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But the Muslim armies had to be treated with equal or even more ruthlessness to break them [three people have showed this effectively before the modern period, Richard, Hulagu, and Vlad - and all three are roundly abused in iIslamic narratives.] Sir ji, who is this vlad you are talking about? Is he...

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You can't claim subsidies on consumption (NREGA) is bad but subsidies to production / investment (tax benefits) are good. Why not? Incentives for increasing investment and production address the supply side issues that drive up inflation. Subsidies on consumption simply inject more money into the s...

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m mittal wrote:Can anyone please inform: How many Su-30MKIs have been inducted in IAF?

Seven operational squadrons + eighth being raised, if the articles are to be believed. So somewhere around 140-150 aircraft would be my guess.

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There was some discussion here earlier about one MKI squadron (31?) having moved to Halwara. These new articles seem to suggest that the 220 will be the first MKI squadron at Halwara. Strange.

Edit: I guess I'm just mistaken. It must have been Jodhpur earlier.

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Talwar dimensions - L*B*T is 124.8*15.2*4.2 Displacement is 4200t Shivalik - L*B*T is 142.5*16.9*4.5 , Displacement is 6200 tos So, from talwar to Shivalik, L grows 14.18%, B grows11.18%,T grows 7.14%, while displacement grows a whopping 53.6% . That begs the question. If the size has increased sub...

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When Zardari came to know about the affair, he called Khar and expressed intense disapproval of her extra-marital affair with his “minor son”. Minor son?? wiki aunty says nanha Bilawal is 24. In any case, I doubt the Birkin babe and her boytoy will publicly declare their relationship. Both will be ...

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How does ISRO number the INSAT series? 3E has been in space for 9 years and 3D is just being launched now?

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Kakkaji wrote:Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's team behind the recent reforms blitzkrieg

What blizkrieg? All they have done so far is increase the price of diesel and allow FDI in retail and aviation. This passes off as a "reforms blitzkrieg" in India now?

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Theo_Fidel wrote: I would have traded all this FDI golmal for a reform of the labor laws including a proper safety net. That has to be the key reform holding us back.

Mulayam is still supporting them. So (unfortunately) they are going to be fine. Labor reform would have toppled the government for sure though.

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well nachiket.. I am well aware of that. The question I asked was.. what was stupid in that! Certainly Pakistan wouldn't have welcomed us to use there airspace. I wouldn't say it was stupid. But the decision was questionable. There was already a war going on and our territory had been invaded. It w...

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and what are the constrains you are aware of.. that you found so stupid? IAF aircraft were not allowed to cross into paki airspace under any circumstances. That meant the paki supply lines could not be targetted at their most vulnerable points inside PoK. This also put severe restrictions on the in...

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The former Army Chief was heavily criticized by certain members here for speaking about the Army's position on Siachen and other disputes to the media. They claimed he should have only spoken to the government and then kept his mouth shut. The new Chief seems to have done exactly the same thing. Wil...

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^^From the above article ...Sensing a growing groundswell of public opinion for ushering peace in the subcontinent, both governments have been keen to improve ties; taking care not to seem too eager or in undue haste... The "growing groundswell" seems to be quite one sided. Otherwise how d...

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UAE slowed cooperation when they deported one of the Bhatkals on charges of helping IM organise the Pune blast, only to find the Indian courts say he was not guilty. What do you expect them to do? During the course of a free and fair trial, people can be found innocent. Are you saying that the UAE ...

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Austin wrote: Also IN Admiral Suresh Mehta was on record stating for the money we paid we couldn't have got a better deal than this

But wasn't that before the Russians arm-twisted us into giving more money and delayed the delivery for several years?

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“But though there is almost no one willing to bet that Pakistan had given up terrorism against India, there is an understanding that India needed to engage with some of the main players in Pakistan.” And yet, no one is willing to ask how this latest round of "engaging with main players in paki...

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People here seem to think of Walmart entering India as the coming of the apocalypse. They are forgetting a simple fact that I believe Singha saar (?) has repeatedly mentioned here in the past. Unlike in the US and western countries it won't be possible for Walmart to swamp out its competitors, the l...

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our girls and boys were more good-looking than Indian actors but bad lighting and makeup made them look ordinary on screen There! The camera does add a few pounds but does that settle this "looks" issue once and for all or not? By the way, this comment was made by Zeba Bhaktiar, ex-wife o...

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7 boilers damaged, 3 of them beyond repair and will have to be replaced, expected time for repairs - 6 to 10 months, the new date for delivery - October, 2013. The tricky part is that there are no ready boilers for replacement, they have to be produced and tested first. Replacing the boilers is jus...

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Atri ji, I was reading your blog post titled "The political genius of Sri Rama" which you mentioned a few pages ago. In part 3, you have inadvertently used the abbreviation "H&D". Now while BRFites will immediately understand the meaning, I'm sure others read your blog as wel...

