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The Pakistanis have Kargil all figured out:

[Link to Map]

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Some big news on the SSB i.e. <S>Special Services Bureau</S> Sashashtra Seema Bal. Things have been moving very fast now across all forces. But I was hoping that the SSB would be merged with the ITBP instead, which would have fulfilled two goals: (1) Immediately increased the overall size of the ITB...

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Icy cold and warm, waiting for Commander in Chief Kalam in Siachen

http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=44237

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/582640.cms Army in J&K grow more muscles AARTI TIKOO TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004 04:27:38 AM ] MAMUN (Pathankot): At a big dusty arena, between T-55 and T-72 tanks, a man who was in the Hizbul Mujahideen marches in, comes to attentio...

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Thank you for that update advitya; seems that the MHA babus saved some of their H&D by asking the MoD to issue a denial instead. Some general info on Village Defence Committees: http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/archives/archives2003/kashmir20031213b.html Village panels play key role in blocking terr...

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http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/printedition/180304/detNAT01.shtml MHA opposes new battalions Chandan Nandy (New Delhi, March 17) The Defence ministry's proposal to raise 12 new battalions of the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) is being hotly opposed by the home ministry. The RR is under the administrativ...

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Hinudtan Times. No URL After J&K, Armoured regiments off to HP (HT Chandigarh, March 15, no archives) Man Aman Singh Chhina Chandigarh, March 14 IN A departure from tradition, the Indian Army has started deploying Armoured regiments in Infantry locations at high-altitude field areas. To begin wi...

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Earlier I used to think that Swami was just another dork on the hunt for fame by needlessly kicking up mud at everyone. But sometimes I think that he is one of the few who are actually trying to do their job right - his job is to tell the people what he sees. Mistakes have been made, but its not tha...

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The next step really is to form the "Bharat Rakshak Party" (BuRP). With elections round the corner this might be the right time to snap the opportunity.

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that is, the Pakistani troops on Point 5353 had been given the chance. Indian soldiers on three posts, namely Point 5165, Point 5240 and Point 5100, guided their superior 155-millimetre Bofors howitzers with devastating accuracy. Pakistani troops on Point 5353 were first hit with smoke-filled morta...

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Can Artillery really be used as an "offensive" tactic as we have known it till now? Icreased firepower will perhaps cause unacceptable attrition, but how does this help us fullfill the objective? It worked in Kargil because we were bombarding terrain that we had to capture without any doub...

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There was a book on the 1947/48 war & diplomacy that was released in the past 2-3 years. Caused quite a a lot of media buzz when it came out. Whats the name? I want to purchase it.

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There was a report recently of a new and hi-tech cable car system for Gulmarg.

Any news on the one intended for Siachen?

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Shiv,

The pontoon bridge is only for infantry (or perhaps light vehicles).

You still need Sarvatra and Kartik to carry the armour.

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Some more photos of the haze: <img src="http://www.nature.com/nsu/020812/images/india_160.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="http://www-ramanathan.ucsd.edu/VRimages/FourPhotosNatMay00forweb.gif" alt="" /> I think when foreigners (and NRI/PIOs) come to India they always ...

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Photo of the much talked about "Asian Brown Cloud" that covers almost all of India. Pakistan is only 33% covered from the photo: <img src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/photos/browncloud_asia020812.jpg" alt="" /> ACM Tipnis has referred to the low visibility in India and how it...

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Did it resemble a modern kevlar combat helmet, with a slight 1930-45 german tinge

exactly! very pretty, you got choice of colour too. IIRC navy blue and black models were displayed.

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From the rumour mills, its supposedly more effective, and covers more of the head than the patka.

It looks like the helmet the jerrys wore in WW2

Both Tatas and the GoI's xxxx-Dhaatu co were there but the latter displayed only the plain ol' armour and patka.

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SKAT in Singapore. Paint scheme is slightly different - solid white on the wing roots now instead of white stripes.

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http://cgsc.cdm.oclc.org/coll2/image/83.pdf <CENTER> MOUNTAIN WARFARE: THE NEED FOR SPECIALIST TRAINING A thesis presented to the Faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE General Studies b...

