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by Tilak
31 May 2009 21:39
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Books that cover Indian Armed Forces and its History
Replies: 267
Views: 101700

Re: Books that cover Indian Armed Forces and its History

Sponsor: AF/A5X Project Leader: Christine Fair source : http://www.rand.org/paf/agenda/stratdoc/ The same lady, who wrote that she visited Indian Consulate in Zahedan(Iran), Afghanistan?, and learnt that Indians were undermining the efforts of Front Line Al Lie/Munna in GOAT. She has quite a fan fo...
by Tilak
31 May 2009 19:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Badges, Patches, Insignia, Medals & Uniforms
Replies: 197
Views: 84617

Re: Badges, Patches, Insignia, Medals & Uniforms

X-posted from Military Medals, Ribbons and Patches Thread (Duplicate ?)
by Tilak
31 May 2009 19:43
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Armed Forces Senior Appointments & Officers
Replies: 168
Views: 61813

Re: Armed Forces Senior Appointments & Officers

ACM P V Naik takes over as IAF chief 31 May 2009, 1447 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, a veteran fighter pilot, on Sunday took over as chief of Indian Air Force replacing ACM F H Major. With this change of guard, the command of IAF is back in the hands of a fighter pi...
by Tilak
31 May 2009 19:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 4208
Views: 1116554

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

Bata to make foray into defence sector There's a Bata in Pookistan as well. Click What about confidentiality issues? Bata is not an Indian company, it is/was always a multinational. Bata Shoes (Czech: Baťa or Baťovy závody) is a large, family owned shoe company. It is currently headquartered in Lau...
by Tilak
31 May 2009 11:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy and International Anti-Piracy Ops
Replies: 1192
Views: 295370

Re: Indian Navy and International Anti-Piracy Ops

Neilz wrote:"Indian Navy foils pirate attack, kills two"....... and by INS Talwar... good going IN.

http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/may/ ... attack.htm
Images: Pirates attacking MV Maude
by Tilak
31 May 2009 11:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism
Replies: 1911
Views: 357015

Re: Pakistani Role in Global Terrorism

X-Posted : More news from Front Line Al-Lie : Pakistan boosts bounty on Swat Taliban leader Fazlullah By Bill RoggioMay 29, 2009 11:35 AM The Pakistani government has drastically raised the bounty for Swat Taliban chieftain Mullah Fazlullah and a host of leaders operating in the insurgency-plagued d...
by Tilak
31 May 2009 10:33
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 16 2009
Replies: 397
Views: 44994

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 16 2009

Pakistan boosts bounty on Swat Taliban leader Fazlullah By Bill RoggioMay 29, 2009 11:35 AM The Pakistani government has drastically raised the bounty for Swat Taliban chieftain Mullah Fazlullah and a host of leaders operating in the insurgency-plagued district in the Northwest Frontier Province. T...
by Tilak
30 May 2009 20:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 16 2009
Replies: 397
Views: 44994

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 16 2009

Without nukes, Pakistan could not have survived 26/11, 2001 Indian Parliament Attack and 26/11 Mumbai Attack: Samar Mubarakmand This is another nuclear blackmail after the Najam Sethi edit posted above. The Pakis are accepting that nukes give them the strength to indulge in terrorism. They are so c...
by Tilak
30 May 2009 06:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test
Replies: 501
Views: 70729

Re: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test

I dont expect unkil to do that ,although such efforts of bringing of bringing everyone under the npt,ctbt.. are always going on as we hear in media, but, India?.. no chance, specially a nuke deal with India is not meant to bring it under such umbrella, and after nuke deal ,nothing stops India in nu...
by Tilak
29 May 2009 05:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test
Replies: 501
Views: 70729

Re: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test

I dont expect unkil to do that ,although such efforts of bringing of bringing everyone under the npt,ctbt.. are always going on as we hear in media, but, India?.. no chance, specially a nuke deal with India is not meant to bring it under such umbrella, and after nuke deal ,nothing stops India in nu...
by Tilak
27 May 2009 06:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test
Replies: 501
Views: 70729

Re: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test

Antinuclear Effort Grows South Korea Embraces U.S.-Led Move to Halt Proliferation After North's Tests South Korea's full entry into the effort called the Proliferation Security Initiative means that it will play a bigger role in enforcement to prevent the North from selling weapons and related tech...
by Tilak
27 May 2009 05:59
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Understanding Sikh History-1
Replies: 667
Views: 87733

