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by rajkhalsa
06 Sep 2020 21:05
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524082

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

May be more relevant for the history thread, but here's a declassified 1963 CIA document showing Indian and Chinese positions on Feb 1963. Nice resource for place names and topographic features. Excellent-quality TALENT photography of [] has revealed details of military defenses and related support ...
by rajkhalsa
06 Sep 2020 20:21
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524082

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

India-China Conflict: India's Victory of 1967 and the 2020 Clash | Probal DasGupta LT4x8Czhjl8 The Indian army veteran and author of Watershed 1967: India’s forgotten victory over China, Probal DasGupta talks of the Indo-China relations, particularly the lesser known incidents of 1967. The present ...
by rajkhalsa
30 Jun 2020 19:26
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524082

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

fanne wrote:what is the summary of the reasons behind china's behavior.
Fanne, I'll edit my post with a summary shortly
by rajkhalsa
30 Jun 2020 19:03
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1524082

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Just wanted to post an interesting podcast interview I came across. On Midrats 28 June 2020 - Episode 547: China in the Post-COVID-19 World with Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro From the alpine lakes on the Indo-Tibetan frontier to the sweltering tropics of the South China Sea, China is on the offensive in ...
by rajkhalsa
30 Aug 2019 01:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
Replies: 4374
Views: 1344236

Re: J&K Union Territory-2019

What is this innate urge to name any one with a contrarian view a Paki? I have given my identification in the above post for anyone to verify, or the forum moderators can verify via my associated email address. If my recollection of events is different than yours, then you can simply choose to igno...
by rajkhalsa
08 Feb 2013 13:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: People's Republic of China, Dec. 27 2011
Replies: 1052
Views: 106240

Re: People's Republic of China, Dec. 27 2011

Just spreading the word to China watchers.... I found an awesome inline Mandarin text translator plugin for Firefox and Chrome called Perapera http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/194/64590.png Browse Chinese websites with this handy set of training wheels. Read articles in Chinese and quickly see th...
by rajkhalsa
08 Feb 2013 13:48
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
Replies: 6593
Views: 1195695

Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011

I found an awesome inline Mandarin text translator plugin for Firefox and Chrome called Perapera http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/194/64590.png Browse Chinese websites with this handy set of training wheels. Read articles in Chinese and quickly see the pronunciation and definition of new words as...
by rajkhalsa
14 Jul 2010 12:38
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): July 07, 2010
Replies: 2850
Views: 419804

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): July 07, 2

No. 1 Nation in Sexy Web Searches? Call it P0rnistan By Kelli Morgan Published July 13, 2010 | FoxNews.com http://a.imageshack.us/img143/5447/pakistan20website397x22.jpg They may call it the "Land of the Pure," but Pakistan turns out to be anything but. The Muslim country, which has banne...
by rajkhalsa
02 Jan 2010 03:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military
Replies: 3954
Views: 1854055

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

Here is the text of the article. An online translator can give a good idea what it says 雪戎劲旅: 揭秘印度陆军山地部队 规模达到10个师、15万人左右   最近中印边境谈判引起了许多媒体的追逐。由于两国在1962年发生过边境冲突,因此印度部署在边境一带的军事力量备受关注。而两国的边境多为山地,印军最有可能推上一线的是其山地部队。   印度拥有世界上最大的山地部队,其规模达到10个师、15万人左右,每个师另有约8000人的后勤力量。印度军队采用司令部制度划分全国辖区,其中东、北、中央3个司令部的5个集团军均...
by rajkhalsa
13 Sep 2009 09:34
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India-China News and Discussion
Replies: 2386
Views: 401459

Re: India-China News and Discussions

x-posting United Arab Emirates, China, India and a plane load of “weapons” Wednesday, September 09, 2009It was reported on September 5th 2009, that a China-bound UAE air force C-130 Hercules was detained at India’s Kolkata airport after the discovery of arms and explosives during a routine refuel st...
by rajkhalsa
13 Sep 2009 09:34
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1330743

Re: China Military Watch

United Arab Emirates, China, India and a plane load of “weapons” Wednesday, September 09, 2009It was reported on September 5th 2009, that a China-bound UAE air force C-130 Hercules was detained at India’s Kolkata airport after the discovery of arms and explosives during a routine refuel stop. (here...
by rajkhalsa
27 Mar 2009 21:36
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Autos Thread
Replies: 3776
Views: 674859

Re: Indian Autos Thread

I couldnt stop laughing seeing this Sitara. "Naam Kharab Kar Diya apne HAL Sitara ka". Who could think that is a car, it is looking like more of a golf cart or the pullers in Airports. This should seriously be posted in the humour thread. http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/8223/nsnddesi42...
by rajkhalsa
02 Feb 2009 10:36
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1330743

