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- 26 Jan 2026 19:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
- Replies: 7237
- Views: 3336276
Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Tried to gain an understanding via AI: any comments? ——— My thought is I would start with investing in the required test facilities. Technology development cycle is retarded without the ability to test. In addition, I would add doubling down on our material science R&D based on what your AI sea...
- 26 Jan 2026 19:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 13001
- Views: 4473813
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
It wasn't just a missed call: The currency clash behind the stalled US-India trade deal Putnaja ji, Thanks for posting this. Explains to a mango man like me the reason for US nervousness and sanctioning 50% tariffs on Trump's dear friend Modi's India. I am wondering what has changed - Bessent is no...
- 26 Jan 2026 10:13
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
- Replies: 7237
- Views: 3336276
Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
... Kanoji saab, One answer is that in each of the above examples, we iterated. We built a small KN cryo engine and then a bigger one. UPI was gradually scaled up. Param series started out small in terms of FLOP speed. Tanaji Sir, The Kaveri program was approved in 1984 and funds released in 1989. ...
- 26 Jan 2026 00:46
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
- Replies: 7237
- Views: 3336276
Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
I do not understand why the Government is not funding the Kaveri program to its fullest extent - for example flying test beds in India instead of depending on Russia. Given the right political push and financing our engineers and technologists have excelled and created huge impact with indigenous so...
- 25 Jan 2026 18:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
- Replies: 352
- Views: 78073
Re: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
GaN tech denied as part of Rafale deal and we developed it inhouse https://x.com/i/status/2015146187297566878 @dotcom_1106 ▶️Tech Denied, no problem. ▶️We will develop it inhouse. We are DRDO☠️ The article and YT interview expanding what was posted above. Youtube Video - DRDO’s Suma Varughese on wh...
- 25 Jan 2026 12:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
- Replies: 3606
- Views: 1163603
Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
^^^^ Bala jee, I saw the news couple of days back and did not post it; Good political showmanship; focus on protecting/making them well defended first, rather than focusing on optics. Port Blair is now Sri Vijay Puram (in honor of Subhash Chandra Bose victory). Other islands named as Shaheed, Swara...
- 21 Jan 2026 21:22
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
- Replies: 352
- Views: 78073
- 07 Jan 2026 12:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 12308
- Views: 3528069
Re: Understanding the US - Again
The British Empire's Final Mistake -- America Is Repeating It by 2026
Not sure if this video has been posted before. An interesting comparison of USA in 2026 to the British in the 1950's and the final tipping point - the 1956 Anglo-French-Israeli Suez invasion.
Not sure if this video has been posted before. An interesting comparison of USA in 2026 to the British in the 1950's and the final tipping point - the 1956 Anglo-French-Israeli Suez invasion.
- 31 Dec 2025 09:21
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Education System
- Replies: 4008
- Views: 1178626
Re: Indian Education System
The Sanctions Paradox: How Washington’s Chip Controls Accelerated China’s AI Rise An article on Chinese experience with US tech sanctions. Similar to India's experience starting from Cray supercomputers, Cryogenic engines, Tejas FBW - with one major difference. Unlike India, China appears to have l...
- 31 Dec 2025 09:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Tradition, Culture, Religion & Law in Indian Society
- Replies: 827
- Views: 484432
- 31 Dec 2025 09:02
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Education System
- Replies: 4008
- Views: 1178626
Re: Indian Education System
Spark 2: Every Rejected Scientist Is A Civilisational Loss. India's Losing Thousands. An article on the pathetic state of research institutions in India. https://swarajya.gumlet.io/swarajya/2025-12-30/nthdpo9j/b41b5c18-2cdd-4745-92f0-72e4cb62fd33.png?w=610&q=75&compress=true&format=auto...
- 31 Dec 2025 08:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 12308
- Views: 3528069
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Rogue State Meets A Paralysed Partner: How The US And Europe Are Eroding Their Own Power Under Trump, the United States is openly disregarding international law, harming allies as readily as adversaries. Europe, instead of recalibrating its interests, remains politically paralysed, unable to act in...
- 08 Nov 2025 13:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Elections Modi 3.0
- Replies: 342
- Views: 101205
Re: Elections Modi 3.0
Bihar Assembly Elections: All eyes on 'Jeevika didis' as Bihar breaks voter turnout record Read more at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/bihar-assembly-elections-all-eyes-on-jeevika-didis-as-bihar-breaks-voter-turnout-record/articleshow/125167319.cms?utm...
