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- 07 Apr 2016 19:34
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: IAF Rafale News and Discussions - 26 May 2015
- Replies: 3972
- Views: 634112
Re: IAF Rafale News and Discussions - 26 May 2015
One of the condition we should insist/leverage on for giving the order is for the seller to give us immediately 3-4 squadrons of existing aircrafts to join the IAF and then replace/return them as the new ones become available. This will ease the pressure on IAF and avoid number plating of more squad...
- 07 Apr 2016 18:53
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
- Replies: 3094
- Views: 556457
Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
PAF will continue to bomb its own territory for a long time :) . Pakistan wants to upgrade its aging fleet of fighter jets in anticipation of a prolonged battle against militants :rotfl: , although the purchase of fifth-generation planes would only be a last resort, a senior air force official said...
- 07 Apr 2016 18:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
- Replies: 2851
- Views: 369239
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2
^^^^ Zero chance of that happening. At the first inkling of Modi contemplating such an action we will see the likes of Murthy, Premji and other assorted IT-Vity Billionaires say Aiyo dont do it or our contracts will be in danger and Log kya kahenge?
- 07 Apr 2016 16:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
- Replies: 2851
- Views: 369239
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2
^^^^ Current installed capacity of India is 290,000 MW.
- 05 Apr 2016 21:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
- Replies: 4037
- Views: 499978
Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
I recall seeing a clip of Tarek Fatah where he pointed out how Huma Abedin's family is connected to some very shady elements.
He has detailed the connection on this link.
He has detailed the connection on this link.
- 05 Apr 2016 21:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
- Replies: 2851
- Views: 369239
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2
The Leather finishing industry and Gutkha Sector in Pakistan owe its very existence to Indian expertise and know-how. A lot of Indian made machinery is sought in the Sugar, Cement and Textile industries. This goes to pakistan via Dubai.
- 05 Apr 2016 17:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1793016
Re: Internal Security Watch
A sure fire link to the ISI being responsible is when they start accusing the Indian state. In the fart show on a shitistani channel hosted by army mouthpiece Moeed Pirzada, Shahid Latif said the Indian agencies have eliminated Tanzil Ahmed as per his investigation he was on the verge of clearing pa...
- 05 Apr 2016 16:45
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
- Replies: 4573
- Views: 1088661
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
Interesting info. Except for IT-Vity Maharashtra dominates in all sectors.
- 05 Apr 2016 16:38
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 4035
- Views: 713809
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
A couple of planned 100 storied plus towers in central Mumbai did not come up as the requisite NOC was denied by the civil aviation ministry. The commercial/residential buildings in the BKC (Bandra Kurla Complex) commercial district cannot go above a certain height due to the proximity of the Sahar ...
- 05 Apr 2016 06:14
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: States News and Discussions
- Replies: 1154
- Views: 269439
Re: States News and Discussions
Driven by IT sector, Karnataka is country’s top job creator. Karnataka has been ranked as the country’s top job creating state with over 24 per cent share during the fourth quarter of the last fiscal, according to a study. It is followed by Maharashtra (23 per cent) and Tamil Nadu (10.5 per cent), ...
- 04 Apr 2016 02:11
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
- Replies: 4037
- Views: 499978
Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
US Defence Secretary Carter coming to seal foundational pacts. India-US defence ties might undergo a paradigm shift with the visit of US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter here on April 10 even as both sides are poised to sign the much-awaited military foundational agreements. Inking of the three foun...
- 03 Apr 2016 21:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1793016
Re: Internal Security Watch
Red Earth Tales-A voluble Kanhaiya and the silent Kerala murders. You may not have heard of Sadanandan Master. One dark night in 1994, days short of his sister’s wedding, the school-teacher in Kerala was pulled out of a bus by CPI(M) workers and pinned to the ground. His face was slammed into the m...
- 03 Apr 2016 21:50
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Education System
- Replies: 3959
- Views: 788509
Re: Indian Education System
How Gandhi's India created Indian techie & how at least 100 of them received degrees from MIT before 1947. Wearing turbans in the more paranoid parts of the US today could get you into trouble, so it is ironic to read a US State Department memo from 1945 about how "every Indian" comin...
- 03 Apr 2016 19:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
- Replies: 1784
- Views: 404700
Re: India-EU News & Analysis
Just checked and came across this: In 2004, China applied for MTCR membership, and, at the time, voluntarily pledged to follow the regime's export control guidelines. Although China no longer sells complete missile systems and has tightened its export controls, its membership was rejected due to con...
- 03 Apr 2016 19:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indian Interests (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 661
- Views: 107686
Re: Indian Interests (09-08-2014)
HOW HINDUISM WAS NATIONALIZED. On 26 November last year, what is today known as Constitution Day, home minister Rajnath Singh described the term “secular” as the “most misused word” in the country’s political discourse. Additionally, he claimed that the country’s founding fathers had found the need...
