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- 26 Nov 2020 06:08
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: INS Vikramaditya: News and Discussion
- Replies: 1551
- Views: 150661
Re: INS Vikramaditya: News and Discussion
I never advocate only Ru milware as if it were an ideological pursuit. "Horses for courses" is my philosophy coupled with cost-effectiveness. My option for a 3rd. CV as spelt out ad nauseum is a desi built ( stretched) sister ship of the Vikrant-2 with larger lifts,so she can operate 29Ks...
- 23 Oct 2020 04:08
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 6117
- Views: 1371410
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Continuing my efforts to keep with the Jal Jeevan Mission every month: 15 Oct 2020 https://i.imgur.com/ULXaUaD.png Almost 30% coverage now, starting at 17% when JJM began on Aug 15 2019. Here is the live dashboard . Prior statuses: September 20 2020 August 15 2020 Surprisingly Telangana is doing ve...
- 16 Jun 2020 00:34
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
- Replies: 5798
- Views: 674416
Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Safety violations reported by a Pilot who is a youtuber as well. DGCA says that they are investigating: Youtuber Gaurav Taneja's Fans Trend #BoycottAirAsia After The Pilot Gets Suspended Netizens trend #BoycottAirAsiaIndia after YouTube vlogger and pilot Gaurav Taneja suspended by airlines company z...
- 29 Jan 2020 03:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5378
- Views: 1211700
Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Why not develop a new fighter (with dual engines) design based on the existing Kaveri engine or use the Rafale as suggested above. We need a few fighters flying with a domestically produced engine as soon as possible so that a feedback loop can be setup so that continuous incremental improvements ca...
- 24 Jan 2020 04:46
- Forum: Strategic Issues & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
- Replies: 1964
- Views: 298859
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
Bhavani - What you are saying is that AP is pretty much stuck in a rut for the forseaable future. And it will be open season for conversions and corruption.
- 15 Jan 2020 01:34
- Forum: Strategic Issues & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
- Replies: 1964
- Views: 298859
Re: Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread
AP needs a city in the 5-10 million range population (in the next 10 years) within its urban area with good universities and a decent technical talent pool to compete with Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai and attract some investments which otherwise would go to these cities. It is a reality in India...
- 07 Jan 2020 07:18
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 10196
- Views: 1391217
Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Further investigation of a post from Shanknad: JNU occupies a total of 1019.38 acres of land (ref: https://www.jnu.ac.in/sites/default/files/FactSheet.pdf) in a region of India, where the cost of sq ft is ~Rs.13,000/-, that Univ is alone sitting on a real estate of 5 or 6 lakh crores !! You are a l...
- 10 Dec 2019 07:30
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 6117
- Views: 1371410
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
We need to massively invest in our cities. Private sector can build flats, roads, schools and hospitals, but the govt has to come up with a master plan, acquire the land, figure out the drainage and water supply and then hand off work orders to private parties to fill in the rest. Unfortunately, ou...
- 20 Nov 2019 02:56
- Forum: Strategic Issues & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 5143
- Views: 888030
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Got this in a WA forward, from the Rutger's HSC where they are trying to arrange an event with Vivek Agnihotri as speaker. I wish I could attend but still recovering from a major medical procedure. These kids need our support. [i] Namaste, I am a 20 year old student at Rutgers University, and I am ...
- 09 Nov 2019 00:14
- Forum: Strategic Issues & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 5143
- Views: 888030
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
I kind of expected this response. Firstly I speak as a friend. Not everyone who opposes s.386 is a hater. Let's get that out of the way first. Its absolutely not OK for anyone to have to go through the wait.I believe I485 is an unnecessary roadblock. The market has already been tested during PERM a...
- 08 Nov 2019 23:03
- Forum: Strategic Issues & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 5143
- Views: 888030
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Indians in USA, those who do not yet have their green cards are looking at a decades long wait in the green card backlog. This affects all Indian applicants in the US including those working for big companies such as Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon etc and not just those working for desi IT compan...
- 08 Nov 2019 13:02
- Forum: Strategic Issues & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 5143
- Views: 888030
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Look at the following video where an Iranian immigrant mocks Indians by presenting the Senator a green index card and Senator playing along with him. https://twitter.com/psyinfeld/status/1177355239877427200 I can't get to the video as that account has become private. Is that video available elsewhe...
- 08 Nov 2019 01:37
- Forum: Strategic Issues & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 5143
- Views: 888030
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Zynda - Rudradev cross posted it there.