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Sarang Helicopter Display Team with ALH Dhruv

I bet this is ACM Kitcha's own idea - as we know he wants to put Sitara's into the next IAF team.

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Hmm are you sure that your are not confusing the Ladakh Scouts with the NLI (Pak Army).

Aditya, SFF/Vikas is under Cabinet Secratariat aka RAW, not MHA.

thanx, i did not realise that these were different! :o

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RayC, Are there any long term plans to convert the Ladakh Scouts into a regiment or maybe merged with the JAK LI? What is their approximate strength these days? What exactly is the military meaning of a "Scout"? ToI - No Gujarat regiment, says George A more detailed article - MidDay: Gujar...

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This thread has served its purpose, i think its better if the admins please lock it and archive it.

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15 Feb 2004: Changing the title of this thread:</font>
Old= Changing Compositon of COIN forces in J&K
New= Reorganizing India's COIN & Border Mgmt Forces </FONT>

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Sanjay,

Can you please tell us a bit about the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Railway Police (GRP)?

What is the difference between the two?

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Indian Air Force team visiting Burma

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There was a news item in a paper(s) couple of days back according to which the IA is creating another new corps in the Northern command. Cant find a link. Under the scheme responsibility of the LoC/IB and the hinterland will become exclusive reponsibilities of the news corps. The Ladakh based Corps ...

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I want to know what is the exact relationship between the SFF and the Vikas Regiment. I think there is a general opinion that they are just two names for the same force. That is wrong, because we know that the Vikas Regiment has non-Tibetan personnel too. I think the "Vikas Regiment" is a ...

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Who has the meet photo? mail it to me please: aditya @ tranceaddict dot net.

Also, rupak - I want one specific INSAS photo that you took - in case it is not being uploaded somewhere in the normal course can you please mail it to me?

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Tata displayed their BPJs and their new helmets - which are much seeker and lighter than the Pataka. The same has been described by rupak earlier.

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nitin, pehle aap!

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I got a confession to make. Everytime I go to an exhbition like this, I just cant help that urge to grab one of those pretty models and make a run for it....i loved the Lancer, Bhim and Arjun models. *sigh* That's strange because the above would explain this, Harry, thats not the tusker pod which yo...

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cy_b, Kaps has some good stuff on the Dhruv - including inside seating arrangement diagrams and a really sweet photo at Sonam post - world highest helipad. Any sign of optical sights for Excalibur or INSAS and any night sights ? The Handout that I have from OFB shows the same sights thats we have se...

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INSAS has been exported to:

Nepal (we knew alread)
and Swaziland

not Bhutan

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A highlight of the show was definitely the small arms simulator. It is built into a dark room where the image is projected onto the screen. You can have an animated range with moving/still targets. You fire and dots appear on the screen. You are told how successful you were. In the movie section you...

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The Tempest SPJ is a podded system that looks very similar to the ones you find on the RAF Jaguars. Just look up on the net to get an idea. Looks wise it simply two cylinders of unequal length fused together. it is called the Tusker Pod by the IAF. It is in service only wth the MiG-27MLs and not wit...

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Now the important thing = Small Arms :) The good thing is that we got play around with the INSAS to full heart's content. OFB: - *grey* INSAS - black INSAS - orange INSAS - black INSAS LMG - excalibur (or is "excalibre") - Negev LMG (yes in OFB stand) - INSAS carbine - 9 mm carbine sterlin...

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Admins, please lock one of the Defexpo threads. Okay, the other guys are probably all sozzled up someplace so I get the hnour of posting the first info. The show was really big compared to last time. List of Real Hardware: - Brahmos TEL - Nishant (+ launch truck) - T-72 with plough in front (VT-xxx ...

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http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/03dec19/news.htm Centre nod to Gujjar Scouts in J&K NEW DELHI, Dec 18: The Government has given its approval to raise a new force comprising Gujjars and Bakkarwals of Jammu and Kashmir for deployment on the difficult terrains of the State to check infiltration...

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