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- 27 Sep 2017 17:26
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
- Replies: 4573
- Views: 1088174
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
Austin is right in that hotels and restaurants that were paying taxes and reporting income more or less accurately are less affected. Those that have to pay up will of course feel the pain. I don't think folks complained when prices doubled earlier. Now, since the taxes are visible, some consternati...
- 26 Sep 2017 13:27
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
- Replies: 4573
- Views: 1088174
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
To refresh your memory: <snipped> Funny. You can't save the money you don't have. Deficits are not going away by any means. Is that what you read from the graphic? However, you can save (the economy) by NOT spending or by eliminating wasteful funding like digging holes + filling them up. :) Point i...
- 26 Sep 2017 10:36
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
- Replies: 4573
- Views: 1088174
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
Government will use all the money saved over the past 2 years to flood the system with cash and price cuts . Saved ? Where ? We have been running deficits for the past two years and indeed are targeting a deficit of 3.2% of GDP this year. To refresh your memory: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...
- 25 Sep 2017 21:34
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: MBT Arjun - News and Discussions
- Replies: 1820
- Views: 574517
Re: MBT Arjun - News and Discussions
A-1 supply chain in hand? The same for A-2! Someone in your profession certainly understands long lead items very very well. Why then are you ignoring this lead time, scale and related costs? Without orders, which supplier is going to maintain stock for you? For any item that costs 5-10cr, imagine ...
- 24 Sep 2017 11:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: BR Forum Feedback
- Replies: 1178
- Views: 336339
Re: BR Forum Feedback
Mods, since the Epics thread or the Movies thread or the L&M thread or indeed even the Post Report feature are not the right place to ask: Please let me know why TKiran can continue with continuous nonsense and abuse while the rest of us get sermons? Kindly enroll us in the Friends and Family Pr...
- 23 Sep 2017 09:58
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 2270718
Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Due to liquidity crisis in India, China will slowly buy out various business in India along with Babus and Netas. Delhi will be conquered before Doklam by investments and subsidised imports from China. The monies invested by China will have zero value if they precipitate a war. Remember enemy holdi...
- 22 Sep 2017 14:37
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Alert! a paki owned 'Indian' defense forum, please read
- Replies: 444
- Views: 120279
Re: Alert! a paki owned 'Indian' defense forum, please read
Can anyone tell a noob like me if IDF is a paki forum or not? What is IDF? Link please Guys, there is a Pakistani run defence forum under the url - http://www.indiandefence.kom (replace k with c in .kom) masquerading as an Indian defence site. Please be aware of it. This is very much like 'Fai' cas...
- 22 Sep 2017 11:28
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
- Replies: 3500
- Views: 1010116
Re: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
Checking out these videos coming out lately looks like the knives are in the open with DRDO/ADA supporting the Tejas and would want to see the Single Engine program get cancelled and opt for more of Tejas versus MOD/IAF who would want to import another 100-200 single engine fighter. DRDO/ADA Suppor...
- 21 Sep 2017 14:00
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
- Replies: 3500
- Views: 1010116
Re: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
Insider view vs. Old Airport road view.jamwal wrote:Not that I am very optimistic on this, but why only him ?
- 21 Sep 2017 13:43
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
- Replies: 3500
- Views: 1010116
Re: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
I don't see Tejas orders stopping anything below 200 (different versions of LCA included). This is just for IAF. The other thing that I am hoping for is HAL adopting Tejas and developing Tejas like they did for Dhruv. Over the next 10 years. Export market and orders from friendly countries of LCA M...
- 21 Sep 2017 08:10
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
- Replies: 3500
- Views: 1010116
Re: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
Thank you for the great post. Very illuminative.
- 20 Sep 2017 22:22
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
- Replies: 3500
- Views: 1010116
Re: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
Hope springs eternal. Now only if we can get more inducted fast, we are going to see a change in mindsets. Once the IAF's homeboys fall in love, LCA will hopefully soar. At about 4 min 42 sec the Wing Commander says "We are trying to operationalize this aircraft as soon as possible" To me...
- 19 Sep 2017 22:54
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
- Replies: 3500
- Views: 1010116
Re: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
please tell, who is not playing well? or what is the game? ‘Far-fetched vision’: India’s futuristic light combat aircraft overshadowed by predecessor Please stop quoting Vivek Raghuvanshi on this thread. Start a blog and write your posts on his views and that of Rahul Bedi. But please spare this th...
