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by Varoon Shekhar
21 Mar 2023 02:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5642
Views: 1631021

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

[quote="neeraj" likely the khalistanis are on cams and work is underway to revoke their visa/OCI and hopefully any property in India. Getting that clown Amritpal on the run caps off a good week.[/quote] Definitely. These hooligans and idiots should never be allowed into India for the next ...
by Varoon Shekhar
07 Mar 2023 22:47
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 1030
Views: 704251

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion

SSridhar » 07 Mar 2023 12:00 pm Isro successfully completes controlled re-entry of decommissioned satellite Megha-Tropiques - ToI Isro successfully completed the controlled re-entry for the decommissioned Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1) satellite on Tuesday. “The final two de-boost burns were executed at 4...
by Varoon Shekhar
12 Feb 2023 23:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 1030
Views: 704251

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion

"Any details of orbital injection data?" That would be nice to know! SInce the technical hiccups are evidently over with, can we presume that there will be frequent SSLV launches from now on? Certainly, fast turn-around time, was one of the major qualities of this launcher, that have been ...
by Varoon Shekhar
09 Feb 2023 20:32
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 1030
Views: 704251

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion

Varron, By having six accelerometers the system can detect rotations in addition to the accelerations and thus provide even more redundancy to the gyros. Its unfortunate that analysis and separation tests did not identify the second-order vibration transient that saturated the readings. That's wond...
by Varoon Shekhar
06 Feb 2023 20:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 1030
Views: 704251

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion

Can we definitely expect at least one GSLV Mk 2 launch this calendar year? It seems that the NISAR satellite will only be launched in early 2024. What about the new series of IRNSS satellites, and the much awaited GISAT-2. ISRO appears to have gone quiet on these missions. Is there some difficulty i...
by Varoon Shekhar
06 Feb 2023 19:58
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 1030
Views: 704251

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion

"It has 6 gyros and 6 accelerometers and an in-built NavIC receiver/MINS computer which corrects any attitude or orientation errors. And functions even if there is loss of signal now. The VTM will correct any errors to get to injection orbit. Truly well-designed with multiple redundancies."...
by Varoon Shekhar
28 Jan 2023 17:46
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 1030
Views: 704251

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion

Any news of the RLV-D2 landing experiment( LEX)? It was supposed to be sometime today. Don't tell me it's delayed again!
by Varoon Shekhar
04 Jan 2023 21:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Covid19 in China
Replies: 98
Views: 18070

Re: Covid19 in China

Amber: Where did the BF7 originate?
by Varoon Shekhar
04 Jan 2023 12:56
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6364
Views: 1405544

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

"India has, it seems, punched way below its potential in relation to TSP participation in international cricket. With India's clout in cricket, India should have long ago ensured the TSP cricket team were sanctioned and in some smelly pig sty for TSP's continued use of terrorism as a State poli...
by Varoon Shekhar
23 Dec 2022 19:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 562
Views: 295657

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

^^^

Horrific. What sort of follow ups, investigations, are done for this sort of tragedy in India. Is there any movement to try as far as possible, to prevent the same thing happening again? Or is it left to the whims of individual drivers.
by Varoon Shekhar
23 Nov 2022 21:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1182
Views: 722496

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

"The exercise was initiated by the Indian Air Force by launching smart anti-airfield weapons (SAAWs) from its Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft on a target."

Are these SAAWs the Indian made ones, that have been tested over the last few years?
by Varoon Shekhar
20 Nov 2022 18:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
Replies: 4147
Views: 883889

Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)

S Bajwa: Amitav Ghosh is certainly respected as a very good writer, but what are his specific views on say, India's nuclear tests, missile tests, PM Modi, the BJP, Hindutva, Hindu Dharmic consciousness in general. Is he supportive, or at least sympathetic? Does he try to be balanced or nuanced?
by Varoon Shekhar
17 Nov 2022 20:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5642
Views: 1631021

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

^^^ Wasn't Claudia Webbe one of the British commentators who utterly refuted the idea of "Hindu extremist groups" being behind the violence in Leicester? Also, Hindus made up most of the casualties, including a Hindu temple. Moslems made up overwhelmingly the number of arrested. Bloomberg ...
by Varoon Shekhar
31 Oct 2022 18:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5642
Views: 1631021

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

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Aggressive scrutiny of Hindu claims, no criticism of Moslem positions, citing of Richard Eaton and Truschke , constantly depicting Moslem victimhood melodrama.

