Bharat Rakshak

Congratulations to GWB and MMS and what a great start to a new era for India and its relationship with the US. But last but not the least, many thanks to TSP for being such a rotten, murderous, traitorous, fundoo country to make India stand out by comparison, and to China for spending Billions for a...

[quote][http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,428682,00.html Quote: The agreement looked stalled in the Senate after at least one lawmaker anonymously blocked a bill to approve the deal from reaching a vote, according to congressional aides/quote] US Citizens: remeber this: vote Republican in perpetui...

Niranjan: It is never as simple as that. A simple travel advisory would still be enough. The ONLY way out is for India to get self sufficient SOON. Else India will always be at the beck and call. Even with these poison pills India still has a chance to break loose. But, an un-fragmented India needs ...

The US exectuive and legislative dont want to do nuke commerce with India. There is something deeply wrong with the picture. The legislative Branch can't agree on anything, and I can vouch for that. What seems to be cut and dry always gets opposition and someone trying to throw their 2 cents in. It...

India should stay quiet through the rest of the proceedinsg of the US Congress. No point repeating to the dumb and dumber what they already know. What do you do when a used car salesman does a bait and switch, just refuse to sign the agreement and walk away. Then rip up any prior agreements relating...

US senate committee has cleared the Indo-US nuclear deal by a vote of 19-2. Deal now goes to the floor of the US senate.

Great news, curious to know just who are the people voting against it. They should get some recognition in the future here on BR.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Burton M. Field, vice director of strategic plans and policy on the Pentagon’s Joint Staff, told committee members the upgrades will allow the PAF to conduct close air support and precision strikes at night – which it can’t do now. I think every TSP F-16 be upgraded and all the c...

Well, its about time that India did anything if at all about the "ethnic cleansing" carried out in the valley by Nehru's pals.

Its only a small step, not even 1% of what Israel suggested years ago if we were serious about setting things right in K.

I have no words but gratitude for a Great Soldier.

Neshant: The news article says "Total Nuclear disarmamant is the aim" not Total nuclear disarmament of India by the west is the aim: Pranab Big difference there. Read the article, its about the furthering the totally wasted effort towards the "concept" of nuclear disarmament by a...

Based on an earlier brief discussion with a very senior retired IA Officer, the problem lies mainly with doctrine. The IA wants a highly manoueverable fast tank with a large accurate gun. Survivability and crew comfort being secondary since the generals don't drive the tanks very often in battle. Th...

About the weight of all those guys sitting on top of the airplane wing: The wings on these planes is designed much in excess 100 psf air pressure, which would be the maximum weight these guys would have if they sat side by side covering the entire wing. I was watching the testing of a Boeing 777 win...

Posted by Singha if the mig29 is carrying a belly tank, what is the capacity and how much is the combat radius of a 29 with this tank ? The Centerline fuel Tank carries 400 Gallons or 1275 Liters. Ferry radius w/ tank is over 1200 N Mi or 2,200 KM, could be 25% more for the MiG-29S. Combat Radius de...

Posted by Alok_N there are two instruments of investment NRE and NRO ... the former can have rupee deposits and the latter is pure dollar terms ... Alok, NRE is for Non Resident External, NRO is for Non Resident Ordinary. NRE accounts are money sent from abroad and stored as Rupees, fully repatriabl...

Posted by Arun S: Can someone tell me what is on SU30MKI's front wheels? Look into this photo or this {the white pants around the wheel with 80 degree sector} . Believe it or not, according to this book I have on Russian A/C, that is a device to break up snow (or mud) when landing in snow-covered fi...

Posted by Tim: "But they've put enormous resources, time, and effort into achieving one specific capability - the ability to replicate a technology that is 60 years old." Does this imply they can actually replicate, i.e. indigenously manufacture without smuggling thru its illegal network. ...

This is really professional looking....Excellent work!

It seems to me that the Paki Brigadier is making statements that history dosen't bear out. 1965: Taking the risk of attacking India when their airforce was effectively grounded in a week was a stupid risk. Plus they lost a few salients that were never returned. That was a gamble by Ayub Khan. Harbak...

POSTED BY RAKESH:
"Any suggestions on how we could get Bharat Rakshak to be part of the 'High Rollers' ?"

Easiest way is to start a magazine and/or a TV show.

If you filter out all websites that have a magazine, TV channel or a newspaper, THEN where does BR stand? Just curious.

Posted by TSJ: "I don't know, why doesn't India do anything when it knows?" TSJ, youv'e got to be in a dream world if you think India could go in and take care of business wrt TSP without our State Department having a case of serious heartburn. After all, according to Colin Powell, they ha...

Posted by TSJ "Well, let me tell you something, Pakistan is under threat from military action by the US *right now*. Pakistan is playing a very fine game here. One mis-step and they are gonna lose it all. The US will take action in Pakistan if no results are produced." TSJ, no offence, but...

"As a hypothetical scenario, suppose Pakistan (army, ISI and Mushy) decide to come clean about everything. I mean everything - nuke acquirements, nuke proliferations, Taliban help, drug trade, jihad factory, BCCI, WTC conspiracy, the works. Guess who (all) will be facing treason charges in US ?...

I think the reason for the non-chalance wrt TSP's nukes is that the US has a very very good idea about the entire Nuke operation, the people involved, the means and methods operationalizing them, where they are stored, and anything else critical wrt them. They probably listen in on anything they wan...

Calvin,

I think you have perfectly sequenced the events behind closed doors. You must be a genius.

Could someone explain this: We are talking about comparing 530D with a range and comparing it to the R-77 etc. etc. Here is what our own BR-Airforce missile specs say for range and terminal speed: Matra Super 530D 40 4.5 - R-23R 35 2.5+ AA-7 Apex-A R-23T 35 2.5+ AA-7 Apex-B R-60MK 12 2.5 AA-8 Aphid-...

Posted by Shiv: Absolutely - what puzzle me wa sthe 2 red noses and 2 white. I wanted to ask at a Rusisan stall - but there was only a cute chick who said that she didn't deal with that sort of stuff. Under Fuselage: R-27 Radar guided white nose(Alamo) 3 visible Under wing starting from left (wing t...

Posted by Bansal: Our BVR experience is very limited as only Bis and MKI have such capabilities. Isn't the Matra 530D considered a BVR missile? Maybe the IAF dosen't practice BVR, and the 2000H model dosen't have the most potent radar, but I'm surprised that they didn't start using BVR until the las...

(1) Why are you interested in defense/security issues, especially those relating to India? Long family history (2 generations) of having relations to Indian Defence Forces (IA and IAF) (2) How (or when) did you get interested in defense matters? When I saw my Dad get dressed up and go to work in his...

Re: US Troops I don't ever foresee a "large" US SF presence, like in Afghanistan. India has the manpower, US may provide only specialists and liason type SF. This automatically precludes civilian casualties, like in Afghanistan where a motorcade was taken out by C130 gunships. The whole sc...

Posted by KGoan: "Wonder what would happen if a bunch of these US SF guys were killed by Pak terrorists while on the LOC? Would the US go apesh!t? Would this be worth the loss of soverignity? What do people think? " Exactly what has happened in the past: it would be denied that anyone was ...

Better late than never. Great going from GOI for a well deserved honor. A great leader of men and fighter. Best Wishes to the new Marshall of the Air Force and his wife.<p>Jai Hind!

Posted by Gregory Baker: "If a Gharui hit the Kitty Hawk, I think India should be afraid. Be VERY afraid"<p>Please explain why? India is already under the threat of Paki and Chinese missles. Why the VERY. If you are implying that "if" a Paki missile could reach Japan, then its OK...