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- 10 Jun 2021 23:55
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5269
- Views: 1826156
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Next thrust is going to be Siliguri corridor (chicken's area). From the dust on the servers looks like this illegal exchange was in operation from very long time, also the names are sharia compliant (Bin in the middle for fathers name) : https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/military-intelligence-be...
- 30 Apr 2021 07:31
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
- Replies: 1533
- Views: 715737
Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
If it is derby er, whats stopping them from calling it so ? If it was er version they would have called it so!? What will calling it enhanced Capability achieve - confuse or enemy? Deliberate to confuse. Here is the video of tejas firing all weapons, Python5, Derby, R-73 (I wish we can see Astra wi...
- 26 Apr 2021 04:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8979
- Views: 2615724
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Massa will regret this as karma will take its course, but looks like this will not impact covisheld only who/eu ordered doses will this is where money is to be made by Pfizer so won't be surprised if deep state wanted it this way there is lot of money to be made in Gabi orders and they don't want an...
- 17 Apr 2021 08:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8979
- Views: 2615724
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
It matters because the existence of multiple power centres, the clash of interests between them, the players & agendas on each side, advantages/disadvantages of each side at any point in time are all useful information. Note also that the balance of power between competing camps need not remain...
- 17 Apr 2021 03:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8979
- Views: 2615724
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
[quote="Rudradev" Schisms between Biden's inner circle & the military, with the Pentagon caught in the middle. Has some interesting pointers for this thread (in light of recent coordinated attacks by Biden sarkar against India, such as the John Paul Jones violation and sanctions agains...
- 17 Apr 2021 03:47
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - August 9, 2014
- Replies: 4118
- Views: 1250103
Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - August 9, 2014
The beauty of desi jugaad - mating multiple systems (in this case Russian & French) for optimal performance. Cannot be done on American platforms due to political reasons. I think only MKI can do this. Not even MKM can do this. Also If Jets can carry other types also, in a wartime - logistics w...
- 13 Apr 2021 07:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8979
- Views: 2615724
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
The last time the Americans did gunboat diplomacy with their 7th fleet, Indira Gandhi had to shelve off her plans of invading west Pakistan(1971). Diego Garcia was primarily aimed at India. Once the Americans got to know that Indira was about to send a team to do a suicide raid on DG, the indigenou...
- 16 Mar 2021 22:56
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
- Replies: 3611
- Views: 1274447
Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Like the build almost similar to frenchie stuff, this will help us MIRV and ABM programs a lot. Sam No Varunah INS Dhruv
https://twitter.com/DefenceDecode/statu ... 4813667329
https://twitter.com/DefenceDecode/statu ... 4813667329
- 14 Mar 2021 19:33
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5269
- Views: 1826156
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
One word , Amazing. This explains why chinois asked for two closed door unsc meetings on art 370 abrogation at quick timeframe was due to new creation of UT Ladakh that chops of their future 50 years strategy that they had planned with porkies with joint command et al and worried as Indians have st...
- 14 Mar 2021 09:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5269
- Views: 1826156
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
We need to watch this again and again. The most cogent explanation of why the Chinese have been aggressive in Ladakh by Ambassador Stobdan (a Ladhaki) and wisest advice on how to counter it not just by military means, but with narrative based on history, and with culture based on a fine understandi...
- 01 Mar 2021 07:10
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5269
- Views: 1826156
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
[ Run a poll to get the wisdom of the crowds. Put a few choices. Say 5. My guess is their chain is held by the US now and until their FP objectives are met, they won't release the chain. Porkies will never be in black list and will never be out of grey list i.e till their economy improves/dependent...
- 01 Mar 2021 06:45
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3256
- Views: 2397745
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Thank you for correcting sir. I was under the impression that only IBG's were to be structured around the area of operations and role. Ind. arrmored brigade in my mind were more rigid and hence need of IBG concept in addition to time for mobilization.Akshay Kapoor wrote:krishna_krishna wrote:
- 27 Feb 2021 23:27
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5269
- Views: 1826156
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Still not a good idea to discuss US politics in this thread. BTW Pak releasing the video of Abhinandan shows some resistance to the ceasefire in the Pak military. For all, we know they will be like that scorpion and the duck and break the agreement. +200 to both the points, I can estimate the timin...
