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Of course. No one will save us but ourselves. Better man up, make more money, pay more taxes, and hope that India collectively becomes wealthier than China such that it may afford to fight and win a war against them.
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- 10 May 2015 23:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
- Replies: 6071
- Views: 1219650
- 29 Apr 2015 22:29
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013
- Replies: 3978
- Views: 430024
Re: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013
Suraj,how do you invest in Indian mfs and get their awesome cagrs when located in the USA?
India focused mfs in the usa do not give the same returns as an indian MF in India iirc.
India focused mfs in the usa do not give the same returns as an indian MF in India iirc.
- 23 Apr 2015 09:37
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 3979
- Views: 500781
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
? have you warned me before ? sure , in retrospect the post is OT...but the censure is unnecessarily severe in language. and, again....there has to be a mistake since I dont think ive been warned before.
- 22 Apr 2015 23:20
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 3979
- Views: 500781
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
well the F-16 has progressively got better engines while the M2K engine never changed from the P53 on day1(bill gunston book calls it leaky turbojet than a true turbofan). f-16 got massive orders both domestic and foreign hence could get a lot of money for block upgrades. the M2K only got 1 block u...
- 22 Apr 2015 06:50
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 3979
- Views: 500781
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
nileshjr wrote:
L/D Graph
just asked for access. my email is r w n a n @g ml . com
- 14 Apr 2015 22:38
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 507958
Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
no ones thought of the nuke angle?
the rafale is for nuke delivery.... and it will also serve as a conduit to pay France for services rendered in other fields like intelligence and nukes.
the rafale is for nuke delivery.... and it will also serve as a conduit to pay France for services rendered in other fields like intelligence and nukes.
- 03 Mar 2015 23:24
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Autos Thread
- Replies: 3776
- Views: 674880
Re: Indian Autos Thread
It would be used majorly as a family car when going out, saar. Mostly in the city, with some long drives to nearby holiday destinations thrown in, once in 2 months. It has been a while since we bought a car so Father & I want a good comfortable & safe sedan downwards of 20 Lakh. I had more ...
- 27 Feb 2015 23:50
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 507958
Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Do not be surprised if the choice is between the Rafale and FGFA - AWST. Good pick I would say. Drop the Rafale and pick the FGFA. (A new CAS would not hurt either.) Yes, we simply don't have the space to have and develop so many fighter types, seriously, as well as rationalize costs. At a time whe...
- 12 Feb 2015 22:25
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 507958
Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
It Is true that Dassault/France deserve to a certain extent its arrogant reputation, but let's face it : Indian military procurement does not enjoy an exellent reputation as well. As often the truth is somwhere in between. The French are arrogant - fact Indian military procurement is broken - fact ...
- 03 Feb 2015 11:30
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF 15 years. let us look back.
- Replies: 194
- Views: 72933
Re: BRF 15 years. let us look back.
Its a good site and the discussions are generally good and high quality.
How does one make the discussions even more high quality?
How does one make the discussions even more high quality?
- 27 Jan 2015 22:13
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian investments thread
- Replies: 441
- Views: 80782
Re: Indian investments thread
Personally I only have 2 Mutual funds. Actually 1 mutual fund and 1 ETF. The entire point of these things is to get fully diversified so whats the point in diversifying mutual funds? :) Find an index tracking one and stick with it. Less stress and aggravation. If you want to get adventurous. A Smal...
- 27 Jan 2015 22:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
- Replies: 3947
- Views: 427695
Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
X Posted from the “Republic Day 2015 - News and Discussion” thread. I am in complete agreement with the Congress Party on this one. The Indian nation requires an explanation from our Prime Minister Modi on why this surprising omission of displaying the Agni Missile is a masterstroke and not kowtowi...
- 26 Jan 2015 15:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 12 Dec 2014
- Replies: 2852
- Views: 336803
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 12 Dec
word.SSridhar wrote: IMHO, China crossed that Lakshman Rekha a long time back when it enabled TSP with nukes and their delivery systems.
hope india does the same with vietnam and some other gadflies to the chinese.