The standard script.
by Varoon Shekhar
28 Oct 2022 09:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025189

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Varoon Shekhar, there are some aspects to to the migration story that is not much talked about inmedia. Some personal and some social. From what I have seen around me and after talking to some of the visa agents etc, folks migrate for: 1) financial reasons: higher income for better quality of life ...
by Varoon Shekhar
27 Oct 2022 20:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025189

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Absolutely. The blatant discrimination is unacceptable, and must be opposed.
by Varoon Shekhar
27 Oct 2022 19:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025189

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Indians shouldn't be so eager to obtain visas to the US or UK et al, and less to ultimately immigrate. India is developing faster than just about any other country in the world! Why not stay in India and partake of that growth and development. It sort of looks unsavoury, if not pathetic, to see Indi...
by Varoon Shekhar
23 Oct 2022 06:43
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 1030
Views: 704251

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion

Awesome achievement! I admit to being apprehensive and jittery, I hesitated for several hours after the launch to find news of the mission. A failure would be bad for ISRO, for India, and even for the world, since these OneWeb satellites are serving the globe. Alas, this was not going to happen, and...
by Varoon Shekhar
21 Oct 2022 19:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Myanmar news and discussion
Replies: 641
Views: 547240

Re: India-Myanmar news and discussion

^ Oh, definitely, India must engage the Myanmar military. It is absolutely vital. European censures of India are utterly hypocritical, impractical and useless. But Aung San doesn't deserve to be in jail, certainly not for the duration of her life. That's abominable.
by Varoon Shekhar
21 Oct 2022 19:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Myanmar news and discussion
Replies: 641
Views: 547240

Re: India-Myanmar news and discussion

Right thinking people, particularly Indians, should be sickened that a good person and friend of India, like Aung San Sui Kyi is going to be in jail probably for the rest of her life. Totally unacceptable.
by Varoon Shekhar
13 Oct 2022 20:53
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 1030
Views: 704251

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion

Whatever happened to the RLV-D2( reusable launch vehicle). Are they still having weather problems in the testing area?
by Varoon Shekhar
09 Oct 2022 21:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021
Replies: 377
Views: 99168

Re: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021

As a corollary of sorts, India is not in any way, shape or form responsible for communism in Russia or Russia's misdeeds in different places. The US and the UK bear a huge responsibility for Pakistan's military composition and its policies toward India.
by Varoon Shekhar
09 Oct 2022 21:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021
Replies: 377
Views: 99168

Re: Quad News and Discussion- June 2021

^^ One must recognise that the obverse is true as well. The US thinks India is always good n bed with Russia. There is nothing evil about self interest. At least not beyond the banal evil of politics. There is a major qualitative difference. The US started giving Pakistan weaponry before India boug...
by Varoon Shekhar
26 Sep 2022 17:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion
Replies: 1620
Views: 452336

Re: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion

^^^
Is the old deal from 2011 still on/operational? I vaguely remember reading that Iran cancelled some major oil project involving India. Was that some other venture? The way the article is worded, it does look like the former deal is still very much going on, and a new one is being offered.
by Varoon Shekhar
23 Sep 2022 04:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1182
Views: 722496

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

Hmmm my spidey sense tells me the above criticism of the Qrsam is an ambush.
by Varoon Shekhar
19 Sep 2022 21:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Replies: 1089
Views: 239028

Re: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion

T https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2022/09/14/how-a-small-wisconsin-town-became-home-to-4-dharmic-temples.html That article seems to be syndicated from AP though they probably chose the headline. Actually such an article in the AP itself is more shocking than it appearing in the Star (who at leas...
by Varoon Shekhar
19 Sep 2022 18:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Replies: 1089
Views: 239028