- 07 Nov 2019 01:06
- Forum: Strategic Issues & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 5143
- Views: 888030
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Indians in USA, those who do not yet have their green cards are looking at a decades long wait in the green card backlog. This affects all Indian applicants in the US including those working for big companies such as Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon etc and not just those working for desi IT compani...
- 17 Sep 2019 03:03
- Forum: Strategic Issues & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 5143
- Views: 888030
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Folks - Are there non-profit type organizations/institutions in US that actively promote an Indian point of view? A bunch of us are looking for such existing infrastructure to work with (instead of creating from scratch). If folks are really interested in changing narrative about India, they need t...
- 13 Sep 2019 05:57
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 6117
- Views: 1371410
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
https://www.indiatoday.in/auto/latest-auto-news/story/anand-mahindra-says-uber-ola-could-eat-into-auto-sales-262387-2015-09-11 Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra today opined that taxi-hailing apps like Uber and Ola are the biggest potential threat to the automotive industry, which must create ...
- 23 Jul 2019 04:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Chandrayan-2 Mission
- Replies: 2274
- Views: 361139
Re: Chandrayan-2 Mission
Very very naive and stupid question, but its constantly bothering me, and I never knew any other place other than BRF to ask this. I know that the rover is planned for 14 earth days as this is the time its going to get enough sunlight. Is it possible that after another 15 days, its battery starts c...
- 21 Jun 2019 02:27
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016
- Replies: 4447
- Views: 1120111
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016
HOW DOES ISRO’S GSLV MK-III FARE AGAINST SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL ROCKETS?
https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/ ... 41311.html
https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/ ... 41311.html
- 13 Jun 2019 18:26
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 6117
- Views: 1371410
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
We need to exploit roof top solar power aggressively. We need EVs because of the amount of pollution in our cities. This level of pollution for example in Delhi will affect the health of the citizens. However we should be buying locally manufactured solar panels and battery packs. We must not rely o...
- 11 Apr 2019 02:44
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 6117
- Views: 1371410
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
I understand your perspective, but I'm afraid that's is an artificial construct assiduously created by the western press, specifically the European one (not in US - I'll explain). Exchange rates matter, to a point. What is the difference between a Rs.250 haircut and GBP15 haircut ? Nothing. There s...
- 10 Apr 2019 04:13
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 6117
- Views: 1371410
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
IMF WEO 2019 is out: IMF World Economic Outlook: GDP PPP ... India nominal GDP: $3 trillion Chinese nominal GDP surged from $2774.29 Trillion in 2006 to $11226.19 Trillion in 2015. That is a growth of more than 4 times in 9 years (doubling twice within that time-span). That means that they were gro...
- 26 Feb 2019 00:48
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 3972
- Views: 773886
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1-in-works-railways-to-study-10-more-bullet-train-corridors/articleshow/68119972.cms New Bullet Trains routes in consideration. They should add Chennai - Hyderabad to it. Also Chennai - Bhubaneshwar. It shall be spectacular along the coast. Ignoring Hyderab...
- 13 Feb 2019 07:53
- Forum: Strategic Issues & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 5143
- Views: 888030
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Interesting points Lilo.. can you explain a bit more about the t-series thingy? I didnt follow the entire mess. One thing though, as long as India was "poor", curries, yoga and call-center, many of these jokers were pretending to be civil. As we keep advancing and websites like WEF push t...
- 29 Jan 2019 07:13
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 6117
- Views: 1371410
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Why are the Chinese producing (and perhaps consuming) more than 10 times as much steel as a similarly sized US economy (1.2 times US economy in PPP terms). Does it indicate the difference in manufacturing economies of the two countries or is it because of the scale of construction going on in China ...
- 17 Oct 2018 05:47
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 6117
- Views: 1371410
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Yep. What works for the US would not work for India. When US offloads its manufacturing to China and gets benefited by cheaper good (they get more bang for the buck), they end up with large trade deficit. But the US can afford to run large deficit because of USD' status of reserve currency. If US s...
- 26 Aug 2018 17:05
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 5645
- Views: 679086
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Swimming is something that we should absolutely go for. There are a lot of medals to be had in swimming (123 in total and 41 golds)(Also this does not include Diving which has 14 events on its own). Japan and China each won 19 golds and 52 and 50 medals respectively from swimming alone at this years...
