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357: SHIQURDU 39

 

 

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नजर जब उठाई दुआ बन गयी

नजर जब झुकाई अदा बन गयी

नजर जब मिलाई वफा बन गयी

नजर जब चुराई सज़ा बन गयी

 

 

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संभाल कर खर्च करो  “यादों की दौलत “

 

उम्र गुजारनी होती है, इन्हीं कि “बदौलत “

 

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कश्ती हैं पुरानी मगर दरिया बदल गया

मेरी तलाश का भी तो जरिया बदल गया…

ना शक़्ल बदली, ना ही बदला मेरा किरदार

बस लोगों के देखने का नज़रिया बदल गया…

 

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न था कुछ तो ख़ुदा था,

कुछ न होता तो ख़ुदा होता

न था मैं तो क्या था

मैं न होता तो क्या होता

 

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फ़रेबी हैं हाथों की लकीरें

मंजिल के क़रीब आकर

बदल लेती हैं रास्ता अपना

 

  • Shiqurdu is a collection of thoughts. Although an odd-sounding name felt appropriate for the collection.

 

  • These are simplified quotes in Hurdu (Hurdu being a mix of Hindi and Urdu akin to Hinglish i.e., Hindi and English). Although in some cases the language has been simplified attempt has been made to retain the thought and the poetic flavor.

 

  • These thoughts have been picked up from various publications. Credit goes to all the original writers who penned down these deep-meaning messages.

 

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356: DEAL OR NO DEAL: FIGHTER AIRCRAFT AND AERO-ENGINES (PM VISIT TO USA)

 

Article published at Chanakya Forum

 

PM Modi’s Visit To USA: Deal Or No Deal For Fighter Aircraft And Aero-Engines?

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“Both sides will identify opportunities for co-development of new technologies and co-production of existing and new systems and facilitate increased collaboration between defence start-up ecosystems of the two countries.”

– Statement by the Indian defence ministry, post meeting between visiting US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

 

Introduction

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to travel to the US for an official state visit from June 21 to 24. This will be his first state visit to the US during his nine-year-long reign as prime minister. The forthcoming visit has triggered a debate about the security and defence cooperation at large and the likelihood of a defence deal related to fighter aircraft and aero engines in particular. Similar speculation had started in the month of February this year during Aero India 2023, wherein the USA came in with a large military component including F-21, F-18, and F-35 aircraft besides the B-1 bomber.

 

The USA is making a bid for the fighter aircraft needs of the Indian Air Force and the Navy. On the other hand, India’s main objective is to fill in the existing gaps in the number of fighter aircraft and while doing so, provide a boost to the domestic defence industry by making in India and infusing technology.

 

Grounds for the finalisation of some of the deals are being prepared prior to the visit of the Prime Minister. The 17th India-US Defence Policy Group met in Washington, USA, on 17 May 23. It was co-chaired by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and US Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Colin Kahl. This was followed by the visit of U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to India on 04 Jun 23. He met the Indian Defence Minister and the NSA to explore ways to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, especially in areas of transfer of critical technologies for the co-development of military hardware. During these visits, India and the US agreed on a roadmap for defence industry cooperation.

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355: Indian Puzzle Championship 2023

 

Indian Puzzle Championship is Conducted by Logic Masters India

 

This year it was conducted on 27 May 2023.

 

Took part in it for the 4th year consecutively.

 

Stood First in the A-50 category.

 

Secured an all India Ranking of 16th.

 

It had four gruelling rounds with 88 puzzles.

 

2023 Indian Puzzle Championship

Instructions Booklet

27th May 2023, Mumbai


Round Composition at a glance:

 

Round 1:

Puzzles Points
 

Memory Lane 12 puzzles

45 minutes Points: TBD

 Snake (Classics) X
Cave [Product] (Classics) X
Skyscrapers (Evergreens) X
Rule Pool (Rule Pool) X
Mochinyoro (Shading) X
LUZ Loop (MII) X
Sukoro (Number Placement) X
Pentopia (Object Placement) X
Curve Data (Casual) X
Word Labyrinth (Word) X
Sashigane (Regions) X
Reflect Link (Loops) X
Total X

 

Round 2:

Puzzles Points
 

As Good As New

13 puzzles

50 minutes Points: TBD

 Star Battle (Classics) X
Masyu [Deformable] (Classics) X
Yin Yang (Evergreens) X
Rule Pool A & B (Rule Pool) X+X
Canal View (Shading) X
Akichiwake (MII) X
Kakuro (Number Placement) X
Shakashaka (Object Placement) X
Letter Weights (Casual) X
Snaky Search (Word) X
Symmarea (Regions) X
Castle Wall (Loops) X
Total X

 

Round 3:

Puzzles Points
 

6 of 1…

42 puzzles

60 minutes Points: TBD

 Double Choco X+X+X+X+X+X
Shikaku X
Remembered Length X+X+X+X+X+X
Rail Pool X
Kurodoko X+X+X+X+X+X
Cave X
Number Rope X+X+X+X+X+X
RingRing X
Voxas X+X+X+X+X+X
Guide Arrow X
Midloop X+X+X+X+X+X
Balance Loop X
Total X

 

Round 4:

Puzzles Points
 

Relax 11 puzzles

45 minutes Points: TBD

 Password Battleships X
Password Battleships X
Finishing Touch X
Canadian Trek X
Canadian Trek X
Pieces of Eight X
Pieces of Eight X
Pieces of Eight X
Hidden Words X
Snakes and Ladders X
Hive Mind X
Total X

 

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