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He begins a para by squarely naming the blame dates back to 'Vajpayee government' in 2001. That's for 3 years max (2001-2004). But, he never mentions 'MMS govt' for full 10 years who sat on it for one reason or the other. He passingly mentions of Antony, trying to cover him in the name of various co...

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UBCN There is a tweet by a Paki expressing sorrow at a Thundarr being lynched by a trigger happy Chinese SAM (H16) Will link it. FWIW: https://twitter.com/AliKhatna/status/1110164723780075520?s=19 Sad news guys. Our JF-17 was downed by our own surface-to-air missile system today in Multan. LY-80 SA...

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A division count of troops is no small contingent, not easy to hide the movement - when did the PLA move in, our intel must have good details on it.

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This article says there is a possibility that JeM (and ISI handlers) went rogue and conducted Pulwama attack bypassing Bajwa https://theprint.in/opinion/it-is-a-dangerous-situation-for-pakistan-if-pulwama-was-planned-to-sabotage-gen-bajwa/202840/ I find it hard to believe but if that is a possibili...

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Folks, sorry for the confusion. I was referring to the India Today article posted above, a minute-by-minute account of PAF-IAF encounter where it mentions of 'drones' and 'northern command' etc.

Of course, the video about the missing F-16 is from Doc sahib.

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The author seems either a paki, or quite influenced by the paki parlance

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bhalluka wrote:They had it for a while. Probably an escalation option kept in reserve.

Anti-aircraft missile recovered from J&K terrorists

https://www.rediff.com/news/2002/dec/14jk1.htm

Pakistan needs to pay for this!

This is a 2002 article.

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Karan M wrote:Why bring up that guy now..

Just reminded of him how his long posts boasted about his high connections and as if he is watching it from distance without feeling pain and much concern.
Till, shiv and others shown him the mirror.

Lets leave it at that.

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Birathers, nobody missing grand master of Sohrawarthy street ...?
What is his analysis so that indian response time can be measured and next move can be calibrated.

Remember, our Bector sahib?

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In my opinion, the Balakot strike has provided us a key take-away among others - 'Non-military pre emptive' strike.

This term should be used again and again in future.

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I had lost hope that I would see a day in my life when India would respond the way it did and the way it should - all thanks to Modiji. A significant departure in psychology from the usual, not only for the armed forces but also for the general public. My shat-shat pranaams to the people involved - ...

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I've tried to use Google chacha to find what the advantages of a naval reactor using LEU are as opposed to a traditional reactor using HEU. I've found only 2 - 1. Lower enrichment needed. So easier and cheaper to produce the fuel. 2. This is what seems to tomtommed everywhere - lower proliferation ...

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I remember to have an article in TIME magazine on Guj agricultural revival in somewhere around 2012 or may be earlier (Can't remember exact year). The numbers were impressive. Gujrat has clocked 10+% growth for more than a decade in agri, far higher than the National avg of 3%. Madhya Pradesh has a...

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If Pakistan is not in a position to accept the punitive actions and the resulting damage it suffers, it poses difficult situation for India as far as public opinion (India, Pak and world at large) is concerned. However, it also gives us an opportunity - capture territory. Since, they are in the mode...

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http://i66.tinypic.com/2dwf0vl.jpg “A nd it can be done?” Wencang asked as he turned away from the digital map on the wall. ... ... “As we all do,” Chen said as he closed the folder. “But keep your enthusiasm in check. We will do this without war if we can. Maybe the Indians will simply roll over a...

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Welcome back, Vivek ...so nice to see you here, again!

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Regarding ACM statement where he expresses his concern over three main issues - radar, missile and IFR. I can understand radar and missile integration part - but IFR part, its inexplicable. This is something that could have been integrated after induction, and surely not a show stopper or a reason t...

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Folks,

I too have written to the PM at the portal address as given above.

Request other friends also to chip in and do their bit.

Thanks,

dipak

Fantastic writing Vivek Ji. Brings out the challenges of the NFU doctrine and deterrence. Contrast to the scenario played out in Fenix, in real life if the political will is weak, in practical terms, there might not be any deterrent despite being full and functional arsenal. The real deterrent is 'a...

