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by Suraj
Sat Apr 13, 2019 3:20 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 3 (Oct 2018 - )
Replies: 3128
Views: 4067670

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 3 (Oct 2018 - )

Some thoughts on electoral momentum and information warfare Momentum is a fundamentally the propagation of enthusiasm amongst the electorate. Every single person who has enthusiasm , is implicitly part of 'momentum'. It's not something you see others doing. It's something you're part of - either as ...
by Suraj
Tue Apr 09, 2019 5:04 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nukkad
Replies: 1356
Views: 1144743

Re: Nukkad

So if an ex-Indian citizen is stripped off his citizenship by the host country (as it is happening with a Indian who became British citizen in 2014), Can the said person be deported to India ? If Yes, then under what convention since the person would have relinquished his Indian citizenship so tech...
by Suraj
Tue Apr 09, 2019 4:20 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 3 (Oct 2018 - )
Replies: 3128
Views: 4067670

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 3 (Oct 2018 - )

Did my part to 5forty3's effort with a contribution. May add more. In my own view, it is important to build entities like him. The reason is simply that long term political entrenchment occurs with the development of its own system - including a poll barometer organization capable of performing grou...
by Suraj
Sun Dec 16, 2018 5:34 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Cricket
Replies: 752
Views: 719240

Re: Cricket

Kohli's dismissal was a grassed catch. Whatever happened to giving batsman benefit of doubt in these cases ?
by Suraj
Wed Dec 12, 2018 12:31 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 3 (Oct 2018 - )
Replies: 3128
Views: 4067670

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 3 (Oct 2018 - )

While it would have been nicer to win these elections, voter behavior except in CG where trends were not visible, is not hard to understand. It's impossible to avoid being voted out, even if you do well. Voters are open to change. Doesn't matter if it was a good ride with the incumbent. 'Time for a ...
by Suraj
Tue Dec 11, 2018 7:42 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 3 (Oct 2018 - )
Replies: 3128
Views: 4067670

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 3 (Oct 2018 - )

I thought Ayushmaan bharat would help. But it fell flat. The premise was that Modi has won over rural poor with his schemes for gas, toilets, pakka ghar, cutting of middleman in agri, health insurance. But it did not show here. Do Indian people even want development? I am no longer sure. Because pe...
by Suraj
Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:57 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: Cricket
Replies: 752
Views: 719240

Re: Cricket

1 wicket left, 45 runs needed. Our bowling is toothless.
by Suraj
Thu Sep 20, 2018 5:39 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

His escaping India paves way to confiscate his properties and sell them, even those that were not used for collateral. Yes the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act is taking care of that . He hasn't shown up in time to head that off, so right now, the legal logjam isn't about him trying to stop it - it'...
by Suraj
Thu Sep 20, 2018 2:26 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

Not looking good for Jaitley, even Subramanian Swamy is getting on his case. Subramanian Swamy Verified account @Swamy39 8h8 hours ago More We have now two undeniable facts on the Mallya escape issue: 1. Look Out Notice was diluted on Oct 24, 2015 from “Block” to “Report” departure enabling Mallya ...
by Suraj
Wed Aug 15, 2018 2:29 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

That is not asylum, but Right of Return . It’s a good idea but difficult to implement . Say someone comes from BD comes in claiming to be Hindu and then ‘converts to Islam’ (which he was all along). How does hat play out ? Israel and the Jewish diaspora are small enough to make Right of Return work ...
by Suraj
Tue Aug 14, 2018 2:09 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

I am not referring to Pak and BD exclusion principles in nationality law . Those are not recent - they were in the original 1955 act too . What I am talking about is the elimination of jus soli in 1987, and the additional clause that one illegal parent excludes the child from citizenship, according ...
by Suraj
Mon Aug 13, 2018 11:06 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

KL(p)D saar: I'm all in favor of NRC being done on the whole country, and everyone being issued biometric IDs . I'm entirely in favor of all subsidized support for undocumented folks ending. No ration cards, no access to subsidies, MUDRA scheme etc, unless you are a documented citizen. I don't mind ...
by Suraj
Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:44 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

