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- 03 Dec 2023 13:19
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 711058
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Astronauts for Gaganyaan mission ready and waiting for flight to happen in 2025: ISRO chief - ET Gandhinagar: Indian Space Research Organisation chairman S Somanath said here on Saturday that the astronauts selected for India's first human space flight programme Gaganyaan are ready and waiting for ...
- 02 Dec 2023 14:34
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 711058
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Aditya-L1 unveils insights into solar wind dynamics - ToI India's Aditya-L1 satellite has marked a significant milestone as the Aditya Solar wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX) payload initiated its operations, shedding light on the mysteries of solar wind , Isro said on Saturday. ASPEX, equipped with...
- 28 Nov 2023 18:37
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2731
- Views: 1119764
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Can the Chinese self correct the falling population trend? So darn difficult. In fact impossible. I don't want to make this a China forum but their TFR is half of the replacement TFR of 2.1 and is falling, in spite of the two-child or three-child encouragement. Also, it was not the one-child policy...
- 28 Nov 2023 17:30
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 711058
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
New milestone! IIT-M incubated space-tech startup Agnikul to flight test world’s 1st single-piece 3D-printed engine Chennai-based startup Agnikul, known for its expertise in developing satellite launch vehicles, has announced plans to launch its first flight by the end of this year . What sets this...
- 25 Nov 2023 12:27
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 711058
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Aditya L1 spacecraft is nearing its final phase, says ISRO chief - ET Aditya L1 spacecraft, India's first space-based mission to study the Sun, is nearing its final phase, and maneuvers to enter the L1 point are expected to be completed by January 7, 2024 , according to ISRO Chairman S Somanath. &q...
- 10 Nov 2023 19:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8810
- Views: 2491368
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Wonder why not visit the Phillipines or Taiwan to showcase the breadth of alliance ? Garooda, you have posed the same question in two threads unnecessarily. As for the Philippines, Austin visited that country in late Jan this year and then Pres. Marcos visited the US and met Austin in the Pentagon....
- 03 Nov 2023 20:53
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 711058
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Is it just me or does the CM look upside down. In another pic somewhere I saw the CM was tilted on its side in the sea, merrily bobbing away. The floatation system should correct such a position. Gaganyaan mission: After success of crew module abort test, ISRO eyes uprighting system in 2024 - Johns...
- 27 Oct 2023 17:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1295
- Views: 382681
- 27 Oct 2023 08:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1295
- Views: 382681
Re: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Now the New Yorker also chimes in, with https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/30/chinas-age-of-malaise Here are my reflections on some important points made in this wonderful article. How did Wang become a literary icon in a country famed for its constraint? It helped that he was adroit at cra...
- 25 Oct 2023 14:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
- Replies: 1295
- Views: 382681
- 24 Oct 2023 12:33
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 711058
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
ISRO develops its agenda for the future - Ajay Lele On October 21, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully tested the Crew Escape System (CES), part of its progress on the human space travel program called Gaganyaan. ISRO will be analyzing the data generated during the entire mis...
- 24 Oct 2023 11:58
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 711058
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Is it just me or does the CM look upside down. In another pic somewhere I saw the CM was tilted on its side in the sea, merrily bobbing away. From this week's The Space Review article on the ISRO Abort Test , The rescheduled launch attempt 45 minutes later was successfully completed despite the cre...
- 14 Oct 2023 15:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1347331
- 12 Oct 2023 09:59
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
- Replies: 1183
- Views: 728633
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
I think that the initial increase in range from 250 Kms to 450 Kms was probably a s/w activation.
But, other range extensions have probably been done through optimizations to ramjet engine's performance or the use of composites.
But, other range extensions have probably been done through optimizations to ramjet engine's performance or the use of composites.
- 11 Oct 2023 10:23
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 711058
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Skyroot signs MoUs with French space firms to launch satellites on its Vikram rockets - NIE Space-tech startup Skyroot Aerospace has signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with French satellite companies for procurement of its launch services in the upcoming Vikram 1 mission and future miss...
- 11 Oct 2023 07:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
- Replies: 1250
- Views: 2522828
Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Thanks for the article ramana. Interesting.ramana wrote: ↑11 Oct 2023 00:40 https://lloydmelnick.com/2017/06/14/thi ... ippur-war/
S.Sridhar an old article about how confirmation bias blinds assessment.
- 10 Oct 2023 18:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
- Replies: 1250
- Views: 2522828
Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
hindsight is always right but for sure Israel has some soul searching to do !! That statement from Haniyeh is as good as Khalid Kidwai of Pakistan's SPD drawing the nuclear redlines. Has to be taken seriously. When we have an implacable enemy, we have to err on the positive side. This Hamas attack ...
- 10 Oct 2023 17:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
- Replies: 1250
- Views: 2522828
Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Excellent step by Mudi when he has been awarded highest honour by Palestine , not easy. There is a subtle, even open, difference. The PA (Palestinian Authority) rules West Bank and Mahmoud Abbas of PA gave that award. Hamas is in Gaza. The PA and Hamas don't see eye-to-eye and Egypt & KSA have ...
- 10 Oct 2023 15:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
- Replies: 1250
- Views: 2522828
- 10 Oct 2023 09:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
- Replies: 1250
- Views: 2522828
Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Egypt says it's staying out of current Israel-Hamas conflict. Is there any danger Egyptian govt of Al-Sisi could be destabilized from this? (ie. could Israel defeating Gaza lead to greater danger of losing Egypt?) We have to understand the following: The ideological fount for Hamas is the Egyptian ...
