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- 13 Aug 2022 20:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Deterrence
- Replies: 5130
- Views: 924244
Re: Deterrence
It seems Tellis is opening a window to test again. His good offices can be used to further the cause.
- 13 Aug 2022 04:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Deterrence
- Replies: 5130
- Views: 924244
Re: Deterrence
This thread is in need of a revival!!
Have not read the book yet, but will.
Have not read the book yet, but will.
- 12 Aug 2022 23:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2274
- Views: 864606
- 12 Aug 2022 06:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2274
- Views: 864606
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
@Rakesh: I have no disagreement on the thrust to invest on the capital side, indigenize to the max. One way to look at these strategic investments is as buyers of time to make these conventional investments. No matter how fast you and me would want this, we know the realities. It will take time and ...
- 12 Aug 2022 05:58
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2274
- Views: 864606
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Your proposal is intriguing but mission planning will be a severe challenge. And can we even afford it given we cant even afford MRFA right now. Add Rafales, and then BGVs/ HGVs, MIRVs to Agni - that's cheaper than 6 white elephants. If India could afford an entire SSBN and SLBM program (not from I...
- 12 Aug 2022 04:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2274
- Views: 864606
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
The primary mission profile of the blackjack will be the strategic mission. The primary route for this is most likely over waters supported by tankers and escorts to maximize success of mission. The risk:return ratio is highly skewed in favor of returns for such a mission and hence poses a credible...
- 11 Aug 2022 20:33
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2274
- Views: 864606
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
The primary mission profile of the blackjack will be the strategic mission. The primary route for this is most likely over waters supported by tankers and escorts to maximize success of mission. The risk:return ratio is highly skewed in favor of returns for such a mission and hence poses a credible ...
- 10 Aug 2022 20:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2274
- Views: 864606
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
@Rakesh: Look at it this way. Is there acceptance of the Triad? Yes. Is a LR Bomber the most apt delivery platform for the IAF component of the Triad? Yes. Is the TU-160 the most potent platform available to India? Yes. Does it beat equivalent Chinese capabilities in the near/medium term and provide...
- 10 Aug 2022 09:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2274
- Views: 864606
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
He only one who had the detergent role to heart. So his recommendation looks like it was considered. . Responsibility thrust for 2.5 yrs as COSC would mould a person? There is NO other asset (maybe except for 9M730 Burevestnik - the Russian "always flying" nuclear powered CM) as powerful ...
- 09 Aug 2022 07:35
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2274
- Views: 864606
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
I do not think the alleged planned acquisition of TU-160 will be from the IAF capital budget. It will go in the strategic bucket on the same lines as the Agnis and SSBN/SLBM assets for the IA and IN respectively. The TU-160 will provide the IAF its strategic asset along with air launched assets in t...
- 07 Aug 2022 20:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2274
- Views: 864606
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
IAF will finally get a strategic bomber The Indian Air Force seems to be getting over the strategic hump, perhaps with a little push from the PMO, and will soon acquire the advanced and upgraded version of the Tu-160 Blackjack called the ‘White Swan’. This transaction, after the S-400 and help in h...
- 18 Jul 2022 06:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CAATSA...An Oxymoron?
- Replies: 890
- Views: 209034
Re: CAATSA...An Oxymoron?
It is quite interesting of the US to first create a problem and now they will claim how US helped overcome the problem as a favor to India. Hope Indian leaders do not fall for this and order a bunch of American weapons as a reward. Having said that the 6 democrats who voted against the bill should b...
- 27 Jun 2022 07:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7500
- Views: 1746832
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Wrong theory. America was first a religious state. Mercantilism came to the fore after expanding to both coasts and fighting the Civil and Indian Wars. After the collapse of FSU, the War on Terror, and the 2008 financial meltdown, it's back to religion. We are seeing the restoring the old normal. S...
- 24 Jun 2022 18:09
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
- Replies: 396
- Views: 48349
Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
And just to re-iterate, before somebody starts shouting about employment-opportunity in States being reduced etc, the operative part was in "special" police force of states (as opposed to employment in regular State police force). You are suggesting to take away a state's right to manage ...
