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ParGha

what is the sanskrit motto on the NSG insignia ?? link can't read it. "Something Ka Vinash " ( Vanquish Something), perhaps? Incidentally it seems to be an unofficial motto, as they do have an official motto, as can be seen here: http://www.nsg.gov.in/DG0907.htm but there again, it is obs...

ParGha

one great chinese leader, also remarked while talking to Kissinger, "America was the eagle, Russia the bear , China the dragon and India the cow." The real Chinese Zodiacal view of different nations: America = Monkey Russia = Tiger China = Dragon (of course) India = Ox (alternatively and ...

ParGha

On Chinese Symbolisms For the sake of brevity, let me limit it to a single point I am trying to get to: 1. Dragon is traditionally the emperor's insignia; signifying rule through wisdom and intellect. 2. Phoenix is traditionally the empresses' insignia; its significance is expressed in mainly patro...

ParGha

On Sun Tzu and Indian Literature on Warfare surinder : I did not say I liked it the Art of War, I merely was fascinated. There are two things that struck me when I read it: First, the cold-blooded amoral tone of the book was hard to miss. There is no mention of Dharma etc. Indian books are obsessed...

ParGha

While SunTzu's book deals with the Art of War, Kautilya's Arthsashtra deals with before and after War as War is only one part of the process. Many Western scholars are studying and quoting Kautilya. Kautilya's Arthashatra deals with only one specific type of war (according to classic Indian thought...

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While SunTzu's book deals with the Art of War, Kautilya's Arthsashtra deals with before and after War as War is only one part of the process. Many Western scholars are studying and quoting Kautilya. Can I find Arthashastra on the web? IIRC manybooks.net had a free copy. It is not the best translati...

ParGha

Has anyone read the "Art of War" by Sun Tzu? I did. Fascinating book. I am not quite sure if there is an Indian equivalent of such book. Am I right on this? Yes, I did manage to read it through after many starts-and-stops. Indians never developed such a book because the political conditio...

ParGha

The real religion of the Chinese , Japanese, Koreans and Vietnamese is Confucianism The real religion of China is China. Chinese do not have a passion for religion as Indians have. God, moh, maya, liberation are not concepts that entice and enrapture the Chinese mind. In the absence of a real relig...

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Tang chroniclers report finding 'Shendu" ( Hindu ) colonies in Yunan circa 800AD Almost all Roman transliterations of Chinese word for India is "Yin" and for Hinduism it is "Yin Du". The ancient language of this is Tocharian, a sanskritic language Do you consider Iranian la...

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Army goes shopping for close-combat rifles "Sten-machine carbines are small to carry and good to shoot with. They come with immense firepower now. They are particularly potent in close quarter combat, which is the predominant engagement in counter-insurgency operations or urban warfare," ...

ParGha

(1) Every officer in the Indian army is given commando trainning in belgaum(TRUE/FALSE) False. Infantry officers go to Belgaum for their junior leaders course, Armoured and Artillery arms have their own young leaders courses (ex. Ahmednagar). (3)Para commandos are the special forces of indian army,...

ParGha

although it looks like a khukri handle, the position seems to be all wrong... you might slice your ear off pulling it out. anyway, i thought khukris were worn at the belt, and that too only by Gorkha regiments. Nagas carry Dahs (?), everyone else carries bayonets? These guys don't look Gorkha also ...

ParGha

Looks like somebody else has had enough of the bull-pups:

ParGha

Igorr,

1. What is the suppressed-SMG that the two soldiers in front of the APC are carrying?

2. Out of curiosity, do the Russian mechanized/armored troops still get issued the old padded-helmets? Why is it almost never seen in use with export-customers of the APCs?

ParGha

Each seige became much more bloody and costly for Alexander's troops as they ventured into India, each defensive action became much more successful for the Indians in turn - A classic study of defense-in-depth. How far exactly did Alexander actually get into India? and how did the Indians change th...

ParGha

Many people believe that Alexander was defeated by Indians and had to turn back. There is not much research into what actually transpired. Greeks fought many tough battles with Indian kings and Alexander was wounded many times, once almost fatally. There is only a Western version of the events whic...

ParGha

Accoding to Greek historians who wrote after the battle of Jhelum between Alexander and Porus 325BC (I do not have the refernence), it is said that Indian soldier did not wear any protection (Armor) and carried a sword much inferior to the Greek. Also the Javelin the Indian carried could not pierce...

ParGha

After the Battles of Rajasthan and Navsari the serious threat of Arab conquest in India stopped. At the end of their raids they only held some marsh lands in the Sindh. So I am unsure as to what pattern you are referring to? The most successful Islamist efforts into India were largely outsourced to...

