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- 13 Jun 2025 18:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5338
- Views: 2043762
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Staffing crisis at HAL https://m.economictimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/can-hal-survive-its-staffing-crisis-amidst-soaring-order-backlogs/articleshow/121811047.cms In the design field, knowledge is traditionally passed down through generations. However, a gap at the entry level threatens this conti...
- 13 Jun 2025 14:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1393
- Views: 244932
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Silicon. Not latex rubber.
Latex is simply thrown away after use.
Silicon can be washed again for reuse.
- 13 Jun 2025 07:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 8018
- Views: 2845477
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Fikar not Maulaners.
With Iran likely on the chopping block, good times will be back again for the Pakistanis.
(At least for the Elites. The awaam anyway seems to have gotten used to grass)
The IMF deal was the initial payment. More is to come soon...
With Iran likely on the chopping block, good times will be back again for the Pakistanis.
(At least for the Elites. The awaam anyway seems to have gotten used to grass)
The IMF deal was the initial payment. More is to come soon...
- 13 Jun 2025 06:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10425
- Views: 3789283
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
If desperate Iran could do the typical Arab thing of flying it's AF aircraft to Pakistan for safe keeping.
But recent Indian action would make them think twice.
Come to think of it, India can help US and Iran go for a peace deal by bombing both US supplied fighters and Iran fighters on PAF bases.
But recent Indian action would make them think twice.
Come to think of it, India can help US and Iran go for a peace deal by bombing both US supplied fighters and Iran fighters on PAF bases.
- 12 Jun 2025 18:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5264
- Views: 2258818
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
The economic survey results are out. [url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2550000/finance-minister-touts-recovery-reforms-in-economic-survey-202425]... However some are struggling to balance lahori logic with the underlying madrassa maths. ... Sirjee, no need to struggle. All the calculations are base...
- 12 Jun 2025 12:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1175
- Views: 185131
Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
... Modi may have overplayed his hand with the “Ab ki baar, Trump sarkar” bonhomie, failing to recognize that U.S. foreign policy is driven by cold, calculated realpolitik... The PM is no fool. He is a highly experienced, shrewd politician and is very well aware of American-Indian history. His poli...
- 12 Jun 2025 11:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India's March Despite Foreign Hurdles/Obstacles
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3212
Re: India's March Despite Foreign Hurdles/Obstacles
(Request to Mods - can the word 'Sabotage' be included in the thread title?)
From X posted by Society for Parapolitical Studies (India)
@Parapolity
- Connect the Dots...



From X posted by Society for Parapolitical Studies (India)
@Parapolity
- Connect the Dots...



- 12 Jun 2025 10:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3826
- Views: 1265171
- 12 Jun 2025 08:33
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
- Replies: 2920
- Views: 2087092
Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Or in other words - One size doesn't fit all


- 12 Jun 2025 08:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022
- Replies: 257
- Views: 414035
Re: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022
^ That's some Michelangelo level photography..
- 12 Jun 2025 07:08
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
- Replies: 1871
- Views: 1248981
Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
I will not be surprised if the US Navy places some assets near Pakistani waters off karachi to try and protect Munna from the IN.
The PLAN will be covering Gwadar anyway
The PLAN will be covering Gwadar anyway
- 12 Jun 2025 07:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Coast Guard: News & Discussion
- Replies: 561
- Views: 251512
Re: Indian Coast Guard: News & Discussion
... I was recently witness to a lorry fire, and the lorry was towing a container full of EV batteries which just went up in flames. The fire brigade couldn't get near it and simply decided to let it burn itself out. It might take days, not hours, for a EV battery cell fire to be completely extingui...
- 11 Jun 2025 20:59
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1393
- Views: 244932
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
' the babu attitude needs a big change. See the news today about the junkyard train given for troop transportation for Amarnath yatra deployment
- 11 Jun 2025 13:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5264
- Views: 2258818
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Ze Germans will reply that these systems are purely defensive in nature and come with advanced AI to only stop missiles aimed at civilians
- 11 Jun 2025 13:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 5264
- Views: 2258818
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
This is to try and get funds and tech to funnel into dual use capabilities.bypassing the assorted alphabet treatiesAshokk wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025 12:48 SUPARCO’s space projects receive Rs5,418 million budgetary allocation
- 11 Jun 2025 08:07
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1393
- Views: 244932
- 11 Jun 2025 06:54
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1393
- Views: 244932
- 10 Jun 2025 13:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: How to join the Armed Forces? - Recruitment Thread
- Replies: 304
- Views: 85221
Re: How to join the Armed Forces? - Recruitment Thread
Salt of the earth to forged in kiln fire... an inspiration to many. Once brick-kiln worker, Faridkot’s youth clears NDA exam From working in paddy fields and brick kilns to clearing the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam, the journey of 24-year-old Akash Deep is nothing short of inspiration. A resi...
- 10 Jun 2025 08:17
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1393
- Views: 244932
- 09 Jun 2025 06:54
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10132
- Views: 2972682
Re: Understanding the US - Again
man, is there anything comfier than watching live streams of riotings in the us?.... Pretty disappointing that with all the gun ownership there is no streams of live ammo so far... I mean where has all the wild West spirit of gore of yore gone eh. I think trump should put on a cowboy hat and jump o...
- 09 Jun 2025 06:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4745
- Views: 3179354
- 08 Jun 2025 21:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10132
- Views: 2972682
- 08 Jun 2025 19:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10132
- Views: 2972682
- 08 Jun 2025 07:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2466
- Views: 1393713
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
On X some Pak analcysts (fan boys really) were postulating that the stealth aircraft have been bought to show India that they can hit the dams which India have closed by suspending the IWT 

