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- 25 Aug 2002 05:19
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: Genealogy of Castes and Tribes
- Replies: 22
- Views: 24825
Re: Genealogy of Castes and Tribes
Imtiaz Ahmed>> In particular, am interested in knowing more about which Indians originated in India. Interesting phraseology. Anyway, the article being referred to is at http://www.genome.org - search for Bamshad ("Genetic Evidence on the Origins of Indian Caste Populations". Genome Resea...
- 27 Jul 2001 00:27
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pokhran-II Yield
- Replies: 33
- Views: 13657
Re: Pokhran-II Yield
<I>Sanjay>> PKI says that S-1 is comprised of a 20kT primary and a fusion secondary designed for 25kT...The 23kT S-1 figure is..an extrapolation of his statements.</I><P>Slish retread here. Sanjay, no such extrapolation is necessary. He is on record as having accepted the official yield figures (and...
- 07 Jan 2001 00:49
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: LCA ground run & some other questions
- Replies: 101
- Views: 59349
Re: LCA ground run & some other questions
To add a little to the topic of turbine blades - when alloys solidify, they can do so as crystals with one pre-dominant direction of growth like a coniferous tree (columnar) or symmetrically like a snow flake (equiaxed). Since the main stress in the blade is centrifugal, we'd rather have columnar de...
- 03 Dec 2000 02:41
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: PA Corps and Commanders - II
- Replies: 113
- Views: 69882
Re: PA Corps and Commanders - II
This is from the 'news update' section of Hindu (2nd December) and is sure to disappear soon. From an interview given by Ahmed Masood to Izvestia:<P><B>Masood vows to end Afghan war in Pakistan</B><BR>...``It is Pakistan, which is trying to hide its aggression with the talks of a civil war,'' Masood...
- 29 Oct 2000 04:49
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Regimental Centre List
- Replies: 49
- Views: 23616
Re: Regimental Centre List
<A HREF="http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanheral ... /namar.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanheral ... mar.htm</A> <BR><B>Maratha Light Infantry centres bi-centenary fete...</B><P><BR>
- 14 Sep 2000 04:54
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Regimental Centre List
- Replies: 49
- Views: 23616
Re: Regimental Centre List
bishwa, don't know if the excerpt below definitively answers your question..<P> <A HREF="http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Articles/Article2.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Articles/Article2.html</A> <P><I>Added Signalman Girish Barua, "...
- 27 Aug 2000 02:38
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: PA Corps and Commanders - II
- Replies: 113
- Views: 69882
Re: PA Corps and Commanders - II
<A HREF="http://www.stratmag.com/page04.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.stratmag.com/page04.htm</A> <BR>Commander of 31 Corps - Lt.Gen. Taheer Ali Qureshi<P>PA-Aviation Orbat - <A HREF="http://www.pakmilitary.com/army/inventory.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.pakmilitary.com/army/in...
- 08 Jul 2000 00:38
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: LTTE Order of Battle, June 2000
- Replies: 36
- Views: 15032
Re: LTTE Order of Battle, June 2000
<A HREF="http://www.itn.co.uk/c4news/home/20000705/Story05.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.itn.co.uk/c4news/home/200007 ... y05.htm</A> <BR>There's a 5 minute video report of the midget sub captured by Thai authorities - likely the one Johann mentioned.<BR>
- 22 Jun 2000 06:58
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuclear Weapons FAQ
- Replies: 39
- Views: 16882
Re: Indian Nuclear Weapons FAQ
Dunno if this is part of the FAQ; some links to comments, interviews and articles on some technical aspects of POK-2 :<P> <A HREF="http://www.fas.org/news/india/1998/05/980500-conf.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.fas.org/news/india/1998/05/980500-conf.htm</A> - Press conference of RC, Kalam ...
- 14 Jun 2000 07:51
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: PA Corps and Commanders - II
- Replies: 113
- Views: 69882
Re: PA Corps and Commanders - II
Ref to NLI being made a regiment - <A HREF="http://www.pakdef.com/army/news8.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.pakdef.com/army/news8.html</A> . Amidst a lot of impressive delusions it is mentioned that,<P>"In recognition of the historic bravery demonstrated during the Kargil battle by th...
- 11 Dec 1999 05:40
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: IAF vs PAF: Some observations on attrition
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13506
Re: IAF vs PAF: Some observations on attrition
USAF crash/mishap statistics for FY'98 - <A HREF="http://www-afsc.saia.af.mil/magazine/htdocs/janmag99/fsmjan99.pdf" TARGET=_blank>http://www-afsc.saia.af.mil/magazine/htdocs/janmag99/fsmjan99.pdf</A> <P>Warning: it's huge - I'm not sure if it includes the ANG as well. The numbers for this...
- 27 Oct 1999 06:00
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Agni -> Surya?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9453
Re: Agni -> Surya?
No problem Ramana. <P>Try <A HREF="http://209.207.236.112/rlg/980327-range.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://209.207.236.112/rlg/980327-range.htm</A> for a detailed intro. on this subject. For those trying out the equations in this paper, what do you think about eqns. 3 & 4?
- 13 Oct 1999 02:06
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Yield of Pokhran II ?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15156
Re: Yield of Pokhran II ?
Calvin: No, don't have a webpage. Just stored bookmarks.<P>Any news/answers in Parliament about analysis of tritium samples from the H-bomb site? Look forward to Sunil and Salman's English translations!
- 11 Oct 1999 13:15
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Yield of Pokhran II ?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15156
Re: Yield of Pokhran II ?
The yield story so far:<P>Counsel for the Prosecution:<BR>a) <A HREF="http://www.geo.arizona.edu/geophysics/faculty/wallace/ind.pak/index.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.geo.arizona.edu/geophysics/faculty/wallace/ind.pak/index.html</A> , the Terry Wallace paper.<BR>b) "Monitoring Nucle...
- 30 Sep 1999 08:32
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: References in the wake of Agni II
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4867
- 23 Sep 1999 07:59
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: History of India
- Replies: 49
- Views: 35599
Re: History of India
uday, if the book has not been borrowed, I'll post some details by this weekend. If this thread is still around.
- 20 Sep 1999 09:42
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: History of India
- Replies: 49
- Views: 35599
Re: History of India
<I>uday>>by highligting explicit do you imply any implicit memory? If yes,would you pls give example?</I><P>If you can get your hands on - <BR>Erdosy, George ed., "The Indo-Aryans of Ancient south Asia: Language, <BR>Material Culture and Ethnicity" (Berlin, New York: de Gruyter, 1995). The...
- 17 Sep 1999 10:17
- Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
- Topic: History of India
- Replies: 49
- Views: 35599
Re: History of India
A rambling, hopefully coherent narrative from my amateurish understanding:<P>1) Earlier theories thought of the Harappan people being migrants from Mesopotamia and of diffusion of agriculture from the fertile crescent to NW India. However, recent discoveries of aceramic, agricultural and animal-dome...
- 19 Aug 1999 12:14
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: India's Second (Nuclear) Strike Capability
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9402
Re: India's Second (Nuclear) Strike Capability
<I>Calvin>> 500g (Pu) equals 9KT. Is this based on idealized scenarios?<BR>In this case, 4kg cannot exceed 70KT.</I><P><BR>Calvin, is this the kind of info. you are looking for? <BR><A HREF="http://www.ceip.org/programs/npp/pdf/CH11J.PDF" TARGET=_blank>http://www.ceip.org/programs/npp/pdf/...