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by isubodh
10 Jun 2025 23:35
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1393
Views: 244963

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Absolutely. Boss, this is India. The entire region where IAF operations occurred is quite densely populated by global standards, even in what we would call relatively remote rural areas. Explosions in the sky followed by crashes on the ground are completely impossible not to notice. Crores of resid...
by isubodh
09 Jun 2025 21:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2676
Views: 1443583

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

Rare global league: Rs 10,000 crore I-STAR project to put India in elite club of airborne battlefield intel https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/rare-global-league-rs-10000-crore-i-star-project-to-put-india-in-elite-club-of-airborne-battlefield-intel-479501-2025-06-08 08 June 2025 The I-STAR pr...
by isubodh
02 May 2025 23:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Replies: 1175
Views: 185141

Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion

Vayutuvan wrote: 02 May 2025 22:37
gakakkad wrote: 02 May 2025 19:48 Split bd x 2 with the part with Chittagong port should be non Muslim and the Islamic part should be land locked .
I had exactly this thought while taking shower this morning. But how? How would we start the operation?
What % is non-muslim population of B'desh
by isubodh
23 Apr 2025 23:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Replies: 1175
Views: 185141

Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion

While it’s fast moving, anyone willing to do a credible first cut impact assessment? I don’t see much except #1 which theoretically have a significant impact on Pakistan’s water distribution and hence seems a solid move. I see this as the equivalent to the abrogation of 370. Gives India the ability...
by isubodh
01 Feb 2025 12:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8946
Views: 3985013

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Nirmala Sitharaman presents union budget 2025 in parliament. This is live YT. youtube.com/watch?v=Cpvwpydqu4M Some notes from listening: 32 lakh crore receipts of tax; expenditure 48 lakh crore. Customs duties have been lowered for many items. Mudra loan is hiked to 20 lakhs. Capital gains - short ...
by isubodh
29 Jan 2025 08:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indus Water Treaty
Replies: 3384
Views: 989723

Re: Indus Water Treaty

We need to slowly start exploiting the loop holes in the treaty and constrict the Pakis. The moment we exploited enough we can say bye bye to the treaty. Until then we'll throw a bone for the Pakis to get a sense of security. We had the opportunity to do some Salami slicing post Kargil to lay the g...
by isubodh
29 Jan 2025 07:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indus Water Treaty
Replies: 3384
Views: 989723

Re: Indus Water Treaty

...The IWT talked about distribution of the waters based on the combined population of the Pakistan at partition. Since about half the population (Bangladesh) is no longer with them, the water quantities should also be reduced by at least 50%. ... That was then. A lot of water has flown since our g...
by isubodh
25 Dec 2024 10:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1662
Views: 6726940

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

There are options, if better program management is put in practice. It's not necessarily to have alternative engine, it could be simpler to start procuring the engine early if one had put a point that this is a risk item that is on critical path. Did anyone do a risk mitigation approach at the star...
by isubodh
23 Dec 2024 15:42
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1662
Views: 6726940

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

We had literally 2 decades to work further on it, but did not fund it seriously. Now what alternatives are we talking about? There are options, if better program management is put in practice. It's not necessarily to have alternative engine, it could be simpler to start procuring the engine early i...
by isubodh
22 Dec 2024 19:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1662
Views: 6726940

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

” It’s the same language over and over and over and I confess I am weary to the depths. The reason is simple, the only option they have is to wait for GE to deliver, there is no plan B and it never has been. Developing option needs pre-work, scenario imagination, developing alternatives. It cost mi...
by isubodh
09 Nov 2024 11:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6998
Views: 3008204

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

sanman wrote: 09 Nov 2024 09:55 More Russian Engine Options for India
We are looking for Jet engine ToT from France, US but why we never got it from Russia.
If Russia is not willing even after buying so many fighters, what chance we have with France or US.
by isubodh
07 Nov 2024 00:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2050
Views: 824145

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

[ hanumadu ji, that is the whole point of their little deceptive game. That is the site of the much sought after amriki naval base and this base is very specific in being India centric, to keep their beady eye on Bharat But that base US could easily get by paying any regime in BD. Why such long pla...
by isubodh
31 Oct 2024 13:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3992
Views: 1088186

Re: Indian Education System

China has a long history of encouraging their best and brightest to return, and this is an institutionalized process of cultivating technological capabilities for the long term. The earliest of their endeavors here was the Qian Xuesen episode. Within the first half decade of their existence, they e...
by isubodh
22 Oct 2024 23:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
Replies: 291
Views: 547339

