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by sum
10 May 2025 18:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2938
Views: 604767

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Based on geolocation, this video of missile strike Pakistan nuclear weapons storage facility in Kirana hills is accurate. Tunnel entrance was struck in a precise hit. FIRST time in global history, a nuclear armed state's nuclear warhead storage facilities are being hit. https://x.com/JaidevJamwal/s...
by sum
09 Aug 2024 05:03
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6769
Views: 2084275

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Mind blown that SoKo managed 13 gold already ( few more might drop in ), twice their Tokyo haul with half the athletes sent ( 141 vs 237 in Tokyo) Extraordinary consistency of the finally selected folks! Really sad on the backward dip of India in these games with a lower medal tally. Seems we are st...
by sum
07 Aug 2024 13:13
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6769
Views: 2084275

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

A reverse Uno if there was one!

How does one check weight after all the matches and not before ?
by sum
06 Aug 2024 22:50
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6769
Views: 2084275

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

And a silver/gold at that!
by sum
06 Aug 2024 18:21
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6769
Views: 2084275

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

India's 'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra came up with a monster throw of 89.34m on Tuesday to entered the final of men's javelin throw event at the Paris Olympics 2024 in style. In the qualification round of Group B on Tuesday, Chopra recorded a breakthrough distance of 89.34m in his first attempt. This ...
by sum
06 Aug 2024 18:19
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6769
Views: 2084275

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Some good news. Hopefully, taken to logical conlusion: Add Vinesh Phogat's name to the list of stunning wrestling upsets at the Olympic Games. S he pulled off what no wrestler could do at the Worlds or Olympics since 2017. Japan's Yui Susaki seemed unbeatable with next-level offense, turns, and stel...
by sum
05 Aug 2024 19:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6769
Views: 2084275

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

^ Seems we will end up lower than 2020 medal count, going by the remaining realistic chances ( I had thought we would finally reach double digits but seems we are still some way away from it and being consistent at it) Chinese Swim team upends the Caucasian Dominance in Swimming as a sport at the ol...
by sum
31 Jul 2024 14:32
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6769
Views: 2084275

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

FYI, good wiki page tracking every Indian athlete (categorized by discipline/sport) at the 2024 OIympix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics We are present in 16 disciplines. Things seem to be going OK so far, I hope we will cross 10+ medals this time compared to 7 last ...
by sum
30 Jul 2024 15:39
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6769
Views: 2084275

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Archery seems to have been the absolute deception over all these 5-6 past games. Somehow, any sort of mental conditioning etc. doesn't seem to be helping( i remember there being lot of focus on this since the last 3-4 editions) and we manage to wilt away every single time after rampaging through all...
by sum
26 Jul 2024 14:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 6229
Views: 2459111

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

Tanaji wrote: 26 Jul 2024 12:54 It seems that the peaceful have stabbed another UK serviceman in the manner of Lee Rigby.
IIRC, it was a Nigerian Christian loon
by sum
02 May 2024 15:40
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1668
Views: 642255

Re: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]

Literally reads like a parody article.
Amazing that people actually believe in what they write
by sum
26 Jan 2024 10:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 5356
Views: 2372455

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Wow I actually thought some of the Wierd, undiplomatic stuff mentioned were the reporter’s interpretation but amazing he said the stuff he said in public as a COAS
by sum
28 Dec 2023 14:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
Replies: 3060
Views: 1518561

Re: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech

Wow!

End of the dream of seeing a desi reaper.
ADE really does need a revamp and now I wonder the “real” status of the Nirbhay as no news doesn’t seem to mean good news in some instances
by sum
07 Dec 2023 15:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 5356
Views: 2372455

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Truely seems all floodgates have been opened somewhere
by sum
30 Nov 2023 16:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018
Replies: 484
Views: 352211

Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018

Lots of activity happening behind the curtains. U.S. charges Indian national in alleged assassination plot of Sikh separatist in NYC The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against an Indian national for allegedly taking part in a murder-for-hire scheme on U.S. soil orchestrated by an Ind...
by sum
27 Nov 2023 14:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 26/11/2008: Never Forget. Never Forgive
Replies: 770
Views: 626216

Re: 26/11/2008: Never Forget. Never Forgive

Adani and 26/11 close shave
Even Adani was in the hotel at the time of the attack and barely escaped.
Amazing number of HVTs at the one place!
by sum
16 Nov 2023 16:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018
Replies: 484
Views: 352211

Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018

Long but good read with lots of nuggets: rabinder-singh-spy-scandal-exposed-raws-ugly-sides-but-india-hasnt-learnt-from-its-mistakes There were several, less-spectacular cases of possible compromise, though never conclusively established. Shamsher Singh Maharajkumar, an ex-IPS officer posted in Isla...
by sum
25 Oct 2023 19:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 5356
Views: 2372455

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Wasim Akram lashes out after Pakistan's 'embarrassing' loss: 'Swallowing 8kg of mutton everyday; where's the fitness?' many go to the gulf to beg and pickpocket but some come to India only to eat these guys are truly beggars, in every sense of the term https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/wasim-a...
by sum
23 Oct 2023 16:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 5356
Views: 2372455

