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Ramana, thanks for the article from Uday Bhaskar. But worried Indians should know that China has its share of problems, too. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODA5MTM2NmEzM2JkYWZhN2RiZmFkOWIwNGYzZDhhZTU= Chinese Junk The problems underlying China’s pathologies. By John Derbyshire Is China really ...

I was wondering why the communist suddenly decided to nab retired OFB manager, now it all makes sense. Agenda is now clear - Indian artillery suffers and Israeli participation suffers. Meanwhile those who don't know 99% of Indian babus are corrupt. You can just walk into any office and arrest ANYON...

India Joins the Star Wars India's Missiles Fly Up the Learning Curve http://www.army-technology.com/features/feature2001/ http://www.airforce-technology.com/features/feature56251/ a good article to read No, they aren't good articles. The analysis in both of them is shallow and inaccurate.

Maz, An insightful post. But let's not put ourselves down. Yes, we should learn from the Chinese. But we are capable of surprises, too: who would have ever thought that our BMD program would be as advanced as it is? The Chinese don't have as much room for maneuver as they think: they're surrounded b...

Arun_S, I know that you support the Indo-Israeli JV involving the MRSAM. But what do you think about the Akash vs. the Spyder?

I saw that Sivabala posted on this (above), and I'm curious what you think about the issue.

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Katare saar not only are the Christians but the Orthodox christian are in the fray too.....

Huh?

This is what I guessed as soon as the report was published and hinted at it in all my posts above. We try to see the subjects as silos/unconnected even when they are all related. Shyam Saran's speech to me was the most important one of this decade for it recognized the reality of India's position a...

How about fielding our own offensive missiles towards china Why not every inch of border to china saturated with nuclear-tipped missile (some dummies some. Real) How about 100 SU-30mki in constant Offensive loiter mode 24 hours a day How about giving PAD, AAD, LSD etc to Taiwan for free? How about ...

PRC thust will come in the form of Cruise Missiles (they have many thousands of low cost CM that they can let loose in sub-nuclear engagement) and Air delivered stand off weapons (they have developed this recently and showed that in their military systems shows; in next 1-3 years the stand off PGM ...

I spoke to Bill Sweetman, Editor of Defence Tech Intl mag after his plenary talk on Why Fighters are needed.... Anyone wants a report on Sweetmans lecture?? (I attended about half of it) Also, Yair Ramati also gave a beautiful perspective of aviation market trends till 2020.. anyone interested??? I...

This is getting ridiculous. Folks, Vivek is posting professional-quality work here, for free . Editors at a publishing house have the right to badger an author about the speed and the scope and the flow of his writing-- because the author is getting paid . Even then, a sensible editor treats an auth...

NRao its poor perfomance to piss on information and feedback. Try to read between the lines and craft strategy. GOI understands what the foreign interlocutor is saying. And hence the reluctance to provide legitimacy for the TSPA by massing troops. It has to be tackled in other ways and at same time...

I've always been puzzled by the need for this co-development of the MRSAM with Israel ... It seems quite expensive, and it would seem that between the Akash and the AAD, we have enough indigenous expertise to develop a missile like this on our own. Can any of the gurus shed some light on this? I rem...

Shivji, there was one GTRE brochure too, did you manage to get one? I have a couple of friends going tomorrow. I have a few requests for hem already, lets see what the new day brings for us. Sadly - this brochure business seemed to me to be a bit like weddings in my family. The traditional wedding ...

I've seen a lot of posts here about the possibility of electronic snooping on the IAF at joint exercises, but there's something else to be mindful of, as well. Dick Marcinko (the founder of the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team Six) mentions in one of his books that the real point of the joint exercises the U.S...

When will mass production of the Agni II-AT begin? I think Arun_S mentioned it once, but I don't remember. Thanks. Another 20 used Mirages or Mig-29's would sure come in handy right now ... If there's a new Indian government, perhaps they can take action on that. (I know that an additional 40 MKI's ...

I had a very interesting talk with a person from China yesterday, and to my delight the talk wandered over the issue of Tibet out of nowhere. Even though he was telling me about the beautiful regions of Tibet, it was an interesting position to see what the other side thinks of the Tibet issue, and ...

I disagree... I know from personal experience that amateur model ac enthusiasts can easily make gps controlled aerial vehicles with OTS (off the shelf) components that can follow a preset randomized paths in flight. What they are unable to do is to mount more powerful engines without raising offici...

can't we have him back ?? may be with another handle ?? his absence is a big loss to the forum. JCage's decision was his own, no doubt expedited by a few people. Please give JCage my regards. I, too, wish he would return to BRF (and that whoever trolled him off would be kicked off themselves).

Because of concerns expressed here about their content, kashsoldier pulled the youtube video of the Agni-2 rail mobility tests (the disguised missile TEL and command bogies moving as part of a goods train). I would recommend that you check YouTube again. I can't access YouTube from my current locat...

The removal of MJ Akbar from Asian Age and Deccan Chronicle, has sent a chill down the dissenters and even more removed a platform to express dissent. This is the Emergency without the hardface. Asian Age had little circulation limited to Delhi but was in every home of the chatterati. Pioneer just ...

The murderer is the religion of Mohammad, whose minions are trying to attack Hindus but his murderous followers are too stupid to kill only Hindus - they kill Muslims as well. Muslims have a responsibility to recognize that their faith actively encourages mass murder in the name of Islam. How about...

Regarding the recent debate concerning dharma and the conduct of war, I think some BRFites might find the following explanation useful. This is certainly not a definitive or official position of the Orthodox Church, but it is typical. Peace and War in The Eastern Orthodox Church http://www.stgeorgec...

Happy Diwali to all!! I just happened to get a break these days out of my murderous schedule to actually write the next scene. It had gotten so bad at work that I had to read and catch up on the scenario myself before I got my act together. How I wish for more time, but I have to make a living as w...

Nuclear deal fueling opposition to Singh The Japan Times: Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 Brahma Chellaney http://search.japantimes.co.jp/print/eo20070822a1.html NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's political future has come under a cloud over a controversial civil nuclear cooperation agree...

Hyde Act - yes. Internal - yes. 123 does NOT state that - yes. NRao - even if we assume that there was no Hyde act, any Indian interaction with the US comes under US law for Americans. If a US law states that the US may not export wheat between July and December, and India needs wheat in August, US...

The inability to see the bigger picture for India as a whole has bedevilled Indian leaders for the last 1000 years. I wish everyone in India is shown the GDP graph of world trade that shows India's leadership for thousand of years across various empires. Today, India is yet to cross some feeble per...

The real question, for me, is whether India has the moxie to emerge on its own. If it's a question of submitting either to the U.S. or to China, I would obviously choose the U.S. But I believe there's a third way.

I look forward to the debate in the Lok Sabha.

C Uday Bhaskar presents a false dichotomy: India has to submit to the "leadership" of the U.S., or China. 1) PM Singh wants India to follow the U.S., and thus supports this deal. 2) The Left wants India to follow China, and thus opposes this deal. 3) China wants India to follow its lead, a...

Those who think this deal should be scrapped, should please tell us why, without causing us to :rotfl: :rotfl: The trouble is that in a gazillion posts and press articles and long-winded Lok Sabha speeches and calls for bullets in the PM's head, there has not been a single valid reason given. There...

I'll celebrate with beer if and when this 'deal' dies.
India's post '47 scientific record also shows that we've used adversity, tech denials, discrim regimes etc etc to our advantage in the longer term. Crises have spurred genuine achievements and capabilities.

I completely agree. Jai Hind.