Bharat Rakshak

AI looking for new routes, says Ravi They should look at coming down to OZ from BOM or DEL with the increase in tourist nos to OZ from India, try and pick up the market. Offer cheap fares or packages might attract people. And on the return leg offer onward connecting flights to Europe and attract t...

^thanks stand corrected, sorry got confused with someone else.

Pakistan-born Khawaja refused Indian visa for T20 tournament After David Headley issue Pakis from around the world are starting to feel the squeeze, even cricketers with non paki citizenship. Wonder if Amla will be treated the same and also I believe there is a bowler in the Eng team who is of paki...

Has Canberra changed its position on uranium? Then we'll really talk. Or it will be endless chai-biskoot. We can wait. Labour party position is never sell uranium to a country that has not signed the NTPT and this will not change IMO. While the liberal party is willing to come to some sort of agree...

JLR is Indian owned but the manufacturing and R&D is still done in England. Here's this years JD Power ranking from the US. Jaguar seems to have done well. They are also planning on releasing number of new vehicles and also targeting the BMW 3 series, Audi A4 and Merc C class buyers with models ...

^they could have had stronger than expected head winds. There was an incident with Qantas a380 from sin-syd that almost ran out of fuel and had to divert to adl. Even though they were carrying extra fuel and the reason given was "stronger than expected head winds".

The issue with food waste occurs here in Oz as well. Everynight supermarkets and bakeries throw away huge quantities of food because they have past the "best before" date and not the expiry date. Even though they are still consumable. So most charities collect those items everynight and di...

^that would be the mirage 4000 I believe, i don't think it never got any orders.

manum wrote:mumbai's like the minesweeper game, you gotto be lucky to not blow up...

I find this statement inappropriate, if it was Karachi or any other paki city then it would make sense.

My deepest condolences to the families of the victims and the injured.

IMO India should be in a good position, if Spain and Italy want to reduce their involvement in the program and offer India a good role, the French would sense this and make a better offer.

Either way IAF will be able to get a great deal.

Anujan wrote:I 400% support the elimination of Prithvi and going in for cannesterized Shaurya and Prahaar instead

I second that as well, should have something along the lines US ATACMS. Highly mobile and can launch several missiles per system.

The Chinese are already doing this by providing aid and other development projects but of course it's mainly Chinese workers coming in and working in on the projects. In return all these small countries support China at the UN.

Well, Turkey has good relations with Israel, economically and militarily they were strained last year of course with the Gaza issue.

Let's see if the Islamic folks will be happy with an allegiance with Turkey that has good relations with a Jewish state.

US has used gunships since the Vietnam war and other smaller conflicts such as Grenada to provide close support for troops and also for anti tank roles. So they have vast experience in using them against guerrilla fighters in Vietnam, regular forces in both gulf wars and also recently against insurg...

Qantas have been using or still use airbus 330 between syd/Mel and Perth. Now they are introducing 747s on this route esp to attract more business travelers with their skybeds.

CASA grounds entire Australian fleet of budget airline over safety concerns This might be the end of Tiger airways in Oz. CASA is seeking a court order to ground the fleet till 1st August and their CEO in Oz has resigned. it's difficult for an airline to start up here in the 90's Compass tried twic...

Klaus wrote:Australia to phase out aid to India & China.

I guess Oz is following the UK's lead on the issue (or is it the other way around?)

It makes sense IMO, also with India joining the IMF as donor nation few years ago I believe?

somebody suggest some tips like diet or some yoga techniques for lower the cholestrol level If you are non-veg eat tuna and salmon and have oats for breakfast. Also of course walking briskly for atleast 20 mins daily will also help ( just speak to your doctor before taking part in any forms of exer...

Ok thanks for clarifying Suraj.

Please correct me if i am wrong but I thought that IndiGo order was done a few months ago. There is news today that Air Asia has ordered 200 of these aircraft.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-2 ... order.html

Hi all, Newbie here, I actually first stumbled upon this site in the late nineties when I first got my Internet connection and as I am interested in military aircraft decided to do a search on the IAF and this was one of the first sites that came up. It was fascinating to read up on the aircraft the...