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by Mukesh.Kumar
02 Oct 2020 02:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1795492

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 ...
by Mukesh.Kumar
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: 1799840

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
01 Oct 2020 02:39
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2070575

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.
by Mukesh.Kumar
01 Oct 2020 02:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2070575

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 ...
by Mukesh.Kumar
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: 1799840

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
27 Sep 2020 22:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011
Replies: 4532
Views: 707818

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
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: 1799840

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
23 Sep 2020 17:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830272

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
by Mukesh.Kumar
22 Sep 2020 18:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2181752

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
21 Sep 2020 02:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1795492

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 ...
by Mukesh.Kumar
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: 1799840

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
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: 1799840

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
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: 1799840

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
17 Sep 2020 02:26
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2181752

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
15 Sep 2020 23:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India and Biological Warfare
Replies: 50
Views: 13197

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
15 Sep 2020 23:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indian Foreign Policy
Replies: 2499
Views: 533650

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
12 Sep 2020 14:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830272

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
08 Sep 2020 00:26
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2181752

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
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: 1799840

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 ...
by Mukesh.Kumar
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: 1799840

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
07 Sep 2020 21:37
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2181752

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
03 Sep 2020 23:13
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
Replies: 5318
Views: 2145535

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
01 Sep 2020 17:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 1962
Views: 564876

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
01 Sep 2020 17:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion - July 2018
Replies: 424
Views: 226148

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
01 Sep 2020 06:45
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8450
Views: 3036578

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
01 Sep 2020 06:33
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8450
Views: 3036578

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
01 Sep 2020 01:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Bakistan: Emirate of New-clear Inquilabi States-Bojitiv Newj
Replies: 2069
Views: 523811

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.
by Mukesh.Kumar
24 Aug 2020 02:06
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2181752

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
16 Aug 2020 22:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
Replies: 2848
Views: 949474

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
16 Aug 2020 03:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - November 11, 2019
Replies: 2848
Views: 949474

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"

by Mukesh.Kumar
13 Aug 2020 23:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 1962
Views: 564876

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?
by Mukesh.Kumar
13 Aug 2020 21:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 1962
Views: 564876

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
11 Aug 2020 16:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2181752

Re: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

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 ?
Can you cite any reports to back this up?
by Mukesh.Kumar
11 Aug 2020 16:34
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2181752

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
10 Aug 2020 18:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Ram Janmbhoomi Post-SCI Verdict: News and Discussion
Replies: 520
Views: 130567

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
10 Aug 2020 18:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Replies: 2810
Views: 1475022

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...
by Mukesh.Kumar
10 Aug 2020 17:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Ram Janmbhoomi Post-SCI Verdict: News and Discussion
Replies: 520
Views: 130567

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 ...
by Mukesh.Kumar
06 Aug 2020 15:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 1962
Views: 564876

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 ...
by Mukesh.Kumar
06 Aug 2020 15:37
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: 2020 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 10196
Views: 2181752

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...