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Israel, India, and the Rise of Defensive Asymmetry

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025X.T.MGeopolitics, India, Israel, Politics, Science, WarChina-Taiwan, defensive asymmetry, Eurasian strategy, Gaza conflict, global defense strategy, global deterrence, India-Israel relations, India-Pakistan, Iran conflict, Iran-Israel tensions, Israel-Iran, military technology, narrative warfare, Netanyahu, Netanyahu crisis, nuclear deterrence, regional conflicts, rules-based order, Russia-Ukraine war, SCO Iran statement, strategic doctrine, Trump foreign policy, Trump Iran policy, U.S. decline, U.S. hegemony, war of attrition86 Comments

A Pause in the Offensive:

Without getting into the ideological or emotional dimensions of current conflicts, one point stands out: both Israel and India seem quietly surprised by the defensive resilience of their adversaries.

Whether it’s Iran-Israel, India-Pakistan, or even Russia-Ukraine, a pattern is emerging: offensive campaigns that assumed rapid success are stalling against increasingly capable—and surprisingly tenacious—defensive postures.

In classic military doctrine, a successful offense requires a 3:1 superiority. That logic appears to be inverting. What we may be witnessing is a shift in the scientific and technological balance—not just in weaponry, but in surveillance, cyber, and even psychological endurance as evidenced by the Iranians on national television in this clip, IMG_0631.

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June 11, 2025June 11, 2025X.T.MBlog, Open Thread, PoliticsBlog, Brown Pundits comments, Comment Policy, Community guidelines, Discourse norms, free speech, India-Pakistan, moderation, Moderation policy, Online discussion, Open Thread, Open threads, Podcast, Politics, Thread managementLeave a comment

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India–Pakistan threads are totally fine when the post is about India–Pakistan, or if it’s an Open Thread. Let the sparks fly there.
But on other posts—please avoid steering every conversation back to India–Pakistan. It’s not always relevant and derails useful discussion.

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Denial Isn’t Just a River in Egypt—It’s a Dammed Indus Too

June 2, 2025June 3, 2025X.T.MCivilisation, Culture, Hinduism, India, Islam, Pakistan, Politics, Religion, X.T.Mcaste, denialism, Dr. V, elite hypocrisy, Hinduphobia, India-Pakistan, Muslim commentariat, Pakistan, pseudonym culture, South Asian diaspora, X.T.M159 Comments

By X.T.M | Acting Editor, Brown Pundits

“Qureshi” has glibly informed me that caste doesn’t exist in Pakistan, and that had I not deleted his comment, I would have seen his thoughtful explanation on why his ancestors would (or wouldn’t- tough to follow) have “embraced caste.”

Let’s address both claims.

I. Denial, and the Geography of Amnesia

First: the deletion. The reason I removed Qureshi’s comment was simple—it referred to “when the Hindus left Pakistan in 1947.” As if they left. As if it were a long vacation. That turn of phrase is emblematic of a deep, disturbing historical erasure—a civilizational amnesia that’s not just inaccurate, but actively offensive.

To phrase the violent dislocation of millions as “leaving” is a textbook case of internalized Hinduphobia—a posture so normalized in Pakistani elite discourse that it barely registers as cruelty.

This is not about word policing. It’s about confronting the inherited violence buried in euphemism. Continue reading Denial Isn’t Just a River in Egypt—It’s a Dammed Indus Too