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by Gus
Wed Aug 15, 2018 4:08 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

full text. breaking it up for easy browsing. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/prime-minister-modi-independence-day-speech-red-fort-5308847/ My dear countrymen, I convey my best wishes to all of you on this auspicious occasion of Independence Day. Today, the country is brimming with self-confi...
by Gus
Wed Aug 15, 2018 3:45 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

anybody with the transcript of the speech?
by Gus
Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:23 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

buzz building up on i-day speech..rumors on healthcare announcement etc.
by Gus
Tue Aug 14, 2018 3:07 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Cricket
Replies: 752
Views: 719264

Re: Cricket

because england is playing in england. it's easier to do things at home, than take a raw player overseas.
by Gus
Tue Aug 14, 2018 1:54 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: Cricket
Replies: 752
Views: 719264

Re: Cricket

knives are out against sastri and kohli with this loss. everybody using this opportunity to max.. pujara run out was horrible..lots of horrible moments. better to just forget and block this memory and move on.. not having an intimidating fast bowler to polish off the tail is stil hurting us. if we l...
by Gus
Mon Aug 13, 2018 11:00 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

Well, then there is the case that we gave land (partition) to the ones who did not want to be Indians, and so they have no rights to come back and ask to be Indians. In almost all the citizenship/visa related stuff, there is always some language about Pakistan and BD, so we already have some discrim...
by Gus
Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:26 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

The two extremes are - deport them all, and give path to citizenship for all. We need to find a good solution that stops further migration, some moral and ethical solution for borderline cases (one parent Indian), and what to do with the rest. Deportation is easy to talk, but we don’t have that much...
by Gus
Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:51 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

If we consider the ones that came in even around 1995, they probably have grand kids now. even with backdating, unless these are forcibly deported, or "Self-deported" (another great american wordplay :lol: ) , if they end up still staying here and becoming citizens eventually (15 or 20 years), those...
by Gus
Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:45 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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 reali...
by Gus
Fri Aug 10, 2018 5:23 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

Let me expand a bit on the most popular political game being played. parties have a natural vote base. They want to keep that base, and try and put together a coalition from other groups/identities/base - by several means 1. alliance, buy that whole group. works when vote transfer can work. 2. break...
by Gus
Fri Aug 10, 2018 4:19 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

I don't think BJP will get any meaningful muslim women votes, to make an impact in vote count. Not in this election at least. But it is a good thing to do for the nation and society, and it's always good to keep enemy in defensive mode by throwing attacks on splitting their vote banks. In general, t...
by Gus
Fri Aug 10, 2018 1:05 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

TT bill blocked. pushed to next session. ridiculous obstructionism from congress.
by Gus
Thu Aug 09, 2018 6:22 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

Easy win in the end for RS VC.

looks like AAP is sulking and abstained, and then claimed that they would have voted if kejri was called by Rahul.
by Gus
Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:48 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

KL and WB will have more for BJP than TN.

wherever it becomes a clear alternative to current establishment, it will grow. it's a matter of time that's all.

TN will be the last frontier
by Gus
Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:53 pm
Forum: Politics, News & Current Affairs
Topic: POLL THREAD: Has NaMo's BJP Govt Done Enough for Hindu Causes?
Replies: 74
Views: 117221

Re: POLL THREAD: Has NaMo's BJP Govt Done Enough for Hindu Causes?

Stop responding to each other Lilo and AbhishekC. Take a break from this thread.
by Gus
Thu Aug 09, 2018 1:23 pm
Forum: Politics, News & Current Affairs
Topic: POLL THREAD: Has NaMo's BJP Govt Done Enough for Hindu Causes?
Replies: 74
Views: 117221

Re: POLL THREAD: Has NaMo's BJP Govt Done Enough for Hindu Causes?

Way could he have done better? Put the corrupt in jail, refuse to release them inspite of media backlash, and merely say" I kept my promises ". right.. and this is why nobody takes the 'i am hindutva, what did modi do for me, i am going nota' crowd seriously. I asked you a serious question, instead...
by Gus
Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:40 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

twitter trending is the most useless barometer of anything.
by Gus
Thu Aug 09, 2018 1:44 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

TRS and BJD support for RS VC election. mgb is a threat, but there are ways to break it and still build numbers depending on issues. https://www.news18.com/news/politics/ndas-harivansh-vs-oppositions-hariprasad-tomorrow-for-rajya-sabha-no-2-post-heres-how-the-numbers-stack-up-1838373.html According ...
by Gus
Thu Aug 09, 2018 1:24 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

But what do you feel would be the political situation in TN hence forth? Elections are not coming up in the near future. all potential alliances are in fluid state. everybody hedging baits and 'wait and see' approach for 2019. assembly is even further.. My understanding is that Thiru.Azhagiri has b...
by Gus
Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:11 pm
Forum: Politics, News & Current Affairs
Topic: POLL THREAD: Has NaMo's BJP Govt Done Enough for Hindu Causes?
Replies: 74
Views: 117221

Re: POLL THREAD: Has NaMo's BJP Govt Done Enough for Hindu Causes?

complain complain complain there. fixed. now, please state your issue. state the solution. tell how modi could have done it, in a viable possible manner and demonstrate that he could have done it, but did not do it. then state how Rahul would do it for you. If you cannot do that, you are either a r...
by Gus
Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:24 pm
Forum: Politics, News & Current Affairs
Topic: POLL THREAD: Has NaMo's BJP Govt Done Enough for Hindu Causes?
Replies: 74
Views: 117221

Re: POLL THREAD: Has NaMo's BJP Govt Done Enough for Hindu Causes?

my thoughts. i vote 2. i recognize that 1. you have to pick your battles. no point in wasting political capital on unwinnable battles (due to RS numbers, legal tangles, pre-requisites, political minefield etc). it's a long game. 2. toilets saves lives. hindu lives (along with other lives). why is th...
by Gus
Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:18 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

the nutcases who mockingly asked "why should ram need a temple in rjb...isn't he a god and present everywhere'..

are now demanding for a memorial in a specific place
by Gus
Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:16 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

Wait...there’s still cycle rickshaws? What big cities still have them?
by Gus
Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:06 pm
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

sanjayC wrote:
Mon Aug 06, 2018 5:57 pm
Please cancel my membership of this forum. I have much better platforms with a much wider reach to write on.
please feel free to not post here. No one is forcing you to.

There's enough blue on blue.

lots of stuff to talk about, and instead wasting time with this
by Gus
Mon Aug 06, 2018 4:10 am
Forum: Archive
Topic: The Great Indian Political Drama - 2 (Mar 2018 - Oct 2018)
Replies: 3268
Views: 2640340

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

Take all mod discussions to relevant thread.