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Suraj saar, I was referring to the twin WAP-5 hauling the Rajdhani, hence 10000 horses.

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First for passenger trains: Special Rajdhani to have engines at both ends MUMBAI: For the first time on Indian Railways, a passenger train will have an engine at the front and the rear to save travel time. Western Railway will hold trials with this technique on the special Rajdhani that plies from ...

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^^ It would have been Madras Railway and SIR (SIR for the line to Conjeevaram and Chinglepat - old spellings

). IIRC, MSMR came into being much later when SMR (which served interior KA mostly) was merged with the Madras railway to become the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (MSMR).

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So what's with the sudden increasing in lecturing (or should I say hectoring) by the US of late? Is it only because of the new SoS?

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And I pay ₹36 per litre of milk in BLR. But seriously, can we stop going further OT? This discussion got moved over to BGR with a dedicated thread, not sure how these discussions are relevant to relations between India and the US. [Was about to x-post the above article to bring the thread back on tr...

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^^ And this august "economics" focused magazine recommended that Indians vote Congress in 2014. Not going into politics, but simply pointing out their level of credibility.

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Interestingly, it's a six-lane highway built on top of single pillars.

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MEA expects action over Indian flag-burning incident - ANI London [United Kingdom], Apr. 20 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday expressed displeasure over India's national flag-burning incident at London's Parliament Square on April 18, and said that they expected a legal acti...

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So anything useful came off this visit? Or is it the usual CW talking shop for timepass? Hmm. British foreign office apologises after Indian flag burning incident - ANI London [United Kingdom], Apr. 19 (ANI): British foreign office has apologised for India's national flag-burning incident, which to...

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So anything useful came off this visit? Or is it the usual CW talking shop for timepass?

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In the words of the Grandmaster himself: Anand lauds Praggu's show - Prasad RS, TNN CHENNAI: R Praggnanandhaa hasn't put a foot wrong in the last fortnight. The 12-year-old, who recently pocketed the Herkalion Fischer Memorial GM Norm tournament in Greece - and in the process bagged his second Grand...

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From the world of chess... Praggnanandhaa bags his second GM norm - ToI CHENNAI: Almost five months after he bagged his maiden Grandmaster norm, R Praggnanandhaa - on Tuesday - pocketed his second as he reigned supreme at the Herkalion Fischer Memorial GM Norm tournament in Greece. The 12-year-old c...

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SBajwa wrote:Arshyam sir!

OK!! My posts were not meant to be offensive. Just some information that I wanted to share!

No worries, Bajwa-ji.

arshyam

^^ Thanks saar!

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@Bob Saar, please take down the pictures from on board the ships. When I had visited, the Navy officer specifically asked us not to share photos from on the deck. He was okay with pics taken from the dock. I know mobile cameras were allowed and a lot of people took pics, but as BRF, let's respect th...

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If people don't see what their country is capable of making, how will they ever take pride in the country, or push for projects like MII or Made in India. As they say, seeing is believing, and many otherwise ordinary people did see with enthusiasm. Philip sir's comments are like the old Hindi DD com...

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My understanding is that we need diesels for the shallower waters of the Arabian sea. Given the thermoclines and tropical temperature, SSKs can be very potent and stay hidden.

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Does anyone have an image of AMCA at DefExpo 2018 from the side and top profile as well? Do these help? https://farm1.staticflickr.com/873/26627071047_8e1473ec7b_b.jpg AMCA-1 by arshyam , on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/822/41456102042_d7a4f54f03_b.jpg AMCA-2 by arshyam , on Flickr https:/...

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Thanks Ankit! Sports is a huge industry and is itself an economy booster (just like tourism and other). People want to entertain by something else beyond Bollywood. Here in USA NFL (american football) tickets (for many teams) have been sold out for next 10+ years. Ice hockey tickets are $50.00 per ...

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Singha wrote:three legged cheetah race

Was that intentional saar?

Sorry, couldn't resist

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^^ Then who'll man all those Taco Bells and McDonalds? :) Seriously, I think the US has interfered a lot in this area (Contras in Nicaragua, Panama, Grenada, etc.) over the decades that most of these places have seen no stability. Costa Rica and Belize (the latter due to British influence, no doubt)...

