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by member_28714
10 Oct 2014 17:07
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
Replies: 3962
Views: 633751

Re: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013

In this regard, he announced the names of Goa Governor Mridula Sinha, Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar, yoga guru Baba Ramdev, actor Kamal Haasan, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, actress Priyanka Chopra, actor Salman Khan, business honcho Anil Ambani and the team of Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma. Would...
by member_28714
10 Oct 2014 16:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct 2014
Replies: 2857
Views: 342876

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct

Guys, I don't know about you guys, but this Nobel Piss comittee has stuffed it in India's face with this condescending equal equal. I don't know whether they had any good intentions in mind, but at a time, when Paki diabolical machinations are going on the LoC, this is the white man's way of tellin...
by member_28714
10 Oct 2014 16:33
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Replies: 3957
Views: 545207

Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014

Need for pulling g's? Best to ask a fighter pilot. Best to ask the designers of the plane. What aspect? Maintenance without going nuts. Man this is a new century. The plane was designed for Americans to fight a war half a continent away from their home. So... best to ask our fighters the need to pu...
by member_28714
10 Oct 2014 16:16
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Replies: 3957
Views: 545207

Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014

Need for pulling g's? Best to ask a fighter pilot. Best to ask the designers of the plane. What aspect? Maintenance without going nuts. Man this is a new century. The plane was designed for Americans to fight a war half a continent away from their home. So... best to ask our fighters the need to pu...
by member_28714
10 Oct 2014 15:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Replies: 4479
Views: 1248555

Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations

Philip wrote:7 BMos batteries deployed all along IB.Media report News X.
What? really? Thats nearly two regiments. Thats 1/3rd of our operational missiles including whats on the China front. I think this is BS news.
by member_28714
10 Oct 2014 14:43
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 12 Oct 2013
Replies: 4026
Views: 570828

Re: Indian Naval Discussion

Kersi D wrote:Indian Navy.
Klub. Uran. Exocet. Harpoon. Styx. Brahmos.
Any AShM left out ?

CM 400 AKG :lol:
by member_28714
09 Oct 2014 21:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul 2014
Replies: 2846
Views: 310707

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul

^^ crazy fellow that Aslam Beg! Pakistan, true to its trait and past history, elected to disbelieve India and have made their choice clear. That is to persist with their efforts to dismember India. They have miscalculated once again and they are paying the price. Soon, they will run out of patience...
by member_28714
09 Oct 2014 09:36
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Replies: 3957
Views: 545207

Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014

i put design and engineering in brackets, i did not mean aesthetics. i meant a fat single engine that has to work at above 80% peak power most of its flying time just to keep the aircraft afloat, forget pulling g's. IAF maintenance crews will go nuts keeping that junk in shape. You can tell from it...
by member_28714
09 Oct 2014 00:08
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Replies: 3957
Views: 545207

Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014

forget pulling g's What is the need for pulling g's? In a F-35 that is. IAF maintenance crews will go nuts keeping that junk in shape On the contrary. IIRC the AMCA is emulating that aspect of the JSF. Need for pulling g's? Best to ask a fighter pilot. And the BVR logic really wont fly when our war...
by member_28714
08 Oct 2014 23:38
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Replies: 3957
Views: 545207

Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014

I hope and pray we dont end up buying the overengineered F35. I bet a 35 year lifetime cost for that plane will top 500 mill a piece at the very least. Closer to $400M. The Rafale will probably clock in at about $300M over its lifetime (not including MLU & local production costs). Add in the co...
by member_28714
08 Oct 2014 23:02
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Replies: 3957
Views: 545207

Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014

I hope and pray we dont end up buying the overengineered F35. I bet a 35 year lifetime cost for that plane will top 500 mill a piece at the very least. And I am not even accounting for the MLD when I quote that number. It is utter madness. Forget capabilities or lack of it and look at plane (design ...
by member_28714
08 Oct 2014 18:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Replies: 4479
Views: 1248555

Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations

^^^ seriously?? 40,000 shells? it will only make their stance stronger, they have suicidal/jihadi mindset plus enormous hatred for India. Do a precision strike on their firing positions and field HQ and don't make a fuss about it. Destroy the infrastructure that they are using to launch any attacks...
by member_28714
07 Oct 2014 16:35
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: States News and Discussions
Replies: 1154
Views: 274657

