:52 Fake news peddler Ajai Shukla got caught with his pants down. Assume everything that comes from this cretin & everything published on Wire-the-Liar is a lie, unless proven otherwise!
US Congress today approved the MQ-9B sale and notified General Atomics. Someone raised the question about Pannun in the press conference and the spokesperson just laughed it off
Idiot Shukla & Wire-the-Liar chose the worst possible time to peddle their lies & got slapped in their face!
Screenshot their articles because these serial liars will delete them
Thanks. Sen Ben Cardin : "... Championing human rights and democratic values globally is one of my top priorities... I will continue raising human rights issues with the Administration, as well as our Indian counterparts, because I believe that our shared values are fundamental to the growth and longevity of our partnership"Rakesh wrote: ↑05 Feb 2024 20:26 However, Democrats have always been preachy about human rights, the world over. Nothing new. Latest Example: https://www.cardin.senate.gov/press-rel ... defenders/
disha wrote: ↑06 Feb 2024 11:35Thanks. Sen Ben Cardin : "... Championing human rights and democratic values globally is one of my top priorities... I will continue raising human rights issues with the Administration, as well as our Indian counterparts, because I believe that our shared values are fundamental to the growth and longevity of our partnership"Rakesh wrote: ↑05 Feb 2024 20:26 However, Democrats have always been preachy about human rights, the world over. Nothing new. Latest Example: https://www.cardin.senate.gov/press-rel ... defenders/
I think the above statement missed one para. I am completing it here for all Ben Cardins:
"It is imperative that I continue to raise human rights and democratic values and in future climate change and religion freedom. Since that is what I think my voters want me to continue to raise. Remember I just have to raise questions and the administration has to assure me that the Indian government is committed to thoroughly investigate such situations and fully cooperate with US Dept of Justice, and every tom-dick-and-harry in my constituent and now new voters like lovely-prince-BhootiniKa Khalis and aam-abdul-rana-arfas will be reassured and continue to provide me with election funds. Additionally, if the admin and the Indian government can put together a tour to exotic places in India for me and my family and my friends and extended well wishers over a pork and a barrel, that will affirm that the Indian government is working on human rights"
^ The above para was redacted, since it did not mention any rainbow spectrum of supporters or the newly arrived brave immigrants from South.
https://x.com/suryakane/status/1753937514224582753?s=20 ---> The dots are almost always connected circuitously. On the one hand, the US partners with India to advance its own objectives in the Indo Pacific. On the other, it deploys quasi non-state agents of Balkanization below the surface to keep New Delhi’s ambitions in check.Rakesh wrote: ↑05 Feb 2024 20:26 Image Source: https://x.com/suryakane/status/1753937514224582753?s=20
Gurpatwant Pannun Murder Plot: Czech Republic suspends extradition of Nikhil Gupta to US unless apex court gives ruling Unless and until the Czech Constitutional Court provided an appropriate ruling, ...
Read more at: https://organiser.org/2024/02/06/220409 ... es-ruling/
Hardly a surprising news to me. I expected this to be announced far earlier. Czech PM Petr Fiala was a honored guest(one of only four) at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit Jan 10-12 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat and had a special bilateral on the sidelines with PM Modi. From all sources it went extremely well. Nikhil Gupta came up and this is the consequence. Here is the wikipedia page for the 2024 Gujarat Summit and the list and photos of all the honored guests including Fiala is there:A_Gupta wrote: ↑07 Feb 2024 19:59Gurpatwant Pannun Murder Plot: Czech Republic suspends extradition of Nikhil Gupta to US unless apex court gives ruling Unless and until the Czech Constitutional Court provided an appropriate ruling, ...
Read more at: https://organiser.org/2024/02/06/220409 ... es-ruling/
Unlike Kashmir - Khalistan has no takers locally in the State and no local violence. But if farmer protests can be done - then it is a different kind of violence. The goal posts are moving and returns are diminishing over time - which is a good sign for India.Rakesh wrote: ↑06 Feb 2024 19:59 https://x.com/suryakane/status/1753937514224582753?s=20 --->
...
The Five Eyes seem to have reactivated their Khalistani network after their old network in Kashmir got dismantled post-370. It didn’t happen overnight - the Khalistanis were simply kept relatively quiet for nearly two decades and pressed into action when deemed strategically fit. Meanwhile, FCRA licenses are getting cancelled. Shadowy foreign-funded NGOs and think tanks surreptitiously engaging in lawfare are feeling the pain as are Churches and their local political partners. Efforts are on to stabilize the North East which faces direct threats from foreign-backed narcoterror militants from Myanmar. Any effort to dismantle areas of leverage the US tries to maintain in and around India will naturally have a fallout somewhere, even if it’s not official.