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WebForum Gurus,

It would help if comments and suggestions ignored by Shankarvosy were moved to a separate thread as was done with Dileepan's Spy Story-2.

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A.R. Rahman's theme song for Indian Border Security Force (Full to Bollywood Ishtyle!)
Apologies if posted before!

The video also contains a clip of BSF's Women's battalion in training

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Gagan, It is not only crude and offensive, which is what it would be if one mocked a person for his tendency to limp or squint, but worse. It is offensive and ignores the fact that we here on BR or Indophiles and the institution we discuss - the Indian uniformed forces - explicitly reject this attit...

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Is it possible to do a halal under...

Admins, can Gagan be warned and his comments be expunged?

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Why give a religious aspect to a professional event??

Because we live, fight and win as Indians while recognising that it is OK if we all don't think alike.

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P.S: There are Argentine and Brazilian (Infantria de Selva ) dedicated jungle special forces

That's a nice posed photograph to impress. That's not what they would look like in combat, because, no one tags along a PRO while in a firefight.

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The Glock is a favourite of police departments across US and Canada. The US Coast Guard IIANM have chosen the Beretta. Excepting the Russians almost everyone else uses foreign made small arms if that is what they think is the best. At present the US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are once again - fo...

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Following a carrier is a hard job. To sneak up behind one, an SSK will need to move slow (engines make too much noise at full), know an approximate position of the carrier, its course, approximate speed and then the nav dude on board will have to plot an approximate course to somehow maneuver thems...

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The Rafale is the truly multirole heavy-medium land based aircraft. I know Massa Khan will turn out a great product, but am v.v.concerned about what Khan will do to keep the spoilt brats next door quiet. The French OTOH are amoral. No probs with that ever! And they have delivered a great product eve...

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Dassault Rafale all the way.

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Is Somnath by any chance the guy the runs that p**** poor blog Pragmatic Euphony? Seems to share the same utter lack of knowledge and is given to making totally clueless statements. I had once challenged the guy to bring his posts here to BRF, and he went crying Mommma :(( to Nitin Pai the coordinat...

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I am puzzled that the CAG that throws around accusations wildly making dubious cost-benefit calculations, has never once reported on GTRE. The CAG deludedly believes that make or buy or buy or buy is a choice wrt whole aircraft carriers - because they are stacked on shelves waiting for a buyer - but...

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Why are they calling Bhuvan a Google Killer? Google does not create the maps, it licenses them from geodesic survey companies. Bhuvan is ISRO's own. It's a big difference. Maybe we shd boot out Google Maps from India for sucking up to the ChiComs.

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Australians live in latent fear of two IOR countries. India and Indonesia. All their antics will be trying to "counter-balance" perceived "threats" from those two countries, particularly since they see themselves as donning the mantle of the former colonial masters! It is more l...

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Unfortunately, there is no other way but getting around Malacca Straits. IN will have to be ready for any eventuality For all we know the IN may have already navigated those passages, and do you remember that exercise in the Soth China Sea some years ago? Expect China to smother Vietnam with even m...

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News reports on Op Barricade...
http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/10/stories ... 080800.htm

News clips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aas_Agj9hgk

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Hate to say yaar/dost/mitra/my friends. The best urban police departments in India are the Delhi and TN forces, with AP coming a close second. Of the three while training and procedure is different but of comparable quality, the TN police is by far the best equipped and v. lethal. More importantly t...

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Have a look at the appearence of the SPG next to PM. Man we need him for a next bond movie.. or better we can create a indian 007 The next Bond movie villain, with those other two generals as the "Boss!" Women cadets celebrate the Combined Graduation passing out parade at the Air Force Ac...

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It is obviously an interactive session and every one of those dudes has a mike in front of him. Not really. Some possible reasons... -The RM is speaking in Malayalam. Adm.S.Mehta speaks fluent Malayalam, as do Gen.Singh and V.Adm.Singh. ACM.Naik and Gen Deepak don't. 8) :lol: Maybe not, let's try t...

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There's a publication called "Hindu America" by Lal Chaman. I used to own a copy but mispleaced it when I moved over to the US thirty years ago. Here's a link Hindu America It has no factual basis at all. I am not saying that this never happened or could not have happened. From what we kn...

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Shankar that's a lot of sorties, committing >20% of the IAF's battle strength to interdiction. Unprecedented?

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[quote] [i]KiranM[/i]
Specific example Sir? The only one I am aware of are the Mukti Bahini related ops in 1971 war.[/quote]

You've got a lot of catching up to do. Spend a few months reading through BR.

