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by A Deshmukh
23 Jun 2025 09:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1774
Views: 1541990

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

Today, any plane that takes off from any airbase in Pak is immediately tracked by our ADS and can be brought down by S400. Then why do we need CAPs? Any bombing can be done by precision delivery of missiles, drones, loitering munitions. Then, do we need Bombers? Do we need the 42 squadrons of planes...
by A Deshmukh
21 Jun 2025 11:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
Replies: 3401
Views: 1355831

Re: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments

Now that our US relations are tanked, we have to assume the worst.
Tejas Mk1A, Mk2 engines will not come or if they come they will be significantly delayed,
We will need another line in parallel which can be independent of western influence.
So Su-57 MakeII will come.
by A Deshmukh
20 Jun 2025 10:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 10670
Views: 3941272

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

chetak wrote: 19 Jun 2025 19:32 he's 38 (and gay) and she's 47 and a paki
by A Deshmukh
16 Jun 2025 13:52
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion
Replies: 1631
Views: 598305

Re: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion

Talking of Guyana,
We should get into some part of Guyana oil industry and then send a contingent to protect our interests in Guyana. (against threat of Venezuela).
Get a foothold in S.America.
by A Deshmukh
13 Jun 2025 08:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 10670
Views: 3941272

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

All Govt offices should mandate only Indian origin SW. Get Windows, MS Office, Browsers out of our computers first. Then the servers - all Govt data should remain on Indian servers. Govt IT security should restrict any SW that is not certified by Govt. We need to start taking these steps and start p...
by A Deshmukh
11 Jun 2025 14:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 10670
Views: 3941272

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

My guess is timing. Pahalgam came as per timing planned by enemies (TSP, Dragon, Uncle). It also came as a trap - if we tried to take over PoK/GB. Our response was out of script. Current CT is we have hurt Uncle's stock stored in TSP. and they wanted a ceasefire to remove their stuff. Next conflict ...
by A Deshmukh
11 Jun 2025 11:45
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2700
Views: 1501791

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

Can Bharat jump to UAVs as refuellers?
by A Deshmukh
06 Jun 2025 08:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1780
Views: 6812285

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

During conflict Tankers can become easy targets for BVRAAMs.
Any particular mission cannot be aborted if a tanker goes down.
Su-30 refueling Tejas provides a plan B, if tanker goes down.
by A Deshmukh
04 Jun 2025 10:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 7059
Views: 3099760

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

For Testing:
Kaveri + Tejas LSPs (unmanned remotely piloted/ and later manned).
even if a few unmanned LSP Tejas crashes, its okay now.

For production:
start with Ghatak UCAV.
depending on parameters achieved then mate with Tejas Mk-K
by A Deshmukh
02 Jun 2025 10:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1774
Views: 1541990

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

The interview has a lot more nuggets like that He gives an example: Their first defense exhibition was in Malaysia, he was immediately invited to a lunch with Mahatir Mohammad the PM of malayia, where all of his navy chiefs, ambassador etc were present where Mahatir bluntly stated "we want Bra...
by A Deshmukh
01 Jun 2025 19:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 10463
Views: 3114010

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Whether Trump is really a joker or its just a facade/mask, time will tell. Currently, either Trump or DS has got its next 3 rivals in serious conflicts: 1. Rus - drone attacks today 2. Chin - in internal turmoil as well as economic issues. 3. Bharat with Op Sindoor triggered by terrorist attacks by ...
by A Deshmukh
31 May 2025 10:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 10463
Views: 3114010

Re: Understanding the US - Again

DJT started (or atleast made it look like started) with bangs: 1) Illegal immigrants: showed action in the first few days with deporting plane loads of illegals. Not sure where this stands now. its stale news. with millions of illegals, a few planeloads are only drops in a bucket. 2) JFK files: noth...
by A Deshmukh
12 May 2025 12:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2700
Views: 1501791

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

We need
Prachands with Dhruvastra/Helina, etc
Ghataks - in large numbers
SWIFT - in production. category of its own.
drone - all types. in millions.
L-70s, Schilka, S23 upgrades in numbers 1000s.
DEW/anti-drone guns in large numbers - 10000+
by A Deshmukh
06 May 2025 19:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Replies: 1184
Views: 243087

Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion

Our next step should be putting Shimla Agreement in abeyance - as TSP stated the same without formal communication. We should go one step ahead and refer to Pak statements with agreement and formalize the same.
This legally opens up the LOC for grabs.
by A Deshmukh
06 May 2025 16:45
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Replies: 1184
Views: 243087

Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion

more than dysfunctional, it could be diabolic dual-faced.
don't forget it was the Abdullahs in power in state and Muftis in power in Centre, when the Kashmir Pandit genocide happened.
If not Omar himself, but may be other ministers and party men may be helping the terrorists.
by A Deshmukh
05 May 2025 13:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Replies: 1184
Views: 243087

Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion

One thing which still baffles me is why the 4 terrorists who massacred innocent Hindu's are still at large; Because by the time security forces started coming in (thanks to Army officers on vacation's calls), these terrorists removed their pherans and became pony riders/ tourist guides / villagers....
by A Deshmukh
04 May 2025 13:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Replies: 1184
Views: 243087

Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion

When you put all this together, you begin to wonder...is it any surprise that this country has been invaded and conquered by other civilizations so many times in the past. That's because our security establishment (past and the present) seems to always want to play by the book and respect Dharmic p...
by A Deshmukh
02 May 2025 16:02
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Replies: 1184
Views: 243087

Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion

Agreed, partly because the military capability gap has actually shrunk in the last two decades. We had a greater military edge back in 2002 after the parliament attack Can you provide numeric assessment for 2002 comparison (Ind vs Pak - Army, Navy, AF) and similarly for 2025. I want to understand w...
by A Deshmukh
01 May 2025 22:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Replies: 1184
Views: 243087

Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion

Sitting in our AC rooms on laptop keyboards, we all love kinetic actions. bomb, bomb, bomb.... in reality, once action starts, the control will be difficult, and soon we will start losing soldiers & officers and pilots. same folks will then start demanding stop stop and accuse govt of incompeten...
by A Deshmukh
01 May 2025 09:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2250
Views: 899706

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

Looks like Namo is steadily dismantling "neverwho" policies along with flushing gandhism in the toilet :D gently Dil maange more Just like the nuclear war red-line. - if our army crosses LOC and attack TSP, there will be a nuclear war. well, we have crossed multiple times now - surgical s...
by A Deshmukh
30 Apr 2025 20:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indus Water Treaty
Replies: 3395
Views: 1014565

Re: Indus Water Treaty

We need to bombard PoK with artillery for a prolonged time, till all the population runs out. Then walk in.
we don't need the hostile population.
by A Deshmukh
30 Apr 2025 07:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2700
Views: 1501791

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

Don't we have 100s of Astras by now?
Are these not superior than AMRAAM & PL-15?
by A Deshmukh
29 Apr 2025 09:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Replies: 1184
Views: 243087

Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion

ABV believed that he could make peace with the Pakis. Perhaps post Kargil his mind might have changed. However he also took the decision to not cross the LoC during Kargil A lot of factors at play then. We were not as powerful as we are today. We had just tested nukes. The world was against nukes. ...
by A Deshmukh
28 Apr 2025 12:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Replies: 1184
Views: 243087

Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion

toorky is supplying (6 plane loads so far) TSP with drones.
We need to have different types of anti-drones solutions in place asap.
by A Deshmukh
24 Apr 2025 21:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Replies: 1184
Views: 243087

Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion

Pakistan by suspending the Simla agreement has implied that they do not recognise the LOC. They have also said that any work by India, not in accordance with the IWT, will be an act of war. Let's assume that there is a flare up across the LOC. Because: - It is now open season across the disputed LO...
by A Deshmukh
21 Apr 2025 20:39
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8953
Views: 4069567

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

It would be interesting to see state wise distribution of gdp/per capita.
States like MH, GJ, TN, Del could be on par with western countries.
by A Deshmukh
17 Apr 2025 18:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2250
Views: 899706

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

If you look at the details, SC has not stayed the act. SC has not stayed anything.
Only Govt has stated to not appoint any non-Muslim till the next hearing (1 week).
Media is spinning it as usual.
by A Deshmukh
17 Apr 2025 10:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2250
Views: 899706

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

Sumeet wrote: 17 Apr 2025 00:20 Why can't entire Waqf act be revoked ?
Revoking at this point will mean, all the current Waqf properties will remain with them.
Allowing the act to continue with dispute resolution mechanism - collectors/courts, etc, will mean these properties can be disputed and control taken back.
by A Deshmukh
14 Apr 2025 22:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2250
Views: 899706

