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by Harshad
07 Feb 2011 21:38
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Dec. 28, 2010
Replies: 2837
Views: 470266

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Dec. 28, 2

shiv wrote:I am finding it impossible to find a Gen Kayani speech in English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpoR8-Fn ... re=related

Would this work?
by Harshad
08 Sep 2010 19:42
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 03, 2010
Replies: 2841
Views: 497546

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Sep 03, 20

[quote="shiv"] Philip - you are a true judge of character. Yahya was a man to admire..read on [imghttp://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11/cybersurg/brf/pak-yahya-exploit-119au6t.jpg[/img][/quote Madam Black pearl made the right move. After all Cox bazaar was under attack by IN on december 14t...
by Harshad
09 Feb 2009 07:50
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (June 8 2008)
Replies: 2768
Views: 594545

Re: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (June 8 2008)

Markets thought it was fit to sell Unocal to China, US intervened (energy security) Markets thought it was fit to sell US ports to Dubai Authority, US intervened (strategic) Markets thought it was fit to sell Mercedes to Gulf Sheikhs, Germany intervened (Tech & National brand retention) US acti...
by Harshad
07 Feb 2009 05:33
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3349
Views: 757720

Re: Indian Roads Thread

There are many cases where a 'western like setting' and quality infrastructure bred civic sense, e.g. Delhi Metro, where people are comparatively very well mannered, light years from, say, Virar fast at Churchgate in Mumbai. Not comparing apples to apples. What peak and off peak load does each syst...
by Harshad
07 Feb 2009 05:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Global Economy
Replies: 2350
Views: 649182

Re: GLOBAL ECONOMY

They were saying that it costs the new Bay Bridge ~$300M extra for the local materials clause. In terms of %age how much does the 300M amount to? My recent experience on a much smaller project was 20% increase because Sam baba wanted Amirkhan Steel. Its hard for manufacturers to open steel shops ju...
by Harshad
04 Feb 2009 05:31
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (June 8 2008)
Replies: 2768
Views: 594545

Re: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (June 8 2008)

Do the so called productivity gains really bring benefit to society? A foreign mba student on an exchange program to IIM-B posted the photo of a campus garbage collector on her blog and mocked it. The garbage collector uses a bullock cart for the job. I asked her what was the use of an automobile? ...
by Harshad
27 Jan 2009 08:07
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown
Replies: 3894
Views: 1145901

Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown

Fannie to Seek Up to $16 Billion in Emergency Treasury Aid to Stay Afloat Goes to reinforce that the housing bubble burst remains the primary symptom behind the consumer driven supereconomy's current blues. I wonder why havent the Freddie and Fannie duo gotten delisted. I havent seen their stock go...
by Harshad
10 Jan 2009 23:40
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (June 8 2008)
Replies: 2768
Views: 594545

Re: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (June 8 2008)

So what was the key thing that happened in Sathyam ?. It was purely an ethics and integrity issue. Now, diss Infosys and Wipro and TCS all you want. One thing is clear in those companies, ETHICS AND INTEGRITY ARE NON NEGOTIABLE . When folks talk about the integrity and ethics of the IT industry in ...
by Harshad
09 Jan 2009 20:43
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (June 8 2008)
Replies: 2768
Views: 594545

Re: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (June 8 2008)

But seriously, if Pappi or Pappu were a engineer of any sort (lets say civil) and int he first day of the job, he/she is is given the task of building a sky scraper, would it be any different ? :-o :-o The scenarios are not exactly identical. And not a fair comparison either. The cost of failure fo...
by Harshad
09 Jan 2009 20:25
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (June 8 2008)
Replies: 2768
Views: 594545

Re: Indian Economy: News and Discussion (June 8 2008)

You guys are just jealous that MBA males get to study with delectable females - you should go and rant in the Whine thread about it. :mrgreen: study makes me :(( There would be a cause for jealousy if study is replaced with sleep :twisted: Also these "delectable females" are enamoured by ...
by Harshad
29 Nov 2008 09:54
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II
Replies: 1918
Views: 315848

