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- 10 Mar 2021 08:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
- Replies: 1861
- Views: 609121
Re: Project 75I - It Begins
Why are we even continuing this circus knowing very well that zilch will move ahead for the next 5-10 years atleast, esp with all the lack of spare $$ with GoI? Cant we just follow-on order from existing lines and be done with it or just repeat the same story as N number of times in the past and end...
- 01 Feb 2021 14:19
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: India Budget 2021 News and Discussion
- Replies: 89
- Views: 18361
Re: India Budget 2021 News and Discussion
Heartbreaking on the no-tax relief part.
- 01 Feb 2021 07:28
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8518
- Views: 3118194
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
An older but very pertinent article on why Desi taxpayers are the most unluckiest of all. Graphs shown are quite telling. No wonder the clamour for H1Bs and GCs will never go away for the long foreseeable future (Double taxed with both income tax+ indirect taxes on everything but ~0 in return since ...
- 13 Jan 2021 06:17
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian IT Industry
- Replies: 1375
- Views: 536208
Re: Indian IT Industry
^^ Honestly, even the "Tier1" of most states are pretty abysmal by any standards we can choose I can safely say that the infra of my hometown ( "Silicon valley of India, Bluru") is shockingly 2nd or 3rd tier by any standard except for a few chosen localities and the sad part is t...
- 22 Dec 2020 11:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
- Replies: 2005
- Views: 598299
Re: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
I believe his son. As per the T-blog ( not to be named here) : He was the CO of INS Chakra when that SSGN had sustained the damage to its sonar dome while at sea & when the MoD mandated that accountability ought to be fixed as the damage sustained had cost the IN US$20 million to repair, he deci...
- 22 Dec 2020 10:37
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
- Replies: 2005
- Views: 598299
Re: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
Was this ever posted here?
lots and lots of details
Time to Get Real
lots and lots of details
Time to Get Real
The Indian Navy should be more realistic about its plan to build nuclear attack submarines
Capt. Jawahar Bhagwat PhD (retd)
- 21 Dec 2020 14:38
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404757
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
The 155mm/52 caliber advanced towed artillery gun system (ATAGS) is set to undergo “winter user trials” by the Army in Sikkim in January-February, which will be followed by the “mobility trials” and then the “summer trials” in May-June. Weren't "summer trials" already done and "winte...
- 18 Dec 2020 06:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
- Replies: 3256
- Views: 965653
Re: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
^^ I believe the air defence components networking project (Air Defence Control and Reporting System (ADCRS) 'Akash Teer'.)
- 15 Dec 2020 08:54
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 10196
- Views: 2220104
Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Software bug may have set off violence at Wistron factory
Some pics too. Seems really broken everything in sight. Sad sight to behold
Some pics too. Seems really broken everything in sight. Sad sight to behold
- 15 Dec 2020 07:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2355
- Views: 853186
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Better to not follow Arjun news, if we want functioning blood vessels. This cr@p by the DGMF will stop the day Rajnath Singh puts tanks in the No Import list Time to have a ignore post feature for keywords like Arjun etc. Reading anything related to it definitely causes BP shoot up ( never seems to...
- 10 Dec 2020 13:02
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 10196
- Views: 2220104
- 08 Dec 2020 15:41
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016
- Replies: 4649
- Views: 1845977
Re: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016
^^ Really reaping the benefits of keeping at it despite the initial flaws and lousy designs Literally following the BRF wishlist on how to approach engine design etc: Get it on the bench, mate it to testbeds, get niggles rectified and keep at it with $$ and sweat till the threshold is reached. Might...
- 08 Dec 2020 07:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7663
- Views: 1800662
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Because its free and the pvt ones are pretty steep?vera_k wrote:Well, a US public school of any stripe is not known for excellence. They are the place of last resort for those who cannot afford better options. Somewhat puzzling that so many Asians go to these schools.
