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by VinodTK
01 Apr 2023 08:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 267
Views: 117245

Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)

Heightened military activity on Myanmar island near Andaman & Nicobar NEW DELHI: The Coco Islands of Myanmar, close to the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, are witnessing a lot of military construction, including extension of a runway, hangars and a radar station, in recent...
by VinodTK
31 Mar 2023 18:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 717
Views: 218587

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

PM Modi to join top military meet, focus on theaterisation A top military conference, which began in Bhopal on Thursday and will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 1, will bring into sharp focus India’s renewed push for theaterisation for the best use of its military’s resources ...
by VinodTK
30 Mar 2023 16:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 267
Views: 117245

Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)

Lakshadweep MP Mohammad Faizals LS membership reinstated New Delhi: The Lok Sabha membership of NCP leader Mohammad Faizal P.P., who was disqualified from the Lower House in January following his conviction in a criminal case with a 10-year jail term, was restored on Wednesday. A notification was i...
by VinodTK
29 Mar 2023 03:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2074322

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Replacement of artillery guns with state-of-the-art guns progressing at slow pace: CAG report ThePrint New Delhi, Mar 27 (PTI) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has flagged that the replacement of existing artillery guns with state-of-the-art guns has been progressing at a “slow pace” fo...
by VinodTK
26 Mar 2023 18:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2274
Views: 866868

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

Cross Posting from Tejas thread Why delay fighter jets for IAF, says the Parliamentary Committee on Defence Observing the incessant delays over the procurement of fighter jets, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has said that the government should not delay the procurement of additional...
by VinodTK
26 Mar 2023 18:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1695
Views: 782623

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

Why delay fighter jets for IAF, says the Parliamentary Committee on Defence The Committee also asked the government to make a final decision on having a third aircraft carrier, “In no uncertain words, [we] recommend that the Ministry of Defence may take a final decision, chalk out a trajectory and ...
by VinodTK
26 Mar 2023 18:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 822
Views: 643800

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

Why delay fighter jets for IAF, says the Parliamentary Committee on Defence Observing the incessant delays over the procurement of fighter jets, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has said that the government should not delay the procurement of additional fighter jets. The procurement ...
by VinodTK
25 Mar 2023 07:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 822
Views: 643800

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

Hope all the jubilation comes true

Seen to many KLPD's :|
by VinodTK
23 Mar 2023 08:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: US military, technology, arms, tactics
Replies: 3152
Views: 918942

Re: US military, technology, arms, tactics



Is the Navy ready? How the U.S. is preparing amid a naval buildup in China | 60 Minutes

Worth watching to understand US position against China
by VinodTK
22 Mar 2023 20:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2074322

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Rakesh wrote: https://twitter.com/Tej_Intel/status/16 ... 07203?s=20 ---> Bharat Forge will churn out one artillery gun in one day from its production facility next year onwards. That is a whooping 365 guns a year.
Sad part is where is the demand!!!
by VinodTK
20 Mar 2023 01:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 848908

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Kerala church ready to back BJP but on one condition: Central support for rubber farmers :-? The Kerala BJP’s bid to make inroads into the state’s Christian community has received a big boost, with the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church saying that it will support the BJP if the Central government takes ...
by VinodTK
14 Mar 2023 21:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1182
Views: 725319

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

^^^^ Twin tests of very short-range air defence system 'successful' BHUBANESWAR: India on Tuesday conducted twin successful trials of indigenously developed very short-range air defence system (VSHORADS) from a defence test facility off the Odisha coast paving its way for induction in the armed forc...
by VinodTK
05 Mar 2023 09:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 848908

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Interesting insight into how BJP is preparing to win the 100+ seats where they were placed 2nd or 3rd in the 2019 LS elections; in addition to 303 they already have. Its in Hindi



Narendra Modi's Mission 400+ Plan For 2024 Lok Sabha Elections | Dr. Manish Kumar | Capital TV
by VinodTK
25 Feb 2023 21:17
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8450
Views: 3037457

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Unemployment rate falls to lowest since 2018; job markets recover from pandemic Job markets have recovered, the unemployment rate is down, and the share of agriculture in jobs is declining, economic statistics that should bring cheer to the government ahead of the national election in 2024 — that’s...
by VinodTK
25 Feb 2023 03:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 267
Views: 117245

Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)

Confirmation by Times of India India spotted flying object over strategic island chain in 2022 About a year ago, locals on a strategic Indian island chain that sits closer to Singapore than New Delhi spotted an unusual object in the sky: a giant balloon similar to the one the US downed earlier this ...
by VinodTK
21 Feb 2023 01:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Aero India 2023
Replies: 155
Views: 35281

Re: Aero India 2023

Gets orders for 10 lakh multi-mode grenades for Indian Armed Forces: Munitions India New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Munitions India on Wednesday said the company received orders for more than 10 lakh multi-mode grenades for Indian Armed Forces and over Rs 3,000 crore of orders for exports. R...
by VinodTK
21 Feb 2023 01:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 267
Views: 117245

Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)

Uncontacted tribes and an Indian military base. Did a ‘spy’ balloon snoop on the Andaman and Nicobar islands? — CNN When a strange white sphere appeared in the skies above the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in January 2022, it swiftly became a talking point in this sleepy Indian Ocean archipelago of 4...
by VinodTK
21 Feb 2023 00:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 562
Views: 296455

