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I wonder who is giving ToT to whom, they all look the same onlee :) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EV9jup2UcAAfYfM?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIm_ZxMVAAYBBMo?format=jpg&name=small https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2k9kGtW0AAQ-Ib?format=jpg&name=small https://pbs.twimg.com...

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https://twitter.com/detresfa_/status/1294950673973272581 d-atis @detresfa_ Indian media reports suggest the PLA #China has begun drawing up Fibre-Optic cables to its frontlines positions part of the #IndiaChinaFaceOff, coupled with earlier spotted power lines in the same areas the move could greatl...

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Visually looks very similar to the IWI Dan .338 for sure https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRR7TAysYIsb4nkPBL-NgmWUDvoaIdMxzD6JQ&usqp=CAU Doesn't look same to me at all, there are probably at least half a dozen that look "similar". Guys if you know exact details t...

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Folks who are suggesting that we should not do anything kinetic, should also have the honesty to admit that the areas the Chinese have grabbed are gone. No need to come up with chunkian "intellectual" discourse or theories like the Chinese will freeze over in the winter.

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We are around 3 months post sh*t hitting fan, we have around 70 Rudras with no ATGM, we should have gotten the expedited Hellfire (already in service and available in large numbers) integration up and running already. Even a semi active laser guided version would have been massive capability jump co...

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Reports of ITBP being involved in a clash with PLA in Eastern Ladakh are coming in. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1294290060012068865 Okay it was related to galwan clash not any new clash. ANI put out a tweet without context which led me to believe some new clash has happened. Mods please delete m...

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... some questions. The current engagement (RFP) of 15 LSP crafts. Is that being negotiated and led with the Indian Air Force only ? i.e the IAF are negotiating for 10 IAF and 5 Army birds on behalf the army ? is so why is that. Why isn't the army negotiating independently of the IAF ?... The proce...

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A good illustration of the current or under construction airfields near the LAC region. Of special interest are the 4 airfields in Xinjiang in that are all at relatively low altitudes. Hotan and Kashi are already militarised, I'd expect they might do the same for the other two (Shache and Keriya) in...

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Is there a scientific way to qualify what "high recoil" is? Did they measure the value for the OFB design vs the Sig import?

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I find it far more believable that the hidden Russian hand nixed Bhim (Arjun itself was nixed, one can guess by whom), rather than it being a grand conspiracy theory to disarm the forces. If something is bought then everyone's (at least most) palm's are greased, if nothing is bought only "marke...

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That 1+ year (Dec 2021) window is to import some kilos?

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I read Shooklaw's blog post on his site, sure reads a lot like a movie script. This statement "Hope of accountability lies only in reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has quietly made his displeasure clear at the handling of matters by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and Chief...

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At least they could have made it here with their private partner no?

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https://twitter.com/rajnathsingh/status/1292318459083120641 Rajnath Singh @rajnathsingh MoD has also bifurcated the capital procurement budget for 2020-21 between domestic and foreign capital procurement routes. A separate budget head has been created with an outlay of nearly Rs 52,000 crore for dom...

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There is no clarity if these have to be IDDM or if they can be also be screwdriver-giri products. Also the list is very very specific, which raises more questions, some examples: - MRBL (Pinaka Variant) -> What is this supposed to mean exactly?,Pinaka rockets were never imported no? - LMG and AR 7.6...

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Indrajit wrote:Baba reporting LOC is indeed hot!

https://twitter.com/drapr007/status/129 ... 15523?s=19

He tweets that at least once a week, usually with some extra masala like "Something big is happening" or "This time it is different".

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https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-to-china-proposal-to-step-back-further-is-untenable-not-acceptable-6541551/ India to China: Proposal to step back further is untenable, not acceptable ... The Chinese forces, sources said, had stepped back from Finger 4 on the northern bank of the lake ...

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... Thanks, that clears a lot for me, they have essentially gobbled up ~80-100 Sq Km. And that PP15 road eventually joins up with the Galwan valley road, everything is nicely interconnected on the Chinese side. And our post there faces a pincer from the north as well as the east. And I was having w...

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I don't even ..... :evil: Shucks, we just realized we need satellites to watch China! The Chinese have created a similar build up all along the LAC opposite Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh but the Chinese troops there are in depth areas . In the Ladakh sector, the defenc...

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mod-document-details-pla-intrusions-in-may/articleshow/77383206.cms The Chinese side transgressed in the areas of Kugrang Nala (near Patrolling Point-15, north of Hot Springs), Gogra (PP-17A) and north bank of Pangong Tso on May 17-18 In the above, Gogra an...

