Bharat Rakshak

Congratulations to all that have found a place on the merit list. I was 16th on the AF/Navy list 23 years ago (68th course NDA) and 24th on the combined list. Got rejected on medical grounds (heart murmur). Knew about it earlier since it is congenital. Does not affect my normal life, but not good en...

Not sure if this is relevant. As always, please feel free to delete. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/536038.cms Publication: TOI Internet edition dated Thursday, March 4th 2004. Article Title: Pak offers nuclear power to Nigerian armed forces. Original News Source: Associated Press Ex...

Tejas appears to lend itself to a lot of meanings. See http://aa2411s.aa.tufs.ac.jp/~tjun/sktdic/ ----------- search `tejas' in `Apte Dic' meanings of "tejas" n.{c-stem} 1.sharpness; 2.the sharp edge (of a knife &c.); 3.the point or top of a flame; 4.heat; 5.lustre; 6.heat or light con...

Very few get a chance to write history. You are one of them. May you complete a century, Sir ! I recall reading that he told Mrs Gandhi (when she asked him casually but in a point blank manner if he was planning a take over), "Madam, my nose may be longer than yours, but I know to keep out of o...

From http://intelligenceonline.net Artillery group to fire Agni-I 7 January 2003: India is moving a step closer to nuclear weaponisation by tasking an artillery group to conduct user trials on the nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile whose firing from Wheeler’s Island has been postponed to 8 a.m...

YIP, here is to yet another pub :-) (1) Why are you interested in defense/security issues, especially those relating to India? Defence/Security is so important. Curiousity because I have never been inside it. Fascination for the world's second oldest profession. (2) How (or when) did you get interes...

Good to see you back Amitabh. From the thread on "loss of scientists ..." in the Military Issues Forum: Imtiaz Ahmed Member Member # 115 posted 03 November 2002 10:12 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- quote: --------------------------------...

N, a straight line on a flat map (mercater projection) is not the shortest distance between two points on the surface of the earth. Did u draw a great circle, and did it pass thru NIA? If you did not, or if you did and it did not, regardless of a resurgence in dotcom exuberance, .... Further, check ...

Kautilya, please give me some time to go over the articles and respond to your questions. For the record, though I have training in statistical theory, am not a statistician or an empiricist. Regarding economics, my formal rigorous training is only in microeconomics, applied game theory, industrial ...

Kautilya, your point seems to make sense. "Seems" only because I have not analyzed the data yet. Am still at the collection stage. Thanks for posting the links from the ST thread.

This link talks about the Iyers of TN.

http://www.bharatavarsha.com/iyer/iyergenetics.html

The issue has political ramifications. In particular, am interested in knowing more about which Indians originated in India. Please feel free to post links about the topic. http://www.ipsnews.net/wconference/note26.shtml http://www.the-week.com/21aug19/life8.htm http://www.utah.edu/unews/releases/01...

I am sure there is a rational explanation, though I dont know what it is in this specific instance, because I do not know what was exactly done. The confidence stems from a recent TV show that showed a group of rationalists in India that tour villages and perform tricks to educate the public. The tr...

Rahul said: I am over 100% sure that disparity is MUCH MUCH less than in India etc. Shiv responded: Rahul - You may personally "be sure" about a lot of things. However, you may be wrong Kindly dig up some studies and quote to support your "more than 100 % sure". Rhetoric is grea...

The same woman can get beaten more than once. So it does not have to be 2.25 million women. Just as the statement "half of all marriages end in divorce" includes people that marry and divorce repeatedly.

Added Later: Spinster Garu "beat" me by 1 min

As individuals we can do a few simple things for the upliftment of women. a) Practise what we preach in our daily lives like refusing to take dowry in marriage. b) Sponsor a little girl and her education in India. It might not cost more than $20-25 a month. c) Speak out more forcefully against atro...

Sagar,<P>I am inclined to agree with your post about the qualitative nature of migration into WB, except that am not sure about the numbers, and hence the extent to which migration has been the cause for the high population density in WB.<P>Am interested in numbers on migration, for WB, and for othe...

Perhaps time to move to a different related issue. Migration (pun intended http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ubb/smile.gif ).<P>It *appears* that, at least for some states/regions, migration is an important factor that determines population growth rates. The states that come to mind are Maharashtra (bec...

Sagar,<P>In some ways, I have a bloody bureaucrat's mentality, so some hints escape me. Am not so bad as to ask for a written document. But I would certainly appreciate clarity. <P>You *seem* to imply that there is some deliberate concerted strategy by some groups to increase their numbers relative ...

Raghu, I believe Narayan's comment was tongue in cheek. I recall reading about an article that discussed population growth rate determinants. Will try to look for it.

Any figures for GDP growth per capita in Delhi and Goa? Bengal remains a mystery to me, and I await sectoral growth rate figures.<P><B>The decision is not made at the family unit level but at the level of the caste or communal leadership level</B><P>You seem to agree that the unit that actually make...

Calvin,<P>Agree that "the causative factor" story is difficult to swallow. At the same time, it is difficult for me to ignore it completely either. I have always maintained that the extent to which ground conditions (literacy, basic health, political awareness, removal of feudalistic barri...

<B>Do we you have the latest figures from Bengal??</B><P>The link provided by Acharya has. In fact, that is what prompted my question about Bengal. The estimated state wise per capita GDP figures (at 1993-94 prices) are as follows:<P>West Bengal: Rs 6,988 in 1990-91 and Rs 11,629 in 2000-2001 (both ...

IMHO, an informative article from the September 12, 2000 edition of "The Hindu" on delimitation of constituencies.<BR> <A HREF="http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/2000/09/12/stories/13120462.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/2000/09/12/stories/13120462.htm</...

Narayan, Thanks for the census site. I checked a few days ago, but it had nothing then. It has something now, though some 2001 census pages are still under construction. <P>I have done some number crunching based on the 2001 census figures and am happy to share the analysis with you. I was intereste...

Excellant thread. Good job. Hope it is archived.<P>

Thanks Rupak. I had not noticed the option to click to get his track record.

[This message has been edited by Imtiaz Ahmed (edited 01-07-2000).]

Thank you for providing the link, Rakesh. I salute Lt Gen Zaki and his family for their service to the motherland. Two points: 1. I am not too impressed by the decision, per se, of Lt Gen Zaki's father to stay in India in 1947, though I applaud their prior military service and their service after 19...

Good fundas in this thread. Hope it is archived.

Are all encryptions based on the fact that it is difficult to find the factors of a number that is the product of 2 large primes? If not, what are the other principles?

Is there a proposal for a Prithvi III that has a range of around 350-400 KM? What is the progress on the naval Prithvi?

I suspect there are points north of Lakhpat, Gujarat on the Indian side that are closer to Karachi by about 25 KM. So the IAF has quite a few launch points that it can choose from. I dont think any of them would be less than 200 KM from Karachi. The distance will also depend the location of the site...

In response to your last question, my guess is that Karachi would be a little under 150 miles [240 kilometres,as the crow flies] from Lakhpat, Gujarat. Anyone from Gujarat that is familiar with that area?<P>