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As for the govt ignoring Hindu issues - for a long time, there were 3 major Hindu issues - Ram temple, 370 and UCC. The first two are completed, aren't they? Is the third completely ignored? Smaller-scale Hindu issues like Jallikattu were solved earlier and is a non-issue now. Yes, the way they go a...

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4. Do they also take the expenditure the central govt incurs by building/repairing highways and other infrastructure that is not included in the grants of the state. Not just highways, expenditure on Railways, ports, schools, PMGSY (rural roads), healthcare (AIIMS, vaccines, etc.), etc. are some fo...

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So is it a hit or a flop? News cannot be trusted, so what's the reality?

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Back in the day, Dr Kalam worked on a project called RATO {rocket assisted take-off). Can something similar be explored for a fixed wing AEW off a STOBAR?

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A nod to the Cholas would have been nice. The Maratha naval symbol signifying defence of the motherland, and a Chola (or Kalinga) symbol signifying offence and domniation of the Indian ocean would have made it more complete.

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https://twitter.com/ARanganathan72/status/1565380474494599169?s=20&t=eKMevbqkgswPQfe9Im5ziw 75 years ago we could not even make a safety pin ourselves. Today we can bring together 510 Indian companies to build a ship that is a thousand feet long, carries 1700 crew, endures an 8000 mile run, gene...

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PM Modi Commissions First India-Made Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant - Swarajya Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned the first indigenous aircraft carrier-- INS Vikrant-- the largest ship ever built in India's maritime history, in Kerala's Kochi on Friday (1 September). Modi commissioned the carr...

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Vande Mataram !!

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^^ How is this relevant to this thread?

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Manish_P wrote:Haven't seen Chetak ji posting for quite some time now.. miss his insights and sharp observations

Same here, hope all is well.

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The trainees speaketh. Everyone else to go home.

Enjoy your Sunday. Just not here.

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Do people here seriously expect the law minister to state something outside of the constitution when giving a written reply in parliament?

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Exactly. I am not sure why we are linking the waiver, which remains an internal solution to an internal and self-created US problem, to our military purchases. If anything, this kind of kabuki should deter us even more from buying the FA-18 - the Tejas is dependent on the US as it is, why add to tha...

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Just scratch the surface a little, the racist core reveals it is alive and well. And we have many Indians piously attesting to the innate oneness of all humanity.

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The teeth was always there, so there is nothing new here. As the sculptor/designer of this new emblem explained, it is a matter of photographic angle - most photos of the parliamentary emblem were from below the statue, so caught the teeth with prominence, whereas capturing/viewing the emblem from t...

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PM Modi has tweeted his condolences and has declared a day of national mourning.

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^^ Disagree. Just like expressways (or autobahns or interstates) were the next step up in road transport, a high speed rail is the next step up in rail. India runs on its railways, and it behooves the govt to invest in that area. Otherwise, what's the option, air travel, like the US? Imagine the num...

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Then what you said earlier about the floor test under a "no-confidence" speaker might hold true - the dy. speaker could disqualify these rebel MLAs just before the floor test.. No I was wrong. the SC has given the MLA’s time to reply to the disqualification notices. So that can’t happen. ...

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Can India bring law like the French to monitor the Friday sermons or incitement to riot/arson/killings!! Law can be made, but implementation is the key. From what I have noticed, in many mosques the usual people who go there will be able to easily identify any new comers/strangers; so clandestine r...

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But I don't think they will even attempt a speaker election right now. It may not even be possible since the governor has convened the assembly session specifically for the floor test not a speaker election. They are banking on the SC to stop the floor test. Then what you said earlier about the flo...

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This is where it gets interesting. There is no speaker, and only the deputy speaker can decide on this. However, Shinde by virtue of being SS's floor leader in the assembly has officially expressed "no confidence" in the deputy speaker's right to hold office, which was followed by a lette...