- 07 Jun 2025 08:51
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
- Replies: 80
- Views: 13357
Re: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
... We can and should be doing 3 things in parallel. 1. Dance with the US and get the engines. 2. Make the necessary design jugaad to fit another engine - This is not a easy or a fast one BTW, but can be done. 3. Get the kaveri program working to get us the 4th gen engine ASAP and keep working on 5...
- 07 Jun 2025 06:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1393
- Views: 244932
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Agree with your statement, however there is a nuance with regards to Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan in that by the time the US disengaged from the war against them they were left in no position to effectively hit back at the US. Israel against hamas this time also seems to be wanting to make sure that ...
- 06 Jun 2025 21:46
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
- Replies: 80
- Views: 13357
Re: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
....And selecting a non-US MRFA would make ample sense for Air HQ in light of the temper-tantrum child that sits in the Oval Office.... Rakesh ji, it's not just the current one in the oval office but the next 7-8 presidencies... Given that we will probably use the jets for say 35-40 years. I am a n...
- 06 Jun 2025 20:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10425
- Views: 3789283
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
... Sadly, our one exam wonder babooze are lacking, both in ithiasbodh, and shatrubodh, not to mention the garden variety of common sense Frankly speaking, Chetak sir, I have no expectations from the babus. I fully expect them to be generally incompetent and self-serving except for the rare outlier...
- 06 Jun 2025 20:18
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1393
- Views: 244932
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
... The lack of such clarity has derailed many past conflicts — Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan — where objectives kept shifting or were too vague, leading to prolonged entanglements and public disillusionment.... ... Agree with your statement, however there is a nuance with regards to Vietnam, Iraq, Af...
- 06 Jun 2025 10:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2031
- Views: 902813
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
Strategy of Miya is simple. Get a foothold in any state by hook or crook and use the local police to extend their dirty arms into other territory to target such voices. And our state police has neither the spine nor the balls to actually understand the game and refuse - they haven’t since Mughals a...
- 06 Jun 2025 10:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10425
- Views: 3789283
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Consulate General of India in NYC held a special Eid event to which NYC Candidate for Mayor Zohran Mamdani was invited (and attended) He then went on to attack the Indian leader as a war criminal... And he led a mob of protestors in Times Square calling Hindus as ******** and heaping abuses upon Lo...
- 06 Jun 2025 10:11
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1662
- Views: 6726932
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Don't Saar, pls. don't give ideas to our baboonjisA Deshmukh wrote: ↑06 Jun 2025 08:54 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.

- 06 Jun 2025 07:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 6103
- Views: 2367854
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
... Now I have no love lost for Reform and the grade A grifter Farage, but it’s fascinating how religion and mazhab was more important for Zia then anything else. The moment Reform MP proposed banning the burqa, Zia wanted out from a party that he founded…. ... The Imperialists and the Islamists ar...
- 06 Jun 2025 07:02
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1662
- Views: 6726932
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
.. They don't need any new excuse. They have started wet nursing leasing... :rotfl: Sir, at least the west leasing is of dedicated Tanker aircrafts. I would not be surprised if some Babu in the ministry says to the IAF 'hey you already have got 270 by 9 = 30 tankers. And they are armed for self pro...
- 06 Jun 2025 06:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1393
- Views: 244932
- 06 Jun 2025 06:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1662
- Views: 6726932
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Sssh Admiral sir, let's not promote this flexibility. Bean counters will use this to delay the tanker aquisition even more..
- 05 Jun 2025 21:04
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4745
- Views: 3179354
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
... Hard to imagine the US intelligence community had no role to play in it Read somewhere that as per the nuclear treaties between the US and Russia the tactical delivery platforms were to be kept in open where they could be seen by satellite. I don't know how accurate this info is. I mean SSBN pl...
- 05 Jun 2025 10:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3826
- Views: 1265171
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Use occurences like this to push the border further into BD BSF jawan abducted by Bangladeshi nationals in West Bengal's Murshidabad, released later A BSF jawan was allegedly abducted by Bangladeshi nationals in West Bengal's Murshidabad district but was released a few hours later after intervention...
- 05 Jun 2025 09:45
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
- Replies: 413
- Views: 98811
Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
I guess earlier the talk was about 'preference'. Now it is actual 'reservation'. IMHO needs to be replicated at a national level. Yogi govt announces 20% reservation for Agniveers in UP police departments, offers 3-year age relaxation The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a 20% reservation for ...
- 05 Jun 2025 08:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10132
- Views: 2972682
Re: Understanding the US - Again
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-announces-new-travel-restrictions-19-countries-12-outright-bans-rcna211073 Trump announces new travel restrictions on 19 countries, including 12 outright bans... It's heartening to see dear friend Pakistan, who is full of good people, is n...