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by fanne
13 Dec 2023 20:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 848016

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Pannun connection? Can Bharat ask USA?
by fanne
11 Dec 2023 20:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 848016

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Not yet, no announcement and only Modi ji knows who it will be
by fanne
11 Dec 2023 20:39
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1010
Views: 4486276

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

What is interesting is that first Mk1A squadron will not be raised at Sulur AFS to iron out ‘issues’. I think the platform has matured and ready for front line duty (in spite of the Mk1A having decent amount of new stuff over FOC/IOC jets).
by fanne
05 Dec 2023 07:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023
Replies: 1718
Views: 411965

Re: Assembly Elections - 2022 & 2023

Santosh ji, it's not just the muslim vote, but everone who had a beef with BJP, and TRS went with congress. Even the erstwhile TDP voters who slowly got into TRS votebank because of KTR's 'IT Development' image voted congress this time because of the resulting high drama from the arrest of CB Naidu...
by fanne
05 Dec 2023 01:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 848016

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Pappu will contest from K'taka or Telangana Both States are tough. KA can still return 25+ (out of 28) for BJP. Last time also con had won the state and BJP LS. BJP doing better in LS from Kar is a long term trend now. Telangana - North, BJP will trounce him, and south with very less minority vote,...
by fanne
05 Dec 2023 01:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 848016

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Any RoP vote splintering helps BJP, but any additional to the congress may not be of much help. It can only help them against non BJP regional parties (that are anti-BJP anyways and in the opposition camp). There is a bigger game Chetak sir, and it would pay to figure out that. I don't believe it is...
by fanne
04 Dec 2023 23:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 848016

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

My take on this clown show is that these guys truly live in an echo chamber. While the emperor ( Raul) wears no cloth, the people surrounding him are also naked. You have to just listen to the likes of yoyo to figure out who is more clueless - the prince or the jester. Sab chuti*ye hain, ek se bhadk...
by fanne
02 Dec 2023 01:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 928
Views: 462887

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

Or use as radar pickets to cue in short and medium sams
by fanne
30 Nov 2023 20:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1010
Views: 4486276

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

Bechare ki jali huyee hai, bahut dukh me hain
by fanne
29 Nov 2023 07:42
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 928
Views: 462887

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

SU30MKI with say 200-400 KM range standoff weapon is a very superb in breaking -the-door mission. In fact it is very stealth plane at that point. Many targets cannot see it and that can see cannot do much about it, except track the standoff weapon coming their way.
by fanne
19 Nov 2023 15:54
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8447
Views: 3032758

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Let me be the first to post we are a 4 trillion economy as of today (nominal). Number 4th and 3rd are in very striking distance.
While our economy grows theirs is at best stable or at worst shrinking. Most likely we will cross them way before projected data, perhaps by 2025.
by fanne
18 Nov 2023 07:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Radar - Specs & Discussions
Replies: 1148
Views: 426603

Re: Radar - Specs & Discussions

Why not lca mk1a? The 40 th plane that will have uttam is at least 3-4 years away, enough time to qualify a gan based arsa for it. Let’s skip a generation by moving to gan based uttam. GaAs based uttam is so passé. Why? Because we can. Unlike west we have not yet negated very high on gaAs based infr...
by fanne
18 Nov 2023 02:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 848016

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Bjp has done exceptionally good - as per YouTube wallas
by fanne
18 Nov 2023 00:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2827954

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Can I get more detail on what to be done? Someone had suggested how you take hot vapours from boiled water....are you suggesting add salt to that water. Do you have some links that I can forward to my doctor friends so that they are better infomed.

Thanks
by fanne
09 Nov 2023 21:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 928
Views: 462887

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

The Super Sukhoi upgrade does not feature an engine change. Confirmed by HVT Sir. N011M Bars had peak Power Output of 5KW. GaAs Uttam itself has Peak Power Output of 4.5KW. Virupaksha is said to have 1.5 times wider antena and 1.8 - 2 times of T/R modules of Uttam, even if we consider GaN T/R modul...
by fanne
08 Nov 2023 06:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 928
Views: 462887

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

That would mean we have 14 sq of su30mki
by fanne
08 Nov 2023 06:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 928
Views: 462887

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

20 number has 2 trainers, which is not needed in case of su30mki
by fanne
14 Oct 2023 00:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2059480

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Patience is a virtue, more so in this time of instant gratification
by fanne
13 Oct 2023 18:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2059480

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

The original M46 had a problem with elevation - I think it has a max elevation of only 45 degrees or so. Not sure if Sharang upgrade has fixed it or if it retains this issue. This would create problems in mountainous regions where you need to clear high ridge lines and hit the leeward side. you kno...
by fanne
11 Oct 2023 22:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 848016

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

But what you say is the undercurrent then it is interesting stat. Would you want to say which upper caste that is? I have a theory, or a hunch. What is happening is, in Modi's India, you can rise if you have talent and initiative. You don't need polished education (disadvantage so called upper caste...
by fanne
11 Oct 2023 22:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 848016

