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by sugriva
14 Apr 2010 12:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: BSF, CRPF and other Paramilitary Forces Discussion
Replies: 931
Views: 324544

Re: BSF,CRPF and other Paramilitary Forces Discussion.

Another example of a "structural solution" to an "on ground problem" that our establishment is so fond of. Will be obliged if you can provide explanations of what a "structural solution" to an "on ground problem" is to dorks like me. Also what remedies do you...
by sugriva
14 Apr 2010 11:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Red Menace
Replies: 3763
Views: 594492

Re: The Red Menace

Naxals may be backing NREGA If it all the maovandalists are backing NREGA, then it is to skim off the money directly from the panchayats that are in those parts largely in their control. IMVHO govt should simply stop giving out cash payments for NREGA in those areas. Period. Voluntary organizations...
by sugriva
14 Apr 2010 09:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2905
Views: 848806

Re: CT and COIN operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

It is nobody's case that the Army should have to shoulder the responsibility of internal security when a 400,000 strong force of CRPF is present to do the job. If required more battalions of CRPF should be raised for the purpose. However it is also the case that the CRPF is a police organization an...
by sugriva
08 Apr 2010 13:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army: News & Discussion
Replies: 3966
Views: 1246618

Re: Indian Army: News & Discussion

If the anti-naxal fighting was to be given over to the army, then the CRPF manpower should also be placed under army control, so that the force, can be moulded into a fighting machine capable of doing the job, by the Army leadership. It is nobody's case that the Army should have to shoulder the res...
by sugriva
07 Apr 2010 11:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Red Menace
Replies: 3763
Views: 594492

Re: The Red Menace

A Roy doing what she does best, spinning on behalf of the maovandalists... please delete if posted earlier http://giffenman-miscellania.blogspot.com/2010/03/dantewada-arundhati-roy-with-maoists.html PS : Also some lahori logic It's convenient to forget that tribal people in Central India have a hist...
by sugriva
25 Mar 2010 09:52
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3961
Views: 840239

Re: Indian Education System

And why this worry about students having to spend 40L on education and earning 6L onlee? Hakim-Bose, There are far-reaching economic consequences of spending 40 lakhs for an education and only earning 6 lakhs. One, it will lead to higher attrition in industry in India what with people trying to jum...
by sugriva
22 Mar 2010 09:06
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
Replies: 3520
Views: 844562

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread

Why is the Indian army so against the induction of Arjun tanks? Is it because it is afraid that once it inducts Arjun tanks Pakistan will be given US M1A2 tanks?
by sugriva
20 Mar 2010 08:35
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
Replies: 3520
Views: 844562

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread

Govt. of India should create an armoured division in the BSF, armed with Arjun tanks. Express orders for 310 tanks Arjuns should be placed. Everybody will be happy. DRDO happy, as years of effort not wasted. Army happy at not having to use Arjuns. Nation happy that tin-cans will not be facing TSPA s...
by sugriva
26 Feb 2010 13:10
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army: News & Discussion
Replies: 3966
Views: 1246618

Re: Indian Army: News & Discussion

narayana wrote:why we have such politicians? :(,we should make public what the armed forces asked for and what they got
Narayana-ji, let us first spend the amount that has been allocated. Year after year, the story is the same. The money from the defence budget is returned because it could not be spent.
by sugriva
22 Feb 2010 11:08
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 2010)
Replies: 3870
Views: 638843

Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown (Jan 26 2010)

Since new drugs cost roughly $1 billion each to develop and bring to market globally, Well the reason drug development time takes $1 billion is because pharma companies refuse to use computer based simulations to determine whether a drug will work or not. This also prevents them from doing more per...
by sugriva
28 Jan 2010 19:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Replies: 2752
Views: 550227

Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion

The BNP/JeI strongholds seem to be in the west and the south, that are relatively more poverty prone than the rest of the country. Witness this http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=25412 The researchers said Barisal (52.0%), Rajshahi (51.2%) and Khulna (45.7%) have the highest incidence of pove...
by sugriva
28 Jan 2010 13:05
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army: News & Discussion
Replies: 3966
Views: 1246618