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SF are simply a means to an end, so why are we putting the cart before the horse? Quite a bit of so called "modern thinking" on SF dates back to WW2. Conditions don't always change being contingent upon an interplay of factors. The thoughtful application of certain methods works - as did t...

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Baljeet, A loaded weapon stuck in belt...WTH. You can see that the Glocks are stripped down - it's clear it's just the frame, not the slide etc., The stens, I am not sure. This is a posed picture, but with interesting detail. Note the grip with the index finger out of the trigger guard, held straigh...

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This is a ploy by Tut-poonjiye state politicians to get security cover of highly trained police... Not quite...at least that's not the way it works in Tamil Nadu. There's been continuity between all the changes in parties. TN continues to keep its police SF very well armed and trained, and they are...

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To add to the points you mentioned, in case of action like this we will need electricity more for the industries then for creature comforts.

This is becoming ridiculous. What next, Klingons armed with the Death Star, teleporting to the Himalayas?

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I think that's a risky strategy to put a terrorist with a mike in front of the press. The IA currently has the most battle ready senior officers anywhere in the world. The Brigadier sitting next to the reformed terrorist looks very mean and business like. Very unlike his TSPA counterpart who is bus...

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RK IBTL, To give you an idea how "tajurba'd" some of our SF/SPG/COIN men, and women :mrgreen: - hat-tip to Buddhadeb-da's personal security detail :mrgreen: - in the Army there are times when the infantry types - for whom the junior leaders' commando course is compulsory - are so busy that...

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In the west COIN troops in the middle of an Insurgency or in open battle... RK without exaggeration, Indian COIN personnel can forget much more about COIN strat+tactics in an afternoon and go about their work with customary efficiency, than every thing current Western COIN groups can learn for now ...

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A belt colour is just a technical designation....it is not necessarily an indication... Certainly in terms of the fitness tests required at my dojo those days, which were very rigorous, the good major was way beyond anything the dojo could come up with. For a yellow qualification (the 1st coloured ...

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The Maharashtra Police video is pretty impressive. Some of the better PDs in the US require this level of marksmanship training. The cadets seem pretty impressive taking these long shots at buddy/dummies. and the colonel guy looks like bad news. When a 60 year old can stay out on the range active al...

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...post 26/11, the National Security Guards are on a shopping spree. TOI has found out that the elite counter-terrorism force has invited global bids for state-of-the-art weapons and equipment that will put them in the same league as the best in the world, namely the British SAS and the American SW...

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Re. Bluestar I think rkhanna was referring to the problems 1 Para Cdo faced during initial assault due to lack of CQB skills. AFAIK that was one of the reasons for raising the NSG. Everyone forgets the uniqueness of Op Bluestar. In any CT/HR/Urban Op the objective is to rescue people and eliminate ...

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Notice how the lady officers also have very short hair. Dont tell me IA is taklu'ing incoming lady officer trainees too! It's a v.tough course and the LCs too like GCs go thru hell for those 12 months. Years ago one morning at Madras Central as I was getting off the Blr-Mds Mail one morning I walke...

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There has never been a carrier borne version of the MiG-23/27, (1/2 seater). It would be an impossible task to contain an attack craft like that on the high seas, as it would be better than even the A-6 Intruder. Powerful, v.fast, yank and bank, it would have it all. The MiG-27 is the IAF's best kep...

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I remember an instance in 1989, while serving with the Indian Peace Keeping Force. I was attending a party in Colombo in the lawns of the Indian High Commission to celebrate the Republic Day. The Pakistani Naval advisor chatted up me when he learnt I was a senior staff officer of the IPKF. “Colonel...

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Shankar, Top Gun was moved to (US)NAS Fallon, Nevada >10 years back. It isn't so much of the elite school it used to be because the USN/USAF/USMC have all changed their combat/strike principles considerably over the last several years. DACT is the default norm, so every pilot gets to attend these sc...

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The calorific value and the scale is good. However, because of the low rates, usually the stuff is junk and much of it is wasted since it has to be peeled off. A Lady Professor from PAU, commissioned during Gen Vaidya's time, had given an excellent summary on the IA rations and the calorific intake...

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Khals, The General made inappropriate use of Div CSD services for personal and/ or private gains. I do recall vaguely the allegations of the day, but also that he took the fall for the doings of a whole lot of subordinates, and that the General's probity was above and beyond reproach. I will remembe...

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The real reasons for a joint services command would be pooling of resources, creation of a proper special ops doctrine, reducing the admin drag and generally faster execution in response to crises. A joint SF doctrine can exist only in the context of a joint armed forces doctrine - which in turn is...

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