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by shaun
13 Sep 2022 11:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5266
Views: 1802313

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

PP15 cleared. Awaits inspection. https://twitter.com/timesofindia/status/1569474827219763204?t=rHZe83UmsmyXruhqdtivig&s=19 With this Demchok and Depsang Plains remain. Importantly status quo ante April 2020 is restored. Naman to all the Galwan and Kailash heroes. And those who fought in the mul...
by shaun
13 Sep 2022 08:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6378
Views: 2076512

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

Nothing much to read 1. Estimated 2300 Engines required for our Fighter ACs including engine replacement for sukhois and spare engines. 2. GE is expected to setup a plant in India for F414 , agreed to transfer manufacturing technology and production engine , waiting uncle's nod. 3. Safran willing to...
by shaun
12 Sep 2022 15:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5266
Views: 1802313

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

The news article has added a few 000 to the length of roads built in Tibet. Unless those roads are terminating at the LAC every 5 kms or so. I don't think that the Indian army would have stood still if that was the case. A response would have been miade a long time before the current government. I ...
by shaun
12 Sep 2022 10:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5266
Views: 1802313

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

After Tawang, Infra Buildup Gathers Pace in Eastern Arunachal as Army Puts Full Focus on LAC By: Amrita Nayak Dutta News18.com Last Updated: SEPTEMBER 08, 2022, 09:57 IST Dibrugarh, India The Army is reorienting itself to increasingly pull out of counterinsurgency (CI) roles in the Northeast so tha...
by shaun
12 Sep 2022 08:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2092736

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Question is how much effective are area saturation weapons with 500km range , in our Eastern and northern front ? As a dumb weapon, it will be completely ineffective. But as a guided rocket, it will be a frightening weapon. A force multiplier in terms of hitting deep targets. Think targets such as ...
by shaun
12 Sep 2022 07:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2092736

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Question is how much effective are area saturation weapons with 500km range , in our Eastern and northern front ? Depends on the area you want to target. If you read the former DG Arty's article in this thread then he alludes what is involved in a the Chinese ingress into Ladakh. Also this range al...
by shaun
11 Sep 2022 20:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 822
Views: 650173

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

Haven't heard of this website though. No sources provided on when this statement was made Handed over 30 Tejas Mk-1 single seater aircraft to IAF : HAL CMD R Madhavan The Chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics, R Madhavan has said that the company has handed over 30 single-seater Tejas Mk-1 fighter airc...
by shaun
11 Sep 2022 20:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2092736

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Question is how much effective are area saturation weapons with 500km range , in our Eastern and northern front ?
by shaun
11 Sep 2022 19:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4103
Views: 2075929

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Ruskies have manpower issue . That's a fact . Mass aerial bombardment is missing . Artillery have their own limitations if infantry ( again manpower ) can't give enough buffer from enemy . Maybe start of gravity bombs .
by shaun
11 Sep 2022 09:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4103
Views: 2075929

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

The incursions in the Kharkiv Izyum sector have helped brush the severe losses from the Kherson counter offensive under the carpet. The Queen helped as well! As this war has progressed, the pro-Russia cheerleading squad (which includes myself, honestly) has certainly had its faith put to the test. ...
by shaun
09 Sep 2022 10:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5266
Views: 1802313

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

That lies with the incumbent govt . I am sure no successive govts can escape the inaction from their part to effectively counter Chinese land grabbing specially after operation Falcon . That operation itself forced the then govt to start talks and thus these border agreements came into being , to pa...
by shaun
09 Sep 2022 08:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5266
Views: 1802313

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

SS, Its a big deal. Go back to your gurus. They will explain. Shaun Yes it's big deal. It restores the status quo ante as of April 2020. Kudos to all those who worked hard over the last two years and the Galwan braves, the Kailash ranges victors. So many to thank and they know who they are. Ramana ...
by shaun
08 Sep 2022 22:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5266
Views: 1802313

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

With China, we have to do two things: give back equally, preferably more, than what we get; stand firm without conceding anything. Just prior to Wang Yi’s arrival in March this year, the Chinese side had proposed a solution for disengagement at PP-15. It proposed that Indian troops move back to the...
by shaun
07 Sep 2022 07:20
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8452
Views: 3042866