- 23 Jun 2022 02:37
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
- Replies: 396
- Views: 48349
Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
Does this not qualify as an high-impact policy decision that requires legislature involvement? Does not require legislative involvement. These are highly dynamic policy and procedural actions. The only time it "needs" legislative action is if there is change (increase) to the budget. Thin...
- 21 Jun 2022 04:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 14901
- Views: 3024447
Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
RD: A few pointers from my perspective. The definite set of guidelines, codes, laws, conventions, evolutions for the "definitions" of Hindu Rashtra are well codified for 1000's of years. These ideas are at the end of the day codified as laws and these exist in spades in our dharma smritis ...
- 18 Jun 2022 18:09
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
- Replies: 396
- Views: 48349
Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
The govt of the day doesn't owe anybody a govt job . if people are only angling for govt jobs then well good luck under present economic and global circumstances. people have attacked school buses and kids and damaged railways. Aren't they supposed to go and protest in front of army recruitment cen...
- 18 Jun 2022 02:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
- Replies: 396
- Views: 48349
Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
Well articulated by the Navy chief! --- correction our CDS!
- 17 Jun 2022 22:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
- Replies: 396
- Views: 48349
Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
I think there is nothing ignoble about a man seeing a career of soldiering as a path to a good respectable life, with a steady job and some position in society. Part of kshatra-dharma is society guaranteeing respect & a decent material standard of living, in exchange for a life of rigorous disc...
- 17 Jun 2022 22:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
- Replies: 396
- Views: 48349
Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
As I said very specifically earlier, your ideas on what should be the correct and idealistic way to go, cannot dictate the way of working of the Indian Army. We should NOT be discussing what should be the ideal state of affairs. Instead what we should discuss is what works the best to get a motivat...
- 17 Jun 2022 19:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
- Replies: 396
- Views: 48349
Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
1. For long the soldiers who join the military have used it as en employment guarantee scheme along with caste/class affiliations and perpetrate the colonial martial races theory and this program will act as a decisive blow to that mindset. A changing India needs these "transformative" ch...
- 17 Jun 2022 07:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
- Replies: 396
- Views: 48349
Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
khan seem to have a five year service plan for westpoint/colo springs/Annapolis cadets. hnair: The cadets who pass out from West Point and similar institutes of other services, come out with an undergraduate degree and join their forces as Officers. In fact there is another program called ROTC, whe...
- 18 Oct 2021 00:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Kaushal Vepa is no more. Om Shanti
- Replies: 86
- Views: 18038
Re: Kaushal Vepa is no more. Om Shanti
Condolences to Kaushal's family. Om Shanti to this much admired bearer of Dharma and its land, who inspired many.
- 31 Mar 2021 06:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8805
- Views: 2475827
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
RD: Here is the state of affairs in NJ. I was at a round table meeting with Sen. Bob Mendez. About 20 of us and we each got a minute or two to make our points. This was after article 370 was suspended in 2019 and he was about to visit India. I made three points at the meeting on 370, CAATSA and our ...
- 01 Jan 2021 02:29
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Siachen Hero Colonel Narendra 'Bull' Kumar passes away
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12817
Re: Siachen Hero Colonel Narendra 'Bull' Kumar passes away
Om Shanti. He did more. He was instrumental to convince Lt. Gen Chibber to initiate the whole Siachen mission and convey the potential threat. He ran a successful mountain expedition company. May the nation honor these braves forever. Salute!
- 15 Aug 2020 22:08
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Happy 74th Independence Day!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10157
Re: Happy 74th Independence Day!!
Happy Independence to Bhartiyas, who are Indians.
- 22 Jun 2020 03:30
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
- Replies: 8042
- Views: 1604694
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
I was very much struck by his idea of offering China a Kunming-Calcutta connection in exchange for them abandoning PoK. The Chinese want an alternative connection to the sea and the Aksai Chin-Pok-Gwadar route is simply too long. Kunming-Calcutta would make a lot more sense for them and also help u...
