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If the French are this difficult and arrogant when 'selling' their product, one can only imagine how they will make us feel once we are stuck with their product and require any sort of end user support or overhauls in the future.

I think its great that we walked away from this deal.

^ Eye opener indeed. The Chinese are taking their pants off everywhere and showing what they really got. That PLA soldier with the Ray-Bans on trying to be a tough guy....absolutely pathetic. If the PLA ever decides to go to war with an unprofessional army like that, they are in for a big surprise. ...

Docs on the list, need your advice before going to a physician for more investigation. If you don't mind.... :) Am trying to quit smoking since April 27 - after nearly 22 years of smoking - for the last decade it has been a pack of 20s a day or lesser. Have had two breaks in between totaling a year...

^ Their interview on FOX:

Gun Company Rejects $15M Deal With Pakistan Over Concern For U.S. Troops

I just wanna throw it out there but Preet Bharara... His use of rhetorical language (human rights/justice blah blah) suggests he may have planned this whole thing just to prove a point. The maid sensing trouble at home may have approached the Americans for amnesty and he may have devised this whole ...

Ye because being a moderator on BR is a license to forward your agenda while ignoring all the other sane voices. You lack the basic skills to even interpret plain English and are so hell bent on your own preconceived notions that you ignore everything else. The fact that you lack basic debating skil...

It seems you feel pretty strongly about this so it will be hard to argue with you. Your facts may be valid but the fact remains that the Army's stance on indigenization is well known among the private players too which is why the reluctance. A half assed effort to involve the private players into a...

An executive of Russia’s Rosoboronexport in New Delhi said the company made the BMP-3 proposal because the Indian Army sought the vehicles, but the Defence Ministry would not agree with the condition that the FICV program be shelved. (something is rotten in the army) Go easy on passing judgement ba...

India Rejects BMP-3 Offer, Will Maintain FICV Program India will not shelve its homegrown $10 billion Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) program in favor of advanced Russian BMP-3 combat vehicles.. During Russian President Vladmir Putin’s visit to India last December, the Russians offered to...

I never understood this argument of hiring foreign scientists. What advantage does that serve us? They are legally bound not to spill secrets so it is not like we will be gaining anything. As far as R&D goes, our scientists are more than capable of doing it. What we lack are orders.

^ This is awesome. I really want to see AAP form a government now and fail to fulfill its unrealistic promises. Jaitley is a smart man.

Main problem is paid media is firmly batting for sAAP - congi combo. This makes it difficult for bhajapa to hang responsibility for its govt falling(further law and order incidents like Rape or bomb blasts can be djinneered by usual suspects to discredit a weak bhajapa govt) around the sAAP-congI n...

suryag wrote:Anna is a moron a simpleton he made a somebody out of a nobody like Arvind KEjriwal

Yes, but he can pull votes and will split the AAP.

CRamS wrote: thought occurred to me. What if BJP manages to persuade and co-opt Anna Hazarae as part of BJP? Anna maybe a tad too idealistic, but for sure he is a nationalist. Will that take the sheen of Kejriwaal ?

This would be a really smart move. Promise him the Lokpal bill if they win to lure him in.

People may say that AAP is a sign of vibrant democracy. In my opinion it it not. AAP is a bold sign of how fragile our democracy is. Here is an example of people voting a party which has not done enough social activities, no proven record or no ideological basis. It is clearly a product of emotion....

The youth, as delusional as they are played a major factor in Delhi. Finding youth workers who can rally up the vote bank might help. Big maha-rallies only take you so far. A lot of local work needs to be done to back it up.

The rise of AAP is also lack of basic analytical ability in youth. Corruption being passed off as root cause of problems, rather than an effect of bad policies. Something that on the corruption thread i mentioned and argued about 2 years ago. That propped a large section of youngsters who don't go ...

ramana wrote:
dilbu, NDTV is a DIEhard supporter of DIEnasty.

They are in denial

Swamy G, I believe the "others" would go to the party that is in position to form a government, which is BJP at the moment.

BJP 39/CON 33 on NDTV TV screen

We're getting all 4 and I'm not scared to say it

NDTV showing BJP in lead in CG NOW!!!

http://www.abplive.in people for more positive results

^ tribal issues apparently

^ party pooper

All to Congi khataa

John wrote: Not sure if i follow you what does Kolkata have to do with Vikram?

My bad, I'm too preoccupied with Vikramaditya at the moment.

x-posting

Rupak wrote:Merlin, there are no Barak-1 on the Kolkata, all SAMs are Barak-8/LRSAM

Does this mean that Vikramaditya would not be able to perform any meaningful combat operations till 2015 (or possibly later?) since Barak-8 is not ready yet?

^ UPA strategy for the past 10 years: Do nothing about everything.

raj-ji wrote:
Time for us to step up and offer the Japanese incentives to move more manufacturing to India. That will kick the Panda in the pants in more than one way.

^ Thank you for saying this. Unfortunately our leaders are too busy with the polls to pay attention to such opportunities.

^ Hey NRao, We got into a cycle of cost escalations. The original price of the ship was supposed to be a lot lower. Having spent the initial cost, it was either invest more or lose the money invested which is why India decided to stay. A wise decision IMO. I am happy that both our men and MoD toughe...

Rs 25,000 cr tender for building helicopter-carrying warships He suggested that the tender was issued as part of efforts by the government to build the capabilities of the indigenous industry. source: http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/rs-25-000-cr-tender-for-building-helicopter-c...

TSJones wrote:
The US is not and will not go to war over the Senkaku Islands. If the Japanese homeland is attacked then the US will step in. But not until the Japanese homeland is threatened.

Exactly!

Which is why Japan is not afraid of escalating this issue.

I would like to add that the recent border pact with India may be a part of strategy to keep India out of South China sea. The aggressive border events preceding the pact could be to get some leverage and ensure that India signs this pact and stays at bay in interest of peace at the LAC.