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by putnanja
08 Jun 2004 21:16
Forum: The Kargil Archive
Topic: Kargil Revisited
Replies: 329
Views: 168804

Re: Kargil Revisited

He says that the request was made by Army for air force assistance on May 20th, and it was approved by May 25th. Air Marshal Patney said the army officially did not place a request for air strikes until after May 20 or so. "The case for air operations was put up to the government after Malik re...
by putnanja
08 Jun 2004 03:07
Forum: The Kargil Archive
Topic: Kargil Revisited
Replies: 329
Views: 168804

Re: Kargil Revisited

This one... War and peace on Gurkha Post Consider, for example, the case of Point 5353, named for its height in metres above sea level, from the summit of which the LoC takes a gentle turn in the southeastern direction. In the wake of the Kargil war, a series of local tactical errors on India's part...
by putnanja
08 Jun 2004 02:02
Forum: The Kargil Archive
Topic: Kargil Revisited
Replies: 329
Views: 168804

Re: Kargil Revisited

If I remember right, Praveen Swami did not say that the pt 5353 was recaptured. All he said was that even though 5353 offers views of Indian side of the highway, once IA used some smoke filled artillery to flush them out, and then just lobbed another artillery taking out around 17 rats. But he didn'...
by putnanja
29 May 2004 09:42
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: The Saras Flies!
Replies: 236
Views: 97504

Re: The Saras Flies!

Congrats to the Saras team!! Great work! Hope someone posts a video snippet. So it is 900kgs overweight :) . The report said that it has only 5 seats right now. Is the weight over limit with 5 seats or with all 14 seats installed? When will the second prototype work start? Is it already in assembly ...
by putnanja
26 May 2004 00:06
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Health Care Sector
Replies: 1211
Views: 238617

Re: Indian Health Care Industry

Dr Reddy's gets USFDA nod for Fluconazole IN a major boost to its patent challenging strategy, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, the Hyderabad-based global pharmaceutical major, has obtained the tentative approval of the United States Food and Drugs Administration (USFDA) for the abbreviated new drug ap...
by putnanja
09 May 2004 12:16
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Operation Parakram: An Analysis
Replies: 163
Views: 113792

Re: Operation Parakram: An Analysis

Cross posting as I feel it is relevant here... Dissension grows in senior ranks on strategy Asked who was to blame, this general pointed directly at Rumsfeld and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz. "I do not believe we had a clearly defined war strategy, end state and exit strategy befo...
by putnanja
16 Mar 2004 06:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Profiles in Heroism: Archive
Replies: 434
Views: 199200

Re: Profiles in Heroism: Archive

Meanwhile, an officer martyred in Poonch JAMMU: Showing exemplary courage, a Company Commander of Rashtriya Rifles, Major Amit Sharma, on Saturday laid down his life during a gunbattle with ultras in the dense forests of Bafliaz in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. Led by Major Sharma, the patr...
by putnanja
10 Mar 2004 01:07
Forum: The Kargil Archive
Topic: Kargil Revisited
Replies: 329
Views: 168804

Re: Kargil Revisited

War and peace on Gurkha Post Troops battle winter on LoC In the wake of the Kargil war, a series of local tactical errors on India's part allowed Pakistan to occupy the southern face of Point 5353, thus providing the enemy forces a clear view of Sando Top, an important post. When Operation Parakram...
by putnanja
06 Mar 2004 21:29
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 Mar 2004
Replies: 326
Views: 96184

Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 Mar 2004

Originally posted by TSJones: ? Of course, it is easy to forget that there are other countries who are watching the paki activities like a hawk, and didn't need 9/11 to wake up and smell the coffee!! Well then, they should've broke the story like the US did. Am I the only sub-genius here? As per yo...
by putnanja
06 Mar 2004 21:04
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 Mar 2004
Replies: 326
Views: 96184

Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 Mar 2004

Originally posted by TSJones: Shiv: Those "news items" are not vetted and are of doubtful provenance. so they were only rumors till US confirmed it? And only US has an intelligence agency worth its salt? Of course, it is easy to forget that there are other countries who are watching the p...
by putnanja
06 Mar 2004 09:03
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 Mar 2004
Replies: 326
Views: 96184

Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 Mar 2004

A Q Khan fall guy for Musharraf: Benazir Bhutto Bhutto, who now lives in exile fearing arrest if she returns home, admitted that Pakistan had operational nuclear weapons in 1989, nearly a decade before it actually conducted the tests. "Not only a stockpile but bomb components existed. It was o...
by putnanja
05 Mar 2004 02:07
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 Mar 2004
Replies: 326
Views: 96184

Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 Mar 2004

From TFT's nuggets... :lol: Jamaat Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad said in Jang that Pakistan made its bomb through the black market when the world was not allowing it to make the bomb. What was wrong if Libya and Iran too wanted to make the bomb the way we had, he asked? He said Pakistan was allowi...
by putnanja
04 Mar 2004 23:10
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 Mar 2004
Replies: 326
Views: 96184

Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 Mar 2004

Originally posted by TSJones: India had plenty to do with Pakistan's nukes by rushing to test it's bombs. India tested *first*. Let's not forget that. My vote goes to TSJ for the most _____ post of the day!! :lol: FYI, TSP has been proliferating nukes even before they tested the bomb!! Please do us...
by putnanja
18 Jan 2004 12:06
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 25 Dec 2003
Replies: 332
Views: 126859

Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 25 Dec 2003

From hindu update section.. Pak's N-proliferation no surprise: Sergei Ivanov Moscow, Jan. 18 (PTI): Moscow was aware of transfer of nuclear technology by Pakistan to other countries and is to closely interact with New Delhi to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction and their falling in th...
by putnanja
18 Jan 2004 00:37
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Biotech News & Discussion
Replies: 396
Views: 137226

Re: Indian Biotech News & Discussion

Originally posted by Ravi: India a `rich' market for clinical trials? Amit Mitra Is there a regulatory authority in India which monitors the clinical trials? Though the article has a feel good feeling around it, I am a bit worried about these companies treating the patients as mere guinea pigs!! As...