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by VinodTK
02 Oct 2025 20:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 314
Views: 244670

Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)

BEG_W1cTvY8 9 Days On INS Saryu; A Sailor's Life At Sea, A Home Away From Home | Andaman & Nicobar Command What is life like for sailors on board an Indian Naval Ship in the Andaman and Nicobar Command's (ANC) Area of Responsibility (AoR)? Well, we sailed for nine days on INS Saryu to find out....
by VinodTK
30 Sep 2025 23:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 768
Views: 344185

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

Rakesh wrote: 30 Sep 2025 19:01 Amidst Heightened IAF Resistance To ‘Theatres’, Defence Minister Reframes Jointness
https://www.livefistdefence.com/amidst- ... jointness/
30 Sept 2025
Interesting, tail waging the dog.
by VinodTK
30 Sep 2025 18:49
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5351
Views: 2114982

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

Aditya_V wrote: 30 Sep 2025 15:31 What about trainers, should they be a seperate division.
Sir Jee, I would say no.
by VinodTK
29 Sep 2025 23:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5351
Views: 2114982

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

Rs 2.7 lakh crore order book: HAL restructuring on cards to speed up deliveries to armed forces; aim to improve efficiency With an aim to speed up deliveries of crucial platforms to the armed forces, the government is looking to restructure the public sector giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL...
by VinodTK
17 Sep 2025 18:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 2060
Views: 6899847

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

^^^ Sir Jee, Did not see the news any where else. Is this person believable!!
by VinodTK
12 Sep 2025 17:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 314
Views: 244670

Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)

VL65yNdmGlI 5 On the show today, we’re going to talk about the Great Nicobar Project– which has set off one of the biggest debates on development and security in recent times. At a cost of Rs 72,000 crore, this ambitious plan aims to transform the Great Nicobar Island - the southernmost island of t...
by VinodTK
12 Sep 2025 17:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army Aviation
Replies: 175
Views: 139519

Re: Indian Army Aviation

Army to acquire stealth-enabled long-range drones under modernisation plan Up to 70 radar-evading remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) are part of the Indian Army’s requirements under the defence modernisation plan unveiled last week. That’s in addition to over 670 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) — rang...
by VinodTK
11 Sep 2025 01:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 11255
Views: 3255085

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Trump calls for prayers after ally Charlie Kirk shot at Utah University Charlie Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged people to pray for right-wing activist and close ally Charlie Kirk after he was shot at a university in Utah....
by VinodTK
10 Sep 2025 16:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 768
Views: 344185

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

China–Pakistan axis makes theatre commands a must for Indian military India’s defence establishment faces an unforgiving reality as the strategic environment presently surrounding the country is more volatile than at any point in recent memory. China’s sweeping military modernisation and its ever-g...
by VinodTK
08 Sep 2025 19:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 314
Views: 244670

Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)

Sonia Gandhi Slams Great Nicobar Project As Ecological Disaster New Delhi: Terming the Great Nicobar infrastructure project a "planned misadventure", Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday said it poses an existential danger to the island's indigenous tribal commu...
by VinodTK
08 Sep 2025 00:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 768
Views: 344185

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour https://theprint.in/defence/army-chief-weighs-in-on-theaterisation-says-it-is-inevitable-and-need-of-the-hour/2737250/ 06 Sept 2025 It seems that the Indian Air Force is the only service opposed to the proposal. One ...
by VinodTK
06 Sep 2025 22:05
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 7157
Views: 3178744

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

K. Rajalakshmi Menon interview | Director General of Aeronautical Systems Director General of Aeronautical Systems, DRDO (K. Rajalakshmi Menon) explains how India has mastered 4th-generation fighter engine technology, and is now pushing towards 5th and even 6th generation. She also highlights the i...
by VinodTK
06 Sep 2025 07:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12296
Views: 4166440

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

'I'll always be friends with Modi': Trump calls India-US ties 'very special'; voices disappointment over PM's recent actions :rotfl: US president Donald Trump said on Friday he will always be friends with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling India-US relations a "very special relationship&quo...
by VinodTK
05 Sep 2025 19:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12296
Views: 4166440