- 24 Sep 2025 11:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6898
- Views: 2645705
Re: Internal Security Watch
Father Devasagay Raj, former executive secretary of the Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes Commission of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, too said the death of Gaddar “is a great loss”. This is like Udupi Math or Sringeri Sharada Peetham setting up a Commission for Christian Dalits. Wha...
- 22 Sep 2025 11:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
- Replies: 3606
- Views: 1163603
Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Sanjeev Sanyal: Judiciary now India’s Biggest Roadblock to Viksit Bharat Thanks for posting this. At last some one is telling the judiciary about the way things are. I hope this is a precursor to some real judicial reforms and judiciary does leapfrog itself to the 21st century from where ever it is...
- 06 Sep 2025 20:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 13001
- Views: 4473813
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Jai Shri Ram to that.
On a lighter note India should say sorry like this (A short Tamil comedy clip).
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bCceHenJTog
- 06 Sep 2025 15:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 13001
- Views: 4473813
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
https://x.com/MattooShashank/status/1963972848067752364 @MattooShashank "Whether its Russian oil or anything else, its our decision where we buy from. I'm outraged by the kind of disrespect shown to Indians and the colonial justification of the language used against Indians," says Finance...
- 05 Sep 2025 14:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
- Replies: 3606
- Views: 1163603
Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
One has to admire albeit a bit sadly how NaMo has to navigate this term. ... If this is not Abhimanyu facing Chakravyuha then what is! I too want robust fiery responses for every insult and slight levied at us but may be that’s for the next generations. We will have to put our heads down and just g...
- 31 Aug 2025 15:27
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft: News & Discussion - 30 August 2019
- Replies: 986
- Views: 731496
Re: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft: News & Discussion - 30 August 2019
The problem is much of Indian power is still held by Western and other foreign powers, ... ... We have come a long way in the last 40 years and we should keep going. Aditya_V ji, You have articulated something that I was kind of suspecting. The same thought comes back when any one mentions the so c...
- 30 Jul 2025 18:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 767
- Views: 664664
Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Posting this video on the no so good state of IT systems adoption in our military as stated by veterans.
No Indian Operating System: A Threat to National Security? | Lt Col Pavithran Rajan (Retd)
No Indian Operating System: A Threat to National Security? | Lt Col Pavithran Rajan (Retd)
- 29 Jul 2025 16:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 13001
- Views: 4473813
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
I think the government should give a serious push for the use of BOSS and Indian cloud service providers.
- 15 Jul 2025 15:15
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 2254
- Views: 7014291
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Look very few countries ... Just blaming HAL and thinking a 3 Lac crore import will not solve the problem. This over negativity will not help Aditya ji, better sense prevails at least with you.. what is the point in berating HAL ...HAL relies on imports, why dont the so called startups take manufac...
- 23 May 2025 21:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 2191
- Views: 694838
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Yes, posting the link for the benefit of members https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIuWiBi9PBo
- 22 May 2025 00:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: European Union: Positive News
- Replies: 653
- Views: 504887
Re: European Union: Positive News
some weeks since France condemned their main opposition leader to - 2 years jail - 2 years with electronic bracelet monitoring - 100,000 EUR fine - 5 yr ban on elections Not a squeak for democracy rating agencies or global media Imagine the outcry if this was India "Western democracy" at ...
- 21 May 2025 23:01
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 2191
- Views: 694838
- 14 Apr 2025 19:58
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
- Replies: 2002
- Views: 1696260
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
India joins the Star Wars League: Uses Laser weapon developed by DRDO to shoot down aircraft, missiles and drones Not exactly missile related - an article about a short range directed energy weapon demonstrated by DRDO. Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh: For the first time, India has showcased its capability...
- 10 Apr 2025 22:44
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: A Nation on the March
- Replies: 899
- Views: 541544
Re: A Nation on the March
Waqf Bill corrects injustice from colonial era, UPA’s 2013 amendment
It is another decisive step on the lines of the abrogation of Article 370, the criminalisation of triple talaq and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, underscoring the philosophy of 'Modi hai to mumkin hai
It is another decisive step on the lines of the abrogation of Article 370, the criminalisation of triple talaq and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, underscoring the philosophy of 'Modi hai to mumkin hai
- 24 Mar 2025 18:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
- Replies: 7237
- Views: 3336276
Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
It looks like we have not learned the lessons from the cryogenic engine or the earlier Cray supercomputer episodes. Our response to the Cray episode was the development of Param series of supercomputers - which IMHO was a good response.
