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by SaraLax
31 Mar 2023 12:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525639

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

One thing we are not seeing is the Russian Air force. With all the S300s etc of UKN gone, it can be now used with near impunity by Russians. . . . If PRC decided to attack and conquer Taiwan today, the battle might be intense for 1 week but I doubt US will be able to help beyond that, for PRC it mi...
by SaraLax
30 Jan 2023 09:47
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian IT Industry
Replies: 1372
Views: 436093

Re: Indian IT Industry

Something I've been wishing for: https://swarajyamag.com/tech/bharos-iit-madras-incubated-firm-develops-indias-indigenous-mobile-operating-system Looks like Android fork. Can we create an ecosystem? Amazon's FIRE OS used in their Fire TV Stick, Fire Tablets and few other Amazon devices - is based o...
by SaraLax
26 Dec 2022 15:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622061

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

NRao garu, While Blinken and Neocons may try various things, we are not exactly wearing bangles and won't take it passively. Among a lot of other things, the ops of thousands of big US companies are run out of India. Things can cut both ways. Need some focus here. Which Neocon has ever cared for lo...
by SaraLax
20 Dec 2022 18:06
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8411
Views: 2875846

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Looks like Russia is giving Ural crude for $48 per barrel. India is refining and supplying to Europe. SuSu's daughter says Reliance is benefiting heavily because of this but Modi is not giving this to state run Oil companies. Reliance's Jamnagar Refinery (comprising of 2 separate units) is the bigg...
by SaraLax
14 Nov 2022 14:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622061

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

is this a german department store.... selling firewood and kerosene truly, how the mighty have fallen Bismarck would be turning over in his grave https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhcIAjFXEAAKck9?format=jpg&name=small It sure is a photograph from LiDL - a well run German market chain and this super m...
by SaraLax
11 Nov 2022 10:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5560
Views: 1509993

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

(UK based) NGOs claim UK-India free trade deal will raise medicine prices "India supplies our NHS with 25% of all the medicines used to treat patients here in the UK,” they continue. “Any action that curtails India’s ability to produce quality, cost-effective medicines also threatens the finan...
by SaraLax
11 Nov 2022 09:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5560
Views: 1509993

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

British PM Rishi Sunak committed to FTA with India, says Downing Street https://indianexpress.com/article/world/british-pm-rishi-sunak-committed-to-fta-with-india-says-downing-street-8246331/ No way should India accept some the Pharmaceutical related IPR rules that UK might be forcing on India's Ph...
by SaraLax
11 Nov 2022 09:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023
Replies: 1718
Views: 388506

Re: Assembly Elections - 2022

British want the FTA badly. Will throw Mallya and that Nadeem guy also as a bonus. No way should India accept some the Pharmaceutical related IPR rules that UK might be forcing on India's Pharmaceutical Industry. This is based on "leaked chapter" from UK's Draft FTA text. Refer below link...
by SaraLax
13 Aug 2021 18:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
Replies: 3095
Views: 765253

Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016

America will never admit that it made mistake. Because they never make mistakes. I hope the nato countries understand this and come to senses. What they gained in last 20 years? Nothing. Lost life and money. I wonder what made all knowing and prudent Germany agree to this nonsense. It seems French ...
by SaraLax
27 Jul 2021 23:35
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8411
Views: 2875846

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

The TN manufactured Automobiles which are exported is not even 10% of the total production capacity and that too because the manufacturing has some dead capacity. If Indian market for automobiles falls, the export orders simply go to Vietnam or Thailand. Honda already does that and ford is in the p...
by SaraLax
14 Jun 2021 17:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Manufacturing Sector
Replies: 679
Views: 409404

Re: Indian Manufacturing Sector

I am surprised that India does not have good Injection mold related ecosystem as we have a big automotive industry. Do Indian auto assemblers even import bumpers, door panels, interior surfaces, handles, dashboard faceplate, other components under the hood etc? I thought we only import engines, tra...
by SaraLax
18 May 2021 19:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707188

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

TN government to take a call on Chinese vaccine later Having a clause is irrelevant, though I'd have been happier with an explicit clause. Be that as it may, a global tender can include only those candidates cleared to be administered in India. The accelerated pathway for foreign vaccines that are ...
by SaraLax
17 May 2021 11:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707188

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

What bothers me the most is, how these pvt hospitals are able to get vaccine supplies, when there is a shortage and why none of the govt primary health care centers are providing the inoculation for 18+. There is nothing untoward happening here. Private Hospitals in Chennai & other cities who c...
by SaraLax
15 Mar 2021 13:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7928
Views: 2119036

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Yes 7% USD interest rates for 5 year period is pure nuts. Not even junk bonds offer these kinds of returns. So clearly a desperate need to maintain H&D, buy affection and definitely some angle of money laundering where sovereign funds will be used to pay large benami depositors. I wonder what t...
by SaraLax
05 Feb 2021 09:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2782509

