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Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
#StrategicTalkByNayanimaBasu Nine months after Tarique Rahman took oath as Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, the country is sliding into a three-way confrontation that threatens to undo the very promise of the July Uprising - My take @abplive @ABPNews
news.abplive.com/news/world/…
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
"The rise of Zhang Shengmin suggests that China’s top brass remains embroiled in investigations, potentially complicating preparations for war over Taiwan."
nytimes.com/2026/11/13/world…
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
TN must build multiple greenfield 4 lane Expressways expandable to 6 and 8 lanes, rather than individual 8-10 and highways.
This will help in widespread growth and unlock hinterland for industrialisation and development.
Chennai- Madurai
Chennai-Coimbatore could have 3 each.
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
"Being a democracy does not mean India has to have open borders." This piece in Organiser explains that foreign nationals hold no inalienable right to enter India. It says: "A visa is an administrative permission, which the competent authority may cancel in accordance with the law. On the one hand, there is freedom of the press and of expression, which is a fundamental right of Indian citizens under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. On the other, there is the regulation of a foreign national’s entry into and departure from India, which falls entirely under immigration law and the discretionary power of the executive. The issuing of a visa does not create a permanent or irrevocable right of entry. The right to reside and settle in India under Article 19 belongs only to Indian citizens. Foreign nationals cannot invoke Article 19(1)(a) or other freedoms to claim entry into, or permanent residence in, India. Press freedom does not create a right to enter another country, and that democratic openness does not require a nation to relinquish control of its borders. The cancellation of Helle Lyng’s visa is not an attack on press freedom. It is an exercise of the sovereign power of the Indian State, supported by the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025."
organiser.org/2026/11/13/426…
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
Investigate both Nvidia and the Commerce Department.
Reuters: A Chinese university with deep ties to the People's Liberation Army bought Nvidia’s powerful H200 AI chips last month despite being on a US export blacklist, procurement records show.
@ParkSuAm1996
reuters.com/world/pla-linked…
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
"The Japanese government is sounding out the United States on a meeting between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump next week, diplomatic sources said Thursday, ahead of possible talks among the U.S., Chinese and Russian leaders."
english.kyodonews.net/articl…
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
Whether Alice Huang was a Ministry of State Security agent or asset or not, @DavidSacks, reporting suggests her company diverted Nvidia chips to China. The FBI and CIA need to find out how China obtained the chips.
Bombshell story. The spy narrative is collapsing already.
Is there clear & convincing evidence that Alice Huang was a Chinese spy?
- AG says no. (“no conclusions reached”).
- CIA says no. (“not yet convinced”).
- DNI says no (“not entirely accurate and over-torqued”).
- Ranking Democrat on House Intelligence (incoming Chairman) says no. (“today, at least, I don’t know”). This was immediately after he was briefed.
Who argues otherwise? Anonymous officials tell CNN “it strains credulity to believe that she was not acting as an agent of the Chinese government — simply by virtue of the fact that she is a successful Chinese businesswoman working with one of America’s most powerful companies.”
This is their proof after a year of investigating and surveillance? That she was a “successful Chinese businesswoman”?
At this point, the only crime that we know for sure happened is the leaking of the classified memo. Who did that and why?
An investigation should be opened.
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
As confidence in Washington erodes, Thailand appears to be gravitating toward Beijing, which Thai leaders increasingly regard as a more stable and predictable partner. My latest piece for @ChinaGSProject explains.
chinaglobalsouth.com/analysi…
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
🇯🇵🇺🇸 الأدميرال الياباني الذي حذّر من حرب مع أميركا: سأنتصر ستة أشهر، ثم ستسحقنا مصانعها!
عام 1919، وصل ضابط بحري ياباني شاب يُدعى إيسوروكو ياماموتو إلى الولايات المتحدة للدراسة في جامعة هارفارد. أمضى عامين هناك، ثم عاد لاحقاً ملحقاً بحرياً في واشنطن.
