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by Atulya P
21 Sep 2022 15:39
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8447
Views: 3031411

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Why India could single-handedly shape the future of e-commerce this summer https://fortune.com/2022/08/02/why-india-could-single-handedly-shape-the-future-of-e-commerce-this-summer-vivek-wadhwa-alex-salkever/ This month, retail giants and government regulators around the world will be watching clos...
by Atulya P
01 Jul 2022 12:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 669
Views: 322774

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

On June 30, a new highway crossing the Takla Makan Desert in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China was put into operation at a cost of $261.5 miillion Located in the south of Xinjiang in the Baiingoling Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture https://twitter.com/OsintTv/status/1542750147863613440?s...
by Atulya P
07 Apr 2022 12:41
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 486894

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

https://youtu.be/TCBigWixkgc A lively discussion on the war, with points of disagreement between Lt. Gen. Ravi Shankar and Lt. Gen. Satish Dua. I hear everyone, including both Generals in the talk quoted, expressing the same sentiment that Russia was unable to achieve the war termination objectives...
by Atulya P
25 Mar 2022 12:31
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 486894

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

No, not necessarily. Then we should have kept the Vijayantas and T55s!! I am sure you are saying this just to stick to your point. Please think about what you are saying, unless you push using your very best equipment you are treating your soldiers as cannon fodder. IOW, why keep T72s if you aren't...
by Atulya P
25 Mar 2022 11:31
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 486894

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

ks_sachin wrote: Think through what you have stated.
If you are expending older tanks you r also expending men yes?
No, not necessarily.
by Atulya P
24 Mar 2022 21:57
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 486894

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

I was more thinking in terms of how the current conflict has played out and the use of older T72s. Why? On tank losses, of the 263 Russian tanks lost (open source info), 71 were built in the Soviet era (over 30 years old). Only 73 Tanks lost were T-80, the remaining 190 were T-72. Of the 248 infant...
by Atulya P
02 Mar 2022 16:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 965022

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Putin had spelled out the objectives as de-militarization and de-nazification of Ukr. To achieve these objectives, the next installed head of state needs to play a key role. Zelenskiy's sky high support can easily be a liberal info bubble, its been 8 year since the revolution and economy is not in a...
by Atulya P
25 Feb 2022 13:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 965022

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

Can anybody tell me how can Putin get a victory here, he has now lost friends in Europe, put the Russian economy under bus. And if this conflict is long drawn loss of reputation . It does not look for Russia. Few months ago there was a post on brf about USA having decided that there's no space for ...
by Atulya P
08 Dec 2021 13:05
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5265
Views: 1797624

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Gogra & Hot Springs - Chang Chenmo Sector Explained (Part-1) - Please do have a look, and share your feedback and comment. A great overview of the sector Rohit. As is apparent from your video, the entire chang chenmo sector depends on just one line of communication through Marismik La. IA deplo...
by Atulya P
05 Oct 2021 11:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1793890

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

Anoopji, if I may. While the economy is booming, nobody cares about political freedom except the sidelined politicians (in any case they turn AWOL) & oppressed Tibetans and Uyghurs. As long as their toast is buttered, its not a surprise that Hans unanimously put economic boom over political free...
by Atulya P
23 Jul 2021 12:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1793890

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

The triune brain model: reptilian, limbic, and neo-cortex Cavemen are still in survival mode and operate at the reptilian brain or the bottom layer of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Civilization needs to operate at Neo-cortex level. Unfortunately, it seems that we are in a place where we have climbed...
by Atulya P
23 Jul 2021 11:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
Replies: 3095
Views: 803360

Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016

Taliban says will not let ISIS become active in Afghanistan "We assure you that we will not let ISIS to become active in the country, in the areas under our control..... There are no terrorists from Central Asia or China in the country. We assure you that we will prevent them from entering the...
by Atulya P
08 Jun 2020 12:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous - Aug 2016
Replies: 227
Views: 147705

Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous - Aug 2016

A question on Google Earth and other Map experts. Over the past few weeks I have been trying to map the border road infra by manually checking and following branching tracks and roads on the GE. Right now focusing on Aksai chin and Ladakh area both sides. The question is how can i see LAC marking as...
by Atulya P
27 Mar 2019 12:49
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian ASAT Test
Replies: 872
Views: 216496

Re: Indian ASAT test

Congratulations, great feat! Jai Hind!
by Atulya P
01 Oct 2018 14:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bakistan: Emirate of New-clear Inquilabi States-Bojitiv Newj
Replies: 2069
Views: 522901

