Bharat Rakshak

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In my view - the colonial loot of India by the Anglo-Saxons never ended - they split India for that and now looting from those so called "foreign" lands

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after all these years and military might, if J35 forces us to procure Su57 - we have failed!

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MMS made a statement during his PM days that this period of world treating India's rise as benign is our luck and may not last forever. We are seeing the world changing its view of India's rise. Human capital is still the primary export of India and we are still ways off from getting out of that. Th...

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I would look at it differently. I dont think India had the tech or test facilities or expertise in the country for engine development beyond what we did even if we had the money.

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Given rise of AI and ensuing massive job losses starting 2027 through the next decade, any immigrant is in trouble. It is not far fetched to think that many Indians would have to seriously consider moving back in a decade or two timeframe. Driveless cars will be a mass reality and that alone would l...

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maybe we will buy CDG used like we used to previously for non-nuclear carriers. IMHO, I dont think we need carriers of huge tonnage beyond 50k - future is likely vertical take off combat airplanes - UAVs that too... Catapults might be mainly for planes like E2D category...

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The only 5th gen fighter that make sense is the SU-57 due to the commonality with MKI and the existing production line. We have time and we will negotiate hard with the Russians on the Radar. MRFA is done - Rafale - more airframes will come over the next 10-15 years definitely. We have ambled/jumble...

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India can afford to play the waiting game here given we have Rafale, Mk1A, and Mk2, Super30 upgrade, 404/414 flowing, Kaveri (soon - 10 years) - quite the punch - over the next decade. We can play the imported 5th gen fighter game for a long time while making progress on AMCA.... Given that we are p...

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Zelensky is fast becoming the Prabhakarn of Ukraine - he is fast becoming the stumbling block for peace at this point

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when Kaveri is ready - we will upgrade the LCAs with Kaveri - i have no doubts about that. We need the GE engines to get them off the ground. and we will build more of MK1As as time goes by. we have no choice. My gut tells me we will even build LCA Navy in a few years as the production lines will st...

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Mark Frazier argues that "America's approach is failing." Frazier, who co-leads the India-China Institute at New York's New School, believes India never planned to align itself with the US against China Why do you Mark Frazier for that? Any BRFite would assert that India would NEVER align...

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If US takleef is with India exporting refined russian oil - why cant India stop that and use it only for domestic consumption? Let Europe suffer...

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After this ALH grounding - IMO IAF is hedging and rightly so - they want to see how things shape up. Maye Helis are inherently more complex - but this is my guess...

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So can we get the RM12 or is that also subject to same supply chain constraints as the 404/414?

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USA has embarked on a dangerous regime change operation in India with these tariffs

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I will say this - if HAL can make them - IAF will take them - be it Mk1A, Mk2, Prachand, etc, etc.

We beat MiG-21 to death - we will do the same with Su-30MKI - if HAL can upgrade them, IAF will take them.

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All of this makes sense from one perspective - USA has realized that it is going down regardless and it is not willing to let go without a fight. Any other explanation seems far fetched.

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^^Are you saying that the trade-in value (4L) is not deducted from new car value for GST purposes? Some states in the USA allow it and some do not for calculating Sales Tax. Correct, trade in value cannot be deducted. Furthermore, let's say the cost on the new car (to the shop) is 7L and GST on tha...

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If IAF/IN is serious about more Mk1A - then this is the time to talk to GE about more engines so they can place orders in their supply chain.

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My experience with GST in my India trip - feels like daylight robbery!

New car for FIL - 8L
Trade-in old car - 4L

GST paid - for 8L!!!

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I think what happened in op sindoor does not matter. All of this would have happened anyway. India would have been slapped with tariffs till there is no deal. I dont get how Indo-UK trade deal factors into all this. Not possible with Uncle approval. But need to dive deeper...

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Trump takes a narrow view of goods trade to project deficit. This suits his narrative and India would have negotiated a wholistic agreement. If tariffs do become reality - then USA will be affected more than India!

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What happened to the excess AI Airbus planes that were going to be converted to fuellers?

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The simplest explanation is that in the US judgment the security of Paki nukes was compromised - i.e.., further Indian bombardment would maybe open the doors to theft (or plausible story of theft) of Paki weapons,. Whatever verification system the Americans set up to ensure that Paki weapons were s...

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The next level of escalation will be India striking a terrorist location pre-emptively with evidence and the world accepting it. Pak in a position to not retaliate - whenever that is - means terrorism will stop.

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In spite of all the history, if they are still going for GE engines - GOI and Forces trust their quality and reliability so much that they are orders of magnitude better than all other military engine they have in the inventory! They want LCAs to be workhorses and not hangar queens. Dont forget that...

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super powers fighting over agricultural products access shows what matters ultimately. The real prize is to enmesh India agriculturally to the global supply chain - we should never give up our food security! Bos Indicus reigns supreme and god's gift to India!

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Did India get tech transfer for R73 and ASRAAM?

Can ASRAAM be fired from SAMAR?

These systems seem quite cheap and super effective - very similar to IRIS-T level performance!!

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This is a new high for Paki begging!!

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RCase wrote: ↑05 Jun 2025 23:06 It could also be possible that India might not have been fully prepared for the sudden collapse of the Paki state.

The above my friends is the real reason why Pakistan survives and will continue to survive as a state! The day India thinks that can be handled - Pak will be balkanized...

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Such bad communication from CDS!!! What is not important - why is important? WTF - how did this guy become the CDS!!!!

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Goli - translates to medicine as well

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There is a new term - paki promotion - a person gets promoted even after gross failure!

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Was there use of the Indian SAMAR (R73/R27 on trucks) system to hit the drones? Is that part of the Akashteer grid?

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One key learning for me - this comes from unconfirmed stories - is the PL-15E targeting with launch from fighter jets and course correction from AWACs to evade detection. That is a powerful combo if indeed true and worth investing in as a capability and also how to counter it with PLAAF. That initia...

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there is no equivalent victory - i mean attacking a nuclear armed country - and that too your neighbor - disabling their fighters in their bases - there is no comparison - this is a first in modern warfare!

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About a hundred plus F-35s are in various stages of assembly and in abeyance after Trump verbal attacks on EU. He wanted India to help him out. This will be not done as if he can threaten trade think of what he can do with combat jets! As for ceasefire etc I strongly suspects US had something class...

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IMO the key superpower enabler is the full spectrum AD we have now. We cannot compare to USA who is geographically in a far away island - I dont think they can intercept 400 drones even today like what we did - they dont need to for their mainland and their THAAD is a joke which fails repeatedly. Th...

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IIRC there was a BR scenario story where India would unveil "Kali" a laser weapon that would stun the world - I guess Akashteer is the real one

- Kali is Op Sindoor!

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India should take back Kartarpur Sahib.

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