@salah_shoaib@WEEKLYBLITZ 👍 Well researched. The Mamta-Abhishek nexus & their loyalists in TMC had become a national & regional security threat, deserving harsh punishment for working against Bharat’s security, partnering radicalism & sympathizers of The Muslim Brotherhood like the JI in Bangladesh.
@MumbaichaDon Agreed. Why should Tax Payers be burdened with security costs for ex cricketers. Let them pay for such costs if they deem necessary to have special security.
@its_mizuko_ It looks like the number on right is a multiple of the number on left with a linearly decreasing multiplier.
11 x 8 = 88
10x 7 = 70
9 x 6 = 54
8 x 5 = 40
7 x 4 = 28 ( This row is missing!)
Therefore 6 x 3 = 18
Erdogan Chose Pakistan Over India. Now Turkey Is Panicking Over BrahMos in the Mediterranean.
Turkey made a strategic mistake during Operation Sindoor.
And now the consequences are quietly unfolding thousands of kilometers away… in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Most people still do not understand what is happening.
This is not just about Greece.
This is not just about Cyprus.
And this is definitely not just about weapons sales.
This is India entering an entirely new geopolitical theater.
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For years, Turkey openly backed Pakistan on Kashmir.
Erdogan repeatedly internationalized the issue.
Turkish drones, military advisors, and intelligence cooperation with Pakistan kept increasing.
Then came Operation Sindoor.
According to multiple reports and discussions across strategic circles, Turkish drone operators and military-linked support systems allegedly assisted Pakistan during the conflict phase.
That changed Delhi’s perception permanently.
Modi no longer sees Turkey as merely a distant NATO country.
India now increasingly sees Turkey as an active strategic adversary aligned with Pakistan.
And once India changes its strategic posture… it rarely reacts emotionally.
It responds structurally.
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What makes this even more remarkable is what happened just a few years earlier.
When devastating earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria in 2023, India was among the very first countries to respond.
Under “Operation Dost,” India rapidly dispatched:
→ NDRF rescue teams
→ Military transport aircraft
→ Field hospitals
→ Medical supplies
→ Relief materials
→ Specialized rescue equipment
Indian teams worked around the clock pulling survivors from rubble.
At that moment, India treated Turkey not as a rival… but as a fellow human tragedy needing urgent help.
Yet despite that humanitarian support, Ankara continued moving deeper into Pakistan’s strategic orbit.
From Kashmir rhetoric to military cooperation, Turkey steadily chose confrontation over balance.
Delhi noticed.
And Delhi remembers.
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Now look at the map carefully.
India is simultaneously deepening ties with:
→ Armenia
→ Greece
→ Cyprus
→ France
→ UAE
→ Eastern Mediterranean security networks
This is not random diplomacy.
This is strategic positioning.
Turkey helped Pakistan in South Asia.
India is now building pressure points around Turkey’s own neighborhood.
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The biggest signal came from Cyprus.
Just days after Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides visited India, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar arrived in Cyprus.
That timing was not accidental.
The two countries upgraded ties toward a full Strategic Partnership.
But the real headline was hidden deeper:
→ India-Cyprus Defense Cooperation Roadmap (2026–2031)
Most people ignored it.
They should not have.
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Because this roadmap changes the geopolitical geometry of the Eastern Mediterranean.
The framework reportedly includes:
→ Defense industrial cooperation
→ Maritime security
→ Cybersecurity
→ Intelligence coordination
→ Personnel exchanges
→ Joint exercises
→ Critical infrastructure protection
→ Technology cooperation
And then came the part that triggered panic inside Turkish media:
→ Possible Indian weapons systems for Cyprus and Greece
Especially:
→ BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles
→ Indian UAVs and drone systems
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Suddenly Turkish commentators began openly discussing the threat of Indian missiles appearing near the Eastern Mediterranean.
Some Turkish nationalist voices even started demanding “preemptive action” before Greece and Cyprus acquire Indian systems.
That alone tells you how seriously Ankara is taking this.
Because Turkey understands one thing very clearly:
Indian missile systems are not symbolic weapons.