- 09 Jun 2020 17:22
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
- Replies: 8042
- Views: 1604694
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
A reasonable and needed response, which is in the realm of our capabilities to do and at the same time achieves our near term objectives to thwart the chinese aggression would be, to build permanent structures all along our version of the LAC providing a fait accompli to the PRC. Will any govt muste...
- 09 Jun 2020 09:14
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
- Replies: 8042
- Views: 1604694
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Would anyone have a theory on why does the PLA think it can create a standoff and get what it wants? Why are they so confident that India will not escalate? or even do a counter incursion? I am trying to understand the reason behind their confidence. I can see Chinis doing something like this with ...
- 29 Apr 2020 07:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8805
- Views: 2475827
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Religious Freedom In India Takes 'Drastic Turn Downward,' U.S. Commission Says The commission, for the first time since 2004, recommended that the State Department designate India as a "country of particular concern," a status it says is reserved for "the worst of the worst." Th...
- 22 Jan 2020 06:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Deterrence
- Replies: 5130
- Views: 924244
Re: Deterrence
Not quite Turkey is likely to get to eat its nuclear cake and have it too., given the US penchant to look the other way when its core interests are in line. I expect the US to look the other way as Turkey covertly goes nuclear, the best indication ...and watch for this ... is the news of Turkey &qu...
- 07 Jan 2020 08:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 1960
- Views: 563449
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
ramana: My view is keeping the Islamic powers off balance and in a state of siege is always to the benefit of Indian power, even if in the short term India does lose due to oil prices and impact on remittances. The NRI's of the region still are the largest source of funds into India.
- 07 Jan 2020 08:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 1960
- Views: 563449
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
ramana: shia are 15%, Sunni are 85%. True Globally but not in the region where Shia:Sunni are more balanced and Shias even dominate, if you exclcude North Africa and Turkey from the mix. This is not only a Shia:Sunni issue but also mired in Geo-Politics and resources (oil), and to a lesser extent t...
- 06 Jan 2020 03:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 1960
- Views: 563449
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Gen Wesley Clarke mentioned in an old interview FNt7s_Wed_4 7 countries and the last one is Iran. what is the significance of these 7 countries ? once the democratic, relatively anti-wahabbi regimes are toppled, then field becomes clear to spread fundamentalist wahabbi Islam to destabilize caucusus...
- 16 Dec 2019 08:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
- Replies: 2005
- Views: 586686
Re: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
Cannot be that size, S3 is a clone of S2 - Arihant. Where is the reactor to power a 13K ton sub?SSridhar wrote:If you listen to the RS Security Scan, S3 (Arighat) is already 12 to 13K Tonnes with a complement of 8 K4s.Barath wrote:A report from a couple of years ago talked about S5 as 13500 ton sub
- 14 Dec 2019 12:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
- Replies: 2005
- Views: 586686
Re: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
News on defence AV; Chakra 3 will be used s a test bed for developing India's 6 new Nuclear Subs(S5 Class). All Trials are over for S3 INS Arighat and to enter service next year. S4 and S4 * will be heavier then S3 by 1000 tons Russia to help develop 190 MW pressurized heavy water reactor for the S...
- 09 Dec 2019 07:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: A look back at the partition
- Replies: 1938
- Views: 274011
Re: A look back at the partition
^Arre Bhai SBajwa: The quoted part is not mine. Please edit. Thanks
- 09 Dec 2019 01:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: A look back at the partition
- Replies: 1938
- Views: 274011
Re: A look back at the partition
Secondarily, the article might suit some in India who would like to see Christian betrayal of India, but the actual historical import, I think, is clear. The machinations of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, the 23 June vote, etc were essentially irrelevant. The christian community in large numbers ...
- 05 Dec 2019 15:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
- Replies: 4374
- Views: 1431551
- 29 Nov 2019 10:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
- Replies: 4374
- Views: 1431551
Re: J&K Union Territory-2019
THe post is all over the place, assigning (unstated) positions to me, and to the CGI. Feel free to pursue your interpretation of what the diplomat said, I have no quibble. All I am saying is that GOI has done nothing *remotely* comparable to China actions in UIghur-land, in Kashmir, and in fact, it...