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China carrying out drives to recruit Tibetans amid border standoff with India There are also reports the PLA intends to create a Special Tibetan Army Unit, the people said, citing intelligence reports and communications intercepts from three separate intelligence agencies. If this were to go ahead,...

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Chhattisgarh Maoist ambush: Viral audioclips recount valour Can someone please post the article in full? Not able to do it. Incredible bravery by forces and good training actually prevented the headcount being even higher... There were issues in sending chopper for rescue due to worries for safety ...

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This will wax and wane based on US internal politics but lets be clear - the Western nations don't have the stomach for body bags for the moment at least... Also there is a question of fighting a nuclear power. ----------------------------- It looks like the Chinese have asked India to pull-back res...

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Wasn’t the BV-RAAM issue for Su 30 fixed with integration of a Russian missile with longer range and better NEZ capability?

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QT-XlbZaX3c Many updates here, particularly in the Q&A section... I encourage all members to listen to the Q&A. It shows how broken and rotten the inter service issues are. CDS puts a positive spin on the matters but it gives you an insight into how politicized the intra service rivalries a...

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The QUAD will be a trilateral. India, France, and Australia. Japan will be cat on the wall. It will be forced to choose. It has a treaty with US but will US risk itself to save Japan? I think not. US and for that matter any of those nations are unlikely to risk itself to save another member of the ...

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Ready for a hot summer. IAF brass to discuss operational strategies amidst continuing military confrontation with China For now, China has not lessened the deployment of its soldiers, heavy weaponry or missiles along the contentious Line of Actual Control (LAC). Chinese PLAAF airbases continue to ha...

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Depends what the issues are. Non-payment of dues to suppliers? (payment terms are 90 to 180 days in some cases) Maybe fixable but Fin Min has to help. Employees sleeping instead of working on the job at a PSU and asking armed forces to pay for this time? (Fixable? - Dunno). Both are true stories...

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^^ They have been told that. Imports are only permitted where there is a critical need these days. The nat sec establishment including the top of the forces are clear - imports are unaffordable and they MUST support local industry but this needs to be balanced with urgent operational requirements an...

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Just wanted to share my thoughts about where we go next in India - China: 1) Russia/India/China covert talks to hash out some agreement. I think the Lavrov talks didn't go that well either. In exchange for TSPA ceasefire and withdrawal I wonder if Russia demanded or demanding some more from GOI. 2) ...

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Ball back in NSA/MEA court. It looks like the talks went worse than expected...

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From reading reports I understand reinforcements did not arrive until 3 hours after first contact with Maoists took place. There will be an investigation as to whether SOP was followed for these type incidents (Command centre would have a book on what to do), whether QRT was available and why QRT w...

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It looks like UAE wasn't the only party involved in the ceasefire negotiations. Russia also involved in brokering the deal I am told - Russia dealing directly with Bajwa. Article below after his visit to Delhi he went to TSP and met TSPA chief. Russia ready to supply military equipment to Pakistan, ...

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From reading reports I understand reinforcements did not arrive until 3 hours after first contact with Maoists took place. There will be an investigation as to whether SOP was followed for these type incidents (Command centre would have a book on what to do), whether QRT was available and why QRT wa...

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Do the older russian built platforms and equipment use the indigenous Data links?

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Lavrov asked GOI to cancel Reaper drone deal with US. He claimed that the drones will get access to Russian built data links used by IN and therefore start stealing data.

Any gurus please comment if this is possible and whether this can be managed.

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TSPA are not onboard with US withdrawal conditions despite Khalilzad suggesting otherwise to interlocutors. Biden admin likely to delay withdrawal from Afg which is a good thing for GOI. -------------------------------- Keep an eye on Cheng Guoping who manages all aspects of the Af-Pak - China relat...

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These Jaguars are of the IM variety - maritime strike. They have a pointy nose, unlike the IS (strike) variant. There is only one squadron in the IAF with the IM variant i.e. No 6 Dragons Squadron based out of Jamnagar Air Force Station, Gujarat. No 6 Squadron also operates the IS and IB (trainer) ...

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Gen. Rawat will go down in Indian military history as only next to Lord Kitchener who integrated the post East India Company Presidency armies and reformed it into a professional modern force that won laurels in both world wars. That’s probably taking it a bit far. They are just starting the long j...

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Posting here because this is critical for future operations.. I'm surprised this isn't getting enough attention. DRDO successfully demonstrates quantum communication between two labs Secure communications are vital for defence and strategic agencies world over and distribution of encryption keys fro...

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Thank you for your question and interest. My response below what caused PRC to disengage at Pangong? It's resolved due to covert diplomacy between India, Russia and China. See my post on it. IA was clear from the start - it won't be resolved at military level. Also I don't think China planned well f...

