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- 02 Oct 2020 02:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
- Replies: 6236
- Views: 1796002
Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
I see, I didn't hear about that, but that's not likely to be an issue. I mean, even the US and Canada still has actual border disputes. I foresee China and Russia continue to become increasingly aligned in the short to medium term. As for a previous poster noting strategic goals running counter to ...
- 01 Oct 2020 02:44
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1800726
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
I asked in another place what is the definition of the End Game from India Point of View? Would like to develop a matrix. Three columns : Maximum End Game (MEG), Minimum Acceptable Endgame (MAEG), and Likely End Game(LEG) And Three or four rows: Military Political Economic Societal Try to keep them...
- 01 Oct 2020 02:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3219
- Views: 2078258
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Anyway I was back to lurking on this thread was that I was looking for an article someone had posted about the development of ATAGS, Dhanush and acquisition of M777 and Vajra. Very informative. But could not find it now. Would be great if someone could direct me to the link.
- 01 Oct 2020 02:36
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3219
- Views: 2078258
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Playing devil's advocate, why can't it be that the army was using more charges than the shell was rated for, just because the gun supported it? They may have been encouraged due to the success till then right. I think there is no way to increase range in a dumb unless we reduce the shell weight or ...
- 29 Sep 2020 03:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1800726
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
I hope we also use thermal cameras UAVs etc to monitor the heights going forward. May be we will have to add fibre optics and other infra that the Chinese are doing at their end. We are depressingly behind times in warfare still relying on the hardships of the infantry jawan to do all the hard work...
- 27 Sep 2020 22:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011
- Replies: 4532
- Views: 708217
Re: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011
Finally mainstreaming of a rationale viewpoint on Nuclear Power. Apologies but it's the BeeB finally putting this out. Nuclear power: Are we too anxious about the risks of radiation? Tongue in cheek I would like to say that BRF as usual ahead of the curve. Recall the lengthy discussions and posts by...
- 27 Sep 2020 13:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1800726
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
.... I get your point. However...... I say that because, we should understand that the Chinese goal with respect to India is to secure their southern, Himalayan border for all time to their satisfaction, at our eternal expense. “Teaching us our place” is a psychological stratagem to that end. It is...
- 23 Sep 2020 17:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2831272
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Here's the interview of WION with the missing Chinese virologist
How legit it's this?
https://twitter.com/WIONews/status/1308 ... 97184?s=20
How legit it's this?
https://twitter.com/WIONews/status/1308 ... 97184?s=20
- 22 Sep 2020 18:35
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 10196
- Views: 2182537
Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
is there an APMC setup in bihar, AFAIK it is not there. Indu Makkal Katchi - இந்து மக்கள் கட்சி ( Off )·Sep 21 All these years, TN used to buy RICE from Harayana, Punjab and Bihar, only thru APMC, as they are not rice eaters. Punjab MP Mrs.Kaur had 719 intermediary companies, hence she resigned. TN...
- 21 Sep 2020 02:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
- Replies: 6236
- Views: 1796002
Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Folks, the offer to build the Kra Canal, if true, is merely to put a spoke in the wheel. Now, Thailand cannot offer it to China unilaterally. I haven’t seen much discussion about the Chinese base in Djibouti. What are its capabilities? What are the chances of gently explaining to Djibouti that the ...
- 20 Sep 2020 17:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1800726
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Mukesh Kumar ji, Thats a bit unfortunate, where were you? There are a few peaks in the Pyrennees that are above 3000m but most don't go much above. Most people seem to manage without specific acclimatisation. I had climbed Grand Queyrat- 3060m some years ago and had no problems. But those days I us...
- 20 Sep 2020 01:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1800726
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Sir! I am in awe. Not that I want to experience the bends or altitude sickness but that you've dived to the depths of the seas and climbed to top of mountains has engendered great admiration from this couch-bound desi potato. Sir you are embarrassing me. Am also a SDRE, maybe just a little more 'ja...
- 19 Sep 2020 23:37
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1800726
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Dumb question: does rapid high altitude acclimatization involve something like the bends for divers who resurface too rapidly ? In other words are there any negative physiological issues that arise from forcing rapid acclimatization in an unnatural manner ? Suraj-san both are respiratory problems b...
- 17 Sep 2020 02:26
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 10196
- Views: 2182537
Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
OT Alert [On]: - Admins please excuse. 2020 has been a real good year for us. If we dismiss the superficial bad news. The real question everytime you see a negative article is to ask, ' How is this affecting us 5 years in the future? ' The answer in most cases is it is strengthening Dharmic resolve...