They alter deterrence equations.
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The BrahMos changes everything.
Why?
Because BrahMos is built for exactly the kind of maritime environment found in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Fast.
Low reaction time.
Ship-killer capability.
Precision strike role.
Coastal denial capability.
If deployed in cooperation with Greece or Cyprus, it could significantly complicate Turkish naval calculations.
Especially around:
→ Eastern Mediterranean gas corridors
→ Maritime claims
→ Naval access routes
→ Energy infrastructure
This is why Turkish strategic circles are alarmed.
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And this is where the story becomes much bigger than Greece.
India is no longer behaving like a regional South Asian power.
It is slowly evolving into a trans-regional strategic actor.
From the Indian Ocean… toward the Mediterranean.
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Now connect the other dots.
India has already become Armenia’s largest defense supplier.
Since 2020, Armenia has reportedly signed nearly $2 billion worth of defense deals with India.
Systems include:
→ ATAGS artillery
→ Pinaka rocket systems
→ Akash air defense systems
→ Swathi radars
→ MArG artillery platforms
Why Armenia?
Because Armenia sits directly against the Türkiye–Azerbaijan–Pakistan strategic triangle.
Again:
This is not coincidence.
This is counter-balancing.
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Turkey thought supporting Pakistan against India would remain confined to South Asia.
But geopolitics no longer works like that.
Today every region is connected.
South Asia.
Caucasus.
Middle East.
Mediterranean.
One strategic move creates reactions across entire geopolitical corridors.
India understands this very well now.
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Now Turkish media increasingly frames India’s rise in the Mediterranean as a direct strategic challenge.
Indian publications meanwhile openly discuss Cyprus becoming India’s “gateway” into Europe’s security architecture and the Eastern Mediterranean.
That phrase is extremely important.
Gateway.
Not partner.
Not customer.
Gateway.
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This means India’s ambitions are evolving beyond simple arms exports.
India wants:
→ Maritime influence
→ Defense-industrial reach
→ Strategic logistics access
→ Energy corridor participation
→ European security partnerships
And Cyprus offers something extremely valuable:
→ EU connectivity
→ Mediterranean positioning
→ Maritime access
→ Strategic proximity to Turkey
For India, Cyprus is becoming a geopolitical node.
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Turkey is suddenly realizing something uncomfortable.
Every time Ankara aggressively inserted itself into India-Pakistan dynamics…
…it indirectly accelerated India’s entry into Turkey’s own sphere of influence.
Now imagine the broader map:
→ India in Armenia
→ India in Greece
→ India in Cyprus
→ France backing Greece
→ UAE expanding Mediterranean partnerships
→ IMEC corridors reshaping trade routes
A completely new strategic architecture is emerging.
And Turkey is watching it happen in real time.
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Most people still think modern geopolitics is about wars alone.
It is not.
The real game is:
→ Connectivity
→ Defense exports
→ Strategic corridors
→ Missile diplomacy
→ Naval access
→ Energy security
→ Alliance networks
India is now playing that game at a global scale.
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Turkey may have entered the Kashmir equation to project influence.
But the unintended consequence could be far bigger:
India entering the Eastern Mediterranean permanently.
And once India establishes long-term strategic footprints…
…it rarely leaves.
@hicasamadim 72.
8 divide by 2 = 4. Each 2 triangles are sq root of 4
50 divide by 2 =25. Each 2 triangles are sq root of 25.
By same logic 72 divide by 2 =36. Sq root of 36 is 6.
Why is the West not curious on the great Indian 🇮🇳 civilization?
This week Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Norway. The government rolled out the red carpet. King Harald invited for lunch. All bigwigs of Norwegian business turned up. This is of course as it should be at such a historic visit.
Rather different was media. No curiosity, no real attempt to understand India. When the third most powerful man in the world visits Norway, you may expect some real interest? An attempt to understand the world’s third largest economy, a global green leader, one of the world’s brightest civilizations??
It’s not that Norway is overrun with visit at this level. Last Indian top visit was Indira Gandhi in 1983. Last Chinese president visit was 1996, last American president was 2009.
