Bharat Rakshak

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Interesting discussion on long range sniper weapons...reminds me of this story from a few years ago: Serious Body Counts Canuck snipers supposedly had the highest number of confirmed kills in the Shah-i-Kot Valley fight. A source in Kandahar working with the Canadian sniper teams estimates "wel...

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South Africa’s Denel Forced Into Strategic Shift Back in July 2005, DID informed its readers that India’s sanctions against Denel and possible disqualification from a $2 billion artillery contract could have a major effect on the South African defense firm as a whole That is an interesting article ...

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As far as the Arjun is concerned, part of its failure is due to the Army and other probably due to vested interest in foreign purchase. The Army has kept shifting goal post over the years. They keep adding more to the requirement once something new comes up in the international market asking the DR...

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Can someone please tell me what are these bombs Israel has been using frequently during the recent Gaza invasion.?? They will burst and scatter over a wide area. The scences of this kind of bombs exploding were all over the news . http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq225/kidoman1/1-14-2009_64985_l....

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narayanan wrote:
Uddaiya went missing on Sunday morning and returned to Mumbai on Wednesday around 1.30 am.
Oh,yeah .
From America. In an SR-71, no doubt.

Someone else who's read "The Devil's Alternative"?

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andy B wrote:
Div wrote:If the Russians can put 2 Moskits(?) on the inner wing pylons, then 2 Brahmos shouldn't really be a big deal.
Those are AS-17/KH-31 Kryptons my friend, AFAIK the Moskit can only be employed on the centre pylon given its weight and dimensions compared to the Kryptons.

Doh...scrap that.

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If the Russians can put 2 Moskits(?) on the inner wing pylons, then 2 Brahmos shouldn't really be a big deal.

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Would these foreigners be expected to be particularly astute that they should be preferred over or even in addition to the hundreds of Indians involved in these events. Do Indian police agencies have that kind of time to waste? No, but they may have been witness to events that were unique to them. ...

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^^ Excellent book. Huge Frederick Forsyth fan!

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8. After the drama was over and the National Security Guards (NSGs) had rescued the surviving hostages, the Western countries had all their surviving nationals quietly flown to Europe where they were thoroughly debriefed by special teams from their intelligence agencies. It is said that the French ...

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Good article on saag. Describes the mood of the nation. UPA's inaction will eventually cause a nationalist surge that will give BJP the majority that it needs to clean up this country. http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers31/paper3004.html POST MUMBAI 9/11: INDIA PARALYZED BY PAKISTAN’S SUPERIORI...

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Hmmm...that is not what the Chief of Army Staff has apparently said, as per the above post.

Pinaka rocket system has not yet been inducted into the army. It is in an advanced stage of trial evaluation. The Trajectory Correction System is still under development.

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Excerpt from interview of Chief of Army Staff, General Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC in Force Mag Pinaka rocket system has not yet been inducted into the army. It is in an advanced stage of trial evaluation. The Trajectory Correction System is still under development. Did someone in the IA...

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Nice promotional video of the Japanese AEGIS Destroyer "KONGO"

http://jmilitarydvd.com/Maritime/Maritime_frame.html

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why rambha needs to go to russia for the air launchers? can't we do it here.. & I am confused when they say "retrofitting"!. I am assuming its because some structural changes are required. I read it as "they've sent 2 Su-30s to figure out the modification process and the rest wil...

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Check this out... A 100 Bhims on order...Typo or just BBS... products developed BHIM - T6 A state-of-the-art 155mm Self Propelled gun named BHIM has been developed by CVRDE by integrating the T6 turret of M/S LIW, South Africa onto the Arjun derivative chassis system. After successful field trials,...

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jrjraw is on a roll...just like old times!

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NRao wrote:Biden had proposed the $15 Billion aid some time back. (It is meant for civi projects ONLY - I would imagine Pakistani Army has a finger in every place, so where is a civi?) Do not think he has this in mind.

Last ditch carrot? Red Herring? Who knows...

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I have a strange feeling that there may not be a next time. For one, the dossier business in Delhi is too bizarre to make any sense, even for the most useless of napunsak politicians. For another, the PM and DM don't meet with the service chiefs in quick succession and broadcast the fact if they ar...

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its important that BR become the site to which news anchors refer to for obtaining ideas about national security issues. In the information age, it is important that BR become more media savvy and use the media to safe-guard our national interests. This may require some re-thinking as to what BR wa...

