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- 18 Jun 2016 13:00
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread -2
- Replies: 703
- Views: 260730
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
I would love to see Tata Motors and M&M emerge globally as respectable brands like Honda, Toyota and Hyundai. Tata and Mahindra are taking a looootttt longer to emerge globally than the Japanese, Korean or even Chinese did. Points to a lack of ambition to even achieve it. They seem to like maki...
- 17 Jun 2016 10:11
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
- Replies: 6031
- Views: 1323121
Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
The major disappointment in the new Civil Aviation policy is the lack of clear reform in how new airports will be developed in India. Looks like GoI is looking for state governments to put their own money into small regional airports. Still hoping against hope that this government will give a major ...
- 06 Jun 2016 20:19
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1541795
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
I am sure there will be no dearth of investor countries who either want a beach head for their HSR technologies or want to park some of their wealth in investments in India. You just need a leadership that can attract these suitors and ensure India's interests are met.
- 06 Jun 2016 16:10
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1541795
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
^^ yes the semi-HSR is the future. at this stage we should not even be investing in the mum-ahmedabad HSR instead it should be semi-HSR. focus should be on building a base of technology and producers in India to resolve the DFC and semi-HSR requirements 90% on our own, before we think of HSR. We'll...
- 04 Jun 2016 12:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
- Replies: 4037
- Views: 501827
Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
TSJ, you bet it's the latter. There is no single US policy on India. Goes with the territory of being a pluralistic democracy. OTOH, there is a centralized India policy in China. The funniest thing about US policy on India and Pakistan is how Hollywood deals with Pakistan - ever seen a Pak Terror mo...
- 04 Jun 2016 08:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
- Replies: 4037
- Views: 501827
Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
It is the nature of the Chinese to keep "bargaining" as long as the other side is giving. They back off at the sight of strong resistance and leadership. India never showed them that resistance all this while. For every "Art of War" move of theirs, India needs to show an Arthasha...
- 03 Jun 2016 14:07
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
- Replies: 4573
- Views: 1090716
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
Kashiji, flow of technology-materials-IP is strictly governed by export control laws and not by company ownership. So, in the best case, only the know-how which can be shared or even sold to India, will have to pass this test. You may be surprised, how sensitive simple components like gyroscopes, m...
- 02 Jun 2016 14:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1803504
Re: Internal Security Watch
At the very least, the false claim of "Terror has no religion" has to be fought and proponents of this saying have to be publicly discredited. The statistical and sociological truth is religions that actively discourage their adherents from critically questioning their teachings create a p...
- 29 May 2016 12:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
- Replies: 4037
- Views: 501827
Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
I would not be surprised if Troll.in added those last paras to keep the Omidyar Network happy. Seema Sirohi used to be one of the good ones back in the days. This article does name the loonybins who are making noise and slyly points out some nonsense like that "NGO" that saves children in ...
- 29 May 2016 10:58
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
- Replies: 4210
- Views: 754799
Re: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
Indian warship makes contact with Pakistani naval vessels near western coast Looks like we could use a translation to layman's English here. Who followed who? Who detected who? Who warned off who? Article is a bit confusing. In the event that this ship was detected by Pakis, what does it imply for ...
- 07 May 2016 11:02
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
- Replies: 6031
- Views: 1323121
Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
a while back like a decade, chennai used to be nearly 2X that of blr ... Gotta blame Hyderabad. Much of the original Chennai traffic was Intl transfer passengers from old AP. There was also good domestic day traffic to the consulates such as US. Successive regimes have built HYD into its own hub fo...
- 28 Apr 2016 08:32
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1541795
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
srin..while we can debate ssunders idea abt hub/spoke ... one of the reasons airlines do it is to increase capacity utilisation. on IR where trains go full ..and more than full i wonder how practical is the idea. and just imagine the size of transit lounge to cater to N trains coming in a hub. on a...
