Bharat Rakshak

Y I Patel

I would argue that they might have been a lot more credible in calling for restraint on India’s part had they voted with the rest of the international community. Now shackles are off for India

China has just been cornered into a no win situation for itself.

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I agree with rudradev that the conversation has already changed in ways that might never become public or explicit. Just one small example - the next time an American diplomat spouts pious sounding nonsense with Indian interlocutors, the diplomatically couched response will be: stop enabling nuclear...

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Kashi

Sorry but not right now.

Y I Patel

The tanks in Sialkot seemed totally wacko. POK comm blackout is ominous (may indicate a lot of interesting Indian actions, causing major decapitation of the jehad). But pulling troops out of Balochistan in a hurry seems crazy: if anything they need much more strength there. Those troops were there ...

Y I Patel

The beauty of cold start is in its unpredictability. Unlike during Parakram, there is no need to move the equivalent of a small town to a concentration area. IBGs have the same functionality of breaching a heavily defended front, and at multiple points. Pakis can never be sure anymore.

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Also, during Parakram, Lt Gen Kapil Vij concentrated lead elements of 2 Corps somewhere close to and west of this area. This area has all the markings of being a strong candidate for a jump off point of an armoured thrust westwards (although in all honesty the same could be said for some other areas...

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Why did Pakis send drones to Sri Ganganagar, you ask? Simble onlee - Pakis have been following BRF for decades now and they want to check up on what Brigadier Shivinder Singh Randhawa and IBG 606 are up to... https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=877&start=200 Read my narrat...

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UB in #8 you are referring to Lt Gen Muhammed Aziz Khan, the most powerful of the “Beards”.

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Pankajs is a grounded poster who usually adds value to discussions. I don’t know what he posted that caused him to be banned, but this is a request for lenience keeping past posts in mind.

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The narrative around Operation Balakot now has the potential to solidify thus: India launched a pre-emptive strike on JeM terror camps. In retaliation to this defensive anti-terrorism measure, Pakistan used F-16s in an act of military aggression. The powerful second part of the narrative is based on...

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The NYT article is an out and out sales job. Indian military old, desperately in need of modern combat aircraft but bad politicians want populism instead of arms purchases.

India is slipping away in more ways than one.

Y I Patel

@manjgu generalized qualitative information like you have been posting (e.g "intense air activity on right now") is great to have in times of media blackout where it is not certain if things are winding down or are at the same intensity level. You are our trusted source but we only want yo...

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Thank you! Official media will not comment on it, but it is so nice to know from a trusted source that at least something is going on.

Regarding SHQ, pliss to take testimonials from BRF to plead your case. We need your voice!

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@manjgu

You are BRF's official Forward Combat Observer. Bash on!

Y I Patel

Going by the image, this is the first aerial engagement in history where both sides fielded AWACS!

Y I Patel

I am not sure that has happened yet YIP, as Pakistanis are adept at lying to themselves and the PAF is also adept at lying to everyone and I wish NaMo had allowed a proper retaliation to happen, war or no war. An AFB wrecked in a retaliatory strike would have been proper humiliation, the kind that ...

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The Pulwama thread is very educative when read in hindsight. I had made a few drab remarks then: War is unpredictable, but public humiliation of Paki military will have very pleasing domino effects. A week earlier if someone had said that IAF should bomb a few terrorist camps and then sit back and r...

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I am simply in awe of WingCo Abhi. When I saw photos of him walking with blood on his face and arms pinned behind, I saw a chained lion. Defiance oozed out of every pore. He swaggered into captivity and diminished his captors with his lack of submission to pain, fear, and doubt. This was before I fo...

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How many times I have read in the 90’s, apropos F16 as Pakistan’s most reliable nuclear delivery vehicle, that “the bomber will always get through”. Well, the bomber turned tail, was chased down, and got a 40 year old missile up its tail pipe courtesy a 38 year old pilot flying a fighter produced be...