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Guys, there is a whole issue in Pragati dedicated to sending Indian troops to Afghanistan. Here is the link: Should India Send Troops to Afghanistan? Pragati/INI seem like an interesting publication. Though I haven't explored much of the site, I like the idea. Its what BRM/SRR should evolve to...ho...

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samuel wrote:What are typical routes for the rockets to make their way to the Palis?

^^ read the article quoted by Sadler above.

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Everything in detail about BPJ (OFB)with TATA armour panel http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?issueid=&id=&option=com_registration&task=homegallery&home=1&exist=yes&thumbid=515&assignedid=&start_bottom=18 Their weight (22lbs for the plates and what ever the ...

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Please let me know if this could be a solution in fight against Paki terrorism ; http://bhartendusinha.wordpress.com/2008/11/30/redefining-our-strategy-against-terrorism/ An interesting idea. Here's a post that takes this a bit further...and very briefly mentions your tactic as well. http://forums....

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Raj Malhotra wrote:Can somebody suggest a user friendly website to track/discuss "international"commodity prices?

What commodities? Try these to track/check prices.

http://www.kitcometals.com/charts/
http://www.cme.com/trading/dta/del/index.html
http://www.nymex.com/index.aspx
http://www.lme.co.uk/

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CornerShot Do we have advantage weapons like 'corner shot' ? It can give us an edge over the enemy, in urban combat. Had we used this weapon in Mumbai Operation, the results would have been different. We could have ended the operation much faster and save more lives. Co...

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I am sure this has been posted before, but its an interesting concept that warrants seeing it again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ebtj1jR7c

I love the "...lead delivery on target..." reference.

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Regarding Vina's interesting post on US planning alternative routes to Afghanistan, I was suddenly reminded of a very interesting article by Jane Perlez on redrawing Pakistan's map, the truncated version of TSP appeared in the print edition and cannot be posted here, but it showed Afghnaistan eatin...

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Gerard wrote:Brahma Chellaney....
Words are all we have

A good summary of the frustrations BRites have expressed over the last decade.

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- Non-lethal supplies (food, medical aid etc.) will be obtained from CAR republics. Military supplies will be reinforced by Russia and transported via CAR region in addition to being flown-in by IAF. Pakis will have to allow these over-flights . That's not going to happen...at least not voluntarily.

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TSPA has shut down the NATO/ISAF supply line under the guise of a "major operation" agains the Talibunnies.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7804133.stm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... lares.html

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Seetal,

Can you please consider making a minor change to the forum software so that external URLs are opened in a new window?

Thx.

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Airport security branded 'a total failure' after man flies to Pakistan using his SISTER'S passport http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1102497/Airport-security-branded-total-failure-man-flies-Pakistan-using-SISTERS-passport.html Security at one of the UK's biggest airports has been branded 'a t...

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Lisa wrote:
shyamd wrote:Israeli commandos already fighting behind Gaza lines
GBU-24 not CBU-24, I think a Typo by author

Yeah, likely a GBU-24 AUP or a BLU-109 using a GBU-24 guidance kit.

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Making Sense of the Mumbai Attacks http://fora.tv/2008/12/08/Making_Sense_of_the_Mumbai_Attacks Georgetown University Washington, DC Dec 8th, 2008 In the wake of one of the most devastating terror attacks in years, how are we to understand the causes and respond? A panel of top scholars (Bruce Hoff...

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More evidence of budding nuke renaissance
http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/20 ... aissa.html

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Pic of NH-8 between Delhi and Gurgaon

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Image from the IE story by Shishir Gupta: http://static.expressindia.com/expressindia/newpic/Letter.jpg Basically Congress government knew about it, Maharashtra government knew about it, Shiv Raj Patil knew about it, Prime Minister knew about it. In any other nation all the above responsible people...

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I believe he is referring to the F-4 and F-5 as older models. I do not see a single airforce in the region except perhaps UAE and Turkey which can even dream of challenging the IAF even into the next 10 to 15 years. I believe Israel should save its resoruces and not procure more F-15s in the interi...

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http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/dec/22mumterror-take-the-war-to-the-enemy.htm Another falsehood perpetuated by the eternally helpless breed of Indians is that a stable Pakistan is in India's interest. It is not, stable or otherwise. Pakistan is a failed State. It is on the brink of disintegration. ...

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