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by venkat_r
24 Jun 2008 19:10
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Space Program Discussion
Replies: 479
Views: 398995

Re: Indian Space Program Discussion - 23 April 2008

No silly conspiracy theories please. And please let that processors issue to rest and move on.
by venkat_r
21 Feb 2008 20:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6372
Views: 1984320

And will pull up the DRDO for not making the aloo bajji indegenously instead of buying allo samosa from outside. DRDO will say that they did develop a aloo bajji at on tenth the price, but was not acceptable to the babus. Babus complian that DRDO's bajji had less aloo than the samosa that was bought...
by venkat_r
26 Jan 2008 01:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-French Ties
Replies: 213
Views: 37997

What are the cons of stationing the US troups in India on such an agreement. Seems like country of origin is going to pay for the troups.
by venkat_r
09 Sep 2007 06:55
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Malabar Naval Exercises
Replies: 155
Views: 96917

Rakesh wrote:Click on link below, scroll down till you see the Malabar 07-02 photo gallery and enjoy! :)

http://www.c7f.navy.mil/
Seems like Other than US and Indian navies others had just a token presense going by the pics.
by venkat_r
08 Sep 2007 01:55
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Malabar Naval Exercises
Replies: 155
Views: 96917

Very intersting indeed. India from defining the sphere of Influence or neighborhood till "straits of malaca" now going beyond and talking in terms of "arc of freedom" or some other terms like "arc of friendship" or what ever it is called. This is the next natural step. ...
by venkat_r
09 Jul 2007 21:26
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Exercise Indradhanush (Rainbow) '07 @ RAF Waddington, UK
Replies: 347
Views: 184661

Fatwa against the Blasphemy :D
by venkat_r
13 Apr 2007 11:18
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Second Agni-III test-2
Replies: 333
Views: 233002

So when was this "system" tested? existance of the program is one and the successful testing of the system is another. Something went under the radar of BR!
by venkat_r
12 Apr 2007 23:07
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Second Agni-III test-2
Replies: 333
Views: 233002

vsudhir.. its dated.. btw, still applicable. now i am thinking 4k and they must feel irrelevance or perhaps chinkies are asking them better counter the 4k walas, or else you would not get more missiles and nuke supplies. sumeet, try spicy baby-corn-szechwan or something.. and avoid hot-waiters :twi...
by venkat_r
12 Apr 2007 11:53
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Second Agni-III test -1
Replies: 343
Views: 158007

Great news. wait is over and congratulations to all. Now I can go for the sleep.
by venkat_r
07 Apr 2007 01:51
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 10
Replies: 377
Views: 178488

why not analyse the EJ rather than painting him as evil and pigeon-holing him? what makes an EJ tick? ... what prompts him to drop his life in the west and spend time in faraway places trying to convince others to convert to his religion? ... IOW, what's in it for an average Joe EJ? folks like TSJ ...
by venkat_r
04 Apr 2007 10:16
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 114407

This thread is filling up too fast, but posts are interesting and confusing at the same time from beef to bhung.
by venkat_r
01 Mar 2007 02:42
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
Replies: 2937
Views: 991348

Yeah! One look at all that research can intimidate best of minds. The research is quite comprehensive and exaustive. Where do they get all the money to do that? The budgets should be huge for all this, that too considering that all this is in the open. No wonder no one even comes close to USA in ter...
by venkat_r
28 Feb 2007 22:58
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Jagan commended by CAS
Replies: 85
Views: 77598

A great honor. This is really great and a well deserved one.

Very glad to see the Officials recognising the work being done.

Congratulations Jagan.
by venkat_r
29 Nov 2006 03:07
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: India tests Prithvi based ABM-2
Replies: 324
Views: 106507

Re: Holy crap !!!.

This Prithvi exercise is only a technology demonstrator. To demonstrate the technology, all Companies or Agencies use controlled enviroments, implying that it is always a SUCCESS !!! So don't believe any crap anybody throws at you - THIS IS NOT AN ABM SYSTEM. In reality, Prithvi-X is not the weapon...
by venkat_r
29 Nov 2006 00:28
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: India Tests Prithvi based ABM
Replies: 334
Views: 97467

Great news. Good work DRDO. If they have used the previous tests of Trishul, Akash and Prithvi for this, oh ho, more power to them. Drdo is evolving, even if a bit secrectly, esp if one goes by some accounts. Unfortunately, some people will not get rest or their daily dose of security unless they se...
by venkat_r
06 Nov 2006 22:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indian Foreign Policy
Replies: 2499
Views: 515202

Western liberals criticise China and India for being free riders in the international system and taking advantage of the order and stability being maintained by other great powers. They want Beijing and New Delhi to prove they are stake-holders in the global order and work for its maintenance. This...
by venkat_r
08 Jul 2005 20:14
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Bharat Rakshak Celebrates Eight Years!
Replies: 41
Views: 35409

Happy B'day!! Been on BR since day 1. It has been 8 long happy years.
by venkat_r
25 Jan 2005 04:05
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: New Chetan Helicopter: News & Discussion
Replies: 59
Views: 42111

The speed with which these projects are being completed like in 6 months, speaks volumes about the confidence and the effiency of the project team. Look at them saying that It will fly at Aero India, when the maiden flight did not take place yet. This is awesome news.
by venkat_r
15 Jan 2005 06:12
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Bharat Rakshak - New Main Page Launch
Replies: 63
Views: 49054

Great style sheet design. Great work done in desigining the main page.
by venkat_r
08 Jul 2004 23:56
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Bharat Rakshak Celebrates Seven Years!
Replies: 162
Views: 111552

Re: Bharat Rakshak Celebrates Seven Years!

