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- 11 Jul 2024 06:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: BR Forum Feedback
- Replies: 1299
- Views: 705513
Re: BR Forum Feedback
Seconded. NRao is not even around to defend himself. You need to stop seconding posts here, as if this thread is some kind of ballot box. If you have a complaint, post specifics and speak for yourself, please If that’s the case then why are you stepping in and covering for Rakesh? Let him speak for...
- 11 Jul 2024 00:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: BR Forum Feedback
- Replies: 1299
- Views: 705513
Re: BR Forum Feedback
Rakesh- I'm going to report your post for casting aspersions on other members by using terms as MUTU. People are free to express their opinion about military products whether American or French or Russian. Visceral reaction from you, as a forum moderator is uncalled for. At the very least, give up ...
- 10 Jul 2024 22:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-France news
- Replies: 402
- Views: 243477
Re: India-France news
India should not buy any more foreign fighters from now on. We should only buy Indian made fighters and that means Tejas, ORCAS, AMCA, whatever. We simply need to bite the bullet and fund the whole programs including the engine program. There’s no shortcut around here.
- 09 Jul 2024 01:15
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
- Replies: 512
- Views: 326570
- 08 Jul 2024 22:09
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
- Replies: 512
- Views: 326570
Re: Electric vehicle and power storage
When I say carbon tax, I really meant pollution tax,i.e., the amount of pollution that each energy source contribute. Only this way we can get a true picture of the costs and benefits that each energy source provides on a per kwh basis. Another thing to add to the cost equation is the addition of en...
- 08 Jul 2024 12:25
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
- Replies: 512
- Views: 326570
Re: Electric vehicle and power storage
For that one photo I can show you pictures of thousands of sites filled up with coal ash and waste leftover from mining coal that go way into million of tons of waste not to mention the environmental costs of strip coal mining such as removal of trees and biodiversity fauna. Let’s be fair about it....
- 08 Jul 2024 12:08
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
- Replies: 512
- Views: 326570
Re: Electric vehicle and power storage
It is a large scale. long term study in Germany. It was posted on LinkedIn. I may be able to dig up the reference or your yourself can google. I have provided enough information to narrow your search. No you bring the source directly. Don't ask us to search for it. If you want us to read something ...
- 08 Jul 2024 00:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-France news
- Replies: 402
- Views: 243477
Re: India-France news
India needs to declare Jean-Luc as antiHindu to up the ante.
- 06 Jul 2024 22:58
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
- Replies: 512
- Views: 326570
Re: Electric vehicle and power storage
Can you do a complete lifecycle analysis and comparison of both an off-shore and on-shore wind farm vis-a-vis a current generation thermal/coal power. If you do not find it challenging enough, please add in a renewable source like hydro-electric as well And this is a complete lifecycle analysis, in...
- 29 Jun 2024 19:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10670
- Views: 3941269
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
India rejects US report. Sure, while the realty on the ground... Amazon Sales in India FY2019: Rs 7,593 crore FY2023: Rs 22,198 crore (3x growth) Flipkart (owned by Walmart) FY2019: Rs 42,878 crore FY2023: Rs 55,824 crore And, this is only two online retail giants. Not including other foreign compa...
- 29 Jun 2024 19:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
- Replies: 2250
- Views: 899706
Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
It's amazing what someone like Dhruv Rathee is able to achieve with his lies. I wonder what it says about our population. Do not discount the massive foreign assistance (Shall we say interference?) that Dhruv Rathee got nor discount the fact that liberal media & lefties groups have been trying ...
- 29 Jun 2024 16:55
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3070
- Views: 1234338
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
^^^ hgupta, What you are proposing is genocide! No it is not because Russia is forcing Ukraine to throw all of its men into the meatgrinder and Russia will simply kill them. That is what Russia is doing now. Russia right now is not focusing on capturing land but killing Ukrainian men and soldiers. ...
