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by Vips
19 May 2023 03:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 562
Views: 295764

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

Transformation of Indian Army in digital domain. Geo-political situation is changing fast in the world. These changes are heralding a new era of challenges and opportunities at the same time for India. Russia- Ukraine war has affected India already on three counts to include lack of requisite suppo...
by Vips
19 May 2023 00:15
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8447
Views: 3032766

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

He cant stand so called Liberals and calls out them for what they are.
by Vips
19 May 2023 00:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1695
Views: 780117

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

Per a Defence channel on youtube, INS Sindhuratna has reached Mumbai today after undergoing a refit in Russia.
by Vips
18 May 2023 02:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy's ASW & AEW Assets: News & Discussion
Replies: 226
Views: 73467

Re: Indian Navy's ASW & AEW Assets: News & Discussion

INAS 312 squadron clocks 40,000 hours of operations: Navy. INAS 312 squadron operating P8I aircraft, based at Tamil Nadu's Arakkonam has clocked 40,000 hours, completing a decade of diverse naval operations, officials said on Wednesday. The first P8I had landed at INS Rajali on May 15, 2013, with C...
by Vips
16 May 2023 08:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2249227

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

When queried on how he will tackle the loan situation with $73 Billion in debt maturing in 3 years, a top Imran confidante claimed that the Overseas Pakistanis who are collectively having $250 billion in assets have assured Imran that they will send more then $100 Billion by investing in Pakistani ...
by Vips
16 May 2023 07:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023
Replies: 1718
Views: 411966

Re: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023

Cong leadership reneged on its promise: Karnataka party chief DK Shivakumar. With the Congress central leadership likely to pick Siddaramaiah as the Karnataka chief minister, the party’s state unit chief D K Shivakumar on Monday cancelled his Delhi visit, conveying to the party leadership that he w...
by Vips
16 May 2023 06:59
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8447
Views: 3032766

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

India's exports fall 12.7% in April; trade deficit at 20-month low. Merchandise exports fell to a six-month low and imports did their worst in 20 months -- both in value terms — in April as sluggish demand for Indian goods due to an economic downturn in key destinations and easing commodity prices ...
by Vips
16 May 2023 05:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2249227

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

When queried on how he will tackle the loan situation with $73 Billion in debt maturing in 3 years, a top Imran confidante claimed that the Overseas Pakistanis who are collectively having $250 billion in assets have assured Imran that they will send more then $100 Billion by investing in Pakistani R...
by Vips
16 May 2023 04:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1343649

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

I would suggest you read my post again. There are two options. Laughable that Imran Khan can threaten the Army. He survived this long for a reason. Okay, but he was toppled by them, and has since been tolerated by them as a disgruntled ex-PM and opposition leader left out of an otherwise national u...
by Vips
14 May 2023 22:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023
Replies: 1718
Views: 411966

Re: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023

Why traditional BJP supporters Lingayats voted for Congress. In a major shift, after decades to support, traditional BJP vote bank Lingayats switched sides from BJP to Congress in Karnataka assembly elections. This tectonic shift was one of the major factors which led to a landslide victory of Cong...
by Vips
12 May 2023 21:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 717
Views: 217964

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

How delayed are we from formation of the Theatre Commands as originally planned? If memory serves me right 3 commands were supposed to be operational by 2024 end.
by Vips
12 May 2023 21:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1343649

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Shireen Mazari, 2nd in command of PTI, has also been arrrested iR1OZS1t3_M Whenever I see her, I'm always struck by how she looks like Nawaz Sharif in lipstick and a wig (have we ever seen both of them in the same room at the same time? hmm...) High time to change the saying from: 'Applying lipstic...
by Vips
12 May 2023 03:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Achievement Tracking - Modi 2.0 Govt - No Discussions
Replies: 1314
Views: 766738

Re: Achievement Tracking - Modi 2.0 Govt - No Discussions

Over 3 cr houses built under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna. Over three crore houses have been constructed so far under the Pradhan Mantri AwasYojna (rural and urban), officials said on Thursday, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi hands over 19,000 houses built under the programme to beneficiarie...
by Vips
10 May 2023 04:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5242
Views: 1532349

