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by bala
21 Nov 2025 10:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2543
Views: 1362432

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion

This is screwdrivergiri order by IA couched under Make in India ... // what happened to WHAAP, etc. Indian Army Picks L&T–BAE to Produce All-Terrain Armoured Vehicles The Indian Army has awarded contracts to Larsen & Toubro and BAE Systems to produce the BvS10 Sindhu, an all-terrain armoured...
by bala
20 Nov 2025 07:55
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 1398
Views: 1350645

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion

This tweet from X has all the private player rocket types being developed. Each one has a video.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1989135271112433944
by bala
20 Nov 2025 02:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6100
Views: 1651974

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

India Expands Diplomatic Footprint Inside Russia, Ignores Western Pressure: Jaishankar Speech Strengthening its diplomatic presence, India has officially opened two new Consulates General in Russia — located in Yekaterinburg and Kazan. Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar highlighted that the new con...
by bala
18 Nov 2025 10:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC 2): News & Discussion
Replies: 278
Views: 178355

Re: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC 2): News & Discussion

India's Third Aircraft Carrier, Indian Navy & France & United Kingdom Support I Aadi Pathikrit Show There is talk about other nations wanting to join India for the 3rd aircraft carrier. This is just chatter but it is interesting considering the Euros wanting to join. Many nations are not ma...
by bala
16 Nov 2025 02:01
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian IT Industry
Replies: 1421
Views: 774385

Re: Indian IT Industry

What is “small AI" and Why Does it Matter for Developing Economies? Bhaskar Chakravorti , Dean of Global Business, Fletcher School, Tufts University explains how "small AI" differs from "big AI” and how it can serve as a bridge between innovation and local impact. I7mstECWDNs //...
by bala
15 Nov 2025 09:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6739
Views: 2559573

Re: Internal Security Watch

NSA Ajit Doval leads probe into GPS spoofing-linked National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has taken charge of the investigation into the disruption at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, where over 800 flights were delayed on Novemb...
by bala
14 Nov 2025 22:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12683
Views: 4306380

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

@krisna gaaru, great post. Agreed. The existing US-Indian (many in US congress) donkeys toe the line of CIA-Pentagon etc and they aren't exactly on the Sanatani side of things. Some like pramila are off their rockers most of the times. The majority of the elephants you know their position clearly a...
by bala
14 Nov 2025 10:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
Replies: 2103
Views: 967974

Re: Social Media Watch Thread

krisna wrote: 14 Nov 2025 04:06 actually demcrats are in bed with islamists :P
Obummer headed them for two terms!
by bala
13 Nov 2025 23:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Explosion @ Red Fort, Delhi - News & Discussion
Replies: 202
Views: 25544

Re: Explosion @ Red Fort, Delhi - News & Discussion

chetak wrote: 13 Nov 2025 22:34 It's time to nip this cancer in the bud and assert the fullest authority of the state.
The cancer is widespread from J&K, UP, etc.
To quote Casablanca movie: Round up the usual suspects!
by bala
13 Nov 2025 21:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
Replies: 2103
Views: 967974

Re: Social Media Watch Thread

^^SRajesh ji Many customs originated with the invasion as a means of survival. The ancient Rajas of India were bound by Dharma and such practices were not tolerated by the ruling entity, certainly not in temples. The Brits were traders trying to make a buck. They morphed into a virulent kind indulgi...
by bala
13 Nov 2025 00:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
Replies: 2103
Views: 967974

Re: Social Media Watch Thread

this is how the mughals and the britshits ruled. The mughals were co-opted by the Britshits and during Mughal rule the Britshits cozyied upto the mughals and slowly infiltrated them. The side activities for the Brits posted in India was not exactly victorian in nature and they adopted customs of mu...
by bala
12 Nov 2025 23:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Explosion @ Red Fort, Delhi - News & Discussion
Replies: 202
Views: 25544

Re: Explosion @ Red Fort, Delhi - News & Discussion

Just curious about these Doctors. They are supposed to be busy helping patients. Where do they get the time for side activities such as explosives etc. My conclusion is that they are not good at their profession and hence are distracted with nefarious stuff. IMA should revoke their license to practi...
by bala
11 Nov 2025 23:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
Replies: 799
Views: 466379

