Bharat Rakshak

Varoon Shekhar

Still waiting for that commissioning of the PFBR, it's 2019. Yah, can't believe there are people advocating India give up its nuclear capability including Arihant. What are these commentators' position on China? Do they strongly request China to do the same? Because India is not only thinking of Pak...

Varoon Shekhar

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/saankhya-labs-launches-first-made-in-india-chipset/article25843180.ece Sounds good! But language lacks clarity, is this chip produced in India, or by Samsung. The word "also" confuses. It's certainly designed in India, that much is certain! Is...

Varoon Shekhar

Here's one- in Bhavabhuti's play "Malati and Madhava" a Buddhist nun Kamandaki, living in a Buddhist convent, acts as a go between to bring the two main characters( both Hindu) together. A Hindu dramatist saw nothing unusual in portraying a Buddhist in a positive way. It speaks of peaceful...

Varoon Shekhar

Thanks. Someone on another forum seemed quite concerned that there has been no further perigee raising after this one. I suppose ISRO is not announcing every manoeuvre as it's happening. We'll learn of the changes in the days ahead.

Varoon Shekhar

Any issue with the perigee raising of GSAT-7A?

Varoon Shekhar

There's a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, which will make its landfall in the next 1-2 days. Would this impact the GSLV Mark2/GSAT-7A launch?
Oh and has anyone noticed:-) that the GSLV Mark 2 will use the new upgraded cryogenic stage, the C-15?

Varoon Shekhar

^ Interesting- notice how critics and opponents, are only too willing to accuse Hindus and Hinduism of "absorbing"( if not eliminating) other independent religions like Buddhism and Jainism, and putatively of Sikhism! But what did Buddhism do in actuality in South-East Asia and Sri Lanka. ...

Varoon Shekhar

"This is not so much about the PAST, as it is about the FUTURE, and there are many advantages to studying this part of India's past. Do posters here not see this?" If you are specifically referring to Hindu-Buddhist relations, there won't be a problem. Hindus have no issue in self-identifi...

Varoon Shekhar

Probably the Indian government, as a sop to overseas Punjabis, and also as part of the peace and healing process in Punjab, took many people off the banned, no-entry list. Atwal was one of those. Given the seriousness of their crimes, it's arguable whether they should have. But highly unlikely to be...

Varoon Shekhar

Fa-Hien came into India anytime between 390-405 CE, the ruler at the time was Chandragupta Vikramaditya, a Hindu. That could not have escaped his attention. If Buddhists suffered any disabilities, the reigning king and his ministry would have implemented them, at the least excused them. Nalanda Univ...

Varoon Shekhar

https://www.isro.gov.in/gslv-f11-gsat-7a-mission

https://www.isro.gov.in/gslv-f11-gsat-7 ... launch-kit

Nice info, press kit, pics of upcoming GSLV Mark 2/GSAT 7A mission on December 19.

Varoon Shekhar

when can we expect an image from that new camera, the GSHR camera, onboard the GSAT-29?

Varoon Shekhar

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Thanks for the update! One suspected things were going well with the satellite, but it's nice to receive confirmation!

Varoon Shekhar

Any update on the GSAT-11? Wouldn't there have been at least one orbit manoeuvre performed from the ground stations in India, by now? Or not necessarily? It has been over 24 hours. Hope everything with the satellite is fine.

Varoon Shekhar

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It's necessary to see a tabulation of the casualties in terror attacks and terror affected areas. Not only for J&K, but for the Northeast, and the Naxal infested areas. Thanks for this information.

Varoon Shekhar

Will this be the first time they have two launches within a month? Nope, in 2017, the GSLV Mark 2 was launched on May 5th, and the Mark 3 on June 5th. Less than 3 weeks after that, the PSLV was launched on June 23. Earlier this year, the GSLV Mark 2 ( with the ill fated GSAT 6A) went up on March 29...

Varoon Shekhar

^^^ Is that ever a beautiful picture of the GSLV Mark 3. Is the SVAB now fully commissioned( colour scheme issue aside :-)) because there has been no official statement. The vehicle has more propellant loading in the core first stage and the cryogenic stage. The strap-on lengths have been increased ...

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https://www.isro.gov.in/launcher/gslv-m ... 29-mission

ISRO has put up some information about the launch. A lift off on Wednesday will be subject to weather conditions. Cyclone brewing in Bay of Bengal.

Varoon Shekhar

The HTT 40 began the most awaited phase of the Spin Test by successfully entering in to two turn spin and subsequently recovering with the appropriate controls. Two test pilots undertook the first ever spin entry testing today at around 1.30 pm. Very good- It would be nice to see a detailed article...

