Bharat Rakshak

Avik

What about Military Police it already has? Sir...please read what I have written in my previous post! This would have to be developed internally with the existing manpower of the CMP, with a specialized officer cadre focused on investigation and analysis. Hence, the army's plan to re-mould the CMP....

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My humble opinion. It is better to "reuse" any of the existing police agencies (Central Police Agencies), in the policing work at the Army. This I feel would be more productive than increasing the size of CMP, recruiting investigating officers (who are permenantly assigned to the CMP), gi...

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IIRC, there isn't much love lost between mils and paramil (CPOs as they are now referred to). Sir, this is a wrong characterization. In the main, the relationship between the army and the PMFs like BSF, AR, ITBP is quite close. The army doesnt really have a problem with these orgs and is pretty app...

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IA is clearly showing that they do not wantg to be world leaders - their hankering for phoren maal shows their slavish mentality! So....I guess, MTNL, BSNL, Airtel etc. should not buy stuff from Ericsson, Alcatel etc, and only from C-DoT and ITI; and if C-DoT and ITI dont have the capability, wait ...

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Most probably, this agitation/demand is inspired by the workers union...

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Rohit: Completely agree with you there. We need an additional Corps level formation in the NE to counter possible moves by PLA through Myanmar and also plan for any friskiness by the Bangladeshis, especially if Khaleda Zia and her cohorts are back in power.

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Hari Nair: I have been at Aero India now for the past 2 days, and I can easily say that the best flying display, by far, is by the LCH. There are no two ways about this. I have been interacting with a range of folks from India and abroad, and the LCH is non-pareil! My kudos to Unnikrishnan Nair. Peo...

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A true genius. One man who made such a difference and contributed so much. Looking at the current crop of "experts", one can only say "Sau sunaar ki, ek luhaar ki"

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Perhaps its a little too early to delve into an autopsy, but is the hull damage a pointer to structural weakness brought about by corrosion? Is the quality of steel used in construction susceptible to higher rates of corrosion or is the quality of build questionable? I have these queries simply beca...

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it started during op parakram since mil folks were busy with the real thing. In addition, two more factors contruibuted to the parade being curtailed: 1) Incessant complaints by dilli-billis about how their precious morning commute was a huge hassle due to the long parade, and the attendant road bl...

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Article on IA's newst arty div. Claims it will be stood up by year-end. Some stuff on a new SF unit as well.....

http://www.dailypioneer.com/312885/Indi ... power.html

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Actually the options for large submarines are there. These being all the shipyards that had responded to the original Collins class RFP, other than the Kockums design. They were: 1) DCNS' proposal for a conventional version of the Rubis class 2) HDW + Thyssen Nordseewerk' proposal for TR 1700 3) Dut...

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Ahmad Shah’s superiority in pitched battle could have been negated if the Marathas had conducted their traditional ganimi kava, or guerrilla warfare,as advised by Malharrao Holkar, in Punjab and in north India How feasible is guerrilla warfare in the plains and flatlands of Haryana/Punjab? I can un...

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I hope I'm not reading too much into it but the only reason the BMP2 could have been there may have been to deter a possible assault by terrorists from the main road leading to the parade ground. Yes, you are :wink: . There was a display of army equipment including tanks, BMPs and AD vehivles, and ...

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The police would be fools to attend a court of enquiry conducted by an organisation whose personnel targetted them . It would be better that any case involving a military personnel and civilian (or civil law enforcement) be automatically moved to a civilian judicial court. Dude: You do see the cont...

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Sir, have been to Pune Cantt. a couple of times. If Police cannot enter a Cantonment Area (without prior sanction from the Army brass) who enforces law and order there? And if I am not mistaken there are lots of civilians too in Pune Cantt. area. I have not seen any Military Police doing any sort o...

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My dear fellow orbat junkie.....please to look up the number of Armored, RAPIDs and Mechanized Brigades and their spread across the existing Corps and see if you can sew up four IBG. And what impact it will have on the existing permutation and combination of Armored assets. Good question boss :) Ju...

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First lets even see if have the equipment for Cold start the answer - nada - Surya: Yes and No! If we are focussing on whether all 8 IBGs have all the equipment, then the answer is no. But if we can make do with, say 4 IBGs for the time being, then the answer would be yes! No? Hypothetically, if sa...

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My ideal orbat for Ladakh is: (a) 14 Corps - Siachen, Partappur Sector, Northern and Central Ladakh: new (I) Mountain Brigade, 102(I) brigade, brigade equivalent of Ladakh Scouts plus two Infantry Divisions. (b) 17 Corps (new) - Southern Ladakh with independent command for HP-Tibet border: 2 RAPIDS...

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Thanks Rohit. Now, continuing, After all, what PLA forces are we facing in Ladakh? PLA Border troops and some main PLA Infantry. Unlike Kashmir LOC, I don't need to match the opposition for each of his soldier (and where, we'd move from (2) to limited (3)). PLA is not exactly on the LAC, but they do...