- 04 Dec 2020 07:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Central Asia - News & Discussions
- Replies: 116
- Views: 37771
- 03 Dec 2020 17:59
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
- Replies: 3611
- Views: 1277444
Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Nice video, although I wish they update their ensign from St. George's cross (who was a crusader no less) to something more fitting. Though I'm sure they have more pressing concerns than to play around with ensigns. Guess they had changed it 20 years back and reverted to the same British one back f...
- 03 Dec 2020 06:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
- Replies: 2819
- Views: 1690548
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016
Not sure where to post but seems the Chini moon mission is going well with a perfect landing by their rover:
China's Chang'e-5 Moon mission probe touches down
China's Chang'e-5 Moon mission probe touches down
- 02 Dec 2020 19:22
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016
- Replies: 4649
- Views: 1845977
Re: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016
J-20 prototypes 2021 and 2022 from 2017/2018 that tested out the WS-10C engines in current production models. They really have a deliberate program with the WS-10. We've seen prototypes first and then full-blown production with the engine in the J-11, J-10 and now J-20. The first copies of the WS-1...
- 30 Nov 2020 06:53
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - August 9, 2014
- Replies: 4118
- Views: 1254395
Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - August 9, 2014
Calibration, i believe?fanne wrote:what would be the purpose of such a test with the radar?
- 27 Nov 2020 18:51
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Flight Safety
- Replies: 3373
- Views: 919167
Re: Military Flight Safety
sudeepj wrote:3 crashes out of a fleet of 40 odd in one year. grim.
- 19 Nov 2020 06:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Flight Safety
- Replies: 3373
- Views: 919167
Re: Military Flight Safety
Phew...me too!
- 10 Nov 2020 09:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2020 US election results discussion
- Replies: 901
- Views: 130980
Re: 2020 US election results discussion
Also Big Tech owned social media should be totally banned. They couldn't be controlled by Trump so what chance an Indian PM like Namo has. Twitter's shutting of Trump's tweets is definitely an indicator of things to come. So is media's deliberate hiding of Hunter Biden's adventures and pollsters fa...
- 10 Nov 2020 06:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2020 US election results discussion
- Replies: 901
- Views: 130980
Re: 2020 US election results discussion
^^ Aa just curious how any of this is relevant to India/Indians causes( there seems to be a seperate thread for that with Biden impact on India) and why a thread discussing a foreign country election and the election procedures etc being allowed? Would we be discussing other elections like TSP/Nepal...
- 29 Oct 2020 16:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
- Replies: 4150
- Views: 902188
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
Three dead in knife attack in French church, woman beheaded
More peaceful stuff in France
More peaceful stuff in France
- 28 Oct 2020 07:22
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5273
- Views: 1833329
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
In the last NSA's video in Rishikesh, he made the important statement that India will fight in the country and outside it, but not for selfish reasons. This has not received much attention. If the speculation is that he is referring to Afgh, that means we have an understanding with the US about POK...
- 27 Oct 2020 16:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5273
- Views: 1833329
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Amazing that such big deals being pushed so close to elections.nam wrote:Chinis have cancelled the next round of talks, because we signed BECA. Good. Need to drag the standoff.
Guess Trump-ji is confident that he will be back to oversee the deal for next few years
- 27 Oct 2020 16:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
- Replies: 4384
- Views: 1502279
Re: J&K Union Territory-2019
Amazing how fast this govt is moving on J&K. Every possible demand of BRF- junta being ticked off one by one
- 27 Oct 2020 12:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5273
- Views: 1833329
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Saar, all you say is right but i recall reading from many many years about how DRDO/OFB/<xyz> was on the case to cut down the costly imports ( need not be the best of class but suffices for our needs) and hence, my question Im honestly surprised that with a stated goal of defence labs working on atl...
- 27 Oct 2020 11:11
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5273
- Views: 1833329
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Very, very painful read.
