"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we r able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we r near, we must make the enemy believe we r far away; when far away, we must make him believe we r near."
Reference :
The Art of War
"If u know the enemy & know urself, u need not fear the result of a hundred battles."
"If u know urself but not the enemy, for every victory gained u will also suffer a defeat."
"If u know neither the enemy nor urself,u will succumb in every battle"
Reference:
The Art of War
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting"
~Sun Tzu
Reference :
The Art of War
"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
~Sun Tzu
Reference:
The Art of War
"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak."
~Sun Tzu
Reference :
The Art of War
"Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
Reference :
The Art of War
"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win"
Reference :
The Art of War
"To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy"
Reference :
The Art of War
"Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain."
Reference :
The Art of War
"When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard"
Reference :
The Art of War
"Who wishes to fight must first count the cost."
Reference :
The Art of War
"When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise."
Reference :
The Art of War
"The wise warrior avoids the battle."
Reference:
The Art of War
"One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all."
Reference:
The Art of War
"Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack"
Reference :
The Art of War
"Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected."
Reference :
The Art of War
"Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm"
Reference:
The Art of War
"If quick, I survive.
If not quick, I am lost.
This is "death"
Reference:
The Art of War
"If quick, I survive.
If not quick, I am lost.
This is "death"
Reference:
The Art of War
"Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive."
Reference :
The Art of War
"Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain."
Reference :
The Art of War
"The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom."
Reference :
The Art of War
"Never interrupt your enemy, when he is making a mistake."
Reference :
The Art of War
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Between March 30 and November 19(2018), @IDF killed 189 Palestinian demonstrators, including 31 children and 3 medical workers, and wounded more than 5,800 with live fire.
The Israeli army also launched intermittent air and artillery strikes in the Gaza Strip, killing 37 Palestinians between March 30 and November 19(2018), including at least five civilians.
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Israeli authorities continued to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank and to discriminate systematically against Palestinians and in favor of settlers, in providing services, allowing freedom of movement, and issuing building permits, among other actions.
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"China is nothing like Soviet Union" #Trade
In the globalised world all countries, big or small, are interdependent on each other in one way or the other. China and United States being the biggest economies share a huge chunk of their trade with each other.
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#ImportExportDeficit
American automobile giants have production units in China and Chinese manufactures are doing huge business in American markets.
America is the world’s largest importer and interestingly China is the world’s largest exporter.
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America is the biggest importer of Chinese electrical machinery and china’s biggest import from America is soybean. The contrast is striking and almost funny.
43 years ago, on this exact day the Govt of first elected PM of Pakistan Zulifikar Ali Bhutto was overthrown as a result of a military coup by then COAS General Zia-UL-Haq. This coup was named #OperationFairPlay. The details of Operation are as follows:
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Operation Name: Fair Play
Location: PM Secretariat, Islamabad
Date: 5 July 1977
Executed by: 111th Brigade, X Corps
Objective:
Relief of PM Zulfikar Ali Bhutto from the PM Secretariat and conduct fair elections within 90 days(which happened in 1885 & were not fair at all)
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Outcomes:
• Success of coup d'etat led by General Zia-ul-Haq
• Execution of elected prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
• 11 years of Military dictatorship government was formed.
In 1979 Zia had just provoked worldwide condemnation by executing his former PM; his image both inside & outside Pak was badly tarnished, & he felt isolated. By supporting a Jehad, albeit unofficially, against a
communist superpower he sought to regain sympathy in the west. 1/1
The US would surely rally to his
assistance. As a devout Muslim he was eager to offer help to his Islamic neighbours. That religious, strategic and political factors all seemed to point in the same direction was indeed a happy coincidence. 2/2 #ISI
For Zia, the final factor that decided him was Akhtar’s argument that it was a sound
military proposition, provided the Soviets were not goaded into a direct confrontation, meaning the water must not get too hot. 3/4 #Afghanistan
53 years ago, on this exact day, Israel provoked the Six-Day war by invading Egypt and destroying their airforce on ground. Arab-countries weren't ready for war.Egypt is 1 of the biggest military powers among Arab states.The loss of its airforce was a set back for the Arab World.
So, Syria, Jordan & Iraq decided to help Egypt.Following Syrian, Jordanian, and Iraqi attacks in retaliation, the Israeli Air Force proceeded to bomb air bases in those countries. By noon, the Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian Air Forces, with about 450 aircraft, were destroyed.
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About more than 80% jets were destroyed on the ground. It gave Israel air superiority over Arab countries. After destroying the force of these countries, IAF started bombing on Arab Soldiers. Arab forces were clearly losing the battle. So, they decided to seek help from Pak🇵🇰
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On 28th May 1998, Pakistan🇵🇰 conducted its 5 nuclear tests in response to Indian🇳🇪 nuclear tests on 11 & 13 May 1998. India had already conducted cold tests in 1974 which started to disturb the balance of power in South Asia. It triggered Pak to get its own nuke. 1/2
President Z.A. Bhutto forcefully advocated the nuclear option when he got intelligence reports of India's nuclear program and famously said in 1965 that "if India builds the bomb, we will eat grass or leaves, even go hungry, but we will get one of our own".
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But President General Ayub Khan rejected Bhutto's plan for the nuclear program. After Pakistan’s defeat in the December 1971 conflict with India, Bhutto issued a directive instructing the country's nuclear establishment to build a nuclear device within three years.
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