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by VinodTK
27 Dec 2023 23:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 847591

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

bala wrote: 27 Dec 2023 22:41
Kangress have resorted to begging (like the neighbor next door) by asking AamAdhmi for fund raising.
Sir Jee, Congress is not begging it using the loophole to convert their black money to white money to fight elections.
by VinodTK
13 Dec 2023 07:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Replies: 1961
Views: 772848

Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion

Defence Ministry Clears Army's Case For 73,000 More Sig 716 Assault Rifles From US. Defence ministry approves purchase of 70,000 Sig Sauer assault rifles for Army In a major effort to bolster the capabilities of soldiers stationed along the borders with China and Pakistan, India is set to acquire a...
by VinodTK
01 Dec 2023 19:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1695
Views: 779155

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021



India Needs Another Aircraft Carrier: Navy Chief
by VinodTK
30 Nov 2023 19:02
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8446
Views: 3030480

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

India GDP growth in Q2 FY24 beats estimates at 7.6% India’s GDP growth for the second quarter of the current financial year 2023-24 came in at a much better than expected number of 7.6%, much higher than 6.2% in the second quarter of the previous fiscal year. Most analysts were expecting the Q2 GDP...
by VinodTK
18 Nov 2023 01:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 8802
Views: 2475215

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Republican Hindu American Congressional caucus launched Times Of India The Congressional Hindu Caucus celebrated its official inauguration and Diwali on Wednesday at an event hosted by the Republican Hindu Coalition (RHC) in Washington DC. RHC chairman and caucus policy advisor Shalabh Kumar hosted...
by VinodTK
16 Nov 2023 19:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1182
Views: 722189

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

'All Missile Technology Is Indigenous; India Self-reliant In Radars'

by VinodTK
10 Nov 2023 20:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5265
Views: 1797358

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

How are Indian troops preparing for fourth consecutive winter at LAC amid standoff with China? Hindustan Times The Eastern Ladakh LAC stretches from Karakoram Pass to Chumar and temperatures can go down to -40 degrees celsius. If the temperatures don't kill you, the winds will. The wind chill situa...
by VinodTK
10 Nov 2023 19:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2338
Views: 831610

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion

US and India to co-produce armored vehicles to counter China The US and India will co-produce Stryker armored vehicles, as the two countries push to counter China’s rising military might in Asia. The announcement, made by a senior US defense official, came during the annual 2+2 ministerial consulta...
by VinodTK
10 Nov 2023 04:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Replies: 4426
Views: 1342714

Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022

Key LeT commander killed by unidentified men in Pakistan
NEW DELHI: Unidentified men gunned down Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Akram Ghazi in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, marking the second assassination of a terrorist who had India as his main target in the last one week.
by VinodTK
04 Nov 2023 22:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 2342
Views: 1022318

Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion

Attack on Pakistani Troops in Restive Area Kills 14 - Army KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - An attack on Pakistani troops in Gwadar district killed 14 on Friday, the military said, in the latest violence in a region troubled by a decades-old insurgency and Islamist militants. "Two vehicles of sec...
by VinodTK
12 Oct 2023 22:19
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2053527

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Can't help but laugh at how easily amateurish self serving propaganda spouted by big names is swallowed uncritically. So DRDO is asked to make a gun and since it has no prior design house knowledge of artillery gun manufacture only 300 are to be ordered. Meanwhile all these years we were told/hinte...
by VinodTK
01 Oct 2023 19:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2053527

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

rohitvats wrote: 01 Oct 2023 16:57 Key Points on artillery acquisition by Lt Gen Shankar
Thanks Rohit Jee for the detailed explanation.
by VinodTK
29 Sep 2023 18:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2053527

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Rajnath Singh has been a pretty *positive* surprise to me - he got the CDS done, he is getting theaterization done, he has gotten Agniveer done, he has gotten the positive indigenization list going, Tejas has gotten increasing orders, OFB has been corporatized, more private players are involved in ...
by VinodTK
28 Sep 2023 18:19
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2053527

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

https://x.com/BharatShaktiBSI/status/1707284800112087381?s=20 ---> On Sept 28th, the Regiment of Artillery celebrates its Raising Day. In this interview, we track artillery modernisation that would decisively affect the battleworthiness. @skchatts talks Lt Gen Adosh Kumar, DG of Artillery Artillery ...
by VinodTK
23 Sep 2023 16:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Replies: 1782
Views: 633131

Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015

Wonder if India is in a position (have the facilities and devices ready) to test Thermonuclear devices and validate new designs if the fall hunting season begins!
by VinodTK
17 Sep 2023 09:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1010
Views: 4460521

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

For years BRF members said the production was not being rampedup
because of lack of orders.
Now the orders are there and new orders are in the pipe line

When will HAL start delivering the aircraft in quantities ? ! ? !
The current delivery rate will not work
by VinodTK
15 Sep 2023 18:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 928
Views: 462195

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

^^^ Centre gives preliminary nod to projects worth Rs 45,000 crore, including 12 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Friday approved the proposal for the procurement of 12 Su-30MKIs for the Indian Air Force which would be manufactured in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. T...
by VinodTK
03 Sep 2023 04:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2053527

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

^^^ I have feeling in the modern battle field scenario with drones and fire locating radars life would be tough for guns like ATAGS
by VinodTK
30 Aug 2023 03:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5265
Views: 1797358

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

In Hindi on how IA took the Kailash Range
कैलाश रेंज पर भारत ने कैसे जमाया कब्ज़ा

by VinodTK
16 Aug 2023 07:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1182
Views: 722189

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

LIVE: "India’s Missile Woman" Tessy Thomas On News18 Rising India ‘She Shakti’ | Palki Sharma

by VinodTK
16 Aug 2023 06:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2053527

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

So today Kalyani flagged off teh first 3 ATAGS for Armenia.
What a sad state of affairs
by VinodTK
12 Aug 2023 01:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 669
Views: 322626

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

^^^ - Excellent podcast 2 senior ex-generals talking about CCP's rocket force and where India stands - The generals feel that China might attack India before going after Taiwan (sounds plausible) - How US thinks climate change is the biggest threat; while China is gaining an upper hand in the world ...
by VinodTK
05 Aug 2023 21:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: J&K Union Territory-2019
Replies: 4374
Views: 1431254

Re: J&K Union Territory-2019

The sad part is not a single senior officer was held responsible or reprimanded for the lapses commited, as usual the grunts fight and die.
by VinodTK
29 Jul 2023 20:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians
Replies: 224
Views: 87704

Re: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians

sanman wrote: 23 Jul 2023 18:26
Sanam Jee please do not give coverage to Ravish Kumar; He so anti Modi and pro
Congi / Left it is un believable. I would give more credence to Pak and Chinese media then RK
by VinodTK
20 Jul 2023 08:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 2342
Views: 1022318

Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion

Very interesting discussion

'Pakistan's New Nuclear Doctrine Must Be Seen In Nuanced Terms'

by VinodTK
19 Jul 2023 04:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)
Replies: 267
Views: 116903

Re: India’s Ocean Territories (Andaman Nicobar & Lakshadweep)



New Integrated Terminal Building of Veer Savarkar Int'l Airport: A beacon of Modern Infrastructure (Andaman & Nicobar)
by VinodTK
18 Jul 2023 03:54
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8446
Views: 3030480

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Cyrano wrote: 18 Jul 2023 01:39 Very very important, please read and share:

https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/f ... h-July.pdf

Link not working getting "502 Bad Gateway" error
by VinodTK
17 Jul 2023 04:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 717
Views: 217819

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

Indian Armed Forces Pursuing "Theaterisation" For Technological Superiority & Jointness In a move toward addressing the dynamic and uncertain global geopolitical situation, the Indian Armed Forces are undergoing a transformational process called "theaterisation." During the ...
by VinodTK
14 Jul 2023 19:49
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2274
Views: 864489

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021





"High-Tech IAF Aircraft Are All Weather 24x7 Platforms, Air-To-Air Refuelling Has Increased Reach"
by VinodTK
14 Jul 2023 06:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-France news
Replies: 345
Views: 140949

Re: India-France news

^^^ Unconfirmed rumors of sale by the end of the year, hope the new owners make it a balanced news paper
by VinodTK
11 Jul 2023 03:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 669
Views: 322626

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

Why the PLA Rocket Force is in trouble and how it may be related to the CIA



Rumors about the former rocket force deputy commander Lt. General Zhang Zhen-Zhong and current deputy commander Lt. General Liu Guang-Bing arrested for spying