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An interesting read. Quoting a snippet that is most relevant: Everything You Need to Know about NITI Aayog - Surajit Dasgupta, Swarajya Mag .... For the ordinary citizens, there should be relief once these teething problems are overcome. To address their quotidian needs with the state, it will be ea...

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Surprised this hasn't been discussed yet :-o Economist Arvind Panagariya is NITI Aayog's first vice-chairman - Simantik Dowerah, Firstpost Economist Arvind Panagariya, Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, has...

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Too many generalizations in the last few pages, all because some section of IT-vity folks decided to protest a proposed lay-off. Can someone elaborate how many of these affected people actually 'lived beyond their means' or 'lived arrogantly w.r.t. NRIs', or 'got latest model LEDs or iGadgets'? Anyo...

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In fact, their coverage seemed to be positive overall Didin't you read their Editorial yesterday? They are all in that same boat (pun intended) SSridhar sir, I read it only after reading your post. I have stopped reading edits on the Hindu, as I realized that I didn't agree with most of them. That ...

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Pandyan saar, seems to be spear headed by PS in IndExp, and to an extent NDTV. TBH, my first reading of this incident was on The Hindu, and they hadn't put out these questions. In fact, their coverage seemed to be positive overall (see the 2nd link below). Then I watched Times Now, and no questions ...

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Rahul saar, apparently it is only a reallocation based on the spending pattern for the first half of the spending pattern, fuelled by (what else) mischievous reporting. Please see this article: Did The Modi Government Cut Health Spend? - Arunabh Saikia, Newslaundry Ever since we carried this story b...

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This was posted earlier by someone, and I would like to re-iterate this possibility: Based on the intel intercept (whatever it actually was, we wouldn't know), we probably did not want to show our hand, hence the emphasis on routine surveillance by ICG Dorniers, and deploying a single ICG patrol cra...

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^^It would be great to hear his perspective (after retirement, of course) on how the message modulation happened during MMS and NaMo eras. I do notice a more assertive from the MEA of late.

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Esp. now that they have 'certified' a no-terrorism stance - if India were to do what Cosmo_R-ji suggests, India will have to take the brunt from Unkil's impartial and certifying govt. This certification, coming as it did a few weeks before Obama's India visit, was intended to send a message to us. T...

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Popcorn time, considering Obama's visit this month: Pak. has reined in LeT: U.S. - Suhasini Haidar, The Hindu Certification comes ahead of Obama’s India visit U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Pakistan this month, shortly after certifying the Pakistan government’s “action against” Lashka...

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^^ Also include the bomb defused in Sivaganga in TN: http://www.timesnow.tv/Major-mishap-ave ... 471997.cms

Apparently, it was similar to the one used in Bangalore.

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Yeah, right. Poor people just making a living will set their boat on fire when under threat of arrest. Some dhoti shivering claimed by the Porbander fisherfolk, against the mighty Pak Navy. If the intel was indeed about smuggling (only), as this report claims, then it was the ICG's duty to intercept...

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Vivek sir, one suggestion: You may not want to name any media outlet by name, for legal reasons. In such situations, a lot of authors use a fictional but thinly veiled name that conveys the meaning to the reader. I hope you have considered that.

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Aditya_V saar, 'Budhha-avatar' probably? Having speculated that, I don't know the real answer, would like to know too.

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For that we need three things: Functional/economical autonomy from the west, balls and vision. We are clearly not in a position to do that :) And a global English media presence in the likes of BBC, CNN, France24, CCTV, Al-Jazeera, RT (fill in any country except India). It beats me why we haven't i...

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A note on India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project By Saurav Jha Worth posting in full for the record. Emphasis mine. The Chinese today are flying two fifth generation fighter prototypes, at least one of which will enter series production sometime in the next decade. It of course rema...

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Any updates on the captured fishermen? I didn't see any response from GoI on this. The reason I ask is, deep sea fishing is one of the options to resolve the fishing issues near SL, and general decimation of fisheries near the coasts due to uncontrolled trawling. But such incidents will not give mu...

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I wanted to post this except from Saurav Jha's detailed article, in case it was missed. http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/sauravjha/2976/65448/the-radiance-of-tejas-a-bright-prospect-for-make-in-india.html Final operational clearance However FOC for the Tejas Mk-I is now expected to be achieved only by la...

