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Arguing on the cost with hindsight is not right. It was the best descision that we could take at that time and it is history now. Vik is still a Aircraft carrier and is needed by India - and the price is also ok. Yes, there seems to be some issues like documentation and knowledge sharing. For Russia...

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The dusty SRDEs spaces show we are still grounded :D -- Nice pictures to see and I am sure lot more nice ones to come. A big milestone being crossed here and will become a part of the history. Imagine the new baby LCAs rolling out of this facility and as they are being tested by the test pilots next...

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As the date comes close for the IOC, it is a good time to reflect back and see how far LCA program and the Aerospace program has come in India - with meagure beginnings and budgets, but dreaming and accomplishing big. Kudos.

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About the carrier killers, Bazzalat seems to be a good system from Russia and Brahmos is a great system for it, if it just has some longer legs, then..

Video in Russian with eng subtitles

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It is a pretty sad affair. It should not be acceptable that India does not have enough knowledgeable people about how Russia was dealing with the lack of dollars and if there were some, they not being used. One way to eliminate such stuff is to build some competency about the mili-industrial complex...

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Though a couple of years old, still a good report on the future of aircraft carriers mostly for US fleet, but has some info on the school of thought for smaller carrier concepts.

Future of Aircraft Carriers

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Yeah, now a days you do not know whom they are adressing and what message they intend to convey. He can admonish the Navy for sinking it and vow to never let it happen again -- after all he is the boss. But Navy would have been already demoralized, which needs support in this time and determined now...

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Well, Here is an article from diplomat on the carrier debate Carrier debate Also please look at this video on the origin of the aircraft carriers and their growth 4YkM6zUIoA4 Aircraft carriers have to travel far from the shores to really do their work. and yes they do require lot more ships and subm...

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Such discussions on Carriers for India should have happened well before they were planned to acquire. Philips sir, If you look at your arguments on why India should not have Nuke powered Carriers as it is not going to war with Pak or China, then there is no need to have the carriers in the first pla...

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With India sending and planning more missions to outer bodies, it is time to introduce these space concepts in a more clear way into the text books for the kids to understand and begin the curious journey of understanding the space and also to get an idea on what has India achieved and also what is ...

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Good Job!!!! Fruits of this tree will come in a year!

Great stride.

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Seems like Javelin is a good buy for India too. Institutionalizing the defence manufactuing/production with US is good and especially if GOI can get in a quote into the partnership that GOI also has to approve exports of the co-produced products to the friendly countries.

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Wow! Great news Arihant is finally here, it has been a very long wait!

Congrats and looking forward for operational deployment news and some nice pics.

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Nice to see the LSP8 - Good progress!!

IOC next!

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So as a nation, GOI did not and doubt would ever say it wants to be a super power. Neither did China or the US. Super power is probably is in the perception of others and it is to do with the influence and power one nation has over others and its ability to influence other countries and events aroun...

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Top 3 to be bumped off Hafiz Saeed (loyal servant of the Pakistan army) Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi Dawood Ibrahim Would put Dawood on top as he has been living past his expiry date, and I also think he would be the simpler target as his use for PA has decreased over time as they have cultivated other ass...

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Actually going from proven research and demo models to actual manufacturing is a very big jump even for veterans in the industry and it is i believe called as Valley of death by many 'technical' and manufacturing companies, as lot of products get lost/or get delayed in this valley. Anyone generally ...

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From the George Friedman article Many who condemn U.S. hegemony also seem to demand it. There is a shift under way that they have not yet noticed -- except for an absence that they regard as an American failure. My attempt to explain it as the new normal did not always work. Given that there is a U...

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I don't subscribe to any CTs on how US policy in SE Asia/Afpak is India-centric and is aimed at keeping India down. US policy in AfPak or for that matter anywhere in the world is US-centric and if that results in harming India, they don't care one way or the other unless it gives them leverage for ...

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I have never said that India should send boots to Afg. Please reread the post I made. I ment US would be looking for any options to declare victory and as US giving money to PA is causing concern, US might give money to who ever delivers Taliban (and may be for logistical support), USA is also deali...