Re: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021

sanjayc wrote: 22 Oct 2024 15:12 Can the LCH model be followed, with some 15 to 20 built and kept ready for immediate delivery
Seriously ?
by isubodh
02 Oct 2024 22:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Replies: 182
Views: 70741

Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War

From news sources: Indian Army Chief praises Israel. He called Israel's move to set up a shell company to make "explosive pagers" and derail Hezbollah terrorists a MASTERSTROKE He said "The war does not start the day you start fighting, it starts the day you start planning" &quo...
by isubodh
27 Sep 2024 00:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6998
Views: 3008204

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

It took decades for them to determine that it was a rookie mistake? DRDO Chief Admits Kaveri Engine Development Alongside Tejas a "Rookie Mistake", Seeks New Path for Future Engines https://defence.in/threads/drdo-chief-admits-kaveri-engine-development-alongside-tejas-a-rookie-mistake-see...
by isubodh
23 Sep 2024 23:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1662
Views: 6726940

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

But isn’t this (interlinked economy and supply chains leading to better efficiency and lower cost) the goal of globalization? There will be a cost to decouple and not be dependent on others, but are we ready to absorb it? And that's not the only risk mitigation plan, especially when house is on fir...
by isubodh
29 Aug 2024 16:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Replies: 2121
Views: 1192389

Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion

Correct if I am wrong: What Atmanirbhar Bharat has come to is a glorified 'Screwdrivergiri' in some form or the other. And we have ANI sources (unlike the old Lutyens Kebab crowd) quoting Government officials (but unnamed as always). Its how you look at it. The 'Screwdrivergiri' is first step of be...
by isubodh
21 Aug 2024 22:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: China Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 102
Views: 66733

Re: China Economic Stress Watch

Rising unemployment in China is pushing millions of college graduates into a tough bargain, with some forced to accept low-paying work or even subsist on their parents' pensions, a plight that has created a new working class of "rotten-tail kids". In 1999, China dramatically expanded the ...
by isubodh
11 Aug 2024 00:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Replies: 3826
Views: 1265173

Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion

drnayar wrote: 10 Aug 2024 20:55 Why not take care of the chicken neck issue once and for all.. partition beedi land for Hindu Bd and Muslim bd..Hindu bd can be part of India. .or like bhutan
How Hindu Nepal is treating India. In long run this Hindu BD will be no different, fully dependent on India and toying with China
by isubodh
03 Aug 2024 19:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2050
Views: 824145

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

chetak wrote: 03 Aug 2024 12:48 Image
Why an MP holds sway and MLA are not named. How police which is state subject needed BJP members to join the protest, should they not have access to same using the elected MLAs.
by isubodh
31 Jul 2024 23:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2050
Views: 824145

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

No more dahej, it’s Startup capital onlee



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Who can be better Angel investor than Father-in-law.
Excessive dowry focus has killed the in-law relationship. Court well understood the relationship
by isubodh
28 Jul 2024 09:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
Replies: 1499
Views: 516610

Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results

In a year of a poor apple crop, the govt imported a record quantity of apples, which hit the price realization for the reduced quantity apple farmers had to offer. I mention this as an example of a decision taken in Delhi without regard to how it will affect farmers in Kashmir. With reduced yield, ...
by isubodh
16 Jul 2024 18:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6998
Views: 3008204

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

AL31FP and RD33 do they fit straight away? RD-33 with its black smoke will then be no different from JF-17. Even china might have replaced RD-33 with WS-10. so,the best option for the Govt is to whip the asses of GTRE and tell them to buck up, form a consortium led by GTRE and joined by Godrej and ...
by isubodh
12 Jul 2024 13:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1662
Views: 6726940

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

The main reason for the delay is the lack of timely deliveries of GE Engines Is HAL doing Just-in-time sourcing of engines to be mated just before they fly off. No one thought that it will be risk if engine is coming just-in-time and planned some risk mitigation ? Shouldn't some finite number of en...
by isubodh
02 Jul 2024 16:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8946
Views: 3985013

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

A_Gupta wrote: 02 Jul 2024 08:25 NDTV reports

GST Collection Hits ₹ 1.74 Lakh Crore In June, Monthly Data Release Stopped
The government, however, has discontinued the official release of monthly GST collection data, sources added.
That's not transparency then. What is the logic of hiding this data.
by isubodh
22 Jun 2024 10:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2050
Views: 824145

