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by brvarsh
26 Nov 2023 04:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2894
Views: 792083

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...
by brvarsh
10 Nov 2023 01:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 855
Views: 2898008

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.
by brvarsh
09 Oct 2023 08:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406637

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...
by brvarsh
06 Oct 2023 10:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7441
Views: 1625632

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 ...
by brvarsh
25 Sep 2023 09:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2894
Views: 792083

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...
by brvarsh
22 Sep 2023 04:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406637

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...
by brvarsh
20 Sep 2023 01:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2894
Views: 792083

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...
by brvarsh
19 Sep 2023 06:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406637

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...
by brvarsh
15 Sep 2023 23:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2894
Views: 792083

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...
by brvarsh
09 May 2023 21:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2894
Views: 792083

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...
by brvarsh
23 Apr 2023 06:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2894
Views: 792083

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...
by brvarsh
04 Jan 2022 14:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Baluchistan: The Story of Another Pakistan Military Genocide
Replies: 985
Views: 246423

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...
by brvarsh
25 Oct 2021 12:49
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736113

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...
by brvarsh
08 Aug 2021 13:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Replies: 1949
Views: 695970

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...
by brvarsh
23 Dec 2020 02:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736113

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/...
by brvarsh
12 Oct 2020 14:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1736113

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 ...
by brvarsh
18 Jun 2020 09:47
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524046

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...
by brvarsh
18 Jun 2020 09:34
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524046

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...
by brvarsh
18 Jun 2020 09:27
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524046

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...
by brvarsh
05 May 2020 01:54
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
Replies: 4440
Views: 1239781

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...
by brvarsh
08 Apr 2020 08:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
Replies: 4246
Views: 1164673

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 ...
by brvarsh
27 Dec 2019 15:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
Replies: 2848
Views: 922946

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 ...
by brvarsh
02 Jun 2019 12:26
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
Replies: 5107
Views: 1367859

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 ...
by brvarsh
06 May 2019 11:01
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Replies: 4479
Views: 1187882

Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations

Something interesting in twitter, Congress claiming that they performed a cross LoC strike on 6 Jan 2013. This is two days before beheading incident of Hemraj on 8 Jan. The indian raid is also claimed by pakistan. https://www.dawn.com/news/776811 One interesting observation is I thought India alway...
by brvarsh
21 Mar 2019 06:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
Replies: 5107
Views: 1367859

Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion

Good propaganda material, but they are from different branches of Niazi clan. In a country where inbreeding is common how can you be one be not sure In 1947 Pashtuns signed Bannu Resolution that asked British to give Pashtuns an independent state instead of being part of Pakistan. The Bannu resolut...
by brvarsh
03 Mar 2019 08:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Replies: 4234
Views: 1188715

Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir

MiG-21 have been exemplary mainstay of IAF and it is always painful to see a winning captain go with a bad rep. With this strike MiG-21 has redeemed itself to an extent. At least this aircraft's service will end with an honorable farewall.
by brvarsh
22 Feb 2019 08:53
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Pulwama Attack
Replies: 2282
Views: 430396

Re: Pulwama Attack

01ywRZnIgLU This tripe is trending on Paki media and similar people are being selectively quoted (actually many of these scum are so far gone that there is no need to be selective either) for propaganda purposes by them. The fact that this guy was a Supreme Court judge, shows how deep the tentacles...
by brvarsh
22 Feb 2019 08:25
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Pulwama Attack
Replies: 2282
Views: 430396

Re: Pulwama Attack

dinesh_kimar wrote:
The main threat to Siddhu is from Captain Amarinder.
The reason BJP is not training their guns at him directly. He will be mauled by his (?) own party & in turn gain a bigger chunk of the political pie for BJP that Siddhu would have never brought.
by brvarsh
19 Feb 2019 12:17
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Pulwama Attack
Replies: 2282
Views: 430396

Re: Pulwama Attack

'Saying the unsaid' I don't understand this whole clamor of repealing art-370 and letting people (a.k.a Hindu) from UP/Bihar settle there and magically the Kashmir (alias Muslim) problem will get resolved. It is as if "people" in UP and Bihar have solved all their problems and there is no...
by brvarsh
16 Feb 2019 21:18
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Pulwama Attack
Replies: 2282
Views: 430396