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Oh, India fighting talibs is stupid now is it? What do you think India was doing supporting the NA? Trading goats? Wow!

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The USA is losing Sorry if you don't like it but I understand your need to massage that message an make it sound better. US paying India money is in my view a stupid statement that makes you sound like a person who thinks Indians are in it for the money. Maybe a person who looks at the US as a sour...

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If you do not want to appreciate(not respect) the fact that USA is powerful and gets its pound of flesh first, it is up to you. Just deluded, but none the less a valid opinion. Correct. It is up to me. Not so difficult to understand that is it? But it sure took you a long long time to comprehend. I...

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venkat_r, Don't know if its politically possible now, but soon after 9/11, USA as the superpower and the sympathy it garnered around the world, could have easily assemble a coalition and knocked the stuffing out of both TSP and their Talibunnies. You are falling into the usual US mouthpiece trap, a...

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Sir, the US is much more powerful than India and can do a lot of things. But why are you begging me to understand the US's position? Because it is more powerful? You are once again imploring me to understand the US position when I have clearly stated that I have no intention of doing that. Are you ...

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......... The US is telling the Pakistani army, "You stay by us. Stick with us. We will ensure your safety and survival and please eliminate the Taliban." And US governments are telling Americans that this is a good policy that is bound to work despite glaring evidence to the contrary. On...

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You have answered your question yourself Why do I have taqleef? Read your own post minus all the fluff I have removed. I have taqleef because too many Indians, including you (in your post above) act as if you are being realistic and have no taqleef from the US arming Pakistan and take a stand that ...

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LoL!! Anyone who does not share your opinion should be branded as a mouth piece. Venkat, Shivmulla's third eye was targeted most likely at myself...anyway the good doctor means well, and he has his way of stressing the point, so I ignore those remarks. Suggest do the same... :lol: Thanks for the cl...

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Go ahead. The forum is open. Post your opinion and I'll have my say. What I find funny is that no one worries about how or why Pakistan manages to create mouthpieces out of Indians. People are happy only to curse such Indians. But here you are getting all twisted up because I said something about U...

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You are spoiling the fun... We don't get to see Shivtandav often... RamaY we are frauds when we get all uptight with Pakistanis who accuse Indians of harming themselves. We don't even allow people with such views to survive on this forum. But when it comes to sucking up to America, our fundamental ...

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Bro R, you are being facetious. India conntainment or more aptly Hindu containment is a key element of US policy. Yes, one look at Pranab Mukherjee and his ilk makes the world tremble with fear. We talk of the past glory, civilizational history etc. but if you are going to be reductionist, here's s...

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The issue is not abt going to war. What RamaY theorizes is India having better than US covert intel acquisition AND strike capability. If India has such powers then what logical reason exists for it not to have been used to take out 26/11 masterminds until now? After all, if it's covert, then it's ...

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You would have to see it to believe it - the way the soldiers treat the cops.

would tend to believe the cop's side of the story in general. No cop would dare to just take a soldier to a police station and beat him up.

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Good show here - next step should be to target 100 medals in the Asian Games; Quality and standards to improve and also broaden the catch.

Swimming and Atheletics

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Pretty good showing, 6 medals!! Much better than I expected. Seems like sponsorships are working well with Badminton, Wresling, shooting, boxing and Archery are getting getting good focus. Rather than wait for any starts to come up, two areas where some grass root improvement is needed is in swimmin...

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Quite impressive Mr.Saraswat's knowledge on such wide topics and his depth of knowledge. Good progress by DRDO

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India should have 3 carriers, which are going to be mostly used for diplomacy and power projection. IN should get 10-12 conventional and 10-12 SSBNs - so that 6-9 of each can prowl at any given time.

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Great photos - just looking at those pics, want to see the jets on the IAC

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Aerospace Forum Sweden 2012: India invests heavily in unmanned technologies This piece in the article caught my eye - interesting stuff and still not sure where and how this tech would be used. "Aero-structures technology is also receiving attention such as bio-mimetic materials for nano air v...

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According to the pics shown in livefist calling it a bomber is a stretch. It seems to be carrying 4 at most in the internal bays

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