- 27 Feb 2021 23:16
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3256
- Views: 2397745
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
ramana wrote:
One question how are Independent armored brigades organized?
3 tank regiments and 1 SP regiment plus medium regiment?
Correct, independent armoured brigades (3+1) of the Pivot Corps
- 27 Feb 2021 22:50
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5269
- Views: 1826156
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
So please take this irrational faith in Biden as a supreme being with relevance to Indian decision making elsewhere! What India and its government does is hardly dependent on US and its leaders. India never bothered with what US thought, when it comes to dealing pakis. Warning issued. Sir with all ...
- 27 Feb 2021 05:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5269
- Views: 1826156
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
My point of view of the situation with Terroistan is following: I fail to see what we gain by this agreement. as part of the agreement, both sides will pull back their offensive units. for us this means SF Units (pakis finally admitting surgical strikes) and maybe some artillery. for pakis does thi...
- 27 Feb 2021 01:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5269
- Views: 1826156
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
My point of view of the situation with Terroistan is following: There is no doubt in my mind that it was done under massa pressure (the wording used to accommodate porki outstanding issues in the joint declaration is dead give away). There was no way India would have agreed to this crap given our si...
- 21 Feb 2021 00:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 3164568
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Not Even 10 years and Congo's claim coffers of loot are empty , need more money interesting piece in the article that is buried is following list of top 5 donors to inc: 1) Progressive Electoral trust. - (Controlled by Tata's) 2) Prudent electoral trus t - Controlled by DLF 3) AB General Electoral T...
- 16 Feb 2021 22:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
- Replies: 2848
- Views: 957949
Re: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
IMF released funding to porkistan (courtesy new admin) :Pakistan, IMF reach agreement on reforms to release around $500 million With this jihadi machinery will see more blood pumped. So India is forced to remove 4G from JK, release trouble makers and porkis get blood money a nice price for porkistan...
- 14 Feb 2021 16:02
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
- Replies: 1852
- Views: 603566
Re: Project 75I - It Begins
Posting this selected snipet from Naval Group India Chairman Rear Admiral Rahul Shrawat interview by livefist: "Update us on Naval Group’s proposal for the P75I, which it appears may finally be making some concrete progress in the foreseeable future. How does Naval Group hope to leverage the ob...
- 02 Feb 2021 04:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3965
- Views: 1227779
Re: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
Does this mean ERJ145 is kosher now ?
- 31 Jan 2021 22:35
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3965
- Views: 1227779
Re: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
Awesome so it is a proven netra design with additional nose mounted areas to cover Gaps , so the new awacs can be expected quickly.
- 29 Jan 2021 08:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8979
- Views: 2615724
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
saar big bag of peanuts from massa, wake me up when they talk F-22 if they are serious. Till then its Maya only solah, satrrah, attharah.
- 29 Jan 2021 08:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6212
- Views: 1892052
Re: Internal Security Watch
Guys I have been on this forum since '06 days it is sad that some posts on this thread have either come to maligning Sikhs or some portraying them as victims and historical context of their anti-india/anti-hindu stance and justifying how they behave are direct result of this context. I disagree with...
- 21 Jan 2021 08:57
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5269
- Views: 1826156
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Lt. Gen D S hooda sharing rare pics of recon team and snaps of balakot terror camps do watch from 22:00 onwards . Now we know how we were sure of no . of tangos at those camps
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FYMUmB_ywyQ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FYMUmB_ywyQ
- 17 Jan 2021 00:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8979
- Views: 2615724
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Suraj, my thoughts precisely. What irked (but didn't kill) us has always made us stronger. This is a far better way to come up (in the long term) than "USA helping India become a superpower" (a cringeworthy statement made by Condi Rice & then repeated by MMS govt officials with an eve...
- 17 Jan 2021 00:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8979
- Views: 2615724
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
I’d like to mention something in the context of the incoming US administration. Lots of minute analysis of assorted baboos with Indian or subcontinental names. Yes sure it’s nice if thru play nice with us. But... Sir I am sure you are well aware, this happened during Obama days too but the way dems...
- 16 Jan 2021 21:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CAATSA...An Oxymoron?
- Replies: 890
- Views: 212083
Re: CAATSA...An Oxymoron?
CAATSA will be slapped on India, and like others I believe it is good for India in the long run. Makes all that duplicitous Bharatmata- Columbia mata Behn Behn claims to where they belong, a new generation of desi will see this first hand and force Indians to not depend on anyone we will emerge more...