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For OSINT gurus, this is in near Gogra/Hot Springs area, from Aug 2017 (as per Zoom earth). Looks like a significant PLA deployment/exercise or building staging areas fro future ops.
https://zoom.earth/#view=34.350799,79.1 ... ayers=esri

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Another article with lots of details: P Stobdan: Ladakh concern overrides LAC dispute At eight points, the two sides have differing perceptions — Samar Lungpa, 176 sq km; Depsang Plains, 972 sq km; Hot Spring, 38 sq km; Changlung, 13 sq km; Kungkala-Phobrang, 5 sq km; Sarjap, 129 sq km; Spanguur, 24...

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TV 18: Green Top Near Pangong Emerges as Thorn in LAC Talks as China Digs in at Key Vantage Point There is some good information in this article (apart from the cringe worthy statements from "sources"), couple that I found interesting:- - They are insisting on keeping an post on the Finge...

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China Builds Surveillance Network In International Waters Of South China Sea The platforms carry a range of sensors and communications. These include electro-optical / infrared sensor turrets, high frequency radio and cellular masts. Most also have a large radar dome on them, which may be the prima...

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A good, not very technical, overview of US attempt to develop its next generation of armoured vehicles. Thing to note is the how they have changes their approach to development, IMO something for us to learn.

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TV 18: Green Top Near Pangong Emerges as Thorn in LAC Talks as China Digs in at Key Vantage Point There is some good information in this article (apart from the cringe worthy statements from "sources"), couple that I found interesting:- - They are insisting on keeping an post on the Finge...

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India Today (Col Vinayak Bhat): China’s Kashgar airbase: Underground vaults hint at nuclear facilities, H-6 bombers seen since early June OK this ("nuclear facilities") is a little over the top, it is probably just to store air dropped munitions (most airbases have them). Building of HAS ...

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Re Depsang, we have seen sat images of their build up in depth areas, just not on the actual patrol points (but with so much confusion around the locations of these points i'm not surprised). Also logistically we are the weakest there (being practically the end of the road for us) + the reach of our...

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We should have a rule in IAF that no aircraft type with less than 5 squadruns (or whatever a more practical number in terms of logistics) should be inducted. If inducted, efforts be made to reach 5 squadrun number. So MIG29 should be atlest 5 squads. I wish we could do the same for Mirage2000. I th...

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What was the outcome from the 5th round of talks? No news from the usual sources (apart from it doing on for 12+ hours.

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Better to quote what the FM said rather than babaji's masala no? Hindi media is showing it TV9, Navbharat times: https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/foreign-minister-s-jaishankar-on-india-china-relation-and-ladakh-dispute-we-must-stand-up/articleshow/77310989.cms I believe the exact quote i...

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I'm beginning to wonder what exactly we have gained from the whole disengagement process? That notion that the chinese would pull back from the "grey zones" (Depsang and Pangong) that they occupied with out any leverage or concession from our side is stupid to begin with. Might have been b...

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Well folks, there you go, PLA-AF have deployed their H-6 bombers at Kashgar. (BTW these updated images are available on G Earth app if you want to go through them). Added: They have been there for a couple of months now. https://twitter.com/detresfa_/status/1289834399043743749 d-atis @detresfa_ Inve...

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TWITTER @drapr007 #BREAKING : FM S Jaishankar has made a big statement amid tension with China. He said that we have to be ready to fight with China. This statement came ahead of the 5th round of commander level talks with China. Earlier it was canceled but now it is to be held at 11 am today. http...

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BTW disengagement means we also move back from our current positions, in Galwan we moved back about km from the place the clash. I wonder what disengagement at pangong lake looks like from our end.

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Nothing’s going to happen, our reinforcements are only there to deter any further action by the the PLA, the "grey areas" occupied by them will become fait accompli. Unless the Chinese are actually planning to start some action, they will probably start thinning out from their positions in...

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It is consistent with how the Chinese classify their aircraft and generations. Brarji they are free to call their jets whatever they want but they expose themselves as jokers when they try to impose their classification standards (calling Rafale a 3.5 Gen jet) over already accepted and credible one...

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What is so sacrosanct about SPP, or for that matter DPP? There is little logic or common sense with the way our defence procurement systems works, and that includes the SPPs. If the purpose is to bring new players why not take a step back, look at the bigger picture and start fixing the larger issue...

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IS CHINA'S WESTERN THEATRE COMMAND CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO CHALLENGE INDIA? Interesting article, it claimed that the PLA Western Theatre Command over recent years: > Has benefited most from China’s limited ground forces modernisation. > Has more autonomy than other theatre commands. > Has ramped up mil...

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Posting it here for the record, looks like the Rafale mania has made people forget the massed PLA on our borders

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Clarifying LAC could create new disputes: Chinese envoy

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