Re: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion

^^^ 120 were deported back to India. Remarkable. It is true that Sikhs are grossly overrepresented in the Indian/Indian origin immigrant community in Canada. There's got to be a Canadian design in this, for political purposes. But when things get out of hand, I suppose they are forced to put their f...
by Varoon Shekhar
19 Sep 2022 17:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Replies: 1089
Views: 239028

Re: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion

This is rare if not a first for the Toronto Star, reporting on a Hindu temple in Wisconsin, in an article calling it Dharmic. Hard to believe they would have done this fully of their own volition. A more typical article from the Star, or carried by the Star from some agency, would be about caste/sec...
by Varoon Shekhar
03 Sep 2022 19:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Deterrence
Replies: 5130
Views: 924437

Re: Deterrence

Interesting the Brigadier claims the Pakistanis have "deployed" TN weapons of yields 300-500KT using Chinese supplied data and/or designs. So as of now the Pakistani arsenal is more potent and credible than India's. Sad that we are unable to muster strength to do what is needed and *CAN* ...
by Varoon Shekhar
11 Jul 2022 16:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5242
Views: 1532003

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/ed-attaches-assets-worth-rs-5723-cr-of-kemrock-industriess-md-in-loan-fraud-case20220211193712/ Well here it is from the horse's mouth. I spoke to some chaps at NAL last month. Apparently it was a big scam by the Kemrock guy. After transfer of techn...
by Varoon Shekhar
06 Jul 2022 21:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025189

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

* I like what Abhijeet Iyer Mitra boldly said on a TV discussion recently, that Mohammed Zubair is a terrorist enabler and supporter, almost on a plane with Osama Bin Laden, who himself never actually killed anyone, but ordered, instigated, facilitated terrorism everywhere. Not just him. . Pratik S...
by Varoon Shekhar
06 Jul 2022 18:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025189

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

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I like what Abhijeet Iyer Mitra boldly said on a TV discussion recently, that Mohammed Zubair is a terrorist enabler and supporter, almost on a plane with Osama Bin Laden, who himself never actually killed anyone, but ordered, instigated, facilitated terrorism everywhere.
by Varoon Shekhar
02 Jul 2022 18:10
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion
Replies: 1030
Views: 704251

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion

^^^ In a press conference soon after the latest launch, ISRO chairman S.Somanath mentions SSLV being launched at the end of July. Let's hope they stick to it! Yes, it has been delayed far too long. The reasons seem to be, apart from technical challenges , Covid disruptions, prioritisation of other m...
by Varoon Shekhar
12 Jun 2022 00:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025189

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

^^^

India for some reason, does not, or is not able to, make this fact clear i.e similar protests in the US(to what's happening in India currently) would be met with bullets without many questions asked. Particularly not when the policemen in question are injured in rock pelting etc.
by Varoon Shekhar
11 Jun 2022 04:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
Replies: 1899
Views: 518538

Re: Social Media Watch Thread

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Thank you. I suspected as much. The messages are so one sided and rabid against one group and in favour of another, trying to take them apart would be fruitless and time wasting. And give him publicity, and probably some perverse joy.
by Varoon Shekhar
11 Jun 2022 04:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
Replies: 1899
Views: 518538

Re: Social Media Watch Thread

There's a real toxic anti-Indian, anti-Hindu lunatic, CJ Werleman, spewing venomous messages on Twitter. Is it worth responding to him, or would that merely feed his appetite for more? And encourage others, as well as Twitter itself? It's really awful.
by Varoon Shekhar
07 May 2022 21:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indian Interests_2
Replies: 643
Views: 268398

Re: Indian Interests_2

Very interesting and topical movie out today called "The Conversion" about a Hindu woman lured into a relationship with a Moslem man disguising himself as a Hindu. Hope it does well and gets good reviews. It should release in North America as well. We know who is going to denounce the film