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

Grene Robotics acquires deep-tech defence IP from Apogee C4I LLP. In 2021, a small Hyderabad-based firm, Grene Robotics, introduced the Indrajaal, which it billed as the world’s only comprehensive, autonomous, anti-drone security system. Each Indrajaal system covers areas as large as 4,000 square k...
by Vips
10 May 2023 00:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2249227

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

If the Paki Army does not act fast, Imran Khan will fulfill his dream of emulating and doing what Erdogan did in Turkey (effectively taming and controlling the Army) Next Step will be for him to win the upcoming elections, win a 3/4th majority (which seems most likely at this stage), change the cons...
by Vips
10 May 2023 00:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1343649

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Would this thread be hallaled having attained 72 hoors? or will we continue due to the interesting events unfolding in Shitland?

Personally i am hoping for a new thread with charsi on the lamp post or sun roof levered as the first headline...
by Vips
09 May 2023 23:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1343649

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

what has happened to the mard-e-momeen army of Porkistan? They cant even gun down a few hundred supporters of charsi? How come charsi is alive for so long?

How the mighty have fallen....
by Vips
09 May 2023 08:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6211
Views: 1793226

Re: Internal Security Watch

UP ATS arrests 7 Rohingyas, their Indian facilitator from Kanpur. In a statewide crackdown against the Rohingyas making illegal entry in the country from Bangladesh, the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of UP has arrested eight people. Among those arrested are seven Rohingyas and an Indian broker who had fa...
by Vips
08 May 2023 03:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: BSF, CRPF and other Paramilitary Forces Discussion
Replies: 929
Views: 318154

Re: BSF, CRPF and other Paramilitary Forces Discussion

Territorial Army’s women officers get LoC duty nod. In another first for TA women reservists, they will now be eligible to be posted as staff officers at TA group headquarters in New Delhi. The defence ministry on Sunday announced that women officers of the Territorial Army (TA - a voluntary, part-...
by Vips
08 May 2023 03:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
Replies: 2752
Views: 540306

Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion

IMF team flags risks to Bangladesh economy as reserves fall further. The International Monetary Fund flagged risks to the Bangladesh economy such as inflation, growth and foreign reserves as it concluded its mission under the $4.7 billion loan programme. “Persistent inflationary pressures, elevated...
by Vips
06 May 2023 18:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India-US Defence Trade & Technology Initiative: News & Discussion
Replies: 121
Views: 46759

Re: India-US Defence Trade & Technology Initiative: News & Discussion

But of course - Resident Jaichand giving platform to more loyal then the King aka Brown Coolie aka Gungadin.

by Vips
06 May 2023 17:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Social Problems in Punjab and their Strategic Impact
Replies: 482
Views: 121399

Re: Social Problems in Punjab and their Strategic Impact

Paramjit Panjwar, wanted Khalistan Commando Force chief, gunned down in Lahore. Dreaded terrorist and Khalistan Commando Force chief Paramjit Singh Panjwar, alias Malik Sardar Singh, was shot down by two unidentified gunmen in Lahore on Saturday. Paramjit was walking near his residence in Sunflower...
by Vips
06 May 2023 06:10
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3349
Views: 751791

Re: Indian Roads Thread

Since we do not have a separate thread for Ropeways posting it here. Gaurikund via ropeway! 9.7 km journey to be covered in 28 minutes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is working to develop ropeway projects across the country. The projects under “Parvatmala Pariyojana” will boost the con...
by Vips
05 May 2023 19:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5242
Views: 1532349

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

Hindustan Airlines Hits New High, Joins Rs 1 Trillion Market Capitalisation Club. The market capitalisation (m-cap) of state-owned aerospace & defense company Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) crossed the Rs 1-trillion mark with the stock hitting a new high of Rs 3,021 (up 3 per cent) on the BSE in W...
by Vips
04 May 2023 19:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1182
Views: 722962