Re: Indian Army: News & Discussion

^^^
I hope not and in all probability they are rumour mongers.......
BTW OT but at what age approximately will an NDA/IMA passout become a Lt. Col after AVS committee report implementation?
by sugriva
28 Jan 2010 12:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army: News & Discussion
Replies: 3966
Views: 1246618

Re: Indian Army: News & Discussion

rumour mongers also claim a jat vs non-jat angle to this whole affair.
by sugriva
22 Jan 2010 18:58
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion
Replies: 4621
Views: 1486002

Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion

... I sir, am not making any claims. Rather it is you who is making the claim that some ministers and bureaucrats of WB are allowed to travel to China without visas. The onus of proving the claim, with evidence, photographic or videographic is on you, not me. I am merely pointing out the ludicrousn...
by sugriva
22 Jan 2010 17:02
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion
Replies: 4621
Views: 1486002

Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion

Of late, the PRC has been extending this dubious privilege to persons Arunachal Pradesh also. And Yes, in these cases "something called Indian Immigration" has been asked to intervene. Ah, the pleasures of debating with ASPuar. Wonderful, so now because the Chinese govt issues "paper...
by sugriva
22 Jan 2010 16:02
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion
Replies: 4621
Views: 1486002

Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion

Why, for example, do communist party officials/govt of bengal civil servants not require a visa to visit china? Stop posting nonsense please. There is also something called Indian immigration at the airports. So when you leave India, Indian immigration officials check that you have a visa for the p...
by sugriva
23 Dec 2009 09:13
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3961
Views: 840239

Re: Indian Education System

Raja Bose wrote: but during my last semester as a favor I TA'ed
Hakim Bose, Did the desis finally get a passing grade in the course :twisted:
by sugriva
27 Nov 2009 11:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
Replies: 4246
Views: 1225671

Re: Discussion on Indian Special Forces

To add to the list CISF- Black panther CRPF- CoBRA ITBP- Commando unit RPF- RPSF Assam Rifles- Commando unit (to be raised) Mumbai Police- Force 1 Andhra Police- Greyhounds Unit (specific anti-Naxal) Delhi Police- Commando unit BSF : Creek commandos (link posted above) C60 : anti naxalite force of M...
by sugriva
22 Nov 2009 19:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Oil and Conflict
Replies: 71
Views: 11688

Re: Oil and Conflict

After I talked to a Ukraine lady who said they are tired of the democracy and the fighting in democracy and want to go back to old system- even I concluded they cannot stay independent. There is strong Russian ethnicity connection and history. Well, there are two parts to this story. Western Ukrain...
by sugriva
15 Nov 2009 12:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
Replies: 4126
Views: 872332

Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous

Noob question :
I gather that tank barrel's are either smooth-bore or rifled. Smooth bore to fire missiles, APFSDS, HEAT,HE and rifled barrel for HESH. My question is whether it is possible to fire both HEAT and HESH using the same type of barrel?
by sugriva
27 Oct 2009 19:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Red Menace
Replies: 3763
Views: 594492

Re: The Red Menace

Latest news on Times of India website says that the train drivers have been released and the train has been released. It is not however clear from the website whether the police managed to do it by force or the WB govt agreed to a swap for Mahato. For the sake of India, I hope Mahato was not released.
by sugriva
16 Oct 2009 19:24
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Bakistan: Emirate of New-clear Inquilabi States-Bojitiv Newj
Replies: 2847
Views: 533470

Re: Bakistan: Emirate of New-clear Inquilabi States-Bojitiv Newj

Vamanullah,
I am merely showing soup-e-rear disguise capabilities of TFTA Swat mards when in hiding from Bredators.
by sugriva
16 Oct 2009 15:38
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Ideas and wish lists for defence related technologies
Replies: 26
Views: 7176

Re: Ideas and wish lists for defence related technologies

Beam weapons not here on this thread :mrgreen:
by sugriva
16 Oct 2009 11:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Red Menace
Replies: 3763
Views: 594492

Re: The Red Menace

I see that this hasn't been posted as yet.... Now, a scientist held for Naxal links http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Now-a-scientist-held-for-Naxal-links/529797/ Article covers how Naxal and his wife were responsible for violent attacks in Jharkhand and Bihar Appears to be quite a blood-thirs...
by sugriva
12 Oct 2009 14:13
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Replies: 2936
Views: 1040542

