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- 16 Feb 2024 00:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4497
- Views: 1380226
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
With Imran's banned PTI candidates still getting 105 votes, with no street campaigns, no election symbol, no PM candidate, it points to how much anger there is towards the PA and disillusionment with the other parties. Their economic survival is now solely dependent on Chinese largesse, and as the C...
- 15 Feb 2024 09:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4497
- Views: 1380226
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
It is a sign of the times that this thread doesn't even report the news of the formation of a coalition government in Pakistan. Truly Pakistan has vanished from most Indians' consciousness, to be remembered only during a cricket match or a terrorist attack.
- 22 Dec 2023 06:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Military Discussion
- Replies: 3007
- Views: 879299
- 17 Dec 2023 18:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
- Replies: 1201
- Views: 776820
- 05 Oct 2023 04:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1295
- Views: 393682
Re: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
https://youtu.be/Cbg11ActFBY?feature=shared
Looks like the Premier is now on the way out. Xi must be as paranoid as Mao.
Surprisingly these are his hand-picked protégés.
Looks like the Premier is now on the way out. Xi must be as paranoid as Mao.
Surprisingly these are his hand-picked protégés.
- 19 Sep 2023 05:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 90
- Views: 41305
Re: China Economic Stress Watch
https://youtu.be/fGG-qfCUO5A?feature=shared
Another sign that the liquidity crunch is hitting banks and personal deposits.
Another sign that the liquidity crunch is hitting banks and personal deposits.
- 19 Sep 2023 03:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 90
- Views: 41305
Re: China Economic Stress Watch
https://youtu.be/meJItedDm2Y?feature=shared A look at the interplay between population decline and economic downturn. What I found interesting is the almost perfect storm of factors that underpinned population decline - (a) lack of accounting for already declining fertility rate in the 1970s even b...
- 14 Sep 2023 03:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5269
- Views: 1823684
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
No Way Taiwan Will Accept Reunification with China: General Naravane
- 06 Sep 2023 04:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5269
- Views: 1823684
- 02 Sep 2023 20:22
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 886526
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Back To The Future: Air Chief’s SWOT Analysis Of The IAF https://bharatshakti.in/back-to-the-future-air-chiefs-swot-analysis-of-the-iaf/ 02 Sept 2023 From the above article: Apart from this, 30 IAF airfields had been upgraded under Modernisation of Airfield Infrastructure (MAFI) Installation with N...
- 13 Aug 2023 03:02
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 676
- Views: 346255
Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
My main takeaways from the interview were: 1. The PLA's written doctrine explicitly states that their BRI infrastructure is dual use. With caneristerized missiles on warships, that eliminates the disadvantage of their lack of military bases and poses a great challenge to the US (and of course, India...
- 11 Aug 2023 08:08
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 676
- Views: 346255
- 07 Aug 2023 04:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
- Replies: 574
- Views: 251286
Re: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
I have a question for long time China watchers like SSridhar, RaviB, Ricky_v et al. Why does the CCCP eliminate all traces of existence (on line profile, photographs, meeting records, news items) of public persona who have fallen out of favor with them? Surely they can't be worried about investigati...
- 23 Jun 2023 23:45
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4171
- Views: 2454775
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
d2MFfE-PR8s Interesting discussion with an Austrian Colonel covering: 1. Advantage for the Russians when they force Ukraine into positional warfare vs allowing them mobility. 2. Operational pause needed due to attrition to the committed brigades, especially since each tank battalion is understrengt...
- 23 Jun 2023 23:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
- Replies: 2818
- Views: 898884
Re: Indian Naval Aviation
Lot of details on the MQ-9B procurement for the IN, especially the cost of operation, time on station vs the P-8I. Additionally the ability of the MQ-9B, P8-I and the MH-60R to hand off the ability to detect the same sonobuoys to each other.
- 23 Jun 2023 04:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
- Replies: 574
- Views: 251286
- 21 Jun 2023 02:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7957
- Views: 2276334
- 13 Jun 2023 10:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 580
- Views: 308002
Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Discussion on the new rule abolishing regimental accoutrement on flag level officers
- 10 Jun 2023 18:59
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: OFB, MoD Companies: News & Discussion
- Replies: 338
- Views: 116154
- 10 Jun 2023 18:41
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: A Nation on the March
- Replies: 897
- Views: 384125
- 20 May 2023 00:51
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 580
- Views: 308002
Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Little known story of how the Assam Rifles ore-empted the Chinese and secured Vijayanagar bowl in Arunachal Pradesh.