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I've never done Singapore for India-US. Done that most number of times for India-US, a total PITA , with a LOOONG 10 to 11 hr layover at Singapore. Singapore airlines now flies via Seoul (between US west coast and Singapore) I think. The layovers aren't long but you require two halts to reach India...

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GeogeWelch, stop making baseless accusations just because American aircraft failed the trials. There was no "favoritism" displayed and your accusation that the evaluators ignored those who set the requirements is ridiculous as well, simply because you have no idea what those requirements m...

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India has conquered the world without sending a single soldier across her borders. I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this statement. :roll: I believe India is in a similar trajectory. Those who don't agree, I don't mind. We are not like China (or US, or Britain) to send soldiers across. I don...

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Regardless of which sub we choose, this time the Navy must put its foot down and ask for the first 2 subs to be delivered completely built by a shipyard in the manufacturer's country. We really do not need a Scorpene redux with the P-75I. BTW, Singha saar, you missed the S-80 and Marlin in your comp...

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Asking as a layperson: are there any breakthrough technologies on the horizon that will significantly speed up air travel? It still takes a full day to travel between the US West Coast and India. With nonstop SFO/LAX-India flights which hopefully we will see some of this decade it should come down ...

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JE Menon wrote:Nevertheless is it not curious that there is not one article in the major western media critical of SoniaG?

Are there any in "mainstream" Indian media. I don't think I've seen one....

Well that's the whole point of having a puppet isn't it? Power without responsibility.

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^^^ OK, I should definitely start using this tactic form now on. post something inane and utterly irrelevant to the discussion and then delete it at a later time. I've seen it used successfully at least a few times now. OK, FSA is becoming FSNA. what is the point of that? other than to dazzle us wi...

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adityadange wrote: yeah. proper picture is in place now.

What aircraft was it earlier?

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we need more AWACS - over the sea, owned by IN. being the sea, long ranges...has to be a big bird of the A330 stripe. that implies refuelers...big ones the capex and opex quickly scales up into a lot. There is no A330 based AWACS around as of now. The cost of modifying and testing the airframe will...

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As many as 9,705 Pakistani nationals had obtained visa for visiting Nagpur from the authorities for 30, 45, 60 and 90 days. "About 2,546 Pakistan citizens came on visa for longer duration and 533 of them were provided with Indian citizenship," it said. :eek: We have made it too easy for p...

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Apart from most of the missiles under test failing to hit their targets, the tracked vehicle also "underperformed", If true, the problems with the missiles are a bigger concern. The previous tests of the missiles alone had been successful. Problems with the carrier vehicle can always be f...

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The scams just keep on piling. CWG, then 2G and now coal. This government has sucked the economy dry.

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^^^^^ At this rate, these congee traitors will force Hindu youth to become radicalised and tackle these "civil society" types like Mander in street justice. They are pushing Hindus too far. Till now the Hindus haven't even bothered to vote these people out of power. And you think they are...

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Am still amazed as to how Gujarat is quiet since anything any IM would do in Gujarat is fair game( like going on the rampage after prayers) and any reaction by the govt is bound to be "heavy handed" and "done with communal intent"!! Gujarat is quiet because the potential instiga...

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We are peaceful, onleee What world do these beggars live in? Expansive sea trade routes and vast EEZ zones? By the way, here's the good admiral in full regalia. Where did he get those medals from? Ebay? And, for which gallantly fought sea battles? From the article He was speaking as chief guest at ...

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brihaspati-ji, ramana-ji, and others What is it that we can do? Or, what is it that I can do to fight the Mullahcracy? Much of the current trouble has been caused and exacerbated because the Muslims vote as a bloc in most cases, forming a much more useful vote-bank than the divided Hindus. If Hindu...

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anupmisra wrote: This is nothing compared to a waliullah teleporting momeens to mecca and back (with all those confounded visa issues).

Saudis should be worried. What if the waliullah teleported polio afflicted pakis to holy arap land?

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Mumbai-police-to-wait-till-Eid-for-Azad-Maidan-rioters-arrest/articleshow/15521782.cms Mumbai police to wait till Eid for Azad Maidan rioters arrest From the above article Munir is not alone there are few others who have been advised by their lawyers t...

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The submarine patrol also exposed what U.S. officials said were deficiencies in U.S. anti-submarine warfare capabilities—forces that are facing cuts under the Obama administration’s plan to reduce defense spending by $487 billion over the next 10 years. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Budget time for the USN. ...

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saip wrote:Kamra Airbase under attack. Must be by good bunnies

http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-63565 ... ra-Airbase

Is the pic on that page of a chinese airbase? I can see several J-10s parked there.

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