Bharat Rakshak

I have been a member since early 99 though I was late in _discovering_ the forum. It has been a great learning experience from the exciting debates between N3 and Kaushik to the RM genre. Way to go everyone. A special thanks to the admins, who give their time to make BR what it is today. Cheerio Jee...

RS, the Mumbai-Pune Expy does have a wide shoulder (paved) esp. in the ghat sections and even on some of the flat stretches. This part of NH4 requires 6 lanes though more often than not, buses and trucks still stick to the old 'free' way. High density corridors could be made 6 lanes as the traffic p...

From Yawn to PakDeaf...<P>...<BR><I>Pak-Turkish commandos hold joint exercise</I> <P>RAWALPINDI Nov 28: <B>Lieutenant-General Mohammad Yousuf Khan, Chief of the General Staff</B>, witnessed a demonstration of joint exercise by the commandos of Turkey and Pakistan Army at Tarbela. <BR>...

For lack of a thread, and deciding a new thread wasnt worth it... heres a discussion of PA command structure from PakDeaf.<P>*********<BR>The Pakistan Army does not have command centers. Instead they have HQs. During 1965 and 1971, it was found that having one HQ was not efficient in controlling a l...

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From Dawn, 10/20<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><BR>The chairman, National Database Registration Authority (NADRA), Maj-Gen Zahid Ehsan also briefed the participants regarding the pace of registration, progress on preparation of computerized ...

What a wonderful compilation sunil!<BR>I have been following the thread ever since it kicked off more than a month ago. <BR>I notice you have started keeping tabs on 'new' recruits, a very solid way to ensure you dossier those who will lead later on. <P>Its a pleasure to see someone so hard at work ...

.. phew! <BR>Wonderful research sunil and quincy. I had to download the thread in order to go through it at leisure. Thanx once again for the sweat spent.

My homage to another great son of India.<BR>May his tribe increase.<BR>sumant

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Hey shiv, thats a very nice illustration of what Suku was saying!<BR>What 'charge' is used in modern artillery pieces? I had heard (rather read at army-technology.com) that some guns still use semi-liquid gel charges.

You are definitely the man Kaushal! A very clear description of opinion I must say.<BR>BTW, heartfelt congratulations on reaching 4k posts.<BR>Admins, cld we archive this? Or maybe put this up on BR MONITOR as an opinion piece?

Thanx Sanjeev. <BR>Another querry which popped up was how the GoI is going to ensure these arms dont end up in the wrong hands. There obviously must be strong checks since this I believe is the first time (correct me here!) civilians have been given firearms by the GoI.

What rifles are they handling? I can make out at least 2 types.<BR>

...hell! I tried to look real close but still cant see any gantry support. Are these missiles stable enough to stand on their own? <BR>Dont they need systems checks/firing command cables? <BR>

Hey Calvin, I ve that issue in front of me right now. Do u want me to send it down? Try the following link...<BR> <A HREF="http://www.sciam.com/currentissue.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.sciam.com/currentissue.html</A> <BR>Hope this helps.<BR>Sumant.

up...<P>Everyone on BR, lest we forget the brave men of the IA/IAF. Spare a moment to go through these articles a month from today. Hope it kindles the same feelings we got during Kargil. Its doesnt suffice to send in a 50USD check for the NDF. A continued appreciation is whats required.<P>This post...

My two penny's worth.<P>rama : <BR> Yes, active jamming does involve either populating the environment with white noise, (in the same band as the radar) or intelligently emitting controlled beams of radio energy to simulate decoy target in different locations. The latter seems more effective in a/a ...