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Manish_P wrote:I was expecting this to come from a paki anal-cyst but this guy is a Brit

Why do you distinguish between them both?

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Astra Mk2 user trials are finished as per Alpha Defence on you tube. I am not even sure if development trials are over for Astra Mk. II. In December 2020, it was announced by DRDO officials that Astra Mk. II would be tested by May, 2022. In October 2022, the IAF released a video with Astra Mk.II be...

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India’s next major defence export | Indonesia will buy Brahmos missile - WION India-based defence company BrahMos Aerospace expects to close a deal this year to sell Indonesia supersonic cruise missiles worth at least $200 million, as it looks to expand its presence in Southeast Asia. BrahMos Aeros...

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https://twitter.com/DRDO_India/status/1673734292655030279 200th flight of TAPAS UAV was demonstrated to the Tri services team for the first time at ATR chitradurga on 27th June 2023. Tri services team appreciated the indigenous efforts for development of UAV. TAPAS is now ready for user evaluation ...

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It is equally a right of common folks to question a journalist, everybody has rights. What has democracy got to do with criticism against this lady's loaded question by those who think that she is biased? This Pakistani lady was specifically chosen by the WH to needle Indians. This is the kind of pr...

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India Joins the Artemis Accords - Ajay Lele, The Space Review Collaboration in space between India and the United States has some six decades of history. It is often mentioned as collaboration between two powers who share values like vibrant democracies and open society. The Indian space program wa...

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I got the same impression too.

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From the India-US Joint Statement at the end of PM Modi's State Visit: President Biden and Prime Minister Modi recommitted themselves to empowering the Quad as a partnership for global good. The two leaders welcomed the progress made at the Hiroshima Summit last month among the four maritime democra...

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ramana wrote:Is this the same as Akash-S?

ramana, yes. Akash-1S was the technology demonstrator to upgrade the existing Akash- Mk.1 stock with an indigenous RF seeker. AFAK, Akash-1S was renamed as Akash-1P and in July 2020 (the Ladakh faceoff with China timeframe) when it was deployed there.

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In actuality, it was Wang Yi as the Director of Foreign Policy who delivered what appears to me to be the 'coup de grace' to Blinken. It was not Qin Gang or XJP. The typical Good Cop/Bad Cop. Earlier it used to be Yang Jiechi. IMO, China has clearly drawn the line, this far and no further. I do not ...

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A total of 75 Democratic senators and members of the House of Representatives signed the a letter, sent to the White House on Tuesday. " We do not endorse any particular Indian leader or political party — that is the decision of the people of India — but we do stand in support of the important...

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Exactly. They have not miniaturized, they have no means to carry on such a work, they cannot therefore make such landmines or bullets. Besides, China has not been known to possess nuclear landmines. They probably had some when they had issues with FSU after the Ussuri clash. It is doubtful that they...

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Did Pakistan Just Overhaul Its Nuclear Doctrine? - Sitara Noor, a research fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Excerpts Speaking at a seminar hosted by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad on May 24, retired Lt. Gen. Khalid Kidwai provided new...

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China blocks proposal at UN to blacklist Pak-based LeT terrorist and 26/11 accused Sajid Mir - ToI China on Tuesday blocked a proposal by India and the US at the United Nations to designate Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sajid Mir, wanted for his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror att...

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China is building own network of satellites to match Starlink and One Web. And this requires a large number of satellites in low earth orbit. Yes, the 'Guowang' satellites of LEO mega constellation (~13000) for satellite broadband are China's answer to StarLink. But, they plan to start launching th...

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Ricky_v & RoyG, please take these non-germane posts elsewhere. Thanks.

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^^ One can insert into all these civilisational issues, but the insertion has to produce some result. The matter doesn’t end with photo-ops, does it?

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^ The State Visit should have been in the making for quite some time now as both Modi & Biden are two of the busiest world leaders. Blinken’s visit to China was planned at the Indonesian G20 meet and should have taken place earlier but got disrupted by the spy balloon saga. Blinken & Qin Gan...

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^ Of course, Cold War 2.0 is very different from the earlier version, but some aspects remain the same, just as the above video shows.

