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by K Mehta
14 Oct 2016 23:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7974
Views: 2295043

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Latest on "foreign exchange reserve" Reserves decline 0.5pc to $23.5bn SBP’s liquid foreign exchange reserves decreased $81 million to $18.4bn during the week. During the week, the SBP made payments of $76m on account of external debt servicing. Reserves witnessed a major boost in the week...
by K Mehta
13 Oct 2016 11:22
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: 'Make in India' Single engined fighter
Replies: 5424
Views: 1248006

Re: Indian Single Engined Multi Role Fighter with Transfer of Manufacturing Technology

This thread should be titled Single engine MUlti Role Fighter (SMURF) thread.
by K Mehta
10 Oct 2016 15:12
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: 'Make in India' Single engined fighter
Replies: 5424
Views: 1248006

Re: Indian Single Engined Multi Role Fighter with Transfer of Manufacturing Technology

How about getting the J10? Why not woo Chinese with our economy? After all this aircraft is the major replacement of mig21 for China. It is single engine and will be cheaper than any other alternative. The Chinese are committed to supporting the future upgrades and they will be willing to allow us t...
by K Mehta
09 Oct 2016 00:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-13 June,2016
Replies: 2846
Views: 623102

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-13 June,2016

These guys are really underestimating Modi. They are in for a huge beating. Somebody needs to remind Modi that these guys were also involved in the amrikan visa thing.
by K Mehta
07 Oct 2016 06:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Analyzing CPEC
Replies: 1405
Views: 411338

Re: Analyzing CPEC

IMO the CPEC is envisioned as a gateway to Africa for the Chinese, especially for moving military to protect "Chinese interests" in Africa. The Chinese see the rise of Africa and the opportunity it provides.
by K Mehta
04 Oct 2016 20:55
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions (YEMEN, gulf)
Replies: 4734
Views: 694608

Re: West Asia News and Discussions (YEMEN, gulf)

That LSV hit is huge.
by K Mehta
04 Oct 2016 20:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Army strikes terror camps in PoK
Replies: 2258
Views: 503748

Re: Army strikes terror camps in PoK

Belated well done to the government.
by K Mehta
04 Oct 2016 20:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Retaliation Options to significant terrorist strikes
Replies: 1228
Views: 277870

Re: India's Retaliation Options to significant terrorist strikes

To all gurus, It is generally assumed that the best time to hit tsp is winter. With the example of 71 this is considered as a given. My question is that, this was true for 71 but does it mean that it is true for a western border only conflict? What would be the best time to attack tsp? Especially if...
by K Mehta
27 Sep 2016 15:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indus Water Treaty
Replies: 3257
Views: 751157

Re: Indus Water Treaty

Good to see the things being considered by the government. This is the new high mark, which this government is planning to go beyond.
by K Mehta
24 Jan 2016 22:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7974
Views: 2295043

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Thanks peregrine ji and hope this thread thrives.
by K Mehta
24 Jan 2016 15:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
Replies: 2851
Views: 379331

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2

@peregrine ji , falijee and others putting the efforts to post baki news, I request you to cross post economic news in the baki economic stress watch (pest watch) thread, so that the news can be used and analysed better and don't become forum mulch after rapid 72ing of this thread.
by K Mehta
24 Jan 2016 15:35
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: BR Forum Feedback
Replies: 1180
Views: 357769

Re: BR Forum Feedback

Is there a thread on MoD, south block babudom and defence minister news and discussion?

Also I request someone to create (and fill up with news and stories) a thread on INS Viraat: end of an era.

@shiv I had suggested sometime back that it should be islamomisia.
by K Mehta
17 Dec 2015 10:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 370744

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

On a completely unrelated note to soothis including the miskeens in the COalition Of TerroristS (COOTS), Remittances to al bakistan from the brotectors of the faith have increased. From tribune. bakistan Inflows from Saudi Arabia were the largest source of remittances in July-November. They amounted...
by K Mehta
02 Dec 2015 13:45
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Replies: 3094
Views: 568015

Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc

Thanks arun!
That pic is of baki Navy (behra) and air force (fizzlya) chiefs inspecting zdk3 function in a marine environment in warlike situation during the recently concluded seapark exercise.
by K Mehta
02 Dec 2015 09:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Replies: 3094
Views: 568015

Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc

@the zdk3 pic
What are the wall hanger like hooks for?

Edit: removed foot from mouth.
by K Mehta
26 Nov 2015 12:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
Replies: 4210
Views: 767846

Re: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 22 April 2015

INS Kadmatt to be handed over to the Indian Navy today The Indian Navy is set to receive a major boost on the seventh anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack when INS Kadmat, an anti-submarine warfare corvette, will be added to its fleet of warships. Designed by the Directorate of Naval Desig...
by K Mehta
25 Nov 2015 16:49
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
Replies: 4440
Views: 1329648

Re: Indian Army: News and Discussions 11 June 2014

Shivavare,
Kindly consider setting up a dailymotion account, especially for the non-youtube accessing parts of the world. Your videos would help in their enlightenment.
by K Mehta
25 Nov 2015 16:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Military/Defence Exports
Replies: 304
Views: 167735

Re: Indian Military/Defence Exports

Old news but not posted previously Tata delivers nearly 600 military vehicles for Minusma Indian vehicle manufacturer Tata Motors has supplied 585 military vehicles to African countries for use in the United Nation's Minusma mission in Mali. Tata began delivering the vehicles last year - a process w...
by K Mehta
24 Nov 2015 22:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
Replies: 4033
Views: 468870

Re: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)

The Syrian situation is morphing into Afghanistan 2.
Turkey=pak

Will Putin play a different game.