Re: Indian Missile Technology Discussion

... The IE article carries some more details The missiles, testfired this morning, had different ranges . They have been designed to operate with both liquid and solid fuels , and were capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear payloads, they said. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Nuc...
by sugriva
11 Oct 2009 22:06
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist - Part-3
Replies: 1343
Views: 652000

Re: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist - Part-3

.... Bade-Saab, Unlettered 12th fail gawar only here saar. So please bear for a while with this bumpkin. I don't know much about yields and how they are measured and will admit that I don't follow most of the technical arguments posted on this thread. However I have a simple Rakshak question, the a...
by sugriva
29 Sep 2009 21:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Deterrence
Replies: 5136
Views: 949359

Re: Deterrence

Ind will wipe off Pak, but at cost of 500 mn people http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3253889 Wonderphull. Wonder which madrassa the authors went to? How did they arrive at these numbers. However if we read Ayatollah-al-odma Shiv's posts it appears that it will take a l...
by sugriva
26 Sep 2009 22:37
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3961
Views: 840239

Re: Indian Education System

..... Very respectfully I will have to disagree with some of what you just posted. (1) Standards of IITs came down in the 90's because of "democratization" I think you are looking at a wrong cause and effect here. While it its true that a lot more people joined IIT for its brand name and ...
by sugriva
06 Sep 2009 11:43
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Thread on YSR :The man, his mission, his demise and legacy
Replies: 900
Views: 4784

Re: Thread on YSR :The man, his mission, his demise and legacy

Meanwhile somemore isharabaazi.... Take it FWIW http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?pageid=20&pagesize=&edid=&edlabel=CAP&mydateHid=06-09-2009&pubname=&edname=&publabel=TOI Shobhaa De In a way, he was also the anointed one a recent development that did not su...
by sugriva
02 Sep 2009 22:35
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Thread on YSR :The man, his mission, his demise and legacy
Replies: 900
Views: 4784

Re: Internal Security Watch

Somethings stinks big time... By putting in thermal imagers, Su-30MKI(using and therefore giving out their radar signature), ISRO satellites, NRSA and possibly ARC aircraft, chinbakiunkil, sitting on the ground, is getting a very good idea of everything. Every techint/elint capability that desh has ...
by sugriva
02 Sep 2009 13:54
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist
Replies: 2362
Views: 375351

Re: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist

Many people have fallen on their sword on the threshold of victory. Purpose will be achieved when India does not sign CTBT come hail or hell, not now not ever, till India conducts next nuclear test series. Obama wants India to humour him with Indian commitment to CTBT (on paper or otherwise) to ear...
by sugriva
31 Aug 2009 21:44
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist
Replies: 2362
Views: 375351

Re: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist

:idea: It now occurs to this 12th pass dehati that KS's timing is almost perfect. Now with the Arihant about to be inducted the next step would be the mating of missiles with provable warheads so that the 3rd leg of our deterrence is completed. If we take a step back and look at MMS's reasoning, the...
by sugriva
31 Aug 2009 20:16
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist
Replies: 2362
Views: 375351

Re: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist

Pls pardon me for saying this, It appears me that all those claims of failure looks childish to me. In effect there is only success for the test conducted. I am not the one claiming success or failure. In none of my previous posts have I claimed such a thing. Since I am 12th fail yevil yindoo bania...
by sugriva
31 Aug 2009 20:04
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist
Replies: 2362
Views: 375351

Re: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist

The evidence so far indicates that if S1 was a partial failure, there was absolutely no reason not to test S6, and every reason to see how partial S6 would be. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: And exactly what would a partial S6 success indicate? That S1 also partially failed. :P. How wiser would the tester...
by sugriva
31 Aug 2009 10:13
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist
Replies: 2362
Views: 375351

Re: Pokhran II not fully successful: Scientist

vera_k wrote:Right, the name mangling would be an example of Appeal to Ridicule.
As would be N^3 repeated references to derisive terms like "EB's".