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A short analysis of the development - (a) With the raising of two additional divisions under the Northern Command, not only does the IA addresses the imbalance on the Tibetan front, it also raises many options for itself on the Pakistan front - especially, the Northern Areas. Rohit, we are geared t...

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^^^^^ Rahulm: What you've written is very true. The Indian Railways has the best record at uprating and innovation amongst all heavy engineering companies in India- Private and Public. Infact BHEL, TELCO etc. all fall behind compared to CLW and DLW. The IR has taken the basic ALCO 2100 HP design and...

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^^^^^^^ Philip : Banning of Paki overflights by India would be a perfect example of cutting ones nose to spite the face, by India! Far more number of flights from India, by Indian carriers fly to Europe, US, Cantral Asia and Russia, overflying Pakistan, than PIA flights over India to SE Asia. Hence,...

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Thats actually incorrect. More countries allow Paki's visa on arrival than they do for Indians. Harbans : It may be worthwhile to do a bit of research before scoring needless self goals. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Of-193-nations-Indians-have-visa-free-access-to-only-50/articleshow/663...

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BSF only has a few, just about a dozen or so, very ancient and outdated 20 pounders....

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Ramana, Chetak: You guys are being a tad too harsh on the Indian military leadership. This is a universal phenomenon, irrespective of whether it is Peter Pace or Richard Myers in the US or Jock Stirrup in the UK. Richard Danatt, in the UK, who is lionized by the Brit media for being a "tiger&qu...

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Only the Oscar's would be of use. The rest are junk and are a ploy to keep Russians employed with Indian money...

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they couldn't showcase even a tenth of the excitement of these martial artforms. and what of the girly flower or whatever they were trying to make in the middle ? I think the problem was really in the telecast. I was there at the stadium and the performance was electric! In the live show, the laser...

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Indian Army's performance at the Commonwealth Games: Indian Armymen have done a proud to India by winning five gold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals in the Common Wealth Games (CWG) 2010 . Winners are:Subedar Vijay Kumar-won two gold medals in shooting, Naib Subedar Imran Hasan Khan...

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Indian Army's performance at the Commonwealth Games: Indian Armymen have done a proud to India by winning five gold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals in the Common Wealth Games (CWG) 2010 . Winners are:Subedar Vijay Kumar-won two gold medals in shooting, Naib Subedar Imran Hasan Khan...

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the LPD deal should be interesting. quite a few european designs mistral, rotterdam, ocean and juan carlos class exist while US san antonio class still seems to be building. Singha : I think it may be a better idea if the IN were to procure one of the "about to be mothballed" Royal Navy A...

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This makes absolutely no sense to a layman. Why would you keep an obsolete tank and phase out a (comparitively) newer one. Can you or Rohit shed some light? Nachiket: This is because some of the T-55s were upgraded in the mid-90s with a new gun ( 105 mm instead of the original 100mm) and new engine...

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Rohit, Isn't the PLA a conscript force. How will that effect their combat potential against a military such as the IA which is an all professional force. Surely that will give IA an advantage in terms of the average grunt on the ground. Other things being equal. I don't know a clear cut answer to t...

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^^^^^^^ Anantz: Beautiful answer. Puts everything into perspective. Nothing like a local's point of view! Sometimes we self-flagellate so much, we ignore even our natural advantages. Chris Sidor: This is not too imply that para action is completely off the table. If it does happen, it is more likely...

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Thanks for the clarification, but you have not yet comprehensively refuted the central theme of the article. Namely, Chinese have the airlift capability, which could be a menace to us in north east and the north western Himalayas. Something which we lack ourselves. Chris Sidor: I will let Rohit pro...

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Gwadar was certainly a significant component of the 'String of Pearls'. The lease temporarily went to PSA and with rapidly deteriorating security situation in Pakistan, it is high time the Chinese thought of recovering the important port. Under the guise of commercial operations, PLAN can have an i...

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The other point made in the article is that Indians are not considering logistics...obviously, the author has not heard of places like Tenga, Tawang, Summer Camp..etc..etc.....

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^^^^^^ Darshhan Bhai, The basic premise of the article , and particularly, the Title of the article is misleading, if not downright wrong. The title implies that India and Indians are amateurs at mountain road building! Without delving into the civil engineering aspects of mountain engineering, I ju...

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Karan Dixit wrote: It is good that newspapers from muslim countries are highlighting the plight of muslims in a white supremacist UQ. I am curious.. like Hitesh, I must ask, which part of UK did you see the above? It is good that newspapers from muslim countries are highlighting the plight of musli...

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Aha!!!...The moment I mentioned the Infantry Brigade, I was expecting a question from you...my fellow Orbat junkie

Thanks Guru! Didnt know the A&N bde was a mountain bde.

What Corps/ Divs do these two bdes come under?

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