Re: Pulwama Attack

In retaliation how about taking out Gwadar port. It will be a message also to China to stop supporting Terrorism. It has invested billions as we already know and it will hit TSP’s current economic jugular vein as it sees it. No - not at this time. Gwadar is Pakistan's demise on its own. Its not goi...
by brvarsh
04 Feb 2019 07:26
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Small Arms Thread
Replies: 4653
Views: 1438665

Re: Small Arms Thread

Reminded of the old saying Lack of planning on your side is not an emergency on my side But here I feel, the time to taken to push a planned change they are using emergency to bypass ineffective process. Yes I was thinking along the same line. Its a procurement worth having that could have taken eo...
by brvarsh
22 Jan 2019 02:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Army strikes terror camps in PoK
Replies: 2258
Views: 477175

Re: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014

Uri will cross 100 Crore at Box Office by EOD. First block buster of 2019... The amount of burnol it is creating at liberal quarters is evident by this comment attached at the end in NDTV's article: Saw URI movie. Very Good! I thought even if a pin is out of hand grenade you can still press the lev...
by brvarsh
13 Nov 2018 09:57
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Replies: 4479
Views: 1187882

Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations

Though tracking a sniper may be technologically possible but it makes it harder in a terrain like LoC. But, there is no reply better than a retaliation. We do not have to use snipers in response to their snipers. We have other folks in sight too, if they kill one, we kill the ones in sight with a mo...
by brvarsh
22 Oct 2018 22:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: J&K News and Discussion - 2016
Replies: 3305
Views: 926441

Re: J&K News and Discussion - 2016

kashmir-strike-shutdown-in-kashmir-today-over-death-of-7-civilians-at-kulgam-encounter-site What do "civilians" go there for? Organ harvesting or seeing how does a good(dead) terrorist look like in the real world? Or stealing any arm, gun or ammunition left over that could be used by othe...
by brvarsh
09 Oct 2018 06:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018
Replies: 413
Views: 205393

Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018

Security agencies on Monday held a person near Brahmos Aerospace centre at Nagpur. He is suspected of working for ISI and American intelligence agencies and passing on secrets related to the Brahmos missile to these countries Knowing external agencies would be after the premium tech like Brahmos, o...
by brvarsh
14 Sep 2018 06:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Replies: 1745
Views: 377277

Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

The fact is Nepal would be an average country in Africa. Per capita GDP, literacy, infant mortality. Only less industrialised. Bangladesh has twice the per capita income. So the Nepalis are Hindus and buddhists. The only thing that means is that they are in even greater shame. Indians have nothing ...
by brvarsh
08 Aug 2018 10:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Rohingya Menace
Replies: 602
Views: 68268

Re: The Rohingya Menace

We pose no threat to India, says Rohingya militant group: Appreciates India for providing shelter to refugees The Fable of the Camel But now it was too crowded for the two, and the camel kicked the traveler out into the wind and storm . This story has a hidden message - If the traveler did not need...
by brvarsh
05 Jul 2018 06:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: J&K News and Discussion - 2016
Replies: 3305
Views: 926441

Re: J&K News and Discussion - 2016

I think this conversation goes no where. The simple narrative that JN made a mistake of going to UN weakens our position today and that too for no reason. If an organization was created to "solve" problems between two nations it was obvious for a newly created nation to knock its door to a...
by brvarsh
26 Jun 2018 21:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: J&K News and Discussion - 2016
Replies: 3305
Views: 926441

Re: J&K News and Discussion - 2016

One other aspect we forget is we need to have and maintain an assured capability & a framework for our Army to operate that in no way gets dissolved when a weak government takes over. In Democracy for example issues of free subsidy can out form national security issues & all capabilities &am...
by brvarsh
24 Jun 2018 23:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: J&K News and Discussion - 2016
Replies: 3305
Views: 926441

Re: J&K News and Discussion - 2016

Bringing in lasting peace does not necessarily mean only option is to remove Article 370. Do we not think it is very possible under very control that our forces take a hugely upper hand on those who unsettle the peace? Pick and eliminate each one who has a gun raised against the state. Every Palesti...