Re: Terror Attacks on Mumbai-II

TimesNow report from intel sources: The plan was to do exactly the same as blowing up Marriott at Islamabad. If so why take kaju kishmis badaam etc? Ref: BEST buses transporting NSG: Probably that was the best way or most convenient or the fastest. Ultimately it doesnt matter if APCs or BEST buses ...
by Harshad
28 Nov 2008 18:15
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: MARCOS & NSG ops in Mumbai Attack (News and Pics ONLY)
Replies: 176
Views: 215312

Re: MARCOS & NSG ops in Mumbai Attack (News and Pics ONLY)

http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/26-update-terror-in-mumbai.htm NSG officer dies in anti-terror op at Taj hotel 04:07 PM: NSG officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan shot dead in operation against terrorists at Taj hotel in Mumbai. Many years back, BBC made a documentary on Indian Commando Training S...
by Harshad
27 Nov 2008 22:44
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks in Mumbai
Replies: 1912
Views: 310479

Re: Terror Attacks in Mumbai

Request to members:
Keep Raj/ lalu/ MMS-Sikh or not/ spineless/ jnu/ cpi / cricket tours etc discussions out or to another new thread if possible.

Let this be exclusive news (latest) and accurate as much possible.
by Harshad
27 Nov 2008 07:05
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Terror Attacks in Mumbai
Replies: 1912
Views: 310479

Re: Firing/Attack in Mumbai

I woke up and TV still doesnt seem to have a clue other than just talk talk talk. Yes. After watching the online news I came to the same conclusion. I still can not figure out if hostages are freed or still captive. if assassinations of Mumbai Top cops was premiditated or just a coincidence. Regret...
by Harshad
08 Sep 2007 08:53
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Malabar Naval Exercises
Replies: 155
Views: 106521

Sorry Sam: India draws the line at submarines - Other allies in mind [quote]SUJAN DUTTA On board the USS Kitty Hawk in the Bay of Bengal, Sept. 7: The Indian Navy turned down requests from the US to deploy its submarines in the Malabar war games, an officer has confirmed. The US first requested for...
by Harshad
18 Dec 2006 08:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army History Thread
Replies: 1020
Views: 569325

War of Memory DEAD OR ALIVE Even 35 years after the India-Pakistan war ended on December 17, 1971, the families of 54 soldiers who were declared ‘missing in action’ do not know the fate of their kin. Simmi Waraich reports on the trials and trauma of the affected families. "If the cause be ...
by Harshad
05 Dec 2006 03:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army History Thread
Replies: 1020
Views: 569325

Emerging new challenges The author's narration of some experiences with political readers is quite revealing. In a meeting convened by Lal Bahadur Shastri to discuss the possible response of India to Pakistan's provocations in 1965, Gen. J. N. Chaudhuri, Army Chief, said that, in order to worst the...
by Harshad
04 Dec 2006 01:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Armed Forces Academies
Replies: 260
Views: 110227

49 officers graduate from Air Force Technical College Bangalore: Forty-nine officers, including four women, graduated into the Indian Air Force at the Graduation Parade of 67th Aeronautical Engineering Course held at Air Force Technical College, Jalahalli West, on Friday. The college is considered ...
by Harshad
23 Nov 2006 01:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Armed Forces Academies
Replies: 260
Views: 110227

Defence Academy gets a rural splash PUNE: Punjab and Haryana, once strongholds for recruitment of defence officers, no longer enjoy the monopoly. According to officials at the National Defence Academy (NDA), a quiet change is taking place in the pattern of recruitment of commissioned officers with ...
by Harshad
21 Nov 2006 07:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Badges, Patches, Insignia, Medals & Uniforms
Replies: 197
Views: 85161

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/061025-N-8146B-006.jpg The proficiency badge on Petty Officer 1st Class Dharmendra Chaudhary, an Indian navy radioman, is different fron that displayed on BR Navy site. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Prof-Badges1.html Note the star and dot inside it....
by Harshad
20 Nov 2006 23:26
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army History Thread
Replies: 1020
Views: 569325

Voices of Indian soldiers search for roots [quote]Chandigarh, November 19 It’s unbelievable. Somewhere in the archives of Humboldt University, Berlin, lie stacked hundreds of sound recordings of Indian soldiers, who died lusting for a glimpse of their native villages. Taken prisoners of war in Wo...
by Harshad
14 Nov 2006 01:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army History Thread
Replies: 1020
Views: 569325