- 28 Jun 2024 21:15
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 3070
- Views: 1234338
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
EU - Ukraine 10-year Security deal signed .... Ukraine has also signed security pacts with individual EU countries as well. Ukraine just torpedoed any possibility of a peace deal with Russia and basically signed its death warrant. Russia will now march all the way to Kiev and to the Dnieper River a...
- 27 Jun 2024 14:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 825
- Views: 671621
Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Buying lots of planes is one thing … Maintaining them, keeping them relevant, and crewing them is something else … a big burden to bear for decades :twisted: And China is quite capable of doing that considering that they have built an entire MIC ecosystem and only need to use their reminibis to mai...
- 27 Jun 2024 14:11
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
- Replies: 785
- Views: 553554
Re: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
The subsequent purge of Xi's father had a lasting impact on Xi himself. It is the source of his animus with India. During the Galwan standoff, you correctly predicted that China will not go kinetic despite the very tense situation as it is a classic bullying behaviour by China. They just want to ge...
- 27 Jun 2024 01:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
- Replies: 1854
- Views: 534318
Re: India-EU News & Analysis
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/09/29/france-needs-international-scrutiny-its-police-racism In 2021, Human Rights Watch and five French and international human rights groups filed a class action suit against the French state to demand reforms that end systemic ethnic profiling by the police. Yet the ...
- 22 Jun 2024 23:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10463
- Views: 3114010
Re: Understanding the US - Again
AoA. Wonder if Adani, by any strange chance, bought WaPo? Khatam kar do ji. Morale plummets inside The Washington Post as staffers express alarm over publisher’s attempts to squash story This is a classic case of the inmates running amok and running the asylum. They don't like it when the publisher...
- 21 Jun 2024 10:00
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Education System
- Replies: 3996
- Views: 1109343
Re: Indian Education System
Arvind graduated from IIT Kanpur just couple of years after I did.. The dedicated teacher and academic leader transformed research in computer architectures, parallel computing, and digital design, enabling faster and more efficient computation. RIP Arvind, longtime MIT professor and prolific compu...
- 20 Jun 2024 09:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 2959
- Views: 1227092
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Time to downgrade relations with Canada. Kick out the Canadian high commissioner and withdraw our ambassador to Canada from Canada and leave only a small token embassy staff there. If Canadians want visas to India they can go visit the Indian Consulate in Houston in person or something. As for the U...
- 20 Jun 2024 02:46
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
- Replies: 7059
- Views: 3099760
Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
But isnt the inlet Fan diameter bigger in F-414 and dimensions bigger, so weight reduction target may not be that severe. No it remains the same size. The inside inlet fan may be bigger but the overall diameter and length remains the same. From wiki: The F414 fan is larger than that of the F404, bu...
- 19 Jun 2024 15:46
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
- Replies: 7059
- Views: 3099760
Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
It would be better they wore k on an engine for the AMCA, MK2 with Higher thrust. Matching the GE404 in the same dimesons for Tejas MK1/1A may not be productive. Sorry to get there, you cannot skip steps. You have to match GE404 in the same dimensions in order to get to the step of engine with high...
- 19 Jun 2024 15:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4761
- Views: 3256064
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
With now possibly 45K losses per month and maybe being able to recruit not more than 10K/Month, Ukn is likely is losing 8-9% of total combat strength / month. So we would see russia notching upto 700K soldier in the theatre soon while ukn might decline to 300K in maybe 3 months. This has happened. ...
- 18 Jun 2024 16:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
- Replies: 2250
- Views: 899706
Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Courts are useless because they have become political in nature and have taken sides.
- 17 Jun 2024 21:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10670
- Views: 3941269
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
We need to arrest several white US citizens and charge them with fomenting and inciting communal violence and disturbing the peace. Include a couple CIA agents in the arrests.
- 17 Jun 2024 20:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Australia News and Discussion
- Replies: 2315
- Views: 694479
Re: India-Australia News and Discussion
Guys, leave people like her alone. They are seeking engagement on twitter in order to boost her oppressed status. Nothing that you are going to say is going to change her mind. However well reasoned and articulated it might be. In other words don't feed the trolls. Disagree. She needs to be thoroug...