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

As per a Defence AV, the per unit cost of the Hypersonic Brahmos will be at least twice that of the supersonic version in service.
by Vips
03 May 2023 05:45
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: States News and Discussions
Replies: 1154
Views: 269448

Re: States News and Discussions

At 96.2%, Kerala tops literacy rate chart; Andhra Pradesh worst performer at 66.4% With 96.2 per cent literacy, Kerala has once again emerged as the most literate state in the country, while Andhra Pradesh featured at the bottom with a rate of 66.4 per cent, showed a report based on National Statis...
by Vips
03 May 2023 05:41
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian IT Industry
Replies: 1375
Views: 497897

Re: Indian IT Industry

India showcases its IT hub to SCO national coordinators. TCS campus in Bangalore. (Pakistan delegation gave it a miss) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpLGrNlaAAMcMzA?format=jpg&name=medium Good otherwise the Mentally challenged/Jehadi Porki delegation would have needed a whole technical team to ex...
by Vips
03 May 2023 05:29
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: India's Power Sector
Replies: 1712
Views: 491720

Re: India's Power Sector

Maharashtra’s dilemma. GHG Platform (India) estimates that public electricity generation in Maharashtra accounts for more than 53 per cent of the total emission from energy sector. This amounts to roughly about 43 per cent of the economy-wide emissions of Maharashtra. Most of the electricity genera...
by Vips
03 May 2023 04:24
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8447
Views: 3032766

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

FASTag toll collection hits record ₹193.15 crore in a day with 1.16 crore transactions. The daily toll collection through the FASTag system reached a all-time high of Rs 193.15 crore on April 29 with 1.16 crore transactions. This is the highest single day transaction recorded so far, said National ...
by Vips
02 May 2023 04:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8805
Views: 2478095

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Ashley Tellis's Constipation: America’s Bad Bet on India. For the past two decades, Washington has made an enormous bet in the Indo-Pacific—that treating India as a key partner will help the United States in its geopolitical rivalry with China. From George W. Bush onward, successive U.S. presidents...
by Vips
02 May 2023 00:54
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8447
Views: 3032766

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

GST collection for April highest ever at Rs 1.87 lakh crore. India’s gross GST revenues hit a record high in April at ₹1,87,035 crore, 12% higher than the same month last year which had clocked the previous highest tax tally of ₹1.67 lakh crore. GST revenues from domestic transactions carried out d...
by Vips
01 May 2023 04:03
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1405874

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

[url=ttps://www.rediff.com/sports/report/chirag-satwiksairaj-triumph-in-dubai-end-58-year-old-wait-badminton-india/20230430.htm]Chirag-Satwik win Asia Championships; end 58-year-old wait![/url] The 2022 World Championships bronze medallists scripted a sensational comeback after an opening game rever...
by Vips
30 Apr 2023 06:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1343649

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Pakistani parents lock daughters' graves to avoid rape. https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-99871909,imgsize-520846,width-400,resizemode-4/99871909.jpg In a shocking revelation, parents in Pakistan now guard their dead daughters against rape by putting padlocks to their graves, reported Daily Time...
by Vips
29 Apr 2023 19:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 562
Views: 295764

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

Five women get commissioned into combat role in Army artillery regiment. They were the stars of the day. Five women cadets - Sakshi Dubey, Aditi Yadav, Pious Mudgil, Akansha and Mehak Saini - were the cynosure of all at Officers Training Academy (OTA) as they became the first set of women to get co...
by Vips
28 Apr 2023 04:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6211
Views: 1793226

Re: Internal Security Watch

NATGRID to turn lens on digital print of people, firms. The National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) is ready to scale up surveillance by offering real-time 360 degree profiling of individuals and other entities to authorised Central and State agencies for intelligence gathering and law enforcement pur...
by Vips
24 Apr 2023 20:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 1030
Views: 704821

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion

SSridhar wrote:
Vips wrote:Any update on the upcoming launches?
Vips, Somnath said that in the next few months there will be three launches: GSLV, LVM-3 & PSLV
Thanks SSridharji.
by Vips
22 Apr 2023 19:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 1030
Views: 704821

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion

Any update on the upcoming launches?