Originally posted by shiv:
Kaushal is one of the webmasters (and a founder, I think) of india-forum.com
That is what BR's HICAF forum morfed into after it got deleted from here.
by venkat_r
01 Jul 2004 23:12
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Bharat Rakshak Celebrates Seven Years!
Replies: 162
Views: 111552

Re: Bharat Rakshak Celebrates Seven Years!

Congratulations BR i gh ts I was hooked on BR in Summer 1997, found it by searching for IAF and *** stuff. Visited BR almost everyday, but did not discover BRF until 2000 when one of the guys whom i had referred the BR site told me about the forum! 1. Great future for BR: Stay Jingo as ever. 2. More...
by venkat_r
29 May 2004 10:48
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: The Saras Flies!
Replies: 236
Views: 95043

Re: The Saras Flies!

Good one. Nice pics also as someone posted before.

Great job by the Saras team. Congrats
by venkat_r
25 Apr 2004 10:39
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: ***** BR interview on Australian Radio *****
Replies: 27
Views: 23547

Re: ***** BR interview on Australian Radio *****

Wonderful job. Arun - keep it up.
by venkat_r
09 Mar 2004 21:11
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Top 100,000 Websites: Bharat Rakshak!!!
Replies: 75
Views: 85356

Re: Top 100,000 Websites: Bharat Rakshak!!!

Was that the rank? Initially i thought it was traffic and was wondering :confused: .

Congrats
by venkat_r
08 Mar 2004 20:15
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Exercise Divya Astra: Shock & Awe
Replies: 213
Views: 123243

Re: Exercise Divya Astra: Shock & Awe

Especially in the India-Pak scenario, the change has been from the quick result oriented battle to long drawn out quick pockets of fights in the future. The skirmishes are going to be fast and quick, before the international opinion or the diplomacy take over, but these are going to be not the real ...
by venkat_r
15 Dec 2003 23:14
Forum: News Folders Archive
Topic: Indian Air Force -- News Folder -- December 2003
Replies: 25
Views: 5215

Re: Indian Air Force -- News Folder -- December 2003

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/00215210060.htm Make 200-seater jet aircraft, Kalam tells scientists Hyderabad, Dec. 15 (PTI): President A P J Abdul Kalam, today asked the aeronautical scientists to work towards a mission of making a 200-seater passenger jet aircraft to propel India into a lea...
by venkat_r
05 Dec 2003 23:49
Forum: The Kargil Archive
Topic: Kargil Revisited
Replies: 329
Views: 153052

Re: Kargil Revisited

Do not know what the admin policy on posting about this movie is or if there had been debates regarding..

Here is the link about the movie and some good accounts regarding the kargil

http://www.lockargil.com/
Just cannot wait for the release, Promises to be a good one.
by venkat_r
03 Sep 2003 00:19
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Biotech News & Discussion
Replies: 396
Views: 132340

Re: Indian Biotech News & Discussion

This might have some hype and presentation skills of Naidu.. but none the less impressive

http://www.aponline.gov.in/Quick%20Links/Industrial%20Policy/biotechnologypolicy.pdf
by venkat_r
18 Aug 2003 22:12
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Bharat Rakshak on Rediff
Replies: 40
Views: 32068

Re: Bharat Rakshak on Rediff

Our mugshots might scare off half the members

> talk about Jelabi hardend posters

Nikhil, You look just like my Uncle ;) whom i support every month.
by venkat_r
18 Aug 2003 02:08
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Bharat Rakshak on Rediff
Replies: 40
Views: 32068

Re: Bharat Rakshak on Rediff

Good report on BR. One stop reading about Indian defence.

Should we put some Badmin phutus in the BR site?
by venkat_r
02 Jul 2003 10:52
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Bharat Rakshak Celebrates Six Years!
Replies: 66
Views: 44049

Re: Bharat Rakshak Celebrates Six Years!

Wow! already 6 years.. time sure flies fast. 1) What is it about Bharat Rakshak (and the forum) that makes you want to keep coming back every day (or in may case, every few minutes when I hit the F5 button)? Bonus points (with possible admin appointments) for BRF members who mention my name >> Adict...
by venkat_r
27 May 2003 20:15
Forum: Military Expositions Archive
Topic: Aero India 2003 Revisited
Replies: 33
Views: 28523

Re: Aero India 2003 Revisited

uoOH! La La!!
by venkat_r
17 May 2003 01:09
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Why has it become so cool to hate India
Replies: 320
Views: 133330

Re: Why has it become so cool to hate India

Not only that, generalising Hinduism preaches untouchability is like saying Christianity preaches slavery or Islam preaches Jihad. Generalising is bad and shows only an agenda. On the other hand, untouchability has to be removed, without any question. Whatever can be done in the local temples or sch...
by venkat_r
15 May 2003 22:57
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: P V Narsimha Rao
Replies: 102
Views: 63994

Re: P V Narsimha Rao

Not only that, Most of the people expect a perfect person all the time and fail to find one every time. What needs to be looked at are the achievements by him and they indeed are many. The economic direction India got under his PMship was nothing short of a miracle.
by venkat_r
13 May 2003 11:43
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Why has it become so cool to hate India
Replies: 320
Views: 133330

Re: Why has it become so cool to hate India

Shivji, Could not agree with you more on your observations. Looking at knowledge, maturity and clear thoughts in your posts consistantly , sometimes I wonder how much of extensive reading has been made or you might have lived outside of India for some time. Hats off to you. I was kind of commentinig...
by venkat_r
12 May 2003 21:53
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Why has it become so cool to hate India
Replies: 320
Views: 133330

Re: Why has it become so cool to hate India

Originally posted by shiv: Even today one finds the Indian male switching into nonIndian dress and non Indians habits and lenguage, while the "core culture", including dress, remains with the inner circle - the women and children of the family. The boys are allowed to go out and change - ...