Bharat Rakshak

Couple of points. Why is our strategic missile program so transparent? If I remember correctly, we have agreements with Pakistan to inform each other about missile launches in advance. Another reason is to keep commercial air and marine traffic informed. Otherwise detection of a missile can result i...

Raveen, I absolutely agree with you about TOT. So far it seems like a way to extract extra money. No corporation or country is going to give us advanced engine technology unless their "B&LLS" are in a financial vice. I am still waiting for single crystal blade technology that was promi...

That is almost 250000 kg (kilograms) or 551156 lb (pounds) given today's values of gold per gm is $ 16997.68 per lb (US dollars per pound) gives massive figure of 9.36837*^9 We ain't poor. :-) Is this really a lot of money? Would this make India "Rich"? It is about 10 Billion Dollars whic...

As useless as an engine that will take multiple years and $$$ worth of development to fulfill one of the basic requirements of the LCA namely naval operations? ... Just get the contract out fast. Make sure it is capable of doing what the LCA requires, we don't have time for LCA III. Any engine that...

Regarding aircraft carrier based operation of the NLCA, I would expect that it is far out into the future. The EJ-200 in its current form, can be used for testing all non-carrier aspects of the of the NLCA. Given that we don't even have a flying prototype of the NLCA yet, I think Eurojet has plenty ...

Re. Agni test It is likely the test failed given the fact that we have not seen the words "Textbook Launch" and "All objectives achieved". If the test has indeed failed, it would be extremely unsettling as it renders India's deterrence questionable against China. But there are ma...

Disclaimer: I am the shortest and darkest of SDRE's being an e-con-o-myst (to many jingos, perhaps justifiably, we are in the same company as witch doctors and voodoo practitioners in terms of usefulness to society). I have no knowledge of any nuclear design or panwallas except what is discussed in ...

NRao Saar, In net present value terms, it could add $59bn in taxes and royalties to the government’s already stretched coffers. ........................... I have not read the article as it requires subscription but net present value is the value of an asset projected along its useful future. $ 59 B...

Ramana and Sanku and all, Crony secularism is good but may I humbly suggest also considering selective secularism. Secularism in India has come to mean protecting minorities (especially fundamentalist islamic and christian) at any cost. On the other hand religions/philosophy of Indian origin are ope...

Rahul M and Abhischekcc et al, Regarding the deal with Denel, I was of the opinion that something very sinister was going on in the background. Though the Indian government canceled all dealings with Denel using the fig leaf of bribery in anti material rifles, something recently has come up that mig...

There is a study by Haas (Berkeley Business) professor Severin Borenstein about residential PV generation in California that gives a good idea of all the cost factors for residential photo-voltaics. Many factors including location and slant of roofs, nearby trees, their growth and ambient temperatur...

Moved from Indian Interests Thread. If one looks at the Hindu tradition, it's most widely known philosophical work, the Gita is about how one must take recourse to violence, of course, when all other paths fail. If everyone if playing by the rules (aka dharma) there is no need for violence. But agai...

Surinder wrote "It is foolish to claim ignorance to project greatness and vision. " I am not claiming ignorance, merely refusing to speculate. Swetank, Surinder and Sanku, I completely agree with you that institutions have to come from within. Institutions are useless if there is no partic...

Off topic. Moved to Distorted History Thread

If I am not wrong didn't Indian PM Manmohan Singh publically propagated and shared the same sentiments during London visit!!!!!!! And if I am not mistakened he publically thanked the British for their projects and efforts in India!!!! I think this was sensationalized by the media. I leave it to you...

I was reading up for a project on colonial legacies and came across this report on the Jallian Wala bagh massacre from Reginald Dyer to his superiors. (April 1919) "There was no reason to further parley with the mob; evidently they were there to defy the arm of the law. The responsibility was v...

This is truly amazing. I hope the idea flies . 8) http://www.moller.com/skycar/ From your garage to your destination, the M400 Skycar can cruise comfortably at 350+ MPH and achieve up to 28 miles per gallon. With obvious military applications. Added Later: Only drawback is cost at 21 million $. Rats...

Paki experts, Since it is unlikely that the Paki's developed this on their own. It could have most likely been China or as TSJ says, a small outside chance of KSA. In case of the Chinese what was the cost to TSP. Some base in China? More like Gwadar? The Chinese are very good at extracting a cost. W...

Nice place to start posting. I have been lurking for some time. I signed up and posted before but changes in software caused a reset. Anyway LONG LIVE BHARAT - and Bharat Rakshak.

Abhijit