Here are some taste bits from Norwegian media:
* Aftenposten the largest newspaper printed a caricature of Modi as a snake charmer, many found it racist and derogatory. The accompanying article (written by an otherwise brilliant journalist) described Modi as a “slightly annoying man” and simply showcased that India is not high on the papers reading lists.
* Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), the state broadcaster, explained “why prime minister Støre is clearing his desk to receive Modi”. From everyone outside Norway I got exactly the opposite question: Why did Modi use his valuable time in such a small and insignificant place?
* Dagsavisen, a left of center daily, sent a young journalist to throw questions after Modi - claiming that India is 157 on a global democracy ranking. When a ranking is so contrary to common sense - why doesnt she ask those who created the ranking why they spread such nonsense?
I am not aware of one Norwegian journalist closely following India. NOT ONE! How can the public learn more?
Unless you believe democracy only fits a handful of small, homogenous, ultra rich western nations, India is the miracle of democracy. The large, complex, lingustically and religiously diverse nation with many poor people - which has etablished a vibrant democracy and is much less violent than Europe or America.
India can in fact make a claim to be the worlds most homegrown and impressive democracy.
We are entering the Asian century. Unless we Europeans become more curious - to civiliazation, history, politics and economy in the Global South - we will become the big losers of history.
Concluding a very productive visit to Italy. My discussions with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni covered a wide range of sectors. A key outcome of the visit was our decision to elevate India-Italy ties to a Special Strategic Partnership, which will add new momentum to our cooperation in the years to come.
I thank Prime Minister Meloni, the Government of Italy and the wonderful people of Italy for their friendship.
@GiorgiaMeloni
In defense of Indian 🇮🇳 democracy!
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi most successful visit to Norway a minor incident happened. A Norwegian journalist demanded that the prime minister starts holding press conferences. She claimed that Indian democracy is in bad shape.
May be its time to pause? May be its time to be a bit curious to the world’s largest democracy?
Two weeks ago five Indian states and territories held elections. The turn out in the battlefield state of West Bengal was 94%. In the last local election in Norway it was 62%, in many European local elections turn out is below 50%. Can voting in massive numbers be a signal Indians trust their democratic process?
In the same election BJP won big in Assam and West Bengal. It lost even bigger in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Can this diversity be a signal that Indian democracy is reflecting the will of the people?
The journalist referred to a democracy ranking putting India at 157 in the world, behind many dictatorships and deeply troubled states. When a ranking is so obviously contrary to common sense, why not ask critical questions to those making the ranking rather than demand that leaders shall comment on nonsense? I recommend Salvatore Babones book “Dharma democracy”. The book debunks convincingly the flawed methodology of these rankings.
It was referred to a ranking claiming it’s very dangerous to be a journalist in India. Reality is that it is more dangerous to be journalist in the US and far more dangerous in the vast majority of other nations in the world.
Let’s be real. India is not perfect. Of course there are incidents. India has a population the size of North America, South America and Europe combined. But India is much more peaceful than Europe or the Americas. That’s remarkable - given the ethnic, language and religious diversity of India and the many development challenges.
Unless we consider democracy a form of government only suited for some very small, peaceful and homogeneous Western European nations, may be we should commend Indian democracy?
India is the only major former UK colony which became and has remained a democracy. Its sometimes claimed that the Brits taught India democracy. If that was the case why isn’t Myanmar or Pakistan or the Gulf kingdoms democracies??? Reality is that Indian democracy is both homegrown and extraordinary successful.
Pakistan is not a neutral mediator… it is the Sunni version of Shiite Iran. Both operate through the mindset of political Islam, investing in ideology more than stability.
Islamabad has produced no real solution. All it has done is buy time for Tehran to maneuver and reorganize its losses.
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Modi didn’t pressure Iran and the United States to lock horns with each other. So why blame him for the economic crisis? Everyone across the globe is facing the same damn situation.
His recommendations—from halting gold purchases to promoting work-from-home—are based on strategic measures that every country takes to reduce dependency on imports and foreign exchange. After the Russia-Ukraine war, Europeans adopted the same approach too!
So stop being a naysayer in every situation!
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