Re: Internal Security Watch

Babbar Khalsa chief's mail to be probed 27 May 2009, 0124 hrs IST, Yudhvir Rana, TNN AMRITSAR: What made Wadhawa Singh Babbar, a Sikh hardliner and chief of terrorist outfit Babbar Khalsa International, to issue a peace appeal? Wadhawa is one of the 20 fugitives demanded by India from Pakistan. One...
by Tilak
27 May 2009 05:56
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 2843
Views: 552448

Re: Internal Security Watch

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by Tilak
27 May 2009 05:51
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Understanding Sikh History-1
Replies: 667
Views: 87733

Re: Internal Security Watch

X-Posted : India-EU thread This particular incident in Austria happened, according to Sikh Spokesman on Radio was ~ "One of the Dera Sacha Sauda(DSS) visited the Gurudwara, which enraged the people, and was trying to "proselytize". And this Gurudwara doen't recognize the DSS, and con...
by Tilak
26 May 2009 06:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
Replies: 3965
Views: 1206104

Re: AEW&C News & Discussion

Israeli Phalcon to land in India today Monday, May 25, 2009 Tel Aviv: Indian Air Force pilots are all set to fly home first of the three Israeli Phalcon AWACS, India’s most potent force multiplier, capable of tracking down incoming missiles and peep into neighbouring countries without violating the...
by Tilak
26 May 2009 05:58
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA news and discussion
Replies: 437
Views: 62606

Re: LCA news and discussion

shiv wrote:Mirage III and Kfir. The Kfir has canards
Shiv saar, Mirage III RS (experimental) has canards too..

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/A ... alk411.htm
by Tilak
26 May 2009 05:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test
Replies: 501
Views: 70729

Re: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test

the scale is logarithmic.. 2.6 times is not 'slightly higher' The published magnitudes range from 4.5 to 4.7 to 5.0. They choose a value near the bottom. Why not 5.0? Or 4.7? equation used for underground tests is M = a + b log Y where a and b are empirically determined constants. You actually have...
by Tilak
26 May 2009 05:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 16 2009
Replies: 516
Views: 192273

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 16 2009

Iran completes gas pipeline deal with Pakistan; line could be extended to include India TSP has signed upon hurriedly on something it cant afford to pay, but projecting that their H&D is intact by cobbling up the iAF-Pak triad (at the ~directions of US - Holbrookes and Zbig-Kissinger Videos). B...
by Tilak
26 May 2009 04:58
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Understanding Sikh History-1
Replies: 667
Views: 87733

Re: India-EU News & Analysis

Rony wrote:Why do the overseas sikhs behave like pakis ?
Ronyji isnt that too broad a brush?.
by Tilak
26 May 2009 04:51
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Understanding Sikh History-1
Replies: 667
Views: 87733

Re: Internal Security Watch

X-Posted : India-EU thread This particular incident in Austria happened, according to Sikh Spokesman on Radio was ~ "One of the Dera Sacha Sauda(DSS) visited the Gurudwara, which enraged the people, and was trying to "proselytize". And this Gurudwara doen't recognize the DSS, and cons...
by Tilak
26 May 2009 04:43
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Understanding Sikh History-1
Replies: 667
Views: 87733

Re: India-EU News & Analysis

As far as my experience is concerned.....many of these Khalistani nonsense comes from whites who converted into Sikhism. I would call it the fevor of the converts. I would say that Indian Punjab must stand as the beacon of leadership and unity of the Sikh community worldwide. Punjab needs to play t...
by Tilak
25 May 2009 23:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA news and discussion
Replies: 437
Views: 62606

Re: LCA news and discussion

Ajay K wrote:
marimuthu
Post subject: Re: LCA news and discussion

^^^It does not look like tejas at all.
Yeap, its Chinna thambi (M2K) and Mirage III (?).
You are right on both counts.
by Tilak
25 May 2009 22:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test
Replies: 501
Views: 70729

Re: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test

NORTH KOREA: DEFIES THE WORLD, NUCLEAR TEST AND MISSILE LAUNCH Mon 25 May 2009 A few hours after a short-range ground-to-ground missile was launched from the Musudan-ri launching site , the same site used on April 5 for the launch of a Taepodong 2 missile. If arty and Nuke tests arent enough , Dear...
by Tilak
25 May 2009 22:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
Replies: 4126
Views: 854322

Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous

paging military/tech gurus. is this of any significance? some machinery is being transported in krachi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIu2TLhLN2Q the vehicle is heading either due west or east. east is more likely bcoz the sky is clear. this may have been shot in the morning. and i would guess it ...
by Tilak
25 May 2009 21:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test
Replies: 501
Views: 70729

Re: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test

X-Posted : Just an Idea of which way the winds are blowing (David J Rothkopf is from Carnegie Endowment) Three short takes..... The second most important person in the State Department Mon, 05/18/2009 - 5:11pm What a good week for the subcontinent. India's elections are breathtaking in scope and the...
by Tilak
25 May 2009 21:41
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
Replies: 2861
Views: 441642