Re: Bakistan: Emirate of New-clear Inquilabi States-Bojitiv Newj

A senior civil servant was caught stealing a wallet full of dinars from a Kuwaiti delegate in Islamabad

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ne ... 014339.cms
by Atulya P
16 Apr 2018 12:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Cambridge Analytica and Next Color Revolutions India
Replies: 113
Views: 28972

Re: Cambridge Analytics and Next Color Revolutions India

This is a crazy farticle, using the companies for Digital India etc. cannot be equated to election rigging. It's like saying you bought our missiles and now you cannot cry if we use it to bomb your cities. So, per you, its OK for them to use the data acquired through Govt of India contracts for one...
by Atulya P
13 Apr 2018 17:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Cambridge Analytica and Next Color Revolutions India
Replies: 113
Views: 28972

Re: Cambridge Analytics and Next Color Revolutions India

At loggerheads now, govt once used Facebook, Google for digital push This is a crazy farticle, using the companies for Digital India etc. cannot be equated to election rigging. It's like saying you bought our missiles and now you cannot cry if we use it to bomb your cities. We have to understand th...
by Atulya P
17 Jan 2018 17:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Two and Half Front War Scenario
Replies: 209
Views: 48153

Re: Two and Half Front War Scenario

Ramana sir, in your structure where would the other 0.5s lay? The structure should include potential insurgency from Tibetans, Uighurs, Balochis and Shias in PoK.
by Atulya P
29 Nov 2017 19:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous - Aug 2016
Replies: 227
Views: 147705

Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous - Aug 2016

Please suggest any material or book (it would be great if its not too expensive) that would help with understanding naval warfare and tactics. How are blockades carried out etc. x-quote Sea lane blockade is selective and need not impact SK/Japan/Asean. That will not be possible, the selective blocka...
by Atulya P
29 Nov 2017 18:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1793890

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

Sea lane blockade is selective and need not impact SK/Japan/Asean. CPEC disruption by us (or by Nature/Weather) will not be selective, it will be total. In any case, blocking of sea lanes is de-facto declaration of war. Such blockades (if any) along with the ensuing war will not last more than 2 wee...
by Atulya P
12 Aug 2017 00:29
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Replies: 10352
Views: 2271454

Re: Neutering & defeating Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)

So 59 Tomahawk [similar 1,000 lbs warhead as CJ-10] could not fully disable ONE airport in a much more favorable terrain with all of US latest & greatest C4I infra in the world backing the attack. This is not to say that we must ignore the threat but unless the Chinese go ballastic there is no ...
by Atulya P
08 Aug 2017 13:23
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Replies: 10352
Views: 2271454

Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)

But if at all there is a war as political objective i would love if we can punch thru POK/COK territory in a way that we can create a land link to afghanistan and cutoff CPEC. this has to be in an area which we can ideally hold forever (maybe 50kms wide) and this should be achievable in 2-4 weeks ?...
by Atulya P
18 Jul 2017 13:42
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Replies: 10352
Views: 2271454

Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)

Noob thoughts - How important is chicken's neck corridor in case the war does break out? Would we not use north BD (for NE) or Nepal (for Sikkim) as transit if, and this is a big IF (given the force balance is in our favor), Siliguri does comes under arty range? War means political boundaries remain...
by Atulya P
13 Jul 2017 17:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Amarnath Yatris killed in terror attack. Allahoakbar
Replies: 434
Views: 84818

Re: Amarnath Yatris killed in terror attack. Allahoakbar

ShauryaT wrote:The last thing we want is chemical weapons being used and the liberals doing their fake Kashmiriyat business and the Indian state not rising to the challenge of a mass attack.
or HM doing a reverse CW attack on KMs and MSM pointing fingers at SFs a la Syria
by Atulya P
23 Jun 2017 12:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: GST - Discussion on all Aspects
Replies: 772
Views: 241610

Re: GST - Discussion on all aspects.

Noob Pooch: I hear there is a "composition scheme" where traders/entities with less than 75 lakhs of turnover/revenue need not register with GST (unless they sell tobacco/pan masala/ice-cream). And they pay a fixed 1% taxes. How does this work when it comes to smaller shopkeepers? Do they...
by Atulya P
22 Jun 2017 16:07
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: GST - Discussion on all Aspects
Replies: 772
Views: 241610

Re: GST - Discussion on all aspects.