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They didn't do much saar. The tank went around the demo area a couple of times and then stood on display. So did the other equipment (Chiranjeevi ARRV, BLT, etc.). It was a bit underwhelming, though my brain tells me that firing that big ass gun would have caused some minor issues :lol:. The ships d...

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I've begun to upload some of my pics to Photobucket. Will upload individual ones in the appropriate threads over the next few days. Shyam, the link is throwing an error. Fixed the links saar. Photobucket decided to stop serving the images. Moved back to good ol' Flickr ( link ). Let me know if you ...

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Nice work SSridhar! Thanks for sharing the pix. Interesting kit on display. Any idea if the army is going to order the 8x8 WhAP or it still undecided? Don't know if it has been ordered, however the one doing the demo has IA registration. Yeah, this one has a registration number on it: https://farm1...

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shiv wrote:And what is WhAP?

It's the Wheeled Armoured Personnel carrier, aka Kestrel:

WHAP-1 by arshyam, on Flickr

WHAP-2 by arshyam, on Flickr

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I've begun to upload some of my pics to ~~Photobucket~~ Flickr. Will upload individual ones in the appropriate threads over the next few days.

Link to album

1 by arshyam, on Flickr

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Bart S wrote:Will it be OK to wear shorts and t-shirt to the ship visit? Or is that considered disrespectful? The heat is oppressive now in Chennai.

I wore shorts yesterday, no one asked a thing.

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Go as early as you can. Regarding your questions, my two detailed posts from the previous page should answer most of them. Please let me know if you have any other questions, happy to help. Saar, you said no kids are allowed in the ships? Kids as in smallnkids or all kids in general? They were enfo...

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Prem Kumar wrote:...

Go as early as you can. Regarding your questions, my two detailed posts from the previous page should answer most of them. Please let me know if you have any other questions, happy to help.

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^^ Correct.

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Saar, just left...

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If you guys are staying the entire day, can we try to meet before/after the afternoon live demo? Hopefully a few of us will be able to join after the ship visit in the morning. Sure, I'll be there until 4 . Saar, how to identify each other? Hopefully you read this: I'll be wearing dark blue denim s...

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Just got back from the naval visit. One word: AWESOME!! I managed to visit all 4 ships, INS Airavat, INS Kamorta, INS Sumitra, and INS Sahayadri. The naval personnel were happy to answer my questions, but since they had asked not share much on social media, I am going to stop here. Well organized, w...

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I am going on the 13th. Can pick you two on that day. Send me mail . Added later: You also have PM. I'm going to go on the 13th too with a friend, can pick 1 or 2 guys from Mylapore/Adyar area. If you guys are staying the entire day, can we try to meet before/after the afternoon live demo? Hopefull...

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Last post :). For the naval visit, what's the plan? I plan to be at the Island grounds entrance by 6:30 itself. I am thinking since they start at 8:00, being a Friday and summer vacation for kids, more people may take the day off for a visit. That way, if I can wind up at the port by noon latest, I...

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Last post :). For the naval visit, what's the plan? I plan to be at the Island grounds entrance by 6:30 itself. I am thinking since they start at 8:00, being a Friday and summer vacation for kids, more people may take the day off for a visit. That way, if I can wind up at the port by noon latest, I ...

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Also, the weather wasn't too bad (and I say this after walking 5km in the baking sun). Reason: beach and sea breeze. Whoever picked this location, please take multiple bows. The location enabled the integrated live-show, and makes it memorable. I plan to go there again tomorrow to catch the evening ...

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I too caught some of what Bob saar mentioned - many people were curious why I was taking pics of the equipment and displays. They seemed to relax when I said it was only a hobby of mine.

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Okay, those who are going tomorrow, take your car, or cab, etc. I took the bus today and got stuck. Though bus services are available in general, they may run late given that ECR shuts off during the display. The VIP movement today made it worse, though that won't be a factor tomorrow. Apart from th...

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