- 15 Jun 2024 11:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4761
- Views: 3256064
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Srai,
This will push Russia into where they have no choice but to take over Kiev and all the way to Dnieper River and fortify the natural defenses there and they would have to raze Lyiv and Kryiv Rig to the ground and basically kill off the young population and make the Ukrainians a dying race.
This will push Russia into where they have no choice but to take over Kiev and all the way to Dnieper River and fortify the natural defenses there and they would have to raze Lyiv and Kryiv Rig to the ground and basically kill off the young population and make the Ukrainians a dying race.
- 11 Jun 2024 03:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
- Replies: 1499
- Views: 560957
Re: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Exit Polls & Results
More legal fodder provided with this statement. Hostile opposition skips inauguration West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had said, “This government is being formed undemocratically and unconstitutionally.” Time to institute president’s rule in Bengal and charge Mamata the murder and conspiracy to murder.
- 11 Jun 2024 00:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4761
- Views: 3256064
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Unkil and their satellites with massive data analytics is constantly creating a target list like a Uber. Whenever there is a battery or ucav available they can target and thus optimise the inventory (or at least that must be the strategy) . Which means that the defendant can’t protect all assets at...
- 10 Jun 2024 20:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
- Replies: 2250
- Views: 899706
Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Not too happy with Rajnath Singh continuing as DM. We need a change at this ministry in order to accelerate the reforms and push harder for indigenous products. Rajnath Singh will remain till some of the carry over programs from the previous administration are complete. Reforms and harder push for ...
- 10 Jun 2024 19:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
- Replies: 2250
- Views: 899706
Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Not too happy with Rajnath Singh continuing as DM. We need a change at this ministry in order to accelerate the reforms and push harder for indigenous products.
- 10 Jun 2024 15:51
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4761
- Views: 3256064
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Which means that NATO has provided the targeting info. Russia has to do something about NATO targeting infrastructure.
- 07 Jun 2024 01:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Joint Military Exercises: News & Discussion
- Replies: 666
- Views: 382837
Re: Joint Military Exercises: News & Discussion
What is that small pod sticking out on IAF IL-76's port aft side?
- 07 Jun 2024 01:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
- Replies: 1485
- Views: 632378
Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
Not complicated at all. It is simple national dynamics. That India is supporting Armenia is very true. Actually with the support of Iran. That Israel is supporting Azerbaijan is also true. With the support of Turkey. India is not opposing Russia. And, the North-South Corridor that connects India wi...
- 07 Jun 2024 01:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10463
- Views: 3114010
- 05 Jun 2024 07:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10463
- Views: 3114010
Re: Understanding the US - Again
If he was 10 years younger and in full command of his faculties, he would have my support since day 1 but over the past 2-3 years he has repeatedly shown that he is not in full command of his faculties and that his advisors are running circles around him creating mayhem and upending the current wor...
- 04 Jun 2024 07:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 10463
- Views: 3114010
Re: Understanding the US - Again
^^^As I have mentioned before, I think Biden is a decent guy and a reasonably good US president. I do agree with him, he is old but not crazy. He has served his country well, kept the so-called "deep state" on a leash, developed a good partnership with Bharat. Has kept the pot boiling wit...
- 02 Jun 2024 09:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
- Replies: 1854
- Views: 534318
- 31 May 2024 08:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 10670
- Views: 3941269
- 30 May 2024 23:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2982
- Views: 1696511
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
And yet this plane is only equal to Mirage 2000 or f-16 blk 52 which both of them are already 30 years old while China is already fielding 5th gen fighters in huge numbers.
India is seriously behind the ball.
India is seriously behind the ball.
- 25 May 2024 21:56
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: China Poll - Timing Question
- Replies: 39
- Views: 56409
Re: China poll- Timing question.
In order to stay in power, President Xi needs a short and quick victory. He cannot pull that off with Taiwan but he can certainly against India in the area of Bhutan or outlying areas of Arunachal Pradesh. It is the symbolic victory he needs to burnish the image of a superpower standing over a majo...