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by vcsekhar
29 Mar 2024 13:49
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2225
Views: 778761

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

Question for all mujahids, Is the IAF's fighter gap (30 vs. 42 squadrons) a genuine concern? More is always better, but in terms of deterrence value, does it make a difference? That is to say, what prevents us from investing in long / medium / short / last ditch SAMs by the tens of thousands, along...
by vcsekhar
07 Mar 2024 12:16
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8429
Views: 2892773

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Q: is it good time for those with US dollars to convert to rupees (at 80+) now? Around 4 million indian diaspora with say average net worth of 0.25-0.5 million that would be 1-2 T! If this happens the entire export economy of the country will collapse. All our costs are in INR and the cost structur...
by vcsekhar
08 Aug 2023 18:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5579
Views: 1518781

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

You do realize that GB News was found to be spreading Russian Propaganda ? what sort of bogus argument is this? and which side propaganda are BBC, skynews, CNN, Nyt espousing? we still quote them & how is that related with the merit of the news quoted? Every news publisher seems to have their o...
by vcsekhar
08 Aug 2023 14:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5579
Views: 1518781

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

colour revolution in UK: Banks cancelling accounts of customers with contrary political opinion Nigel Farage issues rallying cry as banks close million accounts in just four years https://www.gbnews.com/news/bank-news-nigel-farage-close-accounts-coutts-natwest You do realize that GB News was found ...
by vcsekhar
31 May 2023 17:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8711
Views: 2267752

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

I started my post above with "at some point of time" because I understand all the needs to travel to US to meet friends and family, especially in critical situations. Some time back I came to know that a H1-B holder who comes back to India has to once again get his passport stamped in Ind...
by vcsekhar
19 May 2023 13:37
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8429
Views: 2892773

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Isnt it gets refunded? Then how can it be labelled as another tax? It's just for better enforcement and adherence purpose. Yes, it is refunded but only at the end of the year, usually by August of the next year. So people will lose their bank interest on 20% of the money grabbed by the govt who wil...
by vcsekhar
19 May 2023 12:14
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8429
Views: 2892773

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

able to articulate clearly why another tax (albeit refundable) is needed...These kind of charges affect middle class mainly and I see on SM that middle class are fed up & upset for being taken for granted... I hope this pushback works but I am not optimistic at all. This is ridiculous as they a...
by vcsekhar
28 Mar 2023 18:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7463
Views: 1635224

Re: Understanding the US - Again

look at the opposition here in India, from amongst the "minorities" no need to go to far away uganda This is a woke project, started with the weaponization of the "me too" movement, side tracked to marital rape, and then meandered eventually to gay pride dominating the present d...
by vcsekhar
18 Mar 2023 14:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7463
Views: 1635224

Re: Understanding the US - Again

The fact that $300B bank bailout is now extended to $2T, there is some serious sh1t covered up inside the balance sheets of banks and FED. FDIC has only $125 B depositor insurance where as banks have $9.9T in assets. There is $620B in unrealized losses in bonds. We don't know what other problems th...
by vcsekhar
19 Dec 2022 14:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5579
Views: 1518781

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

NHS nurses strike asking for 20% pay rise, another example of how militant labour unions in UK are setting up Sunak govt to fail https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/what-a-tragic-day-british-nurses-strike-in-bitter-pay-dispute/articleshow/96247980.cms Are you serious?? The nurses are effec...
by vcsekhar
28 Nov 2022 11:25
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8429
Views: 2892773

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

vcsekhar ji check your browser settings or try and use another browser to isolate the problem On numerous occasions, what you describe has happened to me also I user Firefox as my default browser and I checked the settings and I was using the "Strict" set of options for the "Privacy ...
by vcsekhar
28 Nov 2022 11:19
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8429
Views: 2892773

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Right click on the word "Image" . Then select "Open image in New Tab". This works, but, the word "Image" does not show up as a link, normally if you hover your mouse cursor over a link the pointer will change to a hand, this does not happen in this case. This is very s...
by vcsekhar
26 Nov 2022 11:59
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8429
Views: 2892773

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

This is really strange, all I see for the messages above from Chetak, Vijayk & Chetak again is just a word saying "Image" thats it, no link to an image or the image itself in the message. Am I the only one who is seeing this? I am logged into the forum and can post to it. Any ideas? Th...
by vcsekhar
15 Sep 2022 18:21
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8429
Views: 2892773

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

I agree with you about the Economist journalists. I was much more interested in listening to the Chairman of Tata's and especially his comments about (1) cleaning up the balance sheet & (2) Tata's allocating capital to be spent within India I agree with you, this podcast is on my daily playlist...
by vcsekhar
15 Sep 2022 15:01
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8429
Views: 2892773