- 14 Apr 2023 06:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4497
- Views: 1380226
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
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Revealing look at the mediascape and general society in Pakistan.
Revealing look at the mediascape and general society in Pakistan.
- 07 Apr 2023 07:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4171
- Views: 2454775
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Will future conflicts always be a neat two-party conflict where escalations can be carefully calibrated? If the locally superior power (India wrt Pak, or China wrt India) feels trapped in a two-front confrontation (India between China and Pak, or China between India and US+Japan), the decision-maki...
- 06 Apr 2023 03:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4171
- Views: 2454775
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
1. In the unlikely scenario of a direct conflict, the stronger power (India wrt Pakistan, and China wrt India) will be racing against time to take out the enemy's First Strike capabilities to reduce the impact of a nuclear escalation. Deep-strike and ASAT are Day-0 missions. And China has the addit...
- 20 Mar 2023 14:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 676
- Views: 346255
Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Interesting take on the challenges of an amphibious invasion of Taiwan. The flow of discussion is a bit haphazard, though.
- 10 Mar 2023 20:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4497
- Views: 1380226
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Well, China is essentially firing across the US bow...first the proposal to trade Saudi crude in yuan (not yet realized), now the rapprochement between Iran and KSA mediated by them, increasing naval presence in the Staits of Hormuz. Positioning themselves as the net security provider in the Persian...
- 07 Mar 2023 05:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Deterrence
- Replies: 5134
- Views: 940700
- 05 Mar 2023 22:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2350
- Views: 844531
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
kLY6w4ueBj0 Interview with Lt. Gen KJ Singh (R), of the Armd Corps. Interesting tidbits: 0. Russian philosophy of building on existing chassis. 1. An advantage of an autoloader in IA service- height restriction of the loader is removed. 2. The life cycle of a tank, as it moves from front line servi...
- 01 Mar 2023 05:13
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Lessons Learned from Russia-Ukraine Battles
- Replies: 47
- Views: 8343
- 26 Feb 2023 20:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Lessons Learned from Russia-Ukraine Battles
- Replies: 47
- Views: 8343
Re: Lessons Learned from Russia-Ukraine Battles
No lessons to be learned on protecting civil population centers? To ensure displaced population handling?
- 22 Feb 2023 05:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
- Replies: 721
- Views: 224271
- 18 Feb 2023 23:16
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Army Logistics and Support Functions
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4940
Re: Army Logistics and Support Functions
Interesting discussion on the need for distributed and local energy sourcing and management.
- 18 Feb 2023 20:18
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
- Replies: 2941
- Views: 1082960
Re: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
Very interesting discussion on UAV technology, and some insights into the Chinese balloon technology.
- 09 Feb 2023 06:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards
- Replies: 831
- Views: 240426
Re: Endgame of NaPakistan: How and what afterwards
b9tjx-pe7nA An interesting distinction between the extant failure of the State (institutions, economy, politics) and the still intact idea of a nation. I do disagree with Gen. Shankar that the intelligentsia is holding the idea of Pakistan alive, because the intelligentsia has no connection with it...
- 08 Feb 2023 06:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indian Interests_2
- Replies: 649
- Views: 274768
- 07 Feb 2023 04:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indus Water Treaty
- Replies: 3257
- Views: 746895
- 29 Jan 2023 20:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5250
- Views: 1551414
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Perhaps the real value of manufacturing in India is not the elusive ToT, but MRO opportunities that can bridge the gap between our budgetary constraints and and defense needs. Not to mention how being integrated into a global supply chain is a sticky glue for political alignments.
- 26 Jan 2023 05:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3256
- Views: 2395491
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
K2vPmWFMjBc Part 2 of discussion on artillery use in Ukraine. Lessons for India: 1. Focus on ammunition management, surge capacity from peacetime to wartime and logistics for movement. 2. Changing role of artillery to deterrence and non-contact destruction in depth, and need for integration with IA...
- 25 Jan 2023 04:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5250
- Views: 1551414
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
6flShMTSaTE Four interesting points brought up by Gen. Ravi Shankar. 1. Importance of adding a layer of repair depots closer to border areas. 2. Repair depots to be more comprehensive instead of being functionally aligned like the BRDs are i.e. they need to cater to most items needing repair in the...
- 20 Jan 2023 04:59
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3256
- Views: 2395491
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Talk by Lt. Gen. Ravishankar (R) to Northern Command on technology and organization for the future.