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Modi's response to that (and detailed by Doval, Dr SJ, RS...) I'm guessing, was that both countries should go after realising a much bigger, broader vision, one that might have initially surprised the US but they soon came to realise that it's the only way forward for both sides. I can't see the fu...

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Sudarshan is from The Hindu stable though this article and a few others of similar nature might have appeared in The Indian Express. Very obvious therefore.

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IAF, Army carry out joint exercise in central sector - ET The Indian Air Force (IAF) has carried out a joint exercise with the Indian Army in the central sector with deployment of multiple combat assets to check the operational readiness of the two forces. The exercise follows the IAF's two strateg...

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RBIO is also something that Modi, Jaishankar & Rajnath Singh have been very vocal about but that is directed against China as of now. We do not need to rake up unnecessary issues like we used to do in the early days of our Independence. We have learned the Statecraft trade now and have been demo...

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Do not bring OT partisan US political debates here. Thanks.

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In fact, the 1951 Mutual Defence Treaty between the US & Philippines was never rescinded. The recent extension of the defence agreement allowed the US access to 4 more crucial bases in Luzon (close to Taiwan) & Palawan (close to Spratlys) India should not be bothered by such issues. Especial...

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rags wrote:
Vips wrote:Can someone explain what the "hardware" means in the above statement?

I think he means the stage

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sanman wrote:What kind of info is China likely to pick up through this?

ELINT & COMINT.

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Many Chinese dynasties fell because of grandiose projects. XJP's won't be an exception either.

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What Japan achieved from 1950s until the 2000s is quite amazing for an island country of its population size, without losing its cultural uniqueness. Cyrano, what Japan achieved after the Meiji restoration was even more breathtaking. In fact, the Japanese made use of USN Commander Perry's ultimatum...

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^^ That interview with ex-Ambassador Arun Singh by Surya Gangadharan is a matter-of-fact one. Those on either side of the divide would do well, IMO, to listen to that. This is how IR works.

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ramana wrote:There were reports of a sub-launched version is under development.

In June 2019, Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) won another order for 70 Varunastra worth Rs. 1200 Crores. These were to equip both ships and submarines like Scorpene. The first Varunastra shipment was made by BDL on November 21, 2020.

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US, Australia, Japan Forming New Quad With Philippines. Should India Be Concerned? Gautam, thanks for posting this. The US is already a Defence Treaty partner with each of these nations. It is a victory for US diplomacy to get the Philippines back into its military fold after a gap of almost three ...

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While saying 'Go to Delhi and see for yourself'. John Kirby also hinted that such issues would be brought up in discussions. I am sure that the Indian side would give suitable replies but as a dear friend, it wouldn't also hesitate to bring up issues such as police violence, human-rights violations,...

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India, US finalise roadmap for defence-industrial cooperation - ToI India and the US on Monday set the stage for clinching the mega project to co-produce fighter jet engines during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington later this month, while also deciding to further strengthen operational milita...

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So Philippines is part of ASEAN and now also part of a de-facto "Quad" grouping. So will this pave the way for more ASEAN members to join into this grouping, to eventually make it into a sort of "Quad+" ? If Philippines can be part of such a grouping, why not also Vietnam, or ev...

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Ambitious roadmap': India, US agree to deepen defence ties to counter China - ToI India and the US on Monday discussed an ambitious five-year roadmap to upgrade defence partnership — with particular focus on identifying ways to strengthen industrial cooperation — as both countries grapple with Chin...

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Aukus and Quad do not seek to displace Asean: Australian DPM - Straits Times Smaller groupings such as Aukus and the Quad do not seek to replace Asean’s centrality for cooperative security in this region, but to complement it, said Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marle...

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Japan, U.S., Australia, Philippines vow to boost defense cooperation That's a pretty lop-sided quadrilateral One of the corners seems quite weak, and much more susceptible to attack by China sanman, yes. But, if the US is a member, every quadrilateral would appear so, relatively speaking. And again...

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https://archive.is/xGYq8 China, India Kick Out Nearly All of Each Other’s Journalists as Rivalry Escalates Rift that opened with deadly border clash deepens as neighbors deny reporter visas Keith Zhai, May 30, 2023 Going further on this issue, without getting distracted, Indian MEA has reacted . &q...

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