Re: Future strategic scenario for the Indian Subcontinent

Just an Idea of which way the winds are blowing (David J Rothkopf is from Carnegie Endowment) Three short takes..... The second most important person in the State Department Mon, 05/18/2009 - 5:11pm What a good week for the subcontinent. India's elections are breathtaking in scope and their re-elect...
by Tilak
25 May 2009 20:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test
Replies: 501
Views: 70729

Re: North Korea explodes a Nuke

I agree tilak ji. I have no sympathy for "Jhapad=Japan" . Comrade Kim Il Zindabad. He has done India a favor. CTBT, NPT, FCMT and any other "T" is dead. When a nation destined to become rich and powerful, all kind of events fall in place. If MMS administration has any kind of ca...
by Tilak
25 May 2009 20:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test
Replies: 501
Views: 70729

Re: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test

Reaction to North Korea's nuclear test (Reuters) - Following is reaction from the international community and political analysts :rotfl: on North Korea's nuclear test. UNITED STATES President Barack Obama said North Korea's nuclear and missile tests were a "matter of grave concern to all natio...
by Tilak
25 May 2009 10:35
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Understanding Sikh History-1
Replies: 667
Views: 87733

Re: India-EU News & Analysis

derkonig wrote:Look at the deliberate psyops behind calling it a 'temple'.
No need to be so sensitive. IMHO. In media parlance its used for anything other than Church and Mosque. BTW.. Buddhists and Jews are in it too..
by Tilak
25 May 2009 10:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test
Replies: 501
Views: 70729

Re: North Korea explodes a Nuke

We should conduct 43 more tests, so that we can be at par with China. China's largest atmosheric test was 3000 kt and largest ground test was 4300kt We should beat this within next 3 years. Bait Alert! but will respond.. Why stop at 43 ?, if need be. If others don't disarm and continue to selective...
by Tilak
25 May 2009 10:13
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 16 2009
Replies: 516
Views: 192273

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 16 2009

U.S. appeals to China to help stabilize Pakistan Updated at: 0925 PST, Monday, May 25, 2009 WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has appealed to China to provide training and even military equipment to help Pakistan counter a growing militant threat, U.S. officials said. According to Los Angeles Ti...
by Tilak
25 May 2009 10:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test
Replies: 501
Views: 70729

Re: North Korea explodes a Nuke

More than US, Japans langoti is up for the pickings.. :rotfl: . Lets see where their lecturing takes them. Ofcourse Japan and Soko have always has a hands off approach to Pakistan from Proliferation to Terrorism and let Amrika do its bidding, by showering them with aid . :oops: For now Lil Kim Amar...
by Tilak
25 May 2009 09:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North Korea conducts underground nuclear test
Replies: 501
Views: 70729

Re: North Korea explodes a Nuke

Oh, and btw, North Korea Claims to Conduct 2nd Nuclear Test (NYT) More than US, Japans langoti is up for the pickings.. :rotfl: . Lets see where their lecturing takes them. Ofcourse Japan and Soko have always has a hands off approach to Pakistan from Proliferation to Terrorism and let Amrika do its...
by Tilak
25 May 2009 09:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indus Water Treaty
Replies: 3257
Views: 735783

Re: Indus Water Treaty

Vivek_A wrote:Kalabagh dam scrapped: minister
By M. Hussain Khan
Sunday, 24 May, 2009 | 07:04 AM PST
A kick to Pakjabi Musharrafs..
by Tilak
25 May 2009 08:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3300
Views: 584113

Re: Iran News and Discussions

U.S. military chief: Iran within 3 years of nuke Sun May 24, 2009 9:39pm IST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran could be within one to three years from developing a nuclear weapon and time is running out for diplomacy to defuse the problem, the top U.S. military officer said on Sunday. The assessment from...
by Tilak
25 May 2009 08:31
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 16 2009
Replies: 516
Views: 192273

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 16 2009

Treat us like India, Malik appeals world :rotfl: Published: May 25, 2009 ISLAMABAD (Online) - Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has urged the international community not to worry about Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal as it is a responsible nuclear country. Talking to a private TV channel on Sunday,...
by Tilak
25 May 2009 08:19
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 16 2009
Replies: 516
Views: 192273

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - May 16 2009

Editorial: Reaction to IDPs in Sindh At the call of the MQM, the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz and other “nationalist” forces, the province of Sindh experienced a virtual shutdown on Saturday in response. Outside Karachi, the strike was more or less peaceful, except in Hyderabad where there was heavy firin...