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by SanjayC
28 Jun 2016 12:55
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
Replies: 3962
Views: 596704

Re: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013

^^ The Chinese would have hosed off all technology by now through a variety of ways if they owned these companies.
by SanjayC
26 Jun 2016 20:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
Replies: 4037
Views: 468741

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II

thirty years ago we were ahead of PRC in most economic measures. Anyway, quite an achievement to have our backsides handed to us 50 years ago by a country that was "behind us in most economic measures" That was due to Nehru's juvenile delusions, and not any particular superiority of Chine...
by SanjayC
26 Jun 2016 17:06
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Artillery: News & Discussion
Replies: 4811
Views: 1295089

Re: Artillery Discussion Thread

I think helicopter lift of the M 777 will be useful for quick deployment or rearranging their deployment when the situation is tense and breakout of hostilities is imminent, but shots have not been fired yet. They can also be quickly dropped a distance behind our troops to give them fire support wit...
by SanjayC
25 Jun 2016 11:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
Replies: 3962
Views: 596704

Re: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013

By the way, with respect to India and China, I think the Anglo-Americans are up to their old tricks. I think they want to engineer war between both countries as a way of eliminating them as rivals to the West. That's why there must not be any compromise regarding CISMOA. If that is the case., then ...
by SanjayC
23 Jun 2016 07:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indian Interests (09-08-2014)
Replies: 661
Views: 101372

Re: Indian Interests (09-08-2014)

This is the nonsense the above article is peddling: "The idea that people have some rights just because they are human, and entirely irrespective of merit, certainly isn’t derived from observation of the world. It arose out of Christianity, no matter how much." How can human rights be crea...
by SanjayC
17 Jun 2016 18:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Re: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 416
Views: 63972

Re: J&K News and Discussion-2015

^^^ This logic needs to be extended further. If Hindus have to survive long-term, Bangladesh and Pakistan need to be captured again and full transfer of population done -- the unfinished agenda of partition. Short of a civil war inside India (that will be a reality in another 50 years), this is the ...
by SanjayC
07 May 2016 19:55
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4767
Views: 1447434

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

Yes. They get side seats - one each.
by SanjayC
07 May 2016 19:26
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4767
Views: 1447434

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

saip wrote:Then I found out the meaning of RAC (reserved against cancellation0. Railways sell two tickets for each berth against this quota. In our compartment 10 tickets were issued against 5 berths most of them to Delhi.
If RAC is not confirmed, then you get a seat, not a berth.
by SanjayC
05 May 2016 14:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1638704

Re: Internal Security Watch

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/nonviolent-movement-stifled-in-bastar-bela-bhatia/article8511377.ece Looks like the more atrocious the accusation, the more likely the Chindu will print it The rapes have been systematically organised. The security forces in large numbers enter the ...
by SanjayC
29 Apr 2016 10:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4767
Views: 1447434

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

Yes, it is, which is why IR is moving away from slip coaches where possible. Shunting and assembling coaches in a 24 coach rake with passengers inside is a very time consuming process, and most junctions are busy enough to not have the spare track capacity for all this shunting. This is where perha...
by SanjayC
08 Apr 2016 19:42
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3954
Views: 706844

Re: Indian Education System

The article says it is annual fee
by SanjayC
07 Apr 2016 19:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Re: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 416
Views: 63972

Re: J&K News and Discussion-2015

Just finished reading an excellent book - A Long Dream of Home (The Persecution, Exodus and Exile of Kashmiri Pandits) by Siddhartha Gigoo & Varad Sharma Eye opening (for me) first person accounts of what the Kashmiri Pandit population experienced. A must read! Bought it after your recommendati...
by SanjayC
07 Apr 2016 16:19
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3954
Views: 706844

Re: Indian Education System

One more EJ route are ICSE schools. We shouldn't have two national boards. The govt has no control over ICSE syllabus. The two boards should be merged. The popularity of ICSE among schools is dropping like a brick. Dozens of schools each year drop ICSE for CBSE or opt for international boards. CBSE...
by SanjayC
30 Mar 2016 20:33
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Replies: 4035
Views: 684582

Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions

I am open to export Tejas, BrahMos & Akash: Parrikar
http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/ind ... s-1.956493
by SanjayC
30 Mar 2016 13:39
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3954
Views: 706844