- 22 Aug 2018 00:32
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 6117
- Views: 1371410
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
According to IMF estimates for 2018 India is now a $10 trillion dollar economy ($10.385 Trillion to be precise) in PPP terms: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=48&pr.y=6&sy=2017&ey=2018&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=...
- 12 Jul 2018 00:01
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A News & Discussions: 09 February 2018
- Replies: 3909
- Views: 1060891
Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A News & Discussions: 09 February 2018
This is a radical thing to consider but is needed so that we do not suffer from any import lobbies in the future and ensure that build a strong local defense industry. Tejas is sufficiently developed now for us to do this. Blanket ban on any foreign fighter imports from now onwards. Probably muster ...
- 11 Jul 2018 23:44
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 6117
- Views: 1371410
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Yes if we continue to grow between 7-10% per year over the next 10 years, keep our inflation down and keep our merchandise trade deficit within control then we have a decent chance of being a ~$10 Trillion economy in nominal terms by 2028. Our services trade surplus coupled with remittances and FDI ...
- 16 Apr 2018 07:27
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 5645
- Views: 679086
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Suraj - Organizing CWG, AG, OGs or World Championships will boost the local economy of the city/state that it is held in. We do need international level sports infrastructure in every major city in the country. Big sporting events will boost public interest in sports and encourage further investment...
- 15 Apr 2018 18:32
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 5645
- Views: 679086
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
BTW - Why aren't we hosting Asian games anymore. The last time we hosted AGs was in 1982. They have already been allocated until 2026. That is a long time without hosting games that should be within our reach. In the meantime between 1982 and 2026, South Korea and China would have been hosts three t...
- 15 Apr 2018 18:27
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 5645
- Views: 679086
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
26 Gold, 20 Silver, 20 Bronze
Not a bad performance by India.
Not a bad performance by India.
- 14 Apr 2018 11:26
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 5645
- Views: 679086
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
I am wondering why India did not negotiate and ask for retaining the same number of medals in wrestling, shooting, weightlifting and boxing. They should have negotiated under the threat of leaving the Commonwealth if our core sports are not included at the same levels in the future. Our TV market sh...
- 14 Apr 2018 03:33
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 5645
- Views: 679086
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
http://bwfbadminton.com/rankings/2/bwf- ... &page_no=1
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are ranked 21st in MD
Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Jerry Chopra are ranked 25th in XD
This is an improvement from a couple of years ago right?
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are ranked 21st in MD
Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Jerry Chopra are ranked 25th in XD
This is an improvement from a couple of years ago right?
- 16 Nov 2017 04:37
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
- Replies: 4573
- Views: 726527
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
I remember seeing a discussion about this several years ago. We were on pace to hit $1 trillion in trade volume in early 2010s but faltered along the way. Total merchandise trade volume actually decreased from $760 billion in 2011 to $758 billion in 2015. Hopefully that will not be the case going fo...
- 14 Oct 2017 02:47
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016
- Replies: 4447
- Views: 1120111
Re: Indian Space Programme Discussion - Sept 2016
If I am right about the rumors I am hearing - wait for the announcement by LIGO Team at 7 AM (California Time) on October 16. (It seems that CXO noticed a pulse when two Neutron stars merged and which may be officially confirmed by Gravitational Wave team and may be even by another optical telescop...
- 20 Jul 2017 05:48
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 1470053
Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
If a war does happen we should grab twice the land that they have grabbed from us in the past before a cease fire is declared. This is so that when they eventually come to the negotiating table we would at worst only lose the additional half that we grabbed and retain the part that we have lost to t...
- 07 Jul 2017 03:10
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 1470053
Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
2) Hold: Pragmatists want this We cannot cede anymore strategic depth to them, we have done that enough in the past. We have enough trump cards to play as well starting with de-legitimizing Chinese occupation of Tibet. If push comes to shove we should occupy Chumbi valley as well and hold on to it.
- 28 Jun 2017 00:12
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 1470053
Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Chinese only understand show of force. Us not showing it is considered a sign of weakness. We should publicly lay a claim to larger and larger land parcels in Tibet as our own until they stop with this foolishness. For every 100 SQ Kms of Indian territory that they lay a claim on we should lay a cla...
- 24 Jun 2017 15:49
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: India's Power Sector
- Replies: 1656
- Views: 310891
Re: India's Power Sector
The dark side of plummetting solar prices http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/the-dark-side-of-plummeting-solar-prices/47357/1 According to the above the primary advantages for Chinese manufacturers is the availability of low cost debt at scale and the domestic sourcing of raw materials. I wo...