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

The way this 'Farmer' protest issue is going on - I guess all over India, there will be soon some level of blowback against Sikh Farmers and the foreign Sikh entities beghind them. But i guess Delhi people will still vote for AAP just to get some freebies and AAP will thwart most actions to prevent ...
by SaraLax
04 Feb 2021 03:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2782509

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Delhi Police has announced the cash awards for helping arrest the following Absconding Sikh Indians who indulged in Violence & desecrated the Indian Flag in Red Fort on 26th January 2021. [1] GurjOt Singh - INR 1 Lakh Award [2] GurjANt Singh - INR 1 Lakh Award [3] Jugraj Singh - INR 1 Lakh Awar...
by SaraLax
04 Feb 2021 03:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2782509

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Delhi Police has announced the cash awards for helping arrest the following Absconding Sikh Indians who indulged in Violence & desecrated the Indian Flag in Red Fort on 26th January 2021. [1] GurjOt Singh - INR 1 Lakh Award [2] GurjANt Singh - INR 1 Lakh Award [3] Jugraj Singh - INR 1 Lakh Awar...
by SaraLax
26 Dec 2020 06:22
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2079382

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Disconnecting or damaging Reliance Jio or any other Adani company's or even any Public property/infrastructure just because your protest is not eliciting the result you want - is a very CHEAP demeaning activity. People performing this could even be hauled to court/jails. Do not Punjab or Haryana sta...
by SaraLax
14 Dec 2020 04:06
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2079382

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

I was going through some of the interviews of an agricultural economist by name Vijay Sardana ( refer his interviews in his twitter feed to CNNNews18 on the hypocrisy of the new agricultural laws passed in Punjab & Chattisgarh as a counter to NDA's farming & agricultural reforms). He clearly...
by SaraLax
09 Dec 2020 01:07
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2079382

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Amit Shah is to meet the farmers today. I dont expect anything to happen. Coming from deep south & brought up in lower middle class surroundings - what is the characteristic of Indian Sikhs these days ... particularly those from Punjab ?. It is not an easy sight to see the Punjab & Haryana ...
by SaraLax
19 Jun 2020 09:16
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8411
Views: 2875846

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

GOI has a website https://commerce-app.gov.in/eidb/icntcomq.asp that lets you search for import details. Sometime back I had read an article about how much effort China put to perfect ballpoint technology when they didn't had the capability. India imported details of ball pointmpens from China . . ...
by SaraLax
04 May 2020 08:35
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion
Replies: 1620
Views: 427144

Re: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion

In Covid-19 World - Seems like GoI's idea of selling BPCL may not come out well (either nobody would bid or bids will be very low in value).
The same may apply to selling off Air-India.
by SaraLax
30 Mar 2020 13:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707188

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Everyone and his chaprasi are now "making ventilators". My KB is too. I know at least ten startups here in Dera Mahab Ali trying it. Even my son's college announced a programme, but I think the mommas of the kids thrown tantrums. I know mine did. . . . Echoing the above post from Dileep -...
by SaraLax
23 Mar 2020 14:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707188

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Posting some real numbers in an interview given by the Health Minister of Tamilnadu state to The Chindu Do we have a contingency plan with adequate quarantine facilities and manpower to deal with such a situation ? There are 1,690 ventilators ready for use. A 1,000 more units are expected next week...
by SaraLax
13 Feb 2020 17:48
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2079382

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

chetak wrote:
VijaySethupathi @VijaySethuOffl · Feb 12
Removed the images
Lest others misunderstand the above post - @VijaySethuOffl is Actor Vijay Sethupathi's real twitter account. He has actually posted this image & asked the people creating such stories to stop spreading such rumours !.
by SaraLax
27 Nov 2019 13:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 6664
Views: 1319736

Re: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

I remember Shivraj Chouhan was once talked about as a possible successor to Modi. Then he lost. Then Fadnavis was discussed as a possibility by some people. Now he's out. Seems talking about someone as Modiji's successor is the biggest Panauti. Best not to talk about anyone else unless you want the...
by SaraLax
31 Oct 2019 10:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 6664
Views: 1319736

Re: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Had a long time in the making ... Had advised family and friends who would listen around the time Aadhar case was in the SC. My guess then was about 10 years for all India coverage. https://twitter.com/monikahalan/status/1189418783850385408 Monika Halan @monikahalan If the government has the courag...
by SaraLax
20 May 2019 01:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
Replies: 6200
Views: 1119095

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

What is happening in TN? Any anal-e-sis on why BJP is failing to gain traction? BJP could get 2 seats. The TN social engineering by the EVR and DK men for decades cannot be penetrated in one election cycle. India Today's 34-38 exit poll forecast for UPA+ in TN needs to be thrown in garbage bin. Als...
by SaraLax
14 Apr 2019 22:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion
Replies: 6200
Views: 1119095