Re: China Military Watch

China to conduct exercise in Aksai Chin near border with India ? Monday, January 26, 2009 China's CCTV program shows military officers learning about the landscape of the Aksai Chin region. In 2006, a Google Earth user KenGrok discovered a "sandbox" in China's Ningxia province. Later it w...
by rajkhalsa
08 Dec 2008 11:45
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1330743

Re: China Military Watch

Here is an interesting article I found while browsing the Chinese language message boards with online translators: Undercover in the India-China Joint Exercise barracks: Indian barracks war preparedness level is high (with pictures) / 揭秘中印联训军营:印军营区战备水平高(图) Aw hell, here's a translation I whipped up...
by rajkhalsa
08 Dec 2008 07:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1330743

Re: China Military Watch

Here is an interesting article I found while browsing the Chinese language message boards with online translators: Undercover in the India-China Joint Exercise barracks: Indian barracks war preparedness level is high (with pictures) / 揭秘中印联训军营:印军营区战备水平高(图) Summary: The India-China "Hand-in-Hand...
by rajkhalsa
02 Dec 2008 11:26
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: MARCOS & NSG ops in Mumbai Attack (News and Pics ONLY)
Replies: 176
Views: 188343

Re: MARCOS & NSG ops in Mumbai Attack (News and Pics ONLY)

The Boston Globe's Big Picture has some high quality (and heart-wrenching) photos of the attack. Worth reading are the comments: http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/8148/m1817186531ot2.jpg A member of the anti-terrorist squad takes a position during an engagement with suspected militants at the Taj M...
by rajkhalsa
19 Nov 2008 18:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army History Thread
Replies: 1018
Views: 442519

Re: Indian Army History Thread

X-Posting here Google has started archiving of Life magazine's entire photo archive. Apparently the vast majority of these images have not been published, and go back as far as the 1860s. The resource is a goldmine for people interested in history, and the images come under the fair use agreement. T...
by rajkhalsa
19 Nov 2008 18:10
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1330743

Re: China Military Watch

Google has started archiving of Life magazine's entire photo archive. Apparently the vast majority of these images have not been published, and go back as far as the 1860s. The resource is a goldmine for people interested in history, and the images come under the fair use agreement. Their archive of...
by rajkhalsa
04 Nov 2008 03:16
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: IAF at Red Flag / Nellis AFB 2008
Replies: 850
Views: 337934

Re: IAF at Red Flag / Nellis AFB 2008

and here it is - courtesy of GJ man and self: The transcript Thanks for the transcript, interesting stuff. Jagan, or some of you other guys who downloaded it, is it possible for you to upload that .flv file (I assume you've downloaded it) to rapidshare or megaupload or something, so that we could t...
by rajkhalsa
31 Oct 2008 08:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Real Estate Sector
Replies: 1122
Views: 230656

Re: Indian Real Estate Sector

This is so cool to an architecture geek like me! :) Check out all these towers coming to India... http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2821/01qo7hd2.jpg GANDHINAGAR - GUJARAT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE TEC-CITY (GIFT) | Block Package E | 65 floors and 2 x 60 floors — a tri-tower commercial gift for GIFT http...
by rajkhalsa
04 Oct 2008 23:28
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military
Replies: 3954
Views: 1854055

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

Some more pics from the encounter... I think 'human camo' is an apt description.... http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9043/12669664pp3.jpg http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/9050/96387948ts9.jpg http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8300/52500402nq3.jpg http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/3790/59897527...
by rajkhalsa
17 Sep 2008 06:06
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military
Replies: 3954
Views: 1854055

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

non-watermarked pics: http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7365/34rx5bo1vf5.jpg http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7154/20adlco1ka3.jpg http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5061/o8urv81vh8.jpg http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/531/jr8bowuu0.jpg http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2042/35hmt7nah4.jpg htt...
by rajkhalsa
07 Sep 2008 09:47
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Technolgies useful for Indian problems
Replies: 748
Views: 234817

Re: Technolgies useful for Indian problems

This is ridiculously cheap and simple, and totally awesome. These can be used to Indian villages as well. Q-DRUM: Re-inventing the (Water) Wheel http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/7944/qdrum1ks4.jpg Proving once again that sometimes the simplest ideas are the most powerful, the Q-Drum makes water tr...
by rajkhalsa
29 Aug 2008 13:28
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Let us Understand the Chinese
Replies: 395
Views: 138329

Re: Let us Understand the Chinese

I just came across what is probably the best online translation service for Chinese websites:  Popjisyo.com . What it does is, rather than translate the whole webpage at once like babelfish, actually keeps the webpage as is and only translates each word of a sentance when you hold your mouse over a ...
by rajkhalsa
29 Aug 2008 13:27
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1330743

Re: China Military Watch

I just came across what is probably the best online translation service for Chinese websites:  Popjisyo.com . What it does is, rather than translate the whole webpage at once like babelfish, actually keeps the webpage as is and only translates each word of a sentance when you hold your mouse over a ...
by rajkhalsa
16 Aug 2008 18:54
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military
Replies: 3954
Views: 1854055

