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- 13 May 2025 23:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1442
- Views: 260644
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Trump is making such comments for several reasons, foremost is, after his debacle in Ukraine conflict, he has to show something to his domestic audience. He is also looking for an opening into the Kashmir issue to put his foot in. He is trying to dilute India's stance of Kashmir being a bilateral is...
- 01 May 2025 05:33
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1175
- Views: 187064
Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
To what effect saar? With territory comes a LOT of people (of the very dubious sort too). grabbing is one thing, holding on to hostile territory is altogether another point. I don't think it is even possible unless we have some kind of dystopian, apocalyptic aar-paar ladhai, and who wants that exce...
- 18 Dec 2024 01:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3829
- Views: 1267168
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Call me a conspiracy theorist, but this rage baiting in Bangladesh cannot be organic. And it's definitely being driven by deep assets. Was browsing Bangladesh for laughs today during my lunch break when I see two sinister posts on contribution of Sikh soldiers to the 1971 war. All day yesterday the...
- 17 Dec 2024 05:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3829
- Views: 1267168
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Unfortunately we did little to capitalize on that win. What were we thinking? It should have been obvious that one day or the other these countries will become stooges of China or the US. Unfortunately, the Congress leadership could not get over the pro Islamic mindset and perceived psychological t...
- 16 Dec 2024 06:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3829
- Views: 1267168
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Bangladesh would get F-16 and sooner than we think. Bangladesh has too high Credit with USA than Pakistan has today. F-16s are phasing out and such planes can not be pressed against countries like China or Russia. It remains a potent fighter against countries where drone swarm has not achieved opera...
- 10 Dec 2024 12:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3829
- Views: 1267168
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
brvarsh ji, All one has to do is watch local beedi vloggers and youtubers talking about India, Indians and Hindus. The same goes for the pakis. This always gives the true and unvarnished picture. The blind hatred, the sheer jealousy, the malice, the prejudice, the inbred envy of the inferior, and t...
- 10 Dec 2024 11:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 3829
- Views: 1267168
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
The humanitarian issues and violence against Hindus should have prompted India to take a much more aggressive posture against Bangladesh's new government on International forums. Bangladesh had changed long time ago, the first we saw when Dhoni's image was shown with a severed head. I am sure our In...
- 11 Nov 2024 16:21
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: BRF Project: India's Kaveri Engine Saga (No Discussions)
- Replies: 78
- Views: 442552
Re: BRF Project: India's Kaveri Engine Saga (No Discussions)
If not as a Jet Engine, why can't it have applications on other commercial/defense functions? Marine vehicles? Can a modified version not be used to make indigenous truck engines? trains?
- 13 Sep 2024 22:21
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
- Replies: 4283
- Views: 1518577
Re: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
Watched the interview of Praveen Teotia Sir, and I am very annoyed by the kind of truth he mentioned. It does not seem real, this is not our armed forces, but why? What are we missing in his story? [youtube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F49L6UrnR0 [/youtube] Do watch this as well https://www.yo...
- 13 Sep 2024 11:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
- Replies: 4283
- Views: 1518577
Re: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
Watched the interview of Praveen Teotia Sir, and I am very annoyed by the kind of truth he mentioned. It does not seem real, this is not our armed forces, but why? What are we missing in his story?
[youtube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F49L6UrnR0 [/youtube]
[youtube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F49L6UrnR0 [/youtube]
- 31 Aug 2024 06:29
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
- Replies: 2121
- Views: 1192945
Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Maybe someone knowledgeable can help: What is with small arms that Bharat is struggling, when we have Rockets, Nuclear Subs, Missiles. Is it metallurgy we are lacking, since any design can be copied and altered easily. There is nothing that we cant make if we can land on moon. Its just that Baboos ...
- 27 Aug 2024 09:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
- Replies: 4283
- Views: 1518577
Re: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
Yes these days Col Shuvendra Kanwar and Kaushal sir are in several podcasts sharing their experiences and inspiring. I am not sure if such a sudden increase in exposing our Special forces elite on social media could be a well thought out decision to inspire young generation to opt for Army.
- 24 Jul 2024 12:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 3012
- Views: 1049113
Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
End Solutions combine political, economical and developmental aspects achieving integration to the whole. This may sound good but on ground the PED only serves to an extent. The oxygen needs to be plugged that fans this movement, until then, this will either continue in this shape or mixed with PED...
