Bharat Rakshak

The consequences of the Mumbai attacks

Stratfor's geo-political analysis of the consequences of the Mumbai attack for India-Pak-US and the psyche behind the attacks.

Israel refutes Zaka's claims on Israeli deaths

Edited title.

People's anger and a crumbling spy agency The tirade against Chaturvedi keeps getting stronger. The Govt. would be well served to throw Ashok Chaturvedi and Sanjiv Tripathi out of RAW to some admin position and make the Pak expert Banerji the head. Ask the next chief to deliver in a timebound fashi...

1. How NSG men fight Rediff article on the op strategy of NSG for the Op Black Tornado. Looking at the requirement of this particular operation, the boys were equipped with a brand new set of hooligan tools including special spanners, screw-drivers, nuts, bolts and some hardware jacks which are help...

Times of India
Navy action in Gulf of Aden projects Indian power on high seas

Details what needs to be done to make IN more proactive with projecting its power in the Indian Ocean.

Smaller ships in large numbers would be more useful for policing duties but they would not have long endurance so far from the home port. I think this may be a good opportunity for INS Jalashwa(sp?) to go in there as mother ship with a dozen helos, a dozen speed boats, stores and 200 commondos. Mak...

Some news/Editorial snippets.. Editorial: Fighting pirates' fire with fire The Saudi Arabian company negotiating with Somali pirates who brazenly captured the biggest prize in modern history does the world no favors. This global problem needs a coordinated, global response. Negotiating away individ...

This is where we need to give up our age old mentality of playing on safer side and show more aggression. if they kill our countrymen then all bets are off. we send more forces, go in , and also take initiative and kill more of them. these people are used to of attacking armless ships, they will ru...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7737086.stm Pakistan's SSG Ex-chief General Alvi Assassinated Senior military and government officials have been the focus of targeted attacks by militants. Their deaths have been blamed on their support for the US-led "war on terror". Situation...

Anti Piracy Action at High Seas - PIB On being fired upon, INS Tabar retaliated in self defence and opened fire on the mother vessel. As a result of the firing by INS Tabar, fire broke out on the vessel and explosions were heard, possibly due to exploding ammunition that was stored on the vessel. A...

The UN can reconstruct somalia on its own sweet time but for now I agree with singha ji. Give navy the permission to hunt and slaughter the pirates. If you don't negotiate with terrorists there is no need to negotiate with pirates. . I'm all for concerted naval action but the cheapest, most effecti...

Nikhil mate completely agree with you, however what you say would only happen in an ideal "perfect" world. Right now the world just sees this as a major pest than anything else. Besides these days nobody is going to go in unless they get something in return ala Unkil. UN peace keepers are...

with a few shots imo... like having their leaders brains splatter all over their deck. UN should also reach an agreement to use the space freed in Gitmo by released detainees for captured pirates and prosecute them harshly under some special UN law . With all due respect, any talk of using Gitmo/sp...

Something on that line with USN's fifth fleet would be good. But I would stay away from CTF-150 and other initiatives. Just because Pakis also happen to be in the initiative??? Shouldn't the IN operate in a more mature manner, fitting for the world's 5th most powerful navy? Doesnt the Indian Army p...

IN doesn't need to operate in any multinational fleet with porkis and others. India can man the are on their own. I hope GOI sends 3-4 (1-2 frigates + 2-3 Patrol ships) ships on three month deployment soon. Leaving aside the rhetoric, what would a 3 month deployment do when we won't harm the pirate...

Two important news: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/11/somalia.pirates/ Safe Corridor Established The Associated Press reported that a multinational force of warships has carved out a narrow shipping corridor off the coast of Somalia that is helping protect merchant vessels from pirate attac...

shyamd wrote: Saudi Arabian ship saved

marine commandos from INS Tabar fired warning shots to prevent pirates from attacking a Saudi Arabian ship Tihama in the area.

Good way to earn goodwill and to project our naval strength.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Wide_Angle/Whose_war_is_it_anyway/articleshow/3690283.cms ‘‘Conversely, 250 to 300 of our soldiers die every year battling militants in J&K and North-East, with another 300 dying in road accidents and 100 committing suicide. UN missions are, in fact, almost li...

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My username was changed forcibly
Can you change it to Nikhil or Nikhil_T? Dont want my full name here.
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