- 15 Sep 2020 23:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India and Biological Warfare
- Replies: 50
- Views: 13207
Re: India and Biological Warfare
This puts an additional dimension on security threats posed by the Axis of Evil. Fact is we are open to bio- terrorism and even the Surat Bubonic Plague was never completely explained. KLAXON - Aus Report:Wuhan-Pakistan deadly pathogen collab: since 2015 Wuhan lab scientists have been conducting ext...
- 15 Sep 2020 23:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indian Foreign Policy
- Replies: 2499
- Views: 533911
Re: Indian Foreign Policy
^ Does anyone know why we're in SCO in the first place? Googling, I couldn't find any practical benefits other than the usual "helps provide an avenue for negotiations" etc. Seems like another waste of time in line with the commonwealth. May not matter now. But even being a fly on the wal...
- 12 Sep 2020 14:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 2831272
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Why do ppl try to find "comfort" by bringing in our sheer size and population? For GDP, ppl don't bring in the per population, rather talk about the total. Whereas, in this grim crisis, they conveniently bring in the population size. It's an abysmal state of affairs all-around, and our ow...
- 08 Sep 2020 00:26
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 10196
- Views: 2182537
Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Nothing new. The social media platforms have always been mostly inhabited by the secular, left, global citizens types.In the past Facebook/Twitter/Youtube was to the left what Tora-Bora was to OBL ! Its only in the last 4 or 5 years that we see an emergence of nationalist/RW people on FB/Twitter to...
- 08 Sep 2020 00:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1800726
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020- Part 2
...... But that route is not inevitable to take. And if this Govt cannot change the course of events, I doubt any future Govt will. No sir, the change will happen as long as sufficient people believe this. Tomorrow if the politicians in Congress realize that Nationalism is the only game in town to ...
- 08 Sep 2020 00:17
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
- Replies: 5266
- Views: 1800726
Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020- Part 2
India's traditional posture is defensive. Our forces are not designed to be expeditionary forces. China very well knows that. And it also knows that defensive postures will not impose unacceptable costs on the aggressor. ..... Recent successes do make us feel good that we have broken out of some ho...
- 07 Sep 2020 21:37
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 10196
- Views: 2182537
Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Is it me or does it seem that the volume of attacks by BIF is dialing up? Specially the last couple of weeks tbe government had been accused of terrible failures on economy, Wuhan virus, PUBG bab when China continues to import from us, and even of using SSR case to divert attention. More than social...
- 03 Sep 2020 23:13
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2150410
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
The most ludicrous purchase is IA buying "6" apaches!! 6! It could have easily paid for the 15 unfinished LCHs and still had some change left over. And that would have been an entire squadron of LCHs with money left over for weapons, maintenance and attrition reserves. What attrition rese...
- 01 Sep 2020 17:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 1962
- Views: 565833
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
X-Posting from Intelligence thread. Very interesting development in UAE on hawala operators. This had potential of radically cutting down on money laundering, terror financing, crime. Gulf News Report- for hawala service providers to register The UAE has made it mandatory for Hawala service provider...
- 01 Sep 2020 17:15
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018
- Replies: 424
- Views: 226561
Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018
Very interesting development in UAE on hawala operators. This had potential of radically cutting down on money laundering, terror financing, crime. Gulf News Report- for hawala service providers to register The UAE has made it mandatory for Hawala service providers in the country to register, as the...
- 01 Sep 2020 06:45
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8451
- Views: 3038574
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Say you are sitting in Mumbai and have a plant in UP that sells to someone in Tamil Nadu. Who gets the GST? TN, UP or MA ? With a central authority it is possible to ensure a more fair distribution of taxes. Ok, but what about states when they say they are not being paid their fair share of GST, an...
- 01 Sep 2020 06:33
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8451
- Views: 3038574
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
To all the gurus in the forum, I have a noob query related to GST. Why can't the GST directly be paid to the states? Why it has to go to the center and then it goes to the state. If I am a business in Rajasthan, and I pay my SGST, why can't it directly go to the state government? Can't the software...
- 01 Sep 2020 01:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bakistan: Emirate of New-clear Inquilabi States-Bojitiv Newj
- Replies: 2069
- Views: 524071
Re: Bakistan: Emirate of New-clear Inquilabi States-Bojitiv Newj
Too funny on El Kaptan Niazi
https://www.facebook.com/48329504861/po ... 125904862/
Seriously, you know your house is cooked when the man in the street starts moving you.
https://www.facebook.com/48329504861/po ... 125904862/
Seriously, you know your house is cooked when the man in the street starts moving you.