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but hasnt it always been in this order? PA > PAF > PN > PM PM is the peon who does what the other 3 tell him to do, esp the big dog PA. PAF was supposed to be "secular" in the old days, maybe to some extent it still is? That’s what they and their clients would have us believe. The reality...

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I am beginning to suspect serious issues between PAF and PA. After the first PA presser following Op Balakot I had noted how the army guy threw PAF under the bus. Now we have the following after the shoot down of F16: PAk Army goes to town that two Indian aircraft were shot down, and this lie gets p...

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I went up for air from this thread and what do I read? Trump is meeting KJU in Vietnam. This horrible India Pakistan thing is just a nuisance distraction. Move along now. Nothing to see along the LoC!

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Before dhoti shivering begins over pak armor thrust from Sialkot pliss to remember IAF Mi35 waiting in Pathankot for their wet dream to come true.

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After air strikes it was a pak army guy who responded. He pretty much threw paf under the bus and said this would not have happened with a ground attack. Signs of fissures already

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“Non-military preemptive strike”

Now they are making it sound like something a babu would do if he got up on the wrong side of his bed. Of all the cuts, calling it by such a name has to sting the most.

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Unconfirmed WhatsApp report one of IAF pilot is female

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Music being played at Wagah border is old patriotic Hind song

Apnon ke liye dildar hain hum
Dushman ke liye talwaar hain hum

For ours we are full of love
For enemies we are a sword

Topical, wouldn’t you say?

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Some snippets from ACM Tipnis interview Previously had said what IAF can do, not what it will do Air Force advantages stealth flexibility ability to keep enemy guessing with feints ability to select among primary secondary even tertiary targets on the fly M2k chosen because multi role. Among 12 some...

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I got a video of Wagah border crossing today on WhatsApp . Carnival

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Any plans to start a separate thread if reports of air strikes are confirmed? Will be really helpful to get news from all outlets including social media in one thread...

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Speaking of Corps Commanders, by an interesting twist of fate, GOC 14 Corps is none other than Lt Gen Y K Joshi, better known as the commander of 13 JKRIF battalion of PVC honorees Capt Vikram Batra and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar - the conquerors of Pt 5140 during the Kargil war. If 14 Corps sees action,...

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Gagan,

what would the condition of valleys in Ladakh and Baltistan be like, this time of year? would they be snow bound?

Y I Patel

A proud day for India. Congratulations Team India!

Y I Patel

The biggest reason I would favor the Kishenganga Valley as a target for salami slicing is that it is a relatively lower risk option. However we would have to capture dominating heights around it, else we will be the same position as Paks now. Will be receiving Pak 155MM rounds for years in the vall...

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Sudip, I have a low opinion of the competence of Pakistan’s rulers and believe that it is getting progressively ungovernable. Over the longer term it will disintegrate but until then it needs to be punished and dissuaded by imposing painful, lasting and visible costs. Salami slicing is an option for...

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Cross posting from Pulwama thread since this is a useful reference: The biggest reason I would favor the Kishenganga Valley as a target for salami slicing is that it is a relatively lower risk option compared to some other areas along the LoC. India occupies dominating heights along the eastern and ...

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The biggest reason I would favor the Kishenganga Valley as a target for salami slicing is that it is a relatively lower risk option compared to some other areas along the LoC. India occupies dominating heights along the eastern and southern banks of the river, and since the 90s has on several occasi...

Y I Patel

Amidst the grief, worth remembering that catching and killing the perpetrators and a couple of days is an extremely impressive feat.

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Heavy army casualties likely because of the importance of not letting the perpetrators of Pulwama escape. Usually army proceeds methodically when acting on a tip but may have had to act fast given the gravity of the situation. We will know more as the situation unfolds but likely the army men will g...

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This is not intended to be a facetious response - war is always fraught with uncertainty, but if Pakistan were to loose, say, the Neelam Valley, it will have domino effects elsewhere that will be very pleasant to watch. The behavioral change is them being forced to react to something India does for ...

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