- 23 Jul 2024 11:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 3012
- Views: 1049113
Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
India is the only country fighting demographically different terror movements in a single nation often disjoint from each other, and is fighting for decades, and at least three wars out of four with the same undertone. If in 2024, we are still talking about best ways to fight terrorism specially in ...
- 17 Jul 2024 10:51
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 3012
- Views: 1049113
Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
What I want to know is how many men are equipped with thermal gun sights? Or sights of any kind? Why do you want to know these internal and classified details on a public forum? Its all about scale. If terrain, time of operation, other factors are known, Army has every thing there is, but if a tukd...
- 11 Jul 2024 18:46
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 3012
- Views: 1049113
Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Its all about cost. As cost to eliminate drops and cost to cross becomes high, it will not only stop on its own, but it would turn back on the other side against the Pakistani establishment. But holistically the areas around Military vehicle movements need to be 24x7 observed through drones.
- 09 May 2024 22:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
- Replies: 4446
- Views: 1816108
Re: J&K Union Territory-2019
The guy that threatened India "Pakistan ne choodiyan nahi pehni hain" should be replied by declaring Gilgit and Baltistan as two new separate UTs of Indian republic under one Governor.
- 26 Nov 2023 04:11
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 3012
- Views: 1049113
Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
I am sure this has been said in so many ways & must have been discussed in strategic planning, but once the army ascertains there is either no collateral damage or damage that includes their supporters, then why just not use air support either to drop a bomb or for location to feed into a GPS gu...
- 10 Nov 2023 01:57
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1663
- Views: 6728380
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
US will try to deter the Tejas program with delays and the only solution is to re-engineer from the 75 engines we have and improve upon it. Trusting a nation that we end up competing with (in that segment) is not going to go good.
- 09 Oct 2023 08:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 2941
- Views: 1167522
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Long as their influence in India is minimized, what they do in Canada is not an issue. It takes a couple of generations before immigrants realize that they cannot return "home". If future Canadians want to establish New Lahore and New Rawalpindi, and turn Canadian energies in an unproduct...
- 06 Oct 2023 10:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10163
- Views: 2979483
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Like dissolves like, water mixes with water, west defends west. Expecting US government to call out Canada is expecting Moon to have water, even if they know it is there, drawing it requires a lot of effort. The only way US will side with India is when it is no more India vs Canada instead India vs ...
- 25 Sep 2023 09:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 3012
- Views: 1049113
Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
I came across some news where a DySP of JK Police has been arrested for working with terrorists in connection to the Anantnag encounter? It is sad if it is true, not that it is surprising that the middle rung employees were at one point were appointed at the behest of Hurriyat when Mehbooba govt was...
- 22 Sep 2023 04:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 2941
- Views: 1167522
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Now it seems US has started singing the same tune as Canada, suggesting India about their principles they believe in, unfortunately never practice. What I am afraid of is this exposure of their tacit support to Khalistani movement from their soil to apparent arm twist India at their will does not pu...
- 20 Sep 2023 01:13
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 3012
- Views: 1049113
Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
LeT commander Ujair Khan and his two accomplices have been dispatched to their 72. This group was responsible for murdering our four brave hearts in Anantnag encounter: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/anantnag-gunfight-concludes-let-commander-uzair-khan-among-2-terrorists-killed-police/art...
- 19 Sep 2023 06:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 2941
- Views: 1167522
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Trudeau is like VP Singh who wants to convert his failures and serve it as a cake wrapped in some misplaced morality $hit to feed the dogs he has been pestering. Such people are dangerous because the position they have been enjoying and need very calculated response. This person has already taken Ca...
- 15 Sep 2023 23:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 3012
- Views: 1049113
Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Did Pakistan get the message after the 2016 Surgical Strike and the 2019 Balakot Strike? We need to be realist - Pakistan would never cease to use terror. We have seen the era when they had an international support with better economically and now when both has eroded, they have no option but to co...
- 09 May 2023 21:58
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 3012
- Views: 1049113
Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
I agree. India must do what Israel does when their soldiers are targeted by terrorists. This also applies to their helpers in Kashmir. Destroy their homes and confiscate their land. I do not think we have those capabilities or skillset/mindset and we are hiding behind these alleged "RAW SECRET...