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

The Economist Podcast: Money Talk : India's Moment Https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYWNhc3QuY29tL3RoZWVjb25vbWlzdG1vbmV5dGFsa3M/episode/NjMyMWZkY2IxYzIzMGYwMDExZTVhMTQ4?ep=14 As expected from the Economist, they had to speak about the "Hindu rate of growth" and of course t...
by vcsekhar
06 Sep 2022 11:53
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015
Replies: 1351
Views: 349413

Re: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015

Yes, you're right. Going after Chinese co.s in china is pretty much impossible. Somehow all this didn't prevent the west from outsourcing to China for decades... Was it just to make a quick buck? Yes, it was to make a quick buck. Results of huge stock options to CEO's who did short term stuff to pu...
by vcsekhar
05 Sep 2022 17:54
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015
Replies: 1351
Views: 349413

Re: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015

BTW, the lux industry goes after buyers of fake lux here instead of going after the producers in China because they see China as a huge market and can't dare to piss of Chinese Govt by accusing them of IP and © theft. As is the case with many other industries. The EU authorities go after their own ...
by vcsekhar
05 Sep 2022 12:44
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015
Replies: 1351
Views: 349413

Re: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015

Even there, the gap is closing. The counterargument is that if virtually there is no difference, then why not buy cheaper "luxury items"! Also, how can China produce it much cheaper than the original if their quality and workmanship are comparable to the originals? They only way they can ...
by vcsekhar
29 Aug 2022 13:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
Replies: 2815
Views: 852353

Re: Indian Naval Aviation

True. Pity that it took them a decade to figure out this obvious issue when it was well known that the AF Tejas variant was low on thrust to begin with. What were they expecting when the Navy version would've been 1 ton heavier and expected to fly on short runways? Remarkable. :roll: It will be goo...
by vcsekhar
26 Aug 2022 13:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
Replies: 2815
Views: 852353

Re: Indian Naval Aviation

So they cant make do with LCA navy in the interim and blow billions on a new fighter type? As had been explained by Cmdr Mao, the existing LCA Navy cannot be operational due to various limitations. It has served its purpose of development and demonstration of carrier ops. Maybe it could be used for...
by vcsekhar
01 Aug 2022 11:00
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: India's Power Sector
Replies: 1712
Views: 476038

Re: India's Power Sector

Sounds like science fiction to me - but may be I'm ignorant. US has already supplied its troops with standard nuclear battery packs which last for 10 to 12 years. Any source for this ? There is a lot of work going on in the US and UK for small containerized Nuclear energy generation systems especia...
by vcsekhar
18 Jul 2022 12:23
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian IT Industry
Replies: 1372
Views: 446612

Re: Indian IT Industry

This is such racist tripe but then again its on Brietbart, so can we expect any better??? My experience of studying my Masters in a good US college and then working in several great companies have shown me that the exact opposite happens. There were a few Indians in each of the teams that I worked f...
by vcsekhar
12 Jul 2022 12:20
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Bharat Rakshak Celebrates 25 Years!
Replies: 75
Views: 66722

Re: Bharat Rakshak Celebrates 25 Years!

Congratulations to the whole BRF team to have kept it going strong for 25 years. I remember finding the site in 2000-2001 time frame when i was searching for information on the LCA and have been following it since then, although I have lost my original account as it was linked to the email of the co...
by vcsekhar
29 Jun 2022 12:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5239
Views: 1449020

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

csaurabh wrote:Our company received a TDF grant from DRDO. I did a small press release 8)
https://primeinsights.in/vashishtha-res ... e-limited/
Congratulations!!!
Fantastic achievement to get this grant and good luck on developing the technology quickly.
by vcsekhar
02 May 2022 12:02
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5239
Views: 1449020

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

Vips what exactly with BHEL-GE Power make in India for IN? The article has marketing buzzwords but no details. This unit of GE was actually an independent company from UK called Converteam. They got acquired by GE a few years ago and as with most typical GE acquisitions they screwed it up. we used ...
by vcsekhar
11 Jan 2022 11:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
Replies: 2815
Views: 852353

Re: Indian Naval Aviation

Chinmay wrote:Noob pooch: why are the nose cones differently coloured on the Kh-35s?
Looks like the missile on the right has a cover on its nose.
by vcsekhar
04 Jan 2022 12:54
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian IT Industry
Replies: 1372
Views: 446612

Re: Indian IT Industry

VOX media known for its anti-India propaganda does a hit job on Infy. I am not a fan of Infosys or its founders but i really could not understand what the big deal is if an employee has to wait for a project as long as they getting paid for their time. https://www.theverge.com/c/22820291/tech-jobs-...
by vcsekhar
21 Dec 2021 11:24
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Manufacturing Sector
Replies: 679
Views: 429016

