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by csharma
13 Dec 2002 07:21
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: Dr Chidambaram's talk on Pokharan II
Replies: 116
Views: 49784

Re: Dr Chidambaram's talk on Pokharan II

In May 2002, there was a paper in saag.org was Dr Chidmabaram. Seems like the talk was pretty similiar to that. In that paper, there was the Venn diagram , Shiv is talking about. I tried to find the paper on saag but could not locate it.
by csharma
06 Sep 2002 02:57
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Marketing of Indian Defence Products
Replies: 49
Views: 40959

Re: Marketing of Indian Defence Products

Can anyone give me India's defence export figures and alos growth rate over the years? Thanks
by csharma
27 Jan 2002 22:34
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
Replies: 227
Views: 82255

Re: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)

Does anyone have a picture of Klub missile? Recently our Navy chief stated that we have a sub lauched missile capability. If he was referring to the Klub, then the picture might have something to do with that
by csharma
27 Jan 2002 00:09
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)
Replies: 227
Views: 82255

Re: Agni-I/SR: Strategic Implications (Thread 1)

I think the two pictures of agni-x tests floating around do not look the same. There are three possibilities: i) The second picture is an 'optical illusion' caused by a blurred image. ii) Wrong picture has been released by mistake or for disinformation. iii) A second missile possibly under sea launc...
by csharma
21 Nov 2001 10:22
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Indian Road Development
Replies: 282
Views: 133738

Re: Indian Road Development

The road between Bhubaneswar to Cuttack is 4 lane and is exactly like US freeways. It is a 30 km stretch and has reduced driving time from over 1 hr to 20-30 mins.
by csharma
19 Jul 2001 05:06
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: The Road to World Power
Replies: 120
Views: 78548

Re: The Road to World Power

Just wanted to add that India is one of a handful of countries which is on track to reducing poverty by half by 2015. China is also one of them. This was in the news recently, most probably in the UNHD report. <BR> <BR> It is true that India is not portrayed in favorable light in American media. may...
by csharma
19 Jul 2001 04:52
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: The Road to World Power
Replies: 120
Views: 78548

Re: The Road to World Power

Matthew, I do not have the answers to a lot of the numbers you want to know. My point was to let you know that India is not overspending of defence. Last decade India underspent on defence and is trying to do a bit of catch up now which is pretty normal in the course of most nations.<P> It is true t...
by csharma
19 Jul 2001 03:14
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: The Road to World Power
Replies: 120
Views: 78548

Re: The Road to World Power

Matthew, do you know how much is India's defence spending as % of GDP? Close to 3%. Why do you think that it is not sustainable?<BR>The second question is why should India's economy fail? Do you have any special reason for that. By that token, China's economy could also fail.