American (or any New World) citizenship laws rarely port over to the Indian context. Their prerogative was to populate the land. Ours is the diametric opposite. Likewise, UK laws have various specific provisions on account of running around half the world and having to define who's a citizen and who...
by Suraj
Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:00 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

It's a fair argument. Thinking about it, I have a suggestion based on how another country does something similar, that I know about mainly because it applies to me - UK modes of nationality. UK citizenship has two kinds "by descent" and "otherwise than by descent" (i.e. birth, adoption, naturalizati...
by Suraj
Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:35 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

I suppose we have to figure out how to handle the one Indian parent and another illegal migrant situation. I am not sure we should penalize the kid for choices and issues the kid had no say. Separating families does not play well politically and morally (to me personally). I say this even when real...
by Suraj
Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:21 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

That's exactly why every Hindu should STFU and stand behind Modi especially after a successful Assam NRC. Do BD muslims in Assam marry Indian muslims? If so the kids are considered Indian. They are not. Indian nationality law is clear on this. There is no jus soli citizenship in India anymore, i.e....
by Suraj
Mon Aug 06, 2018 4:02 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Cricket
Replies: 752
Views: 719240

Re: Cricket

I see no reason to fiddle with batting depth going forward. We want the rest of the top to do better, not increase the number of batters because they didn't perform well in one match. And we want as much or greater penetration from the bowlers. Wonder if Lords is good for Cool-dip . I'd much rather ...
by Suraj
Wed Aug 01, 2018 6:39 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nukkad
Replies: 1356
Views: 1144743

Re: Nukkad

All this talk about BRF's demise is quite funny. Here's my perspective: BRF is sustained by the producers, not the consumers and bystanders. I'm not an original member, having joined sometime in 2000, then lost my ID and registered again with my current stamp of 2002. The place was incredibly over-m...
by Suraj
Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:48 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

How did fugitive economic offender bill pass RS? We just like to imagine a united opposition and dhoti shiver There's no united opposition, and the no-confidence motion proved it. Winning 325-126 with more than 90 MPs not even voting, where the no-confidence motion itself was tabled by an alliance ...
by Suraj
Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:11 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nukkad
Replies: 1356
Views: 1144743

Re: Nukkad

Kabir wrote:
Wed Jul 25, 2018 4:09 am
When you visit BGR and BRF (after the split) nowadays, they just look a shadow of the past glory days. Its ironical that this had to happen during the most exciting of times that the forum had waited for so long - in Modi raj
Posters make or break a forum, not the forum itself.
by Suraj
Wed Jul 25, 2018 3:11 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

The updates to the motor vehicle act are among the most proactive efforts to recognize cab aggregators using technology. While the west makes piecemeal local legislation to handle this new line of business, we have a central law almost in place. The oppositions arguments are just incoherent, and I'v...
by Suraj
Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:38 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

I just looked at the video of The Hug. What kind of hug is that ? One person is sitting there without acknowledging or aware of the upcoming gesture, the other suddenly bends down and hugs him without warning and then turns around and walks off. Even Modi seemed to be asking 'WTF was that about, man...
by Suraj
Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:22 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

NaMo Sarkar wins confidence vote 325 to 126, i.e. a 72% majority. Indicates that more than 4 years into the administration, seat share control of the LS remains effectively intact. Does anyone have a history of how many votes by which past no-confidence motions were decided either way ? This 199-ru...
by Suraj
Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:25 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

You're right, I don't understand his modelling technique. I do, however, understand modelling in banking & finance. If his "model" as you say is real time data, then it isn't a prediction model but a dashboard showing the latest score. Again, something widely used in banking to measure portfolio pe...
by Suraj
Tue Jul 10, 2018 1:32 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640314

Re: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - )

I find comments about PP's results to be badly argued. *What* did he fail at ? Estimating vote share ? Vote to seat conversion ? His earlier views in an election changing as the polls went on ? So far, in every election, he's done pretty well on the vote share front. Vote to seat conversion is a har...