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Chinese interests in Gilgit/Baltistan is not only for Gwadar and warm water port in the Indian Ocean. This is also the land route for connecting China to the Central Asian Republics. Trade and connectivity to the CAR gasfields, as not much gas is coming from Russia which sends most of its gas to...

So what is the big deal? We will do what is in our best interests. India has never supported unilateral intervention into another sovereign nation. Let the UNSC tell us, we will do it. Moreover, Iran is offering us very favourable terms for its oil, why should we refuse it? We don't want Iran...

Ultimately buddy, it all boils down to you. How you want yourself to be perceived by others. If you want to lose all credibility and become a joke, you will pick articles lacking credibility simply because they are in line with your agenda. No one will take you seriously and some like minded...

Actually, it doesn't even have to be equal. Even a slight addition to Europe's miseries or a slight worsening of its economy brought about by the stoppage of oil imports will have catastrophic and cascading effect. The public resentment in the worst hit nations which are already reeling under...

It is the failure of runaway capitalism. Totally unregulated and unfettered capitalism. Profiteering. Near total abdication of the state in its role as a regulator. Laissez-faire is the name of the game. These are the very principles and concepts which Ayn Rand held so dear which are on the...

There is no glorification here. The SAM-2s were deadly missiles and wreaked havoc. They accounted for a very large percentage of US aircraft losses in the Vietnam war. Gary Power's U-2 was downed by SAM-2s. With the Fan Song fire control and tracking radar, the SAM-2s were very effective for...

Which are the three already there? CVN-70 Carl Vinson is in the North Arabian Sea CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln is in the Persian Gulf That makes it two. Where is the third carrier? CVN-74 John C. Stennis is in the South China Sea in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations. The USN is planning to...

You are absolutely right. Japan simply carries too much baggage and being grouped with Japan will reduce our chances for entering the UNSC. Likewise, I think the US may oppose the membership of Brazil. However, the stage is not yet set for a vote on the issue.These are pressure tactics to force...

Good thread to start Zarvan. Well done.

Liberalising retail is in India's interests, though some politicians can't see beyond their nose. It will come one day, sooner rather than later.

No there will be no train wreck. Indo-US friendship is one based on necessity and sheer convenience. The US is aware that there are areas of divergence in strategic interests of the two countries but it is the convergence of interests which has brought the two closer. We are not counted among...

A 9 mm pistol is useless in CQB. A 9 mm Sten is quite useful. It is not the ammunition/calibre but the weapon. The corner shots will be reduced to being used as periscopes to look around corners, that is all. Moreover Rashtriya Rifles are not SF.

Eastern headache? Oh you guys are already doing that in Bangladesh. You don't even need consulates there. Many Jamaatis and Razakars available to do your bidding. Myanmar will be an over reach. Just joking VC.

That is entirely your opinion. The US as a Pacific Ocean Naval power has every right to be in East Asia which is a part of the Pacific. Moreover, the US has been present in East Asia for a very long time since the Spanish-American war of 1898. Kindly read the history of Philippines. The US also...

A patrol is moving in a built up area through a village lane. The scouts turn a corner and get fired at. One scout gets shot and injured while the other manages to scramble back . The entire patrol gets held up by a couple of militants firing from concealed positions. The patrol leader plans an...

I am glad she apologised. Such vigilantism should never be permitted whether under the guise of morality, cultural ethos or religion. It is sad that we Indians could not get the idiots from Haryana Police who had gone around assaulting couples in a park some months ago to apologise. But then...

Nothing wrong with dreams. We all dream about our nation's grandeur because our nation is our identity, I am sure that you do it too. I did not like her article because it lacked an analytical approach. Without logic and analysis, an article on geo-politics starts sounding like mere propaganda...

Students/Graduates of metallurgy could definitely help where enrichment is the issue. After all AQ Khan of Pakistan was a metallurgist and not even a nuclear physicist.

Sane post by SK in the midst of people posting only to earn cheap brownies and get cheap thrills. Perhaps the OP will find something positive to post about India next time, or it that too much to hope for?

Indrani Bagchi should stick to reporting news events. Geo-strategy and international relations are definitely not her forte.