Bharat Rakshak

Times now is broadcasting a direct conversation with a hostage - she is supposedly a doctor using her cell phone

Yogi_G wrote:...I am so glad to see no .303 rifle totting policemen through the course of this incident...

I saw at least one on Times now pointing his .303 in the direction of the front entrance of the new Taj.....

Mods ... may I be permitted to start a new thread called ... "The IAF at Red Flag 2008: The True Story ?" Vishnu Consider this - Vishnu's post burns the airwaves, gets picked up by a BR-lurker journo and eventually becomes a ticker item on NDTV.... maybe not NDTV ..... if he has the autho...

As with many items involving India vs China, this latest tidbit makes me ashamed. China has a higher per capita income than India, yet Chinese workers are willing to travel to Africa and India to do back-breaking manual labor... and by contrast, Indian workers (who cannot possibly have the excuse o...

Is it possible that the percentage of increase in oil consumption in developing countries will come down as a result of the increase in prices?

What do the 'think tanks' say about that?

There is no mention of the fuel situation - apparently that was not a concern. Do all passenger airliners carry substantially more than what is required for the flight?

How many newer/smaller cities have come up in the last 5 years that are developing as hubs for IT?

That apart, does the report say anything about the worsening infrastructure problems of existing centres? ( No dedicated civilian airport at Pune and Bangalore - amazing ! )

Capturing a sub intact?.... Have not heard that since 'Krasny Oktyabr'

Triggers some nostalgia definitely.

Shankar, The scenario you have developed is very well conceived in terms of tactical and operational details. But I have a question which keeps keeps buzzing in my head as I read - Why would the US involve Russia in an operation like this? Russia ( with or without Putin) has been a political pariah ...