Re: 2019 General Elections News and Discussion

saw rangaraj Pandey’s analysis seems to be not giving more than 10 seats to NDA because the TTV factor is having a significant impact https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OOX_Ju1H6Oo DMK is winning TN. How much AIADMK side is winning to be seen. In good case NDA may get 15+ and bad case is 5. 10 mentioned...
by SaraLax
02 Feb 2019 22:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8411
Views: 2875846

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

At any rate the savings is only 12500 Rs per annum , so no great shakes You must be really rich to consider Rs. 12500 per annum savings as "no great shakes"! It will buy a new shiny samsung 192 litre single door refrigerator! 12500 INR is a good amount and I would happily use this every y...
by SaraLax
27 Oct 2018 14:51
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8411
Views: 2875846

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Question from layperson: Can the Ruias now actually pay whatever they're paying legally? Can the govt/ibc ask for their source of funds? Can't let them borrow money now and stymie somebody like Mittal taking over. They recently sold their refinery for a Russian company for 50k crores. Some people h...
by SaraLax
20 Oct 2018 09:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Kerala Floods - Aftermath and Save Sabarimala
Replies: 2419
Views: 445472

Re: Kerala Floods - Aftermath and Save Sabarimala

Any more "proof" needed of the deviousness of the GoKL?? New York Times scribe, suhasini raj with" comrade" yechh uri New York Times scribe, who tried to trespass to Sabarimala, with CPM sec @SitaramYechury Now she must reveal that on whose behest she proceeded to #Sabarimala to...
by SaraLax
09 Sep 2018 12:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: COMCASA Signing By India: A Trap or Unshackling?
Replies: 156
Views: 33506

Re: COMCASA Signing By India: A Trap or Unshackling?

Hope our decision makers have thought about the below [1] The Russians & Chinese (or even North Korean's) will always try to hack into the CENTRIXS system and attempt to listen in a silent mode and reap massive advantages if they can breach into the system ( WAN based systems ? ... Hmm ... Huawe...
by SaraLax
11 Jun 2018 11:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5560
Views: 1509993

Re: Arvind eye Care vs UK NHS Eye care

Questions: A) how many Aravind eye care hospital are there in India that were used in comparison with Thousands of NHS hospitals average results? B) how can you even compare non governmental data with a government funded entity function which has its own limitations and bureaucracy? C) Show me data...
by SaraLax
11 Jun 2018 00:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5560
Views: 1509993

Re: Arvind eye Care vs UK NHS Eye care

Deleted. So Dear Sanjiv ... Are you allowing this BR forum to visualize an ill-informed Gungadin in you ?. :rotfl: Please do not give lectures about comparisons between the worst NHS hospital in UK and best of Apollo/Max hospitals in India. Let's talk about a very much unknown-to-even-Indians, Madu...
by SaraLax
13 Mar 2018 14:43
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8411
Views: 2875846

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Banking scam has UPA era roots Banking scam has UPA era roots By SREE M. IYER | | 25 February, 2018 ‘Advice’ came from the UPA government to all public sector banks to change over to Finacle . ..... I have also heard rumours that other chairmen of PSU banks were also coaxed into buying the new soft...
by SaraLax
06 Mar 2018 19:26
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - May 2017
Replies: 5116
Views: 1844331

Re: Indian Missiles News and Discussions - May 2017

http://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/gVW7Ak63dymJ4rg9O9e66O/Reliance-looks-to-NAL-to-make-carbon-fibre.html so the japani acted tough after agni3 (1st stage composite) was tested, the NAL ToTed the tech to pvt sector, which made the japani come back pants down to sell again lest he lose whatever marke...
by SaraLax
26 Feb 2018 09:50
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8411
Views: 2875846

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

India’s financial A.Q. Khan network By M.D. Nalapat | 25 February, 2018 Sunday Guardian [quote] Our ‘A.Q. Khan of Indian Finance’ has moles everywhere. General Pervez Musharraf—whose record in conning his masters (whether these be in Islamabad or Washington) is unparalleled—made out that all Pakist...
by SaraLax
07 Feb 2018 00:10
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8411
Views: 2875846

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

The below is for this member by name 'Arjun' with respect to his fears about how GoI is sleeping on AI front. As far as electric vehicles goes - it seems to me that there the government has indeed been far more proactive than in the AI case. Modi seems to have a strong 'green' streak which has ensu...
by SaraLax
06 Feb 2018 16:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8411
Views: 2875846

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

The below is for this member by name 'Arjun' with respect to his fears about how GoI is sleeping on AI front. The fact that AI is going to completely change the face of global industry has been evident for more than two years now - leave alone China, every other two-bit western nation has publicly a...