- 28 Apr 2016 08:22
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1541795
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
a) what is the advantage of having 2 Talgo type trains Trivandrum>Delhi and Delhi>Jammu vs 1 Talgo type Trivandrum>Jammu assuming both are going full? i didnt quite get it. b) I am assuming u r saying that there will be many Talgo trains on Delhi>jammu sector , so even if Trivandrum>Delhi train get...
- 28 Apr 2016 04:52
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1541795
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Real hubs are 24-7 stations with a lot of frequent outbound connections and ample waiting spaces. This requires some good focus on developing stations as hubs. Can you give a few examples? I have tried Google chacha and came up with naught. I am not aware of any major train stations either in conti...
- 28 Apr 2016 01:36
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1541795
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Hub-and-spoke allows more efficient use of capital assets (planes, train coaches, etc.) and allows for better frequency versus capacity tradeoff between origin and destination. The positive effect is much more pronounced in airlines because of the cost of air travel and the relative low capacity of ...
- 27 Apr 2016 10:30
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1541795
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
the real ER trains like jammu to trivandrum or assam to west coast points will still be there, but journey times will be half ... 30 hrs instead of 60 hrs which apart from less tiring will also reduce load on pantry cars, caterers, cleaners...shorter the journey cleaner the train. A properly ration...
- 17 Apr 2016 10:35
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
- Replies: 4573
- Views: 1090716
- 10 Apr 2016 18:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1803504
Re: Internal Security Watch
Related to internal security- horrendous man made tragedy at Kerala temple. What the...? Last week, a flyover collapse, and now this, and of course the international media will, rightly or wrongly, highlight it. India seems to have some of the worst, if not the worst or most frequent, disasters whe...
- 29 Mar 2016 22:21
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Ex-Navy officer arrested by Pak in Baluchistan
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8482
Re: Ex-Navy officer arrested by Pak in Baluchistan
So, Pakis continue their policy of a thousand "cuts" even when it comes to videos.Baikul wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ0KeXt ... e=youtu.be
It begins. Ignore the headlines, watch the content.
- 15 Mar 2016 08:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1803504
Re: Internal Security Watch
West Bengal is truly lost. Few days go by without some ugly news. They are making bombs like crackers. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-west-bengal-3-dead-2-injured-in-crude-bomb-blast-in-murshidabad-district-2186752 This is very common in Bengal. This would not make front page news. Bengal pol...
- 11 Feb 2016 20:56
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1541795
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
^^ Better to increase now if they have to, it will become difficult going forward. I see the counterpoint about Private Freight Terminals etc. fetching more money. I think now would be a great time to push for more privatization, dumping non-core businesses and also shedding staff through an aggres...
- 30 Jan 2016 18:40
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
- Replies: 4573
- Views: 1090716
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
Anecdotally, we can assert that the rising middle class is educating its girls and the knowledge economy such as IT and BPO services has a high rate of female employment This did not decline. The sizable decline must be in the poor labor sectors. I doubt the UPA created many jobs at all in these sec...
- 28 Jan 2016 08:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1803504
Re: Internal Security Watch
the swoop on suspects has disrupted their attack plans for now and driven the survivors underground. but they will regroup and try to strike back even if in a token way. Our cops are getting more and more talkative. They are giving out whole stories about the entire operation and modus operandi. No...
- 26 Jan 2016 22:20
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2016 Republic day special
- Replies: 87
- Views: 20766
Re: 2016 Republic day special
Somehow I also felt that the French march was funny and lacked the grandeur and majesty that many (most) of the Indian units demonstrated.
- 26 Jan 2016 11:27
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2016 Republic day special
- Replies: 87
- Views: 20766
Re: 2016 Republic day special
Catching up on the replay now. I recall the golden 90's when tons of hardware would roll down Rajpath on R-day. These days, there is hardly any. You could take a brief biology break and miss the whole military hardware show. What's with that? It's a shame that Arjun, Nag, Pinaka, Prithvi, Agni, etc....
- 11 Jan 2016 03:37
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1541795
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/railways-choose-vibrant-colours-for-semi-high-speed-train-coaches/articleshow/50518504.cms Railways choose vibrant colours for semi-high speed train coaches According to the plan, railways will introduce trains that can clock spee...
