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- 07 Aug 2023 08:44
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2731
- Views: 1119037
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
All this discussion about the babudome is fine. But unless the services come up with specific force requirements that will meet the future strategic requirements. No one is going to move their behind to achieve those force goals. The attitude of the IAF is the most shocking for me. They think that ...
- 07 Aug 2023 06:35
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2731
- Views: 1119037
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
I don't disagree with what you are saying RoyG. However collusive interests thrive in an environment when multiple agendas are put in front of decision makers. What is the priority for the decision makers? Once the answer is found to that question, everything else will fall in place. I want to resp...
- 06 Aug 2023 23:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2731
- Views: 1119037
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
I agree with you Rakesh but differ on priorities. It’s not priorities which are dictating direction but babudom led collusive interests. When it comes to major platforms, atmanirbhar is a complete failure. Just look at the induction list: ALH 105 Field gun Naval surface warfare fleet SSBN Strategic ...
- 06 Aug 2023 18:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2731
- Views: 1119037
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Rakesh, Is there any official statement from IAF about the timeframe for prototype roll out? I have a suspicion about what is happening in the background. The civil service led foreign procurement lobby is stretching the prototype development cycle to cause induction delays and push through more for...
- 05 Aug 2023 22:02
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7503
- Views: 1751034
Re: Understanding the US - Again
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- 05 Aug 2023 10:07
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: BR Forum Feedback
- Replies: 1178
- Views: 338506
Re: BR Forum Feedback
What's funny is these Mods delete posts with an anomatopoeia - POOF. As if some queer aristrocrat waves his magic wand and then frollicks away through a field of daffodils. Its not enough to just delete the post with a justifiable rationale, they have to try to convince themselves they are above you...
- 05 Aug 2023 09:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Requests to Admins - 2019
- Replies: 73
- Views: 59606
Re: Requests to Admins - 2019
What's funny is these Mods delete posts with an anomatopoeia - POOF. As if some queer aristrocrat waves his magic wand and then frollicks away through a field of daffodils. Its not enough to just delete the post with a justifiable rationale, they have to try to convince themselves they are above you...
- 05 Aug 2023 09:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7503
- Views: 1751034
Re: Understanding the US - Again
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- 05 Aug 2023 00:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1346439
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Totally nonsensical idea - India pays Pakistan to vacate pok-gb. One time offer of 50 billion usd. Could be used to ease it’s foreign debt servicing significantly but GHQ will take it and run. Still becomes a US-Arab-IMF colony and denuked completely. Sign agreement with China to allow goods to trav...
- 04 Aug 2023 21:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 1962
- Views: 566353
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Turkey aiming to build 65nm chips domestically.
- 03 Aug 2023 11:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 1782
- Views: 636544
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Of all the merchandise we are pouring into Armenia, nothing gives the Azeris sleepless nights quite like the Pinaka. It is nasty. The NAVIC guided ER version with 75km range armed with the PreFrag air burst fuse will target with pinpoint accuracy and pepper everything within 75m w/ 20,000 tungsten b...
- 03 Aug 2023 05:53
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 1782
- Views: 636544
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
They bought ATAGS and Kalyani Marg 155. At this rate they’ll have better arty capability than us with our own product.
- 03 Aug 2023 03:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-France news
- Replies: 345
- Views: 141325
Re: India-France news
Most of Africa is fcked. Didn’t industrialize, political instability, and lack knowledge producing institutions. They will continue to be someone’s btch like Pakis. After all this world wide hot mess is over and financial reset G20 and some extras will be the driving force for humanity. Everyone el...
- 02 Aug 2023 21:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5643
- Views: 1635112
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
The British colonialism was a symptom of a larger problem which is Indian culture losing its luster beginning in pre Islamic times. Not true. We were minding our own business, invaders with dubious ideology, customs, ethics imposed themselves on India. The culture of India was quite vibrant and hea...
- 02 Aug 2023 03:25
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: AI/Machine Learning, Bharat and Bhartiya IT Industry
- Replies: 436
- Views: 182174
- 02 Aug 2023 02:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5643
- Views: 1635112
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Bala,
Bharat exists only in name. India is now the reality, hate it or like it. The British colonialism was a symptom of a larger problem which is Indian culture losing its luster beginning in pre Islamic times.