- 23 Apr 2023 06:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 3012
- Views: 1049113
Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Even after surgical strikes if Pakistan continues to dare/recalibrate to keep Kashmir boil, with their current economic situation they are just looking for an Indian response to draw the population together. They have learned several lessons after two surgical strikes too. The best option is to give...
- 04 Jan 2022 14:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Baluchistan: The Story of Another Pakistan Military Genocide
- Replies: 987
- Views: 318694
Re: Baluchistan: The Story of Another Pakistan Military Genocide
Baloch need India's help, otherwise they are sitting on too precious resources that other world powers mainly China and US would rather see them not claim. But India's "moral" support should be proportional to their ability to defend India's interests vis-a-vis elements operating on Pakist...
- 25 Oct 2021 12:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5339
- Views: 2224582
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
The only reason is that China wants to pressurize India because of India’s increasing closeness to US. By putting pressure on India, PRC is insuring that India will get even more closer to the US. It might be quite opposite, the real reason could be to distant India from Russia. The more pressure i...
- 08 Aug 2021 13:08
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
- Replies: 2121
- Views: 1192945
Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
When Ishapore 2A and 2A1 were decommissioned, they were sold off to dealers in other countries as police in India already had surplus Ishapore 2A. Insas would probably be picked up by police forces willing to replace Ishapore 2A on the cheap. I thought State police have already moved away from 303s...
- 23 Dec 2020 02:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5339
- Views: 2224582
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
You won't find a better assessment in public domain of Air Power deployment in context of India, China, Pak. Have had the pleasure of interacting with some of the panelists and will say without hesitation that they are some of the sharpest and clearest thinkers I have come across. https://youtu.be/...
- 12 Oct 2020 14:09
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5339
- Views: 2224582
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
https://twitter.com/danvir_chauhan/status/1315218174778830849?s=19 4 days back Chinese Infantry supported by 40-50 tanks in proper extended line just like an attack proper, moved dangerously close to 6 Grenadiers positions by 50 meters and returned. A demonstration extremely dangerous. What if our ...
- 18 Jun 2020 09:47
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
- Replies: 8042
- Views: 1993498
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Seriously? And you want the strategy to be talked in a public forum like BRF? China has a great wall does not mean they are impregnable. Forget about missile launches to cities, if they repeat what they did in Galawan, even after getting bloody nosed 43 times, they will go back to 1950. That is wha...
- 18 Jun 2020 09:34
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
- Replies: 8042
- Views: 1993498
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
As for Balakot, there are pages upon pages where we discussed how we did not win the PR war with the Paki ISPR. Please go and re read those if you will. If a few Indian fighters in attack formation taking off from their bases towards the IB and turning back, causes Karachi to be under lockdown, bla...
- 18 Jun 2020 09:27
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
- Replies: 8042
- Views: 1993498
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Is India prepared that China lobs 200-300 short range ballistic missiles in Indian cities and towns in north and east India? Yes, India is prepared for a BORDER war, targeting Chinese military targets in Tibet. Is it prepared for a war which comes into Indian cities and towns? And if it does, how w...
- 05 May 2020 01:54
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
- Replies: 4440
- Views: 1569076
Re: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
IPKF experience. The LTTE were brilliant in their overall strategy." Get rid of the top leadership of the enemy", both political and military. The IPKF found that the LTTE snipers were picking off the officers first,so they later on removed their epaulettes of rank. Kashmir is a bit diffe...
- 08 Apr 2020 08:07
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
- Replies: 4283
- Views: 1518577
Re: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
Had the cornice not broken off there is no question the result would have been five Pakistani BAT terrorists killed. Simple. Our Para are highly trained world class troopers, if they can sense it they will kill it and they did the same. We could have used this and we could have used that - Yes, but ...
- 27 Dec 2019 15:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
- Replies: 2848
- Views: 1080129
Re: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
United States Will never give up on Pakistan. Its geographical significance being the singular point. It connects to middle east, Central Asia , China and South Asia. We have to live with that idea. Period. Unless someone convinces them that Ba1uchistan if a separate state would make up for better ...
- 02 Jun 2019 12:26
- Forum: Military History Archive
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1860475
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
IA reconnaissance units who operate across the border reporting more than dozen camps 1-2km from LoC have been re-occupied. Covert talks have failed. GoI need to decide if they will conduct preemptive strikes or just be reactive. . This is well within artillery range. No matter how many crocodiles ...