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ManuJ

BTW it seems that the stern message had sobering effect on RBI and it suddenly discovered that inflation is low etc and reduced Repo rate as Govt was requesting it to do by 25 basis point. /speculation/ chaanakya, the brilliance of your leap of imagination is blinding. calling it speculation doesn'...

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I had started accumulating respect for Mr. Parrikar as DefMin until this fiasco. I don't question the govt.'s right to dismiss an official, but it has to be done right. This matter has been handled so poorly that it boggles the mind. If Mr. Parrikar felt it was time for a change, why didn't he let D...

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The Indian justice system is out of control, helped along by successive weak, corrupt and ineffective governments. Honorable judges have long ago crossed the line of keeping their role restricted to ruling on the constitutionality of the laws. They have become used to being an alternative power cent...

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d_berwal wrote: talk to people he served with and the men under him and one might be in-lightened why he left IA.

So now you're down to belittling his service record?
Have you met the people who served under him and with him?
And I mean really, not just in your wet armchair dreams?

Grow up!

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The propensity of some forum members to brand people as being on a payroll, or sold-out, or unpatriotic, etc. just because they don't always say things that are in tune with the majority opinion on this blog, is perplexing and disappointing. I myself don't agree with many things AS says, but he take...

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Thanks for the GE references. Gladdens the heart to see the massive size of the base. Great location with natural defenses and barriers to keep prying eyes away. A real eye-opener is the fact that a lot of work has already been completed, with most of it happening at a good pace over the last 3 years.

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Excellent speech. Loved the way he asked the strategic question of this century: We all know who the 21st century belongs to - Asia, What we don't know is what this century will look like. India and Japan can ensure that this century is one of peace and prosperity, rather than of expansionism and co...

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GOI recognizes the dire need to create at least one viable domestic competitor to HAL in the aviation industry. HAL has it hands too full (overflowing actually), with no competition, along with the baggage of 'sarkari chalta-hai' attitude. This is a strategic step in the right direction, immediate r...

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The first few turns of the flight are highly suspicious. There's a possibility that the flight landed for a short while (in Malaysia/Indonesia region), offloaded the passengers, and then quickly took off again towards the deep end of the globe. The pilot flying the second leg could have bailed out a...

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On April 1, MH370 will be revealed as the biggest hoax every played.
Fooled the whole world.
All passengers were part of the game, and will come out smiling and holding the $1 million reward for participation.

Actually, I shouldn't joke about something so tragic, but this is getting ridiculous.

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What if the aim of the hijacker was simply to embarrass and humiliate the Malaysian government in front of the whole world? To expose it as an ineffective and blundering regime, a national shame of a government? If this was indeed the objective, wouldn't you say that has been admirably achieved? The...

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In the scenario that nachiket posted, wouldn't the passengers have had enough time to make phone-calls?

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If the satellite received multiple signals from the airliner at different intervals, why hasn't anyone released all the locations (arcs) of all the signals? We should be able to construct the most possible route based on the last known position and the arc of each signal. There seems to be selective...

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Anujan wrote:
ManuJ wrote:If transponders are much easier to disable than ACARS, why was the latter disabled significantly before the former?...
Ground crews could have disabled the ACARS first.

No, the news reports specifically say that ACARS was disabled "just before it had reached the east coast of Malaysia".

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If transponders are much easier to disable than ACARS, why was the latter disabled significantly before the former? If the pilots were part of the hijackers, they would have disabled the transponders first. Were the hijackers working in stealth mode first and then forced access to the cockpit later?...

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From Adm. Arun Prakash: n India, Adm. Arun Prakash, a retired naval chief of staff who was posted in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, said it was unlikely that military radar at two locations in the island chain would have yielded any valuable data. They are the only two radar stations in a chain of...

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If we assume that the plane was being commandeered by the flight-sim-expert pilot (still too many unknowns to say for sure), who was also a real pilot and not just some wannbe pilot, we have to assume that he knew what he was doing. He must have thought through the entire scenario including the end ...

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I now think it was heading towards DG and ran out of fuel and ditched into the ocean. If the plane was in the hands of an accomplished pilot, there's no reason why the plane may have not changed directions multiple times to avoid radars and populated areas. So it may have initially gone SW to the I...

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Somebody should ask the Malaysians that if they didn't shoot down the rogue jet, what action did they take? And how did they ascertain that the rogue jet was not the airliner?

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Vice Admiral Sinha was expected to resign, but apparently hasn't. Even when a junior officer has been made the officiating Chief. And when all the incidents happened under his watch. He let his senior officer take moral responsibility for his own shortcomings. As per some reports, he was asked to re...