- 17 Sep 2017 22:34
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 6364
- Views: 1405062
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
You deserve a Bejan Daruwala award for getting it right. May Ganesha bring Sindhu more success.Suresh S wrote:Prof Martin Sindhu will win this one and my prediction she will be world no one within a year.
- 17 Sep 2017 12:40
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 6364
- Views: 1405062
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Cheers to PV Sindhu on her third Super Series title. Won the Korean Open in style, beating Okuhara in a three game match.
22-20, 11-21,21-18
22-20, 11-21,21-18
- 16 Sep 2017 22:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1140587
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
Sudarshan ji, lavana samudra would mean brackish ocean, and I don't know enough of the language to know deeper or sukshma meanings.
- 16 Sep 2017 17:40
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 6364
- Views: 1405062
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Sindhis is in the Korean open final. Facing Okuhara san.
Perhaps a good time for avenging world cup final?
Perhaps a good time for avenging world cup final?
- 16 Sep 2017 17:37
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
- Replies: 5322
- Views: 1835891
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Pranaams to this great son of India. May he merge with the maker.
Sincere condolences to the IAF family.
Sincere condolences to the IAF family.
- 16 Sep 2017 12:33
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: AMCA News and Discussions
- Replies: 3310
- Views: 890430
Re: AMCA News and Discussions
+1 -- we are unable to authorize funding for Mk2/Mk1a/p and AMCA all at the same time, but will fund multiple programs for MMRCA.Dileep wrote:Oh.. We believe in the hero shooting the noose cut at the right moment the horse is made to bolt. One shot that works every time onlee.
- 16 Sep 2017 12:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
- Replies: 5459
- Views: 1140587
Re: Out-of-India - From Theory to Truth: Part 2
http://www.hindunet.org/mahabharata/txt/06.txt I found those verses in the Bhishma parva - see link above. If you look at the earth "upside down" (in the traditional sense of north being up and south being down, that we're all used to from cartography) from space or from the moon, there r...
- 15 Sep 2017 11:23
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: AMCA News and Discussions
- Replies: 3310
- Views: 890430
Re: AMCA News and Discussions
^^ Impressive! Encouraging such R&D projects in IAF & IA would, at the very least, go a long way in minimizing mental disconnect between Armed Forces and DRDO,HAL etc. IMVHO, half the problems in most indigenous programs is because of this disconnect. No, it is far more apparent than any un...
- 12 Sep 2017 16:13
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
- Replies: 3500
- Views: 1010116
Re: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
Incorrect numbers. NLCA MK2 is targeted to have 16.5 ton of MTOW. AF version should have similar number. Internal fuel should be 3000+ kg I think. Thrust numbers are also off. Anyway, by whose yardstick F16 and Gripen in LCA category..? Definitely not by IAF's.. :P I do not remeber IAF saying LCA h...
- 11 Sep 2017 20:27
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
- Replies: 4573
- Views: 1088174
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
but has said no counting machines were used to count these notes!! The how did they count ? Manually ? even brfites keep falling to this shenanigans by DDM.. :rotfl: the FULL reply from RBI is "no we did not use counting machines. We used sophisticated Currency Verification and Processing (CVP...
- 10 Sep 2017 22:43
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy
- Replies: 7884
- Views: 1460302
Re: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy
Dipanker, if this was from Minhaz Merchant, it only adds to the credibility since it was published openly as a rejoinder to Chidambaram et al. And his link itself clearly states: https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/headon/upa-vs-nda-setting-the-economic-record-straight/ Sources: Economic Surv...
- 04 Sep 2017 21:00
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
- Replies: 3500
- Views: 1010116
Re: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
Even with a five to seven year cycle for the basic MCA, it would be unviable as time lines go. However, given the shilling we see for aged tired platforms that will take the same amount of time, perhaps the MCA or twin LCA would be a good developmental product. If only native projects were not dripf...
- 04 Sep 2017 09:25
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: 'Make in India' Single engined fighter
- Replies: 5424
- Views: 1229462
Re: 'Make in India' Single engined fighter
Commerce stint may help Nirmala Sitharaman in defence deals http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/commerce-stint-may-help-nirmala-sitharaman-in-defence-deals/articleshow/60353846.cms Make in India in defence is still to take off in a big way. “What she will have to look at is compressing...
- 31 Aug 2017 10:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1790673
Re: Internal Security Watch
No need to explain which locals these were: Army men, locals clash over eviction notice Tension prevailed in Kaval Byrasandra following a clash between military personnel and locals on Wednesday. Clashes broke out after the Parachute Regiment Training Centre (PRTC) initiated an eviction process to ...