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

India considers replacing some soldiers in restive Kashmir region with paramilitary forces : : : There are 130,000 Indian soldiers in the disputed region, with about 80,000 stationed at the Line of Control. In addition, hundreds of thousands of paramilitary and special police forces are also statio...
by VinodTK
21 Feb 2023 00:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8806
Views: 2484243

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Seattle considers historic law barring caste discrimination One of Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she “otherwise loved very much” — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid. The Seattle City Council member, raised in an upper-caste Hin...
by VinodTK
18 Feb 2023 01:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 822
Views: 643800

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

Next Generation GaN Based EW Suite for LCA Tejas Mk1A

Interview with details starts @1:32 in English

by VinodTK
13 Feb 2023 06:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Aero India 2023
Replies: 155
Views: 35281

Re: Aero India 2023

If you want to watch live PM Modi inaugurate Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru, Karnataka
event starts at 9:30 AM IST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlhTTSbJ5Pc
by VinodTK
11 Feb 2023 06:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations
Replies: 1463
Views: 497484

Re: Turkey News, discussions, India Turkey Relations

While Turkey (from the earthquake) and Pakistan (economically) might be suffering at the moment, And world is rushing humanitarian aid .. but they are busy.. The multi-day ATATURK-XII 2023 joint military training between Pakistan and Turkey concluded in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. Any time you s...
by VinodTK
30 Jan 2023 02:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Achievement Tracking - Modi 2.0 Govt - No Discussions
Replies: 1314
Views: 769422

Re: Achievement Tracking - Modi 2.0 Govt - No Discussions

Times Of India: Growth indicator: Night lights up 43% in 10 yrs; 400% in some states BENGALURU: While scientists have been using satellite images of the Earth at night — Night Time Light (NTL) — to study human activity and natural events for over three decades, economists, too, have followed suit in...
by VinodTK
27 Jan 2023 04:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3033475

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Telangana split wide open: CM KCR, governor hold separate R-Day events HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao followed the high court's orders and ensured that the official Republic Day parade took place at Raj Bhavan on Thursday. But he did not turn up for the flag-hoisting nor se...
by VinodTK
24 Jan 2023 04:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 267
Views: 117245

Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)

From Times Of India: 21 Andaman isles now bear names of Param Virs https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-97261338,imgsize-90906,width-400,resizemode-4/97261338.jpg NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lamented that the contributions of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose were sought to be ignore...
by VinodTK
16 Jan 2023 21:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 562
Views: 296455

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

PM Modi interacts with Agniveers NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the first batch of Agniveers on being the pioneers of the Agnipath scheme, asserting that it is a transformative policy and a game changer in strengthening the armed forces and making them future-ready....
by VinodTK
15 Jan 2023 23:35
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 562
Views: 296455

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021


Northern Borders Will Continue To Remain Our Primary Front, Says Indian Army Chief
Plus covers: Aganiveers, Theter-izaation, and buy in India topics
by VinodTK
15 Jan 2023 05:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 267
Views: 117245

Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)

Lakshadweep MP disqualified from Lok Sabha over attempt to murder case Thiruvananthapuram/ New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued notification disqualifying Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal, who was recently convicted in an attempt to murder case by a court in the union territory. As per the...
by VinodTK
10 Jan 2023 06:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Covid19 in China
Replies: 98
Views: 18104

Re: Covid19 in China



Obituaries are everywhere as Chinese people cremate relatives in the streets

Karma is such a ****h
by VinodTK
09 Jan 2023 07:35
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 562
Views: 296455

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

Army’s rightsizing plan: Veterans at training institutes and cross-skilling ROPING IN veterans with expertise in specific areas for its training institutions on contractual basis, cross-skilling technical trades, outsourcing several services at its static units — these are part of the Army’s planne...
by VinodTK
08 Jan 2023 20:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3033475

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Ex-army chief Gen Kapoor, other veterans march with Rahul during Bharat Jodo "Many senior army former officers including ex-Chief of Army Staff General Deepak Kapoor, Lt General RK Hooda, Lt General VK Narula, AM PS Bhangu, Major General Satbir Singh Chaudhary, Maj General Dharmender Singh, Co...
by VinodTK
08 Jan 2023 04:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2338
Views: 833049

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion



The Defender : Tanks Vs Light Tanks | 07 January, 2023
by VinodTK
06 Jan 2023 19:23
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8450
Views: 3037457

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

India becomes 3rd largest auto market globally, surpasses Japan: Report India's sales of new vehicles totalled at least 4.25 million units, based on preliminary results, topping the 4.2 million sold in Japan. New vehicles delivered in India totalled 4.13 million between January and November 2022, a...
by VinodTK
06 Jan 2023 04:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 267
Views: 117245

Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviews operational preparedness of Andaman & Nicobar Command in Port Blair Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) Lieutenant General Ajai Singh briefed the Defence Minister about the geo-strategic potential of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and ...
by VinodTK
04 Jan 2023 08:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2074322

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Has anyone rejected the ATAGS because of unsuitability in Ladakh? No they have not rejected it however - After knowing its weight is from the start making weight an issue at this stage is very strange - Army should have told MOD they will not accept ATAGS because of the weight and should have reque...