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Pryatush ji, I am not saying that you are lying ....is just the sample size. What you may say can still be true and people have been known to lying in surveys (and their guards are not so up during personal interactions) Please look at the survey done just last week (and after caste survey in Bihar)...
by fanne
11 Oct 2023 21:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 822
Views: 639288

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

I am also saying the same. There could be 1-2 squadron with just 2 seaters for conversion plus lift training. We have 18 LCA 2 seater on order, we may need another 20-40 (if all our rookies get additional LIFT training then 40) double seaters.
by fanne
09 Oct 2023 21:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2059480

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

We have 1000 off M-46 guns in service. It costs peanuts (1-2 cr. each) to upgrade them to 155/45. The last report said,it costs 70 lakh per gun, peanuts really. We can have 1000 M-46 converted (what will you do with M-46 ammo stockpile, I guess we will keep decent amount of M-46) for 700 carores, o...
by fanne
08 Oct 2023 07:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1250
Views: 2447973

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

I would say guys, for your own emotional well being dont see this footage too much. I just cannot shake off, one of the 19-20 years soldier girl being taken away and she is pleading, you can see the fear in her eyes. She knows....
by fanne
08 Oct 2023 03:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1250
Views: 2447973

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

What are the dangers of jihadis doing similar copycat attacks for more Pulwamas, etc? Imagine similar strategies and tactics being used in J&K, Northeast, even Punjab. In our case there are no Jehadis or terrorist. It is pakistan. Answer this question, if they attack with their armored brigade ...
by fanne
08 Oct 2023 03:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
Replies: 1250
Views: 2447973

Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023

I don't know how many of you are seeing really raw footage of this war in Telegram. It is graphic. Israelis casualties will be high. However I have few questions - 1. How come tankman are being dragged and kill - Why did not they fire or even overran on their opponents- Being bitten by Gandhian prin...
by fanne
06 Oct 2023 23:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 822
Views: 639288

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

The catch is that, pilots transitioning to F-22 or F-35 (or in our case Tejas MK1), already have 1000s of hours on other aircraft. They are experienced. They can pick thing in simulator. At some point, Tejas MK1 will be our entry plane (after say Mig 21, Jags and m2k,m29 are retired). There just a f...
by fanne
06 Oct 2023 23:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: International Nuclear Watch & Discussion
Replies: 1418
Views: 260706

Re: International Nuclear Watch & Discussion

I find it incredible that a missile test goes wrong and falls on a new clear facility. Not happening. Is it cover to steal some maal?
by fanne
06 Oct 2023 22:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: HJT-36 Sitara Intermediate Jet Trainer: News & Discussion - 24 April 2019
Replies: 177
Views: 98635

Re: HJT-36 Sitara Intermediate Jet Trainer: News & Discussion - 24 April 2019

One other aspect here that can be further looked is can we develop a similar engine in house. Tech wise, it is 2 generations behind what we have achieved with Kaveri (and at least a generation behind the Jags engine that we manufacture in house). Our issue with Kaveri is mainly in the afterburner se...
by fanne
06 Oct 2023 21:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 848016

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

What is remarkable is, there is no fully capital company who will exploit you to death. There is a great deal of govt companies participating and performing. Just like DRDO and DPSU, they have kept the ball rolling and private sector is making that ball go faster and bigger. It also keeps check on p...
by fanne
06 Oct 2023 21:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 822
Views: 639288

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

There is also a trainer manufacturing facility with some 3 or 4 planes a year. Maybe that will be churning these planes. Once Mig 21 is gone, and lateral movement of fighter pilot reaches a tipping level, fresh pilots would be joining LCA squadrons first (currently you have experienced pilots, so si...
by fanne
06 Oct 2023 21:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 822
Views: 639288

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

But why 6 months? Maybe because it was first serial trainer produced and needed extensive testing? Perhaps later ones will be fast? I believe we are advanced enough in our manufacturing process that each aircraft is almost 99.999% copy of other (in earlier days, each Mig 21s etc (or was it Canberras...
by fanne
29 Sep 2023 20:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5265
Views: 1798111

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Kudus to Rohit Vats!! He had clearly delineated this approach in his various video. Finally getting done after 75 years of independence and I guess 60 years on congress non-rule!!
by fanne
27 Sep 2023 20:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 848016

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

I think this is one law that needs to be amended, where OCI can be revoked on a lower bar.
by fanne
27 Sep 2023 19:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 822
Views: 639288

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

Just to give an Idea - SU30MKI is 12% more weight than AN-32 empty weight and 45% more heavy loaded. It is similarly bigger than C-295, a plane which we are looking to turn into air to air refueler. SU30MKI can carry 20 tonnes of armament and fuel while c-295 can carry 9.5 tonnes of weight. We have ...
by fanne
26 Sep 2023 21:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Replies: 3327
Views: 848016

Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1

Chetak Ji, What is your take on 2024 LS right now and on Raj and MP (mainly MP). BJP taking unnecessary risks?
by fanne
22 Sep 2023 21:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
Replies: 3965
Views: 1212074

Re: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion

Emb 145 based Netra (Netra 1) was so obvious choice (like staring in your face). Embraer already has the experience to make the changes and we have a battle proven system at a lower cost. Then comes GaN based system and other improvements. For same performance, this takes half the energy (making ene...