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I only quoted Indian references and what Indians themselves are saying and did not conjure up anything from my side. If you do not know what your own people are saying, please go and ask them to clarify. Why are you fighting with me. Nope, I am not a cow-poke shoveling manure as that is what...

I agree. :)

Oh my …. A citizen of Republic of India which emerged a mere 65 years ago is telling the heirs of 9000 old Meluhha civilization, whether there was any of their circuit bench functioning across Atari. Heat and dust churning from the numerous age old and newer slums that your India populates must...

Arrey Joe, this was not my comment. It was posted by one of your eminences. Please remove the fog from your specs and then re-read - I know you are located in a cold place.

I am sorry if I offend you in any way. I did not intend to upset you by my posts. I thought this was a discussion forum and I learn from what others comment here. The discussion actually started when a poster commented about constitutional equality in India. There was a gentleman who stated...

Basically you are stating that the Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists who are asking the Indian government to grant them separate religious status are fools. What you also are stating that those Indians who are members of Indian Lok Sabha, and represent the people of these three religions do not...

Indian violations at LOC are to test Pakistan's nuclear deterrence - Crap.

Some time ago a lady called @bronxbull mentioned in a thread that she had been to a place called danishmandan. This was the place where my ancestors lived for over 500 years. The centuries old graves were reminders of a different era. The last time I visited, there were no graves and no...

@toxic_pus, YOU ARE A LIAR. I confirmed it from my Indian lawyer friends. The statement that the Sikhs and Jains are part of the wider Hindu community occurs on P.15 of the court Judgment. They say that if what you state is the truth, why would mainstream Indian newspapers publish wrong and...

Please tell this to the Indian Supreme Court. The Judges of Indian Supreme Court do not agree with @Joe Shearer and your explanation. In the verdict they gave, it is very clearly stated that they identify Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists as a sub-sect of Hinduism and denied the request to grant them a...

Attempts to hide a reality through accusatory counters does not hide the reality. It only brings out the diminishing intellectuals returns.

Niaz Sahab, Talking about Article 25 of Indian constitution you state that “It is strange how different people can extract different meaning out of the same text.” To resolve this aspect, in most countries the higher courts translate and decipher the provisions laid out in a country’s...

A frivolity does not and can not act as a function of deterrence.

These excerpts are taken from a book "Untouchable Soldiers: The Maharas and the Mazhbis" written by Ardythe Basham. How and why the regiment’s name was changed to Sikh Light Infantry due to various objections has also been highlighted.

Chamar in Punjab is used with a pronounced negative euphemism for a person. Probably this is the reason that the name was changed to SLI.

Agreed. But the developmental approach and the military strategy is different. China enhances its A2/AD capability and the US endeavours to counter the Chinese A2/AD efforts.

@third eye, What you have highlighted is a euphemistic expression and I do not condone it and condemn it in strongest possible terms. But this can never imagined to be compared with untouchability as practiced in India. There is no comparison anywhere in the world, but India.

US military's policy and strategy documents state that their emphasis has shifted from Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to Pacific and Indian Oceans and a major attribute is aimed at keeping the world commons free from undue interference. This is supported by earlier placement of 7th Fleet at Okinawa...

It is likely that the US would retain some bases in Afghanistan. And in addition to that, US Navy's 5th Fleet is stationed in Bahrain along with many bases in the Gulf Emirates. US Marines and Navy's primary areas of operation are Pacific and Indian Oceans. They are staying here and are not...

Pakistan denied such a happening and there were discrepancies in the statements of Indian Army and Indian Ministry of Defence which created a lot of doubt in the authenticity of Indian allegations. There have been incidents of beheadings of civilian villagers living close the LOC by the Indian...