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Eknath Shinde is saying they will travel to Mumbai for the floor test. UT camp will try to get the 16 MLA's they were targeting disqualified before the test. This is where it gets interesting. There is no speaker, and only the deputy speaker can decide on this. However, Shinde by virtue of being SS...

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Is there a possibility for India like arranging 'medical tourism'? Why the heck should we even get involved? At best, we can do some "tut tut" about a "serious backslide in women's rights" in the world's self-appointed guardian of hyooman rights. Beyond that, this is the US' bed...

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Perhaps this was the endgame all along...

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Is this scheme going to be the only way to recruit soldiers from now on? Or is it in parallel to the existing system, similar to how, for the officer cadre, SSC runs in parallel to NDA/IMA/NA/AFA's traditional intake?

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Yagnasri-ji, please don't get misled by the name Madras in the regiment's name. This regiment has one of the highest count of battalions (20+) amongst all infantry regiments because there are units dedicated to all southern states. Rakesh saar posted an article in the previous page - it talked about...

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I normally don't post much on the mil forum, but this topic has set off something in my mind

. Will go back to lurk mode now.

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The current model of our forces today carry on one aspect of the old Kshatriya tradition - that of having a dedicated soldier corps in a kingdom. A lifetime of service effectively brings about the same ethos, that's why our armed forces are where they are, and command the respect from the aam aadmi....

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SSridhar wrote:We have seen the performance of the Chinese conscript soldiers in Ladakh. My deepest fear is that we should not end up like that.

Mine too.

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Instead of this "ToD" scheme, why not try to address the pension and age-profile issues by offering a VRS scheme for older soldiers, while recruiting more younger candidates with a more balanced pension scheme? I believe the current pension based on contributions anyway, but make improveme...

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So are we going to see Thambi's posted to a Dogra unit or a Maratha posted to a Naga unit? I think it was you (or another vet) who had once posted about an IA experiment with all-India infantry units, and how cohesion was not achieved making the Army give the experiment a quiet burial. So is this v...

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If pension bill is the major issue here, can't we increase the defence budget so other areas aren't starved? Why change the recruitment pattern wholesale? Gen Bakshi is saying the same thing, why the heck is our defence budget at a measly <2% of GDP? People may recollect the analysis done in the for...

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Is this to solve the shortage of officers or ORs? If the former, the SSC already exists, and if the latter, don't we get enough candidates in recruitment rallies? I've never read about a shortage of jawans, it's always been about officers. Given this, what problem is this scheme solving? Admittedly,...

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Modi not making any structural reforms to deal with these issues is fair criticism. That he (his govt) is aware of these issues is obvious - the NJAC is the first reform they attempted, but since that floundered they gave up that battle completely. Same for SM - after some initial attempts, they com...

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I hope people remember that one of Modi's first acts post-2014 was the NJAC. That would have helped assure a sense of neutrality of the judiciary when it came to filing and prosecuting cases. We all know how that turned out. But bottom-line is, Modi had his strategy correct, but couldn't win that ba...

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^^ Didn't get your point saar...? Especially the ASC part - why is that specifically called out?

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We keep going in circles stating the obvious - why GoI did not do something about (fill in BIF activity of your choice). Yes, we all know and agree that GoI hasn't been ruthless. But have we paused to consider if there is some reason for this? This is clearly a nationalist govt (hopefully no one di...

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Isn't the CDS supposed be a 4-star rank officer, i.e. an appointment will coincide with a promotion from 3 to 4 star? Though promoting and appointing a retired officer would be more palatable to the service chiefs as the former would most likely have seniority. Leap frogging a current 3 star officer...

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We keep going in circles stating the obvious - why GoI did not do something about (fill in BIF activity of your choice). Yes, we all know and agree that GoI hasn't been ruthless. But have we paused to consider if there is some reason for this? This is clearly a nationalist govt (hopefully no one dis...

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For a forum that prides itself on learning and following military tactics, this thread shows a serious ignorance of the same. When fighting a war, how many fronts do you want to open? Especially those you haven't planned for? Any well prosecuted war is won not by randomly taking on anyone and everyo...

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