- 16 Jan 2021 21:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8979
- Views: 2615724
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
I believe we need more detailed discussion on upcoming admin in dc and impact on Indo-us relations. I see relations between us and china normalizing and you would see CAATSA sanctions on India under the guise of S400 (we should accept them with open arms and govt is prepared as this helps us lot in ...
- 07 Jan 2021 19:33
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
- Replies: 4440
- Views: 1323173
Re: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
The re-orientation of I Corps as a Mountain Strike Corps, if true, is the first big indication that IA is buckling up for a fight. Putting its Armoured Division into Army HQ reserve is a good first step. The Army HQ was a shell after it ceded 6 Mountain Division to a Strike Corps, and was reduced t...
- 06 Jan 2021 09:09
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
- Replies: 1533
- Views: 715737
Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
https://twitter.com/ramana_brf/status/1346592414509670405?s=19 83 Tejas Mk1A And 56 C295 I had bought rampur sherry finish select for a special occasion, today is the day I guess to open it.Cannot describe the happiness and content I feel when full weight of forces is behind a desi product. You wil...
- 20 Dec 2020 08:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 1794
- Views: 662049
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Posting this as it has many important lessons on understanding geopolitical events in the world today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5AFY_ySmQ4 The film is about delivery of F-14 tomcats to Iran by Northrop G. , see how entire cities were build to build capabilities of US control of the world tha...
- 17 Dec 2020 09:29
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
- Replies: 5960
- Views: 2352961
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Yes, his RWR will detect your radar, but what if it is not the one who is tracking him? I will have a Su30 track a F16, while have LCA flying out of F16's radar envelope with a 160KM Astra 2 in some corner. Su30 datalinks the F16 position to LCA to fire the Astra2. Su30 then provides mid course upd...
- 17 Dec 2020 06:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
- Replies: 2005
- Views: 596240
Re: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
Sir don't believe everything you hear, by now there should be at least 3-4 boomers in water. We will never know and it has to be that way.
- 17 Dec 2020 06:27
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3965
- Views: 1227779
Re: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
Does Air India have any A330s? IIRC, most got replaced by B787 and for short hauls by A320neo. If it is Neo, then it is not going to hold that large chapathi! The few A330's Air India had were leased. They are all gone now. The B777 is too big and the 787 too new (AI will want them even after it is...
- 17 Dec 2020 06:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
- Replies: 2819
- Views: 901586
Re: Indian Naval Aviation
^^^ Vivek ji, I only say that because the Navy had already put the kibbosh on the NLCA. It is either this (or Rafale M) or more MiGs before the TEDBF. If the NLCA were still in play, I'd put the F-18 aside. That said, I won't lie I had fantasies about India getting the 'Teens (F-14,-15, -16, -18) s...
- 09 Dec 2020 06:10
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
- Replies: 2819
- Views: 901586
Re: Indian Naval Aviation
SH/Rafale/MiG-29 and even F-35C are operational right now. The FCAS/SCAF isn't expected to be operational till 2040. We are talking about the SH, Rafale now because those are the two MiG-29K alternatives under the MRCBF program which is a Navy program. . Lets not talk about F-35C since it is not an...
- 09 Dec 2020 05:01
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
- Replies: 5322
- Views: 1852717
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
from what i read the commercial and the military's version of A-330 differ in the size of their wings. The Military's version is longer than the commercial. This allows to have three planes refuel at the same time without a issue. That might not be possible with the commercial one Wrong it is same ...
- 09 Dec 2020 04:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
- Replies: 2819
- Views: 901586
Re: Indian Naval Aviation
Look at the deck based aircraft on the future French CVN, now that is interesting thought especially those drinking SH, JSF and Rafale-N coolaid : I believe future of IN should be TEDBF followed by something like this. https://twitter.com/IndoPac_Info/status/1336383864768360448/photo/1 https://twitt...
- 08 Dec 2020 05:07
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
- Replies: 5322
- Views: 1852717
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Why not the Defunct jet airway's A330 that are with banks, including ERJ-145's ?Vips wrote:The French proposal is a good one. They are offering 5-6 year old and less utilized A330's with 30 years certified life at a significant discount which is more attractive then the leasing route from the British.