Re: Indian Education System

@Raja ram-ji, There are several other Dharmic groups that are expanding their footprint in education. All Hindu spiritual leaders from Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji to Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev to Mata Amritanandamayi have elaborate school systems to universities (in case of Sri Sri and Mata Amritanandamayi)....
by SanjayC
26 Mar 2016 20:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1638704

Re: Internal Security Watch

Allahabad: Tutor kills Hindu student after he refuses to join ISIS

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/c ... -isis.html
by SanjayC
23 Mar 2016 23:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Replies: 4035
Views: 684582

Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions

Khalsa, I agree , if indeed this officer was assassinated then God help us. Actually God helps those who helps themselves. I am shocked to see this. What a fine officer - Sword of Honour, Gunnery course dagger, DSSC and now this ? I think we all must do something about this. Perhaps write to the PM...
by SanjayC
21 Mar 2016 20:42
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Replies: 4035
Views: 684582

Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions

LCA Tejas 'missed' target during Iron Fist 2016, says IAF official
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/lca-t ... 19386.html
by SanjayC
20 Mar 2016 18:33
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Replies: 4035
Views: 684582

Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions

IAF should stop cribbing about LCA Tejas
The fighter aircraft may not be the best, but is the best we can afford.
http://www.dailyo.in/politics/tejas-i-l ... /9604.html
by SanjayC
14 Mar 2016 07:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indian Foreign Policy
Replies: 2499
Views: 513003

Re: Indian Foreign Policy

She is confusing internal democracy with external foreign policy. And too many metaphors and allusions. What does she really want to say? It's just woolly headed verbiage in the mould of Nehru, and even after reading a 1000 words essay, one is never sure what the goofball was trying to say. These a...
by SanjayC
22 Nov 2015 10:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Re: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 416
Views: 63972

Re: J&K News and Discussion-2015

Government of India due to political rivalry between the then Prime Minister of India and the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir State, did not send army though at that time the Indian Army was stationed at Jhanghar which was at a distance of only 20 miles from Mirpur
The curse of Nehru on India.
by SanjayC
15 Nov 2015 20:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Re: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
Replies: 795
Views: 91284

Re: Terrorist Attack in Paris

Sleeping gas is too slow. Powerful nerve agents have issues as moscow theater showed. Omon unit went in and killed the women suicide bombers sitting among hostages with head shots but the nerve gas went feral to the cluck clucking of the west at backward russia They forgot to switch off the gas aft...
by SanjayC
27 Oct 2015 20:48
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Replies: 4035
Views: 684582

Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions

India Offers Lanka LCA Tejas To Counter Pakistan’s JF-17 India has offered to Sri Lanka its Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) to counter Pakistan’s earlier bid to sell to the island nation its JF-17 fighters developed in collaboration with China, the Colombo-based Sunday Observer says. https://ww...
by SanjayC
12 Oct 2015 07:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Saudi Arabia and its impact on Indian security
Replies: 499
Views: 102486

Re: Saudi Arabia and its impact on Indian security

habal wrote:those are maids who went a long time back. Since past few years single women are not given emigration clearance to ME for non white coller/nursing visa.
This lady whose arm was cut went to Saudi only three months back to work as maid
by SanjayC
11 Oct 2015 20:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: States News and Discussions
Replies: 1154
Views: 254865

Re: States News and Discussions

Came across an interesting blog by an amateur historian with an interesting article on W.Bengal. How did Bengal Lose its Pole Position in India? Never went into depths of why my home state ended up so badly. Insightful. The analysis doesn't hold. Bengal was still among the most industrialized and d...
by SanjayC
11 Oct 2015 12:49
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Replies: 3979
Views: 500773

Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions

The LCA is a direct descendant of the Folland Gnat by way of the MiG-21. A MiG-21 replacement, to be smaller than even the MiG-21 (as Gnat replacement was the original plan of the IAF which became the LCA program) but with capabilities picked up from the IAF experience of the MiG-29 (AI radar+ BVR+...
by SanjayC
10 Oct 2015 08:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Saudi Arabia and its impact on Indian security
Replies: 499
Views: 102486

Re: Saudi Arabia and its impact on Indian security

This trend of our women going to Middle East to do menial jobs has to end -- no nurses, no maids, no baby sitters
by SanjayC
07 Oct 2015 20:08
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Replies: 3979
Views: 500773

Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions

He is plain dead wrong. LCA is a replacement to Mig-21 genre of aircraft which are also short legged. No one is saying LCA is a Rafale replacement. He is misusing his position as an aerospace expert to spin nonsense. Only Indians can blabber such nonsense about indigenous defence products in foreig...
by SanjayC
23 Sep 2015 07:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Replies: 1745
Views: 377207

Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

^^ The reason is that Nepali politicians don't fear India. While the carrot is there, the stick is missing. In addition, India has already given so many freedoms to Nepalis in India, they think India has no further advantage to offer them. They are openly contemptuous of India because of this. There...
by SanjayC
22 Sep 2015 08:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
Replies: 4145
Views: 836075

Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20

^^ I am beginning to understand why so many controls were imposed on women by Hindus during Muslim rule despite this being the land of Khajuraho.
by SanjayC
21 Sep 2015 21:47
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3954
Views: 706844

Re: Indian Education System

^^^ Restricting supply is an old Babu trick to increase the importance of their jobs. AICTCE should just set minimum standards, and leave the rest to market forces.
by SanjayC
20 Sep 2015 19:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05, 2015
Replies: 2850
Views: 330825

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05,

Another desi enamored by paki hospitality http://www.dawn.com/news/1208023/arriving-in-pakistan-on-august-15-an-indian-recounts-his-visit The guy is an idiot, drawing conclusions about the entire society from trivial personal encounters. With a smile of the immigration lady in black hijab, his perc...
by SanjayC
20 Sep 2015 17:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1638704

Re: Internal Security Watch

These NGOs are created to create revolution inside India. All the anti India secular groups were nurtured in West for the last 40 years and they have put the seeds in these NGOs so that they can carryout the agenda. This revolution was planned for a long time and social changes were monitored for t...
by SanjayC
22 Aug 2015 19:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Re: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 416
Views: 63972

Re: J&K News and Discussion-2015

SSridhar wrote:Commenting on the talks, Prof. Amitabh Mattoo, who was appointed advisor to Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed, said: “Under any circumstances, it is better to talk than fight.”[/url]
Islamists see this kind of talk as weakness and mark these type of people as a low-hanging fruit for conquest.
by SanjayC
16 Aug 2015 17:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-July 10, 2015
Replies: 2850
Views: 326961

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-July 10,

^^^ Jihadis in Pakistan can be paid by Indian intelligence to bump off inconvenient politicians / bureaucrats / undesirables. It is a good strategy if Doval considers it. Jihadis can do anything for money.
by SanjayC
12 Aug 2015 21:45
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: MBT Arjun - News and Discussions
Replies: 1820
Views: 543831

Re: MBT Arjun - News and Discussions

Is there any sense in not considering buying a reliable and affordable piece of firang eqpt. which can easily be supported at home,that comes in far cheaper than a desi product? The whole money paid for buying "expensive" home-grown products circulates in the Indian economy, not in the ec...
by SanjayC
05 Aug 2015 23:36
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: MBT Arjun - News and Discussions
Replies: 1820
Views: 543831

Re: MBT Arjun - News and Discussions

In contrast, this is how the navy does it: Indian Navy Chalks Out 15-Year Plan for Indigenisation Aiming for total indigenisation, the Indian Navy on Monday released a plan that includes list of equipment to be made in the country in the next 15 years. It takes into account the Maritime Perspective ...
by SanjayC
05 Aug 2015 21:14
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: MBT Arjun - News and Discussions
Replies: 1820
Views: 543831

Re: MBT Arjun - News and Discussions

Modi needs to crack the whip on generals and discipline them. They are being absolutely facetious and frivolous with their juvenile wish lists and deliberate shifting of goal posts to ensure an Indian tank never materializes. The seriousness expected from the army in these kind of matters is totally...
by SanjayC
01 Aug 2015 14:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Many dead, including Police SP in Gurdaspur Terror attack
Replies: 1054
Views: 125219

Re: Many dead, including Police SP in Gurdaspur Terror attac

Thanks for the translations folks - the problem line was this one Yeh sulah ki shakal ko sanvarate rahe, jeetane ke baad baazi harte rahe "They kept grooming the appearance of reconciliation, and kept losing the game even after victory" Sulah = reconciliation, arrive at a mutual understan...