Re: Indian Manufacturing Sector

It looks like setting up a nuclear plant just to power it might make some sense. Nuclear plants don't create emissions either, vibrations not so sure. And probably that's why the government is starting on the lower hanging fruits first like displays which have less stringent requirements I am not s...
by vcsekhar
18 Dec 2021 14:21
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Manufacturing Sector
Replies: 679
Views: 429016

Re: Indian Manufacturing Sector

Don't they recycle water. The US facility is being built in a water scares location and they plan to recycle water. So what big deal it is in India. Dust free environment is not like open environment, it is maintained by relevant equipment and control on how the rooms are accessed and its same ever...
by vcsekhar
18 Dec 2021 14:15
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Manufacturing Sector
Replies: 679
Views: 429016

Re: Indian Manufacturing Sector

Don't they recycle water. The US facility is being built in a water scares location and they plan to recycle water. So what big deal it is in India. Dust free environment is not like open environment, it is maintained by relevant equipment and control on how the rooms are accessed and its same ever...
by vcsekhar
26 Nov 2021 11:58
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Manufacturing Sector
Replies: 679
Views: 429016

Re: Indian Manufacturing Sector

Hi vcsekhar, we are indeed developing cnc machines, robotics and automation systems. However we are still in the R&D process and I estimate at least 1 year until we can prove ourselves with market ready products. Most 'robotics' and 'automation' companies in India just do assembly and installat...
by vcsekhar
24 Nov 2021 13:31
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Manufacturing Sector
Replies: 679
Views: 429016

Re: Indian Manufacturing Sector

Long time no see.. Thanks for the complement, but becoming a kuka of India is a very long shot. There is very little support for such ideas. Local investors are only interested in ecommerce/delivery/app type of startups and pvt companies are just interested in baniyagiri not RnD. So we'd have to ge...
by vcsekhar
24 Aug 2021 18:43
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian IT Industry
Replies: 1372
Views: 446612

Re: Indian IT Industry

our epson ink tank printer does get clogged if dont use it for a week, but, the cost is so low, I tell my kids to use it for whatever they want and never worry about the cost of printing. As per my last calculation it was less than a rupee per page and the price is pretty much the same if you want c...
by vcsekhar
12 Aug 2021 13:24
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian IT Industry
Replies: 1372
Views: 446612

Re: Indian IT Industry

Laser printers are the best but are costly. Inkjets are cheap but need cartridges regularly which dry up if not used for long. Inktank printers are a good compromise between the two. Printing cost is close to laserjet and at the same time the colour printers are affordable for home use. Plus the in...
by vcsekhar
28 Jul 2021 18:01
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
Replies: 1533
Views: 666733

Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021

I dont think if there is a will at the top from IAF/MOD/GOI vaccines cant be given..given the economic situation, people would be happy to get vaccinated...If not wrong armed forces have already been given vaccination.. Defense service officers were given the vaccine pretty early in the cycle. As I...
by vcsekhar
20 Jul 2021 12:40
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Blockchain Technology
Replies: 101
Views: 49062

Re: Blockchain technology

International transactions for $10000 == Rs 7Lakhs take no papers. My family routinely does this transferring from USA to India and vice versa. But yes the transaction costs for BTC is Rs 6000 for transfer of Rs 24L == 0.25% of value seems small. However I was asking from the perspective of BitCoin...
by vcsekhar
19 Jul 2021 15:52
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Blockchain Technology
Replies: 101
Views: 49062

Re: Blockchain technology

It take ~700 KWHr to do one transaction on the bitcoin exchange and @Rs7/Kwhr the cost is ~Rs 5000 per transaction. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/03/09/bill-gates-bitcoin-crypto-climate-change/?sh=6245c1fe6822 How is this scalable is the question. It appears the energy cost is ...
by vcsekhar
14 Jul 2021 14:50
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
Replies: 1533
Views: 666733

Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021

$700 million fighter jet engine deal with US soon, negotiations almost done India is set to sign another major defence deal with the US, with negotiations almost over to acquire fighter jet engines worth $700 million to power the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). The jet engines, to be ...
by vcsekhar
12 Jul 2021 13:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2717417

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

guys, it it OK to take high blood pressure medicine and blood thinner medicine before corona vaccine (pfizer biocon)? or better to skip these on vaccination day That's a pretty serious question that only your doctor will be able to answer given your individual circumstances. I dont think you should...
by vcsekhar
18 Jun 2021 15:38
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Manufacturing Sector
Replies: 679
Views: 429016

Re: Indian Manufacturing Sector

I don't know what would be the problem with importing materials outside of SEZ. As long as you have your GST and IEC and pay the customs duty promptly there is no problem at all. Honestly things are very smooth these days everything is online. I am not sure how many import shipments you handle, but...