Why blame them now in 2023?
Bharat exists only in name. India is now the reality, hate it or like it. The British colonialism was a symptom of a larger problem which is Indian culture losing its luster beginning in pre Islamic times.
Why blame them now in 2023?
- 02 Aug 2023 01:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-France news
- Replies: 345
- Views: 141325
Re: India-France news
As Chirac said, Africa’s problems are civilsational. Only he didn’t specify whose civilisation. Most of Africa is fcked. Didn’t industrialize, political instability, and lack knowledge producing institutions. They will continue to be someone’s btch like Pakis. After all this world wide hot mess is ...
- 01 Aug 2023 22:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
- Replies: 1183
- Views: 727103
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
The second tweet below :lol: https://twitter.com/DefenceDecode/status/1685997087924551681?s=20 ---> Anti-Tank Guided Missiles Helina and Dhruvastra have successfully passed all required trials. Missile systems are ready for induction in Indian Army and Air Force. https://twitter.com/defenceglobe/st...
- 01 Aug 2023 00:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1346439
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
The nature of the military bureaucracy is state capture and exploitation of talent and resources. What they don’t seem to get is that the talent runs out quickly which leads to economic and social collapse and fire sale of state assets including land.
- 31 Jul 2023 21:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1801024
Re: Internal Security Watch
Horrific shooting carried out by RPF Jawan Chetan Kumar on Jaipur-Mumbai Express: 3 (Muslim) civilians and 1 police officer killed While standing over the dead bodies, he is recorded stating that those who want to stay in India must vote for PM Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath. https://twitter.com/AITCS...
- 31 Jul 2023 04:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1346439
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
44 treats but more to come
- 29 Jul 2023 22:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding Islamic Society
- Replies: 806
- Views: 111063
Re: Understanding Islamic Society
There is something more perverse in what she is saying. Waqf is basically an extension of goi through legislation. If the GoI wants it could formally nationalize all the land under a governmental body. This is what I think the government intends to do at some point. Capture Hindu land through an Isl...
- 28 Jul 2023 00:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Army Aviation
- Replies: 96
- Views: 37874
Re: Indian Army Aviation
Nachiket, see what is happening now. Neither will the Army allow for the induction of the locally developed platform and the Govt will not budge on importing a phoren platform. Someone has to blink first. It should be the Army who has to blink, but they are not willing to. As a result, there is a c...
- 27 Jul 2023 18:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Army Aviation
- Replies: 96
- Views: 37874
Re: Indian Army Aviation
Trick is to make sure we have a developed product so we don’t fall too behind and that in a time of urgent need we can manufacture. But postpone manufacture indefinitely so long as there is money to be made from imports. IMO, window for this corrupt operation is closing for major platforms for all s...
- 26 Jul 2023 19:24
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indian Interests_2
- Replies: 643
- Views: 269599
Re: Indian Interests_2
Obesity rates in the western hemisphere are alarming. It is not uncommon to see human beings weighing 350-400 lbs. Perhaps the IMF can gently suggest lower levels of consumption that will leave more for the poor of the planet. It is not just economics it is cultural. The Japanese have a very high s...
- 26 Jul 2023 18:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
- Replies: 1695
- Views: 784904
Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
The navy is pressing ahead with an indigenous ssk (super kalvari?) if the reports are true. With this, like on the fighter aircraft front, no more major foreign purchases. Stabilization of platform will be achieved with SSN and SSBN as well.
- 25 Jul 2023 21:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4103
- Views: 2063801
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
The biggest lesson of the war is the absolute value of small and cheap commercial drones. Such drones are the real game changers for both sides. The Ukrainians are said to be loosing about 10000 such drones each month. Drones fitted with day and night sights coupled with lazer rangefinder/ designat...
- 25 Jul 2023 21:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4103
- Views: 2063801
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
You can argue all variables will not be same but massive domestic drone production capacities are required. From chips, optics to final fabrication - all components need to be domestically produced and in massive amounts. During war chips will not be supplied to India in numbers it will need. That ...