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

From these pictures... http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/7687/610x2gz5.jpg http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6459/610x1ga5.jpg Caption: Pakistani Ranger's Brigadier Qaiser Khan Tareen (L) shakes hands with India's Border Security Force's Deputy Inspector General Mohammad Aquil during a ceremony to...
by rajkhalsa
13 Aug 2008 09:32
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Small Arms Thread
Replies: 4653
Views: 1438703

Re: Small Arms Thread

American soldiers with Indian Tavors during Ex Vajra Prahar at CIJWS:
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by rajkhalsa
23 Jul 2008 03:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: War inside Tibet - goals, strategies and equipment
Replies: 793
Views: 194190

Re: War inside Tibet - goals, strategies and equipment

Vivek Sometime back a chinese site had lots of docs on the 62 war. It showed their part in the aggresion. Some folks were saving it before it disappeared. Do you have those? There are a couple sites I know of. Probably the most comprehensive I've seen is: http://bwl.top81.com.cn/war_cn/india.htm Ad...
by rajkhalsa
22 Jul 2008 09:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: War inside Tibet - goals, strategies and equipment
Replies: 793
Views: 194190

Re: War inside Tibet - goals, strategies and equipment

vivek_ahuja, Sir ji! Can you please, please allow BR to host this treasure trove of information? Or perhaps it better yet, to put it onto a torrent so all those interested can benefit from what must have been an exhaustive effort on your part? There is such a dearth of sources of information on this...
by rajkhalsa
29 Jun 2008 10:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: War inside Tibet - goals, strategies and equipment
Replies: 793
Views: 194190

Re: War inside Tibet - goals, strategies and equipment

PLA's rapid reaction capability in Tibet By Andrei Chang Column: Military Might Published: June 27, 2008 Hong Kong, China — The eruption of riots in Tibet in March reflected an increasingly complicated political situation there, involving both internal and external factors. Internally, the peaceful...
by rajkhalsa
04 Mar 2008 10:22
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch
Replies: 3944
Views: 1330743

Something I stumbled upon

http://bwl.top81.cn/war_cn/india.htm

Pages and pages of articles about the 1962 Chinese war with India. It's in Chinese, but altavista translator can give you a gist.

Amazing the amount of rhetoric and propaganda....
by rajkhalsa
03 Mar 2008 06:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Real Estate Sector
Replies: 1122
Views: 230656

Some cool buildings from the Indian Skyscraper Blog ! ------- http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7148/02hm2ne3.jpg MUMBAI | Jupiter Mills Tower | 75 Floors … one of Mumbai’s tallest all-residential skyscrapers and an awesome futuristic design! ------- http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7223/image1gw...
by rajkhalsa
27 Feb 2008 08:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 12577
Views: 1239945

Turkey offers oil pipe lifeline to India Feb 27, 2008 By Sudha Ramachandran BANGALORE - Turkey has offered - during a visit by Foreign Minister Ali Babacan to India this month - to facilitate the supply of oil to India from Central Asia via Israel through a combination of overland pipelines and sup...
by rajkhalsa
27 Feb 2008 08:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-Israel: News and Discussion
Replies: 2559
Views: 457436

Turkey offers oil pipe lifeline to India Feb 27, 2008 By Sudha Ramachandran BANGALORE - Turkey has offered - during a visit by Foreign Minister Ali Babacan to India this month - to facilitate the supply of oil to India from Central Asia via Israel through a combination of overland pipelines and sup...
by rajkhalsa
16 Jan 2008 16:58
Forum: Military History Archive
Topic: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
Replies: 360
Views: 198705

I'm interested in learning more about the military history of South India, in particular that of the Marathas

Does anyone have any recommendations as to what the best books (in English) about Shivaji Maharaj and/or the Maratha Empire are?
by rajkhalsa
03 Nov 2005 09:46
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Opposition to the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement
Replies: 321
Views: 107822

R-man

I think megaupload.com allows the biggest size file uploading

Thanks in advance :)
by rajkhalsa
03 Nov 2005 04:21
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Opposition to the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement
Replies: 321
Views: 107822

:!: :!: :!: Starting at 3 PM ET, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee's hearing on the Indo-US nuclear deal can be heard live using RealPlayer. The URL is: rtsp://video.c-span.org/encoder/dirksen419.rm For details on the hearing and witness list, please see: http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/...
by rajkhalsa
25 Oct 2005 02:47
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Magazine and Media Watch/Review
Replies: 294
Views: 121471

You can also upload it to megaupload.com :)
by rajkhalsa
14 Oct 2005 00:51
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Opposition to the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement
Replies: 321
Views: 107822

Guys, you can use megaupload.com to upload the file for free (up to 250 mb!) And people can download the file.

It downloads relatively fast (I avg about 6 kbps) compared to other free file hosting websites. And I do not believe there is a limit to the # times it can be downloaded