Re: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society

Hriday the 12,950 years, etc., that you quote are closely linked to precession of the earth around Vishnu Nabhi. उत्तानपादपुत्रोऽसौ मेढीभूतो ध्रुवो दिवि । स हि भ्रमन् भ्रामयते नित्यं चन्द्रादित्यौ ग्रहैः सह ।। Uttanpāda’s son Dhruva is the fixed point in the Heavens on Mount Meru, around which all p...
by bala
11 Nov 2025 23:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 3249
Views: 1067755

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

I think it is time for nations like Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka to join the indian union of states. They simply cannot be sandwitched between great powers like China and India with the US interfering. These things don't work out to be good for them. They have to pick a side and become part and parcel o...
by bala
10 Nov 2025 10:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 11662
Views: 3367308

Re: Understanding the US - Again

MAGA is showing that they have no respect for them See the above is a camouflage for the US Deep State which is firing atop MAGA and DJT in the US. Apparently DJT has a pact with the right wing of US Deep State (yes, they have all factions covered, that is how they operate worldwide) after two assa...
by bala
09 Nov 2025 10:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 873
Views: 700110

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

Fujian is bad news for India and the world. The Indian Navy has usually been on the forward move with Aircraft carrier Vikrant sometime back. However the EMALS carrier of China requires the IN to do something on the carrier front. This is a rude awakening for MOD and Defence mantriji Rajnath Singh. ...
by bala
08 Nov 2025 02:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 2134
Views: 6944589

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

Aah, ok, 99 is for 73 - Tejas Mk1A + 10 Tejas Mk1 and 113 for - 97 Tejas Mk1A which is 212 engines
by bala
08 Nov 2025 00:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 2134
Views: 6944589

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

Rakesh wrote: 07 Nov 2025 21:59 Page 1 Updated.

Total Number of GE F404-IN20 engines on order = 212 (99 for 73 Tejas Mk1A + 10 Tejas Mk1 trainers + 113 for 97 Tejas Mk1A). By 2032 - in an ideal world - there should be nine Mk1A squadrons in the IAF.

Saar, 222 engines!
by bala
05 Nov 2025 23:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Replies: 3430
Views: 1240913

Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III

What happened to "We will fight with what we have" concept?
by bala
05 Nov 2025 07:39
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 5004
Views: 2218359

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

वंदे भारत स्लीपर ट्रेन का सफल ट्रायल कोटा मंडल के लिए गौरव का क्षण है The team of RDSO Lucknow successfully conducted high speed trial of Vande Bharat Sleeper Train in fully loaded condition at West Central Railway, Kota Division. The "Long Confirmatory Run" was completed at a speed of 180...
by bala
04 Nov 2025 22:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 11662
Views: 3367308

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Could you please point to me some reading material on this Bala ji... anything a link or ebook would do. I would be very grateful Manish, many things are classified and not in public domain. However people like Rajiv Malhotra have some YTs in which they discuss many such things. For example a biolo...
by bala
02 Nov 2025 07:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2150
Views: 627400

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Really? Did TSP strike at India's heartland? What is this nonsense? My take on all US/China scholarly and not-so scholarly writing is that they engage in pure propaganda to advance their own agendas. They are so far from the truth that I don't believe them one bit. Tis hard to gauge which is correc...
by bala
26 Oct 2025 00:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
Replies: 799
Views: 466379

Re: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society

The Seven Svaras Sruti in Sanskrit means “that which is heard” and refers to the body of most authoritative, ancient religious texts comprising the central canon of Hinduism. It includes the four Vedas including its four types of embedded texts – the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas and the U...
by bala
26 Oct 2025 00:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
Replies: 799
Views: 466379

Re: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society

The Priests of Yagna Today with the disappearance of Vedic ritual practice, purohit has become a generic term for “priest”. There are two basic types of yagya – srauta performed by pandits and grihya ceremony performed by the householder, along with his wife. Srauta ceremonies are more detailed, ri...
by bala
25 Oct 2025 23:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
Replies: 799
Views: 466379

Re: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society

Indra Killed Vritra in 9703 BCE: The Rigvedic description of the Comet Impact that ended the last Ice Age Thanks Hriday. I have some more on this topic... Anecdotes from RigVeda Rudra is Shiva. Solar deity (Surya) is Vishnu, Brahma is mentioned, Indra is a Vedic Deva (cosmic allegory) who killed th...
by bala
25 Oct 2025 02:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft: News & Discussions - 08 September 2019
Replies: 440
Views: 203975

Re: HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft: News & Discussions - 08 September 2019