- 03 Apr 2016 18:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
- Replies: 1784
- Views: 404700
Re: India-EU News & Analysis
Even if India releases the Italian Marines, the US and EU will then deny Indian entry through the Chinese Veto. There is no way China will agree to India becoming member of MTCR. The best way to enter the MTCR is to let EU and China know that India is considering sale of Agni 1 and Agni 2 to some co...
- 03 Apr 2016 17:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 6211
- Views: 1793016
Re: Internal Security Watch
NIA officer Tanzil Ahmed was shot more than two dozen times. Tanzil's wife Farzana has told the investigators that it was a planned attack and that the shooters were professionals and used automatic weapons. Farzana was also injured in the attack; gunmen pumped four bullets into her. "The mann...
- 03 Apr 2016 17:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
- Replies: 2851
- Views: 369239
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2
Gangrape case of 14 year old settled for 1,200kg of wheat. A gangrape case in Pakistan has been allegedly settled for 1,200kg of wheat by local elders, highlighting the grave travesty of justice in the country. A police case was registered few days ago on complaint of the 14-year-old victim's broth...
- 03 Apr 2016 01:33
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
- Replies: 4573
- Views: 1088661
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
India jumps to sixth place in top-10 manufacturers list. With its ranking going up by three places, India has now been ranked sixth among the world's 10 largest manufacturing countries, a UNIDO report has said. The country previously held the 9th rank. The Yearbook, published by the United Nations ...
- 02 Apr 2016 06:22
- Forum: Military Expositions Archive
- Topic: Defexpo 2016
- Replies: 78
- Views: 31616
Re: Defexpo 2016
Indo-French Surface-to-Air Missile Unveiled at Defexpo. India and France are showcasing a static mock-up of a vertical-launch short-range surface-to-air missile (SRSAM) for naval applications at the MBDA stand at Defexpo. India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and ...
- 02 Apr 2016 06:22
- Forum: Military Expositions Archive
- Topic: Defexpo 2016
- Replies: 78
- Views: 31616
Re: Defexpo 2016
Indo-French Surface-to-Air Missile Unveiled at Defexpo. India and France are showcasing a static mock-up of a vertical-launch short-range surface-to-air missile (SRSAM) for naval applications at the MBDA stand at Defexpo. India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and ...
- 02 Apr 2016 06:18
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian Weapons & Military Technology
- Replies: 2093
- Views: 638404
Re: Russian weapons and military technology
Ukraine Pitches To Break Russian Monopoly in India. Ukraine has launched an aggressive effort to manage multiple overloaded armaments and weaponry that New Delhi acquired during the Soviet era and which have become a liability for the Indian defense forces. Armed with the salutations of a governmen...
- 02 Apr 2016 06:15
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - August 9, 2014
- Replies: 4118
- Views: 1236953
Re: Su-30: News and Discussion - August 9 , 2014
Russian company eyes additional engine sales to India. The Russian United Engine-building Corporation (UEC) is considering an Indian application for the delivery of more than 100 additional AL-31FP engines for its Su-30MKI fighters, a representative of the company said at India's Defexpo 2016 exhib...
- 01 Apr 2016 16:46
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
- Replies: 4679
- Views: 1314679
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
Army to have 2 more regiments of Brahmos missile operational in 15 days: Manohar Parrikar. Two more regiments of the short-range supersonic cruise missile, Brahmos, will be inducted into Army within next fifteen days, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said here today. "The process of induction...
- 31 Mar 2016 17:44
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5242
- Views: 1532297
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Reliance Defence, Ukraine's Antonov plan joint venture for aircraft. Reliance Defence today said it will enter into a joint venture with Ukraine's Antonov, makers of AN 32 aircraft in service with the IAF, in the filed of transport aircraft for military and civil uses. "Reliance Defence Ltd al...
- 31 Mar 2016 02:51
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 4035
- Views: 713809
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Exporting Tejas? First set up another plant (will be ready for production only after 36 Months) to meet the Indian needs.The present set-up is good only for 8-10 frames a year!!!
- 30 Mar 2016 19:04
- Forum: Military Expositions Archive
- Topic: Defexpo 2016
- Replies: 78
- Views: 31616
Re: Defexpo 2016
DefExpo 2016: Trial awaits submarine-launched AUV. Adamya, which means ‘impossible to subdue or defeat’ in Sanskrit, is the name of a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from Indian firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T). The AUV is being developed in-house, and the prototype on show at DefExpo wil...