- 25 Jul 2023 18:51
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4103
- Views: 2063801
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
^ The same will apply to the chinese as well The same was true for manned aircraft when the thinking was (is) that their aircraft can't take off with full loads from the high altitudes. The response has been them building longer runways, striving to make more capable engines, getting more tankers t...
- 25 Jul 2023 17:59
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4103
- Views: 2063801
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
^^^ On twitterverse there was a video of lancet hitting troops. With someone implying that this is due to 10X reduction in cost + Increase in supplies. Lancets + Russian EW will change this war a lot. Also lancets will mostly be able to procure all the electronics needed for production from china. ...
- 25 Jul 2023 09:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
- Replies: 4661
- Views: 1552941
Re: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
We are looking at 177 Rafales total if you include the M class. This on top of 272 Su-30 brings our frontline heavy fighter bomber aircraft to 449. Rest will be LCA MKI&II, TEDBF, and AMCA. This should be our last foreign figher aircraft purchase. [/u] That will be the day we achieve success in...
- 25 Jul 2023 04:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1801024
Re: Internal Security Watch
AFSPA may be what they want. Better will be to do intelligence operation with special forces. Roy ji, I do not think this should be a "military response" first, though that will be needed eventually. Any help from the army should be used to supplant the inept/incapable police force which ...
- 25 Jul 2023 03:51
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5242
- Views: 1534821
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Reservations creeping into DRDO?
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- 25 Jul 2023 03:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indian Interests_2
- Replies: 643
- Views: 269599
Re: Indian Interests_2
Bala,
The problem isn’t William Jones or the Greek historians. It’s GoI which has not yet constituted a decolonization or truth and reconciliation body. Until then much of the knowledge will remain in forums, books, and videos outside state education and research publications.
The problem isn’t William Jones or the Greek historians. It’s GoI which has not yet constituted a decolonization or truth and reconciliation body. Until then much of the knowledge will remain in forums, books, and videos outside state education and research publications.
- 24 Jul 2023 23:57
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
- Replies: 4661
- Views: 1552941
Re: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
We are looking at 177 Rafales total if you include the M class. This on top of 272 Su-30 brings our frontline heavy fighter bomber aircraft to 449. Rest will be LCA MKI&II, TEDBF, and AMCA. This should be our last foreign figher aircraft purchase.
- 24 Jul 2023 21:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
- Replies: 4661
- Views: 1552941
Re: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
Hopefully should be our last major fighter aircraft order. LCA, TEDBF, and AMCA moving forward. Actually a big development and even bigger sigh of reliefRakesh wrote: ↑24 Jul 2023 19:52 How the sky became the limit for France’s Rafale jet
https://www.ft.com/content/28753610-444 ... df7d6c83ee
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- 24 Jul 2023 20:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
- Replies: 2005
- Views: 588241
Re: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
Possible design of SSN? Great find. Thank You. Very similar to the general design you posted. Interesting that it has a swedish a26 chinned type sail and has the cross form rudder. Hard to visualize if it has pumpjet. Possible it could be a later edition with French assistance. Given the tubular de...
- 24 Jul 2023 09:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
- Replies: 2005
- Views: 588241
Re: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
Possible design of SSN? https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1678799091466403840?s=20 ---> An MoU has been signed between Indian Navy, BARC and ECIL, Hyderabad yesterday in the presence of Western Naval Commander, Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi & Dept of Atomic Energy Secretary, Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty to...
- 24 Jul 2023 02:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1801024
Re: Internal Security Watch
First order of business would be to impose AFSPA over complete Manipur and get the Army take over the affairs. I have other wish lists but I don't see any of them getting fulfilled: removal of inner line permits, removal of Article 371C (which only applies to hill districts) to begin with. Unless t...
- 23 Jul 2023 17:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Christianity, Evangelism & its geopolitical impact
- Replies: 1237
- Views: 421603
Re: Christianity, Evangelism & its geopolitical impact
The impact is there for all to see in NE. Another Hindu exodus is happening.