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by VinodTK
16 Mar 2024 17:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 772952

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Schedule: 7-phase polling to begin from April 19, counting on June 4 Lok Sabha Election 2024 Schedule: Election to 543 constituencies will be held in 7 phases beginning on April 19, ending on June 1. Results will be on June 4. Lok Sabha election 2024 will be held in seven ph...
by VinodTK
16 Mar 2024 07:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1665577

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

ramana wrote: 16 Mar 2024 05:58
Post Galwan direct fire requirement for PLA bunkers was formed. Now we see the demo.

Ramana Jee long time no see, glad to see you back
by VinodTK
13 Mar 2024 01:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1108
Views: 595819

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

'Missile Rani': DRDO expert who spearheaded Agni-5 success NEW DELHI: Missile expert R Sheena Rani spearheaded a Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) team that was behind India's first flight-test of Agni-5 missile with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle (MIRV) technolog...
by VinodTK
10 Mar 2024 05:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 263
Views: 91230

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

X-Post Navy commanders explore ways to boost combat prowess in strategically-located island territories BACKED BY BRAHMOS, THE NAVY’S MINICOY BASE TO KEEP WATCH OVER THE ARABIAN SEA The Indian Navy is significantly enhancing its capabilities with the establishment of INS Jatayu on Minicoy Island in ...
by VinodTK
10 Mar 2024 05:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1647
Views: 685014

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

Navy commanders explore ways to boost combat prowess in strategically-located island territories BACKED BY BRAHMOS, THE NAVY’S MINICOY BASE TO KEEP WATCH OVER THE ARABIAN SEA The Indian Navy is significantly enhancing its capabilities with the establishment of INS Jatayu on Minicoy Island in Laksha...
by VinodTK
09 Mar 2024 19:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 772952

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Chetakji Looks like AP seat deal done 8LS and 30 VS for BJP/JS combo rest TDP What will YSRCP do now?? Join dotty?? Rajesh Jee, YSRCP cannot / will not join the dotty alliance; because Jagan's sister head of Congress fighting against her own brother. It is a win, win for BJP because if NDA looses, ...
by VinodTK
09 Mar 2024 18:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1647
Views: 685014

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

X-Post INS Jatayu strengthens India's maritime security in Lakshadweep: Navy chief NEW DELHI: Chief of Naval Staff, R Hari Kumar, highlighted the significance of the recently commissioned INS Jatayu at Minocoy Island, stating that it reinforces the nation's commitment to safeguarding its maritime in...
by VinodTK
09 Mar 2024 18:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 263
Views: 91230

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

INS Jatayu strengthens India's maritime security in Lakshadweep: Navy chief NEW DELHI: Chief of Naval Staff, R Hari Kumar, highlighted the significance of the recently commissioned INS Jatayu at Minocoy Island, stating that it reinforces the nation's commitment to safeguarding its maritime interest...
by VinodTK
09 Mar 2024 09:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 553
Views: 263344

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

X-Post Wdc_lsuhIMs Siachen Glacier—A Triangular Wedge In The Pakistan, China Threat At The World's Third Pole In Ladakh The Siachen Glacier is a critical, strategic triangle that India has wedged between Pakistan and China. India foiled Pakistan's preparations to militarily occupy the Siachen Glacie...
by VinodTK
09 Mar 2024 09:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Siachen News & Discussion
Replies: 3045
Views: 467158

Re: Siachen News & Discussion

Wdc_lsuhIMs Siachen Glacier—A Triangular Wedge In The Pakistan, China Threat At The World's Third Pole In Ladakh The Siachen Glacier is a critical, strategic triangle that India has wedged between Pakistan and China. India foiled Pakistan's preparations to militarily occupy the Siachen Glacier with...
by VinodTK
09 Mar 2024 02:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 772952

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

The TDP thing is a bad move in the long run. But if TDP is ready to give 10 seats in Lok Sabha then we will see. CBN is well known for backstabbing and will try his level best to do the same to NM and AS. Lot of fun if he does that. I don't think he will mess with the 2 big boys in BJP (at the age ...
by VinodTK
05 Mar 2024 20:19
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Replies: 2792
Views: 1220147

Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018

France's Rafale fighter jet is so popular its manufacturer can't keep up
https://www.yahoo.com/news/frances-rafa ... 01493.html
04 March 2024
by VinodTK
01 Mar 2024 18:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 263
Views: 91230

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

New Navy base in Lakshadweep soon for 'better coverage of Indian Ocean' Top government sources told India Today TV that the Navy would commission INS Jatayu in Minicoy Island in Lakshadweep to "keep an eye on the activities of adversaries there". This will start with a component of a few ...
by VinodTK
01 Mar 2024 04:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 263
Views: 91230

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

PM Modi, Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth inaugurate airstrip, jetty, 6 other India-assisted projects in Mauritius : : : NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart, Pravind Jugnauth, on Thursday inaugurated a series of infrastructure projects on the Agalega island of Mauriti...
by VinodTK
24 Feb 2024 09:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1665577

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

ui02MEem3Ko Watch: DRDO Showcases Indigenously Developed Mounted Gun System At MSME Defence Expo 2024 Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) showcased its indigenously developed 155 mm/52 calibre mounted gun system (MGS) in Pune. According to the DRDO, the MGS is a truck-mounted artil...
by VinodTK
23 Feb 2024 19:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769461

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021



Ladakh Standoff Has Boosted Jointness Amongst Services, Says Air Force Chief
by VinodTK
19 Feb 2024 03:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
Replies: 2937
Views: 982106

Re: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech

From: NDTV India-US Deal For Buying 31 Predator Drones To Be Signed Soon: Navy Chief Visakhapatnam: Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Sunday said the all-important deal for buying 31 Predator drones from the US has been cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council and is expected to be signed ...
by VinodTK
19 Feb 2024 03:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2333
Views: 794581

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion

Army eyes ₹57,000cr project to make combat vehicles to replace T-72 tanks NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports about tank's death as "greatly exaggerated", 12-lakh strong Indian Army is going in for a major upgrade of its existing tanks, as well as gearing up to induct new-generation ones for ba...
by VinodTK
18 Feb 2024 08:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769461

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

SmYkOU_Co9I StratNewsGlobal #indianairforce 's #china Challenge In #ladakh, And A Slice Of #tibet | #twofrontthreat #leh The Indian Air Force's Leh base, the challenge from the China and Pakistan two-front threat, protecting India's borders from Chinese aggression and preserving Tibet's Buddhism fr...
by VinodTK
17 Feb 2024 07:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 263
Views: 91230

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

E600Womghlg Is India building Military Bases in Lakshadweep? | Vantage with Palki Sharma A new report claims India is all set to inaugurate a military base in Lakshadweep's Minicoy island. The island is located just 100 kilometres from the northernmost tip of the Maldives. Why is India militarising...
by VinodTK
16 Feb 2024 18:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 712
Views: 188785

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

^^^ Very informative and interesting talk worth watching
by VinodTK
10 Feb 2024 10:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 553
Views: 263344

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

The following video talks about IA and the way they think / moral / Plan / strategy / logistics vs. China Its in Hindi with English ppt slides, sad and scary as to why IA leadership has not learned its lessons Its about one hour and it worth watching/listening to Gunners Shot Clips :INDIA CHINA CONF...
by VinodTK
09 Feb 2024 22:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769461

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

4gii-ZzUORY StratNewsGlobal: The Indian Air Force & The China, Pakistan Two-Front Ladakh Threat: Leh AF Station AoC Interview How is the Indian Air Force dealing with the two-front China and Pakistan threat in Ladakh? “The way to deal with these two fronts is by better tactics, by better deploy...
by VinodTK
09 Feb 2024 07:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 263
Views: 91230

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

From BNN: Guiding Wings Through the Storm: India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands Embrace a New Era of Aircraft Recovery with Indigenous Precision Approach Radar Embraced by the azure waters of the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India's strategic maritime outpost, have witnessed a sign...
by VinodTK
08 Feb 2024 19:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 263
Views: 91230