- 31 Aug 2017 00:05
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - May 2017
- Replies: 5116
- Views: 1901245
Re: Indian Missiles News and Discussions - May 2017
Any pictures available? To be frank the coverage and pictures from AI17 was way less than the earlier ones I had edited a large number (500-600 may be) of pics to put on BRF, but could never figure out how the BRF gallery works exactly. And now my laptop has gone kaput and all my data is stuck. I s...
- 31 Aug 2017 00:03
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 2270718
Re: Neutering & defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
That's what Xi said!UlanBatori wrote:Xi will refrain from mentioning Xit in Xi-Amen?
- 30 Aug 2017 23:47
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
- Replies: 3500
- Views: 1010116
Re: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
Tail nos for LSPs are being masked.Could someone explain the intent or rationale? (Is it because each LSP has a specific feature being tested and we do not want to share info or progress?) I think those are SP's in airforce service, watch the paint scheme carefully and you will see the difference A...
- 30 Aug 2017 23:05
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
- Replies: 3500
- Views: 1010116
Re: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
AV, great job tracking this! Good question on LSP 4 as well. We had IFR, Gsh23, BVR, Supersonic tank on the short list. Guess would be that the gun is being tested along with associated vibration tests for LRUs. BVR + Radome performance on another? Key data points by Tejas LCA -- Flying Daggers will...
- 30 Aug 2017 11:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
- Replies: 1033
- Views: 177646
Re: Malegaon blasts and the limits of fake secularism
SP is the most vindictive politician India has ever seen. Just check what he did to the Agashe family. He made sure the owner who did not submit his sugar mills to SP, died pauper in jail and his children are left destitute. Mind you Agashe family was extremely well connected and had lot of resourc...
- 29 Aug 2017 23:00
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 2270718
Re: Neutering & defeating Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Sir, please post here as well for the benefit of those who cannot get to Twitter! aiyoo..its 40 plus tweets ..too much copy-past work sir, unless somebody know of tools to collate tweets into notepad or whatever.. No Gus saar, I pinged Kancha san so that he can post here whenever he has the time. L...
- 29 Aug 2017 21:05
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 2270718
Re: Neutering & defeating Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Sir, please post here as well for the benefit of those who cannot get to Twitter!kancha wrote:...
- 29 Aug 2017 15:20
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - May 2017
- Replies: 5116
- Views: 1901245
Re: Indian Missiles News and Discussions - May 2017
Tangentially related to this thread - https://tribunecontentagency.com/article/whats-in-japans-record-2018-defense-budget-request/ What’s in Japan’s Record 2018 Defense Budget Request? Details of the request are yet to be fully finalized, but officials indicated that Japan will request money for: t...
- 28 Aug 2017 22:19
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 2270718
Re: Neutering & defeating Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
The Indian post is less than 300 meters away. The Chinese path (that used to be a road until BRO did a BBMP on them) to their post is 5-8km?
Who would the average lay person (non BR Tier 1 member, of course) think about the victor in this case?
Who would the average lay person (non BR Tier 1 member, of course) think about the victor in this case?
- 28 Aug 2017 08:07
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
- Replies: 3500
- Views: 1010116
Re: LCA: News & Discussions: 15 August 2017
I don't recall this article being posted. So here goes Is India on the Verge of Building a Super Jet Fighter? "In 2016 the Indian Navy rejected the domestically built Tejas jet fighter—or Light Combat Aircraft—after a troubled thirty-three years of development in which the maritime fighting br...
- 27 Aug 2017 19:39
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 6364
- Views: 1405062
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Never before India had seen its player reach the Olympics and World Championships finals but on Saturday, PV Sindhu did it. The Hyderabad girl became the first Indian badminton player to reach the final of both those tournaments after she completed a dominating 21-13 21-10 win over China’s Chen Yuf...
- 27 Aug 2017 00:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: BR Forum Feedback
- Replies: 1178
- Views: 336339
Re: BR Forum Feedback
Welcome surprise to see you back.archan wrote:Thanks for volunteering
- 25 Aug 2017 13:50
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
- Replies: 1843
- Views: 588958
Re: Project 75I- It Begins
Can someone please explain how Kockums vs Soryu works out price wise? Soryu appears to be $550mn per news reports. Wouldn't the Swedish boats be cheaper?