خلال إقامته، اكتشف أن القوة الأميركية الحقيقية لا تكمن في جيوشها وأساطيلها فحسب، بل في مصانع ديترويت للسيارات، ومصانع بيتسبرغ للفولاذ، وحقول النفط الممتدة في تكساس.
عاد إلى اليابان مقتنعاً بأن بلاده تستطيع الانتصار في معارك ضد أميركا، لكنها لن تستطيع الانتصار في حرب استنزاف طويلة أمام اقتصادها الصناعي الهائل.
عارض التحالف مع ألمانيا النازية وإيطاليا الفاشية، وحذّر من الحرب مع واشنطن، حتى تلقّى تهديدات بالقتل من قوميين يابانيين اتهموه بالخيانة.
وعندما سأله رئيس الوزراء الياباني عن فرص الانتصار، أجابه بعبارته الشهيرة:
«أستطيع تحقيق انتصارات متتالية خلال الأشهر الستة الأولى، وربما سنة كاملة. لكن إذا استمرت الحرب سنتين أو ثلاثاً، فلا أضمن النصر».
في 7 كانون الأول 1941، قاد التخطيط للهجوم على بيرل هاربر، وحققت اليابان انتصارات مذهلة.
لكن بعد ستة أشهر، في حزيران 1942، دمّرت البحرية الأميركية أربع حاملات طائرات يابانية في معركة ميدواي.
بدأت النبوءة تتحقق.
وفي نيسان 1943، أسقطت مقاتلات أميركية طائرة ياماموتو قصداً فوق جزر سليمان، فقُتل قبل أن يشهد هزيمة بلاده النهائية.
مأساة ياماموتو أنه أدرك حقيقة تجاهلتها قيادته: يمكن للشجاعة أن تكسب المعارك، لكن الاقتصاد والصناعة والقدرة على الاستمرار هي التي تكسب الحروب.
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
🇵🇰 - Hameed Hassan and Abdul Rauf, two US-designated Global Terrorists, are openly shaking hands with Pakistan's Counter Narcotics Force for an official public event.
Hameed and Rauf both were the heads of Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation - LeT's humanitarian and fundraising front.
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
🚨«We cannot demand from 🇮🇳India or 🇨🇳China what they do or what they don't» — 🇪🇺EU Parliament MP Michael Gahler (in a grand revelation for European diplomats, no less)
When 🇪🇺MP Ondřej Distal asked if letting EU-imposed sanctions on the 🇷🇺Russian oil «benefit the Indians and the Chinese» is the «right strategy for Europe», he was hit with harsh truth:
«I'm not happy about this situation with India and China, but we cannot prevent it» — broke down Gahler
It's good to see that at least one EU official has become self-aware in 2026 & realised that the economies the size of India & China won't be lectured or dictated what to do by collective Europe
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
கள்ளக்குறிச்சி தவெக சட்டமன்ற உறுப்பினர் தொடர்பான விவகாரத்தில் தமிழக அரசு எதையோ மறைக்கிறதா என்ற கேள்வி எழுகிறது.
மாவட்ட ஆட்சியர் தலைமைச் செயலரிடம் புகார் அளித்தாரா, முதல்வர் அலுவலகத்திற்குப் புகார் சென்றதா, முதல்வர் சம்பந்தப்பட்ட சட்டமன்ற உறுப்பினரை அழைத்து எச்சரித்தாரா என்பவை பற்றி ஊடகங்களில் வெளியாகும் செய்திகள் உண்மையா, இல்லையா என்ற குழப்பம் நீடிக்கிறது.
இந்தச் சூழலில், மறைந்த கார்ட்டூனிஸ்ட் ஆர்.கே. லட்சுமணின் புகழ்பெற்ற கார்ட்டூன் ஒன்று நினைவுக்கு வருகிறது.