- 28 Aug 2020 16:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
- Replies: 2129
- Views: 383010
- 24 Aug 2020 02:06
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 10196
- Views: 2182537
Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
As usual, there will be many Hindu traitors involved, instigating foreigners against other Hindus. Who is this Saket Gokhale? Is he a house negro? Fully. Not burdening forum with long deltails but as they 1 photak = 1000 labs https://images.app.goo.gl/B6BjdZagqakfuUHg7 Relevant link to his antecede...
- 16 Aug 2020 22:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
- Replies: 2848
- Views: 949680
Re: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
So like many here on BRF, I thought I knew everything about Pakistan there is to know, and was quite humbled when I watched this video. No wonder we are so committed to Afghanistan. It's not just to put pressure on Pakis. It is to ensure they don't expand further outwards and become a central Asian...
- 16 Aug 2020 03:09
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
- Replies: 2848
- Views: 949680
Re: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
Very interesting take on Pakistan's Central Asia Play in the 90's. Tempted to say " Strategically Brilliant, but Tactically Disastrous"
- 13 Aug 2020 23:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 1962
- Views: 565833
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
More than anything else I would ask if this is a case of lines being drawn and opposing camps being sorted out. Is this a realignment against China-Iran-Turkey emerging axis in MENA?
- 13 Aug 2020 21:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 1962
- Views: 565833
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Israel and UAE strike peace deal Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic peace deal on Thursday that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern nations in an agreement that US President Donald Trump helped broker. Under the agreement, Isr...
- 11 Aug 2020 16:35
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 10196
- Views: 2182537
Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Can you cite any reports to back this up?dinesh_kimar wrote: Mollick Saar, do you know that Gujaral closing down RAW in Pakistan gets all the publicity, but PVNR had closed down *ALL* RAW operations in China and Myanmar ?
- 11 Aug 2020 16:34
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 10196
- Views: 2182537
Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Why didnt PVNR get it when even Gulzarilal Nanda got it :( Saheb, in brf there is a lot of appreciation for PVNR. But why? The Economic liberalisation is the only feather .... ( These actions are the hallmark of a Banana Republic). Dinesh_kumar-ji I hope you realize that Rao came at a time when thi...
- 10 Aug 2020 18:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Ram Janmbhoomi Post-SCI Verdict: News and Discussion
- Replies: 520
- Views: 130598
Re: Ram Janmbhoomi Post-SCI Verdict: News and Discussion
Absolutely Rsatchiji and Pandyanji. We are brain washed ad nauseam with What without the Why? Actually in a way it related back to the point of Knowledge. We need fresh fact based analysis of our history. Today we swing between self loathing and crazy claims of building atomic weapons 5000 years ago...
- 10 Aug 2020 18:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
- Replies: 2810
- Views: 1479833
Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Very interesting read and developments. DARPA- Training AI to Win a Dogfight Trusted AI may handle close-range air combat, elevating pilots’ role to cockpit-based mission commanders One facet of AI were keep ignoring I'd hope it can be used to enhance even legacy platforms by reducing work load on p...
- 10 Aug 2020 17:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Ram Janmbhoomi Post-SCI Verdict: News and Discussion
- Replies: 520
- Views: 130598
Re: Ram Janmbhoomi Post-SCI Verdict: News and Discussion
More countries staking claim over Ram is to be encouraged. It makes Ram and Ramayana global in popular discourse. It would make the Ayodhya in UP even more popular. Absolutely. Indic civilisation had deep roots and its embedded in the cultures and consciousness of many peoples around the IOR, even ...
- 06 Aug 2020 15:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
- Replies: 1962
- Views: 565833
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Guys, neither for or against. But given the intent of at least Dubai and Abu Dhabi governments, they are serious about building capability. Whether through national's or liberalizing residency or possibly citizenship high skilled foreigners. Don't dhoti shivver but don't be arrogant like the NYT on ...
- 06 Aug 2020 15:37
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 10196
- Views: 2182537
Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Cross posting from Ram Janmabhoomi thread. ..... . Ashish, your post made me realize a lot of things. Firstly, we are not there young Turks anymore. Was a aharp reminder of mortality. Secondly, I come from a family that had been staunch Gandhians and INC faithful before Independence. The forcing ou...