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

they have tried to create a CAA like street fight in multiple states (GJ, Assam, Tripura, UP, etc), but failed so far (apart from WB). its not a catalyst for trouble but pre-mediated sponsored riots, to slow down India's growth. Waqf is just an excuse. If not waqf, it would have been Sambhaji (in Na...
by A Deshmukh
11 Apr 2025 22:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
Replies: 2967
Views: 1282185

Re: Indian Naval Aviation

Rs.63,000 cr ~= 6.5B Euros
if Euro depreciates by 30% in the next few years, the deal size will come down to Rs.44-50k cr. (for the same Euros).
about Rs. 8k cr per year (out of budget of Rs.2L cr per year and rising)
by A Deshmukh
11 Apr 2025 19:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
Replies: 2967
Views: 1282185

Re: Indian Naval Aviation

Any idea, if the actual agreement is in Rupees, or Euros or Dollars?
Payments will be over a period of 0-6 years... a lot of changes can happen in the exchange rate...particularly as de-dollarisation is in the works.
by A Deshmukh
11 Apr 2025 12:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
Replies: 2967
Views: 1282185

Re: Indian Naval Aviation

A similar training regime will exist in the Indian Navy and this is where the twin-seater Naval Tejas will play a crucial role. The arrival of the Rafale M, will pave the way for the entry of the Naval Tejas. Unlike the carrier capable MiG-29KUB, the twin-seater Rafale B is not carrier compatible a...
by A Deshmukh
09 Apr 2025 09:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Rana Trial
Replies: 173
Views: 78747

Re: Rana Trial

What can happen: . Rana lands in Bharat. . Rana testifies in court of official Pak involvment. . Bharat uses this to push our agenda further - scrap IWT, sanctions on TSP, sanctions on any company dealing in TSP, unfriendly to any country that is friendly, freely attacking GB and PoK to dismantly te...
by A Deshmukh
05 Apr 2025 21:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 10670
Views: 3941272

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

If US imposes tariff on services, we can reciprocate with higher duty on Microsoft, Azure, AWS, Youtube/FB/Whatsapp ads, etc and kill their business in India.
US will not be able to live without our service sector, we can replace US SW products within a year.
by A Deshmukh
04 Apr 2025 20:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2250
Views: 899706

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

Mughals lost sovereignty in 1858, and the land became Crown property. Aurangzeb died in 1707. Who dominated Bharat between 1707 and 1858....Marathas/Peshwas for a good 100-150 odd years. this part is not taught in history. Mughals ruled for 150 odd years, then Marathas/Peshwas for 100-150 years, an...
by A Deshmukh
04 Apr 2025 12:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3536
Views: 3066245

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

I know we have some big ticket exports like Brahmos, Akash, ATAGs, as well as ammunition.
but wondering how much % is Offset exports? meaning how much purchases are done by US, France, etc, from whom we are importing Rafales, P8I, etc.
by A Deshmukh
01 Apr 2025 12:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: India's Power Sector
Replies: 1759
Views: 713623

Re: India's Power Sector

Before 2014, we had load shedding even in cities and industrial zones for whole days (1-2 per week).
Your weekly off schedule was decided by the load shedding schedule.
We don't have that now.
by A Deshmukh
31 Mar 2025 10:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 7059
Views: 3099760

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

Kaveri Engine Tejas: Indian Air Force to support new Kaveri Enginer for Tejas? All we know so far https://www.etnownews.com/news/kaveri-engine-tejas-indian-air-force-to-support-new-kaveri-enginer-for-tejas-all-we-know-so-far-article-151318587 New engine means new aircraft and all the associated tes...
by A Deshmukh
28 Mar 2025 11:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
Replies: 3401
Views: 1355831

Re: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments

5000 are not for nag carrier. The nag order is possibly for a token 300 missiles. I stand corrected. 5000 is for light vehicles, not Nag carrier. pib gov in: Official Press release token orders of 300 Nag missiles, 307 ATAGS, and 242 Arjuns, and 250 Astras, 250 Brahmos 800km range. Vocal for token ...
by A Deshmukh
27 Mar 2025 18:02
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
Replies: 3401
Views: 1355831

Re: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments

More info on the same. alpha_defense
5000 vehicles. 8)

5000 vehicles x 6 (6 Nag per vehicle) x 2 (at least 1 reload) = at least 60,000 Nags.
I dont recall seeing this contract. But surely on the way,