- 26 Jan 2015 12:25
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Republic Day 2015 - News and Discussion
- Replies: 376
- Views: 58514
Re: Republic Day 2015 - News and Discussion
the army continues its strange and obsessive fascination with the T90 and BMP2. of all the stuff in its kitty it had to find these two to lead the parade ! sigh - some things will never ever change. good that Uttarkhand had kedarnath as theme. Assam had the vaishnavite Majuli island rather than Dha...
- 26 Jan 2015 12:23
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Republic Day 2015 - News and Discussion
- Replies: 376
- Views: 58514
Re: Republic Day 2015 - News and Discussion
Kashi wrote:Aakash looks so menacing. I wish Arjuns were there too.
lca and arjun.
arjun instead of the t 90
- 25 Jan 2015 23:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
- Replies: 3947
- Views: 427695
Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
Imagine the influence of the optics (we will discuss substance later) of Obama's visit to India on Chinese desks? In fact, Modi being on first name basis with Shinzo, Obama, Putin puts him square and central as a major influencer in world politics. This guy - the chaiwallah , has been an excellent ...
- 06 Jan 2015 14:42
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Education System
- Replies: 3954
- Views: 707398
Re: Indian Education System
We are going OT but a small post. Let's assume a medium size (1 cu.ft volume) metal printer costs about $20,000 and a wooden CNC and Laser cutter cost another $10,000. With a $30,000 budget (RS 20L) a village can have local maker lab that serves 90% of building, tools and machinery needs. Repeat it...
- 06 Jan 2015 11:43
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 535346
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
OT: I wanted to read some of Raman ji's posts in his posting history. But...the search function of BRF seems to be kaput and older posts from 2013 do not come up when you click on them. Ramanji's posts from 2014 seems to be accessible. Why? I'm sure I'm not the first one to notice this bug? And if t...
- 27 Dec 2014 23:50
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 535346
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
word.Karan M wrote:
Good part is now everyone who has experience and can contribute has gone to LCA. Jags, MiGs, Su's - its all there.
You should see how many Profs and Labs at IISc Bangalore are associated with the LCA, the AMCA etc.
GTRE. So many!
- 27 Dec 2014 23:45
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Education System
- Replies: 3954
- Views: 707398
Re: Indian Education System
And somehow teachers are expected to deliver on this. They do it by crushing the spirits of the high strung kids. You have to remember that in the West folks following their dreams, who end up changing the world have a very different priority set. You may not like these people on a personal level i...
- 23 Dec 2014 00:04
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA: News & Discussion - June 2014
- Replies: 2777
- Views: 599003
Re: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread - June 2014
55 aircraft even at 200 million a pop is short change when spread out over 5-6 years, even given the slowdown of their economy. What is more fascinating coming out of that is their ramp rates. Clearly it would be a long time before the RuAF actually has hundreds of 5th generation aircraft in operat...
- 21 Dec 2014 22:51
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 507958
Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Livefist @livefist 10h10 hours ago Spent some time with some HAL folks this week here in Bangalore. Level of chagrin & hostility with @Dassault_OnAir is thick. #MMRCA Livefist @livefist 10h10 hours ago There's been some epic bickering between Dassault & HAL that hasn't been reported. Deta...
- 19 Dec 2014 09:34
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian investments thread
- Replies: 441
- Views: 80782
Re: Indian investments thread
'Defence Projects' play on Indian market Folks who read the Missiles & Munitions thread, Indian Navy thread and similar defence armaments related threads - can possibly make a decision on which listed Indian companies will see a surge in their revenues & profits in the coming years. lnt? Ta...
- 17 Dec 2014 15:40
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
- Replies: 2467
- Views: 362488
Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Canada's take on Rafale, EF and JSF http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/canada-rates-f-35a-rivals-equal-on-most-missions-407025/ The problem with the argument is mainly that it tries to project what sort of missions they are likely to perform over the next 2-3 decades. Sure, if you want to hu...
- 14 Dec 2014 10:02
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation- September 29 2013
- Replies: 3929
- Views: 517188
Re: Indian Military Aviation- September 29 2013
Personally, I'd much rather HAL waste money on experiments, than do run of the mill work.
- 13 Dec 2014 23:33
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
- Replies: 2467
- Views: 362488
Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Brar_w, Not that it's a bad thing, but you do work / have worked at Lockheed? It's a good place to work? No, have you? If you'd bother to read some of the references I have posted for majority of my arguments, you'd find that I have tried to avoid posting "OEM origin" material as much as ...