- 08 Oct 2023 15:22
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Aditya-L1 (आदित्य -L1): Launch and Discussions
- Replies: 119
- Views: 40089
Re: Aditya-L1 (आदित्य -L1): Launch and Discussions
Solar mission: Aditya-L1 undergoes trajectory correction - ToI Several days after it escaped the Earth’s sphere of influence, India’s first solar space observatory, Aditya-L1, underwent a Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM) . The Spacecraft is healthy and on its way to Sun-Earth Lagrange Point-1 ...
- 07 Oct 2023 18:51
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 711058
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
There are totally 4 abort tests including this one. I suspect that this one is more for CES's performance. The subsequent tests would include the complete scenario including pressurization. A long time back, the re-entry and the heat shield had been tested. There are also 2 uncrewed LVM-3 flights fo...
- 07 Oct 2023 12:12
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 711058
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Gaganyaan: Crew module development progressing, Isro geared up for abort test - ToI The crew module — where the astronauts will be contained in a pressurised Earth-like atmospheric condition during Gaganyaan — is under various stages of development. The space agency, which is aiming to conduct the ...
- 07 Oct 2023 07:26
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5242
- Views: 1535601
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Bala To be honest Tejas had more enemies in services than babus. Very easy to blame the faceless babus when it's the service gold braid that sabotages. And the retired ones are worse. Three legged cheetah was remark by a retiree. I run into that 'cheetah' gentleman frequently in seminars. I agree w...
- 06 Oct 2023 11:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1347331
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
What happen to MBS? Why is not in Paki land ? It was guaranteed that he will come to Land of Pure in first eek of October. He was supposed to have visited the Land of the Pure either on his forward or return leg to the G20 Meet. That was the Pakistani propaganda which none believed anyway. Pakistan...
- 06 Oct 2023 11:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Deterrence
- Replies: 5130
- Views: 926866
Re: Deterrence
Discussion about why the US must move away from entirely counterforce to a mix of counterforce plus countervalue, in order to take the combined might of China and Russia, without increasing its nuclear arsenal. The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Can Deter Both China and Russia - Glaser, Acton & Fetter - F...
- 06 Oct 2023 11:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
- Replies: 553
- Views: 223625
Re: Challenge of China_ Political, Economic & Military Responses
I think she didn't mention the Welfare State i.e. exporting democracy state which drives the State Dept to do regime change willy-nilly. This Welfare state is what gives a bad name to the US. So very true, ramana. Totally agree. The Welfare State has sub-states like suitably-masked evangelism, huma...
- 05 Oct 2023 14:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
- Replies: 3246
- Views: 943694
Re: Military Acquisitions, Partnerships & Developments
Defence Minister Rajnath releases fifth positive indigenisation list at Navy seminar - Mayank Singh, NIE India has unveiled its fifth Positive Indigenisation List, featuring 98 items , as part of efforts to boost self-reliance in defence and innovation. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the l...
- 05 Oct 2023 07:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 563
- Views: 298100
Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Army set for massive drill to test new-generation weapons, tech - Rajat Pandit, ToI The Army has geared up for a massive combat exercise to test new-generation weapon systems and technologies as well as to validate new concepts in long-range firepower, battle-readiness and force-preservation, inclu...
- 04 Oct 2023 17:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1011
- Views: 4625059
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
They got it for free.
- 01 Oct 2023 18:29
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 711058
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
India's private space sector skyrockets - ET When Indian entrepreneur Awais Ahmed founded his satellite startup in Bangalore in 2019, his country was still a year away from opening the space industry to the private sector. "When we started, there was absolutely no support, no momentum," s...
- 28 Sep 2023 08:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 1881
- Views: 469589
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
He also threatened Indian High Commissioner in Canada, Sanjay Verma. In the threat audio, Pannun urges India to recall its diplomats and shut down embassy in Canada. India must send commandos to protect the Indian embassy & consulates like how we used to do in Afghanistan. Canada is as bad as t...
- 27 Sep 2023 21:13
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC 2): News & Discussion
- Replies: 196
- Views: 80346
- 26 Sep 2023 19:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India's Polar Engagement: News & Discussion
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4804
Re: India's Polar Engagement: News & Discussion
The Arctic is the latest arena for NATO and Russia to flex their military muscle - Japan Times A submarine snakes through a fjord in Norway alongside a British amphibious transport ship, as F-35 fighter jets roar overhead. NATO forces are gathered for a joint drill to repel a simulated invasion, al...
- 24 Sep 2023 09:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 1881
- Views: 469589
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
[ . . . but as I said the Left Wing and neocons shoot from the hip before thinking of the consequences. ldev, agree with you completely. They outdo by a considerable margin the average American Joe who is prone to similar affliction. So I think the best course of action for India is to ride out bot...
- 24 Sep 2023 09:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 1881
- Views: 469589
- 24 Sep 2023 08:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 1881
- Views: 469589
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
The timing of the incident reveals conspiracy against Modi in the upcoming elections. That's how I see it with the active participation of the Biden administration in the whole episode. I wouldn't agree. For the US security state the utility of India is as part of the alliance against China. The Mo...
- 24 Sep 2023 07:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
- Replies: 1881
- Views: 469589
Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
The timing of the incident reveals conspiracy against Modi in the upcoming elections. That's how I see it with the active participation of the Biden administration in the whole episode.
- 23 Sep 2023 12:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8810
- Views: 2491368
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
What will matter is the US acceptance or rejection of the 26th January invitation. That will set the stage for the next 20 years of Indo US relationship. Biden will come because the US simply cannot afford to lose a valuable partner who is the most important nation in the Indo-Pacific after China. ...
- 23 Sep 2023 12:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8810
- Views: 2491368
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Besant Nagar Maami.