Thanks for posting and solving the mystery of the missing local winter gear( despite being in demand from 1984 times)
Thanks for posting and solving the mystery of the missing local winter gear( despite being in demand from 1984 times)
- 27 Oct 2020 06:17
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5273
- Views: 1833329
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
The deployed troops are waiting for last shipment of polar winter clothing and face masks, which are expected to arrive from US Army own reserve stocks by the first week of November. 35 years of being posted in "polar winter type zones" in large numbers and we still are importing every th...
- 12 Oct 2020 15:16
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
- Replies: 5960
- Views: 2360826
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
So, this was test with Manik engine?
Did not clear ground tests means Manik series itself hasnt yet cleared any ground tests or this particular model hadn't been and was just rushed in straight from the line?
Did not clear ground tests means Manik series itself hasnt yet cleared any ground tests or this particular model hadn't been and was just rushed in straight from the line?
- 24 Sep 2020 08:22
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2881534
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi dies of Covid-19
The BJP MP initially asymptomatic was admitted to the dedicated Covid-19 facility at the AIIMS Trauma Centre, where he passed away. Angadi's wife Mangala and other members were also in hospital when he died.
- 17 Sep 2020 13:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2881534
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
^^^Blomberg has a crazy number about India. 173,932 new cases. Looks like they added 14 th (83809) and 15th (90123) to come up with that figure. 16th is another record: With record 97,894 new infections, India's Covid-19 tally crosses 51-lakh mark Nearly 270k cases in 3 days ( and these are just re...
- 16 Sep 2020 15:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3259
- Views: 2404757
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
The truck towing it( Ashok Leyland/Tata ) looks so puny when towing it.
Seems a huge gun!
Seems a huge gun!
- 16 Sep 2020 09:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2881534
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Chola saar, the initial photo-op isnt the issue . Am sure it looks like a wonderland The issues are: Leaky roofs ( temporary tin stuff not properly renovated and unable to cope with heavy rains this year), zero connectivity, no water connection to the place, no cleanliness protocols followed, no foo...
- 16 Sep 2020 06:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2881534
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Heartbreaking read on textbook mismanagement and chalta hain attitude which doesn't seem to have changed 1 bit even after all this: Rest in pieces: The rise and fall of CCC Per article, cases has spiked from 1500 a day when the center was opened to 3000 a day now. Why can't the center be used for m...
- 16 Sep 2020 06:38
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2346
- Views: 1042522
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
Wow....amazingly alert marketing team out there!Rohit_K wrote:Martin Baker's SM/marketing is on point. Confirms JF-17 crash:
https://twitter.com/MB_EjectEject/statu ... 7138960384
- 16 Sep 2020 06:26
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5273
- Views: 1833329
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
https://twitter.com/neeraj_rajput/status/1305830205320175616 GoI is sending out US style mobilizations images. The tweet above has a video of a IA logistics node with hundreds of trucks. There are images of Leh with C17 dropping off supplies. IA is showing winter items, that is to be used by the tr...
- 15 Sep 2020 07:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2881534
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Heartbreaking read on textbook mismanagement and chalta hain attitude which doesn't seem to have changed 1 bit even after all this:
Rest in pieces: The rise and fall of CCC
Rest in pieces: The rise and fall of CCC
Set up at a cost of Rs 11.55 cr in July, the covid care center at BIEC will breathe its last today.
- 12 Sep 2020 05:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2881534
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
How is it that we are rolling along at 1L/cases per day without any change consistently( and our daily avg is magnitudes higher than next highest) whereas every other country in the world has clear crest and troughs depending on their lock/unlock/ school opening etc events?
- 11 Sep 2020 10:51
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5273
- Views: 1833329
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
^^ For whoever interested, Trishul blogspot has a new article on the SFF. Very , very long one but lots and lots of info.
Very interesting read to know about all our efforts to use SFF and the missions they undertook within Tibet etc
Very interesting read to know about all our efforts to use SFF and the missions they undertook within Tibet etc