- 20 Mar 2025 16:19
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
- Replies: 2419
- Views: 885831
Re: BR Maths Corner-1
^^^ Yes, indeed. If interested, I think .. IITK library has an online version (It does also have "त्रिभुजस्य फलशरीरं समदलकोटी भुजार्ध संवर्गः" ( a triangle area is half the side multiplied by the perpendicular type of formulas too .. and sin/cosine tables calculated etc..Pretty impressive...
- 20 Mar 2025 10:22
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: BR Maths Corner-1
- Replies: 2419
- Views: 885831
Re: BR Maths Corner-1
Happy Pi Day! - pi = 3.1416 ( APPROXIMATION ) .. sharing a page .. Aryabhatta - 471 *** Just to put in perspective: Aryabhatta - this value of pi is not some small curiosity or his only work - His trigonometric tables for sin, cos etc are precise up to 4-5 digits. Of course, if you know, say sin of...
- 19 Mar 2025 11:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
- Replies: 7237
- Views: 3336276
Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
India really needed to demonstrate aviation credentials 10 years ago. With what they had. Primitive turbojets were used for the Vulcan bomber, second generation jet fighters. And even the SR-71 engine was accessible to India’s current technology. Use two, use six. But get something flying. Jai Shri...
- 21 Feb 2025 20:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 4214
- Views: 1464420
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
^^I would rather see successful integration of Bhutan first.... Then Nepal.... These can be possible only if we are able to rein in the internal enemies in the form of NGO's and online news media funded from outside India. An opening has been provided by the USAID revelations $21 million for voter ...
- 15 Feb 2025 14:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 2297
- Views: 1236032
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
A must watch response from Dr Jaishankar (starting at 20 minutes in the video) to the discussion in the Munich Security Conference about the health of democracies around the world. He forcefully bring out the point that the European view of the state of democracy is not applicable to the entire worl...
- 14 Jan 2025 22:11
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: US military, technology, arms, tactics
- Replies: 3345
- Views: 1501306
- 30 Dec 2024 16:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 2254
- Views: 7014291
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Thank you.fanne wrote: ↑28 Dec 2024 22:48 No inside knowledge. Just reading the situation with all available data. One that I did not speculate (because it’s dirty and most probably wrong or so I hope), someone from inside sabotaging it (and the suspect will not be the political class but one of the obvious ones).
- 27 Dec 2024 10:09
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 2254
- Views: 7014291
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Coming back to ghatak. Ghatak fbw will get/ is getting qualified in swift. It will still need to be qualified on Ghatak. Make an engine test variants of Ghatak (say 5-7 in number). If required have fin and rudder for more control. Qualify that design with adour engine (half the weight and thrust of...
- 21 Aug 2024 16:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 12308
- Views: 3528069
Re: Understanding the US - Again
@Kanoji ji, good catch. The problem is our ministers and baboonz are somewhat sloppy with their language. For example, Minister N. Sitharaman said "We want to computerize Samskrutam" and then WA groups started going crazy with hyperbole like "Sitaraman ji said we can use samskrutam t...
- 21 Aug 2024 16:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 12308
- Views: 3528069
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Kanoji sir, thanks for unearthing this entity. The fact that it is there is great but no one seems to be aware, common aadhmi is not tapping its resources. Besides perserving, they have to make it accessible for research students to study them at leisure. A campaign in Ads is required. The entity s...
- 20 Aug 2024 18:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 12308
- Views: 3528069
Re: Understanding the US - Again
^^ Do we have copies of these stolen documents? Or totally lost? This brings us to why GOI does not have a national program to archive all ancient sanskrit texts. Bala sir, The GOI has the National Mission for Manuscripts https://www.namami.gov.in/ . From what I have read in the press many years ag...
- 22 May 2024 10:55
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 9252
- Views: 4318334
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
"India On Cusp Of Long-Awaited Economic Takeoff; Sentiments On Income, Employment At Pre-Pandemic Levels": RBI
https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/indi ... levels-rbi
https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/indi ... levels-rbi