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a recent article had stated that India's plan is to have 5 SSNs and 5 SSBNs. OK, found the article: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arihant-reactor-goes-critical-submarine-to-start-sea-trials/1/298902.html Sections of a second submarine, to be named Aridaman are already at an advanced stage of ou...

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Raja Bose and matrimc, thanks once again.
Got a lot of doubts cleared.

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Raja Bose and matrimc, thanks for the discussion on protecting IP. As someone who's in the planning process of getting a start-up going, this is good info. I am still not very clear about what makes a particular piece of software patentable. If I create a new online game, is the game playing strateg...

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We are blaming the civilian government, but the responsibility of protecting the border is with the armed forces. I have a couple of questions in my mind: Why wasn't the incursion prevented? And why did it take so long for the incursion to be detected (as per NYT article)? When the incursion was det...

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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_vOpj2OI-qc/URsq5GO94eI/AAAAAAAAAB0/ybsOezOR-Hs/s576/ADA-Tejas_Mk1_Mk2_Avionics_Differences.jpg not sure if merlin can provide us a better resolution. I notice they have either packaged the redundancy on the same mission and display computer or removed it.? Thanks...

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No photos of the reconfigured LCA cockpit?
Did someone notice what was different about it?

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Navy keen on weaponised Dhruv From above link: He said the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), under development at HAL, is also shaping up well, is all set to take part in the forthcoming firepower demonstration of the Air Force, Iron Fist, in Pokhran. “The helicopter will fly in formation with other H...

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In the NDTV report, there's a moment where the reporter on site spills out some secrets when he mentions "the missile goes up and then goes down and then goes up again ". You can see Saraswat bowing his head and probably silently cursing. Also, I think the various news reports mentioning 1...

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Just wanted to chime in to say how much I have been and am enjoying Vivek's scenarios. The blend of strategic and tactical totally works for me. Vivek, you can never please everyone. But I would claim that your scenarios are being savored and relished by the majority of BRFites, so don't even think ...

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For large operations, shouldn't an air-ambulance helicopter be part of the initial package since there's a high probability of sustaining injuries?

Sending out a chopper only after receiving a CASEVAC call means losing precious time.

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Just returned from a trip to India where I visited UP, MP, UK (Uttarakhand) and Delhi. Power situation in MP and Delhi is very good. Hardly any cuts. Power situation in UK is acceptable, although there seemed to be more cuts now then there were a few years ago. But lots of hydel power projects are c...

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I don't understand on what basis anyone can defend Antony. The fact that he doesn't take personal bribes? True honesty in his position is about COURAGE and CHARACTER and ACTION. Does Antony have any of these traits? What is his primary responsibility to the nation? 1. Defense preparedness of Indian ...

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The real disappointment in this whole affair has been the media. All the mainstream media, including Indian Express, India Today, Times of India, etc. have proven beyond doubt how completely they are owned by politicians. No attempt at investigative or objective journalism and utterly one-sided cove...

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However, remember both the defense and prime ministers of India are honest men. wrong and herein lies the problem they are not honest men Honest man standing on sidelines while the republic is looted and taken to the gutter ARE not honest men Exactly! Needs to be understood by all. Any respect I ha...

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Did not see this posted earlier and thought it might be pertinent. http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/major-general-accuses-army-chief-of-bias The article also spells out the intentions of General JJ Singh: This was when J.J. Singh was Army Chief. Gen. Singh was said to be close to Lt. Gen. Bikram...

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In the glorious bureaucratic tradition of our nation, the records become much more important than the actual facts they are supposed to represent. In all the hullabaloo about the different dates being recorded, and who recorded them and why, the central questions that are at the center of it all hav...

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As per my source, the General was offered governorship/ambassadorship and other benefits if he left quietly, but he refused. Part of the fault lies with the past Generals too, who have been too accommodating to the babus/mantris and have happily taken post-retirement benefits for toeing the official...

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Tucked away in this article: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/RDE-to-develop-sonar-domes-for-naval-warships/articleshow/10786545.cms "We are developing a composite hull for armoured combat vehicle , which will be ready for show next year. Cost-wise, the composite armoured vehicle ma...

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Muzaffar Raina of the telegraph whitewashes out this interview and says the following: Dar has a controversial past and is blamed by Pandits for creating a fear psychosis among them that led to their exodus. He is also accused of killing several Pandits before his arrest in June 1990, for which he ...

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Also, Jefferson and other influential members of his party were deeply suspicious of the financial sector, and strongly condemned "speculators, bank directors and holders of public debt". I don't think anybody in today's world would go as far as to say that the financial sector is not need...

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