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by Cyrano
18 Jul 2025 14:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 10625
Views: 3928304

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Ex US ambassador Garshiity openly and proudly talked about subnational engagement while standing on Indian soil. They have been doing it for decades, and funding via USAID, NED etc. The new India since 2014 knows how to pay back in the same coin, won't hesitate to do so, at a time and in a way of it...
by Cyrano
17 Jul 2025 16:02
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Health Care Sector
Replies: 1214
Views: 299748

Re: Indian Health Care Sector

Yes, they do prevent diseases. Example : Polio vaccines have eradicated the disease in India and many other countries. Traditional vaccines are made by devitalising the virus first and then injecting into a person to provoke immune system response and the resulting antibodies will be able to prevent...
by Cyrano
17 Jul 2025 15:17
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Renewable Sources of Energy
Replies: 456
Views: 284844

Re: Renewable Sources of Energy

I read the Bain report. Typical consulting firm bla bla. Calls for govt subsidy and guaranteed uptake agreements. No skin off their back ;)
by Cyrano
17 Jul 2025 14:56
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Renewable Sources of Energy
Replies: 456
Views: 284844

Re: Renewable Sources of Energy

Prem ji, If you go through last few pages of this thread , the questions you asked have been discussed with arguments for and against. IMO Hydrogen has lots of tricky issues to solve to become a viable alternative. It has to be compressed for usage which itself needs energy, and H2 being the smalles...
by Cyrano
17 Jul 2025 14:11
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion
Replies: 1631
Views: 596728

Re: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion

A nice recap of how India navigated the troubled global oil markets since 2022 :

by Cyrano
17 Jul 2025 13:58
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Renewable Sources of Energy
Replies: 456
Views: 284844

Re: Renewable Sources of Energy

Beyond dogood intentions there is an economic reality. If India can crack the economic equation for hydrogen and reduces it's dependency on oil imports, then why not? But the road ahead is steeper than wishful thinking can get over.
by Cyrano
17 Jul 2025 11:57
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Renewable Sources of Energy
Replies: 456
Views: 284844

Re: Renewable Sources of Energy

https://www.reuters.com/technology/stellantis-discontinues-hydrogen-fuel-cell-programme-van-production-2025-07-16/ Stellantis discontinues hydrogen fuel cell programme and van production The group said the decision was due to the limited availability of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, high capit...
by Cyrano
16 Jul 2025 23:42
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
Replies: 512
Views: 325974

Re: Electric vehicle and power storage

I'm happy with my BMW F10 of 2011 vintage, extremely reliable, mileage around 14-16 / liter depending on city or highway. Changed tyres, brake pads, wiper fluid apart from service visits every 2-3 years. Only other part I had to change was a transmission bush (8 speed automatic) for 200 bucks. More ...
by Cyrano
14 Jul 2025 23:13
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6290
Views: 1713785

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

How the AIR INDIA Kanishka plane (1985) was found and important items were recovered:

https://youtu.be/byNJ6g1JVqY
by Cyrano
14 Jul 2025 17:52
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6290
Views: 1713785

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

If, and that's a big IF, such a seat malfunction happened in this case, it will not be recorded on the DFDR. Perhaps the CVR may have some clues, and may be the cockpit debris but the chances are very very slim given the fireball that occurred after the crash.
by Cyrano
14 Jul 2025 14:15
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6290
Views: 1713785

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

This was posted on 7 th july on Quora, before the preliminary report was released.
by Cyrano
14 Jul 2025 12:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 10373
Views: 3100356

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Because sleeping with under age girls or boys is a crime. In the pseudo puritan conservative and moralising America, such crimes pinned on someone is a powerful political weapon. No one really cares about the victims and that too is telling.
by Cyrano
14 Jul 2025 12:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6290
Views: 1713785

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

^^^ JP Brunet in the comments says the source was Israel Times, but they scrubbed that article. It's available on https://alyaexpress-news.com/une-goupille-de-15-dollars-a-cause-275-morts-revelations-terrifiantes-sur-le-crash-du-dreamliner-dair-india/#google_vignette May be this is fake news. In whi...
by Cyrano
14 Jul 2025 11:49
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6290
Views: 1713785

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

This is the Google translation of a post on Quora by a certain Jean Philippe Brunet, ex Directeur of Innovation, Thales Air Systems. He doesn't cite a source for this, was posted on 7 July . Take it FWIW Crash of Air India Flight 171 on June 12, 2025 Of course, we'll have to wait for the final repor...
by Cyrano
13 Jul 2025 03:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6290
Views: 1713785

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

Augustine Vinod is at least 50% right. The Pilot flying (in this case the less experienced co-pilot) cannot be toggling the fuel control switches because he has his hands holding the yoke and would be pulling it towards himself since we are still in the take off phase. For the remaining 50% we have ...
by Cyrano
12 Jul 2025 19:34
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6290
Views: 1713785

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

YT has a thumbs down button for such trash, please use it.
by Cyrano
12 Jul 2025 17:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2175
Views: 888505

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

What does a person need to show to prove he/she is a citizen of India for voting?
by Cyrano
12 Jul 2025 17:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
Replies: 2052
Views: 930733

Re: Social Media Watch Thread

90 degree flyover is extremely dangerous and a disgrace since it shows callousness for safety. There is a bridge in Gujarat that collapsed spectacularly causing a dozen lives lost.