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

9IHd-NpMUXA Why Trump Turned on India & Why It Backfired: The Sandeep Unnithan Show Must watch interview with Bharat Karnad In this hard-hitting episode of the Sandeep Unnithan Show, former member of the National Security Advisory Board Bharat Karnad explains how Donald Trump’s attempted to “pu...
by VinodTK
05 Sep 2025 05:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 768
Views: 344185

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

India's theatre command debate refuses to end: Challenges that remain The recent Ran Samvaad (Conversation on War) held at the Army War College, Mhow, last month has yet again revived the debate over theatreisation of the Indian Armed Forces. “Fresh” (some divergent) views were expressed by the top...
by VinodTK
03 Sep 2025 20:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 768
Views: 344185

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

Operation Sindoor model will not work in future wars. India must not delay theaterisation From ThePrint India’s armed forces stand at a crossroads. For the first time since Independence, the question of how the military fights is up for redesign. At stake is whether India remains locked in service ...
by VinodTK
03 Sep 2025 20:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Deterrence
Replies: 5215
Views: 1200204

Re: Deterrence

That way everyone else should know the reach of our vengeance and be ready to take up your suggestion of committing suicide themselves if they think they can just kill a whole lot of us without getting hit back. 100% agreed MegaT boys might not be used; however the fear of them being used will give...
by VinodTK
03 Sep 2025 18:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Deterrence
Replies: 5215
Views: 1200204

Re: Deterrence

Amber G. wrote: 03 Sep 2025 10:31
People here talk about 100MT casually .. do they even realize dropping it, say in Lahore will also has vast devastation in Indian Punjab too..
What will India do if Delhi and/or Bombay are vaporized! as history has shown the other side does not care.
by VinodTK
01 Sep 2025 20:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Deterrence
Replies: 5215
Views: 1200204

Re: Deterrence

In a dooms day situation large Mega Ton devices are required to cover cities like Karachi, Dhaka, Lahore, and up north. People living in such place should know that there lives can be wiped out in a flash (bottom line there will be no survivors / refugies ). As for western thought process of not nee...
by VinodTK
30 Aug 2025 01:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 11255
Views: 3255085

Re: Understanding the US - Again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJlULR9BEDI&t=750s 17 minute Video, very sad to see a man being sot dead in the middle of LA street Sikh man shot dead in LA: What prompted cops to take deadly action; was 'screaming and swinging at cars' Police later identified the man as Gurpreet Singh, a reside...
by VinodTK
28 Aug 2025 21:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 768
Views: 344185

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

Differences over tri-services commands will be resolved considering national interest: CDS Mhow (MP), Aug 27 (PTI) The "dissonance" in the military on the proposed tri-services commands will be addressed considering the "best national interest", Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil C...
by VinodTK
28 Aug 2025 06:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 768
Views: 344185

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

India releases 3 joint doctrines for armed forces India on Wednesday released three joint doctrines, including one for Special Forces (SF) operations, in what is being seen as a needed boost for the ongoing drive for jointness and integration of the armed forces as they take steps towards theateris...
by VinodTK
28 Aug 2025 00:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 768
Views: 344185

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

Hear we go :rotfl: IAF Chief cautions against rolling out theaterisation plan in hurry; proposes joint planning, coordination centre Air Chief Marshal A P Singh on Tuesday cautioned against the implementation of the theaterisation plan in a hurry and proposed the setting up of a joint planning and ...
by VinodTK
27 Aug 2025 18:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
Replies: 808
Views: 565990

Re: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses

Check Out China’s Short-Range Air Defense Vehicle Capable Of Packing A Whopping 96 Mini Interceptors A short-range air defense (SHORAD) vehicle that can be loaded with up to 96 small interceptors at a time has been spotted amid ongoing preparations for a huge Chinese military parade in the country’...
by VinodTK
20 Aug 2025 23:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
Replies: 2153
Views: 516039

Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion



Japan Nuclear Weapons: 'Unreliable' America Pushes Japan to Explore Nuclear Options |WION World News

In addition to Japan, South Korea, and Poland are also looking at going nuclear
by VinodTK
20 Aug 2025 23:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1845
Views: 1586737

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

^^^



India Test Fires Agni-5, Joins Select Group of Nations Able to Fire Multiple Warheads | WION News
  • MIRV capable
    Bunker buster
by VinodTK
20 Aug 2025 09:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1984
Views: 560273

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Operation Sindoor and its impact on India’s Strategic Blind Spot The China Challenge For decades, India’s foreign policy and defense strategy have been shaped by its turbulent relationship with Pakistan. From cross-border terrorism to territorial disputes, Pakistan has remained the focal point of I...
by VinodTK
19 Aug 2025 07:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 7157
Views: 3178744

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

Totally off the wall thought; if Russia agrees to enter into a equal partnership (50 : 50) in the development and ownership of izdeliye 30’s designation AL-5 powerplant for AMCA and future aircraft it might be worth investing money and partner with them; lot of challenges, due to the current environ...
by VinodTK
16 Aug 2025 22:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3358
Views: 1033367

Re: Indian Roads Thread

GHeFMRPKgDk Five years after the deadly Galwan stand-off, which claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers, India has transformed its border infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). From just over 10,000 troops before 2020 to 68,000 now, the Indian Army’s unprecedented deployment has str...
by VinodTK
16 Aug 2025 18:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1845
Views: 1586737

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

Mission Sudarshan Chakra: Multi-layered air & missile shield integrated with offensive weapons NEW DELHI: Mission Sudarshan Chakra will entail building a multi-layered integrated air and missile defence shield, with an overlapping network of early-warning and tracking sensors, robust command an...
by VinodTK
12 Aug 2025 20:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1984
Views: 560273

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

"Asim Munir Is Osama Bin Laden In A Suit...: Ex-Pentagon Official Condemns Pakistan's Nuke Threat

by VinodTK
12 Aug 2025 20:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 5620
Views: 2446588

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022



"Asim Munir Is Osama Bin Laden In A Suit...: Ex-Pentagon Official Condemns Pakistan's Nuke Threat
by VinodTK
11 Aug 2025 19:14
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3358
Views: 1033367

Re: Indian Roads Thread

China Alarmed At India’s Rapid Border Road Upgrades In Ladakh: Report India’s rapid upgrade of strategic border roads in Ladakh is raising alarms in Beijing as it narrows China’s long-standing infrastructure advantage along the sensitive Himalayan frontier, a report in South China Morning Post says...
by VinodTK
11 Aug 2025 06:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12296
Views: 4166440

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

'Goal is to crush Putin's customers, India, China and Brazil': Lindsey Graham on Putin's 50% tariff Senator Lindsey Graham said every country buying Russian oil and keeping President Vladimir Putin's war machine will have to pay a heavy price, like India. During an appearance on NBC's Meet the Pres...
by VinodTK
08 Aug 2025 21:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 12296
Views: 4166440

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

^^^^
Shivam Patel @ShivpatelDel Journalist @Reuters ,
formerly @IndianExpressand @the_hindu
Indiareuters.com/authors/shivam…Joined July 2016
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by VinodTK
08 Aug 2025 19:39
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India-US Defence Trade & Technology Initiative: News & Discussion
Replies: 191
Views: 153597

Re: India-US Defence Trade & Technology Initiative: News & Discussion

^^^^ Wrong news and nothing has been put on pause as per

India refutes reports of pause in defence talks with US amid tariff dispute
"The news reports on India pausing the talks related to defence purchases with the US are false and fabricated," the Ministry of Defence said.
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by VinodTK
05 Aug 2025 19:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 314
Views: 244670

Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)

Great Nicobar Island Container Transhipment Port notified as major port: Govt The Great Nicobar Holistic Development project includes an international container transshipment terminal, an international airport, a power plant, and a township The International Container Transhipment Port at Great Nic...