All the comparison to chess shows one thing very clearly, US has the "tempo" while Russia is only responding or reacting to it.
by K Mehta
24 Nov 2015 22:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indus Water Treaty
Replies: 3257
Views: 751157

Re: Indus Water Treaty

Any description or summary for the bandwidth challenged like us?
by K Mehta
24 Nov 2015 20:52
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Replies: 3094
Views: 568015

Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc

YIPji As per this link . They have lost at least 350 officers of army, whether this includes soldiers is not sure. The first tweet of Bajwa mentions 347 Soldiers and Officers All news reports say officers, some reports say 367. Those are June numbers. All this is tspa propaganda anyway. And that do...
by K Mehta
24 Nov 2015 17:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Re: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
Replies: 795
Views: 98479

Re: Terrorist Attack in Paris

Regarding Nigeria- I feel that there is a lack of indocentric information sources especially a country specific primer ala CIA factbook or BBC country profile, that Indians to use. This is something I have been requesting BRF to create, just like the Indian military pages it created, leading to gre...
by K Mehta
24 Nov 2015 17:52
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Replies: 3094
Views: 568015

Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc

YIPji As per this link . They have lost at least 350 officers of army, whether this includes soldiers is not sure. This number definitely does not include frontier constabulary and levies etc. Also would not include any air force casualties. I remember CFair mentioning that she heard a paki pilot (a...
by K Mehta
18 Nov 2015 22:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Re: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
Replies: 795
Views: 98479

Re: Terrorist Attack in Paris

Regarding Nigeria- I feel that there is a lack of indocentric information sources especially a country specific primer ala CIA factbook or BBC country profile, that Indians to use. This is something I have been requesting BRF to create, just like the Indian military pages it created, leading to grea...
by K Mehta
18 Nov 2015 22:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7974
Views: 2295043

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Quarterly update on Baki Budget The Ministry of Finance has withheld funds amounting to Rs79.4 billion out of the Rs150.6 billion sanctioned by the planning ministry for development spending in the first quarter after it failed to curtail current expenses. The amount blocked to keep overall spendin...
by K Mehta
14 Nov 2015 12:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7974
Views: 2295043

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Bill of grab e azz Dar told the upper house on Friday that Operation garb-e-Azz will cost the national kitty up to Rs190 billion “Foreign countries had pledged $6 billion for the expenses being incurred on the operation but the government has received only $350 million. We are meeting expenses from...
by K Mehta
14 Nov 2015 11:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Re: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 416
Views: 69693

Re: J&K News and Discussion-2015

That is getting blatant. How do they except the rats to know him and follow him etc? This guy must be a ex-isi or ex-uniformed jeehardi.
Is he a pakjabi or is there a kashmiri connection?
by K Mehta
13 Nov 2015 09:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7974
Views: 2295043

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Latest estimate of "circular debt" Pakistan’s circular debt has swelled to Rs661 billion this year, IMF’s Washington-based mission chief for the country said last week. These estimates are conservative and are probably on the lower side. This is equal to 7 billion $ approximately. Immedia...
by K Mehta
28 Oct 2015 11:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Women in Combat
Replies: 578
Views: 141045

Re: Women in Combat

^bump
by K Mehta
28 Oct 2015 11:53
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Military Aviation - 21 Sept 2015
Replies: 4456
Views: 1057125

Re: Indian Military Aviation - 21 Sept 2015

Request to mods and members to move the discussion to women in combat thread, which is an excellent repository of this particular debate with excellent contributions especially by Dr shiv.
by K Mehta
16 Oct 2015 14:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Coast Guard: News & Discussion
Replies: 553
Views: 196448

Re: Indian Coast Guard Discussion

Vipul wrote:India’s coast guard at present is the fourth largest in the world, after the USA, Japan and South Korea
That's one hell of a data point.
by K Mehta
16 Oct 2015 13:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05, 2015
Replies: 2850
Views: 361217

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05,

Humble request to folks to kindly x post economic news in economic stress thread, lot of data is lost due to the quick 72 of each version of this thread.
by K Mehta
15 Oct 2015 12:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: 1965 Indo-Pak War: News & Discussion
Replies: 788
Views: 240092

Re: 1965 war India- Pakistan: 50 years anniversary

did anyone see the video being shown at the giant screen at Bangalore railway station? it was an excellent video. hope it is released on youtube
by K Mehta
15 Oct 2015 12:24
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Replies: 3979
Views: 550125

Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions

deccan chronicle also reporting landing gear issue on front page citing defense min sources. however on back page suggested that the cause has been identified and will be resolved soon citing hal sources. sounds like a hit job though. the problem seems to have happened in jaisalmer. it seems that a ...
by K Mehta
10 Oct 2015 06:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05, 2015
Replies: 2850
Views: 361217

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05,

arunkji you are the man i was waiting for. kindly post it in the Urdu learning thread in the general discussion forum. please take that thread ahead. can someone post a link to the thread? i can barely post.