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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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.
1. Airlines have very stringent safety rules. Attendants can move people elsewhere from the exit row if they deem them unfit to carry out emergency duties in case of a crash. Individual passengers' convenience does not trump that.
2. Walking off the plane "all sprightly" is no sign of fitness to open the exit door in case of a crash landing.
3. Making up false stories because you think you were slighted, using your former rank and blue tick as a bully pulpit, getting your buddies in the media to publish a hit piece in record time—these are all signs of the same "VIP culture" that you claim to condemn.
Why is HAL—a company with 50+ years in the aero industry—being denied the opportunity to take over and rebuild Air India? Why is the crown jewel of Indian hospitality being sold to a private company whose name literally translates to “bye-bye”?
Reached for comment, strategic expert Patanajali Varadarajan said, “This is a disturbing breakdown in India’s values-based governance system. It speaks to the moral fiber of the United States that it has not nationalized a single government-owned airline.”
Renowned professor Gaurav Sabnis tweeted, “This changes nothing. The Indian air travel system was always a Brahminical setup. A high-quality, imported system called “Air Force” for the ruling elites; and a poorly funded and managed “Air India” for everyone else.”
The mayor of Mumbai had said, “They've to install their cold storage if needed … We'll not give any advance payment. We will fine companies if they fail to deliver vaccines on time.”
Do people still think that importing vaccines on short timelines is easy, or even feasible?
Meanwhile, this is what Israel *actually* did to get ahead of the line:
The Israeli PM initiated direct negotiations with Pfizer's CEO, with over 17 phone calls. Those calls were made possible by paying a $30 million advance just to negotiate. No guarantees.