I have a small joke on @Firezstarter1, but I don’t have the time to write a 600-tweet thread referencing multiple sources.
I️ have a joke on @ShaunakSA. I’ll send you a Telegram message and invite you to a Teams chat to discuss. Following which, we may post it to Substack.
I️ have a joke on Man Aman Chinna, and it’s so simple that even an NCO would get it.
Sources say that I have 300,000 jokes on Ajai Shukla.
I️f I️ was Ertugrul, I️ would’ve made a joke in SchahIED.
I️ tried to make a joke on @detresfa_, but he managed to spot it via satellite and exposed my punchline before I️ could tell it.
I️ have a joke on @somnath1978, but it’s an old chestnut.
I️ have a chankian joke on Bharat Rakshak that would strike right at its jaguar vein, but I’m too SDRE to pick a fight with a TFTA Internet forum. My Lahori Logic would be exposed for all to see and I️ would have to pay for my tactical brilliance by skiing downhill.
I don’t mind foreigners joking about my country; my only demand is that they build some India-Specific Enhancements into their humor.
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Thread on "Human Error" or "Pilot Error". These are widely misunderstood terms, and that lack of understanding is being used to float unhinged conspiracy theories. 🧵
People often see "human error" as an indictment of the pilot, an accusation that he or she made a mistake that could have been avoided. That is not so. It’s more about the limits of human interaction with fast-moving machines in high-pressure situations.
The human body has a natural sense of balance which ensures that people doing everyday activities don’t fall over. That sense hasn’t evolved to deal with high-speed flight in difficult conditions (say dense fog that blanks out all visual references). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense_of_…
Patio furniture procured from Home Depot demonstrates how dependent the two countries are on the US for critical needs despite their professed independence.
Putin has his hands clasped tightly, while Modi's has cupped his palms together, demonstrating Russia's unwillingness/inability to provide what India wants despite Indian requests.
In short, the Russians treat indirect fires as the primary element, with maneuver forces only helping artillery get into position and seizing an objective after it has been devastated.
So the artillery footprint is very large, and the firepower is incredible, although imprecise.
Practically every great power has developed their own unique doctrines for war, and their equipment designs have flowed from that. Strange that a son-of-the-soil type gets it, but our intelligent, highly educated scholars don’t.
Assault Breaker is a prime example, but history is littered with several examples.
Maybe that right there is the bane of India. It has been run by too many Srinath Raghavans for too long 😶
The authors state that in confronting China, "The last option would, obviously, be to maintain the status quo — with 50,000-60,000 troops deployed at high altitudes..."
I want to argue that forcing a standoff along the land border should be India's *first* option, as this is where India's strengths lie.