இதே குற்றச்சாட்டு, ஒரு சாமானியக் குடிமகன் மீது எழுந்திருந்தால், இந்த அரசாங்கம் இதே அளவு பொறுமையுடன், புகார் வந்ததா, வரவில்லையா என்று விவாதித்துக் கொண்டிருக்குமா? ஆளுங்கட்சியின் சட்டமன்ற உறுப்பினர்களுக்கு சட்டத்திற்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட அதிகாரம் வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளதா?
தமிழகத்தில் சட்டத்தின் முன் அனைவரும் சமம் என்றால், அதைச் செயலிலும் நிரூபிக்க வேண்டிய பொறுப்பு முதல்வருக்கு இருக்கிறது. இந்த விவகாரத்தில் உண்மை என்ன என்பதைத் தமிழக அரசு வெளிப்படையாகத் தெளிவுபடுத்த வேண்டும்.
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
Nothing to see here, just the Muslim men following the footsteps of their loving prophet.
RIP to all the girls born in Muslim countries.
Coming to a European country near you.
Islam's ideas imposed by the Taliban simply don't work. It's impossible to have a modern economy when less than half the population can read. Not even all boys can read, and they're determined to make sure no future girls can. How are they supposed to do any improvements with that?
Not allowing women to work is also shooting themselves in the foot. They don't have enough intelligentsia or man power. It should be all hands on deck and if anything, NO ONE is allowed to not be working if they are able-bodied adults.
These people had 20 years to choose to come into modern times and as a whole they rejected it. It is their choice to follow Islam.
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
Trump is tiring of Vance’s indirect criticisms of his foreign policy, especially on the Iran war, and just ousted him entirely from it. No way Trump endoses him in 2028.
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
For years, I've been highlighting specific instances of wrong side driving. No action or knee-jerk photo-op responses. Enforcement is not a Zero Tolerance Day event but a regular process. Hope @ChennaiTraffic @chennaipolice_ takes it seriously. Please check C.P.Ramaswamy Road.
A child lost his life due to the wrong side riding by his father.
Every time I step out in Chennai, I count so many people riding two wheelers in the wrong side …
❌ often with their children
❌ father or mother or adult holding their phone to their ears
❌ no one wearing helmets
❌ at full speed and no hesitation
⛔️ and many times even on flyovers or bridges!
To me, this is just so shocking. How can they ride so fast in the wrong direction, facing heavy traffic, with no regard for their own life of that of the children?
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
Have never understood the debate culture of USA. What does a debate prove other than who is a more attractive personality and can speak better ? Yes , it gets TRPs for news channels. If debates were to decide, Shashi Tharoor would be Emperor of the World.
#WATCH | Hyderabad | Rahul Gandhi alleges PM Modi tapping his phone; Congress leader Supriya Shrinate says, "Rahul Gandhi as leader of the opposition has asked Prime Minister Modi to come for a debate. 73% people poll have said they want to see a debate between Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi... The reality is that Mr Modi is running away from a debate because he knows he will be left exposed if he comes, but by not coming for a debate, he is exposing himself further. He acts at the behest of America..."
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
#Breaking
Gem Veeramani POCSO case:
Former Chennai Police Commissioner Arun, DSP Yasmin and 5 other police personnel named as accused in the chargesheet.
The 720-page chargesheet has been filed by the SIT in the special POCSO court.
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
Hasina's return to Bangladesh is now getting held up by both Dhaka and New Delhi's bureaucracy. Seems like neither of them actually want her to return. Just saying.
thehindu.com/news/national/a…
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
Why centralise everything in Chennai, why not near Mettur Dam or Pudukkottai or Thirvannamalai?
@CMOTamilnadu
Col R. Hariharan VSM Retd retweeted
Helle Lyng has appeared out of nowhere with a sudden bizarre interest in India. I find it all very suspicious. She writes for an unheard of paper in Norway, that is funded by the Norwegian government - and only does occasionally commentary pieces for them.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…
