Bharat Rakshak

Sanjay

A question - does anyone know where I can hunt down a copy of "Citizens Army - a Coffee Table book by Directorate TA". Any assistance greatly appreciated.

Sanjay

vaibhav - the carbine you speak of is the 9mm SMC. This is a very different beast to the new carbines and I don't think they might be issued on the same scale.

Sanjay

Sanjay: Your answer begs the question though, and it is asked out of ignorance, I am lead to understand that carbines are the weapon of choice of Special Forces, Paras etc. while assault rifles are the weapon for most infantry. So why this large order of carbines? Will they be to lace some members ...

Sanjay

May I suggest something ? MSMC is a PDW that is really intended for self-defence and vehicle crews and short-range CQB. The carbines on offer are rifle calibre weapons which will serve a different purpose and are in effect shortened assault rifles.

Sanjay

nikhil - any translation ?

Sanjay

Been to COTECMAR (Feb 2014), seen the ship in question. Let's just say looks can be deceiving ! Also, the kind of support COTECMAR has from the navy (which runs COTECMAR for all practical purposes) is incredible. Can't say more here. The COTECMAR shiplift facility in Cartagena though is the envy of ...

Sanjay

Is there a thread for stupid Congress comments ? I think we need some comedy now.

Sanjay

Let me add my thanks to niran as well

Sanjay

Thank God! Want to thank everyone who put up with my questions. Also, a particular thank you to muraliravi who kept us all grounded and am as happy as he is that he was proved wrong ! What a day ! Of course you know now the real work starts so that NaMo does not squander the mandate and turns India ...

Sanjay

Yup. Am asking this to see if we are interpreting this the same way - what specifically is the contradiction ? Also what of the altitude issue ?

Sanjay

Comments or analysis anyone ?
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/ ... 225945.ece

Sanjay

Didn't dorrnob's apes raise the NDA estimate to 254 ?

Sanjay

Well, it's a suggestion.

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Yup it is. The question is - is it likely or not ?

Sanjay

What of the suggestion that we were concerned about 48hrs ago that Bihar may not deliver as many as we hope ?

Sanjay

That is very correct. To me anything over 180 is a "wave" for BJP. The absence of ground-workers or even a presence in whole swathes of the country cannot be wished away. Add to that people consider local factors in their voting and without effective and decent party units at state level, ...

Sanjay

muraliravi, consistent, sensible and rational - as usual.

Thanks for everything.

Sanjay

muraliravi, after the ups downs, sideways and diagonals of the last few days, what's your view - conservatively - of the probable BJP total ?

No need for detailed breakdown.

Thanks again.

Sanjay

I saw two reports which said two different things. Indian Express says Akash test failed http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Successive-Failure-of-Akash-Trial/2014/05/01/article2199350.ece Livemint says it was a success http://www.livemint.com/Politics/7uBMnDAokFXieMvPS2mXDM/Akash-surface...

Sanjay

Not at all. It is perhaps still the concern about the risk of pro-BJP pollsters hearing what they want to hear. Not saying that 5forty3 is doing that - I just do not know. Frankly NDTV is so overtly pro-CON that I gave up on them even for non-political news. However, are the pollsters also pro-Cong ...

Sanjay

muraliravi, if I haven't said it before - thanks for everything you've done.

Sanjay

muraliravi, may I ask something to see if I have this right - bosechem (with a decent record of his own) is saying despite the M+Y consolidation enabling the RJD+Cong combine to do quite well - that even now the NDA may be around 205-215 ? And that even CSDS is still predicting around 195 NDA (or is...

Sanjay

muraliravi, as usual, your sense, sanity and professionalism have come through again.

Sanjay

SRoy, good points and well taken as is Supratik's. It is just that this purported news from Bihar is so completely at odds as to what was happening before that it took me aback. I also know that we all seriously got the 2004 and 2009 results wrong.

Sanjay

Ah yes - good idea. Ramana, you're a sane sort of fellow - what's your take ?

Sanjay

Yup I understand that only too well. My question is really who to give credibility to in terms of polling. 5forty3 is very interesting but when somebody is so overtly pro-BJP, I fear for distortion of results.

Sanjay

yes I know. that is why the NDTV poll has me so worried. hearing from partisan pollsters is always problematic.

Sanjay

Relax they are doing much better and will chug a decent haul in Bihar.[/quote]
Like I said there are polls going on and people who know, know. Check out iconoclast handle on twitter.[/quote]

can't find.

Sanjay

To boost my morale, can we start circulating such tweets ?

Sanjay

So is it game over in Bihar for us ?

Sanjay

Remind me someone, what was CSDS's last pre-poll this time around ?

Sanjay

RajeshA wrote:
Sanjay wrote:I desperately need a morale boost - any photos of huge crowds at NaMo rallies ?
Try here!

Thanks - but I wanted some in the last week.

Sanjay

I desperately need a morale boost - any photos of huge crowds at NaMo rallies ?

Sanjay

muraliravi, did you factor that in to your assessment of likely seat tallies ? niran, isn't the impact of voter deletion and the barrage against NaMo taking a toll on our potential seat totals ? Could it be BJP is being overly optimistic and overconfident ? Not disbelieving you for a moment, just wo...

Sanjay

From your typing to reality on 16 May. 188 seats would be an excellent performance.

Sanjay

ramana, how do you see things shaping up ?

Sanjay

muraliravi, I am tend to agree with your perception of the situation. where do you see the other seats to get past 272 coming from ?

Sanjay

That's a good explanation. Thanks

Sanjay

I remember that photo - have it somewhere too. We don't see too many BRDMs in Indian service at all.

Sanjay

I just hope 5forty3 is right and not overly optimistic. That said, the analysis is interesting and worth the subscription. Answer RajeshA first - nope - Chaguanas ...... the hometown of V.S. Naipaul. writer (Nobel prize) ....(Beyond Belief, Area of Darkness, A Million Mutinies Now) Yup - and his cou...

Sanjay

Thanks chackojoseph. My question would be - did an intercept take place successfully without a warhead detonation ?

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