Re: States News and Discussions

Jute boss battered to death No wonder West Bengal has become an industrial wasteland. Unless militant trade unionism is curbed, West Bengal economy cannot be revived. This is not peculiar to WB. Even in pricol at Coimbatore the GM was beaten to death. And then that incident in maruti. This is a dan...
by member_28714
07 Oct 2014 11:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion
Replies: 3770
Views: 618081

Re: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion

Therawada Buddhists from Myanmar and Sri Lanka getting together to combat the Islamist threat. https://screen.yahoo.com/hardline-buddhists-myanmar-sri-lanka-114305136.html We discussed this many years ago. Hindus and Buddhists need to combine forces together to combat the Monotheistic rampage in As...
by member_28714
07 Oct 2014 10:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul 2014
Replies: 2846
Views: 310707

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 19 Jul

Wow. First time I am seeing this. Tks, JEM. SS, I actually stumbled on it myself and couldn't believe what I was hearing...Ralph Peters is not someone to dismiss lightly. He is one of those outsiders who are grudgingly listened to I feel, and for him to call the Pak generals that on mainstream TV i...
by member_28714
30 Sep 2014 18:33
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
Replies: 3962
Views: 633751

Re: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013

Where I agree with JEM, is that for all his failings Tharoor is the only erudite, effective & capable parliamentarian who has ever emerged out of Kerala. He stands taller than any other in this respect. He has many failings in character as well as dodgy links but it is in this respect that he i...
by member_28714
30 Sep 2014 18:29
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Replies: 10352
Views: 2300097

Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)

Tienanmen Square in Hong Kong soon?
by member_28714
30 Sep 2014 16:35
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
Replies: 2760
Views: 410494

Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission

MOM is circling Mars This story has been corrected on September 24, 2014, to reflect that ISRO was not the first space agency to get a Mars orbiter right on its first try. ESA did that first in 2004 with its Mars Express. And it takes a genius to find that esa belongs to a continent whereas isro to...
by member_28714
25 Sep 2014 11:42
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Replies: 4479
Views: 1248555

Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations

There is some thing in this standoff than what meets to eye...yesterday in the news hour arnab was quoting number of sorties of some airbase in Tibet have increased by 60% and since July the front line ground attack fighters have been deployed for the first time and about missile being moved to tun...
by member_28714
24 Sep 2014 23:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
Replies: 3947
Views: 469264

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion

This is what these ppl do all day? All this gas about someone coming over and not even being able to eat. Suddenly, posting on the Internet doesn't seem like the waste of time that it is, anymore. At least I can do that sitting in my chaddis, don't have to have a noose around my neck and lights in ...
by member_28714
24 Sep 2014 22:40
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
Replies: 2760
Views: 410494

Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission

Acknowledge the jerk who called him names, ran a corrupt empire and made a mockery out of the Indian state? Modi was gracious enough to allow MMS to attend the function. Anyone else would have ensured MMS was nowhere near the function. aaha... Very convenient.... As if Modi is a baby who was being ...
by member_28714
24 Sep 2014 22:19
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
Replies: 2760
Views: 410494

Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission

Why can't ISRO raise the periapsis to above synchronous orbit and leave the satellite in unmaintained orbit beyond six months? No reaction wheels on the spacecraft for attitude control? Will not serve the purpose of experiments. The methane sensing happens at periapsis at an altitude of <300km. A s...
by member_28714
24 Sep 2014 20:29
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
Replies: 2760
Views: 410494

Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission

All my life I've been hearing India is the sixth country after US, Russia, China UK and France to... Today it went India is the fourth country after US, Russia, Europe (country?) Its nice to see China absent. :twisted: I hope to die not before one day hearing India is the first country to.... for s...
by member_28714
24 Sep 2014 20:19
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
Replies: 2760
Views: 410494

Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission

All my life I've been hearing India is the sixth country after US, Russia, China UK and France to... Today it went India is the fourth country after US, Russia, Europe (country?) Its nice to see China absent. :twisted: I hope to die not before one day hearing India is the first country to.... for so...
by member_28714
24 Sep 2014 16:30
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Replies: 10352
Views: 2300097

Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)