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

India’s plan for untouched Nicobar isles will be ‘death sentence’ for isolated tribe “If the project goes ahead, even in a limited form, we believe it will be a death sentence for the Shompen, tantamount to the international crime of genocide.” https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/fe...
by VinodTK
05 Feb 2024 05:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3349
Views: 809175

Re: Military Flight Safety

Indian Air Force officer dies after ejector seat causes fatal head injury
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It is understood that the aircraft’s ejector seat was activated while the Kiran was being repaired, fatally injuring the officer who died at the scene.
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by VinodTK
05 Feb 2024 05:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6363
Views: 1977544

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

From frontier India: France Really Giving India “All” Its Jet Engine Tech? Sounds Too Good to be True? The story is scarcely believable. Jawed Ashraf, the Indian ambassador to France, offered insight in January into ongoing talks regarding an aircraft engine contract between India and Safran, the se...
by VinodTK
03 Feb 2024 01:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3344
Views: 707282

Re: Indian Roads Thread

StratNewsGlobal: #China, #pakistan #ladakh Front: Roads Are Like Trees. Plant One & A Forest Develops: DG, BRO 2Wm_Xy10328 Chiling, Ladakh: "Making a road is a measure of a nation's sovereignty. It exercises command and control, and it says that these are my people". Lt Gen Raghu Srini...
by VinodTK
01 Feb 2024 04:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1735962

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

t02IB8gnzRQ Watch: Unverified Video Shows Indian Shepherds Pushing Back Chinese Soldiers At Ladakh Border In an incident last week, Ladakhi shepherds exhibited extraordinary resilience in fending off Chinese soldiers attempting an illegal incursion into Indian territory in eastern Ladakh along the ...
by VinodTK
30 Jan 2024 01:46
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3344
Views: 707282

Re: Indian Roads Thread

The Pioneer Achieved breakthrough by building Naushera Tunnel: BRO The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Sunday announced that it has achieved a breakthrough in ‘Golden Arc Road’ by building the 700-meter-long Naushera tunnel on the Akhnoor-Poonch National Highway (NH-144A). Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, D...
by VinodTK
27 Jan 2024 21:43
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3344
Views: 707282

Re: Indian Roads Thread

Gunners Shot Clips: IMPROVEMENT IN LAC INFRASTRUCTURE -AN GROUND EXPERIENCE OF LT GEN S KULKARNI(R)
IMPROVEMENT IN LAC INFRASTRUCTURE - AN GROUND EXPERIENCE OF LT GEN S KULKARNI (R)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrapeY5pOjI
by VinodTK
27 Jan 2024 10:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1735962

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

StratNewsGlobal: India's Infra Thrust To Ladakh: Countering China & Pakistan
Cross Posting from the Roads thread
Hats off to the people working on the project; just looking at the roads & mountains makes your head spin.

by VinodTK
27 Jan 2024 10:00
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3344
Views: 707282

Re: Indian Roads Thread

StratNewsGlobal: India's Infra Thrust To Ladakh: Countering China & Pakistan India’s military is in the fourth winter of its advanced forward deployment against China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. China’s renewed aggression in 2...
by VinodTK
24 Jan 2024 04:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 263
Views: 91230

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

Roop ji, India has a grand total of 77 military personnel in the maldives and these guys help to maintain and operate the two helos and one dornier fixed wing aircraft.... yes, we should certainly take our aircraft and helos back if we are forced to leave. time to let them sink into massive debt to...
by VinodTK
17 Jan 2024 23:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5226
Views: 1441691

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

Mega Rejig At DRDO
The committee, led by former Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, Professor K Vijay Raghavan, has proposed several structural modifications for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22kAZpZcjHE
by VinodTK
17 Jan 2024 19:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 553
Views: 263344

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

From NDTV India, China Clashed Twice Near LAC After 2020 Galwan Incident: Report New Delhi: At least two previously unknown incidents of skirmishes between the Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) have come to light with citations for gallantry awards conferred on Indian ...