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

https://x.com/rishibagree/status/1804226527867081144 Rishi Bagree @rishibagree This is what is playing out… Opposition was sure of their complete rout in 2024. It was planned to discredit the newly elected government as soon as it came to power. So, powerful forces targeted two of the biggest entra...
by isubodh
22 Jun 2024 10:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
Replies: 1499
Views: 516610

Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results

Election consequences https://x.com/MrSinha_/status/1804069603565539569 the Rouse Avenue Court had granted bail to Kejriwal without reading the full documents? Why would they do this? It raises serious questions on that particular judge as well as the judiciary. Why should he be in jail ? 1000 page...
by isubodh
22 Jun 2024 10:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Replies: 2121
Views: 1192389

Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion

So Adani will make LMGs & Netra-Mk2, with no prior experience in either Why not build an SSK on the side? Truly Atmanirbhar - wah,wah! Adani is only the name, the experience comes from the acquisition of Alpha Design https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/adani-enterprises-arm-acquires-...
by isubodh
20 Jun 2024 21:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
Replies: 1499
Views: 516610

Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results

Times Algebra @TimesAlgebraIND Strong possibility. Not just UP. I know a very close relative in B'lore. They did not get voter slips until 2 days before. I saw a YouTube video where Varanasi people were complaining about names missing from the voter lists. One person was saying 17 names missing fro...
by isubodh
16 Jun 2024 20:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2050
Views: 824145

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

New Criminal Laws Replacing IPC, CrPC & Evidence Act To Come Into Force From July 1, 2024[/b] https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1801973520102047744/Noklt0Ma?format=jpg&name=medium The people are the same, system is same don't place too high expectations on laws. Implementation also matters.
by isubodh
15 Jun 2024 15:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6345
Views: 2396730

Re: Internal Security Watch

^ Those who are not answerable to anyone but to themselves will let her off the hook, probably quoting some American (or British) author. They can't afford to run foul of her handlers abroad. There will be some token penalty for the optics. Once convicted even with light punishment sets stage for h...
by isubodh
01 Jun 2024 15:31
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1668
Views: 615487

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

chetak wrote: 01 Jun 2024 14:58 Image
Why Indian courts going into Mahomedan law ? Can they apply any law are fiction ?
by isubodh
02 May 2024 21:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8946
Views: 3985013

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

kvraghav wrote: 02 May 2024 18:36
UP is 4th now crossing Tamil Nadu. They are very close to Gujrath.
Is there data on tax slab wise details ?
by isubodh
16 Apr 2024 07:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6345
Views: 2396730

Re: Internal Security Watch

I just had an aha! moment. Demonetization was not directed against Pakistan counterfeiting operations. Pakistan had no reason to accumulate cash in Indian rupees - they would put it into circulation as soon as possible. Once put in circulation, there is no way to withdraw it. The RBI would find the...
by isubodh
10 Apr 2024 21:48
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - World's largest elections - Desh Ka Garv [World's envy]
Replies: 1668
Views: 615487

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

For the 2014 and 2019 election there are nice charts showing how the polls evolved over time leading up to the election. In both cases, the actual election results gave NDA 50-60 seats more than the opinion and exit poll averages. For the 2024 election there may be one or two more opinion polls to ...
by isubodh
28 Mar 2024 22:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Replies: 2973
Views: 1644744

Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019

No accountability, No retrospection? Where is the accountability or retrospection for all the screw ups Air HQ, the MoD, GoI has done to date? Which officer, babu or politician is going to face the music? The circle of incompetence and mismanagement will always happen with zero accountability. Govt...
by isubodh
17 Feb 2024 15:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2676
Views: 1443583

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

LCA Mk1A sabotaged? By whom? GE? Who is at fault if GE has issues with their own suppliers after COVID and isn't able to deliver as fast as it originally thought? Bureaucrats? the IAF? HAL? Yes, either it is HAL or IAF or the MoD. If they didn't forsee the risk and devised suitable strategy it's th...
by isubodh
27 Jan 2024 07:55
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6100
Views: 1647834

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

https://x.com/IndianTechGuide/status/1750467053910405239?s=20 ---> Tata, Airbus has signed a deal to manufacture H125 single engine helicopters in Vadodara, Gujarat. Rakesh ji, what will this deal do to our own LUH. We are at the cusp of completing trials and entering series production and I'm afra...
by isubodh
20 Dec 2023 17:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1726
Views: 1463799

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

Akash is an Indian first generation effort. Imagine the performance characteristics of the subsequent missiles designed by DRDO. Quite optimistic. What motivation will they have for upgrades, their salary or promotion won't depend on it. Anyone thinking of upgrade will have to get lot of ducks line...