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

More 72 houris needed
Founder of Pakistan terror outfit Lashkar-e-Jabbar gunned down
Dawood Malik, a terrorist involved in antiIndia activities and considered a close aide of wanted terrorist Maulana Masood Azhar, was shot dead on Pakistan soil by unknown gunmen
by sum
11 Oct 2023 13:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018
Replies: 484
Views: 352211

Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018

Amazing that this is the first time am hearing of this 24 scum being released as a 'CBM'!?
by sum
05 Jul 2023 16:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
Replies: 4160
Views: 1178559

Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)

Extraordinary wordings indeed: "Now that's enough... Facing these savage hordes, asking for calm is no longer enough, it must be imposed! Restoring the republican order and putting the apprehended beyond the capacity to harm should be the only political signals to give. In the face of such exac...
by sum
12 Jun 2023 16:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Deterrence
Replies: 5149
Views: 1173498

Re: Deterrence

Does anyone actually have a copy of Weapons of Peace ( hardcopy or PDF)?

Have tried a ton all over but never been able to get hand on a copy of it
( think had even mailed the author but he just replied that need to pick it from a library as it is no more published)
by sum
03 Feb 2023 18:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1774
Views: 1542230

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

Classified information like drawings, engineering specifications and audits of
Pinaka rockets, Brahmos, Akash, several warheads, mines, bombs and other sensitive defence products
have ended up on the darknet for the highest bidders to buy.
:shock: :shock:
by sum
07 Jan 2023 19:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 3016
Views: 1075051

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

shaun wrote:Do folks here remember a diary being published in rediff , a SF operative telling his many escapades in the valley ??
Was actually scouring the same one as lost my bookmark in an older computer
:x
Anyone have the link?
by sum
05 Jan 2023 15:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 5356
Views: 2372455

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Al Qaeda-linked group, TTP claim spies’ murder LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday registered a case under terrorism charges against a suspect involved in the murder of two intelligence agency officials in Khanewal on Tuesday. Meanwhile, two groups, including the banned Tehr...
by sum
03 Jan 2023 14:46
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6769
Views: 2084275

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Does UAE allow citizenship for foreigners ( esp Desi folks) for all these ¨UAE folks¨ to represent the country?
by sum
30 Dec 2022 18:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018
Replies: 484
Views: 352211

Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018

srin wrote:How did this guy rise up so high ?
Can’t get myself to see this guys utterances as BP goes out of control( after seeing his previous statements during his book release)

Could any kind soul point out what major things he says here in this video?
by sum
23 Dec 2022 14:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: INS Vikrant: News and Discussion
Replies: 3279
Views: 1062376

Re: INS Vikrant News and Discussion

^^ The more it changes, the same it stays! :cry:

Even a newbie on BRF would have predicted this situation will happen 5 years ago and exactly the same story plays out!
by sum
13 Dec 2022 14:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2700
Views: 1502122

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

I guess that is the IAF/IA firing range in costal Andhra
by sum
08 Dec 2022 14:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1890
Views: 1287643

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

Shows what a true force-multiplier UAVs are! Those who gripe about the utility of UAVs in a contested AD environment, don't realize the kind of value they bring during peacetime. With news of Tapas-UAV completing a 18hr endurance flying, hope we induct it in numbers & develop a naval version wi...
by sum
22 Sep 2022 21:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018
Replies: 484
Views: 352211

Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018

Seems some activity in Nepal ISI currency launderer gunned down An ISI agent who was the biggest supplier of fake currencies in India was shot dead in Nepal's Kathmandu on September 19. A man who worked as an agent of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was shot dead outside his hideout in ...
by sum
22 Aug 2022 14:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5344
Views: 2301896

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

I thought the general process was ¨no prisoners policy¨ if the caught guy happened to be a non-Indian, esp after the Kandahar hijackings?

Or maybe he was a cultivated asset who went rogue again, else doesn't make sense being sent back when not a ¨official agency spy¨ of TSP
by sum
19 Jul 2022 01:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
Replies: 2108
Views: 938686

Re: Project 75I - It Begins

Doesn’t this entire saga cast a poor light on the technical capabilities of the IN if RFQs are so poorly drafted that all vendors reject or are unable to meet them even after a zillion years of back and forth ( and this is even before it comes to pricing which will blow the socks off any govt it is ...
by sum
10 Jun 2022 19:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
Replies: 3096
Views: 1050451

Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016

Fact is that India no longer needs to operate a hospital across Amu Darya or have a presence at a military base in Tajikistan, which is opposed to the Taliban regime and is virtually caught in a Chinese debt trap. Is this some kind of a face-saver claim to show all is well when in reality, we might...
by sum
27 May 2022 13:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 7059
Views: 3100323

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

Sadly, the same points were written 20 years back ( which i remember reading on BRF) and i believe i will be reading the same points a decade from now but with no real change on the ground At that time 2 decades back , there was a big ray of optimism and enthusiasm for at least an ¨almost there¨ Mar...
by sum
18 May 2022 14:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 694
Views: 615132

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

With the Army confident about the product, they have re-ordered the indigenous ECWCS, rather than importing it from Switzerland, Vietnam or even Sri Lanka, as they earlier used to do.
Sri Lanka and Vietnam... :roll: :roll:
Downright sad as to the state of affairs all these years