- 09 Dec 2014 09:10
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
- Replies: 3947
- Views: 427695
Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
While that is heartening to hear, JNU is no way another Berkeley as somebody said in another thread. Of all the Indian educational institutions, only IISc has the stature, the lineage, and the chops to go head to head with the likes of Berkeley. Some of the older IITs are getting there slowly but s...
- 09 Dec 2014 09:05
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
- Replies: 2467
- Views: 362488
Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Brar_w,
Not that it's a bad thing, but you do work / have worked at Lockheed? It's a good place to work?
Not that it's a bad thing, but you do work / have worked at Lockheed? It's a good place to work?
- 06 Dec 2014 15:35
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian investments thread
- Replies: 441
- Views: 80782
Re: Indian investments thread
compare to berkshire hathaway series a stock value of 200,000USDVamsee wrote:Trivia
In India, right now the most expensive "face value" stocks are
MRF - Rs. 38,050
Bosch - Rs. 20,544
Tide Water Oil - Rs. 19,055
Eicher Motors - Rs. 15,213
- 04 Dec 2014 22:37
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Aerospace materials for Dhruv, Rudra, Tejas and MCA
- Replies: 52
- Views: 11238
Re: Aerospace materials for Dhruv, Rudra, Tejas and MCA
?
any defence startups that would hire a materials guy ....i'm sure lots.
any defence startups that would hire a materials guy ....i'm sure lots.
- 03 Dec 2014 07:11
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013
- Replies: 3978
- Views: 430024
Re: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013
@suraj,
are you , professionally, into long term equity research by any chance?
are you , professionally, into long term equity research by any chance?
- 01 Dec 2014 22:46
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Aerospace materials for Dhruv, Rudra, Tejas and MCA
- Replies: 52
- Views: 11238
Re: Aerospace materials for Dhruv, Rudra, Tejas and MCA
What opportunities are there in the defence sector for me to do a startup and put in some venture capital in a useful area?
Anybody's doing this here ?
Anybody's doing this here ?
- 30 Nov 2014 00:27
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - August 9, 2014
- Replies: 1128
- Views: 208159
Re: China Military Watch - August 9, 2014
you've done metallography for hours , I presume?
- 29 Nov 2014 08:02
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 507958
Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
A piece about French factories and indirectly about why the Rafale costs too much;
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... unist.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... unist.html
- 29 Nov 2014 08:01
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - August 9, 2014
- Replies: 1128
- Views: 208159
Re: China Military Watch - August 9, 2014
Irbis is as much software as hardware. 117S has breakthroughs in metallurgy. Doubt both will lend themselves to easy reverse engineering. Heat treatment and phase transformations are immeasurably tough to detect and quantify, let alone reverse engineer. Metallurgy is an art - you learn from being w...
- 17 Nov 2014 10:11
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 507958
Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
As we type the rafale is worth it (keep the cost aside - that is a different matter). By 2025 or so, the rafale will be relatively outdated - compared to today. And, the J-20 would be more mature. So, I think, the relevant question is which one would you buy in 2025 (or so, do not hold me to that y...
- 17 Nov 2014 10:04
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 507958
Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
then why are the Americans okay with the f35…?indranilroy wrote:No, thanks. I would like to fight with high energy weapons from a high energy fighter.
and why are so many allies.
mark my words the f35 is the next f16. the volumes will ensure that.
- 14 Nov 2014 00:43
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 535346
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
People should notice the LCA wing design from all aspects to realize just how original it is in design.
Compare to Japan's, Koreas , Taiwan's and PRCs F16 rip offs.......
Compare to Japan's, Koreas , Taiwan's and PRCs F16 rip offs.......
- 13 Nov 2014 17:32
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 535346
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
why should wickberg NOT be banned for trolling?
- 12 Nov 2014 23:00
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
- Replies: 3957
- Views: 535346
Re: LCA News and Discussions, 22-Oct-2013
Not trolling, just making observations and comparisons. The Gripen NG can be considered Gripen Mk.5 and Mk.6 and it took some 25 years after the original "Mk.1" and is now getting attention from foreign customers. Considering the annual production numbers claimed by HAL/ADA and the histor...