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^^^^ I have to ask... what's in it for UAE to help us? Brokering the ceasefire with Pakis I can understand but why would they volunteer their resources against China? YashG has raised some excellent points in his post. Kudos to him. India is any day the better bet over Pakistan, financially and pol...

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Years of effort coming to fruition. UAE twisted Bajwa's hand and told him to behave. TSP was within a week of bankruptcy Secret India-Pakistan Peace Roadmap Brokered by Top UAE Royals Also note UAE is working on interoperability with IN outlined in previous posts and were ready to provide their exce...

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--------------------------------------- The other interesting thing is GOI, Paris and Aussies are creating a new framework for Indian Ocean separate to the Quad (US/Aus/Ind/Jap) grouping. All three have agreed to join hands. Paris is promising ISR, Rafale, Submarines + cash support . Aussies have b...

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The focus of IA and Special Forces is continued reconnaissance via physical and technical means on both borders. On the Tibet border Focus is now demonstrating presence on all areas of the border - through civilians/nomads, trekking, expeditions, routes charting by special forces (entry/exit). ARMEX...

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India has 'strategies' in place to tackle Depsang after 'win-win situation' for both in Pangong Tso: Army chief India has 'strategies’ in place to tackle the 'pending’ friction areas like Depsang in eastern Ladakh as well as other parts of the Line of Actual Control with China, said General MM Nara...

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I don’t think it’s time to celebrate. There was a back channel diplomacy between Russia India and China. They are trying to arrange a summit in Delhi in the next few months. Something related to Belt and road is being negotiated We’ll know soon. First news about the summit plans trickling out.... T...

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thats nice/interesting. it would be interesting to see where the PLA 'heavies' are moving to. From where did they come in Apr 2020? I If i was negotiating , i would have focussed on areas other than Pangong first and come to pangong ( north/south) last. anyway lets see how the negotiations proceed ...

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I don’t think it’s time to celebrate. There was a back channel diplomacy between Russia India and China. They are trying to arrange a summit in Delhi in the next few months. Something related to Belt and road is being negotiated We’ll know soon. Is this an indication that CCP orchestrated the borde...

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There is lots of speculation as to why Beijing withdrew or came to the table. What I'm told (none will surprise you): - I think PLA originally planned for this to be a short confrontation/occupation with things settled before winter. - Xi is trying to be a strong man internally and part of that is a...

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I don’t think it’s time to celebrate. There was a back channel diplomacy between Russia India and China. They are trying to arrange a summit in Delhi in the next few months.

Something related to Belt and road is being negotiated

We’ll know soon.

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Written in Nov 2020 --------------------------------------- The other interesting thing is GOI, Paris and Aussies are creating a new framework for Indian Ocean separate to the Quad (US/Aus/Ind/Jap) grouping. All three have agreed to join hands. Paris is promising ISR, Rafale, Submarines + cash suppo...

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Whilst it is pleasing to note that PLA have withdrawn to the pre-Apr 2020 positions and have reduced the likelihood of clashes. This is just one phase... The battle against the PRC continues. GOI have lot of work still to do.

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kit wrote:
shyamd wrote:Written in Nov 2020
please elaborate on "cash support ?"

Low interest finance for that equipment... grants/subsidies etc

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shyamd, what would be Indian objectives for an offensive? Would the Chinese not retaliate heavily? Can’t go into technical aspects about how it will be done but common sense is that the focus will be what is defendable in terms of border alignment. The minimum objective will damage PRC/PLA and shak...

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Written in Nov 2020 --------------------------------------- The other interesting thing is GOI, Paris and Aussies are creating a new framework for Indian Ocean separate to the Quad (US/Aus/Ind/Jap) grouping. All three have agreed to join hands. Paris is promising ISR, Rafale, Submarines + cash suppo...

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This does not add up - the Indian security establishment is usually very very harsh on any trade body who talks behind its back to a foreign govt like this, let alone china. “Traders being traders” does not seem to explain this, if it is actually happening and it caught the eye. China doesn't need ...

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It is not just on the border, the Chinis are loosing big time on the trade access. That is 60B worth of trade going away. The border may cost 5B extra per year or less. Just the tik tok ban caused them a loss of more than 5B in valuation. Not to mention, the biggest problem of all. India getting al...

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I was told by naval friends that multiple helicopters increase chances of successful ASW exponentially. That is why IN caters for 2 heptrs in all Indian built surface combatants. Its another matter that with hardly 6 serviceable Sea Kings and similar numbers of KA 28 these days a flotilla is lucky ...

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Love the positive article but reality is GOI have some very tough choices. Both India and China are bleeding (weapons, equipment, manpower, money).

GOI needs to fix the economy and the Nat Sec/Defence establishment need to start thinking out of the box to resolve the crisis..

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