- 30 Mar 2016 18:58
- Forum: Military Expositions Archive
- Topic: Defexpo 2016
- Replies: 78
- Views: 31616
Re: Defexpo 2016
DRDO Displays MRSAM Unit at DEFEXPO. The Indian Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) unveiled at Defexpo 2016 the fire unit of Medium Range Surface-to-Air (MRSAM) missile system, developed and manufactured for the Indian Air Force and Army. The development of this system, a land-b...
- 30 Mar 2016 16:42
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: IAF Rafale News and Discussions - 26 May 2015
- Replies: 3972
- Views: 634112
Re: IAF Rafale News and Discussions - 26 May 2015
I agree. Even if the French now agree to the lower prices we should not be buying the Rafale. It would be criminal wastage of our limited dollars. The french can be kept happy with the order for nuclear reactors and possible new order for extending the production run of Scorpene at Mazgaon Docks.
- 30 Mar 2016 02:38
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5242
- Views: 1532297
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
BEL, Thales to develop PHAROS fire control radar. France-headquartered Thales and BEL-Thales Systems Limited (BTSL), the joint venture between Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Thales, have signed a partnership agreement for joint development of PHAROS fire control radar during the ongoing Def E...
- 30 Mar 2016 01:36
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
- Replies: 4573
- Views: 1088661
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
Maharashtra, Gujarat accounted for 46 pct of exports in FY15. Just two states — Maharashtra and Gujarat — accounted for over 46 per cent of merchandise exports from the country in 2014-15, says a study by industry lobby Assocham. The next three states were Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. ...
- 30 Mar 2016 01:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5242
- Views: 1532297
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Tata Advanced Systems looks at building full aircraft, radars, UAVs. Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) is well-positioned to manufacture capabilities to build full aircraft, radars and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) under ‘Make In India’ for defence production, according to Sukaran Singh, managing ...
- 29 Mar 2016 21:09
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
- Replies: 4573
- Views: 1088661
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
Where might India be 10 years from now? India 2025 will be the world's most populous nation, with a population of just under 1.5 billion, a little ahead of China. Gandhiji's famous statement that "India lives in her villages" will remain true with under 40% of the population in urban area...
- 29 Mar 2016 21:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indian Interests (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 661
- Views: 107686
Re: Indian Interests (09-08-2014)
India averts being clubbed as South Asia. Protests by Indians averted an attempt by certain Left-leaning academicians and scholars to dissolve India's unique identity under a larger South Asian one in US school text books . The California Department of Education's Instructional Quality Commission (...
- 29 Mar 2016 18:21
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5242
- Views: 1532297
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Reliance Defence forms JV with Rafael; to take up over Rs 65000 crore worth projects. Chotu Bhai has signed so many joint venture agreements with overseas players but has till date not got any contract. The day he hands over control of his defence ventures to motu bhai is when the orders will start...
- 29 Mar 2016 17:48
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Artillery: News & Discussion
- Replies: 4811
- Views: 1344587
Re: Artillery Discussion Thread
There was an interview where Baba Kalyani told that there is a lobby which is not allowing Bharat Forge's 52 cal gun to be tested in India. They are denied access to the army testing ranges. The alternative is for the Gun to be tested in South Africa which is very costly and the import lobby would t...
- 28 Mar 2016 20:37
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Siachen News & Discussion
- Replies: 3050
- Views: 503512
Re: Siachen News & Discussion
No Way :x Not unless the Shitistanis endorse, sign and authenticate the actual ground positions existing as of today. Even then we will loose a big leverage to disrupt any potential Pak/chinese hook-up in this sector. I hope the Army puts it foot down on the compromising breed of politicians. If thi...
- 28 Mar 2016 16:29
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Artillery: News & Discussion
- Replies: 4811
- Views: 1344587
Re: Artillery Discussion Thread
Now that the OFB Dhanush 52 Cal version is ready. Shouldnt it now be expeditiously tested (cold and hot weather trials in a year) and then produce these guns in numbers instead of producing the 414 guns (45 caliber) and then again upgrade it to 52 caliber later? Needless duplication of work and upgr...
- 26 Mar 2016 18:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2016
- Replies: 2851
- Views: 369239
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Jan 24, 2
^^^^ The videos of the Shitistanis who were given special treatment in Moscow shows all the beards who had gone there looked like aam abduls and hardly the businessmen they were projecting themselves as. At most they may be hawking some cheap chinese phones from their 10 X 10 shops. At least some of...
- 26 Mar 2016 15:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Tracking India's Admission into International Groups & Bodies
- Replies: 754
- Views: 155268
Re: Tracking India's Admission into International Groups
^^^^Germany has/had been number 2 or 3 in GDP in the world for a long time and it did not get into the UNSC. The Chinese Veto will forever ensure India never gets into the UNSC. India just does not have the power to make any treaty irrelevant. Rather it is now scrambling to somehow get into RCEP aft...