ParGha

ramana wrote:May I remind the posters that this thread is about Bharat and Hindusthan and not Europe or elsewhere. You can discuss all those aspects in the Non Western World View thread.

Thanks,
ramana

Point taken, will edit posts accordingly...

ParGha

The Arabs were pretty much put on the backfoot once the Franks pushed them south of the Pyrenees. What was the reason for france not being assailed again by arabs? India apparently after several defeats of arabs for first few hundred years kept getting attacked. What could be the reason for this? A...

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ParGha, Get the idea about sports etc., this place isn't a discussion about that for sure. Projectile weapons do change things and upset all advantages of physique. The crossbow negated physical advantage that a bigger soldier may have had with the longbow. That's all the sporting reference was abo...

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What is the Pakistani intelligence ? An intelligence operative stated that they don't have the guts to go out of a fort of FC in Waziristan. They meekly step out of a Qila (fort) and stop some truck drivers and ask what's going on. From what they scramble all the guys from Military Intelligence, th...

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In a projectile sport like cricket size doesn't seem to matter. Maybe that's why a Symonds or a Hayden are frustrated when after all that huffing and puffing they are hit out of the park by much smaller guys. wonder how this translates into the really serious business of projectile-weapon-armed-com...

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Just a General Reminder : Contrary to the misconception I have come across a couple of times here and in the Miscellaneous Pictures thread, experimental systems don't always go to the special operations units or the most experienced units. And even when they do, they don't necessarily stay with the...

ParGha

If so whats special about the bull-pup compared to the big long INSAS? When will one be used as opposed to other? A bullpup design is almost always shorter and more compact than comparable regular-configuration. The supporters say it should be used always, the detractors say it should never be used...

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All open-bolt SMGs are inherently unstable designs. A properly manufactured Sterling is no way better or worse than an equivalent Uzi. Sterlings are LOT better than most other weapons of their class when it comes to reliability. You can only hope that the MSMC uses a different and more reliable acti...

ParGha

I can spot one glaring error, the Nizams of Hyderabad never ruled Tamil Nadu and most of coastal Andhra, don't what other errors in the Map are It is simplification. Northern Tamil Nadu, ruled by Nawab of Arcot, is put as Nizam's dominion. Technically all the Moghul vassals south of the Narmada Riv...

ParGha

Has any western writer written in detail about the battle(s) where Chandragupta Maurya defeated Selukos and rolled back the Greek empire from India? How about the 'lessons learnt' of that battle? As a matter of fact there is a new book titled "Alexander the Great Failure " by John D. Grai...

ParGha

Paul I posted Peter's psot there. I also found a follow-up to the Battle of Hydaspes River What We Learned... from the Hydaspes River What We Learned... from the Hydaspes River By Richard A. Gabriel Eight hours later , Alexander had lost 280 cavalry and 700 Greek infantry, while Porus suffered 12,0...

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Last page of previous thread Archived in Military History Archive. ------------------- Somebody had asked about the origins of the word " talwar ": Yesterday I came across an etymology tracing it back to Sanskrit "Taravari". Since my Sanskrit is non-existent, can someone more cu...

ParGha

Hi Pargha, Thanks for the reply. Like I said a naive observation. so lets leave out the main units of the IA and talk about the COIN troops. With that I am including the para-mil units too. What has been their principal source for small arms. Surplus buy outs or testing and then placing orders. Als...

ParGha

This may be a completely Naive observation but it seems to me that apart from the Tavor and INSAS all Main Assault rifles of the Indian Army were mostly bought as surplus or cheap copies. Is this a result of the Raj mindset where the Royal Indian Army were given mostly hand me down's from the Royal...

ParGha

A question for experts.. How come we always had hordes coming from North West into India for loo,plunder and occupy but we never had anyone from India/Delhi sultante going out towards Arab and persian land for military expeditions and I am talking about Moslem kings too. Vikas Simple Rule of Thumb:...

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Recently I was browsing through this: Warrior: A Visual History of the Fighting Man and I came across a very interesting claim that in about late 17th Century India had around 4 million+ matchlocks distributed almost throughout the country. Apparently even farmers went out the fields with a loaded m...

ParGha

Mandeep wrote:Does anyone have any information about British special forces ?

A quick history of British modern special operations forces:
* Corps of Tree-Climbers
* Counter-Revolutionary Revolutionaries
* PM's Private Army
* TF-Black

ParGha

Sovereignty may have been in Shivaji's mind (more likely Jijabai's, if we know anthing about mothers ), but until the coronation occurs it is not a fact. The idea of sovereign Hindu kingdom was in Shivajis mind much before the coronation, I am only quoting 2 letters that illustrate this: As I impli...

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