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Baba Prithvi Singh Azad There is no wiki link in his name. However, I read a book on Baba Prithvi Singh Azad long back ...in my teens. Had a tremendous impact on me. Worth a read, if you are able to lay your hands on it. He was settled in Canada, and already very old in 1890's. Was on a ship which ...

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Hardik Abhinandan to ISRO and all the scientists!

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Now where are the stone-pelters, slogan shouting, hurrirats - people always abusing India? Why don't they beg for help from their masters across the border? The same Indian Army, accused by them of committing all sorts of imaginary crimes, now coming to their rescue and these people swallowing the h...

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e3apTk_Gi60 Modi speech at the DRDO award function. As ususal - extempore, spontaneous and inspiring speech. I liked the bit when he equated the scientists to the Vedic Rishis. Its amazing the way he tailors and customizes his speeches according to the audience. One day at lal-qila talking about to...

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Why India may shoot down Rafale fighters By Ajai Shukla Last DRDO chief, Dr V K Saraswat, was convinced that Saab's assistance would be ideal for the Tejas programme. In 2012, the DRDO sent Saab a "Request for Information" asking a rough estimate of costs, which Saab duly submitted. In Ja...

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Yesterday, I was fortunate to watch Modi' speech in central hall in parliament. It was spontaneous, unplanned and filled with highest emotions to serve 'The Mother'. Was literally in tears at the 'kripa' moment. Lucky that kid and SHQ were in the other room, they could not see me wiping tears!

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Liftoff successful!

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Dear Vivek,

Thanks for taking us on a wonderful ride so far ...and what a journey it was ..absolutely fantastic!
Eagerly awaiting your upcoming book and then the future works!

Cheers!

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k prasad wrote:Vivek-ji... Yeh Dil Maange more, more, more, more... jaldi jaldi pleej .

I'm here at work refreshing the page every 2 minutes to check if you've posted something new .

Exactly same here ..

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So, time for some action in heart of mainland China ..it seems ...

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And after finishing the current scenario I have to select a good name for the book from the awesome suggestions here AND get Harper-Collins-India to pick up the book. I am in touch with their senior folks and am directing them to this thread so that they can take a look-see and realize that militar...

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IMHO, since Vivekji's original proposal or plan was for 'Chimera' - the new name should be short - preferably single word. How about 'Trident' ? It might denote the involvement of three entities - India, China and Tibet (reinforcing separate political identity for Tibet). PS: Thanks a lot Vivekji fo...

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http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ill-equipped-missile-arsenal-drdo-vk-saraswat-missile-shield/1/216072.html 'Quoting from above link: 'With its effective public relations machinery, the Department of Defence Research and Development (DRDO) has convinced many people that it is at the cutting edge ...

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Not wanting to take any risk, he ordered 6,000 soldiers in nearby districts of Uttar Pradesh to come to Delhi. What he omitted to do was inform Y.B. Chavan, who was defence minister in the cabinet, now headed by G.L. Nanda. Seems redux of Shekhar Gupta's supposed 'breaking news' ...though last time...

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Late to this, but fwiw: We can only see the rank insignia on the sleeves of the two that arijitkm has id'd, but I would guess all are Commanders or Captains, going by the braid that's (just about) visible on their cap peaks. Afaict, all have a single row of braid, which would mean Commander or Capt...

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Finally ...Rafale has made to the finish line.
I recall last year, a poll conducted by shiv on MMRCA, and I voted for Rafale.
Nothing sweeter than the news of its selection!

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I have selected 'No' for both the questions. First, why the JSF being offered now. Why was it not offered right at the outset, at the start of the MMRCA saga by LM? They probably calculated that they can get away by offering their teens, satisfying the IAF about the ASQR etc ..pocketing a handsome a...

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Also notice that the 'signature' section and other sections are filled with similar ink - or may be the same pen. Its highly unlikely that the similar (or same?) pen been used to fill the sections of the front page and also the signature section in a real passport. Since, in the handwritten passport...

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INS Arimardan

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Yes ..the mission director was quite young for leading such an important project.
Its heartening to see the future of space exploration is bright.

And, I am not sure if UPA Chairperson is even aware that today there is such a launch due and she is being congratulated!

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