- 09 Jan 2016 23:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Great Power Status - aspiration versus reality
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7716
Re: Great Power Status - aspiration versus reality
1. India already has large swathes of land and lots of people within. "Control" of this land is a subjective opinion skewed by some bad governments. India has enough police and military forces under her control to exert full control over the land and people. Individual governments have lac...
- 06 Jan 2016 11:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173957
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
the fog over the shady SP is slowly beginning to clear and the truth may be emerging. more revelations may be forthcoming soon Sanjay Dixit, IAS @Sanjay_Dixit My sources saying SP had gone there to finalise a drug deal. Smugglers turned out to be terrorists n hitched a hike https://twitter.com/YRDe...
- 05 Jan 2016 06:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173957
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
So, somebody ought to send a discreet message to the Saudi bigwigs not to travel to Pigland during those days. No more details necessary. The news sure would reach the Pakis and it will make them believe that we are serious this time. It is probable that some action may actually happen without us ha...
- 05 Jan 2016 05:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Retaliation Options to significant terrorist strikes
- Replies: 1228
- Views: 274494
Re: India's Retaliation Options to significant terrorist str
Gurus,
Is a single Brahmos strike to flatten the JeM or LeT headquarters too much of an escalation? What are the parameters here?
Is a single Brahmos strike to flatten the JeM or LeT headquarters too much of an escalation? What are the parameters here?
- 04 Jan 2016 00:19
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1803504
Re: Internal Security Watch
Can anyone translate verbatim?
- 02 Jan 2016 23:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173957
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
The Chindu had to use the "militant" word in their graphic, didn't they?SwamyG wrote:Courtesy: The Hindu - http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/m ... 058924.ece
- 02 Jan 2016 23:10
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173957
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
So far, Modi and the GoI have reacted well - keeping the focus on the bravery of our soldiers and clearly tagging the attackers as terrorists. There has been no mention of Pakistan, retaliation, the peace process or India's 'patience should not be taken for granted'. This is a good start. Isloo will...
- 25 Dec 2015 21:09
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1541795
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
One hopes that IR is soon able to get rid of license-quota systems such as tatkal. These are artifacts of severe supply constraints and possibly the lack of a fully real time reservation and capacity management system. As an "IT Superpower", the latter should be an easily solvable problem....
- 24 Dec 2015 21:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Delhi Case Follow-up thread
- Replies: 1287
- Views: 138393
Re: Delhi Case Follow-up thread
My reliable and trustworthy AAPtard friend just started circulating on SM a troll.in 'scientific' article that says a man's frontal brain lobe that governs judgment does not fully develop until he is 20+. Neurosurgeons are vouching for this apparently.
- 24 Dec 2015 20:44
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
- Replies: 6031
- Views: 1323121
Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Speaking of G. Raju, the man has been quite invisible. What gives? The last public announcement I remember from him was naming the Hyderabad airport after NTR.
- 24 Dec 2015 19:28
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
- Replies: 6031
- Views: 1323121
Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
^^^ It would be great to introduce competition into the mix in the form of a private consortium also building a similar plane. The government would do well to facilitate such a consortium and support the venture via a tax break. Europe and US do it all the time.
- 23 Dec 2015 02:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Delhi Case Follow-up thread
- Replies: 1287
- Views: 138393
Re: Delhi Case Follow-up thread
OTOH, do u believe that the Authorities are that stupid? All that has happened is that the pakistan has been "disappeared". He could be in a Dostum Container, for all v know. Story may come out in 3 years, or 5 years when they report ID of a body found in a pit. Saar, I would believe that...
- 21 Dec 2015 07:37
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
- Replies: 6031
- Views: 1323121
Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
^^^ SSundar, the last news-item I have is: xpost: http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7134#p1948082 Singapore's Changi Airport Group will soon start managing Ahmedabad and Jaipur airports, opening up airport management operations for a foreign player for the first time in the c...
- 21 Dec 2015 07:28
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1541795
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
^^^ If the Railways already have land in the Kurla or Bandra terminus, why do they need new land?