China respects Indian policy, need to improve ties: Chinese media - PTI, ET Amid a continuing border standoff, an influential state-run Chinese think tank here has said that the country should initiate a "China respects India" policy to improve bilateral relations. " We should implem...
by member_28714
24 Sep 2014 15:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
Replies: 3947
Views: 469264

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion

I am terribly worried about the event at Madison Square garden. The building sits atop Penn Station, new yorks largest train station. From subways to inter state trains come in there and move probably a hundred thousand people every hour. Security is pathetically bad. All a mad mulla needs to do is ...
by member_28714
24 Sep 2014 13:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Replies: 4479
Views: 1248555

Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations

Even the IA has only 4 regiments = approx 240 missiles. how on earth are we going to give vietnam 300? If Vietnam is ready to pay, we can give them even 3000 by jacking up production. What is the problem in this? 3000? ok, well I dont think its possible, it will take us years just to hike up capaci...
by member_28714
24 Sep 2014 12:30
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Replies: 4479
Views: 1248555

Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations

We should sell at least batch of three hundred brahmos to Vietnam and thailand asap. Next start training scientists of Vietnam on nuke submarine as well as power stations. Myanmar needs to be brought in Indian fold. Even the IA has only 4 regiments = approx 240 missiles. how on earth are we going t...
by member_28714
24 Sep 2014 09:10
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
Replies: 2760
Views: 410494

Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission

Likely heading on bbc

India third(world) country to reach Mars :((
by member_28714
24 Sep 2014 08:05
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
Replies: 2760
Views: 410494

Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission

WSJ headline: NASA’s Maven Craft Beats India’s Mangalyaan in Space Race to Mars! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :(( :(( :(( :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :(( :(( :(( :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Apologies for the pollution but it is delicious. Its nice, they acknowledge us as competition. Now we just have to beat them. LIke...
by member_28714
24 Sep 2014 07:53
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
Replies: 2760
Views: 410494

Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission

This has to be one of the greatest SDRE moments of our lives. major lungi dance. :)
by member_28714
22 Sep 2014 14:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Mangalyaan: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission
Replies: 2760
Views: 410494

Re: Mangalyaan : ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission

awesome ... lungi dance happenning at office
by member_28714
18 Sep 2014 17:25
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
Replies: 3962
Views: 633751

Re: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013

What happens to Falklands if YES wins? If there is no more Britain, does Falklands get split between Scotland and the rest?
by member_28714
18 Sep 2014 14:59
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch - August 9, 2014
Replies: 1128
Views: 221300

Re: China Military Watch - August 9, 2014

Futoshoped. (Not saying it is not possible, but that picture is not the actual, composite one.) You Chinese are getting worse at this art. Never heard of syography? Good call. The angle of the shadows on the aircraft are different from the angles on the ship. Why? Why do the Chinese need to do this...
by member_28714
18 Sep 2014 14:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
Replies: 3962
Views: 633751

Re: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013

Andy Murray Wimbeldon champion comes out openly in support of YES for separation. He said negative campaign by NO has swayed him big time. ungrateful wretch. This, even after the whole of the UK rooted for him lol ... is it not the other way around? he delivered them from some 80 years of embarrass...
by member_28714
16 Sep 2014 19:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
Replies: 3947
Views: 469264

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion

there are states in South India which took to every WHO health and vaccination scheme with great enthusiasm and spontaneity. Whether it be polio, HPT, MMR etc. If I am correct these schemes peaked in 70s and 80s. Today those states have lowest fertility rates in India. 80% (my estimate) of young wo...
by member_28714
16 Sep 2014 15:05
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian investments thread
Replies: 441
Views: 87067

Re: Indian investments thread

archan wrote:Second pooch: what portfolio tracker do you use, if any? is it safe to divulge info to an entity like ET? does anyone here use their iOS/Android apps?
moneycontrol. I use a factor to hide my actual quantity. And the factor is not an obvious '10' or '100'
by member_28714
15 Sep 2014 18:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) - News & Discussion
Replies: 127
Views: 27222

Re: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) - News & Discuss

^^ :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: West is Democracy and Phreee Capatalist Market onleeee , Beware of Evil Chinese , Russians and Indians they are bad onleee In my defense I put quotations around given :lol: But seriously how or what is an India China Russia alliance when china is in bed with pakistan