For the rest, it's rainy season so bad roads and other infra causes lots of reactions. Justifiedly.
by Cyrano
12 Jul 2025 11:15
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6290
Views: 1713785

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

Highly unusual events seem to have happened in that cockpit going by this report.
by Cyrano
11 Jul 2025 16:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 2959
Views: 1225267

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

https://www.financialexpress.com/busine ... p-3909178/

Canadian colleges lay off over 10,000 employees after ‘alarming decline’ in Indian student enrollments
by Cyrano
10 Jul 2025 22:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: BRICS: News and Discussion
Replies: 449
Views: 211570

Re: BRICS: News and Discussion

Good post a_bharat !
by Cyrano
10 Jul 2025 15:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: BRICS: News and Discussion
Replies: 449
Views: 211570

Re: BRICS: News and Discussion

Just trading among BRICS++ countries in native currencies is enough. Individual currencies are pegged against the dollar so the USD will still be relevant for pricing oil, metals and agri outputs etc. USD will become a reference currency instead of being a reserve currency. That will ease the demand...
by Cyrano
09 Jul 2025 22:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 10373
Views: 3100356

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Yes I think you went through immigration at Montreal. I did that few years ago on a visit to the US.
by Cyrano
09 Jul 2025 12:57
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6290
Views: 1713785

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

AAIB has submitted it's preliminary report to the GoI today. Let's see if anything is communicated to the public.
by Cyrano
09 Jul 2025 12:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 10373
Views: 3100356

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Let us see any of the Trup worshippers here now will recommend him to Literature Noble along with peace.. :-o Amber G, IMO there are no Trump worshippers here, only those who look out for India's interests. Some of us, myself included took the view that Biden admin or whoever was running it was not...
by Cyrano
09 Jul 2025 11:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2175
Views: 888505

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

The exaggerated and undeserved focus on CO2 and climate change has actually done a disservice to real factors that damage the environment like mining and chemical industries etc. India's position is a bit neither here nor there but we too have defocused on tackling pollution issues I feel.
by Cyrano
09 Jul 2025 00:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 10625
Views: 3928304

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

American dream turning into a nightmare!
by Cyrano
08 Jul 2025 12:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 10373
Views: 3100356

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Tariff tool kit in action. :)
by Cyrano
08 Jul 2025 12:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1727
Views: 450105

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Indian media and YT analcysts are waxing eloquent on Billori Bhutto's statements. He has no locus standii in the matter.
by Cyrano
07 Jul 2025 12:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Replies: 2175
Views: 888505

Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat

Third language as sanskrit makes more sense. But not from first grade. Poor kids need to crawl a bit before walking. At a very young age, learning capacity is at it's best. I don't see a problem with toddlers ability to learn Samskrutham. The limiting factor will be good teachers in numbers and sui...
by Cyrano
06 Jul 2025 23:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1727
Views: 450105

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

No donkey meat in the deal? Oh wait they are all sold to China already :rotfl:
by Cyrano
06 Jul 2025 23:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1727
Views: 450105

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

What deterrence against "this is not an era of war" country India?!

And how should India view a country that arms what Dr SJ has publicly called Terroristan?

State sponsor of a state sponsor of terrorism.

Such a move will set the US on a collision course with india.
by Cyrano
06 Jul 2025 11:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1727
Views: 450105

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

The reliability of US ' statements on WMD is proven since gulf war days. Pak will not share nook stuff with Iran for a simple reason - Sunni vs Shia bonhomie. Trumpwa claims non stop that he helped avert a nook disaster during Sindoor. US has no control over India's nooks so this claim has to be bas...
by Cyrano
05 Jul 2025 13:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1775
Views: 6808199

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

Vayutuvan wrote: 04 Jul 2025 02:16 Cyrano gaaru

Is it this stratfor? https://worldview.stratfor.com/topic
No Saar I meant our own Strategy Politics and international relations forum on BRF :)
by Cyrano
05 Jul 2025 12:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1775
Views: 6808199

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

Aditya_V wrote: 05 Jul 2025 12:13 I dont think everything can be put out in public, the idea is to get issue sorted instead of public fanfare.
The issue is US state dept policy to squeeze India for it's own ends.

If India starts painting US and an unreliable supplier, it will hurt future sales to NATO countries and RoW.
by Cyrano
05 Jul 2025 12:47
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Replies: 2957
Views: 2113788

Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018

^^^ only this time Euro countries are struggling with weak economy and huge deficits. Luckily Dassault is a private company and has a long order book to keep it afloat. SCAF will not benefit from increased mil budget spend of NATO countries, and Trappier is rightly unwilling to put his company and i...