How Indian Army saved Kashmir in 1947 [quote]On October 22, 1947, kabailis (tribesmen), backed by regular Pakistani army, attacked Jammu and Kashmir. To prevent the kabailis from occupying more areas, the Indian Army, with the Indian Air Force, landed in Srinagar on October 27 and since then the da...
by Harshad
14 Nov 2006 01:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3363
Views: 900985

Close shave for two IAF jets; no casualties Two Indian Air Force (IAF) jets narrowly avoided a mid-air collision Monday, landing safely after the incident, officials here said. The incident occurred when the nine-aircraft Suryakiran aerobatic team was performing at Ahmedabad as part of the platinum...
by Harshad
12 Nov 2006 08:35
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: The IAF History Thread
Replies: 1174
Views: 330136

I dont know if anyone has posted the link to this blog before. Sorry if it is.

The author claims to have been an Ex.Warrant Officer IAF.

http://www.athimoolam.com/category/indian-air-force/
by Harshad
02 Nov 2006 00:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army History Thread
Replies: 1020
Views: 569325

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5pagsXcoYM

Video of Pakistan army surrendering to Indian army in 1971.
by Harshad
14 Oct 2006 21:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Books that cover Indian Armed Forces and its History
Replies: 267
Views: 102672

Coffee table book on Indian Army Paratroopers released Bangalore, Oct. 13 (PTI): " The Maroon League ," a coffee table book on Indian army paratroopers, was released here today. The book is designed and written in an "easy, comprehensible manner" with 270 photographs, according ...
by Harshad
29 Sep 2006 07:13
Forum: The Kargil Archive
Topic: Kargil War Thread - V
Replies: 322
Views: 189339

Karan and others
No offense, but can you cut the Sahib part? Nothing wrong but seems Pakistani style of addressing.
I will delete this irrelevent post after 24 hrs
by Harshad
01 Sep 2006 13:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Defence Websites Watch
Replies: 224
Views: 92543

http://www.frontierindia.com/forums/

Site Hacked By Anti Israeli group
HACKED BY AYYILDIZ TEAM
by Harshad
17 Aug 2006 18:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Profiles in Heroism: Archive
Replies: 434
Views: 197854

Beyond the call of DUTY Bravery - it’s the virtue of a few good men, who dare to stare death in its face and stop at nothing. As the Chandigarh War Memorial unveils, we salute these gallant heroes Express Features Service Chandigarh, August 16: The Braveheart Col Gurjeet Singh Bajwa (retd), VC,SC...
by Harshad
02 Aug 2006 01:00
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Police Reform
Replies: 1084
Views: 273343

Bihar Police Go for Army-Style Training Patna: July 31 2006 To combat crime more effectively in Bihar, the state police will send its first batch of cops under the age of 40 to Danapur Cantonment for military-style training. The group consisting of 100 jawans and 20 officers will begin the training...
by Harshad
22 Jun 2006 22:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3363
Views: 900985

IAF circular puts operators in piquant situation CHENNAI : An Indian Air Force circular issued for all defence-controlled aerodromes has put civil airline operators in a piquant situation. The May 18 circular, issued by Squadron Commander Wg.Cdr. S.K. Dhyani, is said to be in violation of two major...
by Harshad
29 May 2006 04:50
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Rogue nuke out of Pakistan - article by KS and reactions
Replies: 276
Views: 133523

The Pakistani leader finds it ironic that India should be talking to Pakistan's military ruler. "You are talking to the same Musharraf (who did Kargil). I fail to understand", he said. Only because of the US and some dimwit think tanks, which he should be very much aware of. No Mr Rao Gun...
by Harshad
28 May 2006 23:03
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Police Reform
Replies: 1084
Views: 273343

Sanjay Let me ask something: how many of the urban class in India will drive without a license and bribe a constable who catches them ? I throw no stones here, but isn't the bribor as guilty as the bribee ? True. Both are guilty. But the obvious question is " Why should I pay 500 where I can be...