Varoon Shekhar

^ There wasn't a single mention of aid to India, among the hundreds of displayed comments. There were remarks like "India=scam", "Nuke them", "Use the money( from the fraud) to build toilets", and so on. The CRA( Canadian Revenue Agency) tax scam was big news in Canada....

Varoon Shekhar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cwcyLvoMps Guys, by now everyone has heard of the CRA tax scam in Canada. The fraudsters were traced to India. Pretty serious swindle! But look at the comments to the CBC story. Some nasty stuff. Many of them are Paks and Chinese, but the majority seem to be Caucasia...

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Good video, is that Shekhar Gupta speaking so effusively and positively about an Indian defense achievement? Quite rare! Is really upbeat, mentions private sector contribution, and Russian help, without exaggerating it.

Varoon Shekhar

Two terrorist attacks in one day! In J&K, BJP secretary and his brother gunned down in Kishtwar, in Assam 5 Bengali youth shot one-by-one by ULFA.

What the @#$^&* is going on in India? This is really maddening.

Varoon Shekhar

https://www.republicworld.com/the-debate

AG and Republic TV didn't disappoint

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https://www.news18.com/news/india/aroun ... _top_pos_8

The incident from an eye- witness.

Varoon Shekhar

You would think that Republic TV, the Newshour and India Today TV, among a few others, would give this issue detailed and intense coverage. So let's hope, now with two major incidents in less that two weeks.

Varoon Shekhar

Two policeman, one Doordarshan cameraman, killed by Naxals in Chattisgarh. Now that a DD person has died, will the Indian media wake up to the Naxal threat, and give the issue the attention it deserves?

Varoon Shekhar

^ The writer of the article should have mentioned ideology and philosophy, before making a one-to-one comparison. Also, it would have helped to bring up the actual funding of say, the Chinese space programme vis-a-vis the Indian. As well as the timelines and existing industrial infrastructure of the...

Varoon Shekhar

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It's about time!

Pre-commissioning trials of PFBR must be on now.

Varoon Shekhar

Isn't the GSLV-MKIII going up this October as well? The GSLV Mark 3 D-2 with GSAT-29, and the PSLV C-43 with HySIS etc are now scheduled for mid-to late November. Very deflating, but there must be reasons- cyclonic storms, specific component/system testing, availability of satellite(s) etc. It's ju...

Varoon Shekhar

https://www.news18.com/news/india/major-general-among-7-given-life-sentence-by-army-court-in-24-year-old-fake-encounter-case-1908849.html Feels overly harsh. Tragic loss of young lives, but a life sentence for a killing in a brutal zone, with ULFA and Bodo scum roving around? 5-10 max. And I hope &q...

Varoon Shekhar

The media seems to be ignoring, not just downplaying, this awful incident of the killing of two TD people, including a serving MLA. It is pretty major, needless to say. Can you imagine the uproar if some right wing fringe group killed these figures? There would be massive outrage expressed in print ...

Varoon Shekhar

https://www.isro.gov.in/update/24-sep-2 ... -its-orbit

ISRO statement on the fourth year of Mangalyaan in orbit.

Varoon Shekhar

Today(Sept 24/2018) is four years of Mangalyaan being in orbit. I hope they mark the event by posting some more photos. It's been many months since the last public ones. What an achievement to be orbiting Mars for 4 years, when the original lifespan was supposed to be 6 months!

Varoon Shekhar

Can you please explain. What does the 'GPS module ' 'mean for the common person? Today, all the GPS navigation modules you find in smart phones, navigation systems in cars etc are programmed to look up the GPS constellation of USA, get the co-ordinates and determine your position. Now, with the lau...

Varoon Shekhar

Can you please explain. What does the 'GPS module '
'mean for the common person?

Varoon Shekhar

Is this the "Pralay" that was scheduled to be tested between Sept 20-22, or is that a separate test?

Varoon Shekhar

^ Thanks! I knew I wasn't hearing things! Two ISRO officials,including the very chairman, spoke of the GSLV Mark 3 coming up shortly, one of them expressly used the time frame of 15 days. It looks like the DDM has indeed struck again!

Varoon Shekhar

ISRO now moving to a high launch cadence with the GSLV launch coming up in 15 days and more satellites launches twice a month. https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ Is this accurate? Wonderful if it is. But there is a conflicting report of the GSLV Mark 3 D-2 being delayed to December. Here's...

Varoon Shekhar

Any confirmation of an early October launch of GSLV Mark 3 with GSAT-29? For months now, it has been scheduled for October. But just yesterday, there was a contradictory quote from ISRO referring to a December launch! Was the media confusing two different missions and misquoting the ISRO official? I...

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