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These are the rules specified by the Govt of India (MHA/BoI), speaks for itself: BoI FAQ page: http://boi.gov.in/content/frequently-asked-questions-faqs FAQs relating to Tourist Visa FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS RELATING TO TOURIST VISA Updated on 11.8.2014 As per the extant instructions of the Govern...

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The Mendacity Of Conversion http://swarajyamag.com/culture/the-mendacity-of-conversion/ One of the best article I have seen on the politics (This is not religion) of conversion. Thanks for sharing this, Manny-ji. This article is worth posting in full. I request all to read the bolded part in the en...

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From the BR homepage, looks like the IN is getting more Dhruvs as well. 200 Choppers to Augment Navy Prowess - New Ind Exp The Ministry of Defence is augmenting the role and reach of the Indian Navy by acquiring 100 multi role helicopters and 100 naval utility helicopters. An unspecified number of A...

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A different perspective of INS Kolkata I came across when reading about the Barracuda ship's export to Mauritius: http://s4.firstpost.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Navy_380Reu.jpg Source: Firstpost Such nice clean lines! It shows the amount of attention paid to reduce RCS and increase stealth. Any i...

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^^ I came across few more, but the one posted above seems to be the best pic. Too bad there is not an online version of the same. http://d2yhexj5rb8c94.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/warship.jpg Source: Deccan Chronicle http://www.ndtv.com/news/images/story_page/b...

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I always consider the FJ cruiser to be a poor man's version of the Hummer. For the small number of kitna deta hai types who still want a testosterone filled muscular behemoth. Was disappointed that Toyota even came up with such a car, but hey, it's bijnezz, no personal!

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That was probably because of the longer run on take off. On a ship's short runway, they would need the afterburners. I expect to see them to be on when they reduce the take off length in future tests. The real test would the arrested landing - hope to see that soon.

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Saars, let's move this DK specific conv to Nukkad. I have posted my reply here: http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewto ... 1#p1768001

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George wrote:Of all the fellow Indians that I have met, I felt, Bengalis and Tamilians are the most parochial concerning their native languages.

What boss, bored on a Friday, hence the flame bait?

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True. But it stills riles me to see a massive V8 SUV or truck parked in a neighbouring spot in a Whole foods parking lot (or my KB for that matter) - and only one person shows up to drive the behemoth. And most massan SUVs are huge, not the small Ecosport types that seat the same 4/5 people. Yet NYT...

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^^ Saar, the 'kitna deta hai' bug has caught massa too....

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Any updates on the captured fishermen? I didn't see any response from GoI on this. The reason I ask is, deep sea fishing is one of the options to resolve the fishing issues near SL, and general decimation of fisheries near the coasts due to uncontrolled trawling. But such incidents will not give muc...

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brar_w wrote:Also, if the J-20 knows you are taking its picture it becomes invisible.

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And what immigration law has been passed so far? All Obama did was to issue an executive action because the law wouldn't be passed by a Congress he/dems do not control anymore. An executive action is not a law, btw. Both were impactful actions and my whole point was I would hardly call a president ...

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India's 20-Minute Space Mission Today is a Big Deal - Vishnu Som, NDTV India's biggest rocket, the LV M3 blasted off from Sriharikota precisely at 9:30 am this morning, a mission that enables the Indian Space Research Organisation to continue to plan big. Today's launch of a new powerful rocket sys...

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Go up to the pacific nw - Germans rule the roost, along with Subarus and Volvos. The Japanese heavyweights are of course present, but the Detroit ones are significantly rarer when compared to central or southern US. Sampatji - thanks for the info about the Spain made VWs - mine was a phoren car made...

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That's a good point, I wasn't aware of the IN/CG deployment. But even then, why declare the timing? So satellites can try get in position and try to study the wake as the sub leaves the harbour? Big mystery onlee...

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Has anyone considered this Hindu article to be a part of psyops? I mean, they do have great correspondents like TSS, so such a lame article does not add up. Secondly, this article claims S1 was/is INS Chakra, whereas other sources have said it is the land testbed based in Kalpakkam. Third, this arti...

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Yes, central locking, remote, etc. No issues. Maybe it was restricted to a few models/years?

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(My last OT.) Really? Healthcare was passed way back in 2010 when the dems controlled both houses. Even after the congress went republican, the senate was still controlled by dems. So, no lame duck here. And what immigration law has been passed so far? All Obama did was to issue an executive action ...

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^^ Just curious, what law was that?

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