The only underachievement, if any, is the TPE331-12B engine which GTRE/HAL should have created. Going forward I hope some enterprising private company creates one. Engines are the achilles heel for India since the Babucracy in various depts have not put in effort to create indigenous maal. We have s...
by bala
23 Oct 2025 02:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12683
Views: 4306380

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Chetak ji, quite well summarized on the global picture. Just some additional points: DJT is actually the front end tool for the US Deep State which is now blatant and ruthless in its objectives. The previous avatars of El Presidente of US were front face hollywood facades, wherein the evil Deep Stat...
by bala
22 Oct 2025 22:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1926
Views: 1630714

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

Indian Army to buy 2,408 Nag Mark 2 anti-tank guided missiles https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/indian-army-to-buy-2408-nag-mark-2-anti-tank-guided-missiles20251022210243/ In what would be a major success for indigenous weapon systems, the Indian Army is set to place a major order f...
by bala
22 Oct 2025 10:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12683
Views: 4306380

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

DJT celebrates Diwali in the Oval Office with many Indian origin Americans attending. DJT mentioned about trade talks with India. He is okay with light over dark theme of diwali and he says he likes modi and he had a conversation with him. After that the topic veers of into no war with Pak, investme...
by bala
22 Oct 2025 06:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
Replies: 799
Views: 466379

Re: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society

Fireworks Fourth of July IshStyle..

https://x.com/marinebharat/status/1979914812852486546

// watch the video by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena on occasion of Diwali
by bala
20 Oct 2025 20:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12683
Views: 4306380

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Just a correction for Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao: he was long time prof at Pennsylvania State University not University of Pennsylvania. C R Rao is telugu though born in Karnataka. CR Rao worked at Indian Statistical Institute ISI intially. He was a Director at ISI. His work in statistics include C...
by bala
19 Oct 2025 21:58
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Judicial System
Replies: 56
Views: 43382

Re: Indian Judicial System

The problem is with legislature allowing "judicial interpretation" and Supreme Court's interpretations becoming case-laws and also enforceable India wide. These interpretations gets legitamacy based on legal principles which were again established mainly by non-Indian jurists. This is the...
by bala
19 Oct 2025 01:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Light Tank: News & Discussion
Replies: 183
Views: 124892

Re: Indian Light Tank: News & Discussion

Battle formations have to integrate AkashTeer type cover otherwise progress is thwarted. Once that layer is neutralized ie. drones then the formation will easily overpower the remaining contingent of opposition. Classic tank battles are history. India has to work on anti-drone capability and integra...
by bala
18 Oct 2025 10:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2150
Views: 627400

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

The pakis were always the darlings of the West, especially the US . The US press and analysts were always singing the praises of the pakis as to how many and how quickly they're pressing out nuke warheads like they're hot cakes. Their count of India's nukes were always, always, 15 to 20 counts less...
by bala
16 Oct 2025 09:03
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
Replies: 857
Views: 350971

Re: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality

The problem is not about the science behind climate change. There is enough study done about C02 emissions and its effect on the earth retaining heat. In fact many studies during Covid showed reverse effect when the traffic came to a standstill. The problem is how it is used to beat developing econ...
by bala
16 Oct 2025 08:38
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 3121
Views: 7703943

Re: Physics Discussion Thread

Vayu ji, great discussion on comp science algorithms. My univ published the max # of papers in Foundation of Comp Sci the year I graduated from Master program. For my masters, i did a program on place and route at box junction (4 way routing problem actually 3). I submitted code etc to the universit...
by bala
15 Oct 2025 20:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2150
Views: 627400

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

I can believe they have indegnised. Pakis can be quite devious and ingenious when it comes to survival!! Saar it is not so simple. There is a YT on how china created atim bumb from Soviets, so many computer simulations and someone made a simple math error and the error showed them the new path to t...
by bala
15 Oct 2025 10:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2150
Views: 627400

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

You are the one who used/described the silly term 'cold test'. (twice!) in that post in a context which made no sense then or now. I then (and continuing do it now) gave a technical/historical view, for a reality check. No. No that last sentence did not say HEU, it said material which is china mate...
by bala
15 Oct 2025 06:42
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 2150
Views: 627400

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

But for others here who aren’t allergic to science and facts: remember, a “cold test” is like a dry swim in the ocean — no nuclear yield, no magic, just physics. A good reminder before digesting some of the more sensational claims in that post. Just A Q: did you watch the YT ? or you going on based...