Looks like J&K is not moving to GST before deadline. If this is true, no one will supply to J&K. If they do, they will have to take double taxation (iGST + local VAT). The jammu trader association is firmly behind gst and is threatening to down shutters if not implemented. http://www.tribune...
by Atulya P
16 Jun 2017 16:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Levant crisis - III
Replies: 12253
Views: 1957827

Re: Levant crisis - III

If it was pre-disclosed strike, it's going to be another one in the long series of failed attempts
by Atulya P
05 Jun 2017 18:05
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: GSLV-Mk III launch program/post-launch analysis
Replies: 424
Views: 119016

Re: GSLV-Mk III launch program/post-launch analysis

Congratulations India! What an awesome feeling.
by Atulya P
24 May 2017 12:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Levant crisis - III
Replies: 12253
Views: 1957827

Re: Levant crisis - III

Bang in the middle of DieDong's visit to Putin. How overt of Khan! He has been raising his bark volume for some time now. Did the US forces vacate the base in Mindanao last year?
by Atulya P
23 May 2017 17:17
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Understanding US thread-III
Replies: 3131
Views: 606903

Re: Understanding US thread-III

Trump also bravely called it like it is, unlike the submissive ombaba, and said the words " radical islamic terrorism ". and not the wussy "islam is a great religion" type statements.. There has been a lot of talk about Trump towing the line and reversal on his campaign war crie...
by Atulya P
15 May 2017 14:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Latest Chinese boast: should we shiver or die laughing?
Replies: 1451
Views: 351086

Re: Latest Chinese boast: should we shiver or die laughing?

^ Shiv sir, I agree, these look like massive landslides. These are very young mountains and the fact that there is usually next to no precipitation in trans himalayas makes the mountain sides very very fragile. With regular rain, the loose gravel, sand is washed away over the years and underlying ro...
by Atulya P
15 May 2017 12:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Levant crisis - III
Replies: 12253
Views: 1957827

Re: Levant crisis - III

Assad has been partly responsible for this mess in Idlib, repeatedly making the mistake of allowing a safe passage to rebels. They should not have been allowed to board those busses. Even at the time of Aleppo siege, there was passage kept open for way too long. I know they were facing problems in c...
by Atulya P
12 May 2017 13:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Levant crisis - III
Replies: 12253
Views: 1957827

Re: Levant crisis - III

Yes, a lot of farmland taken. But the rats are holed up in the old city. It is going to be either street fighting patli gali after patli gali and tunnels or a wait with tight perimeter siege for rats to come out. Either way Mosul is almost in, unless rats can walk under water http://www.betootaadvoc...
by Atulya P
11 May 2017 16:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Levant crisis - III
Replies: 12253
Views: 1957827

Re: Levant crisis - III

^That should make things easier. Do a Nanking, scorch earth as no civilians to worry about. These are the areas that would form agricultural backbone.
They cannot let it go, it is not like rebels would make peaceful neighbors. Russia might be unwilling but she has no choice IMO.
by Atulya P
02 May 2017 17:32
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Morbid Rubbernecking: New Korean War?
Replies: 510
Views: 119015

Re: Morbid Rubbernecking: New Korean War?

It is not going to play out like that in my opinion. It is impossible for anyone to remote destruct any country. If only it were that easy. Feet on the ground is always required and then goes into small arms fighting in urban areas. No one can carpet bomb civilian population and remember noko has a ...
by Atulya P
02 May 2017 16:52
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Morbid Rubbernecking: New Korean War?
Replies: 510
Views: 119015

Re: Morbid Rubbernecking: New Korean War?

Noko appears to be just a piece that is up for taking, the Chinese gambit in Pak through cpec, their backing Iran/russia in ME, Us being outfoxed in syrian theater and increased bravado in SCS has all led to khan feeling the heat. noko seems like a ripe fruit to pick in this game and is bang on the ...
by Atulya P
20 Apr 2017 15:22
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Morbid Rubbernecking: New Korean War?
Replies: 510
Views: 119015

Re: Morbid Rubbernecking: New Korean War?

^Darwin is almost as far as Hawaii give or take 1000 kms. Had it been serious, would they not station in Japan or soko?
by Atulya P
22 Mar 2017 17:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Levant crisis - III
Replies: 12253
Views: 1957827

Re: Levant crisis - III

Singha sir, where do you foresee the scum to gather again after Mosul/Raqqa/DeZ ops close out. There should be signs visible about now that would be pointing towards the next infestation. Is your post above, about 100 small bush fires, pointing to a movement towards Sinai through Jordan and onto Lib...