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Indian Toy Manufacturer Sucess Story https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/toy-industry-s-make-in-india-moment-101662362065777.html Admin delete if you find it worth deleting Toy industry’s Make in India moment Until two years ago, Jitender Singh was one of Delhi’s biggest toy traders in...
by shaun
06 Sep 2022 15:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Replies: 2731
Views: 1120126

Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019

Karan M, any chance you could post the entire article that is on Janes? Best part is that the IAF is very keen to induct the Tejas Mk2 ASAP! This is truly music to my ears! :D Update- India sanctions Tejas Mk2 fighter project The Indian government has officially approved the Tejas Mk 2 fighter airc...
by shaun
01 Sep 2022 19:37
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8452
Views: 3042866

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

There is a correlation between NPA and Credit cycle . As per RBI 2014 publication , An empirical analysis of trends in gross advances and gross NPAs since June 2000 carried out in this study indicates that NPA growth follows credit growth with a lag. The results bring out the fact that credit growth...
by shaun
09 Aug 2022 22:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5266
Views: 1802313

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

https://twitter.com/TheAvenger82/status/1556996148455387136?s=20&t=n-In0uudZgBM-tZek8i7sg ---> India and China likely to set up Air Force to Air Force hotline to prevent possible escalations on LAC. The Chinese side is complaining of IAF flying extensively on LAC, specifically Mirage 2000 which...
by shaun
28 Jul 2022 21:45
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Telecom Folder
Replies: 1209
Views: 376816

Re: Indian Telecom Folder

"government is committed to privatising all PSUs barring four strategic sectors -- atomic energy, space and defence; transport and telecommunications; power, petroleum, coal and other minerals; and banking, insurance and financial services, where the government will retain a bare minimum presen...
by shaun
28 Jul 2022 21:39
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8452
Views: 3042866

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

Cut off fixed line , a decade back . BB speed decent with no down time till date . Private contractors are managing and maintaining
by shaun
28 Jul 2022 11:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1011
Views: 4638942

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

The AC , India TV journo flew have radar capable of search and track on more than 64 targets . This capability is with 2052 only.
by shaun
27 Jul 2022 16:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 928
Views: 466987

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

Serial numbers were not supposed to be posted
by shaun
18 Jul 2022 02:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Replies: 2731
Views: 1120126

Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019

Well the argument is we need " real " fighters not lab products .
by shaun
04 Jul 2022 12:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4103
Views: 2075929

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Behind paywall. Russia Claims Control of Luhansk as Ukrainian Forces Retreat From Lysychansk Don't post articles (or even excerpts) behind paywalls on BRF. These articles are behind paywalls for a reason. I have removed the quoted parts of the article from your post. I guess this is not a paid arti...
by shaun
24 Jun 2022 12:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: 1965 Indo-Pak War: News & Discussion
Replies: 784
Views: 230085

Re: 1965 Indo-Pak War: News & Discussion

A friend of mine sent some info Just wanted to check with Indian Army History Buffs Is it true that PM Shastri disbanded Muslim Regiment in the Indian Army after 30,000 defected to Pak during the war with their arms and ammunition!! Also did Banditiji suppress perfidy of the Shanthidooth in that ki...
by shaun
23 Jun 2022 10:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
Replies: 396
Views: 48654

Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion

All this corporate job stuff what is it? These are boys from the villages some of them can barely read or write. The Army won’t teach them that. The army will make him a effective killer which is what it needs to do Sachin ji, Armed forces are very much technical in nature nowadays, especially IAF ...
by shaun
23 Jun 2022 10:19
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
Replies: 396
Views: 48654

Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion

All this corporate job stuff what is it? These are boys from the villages some of them can barely read or write. The Army won’t teach them that. The army will make him a effective killer which is what it needs to do Sachin ji, Armed forces are very much technical in nature nowadays, especially IAF ...
by shaun
17 Jun 2022 22:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion
Replies: 396
Views: 48654

Re: Agnipath (Tour of Duty): News & Discussion

Agnipath scheme intake this year is 3%. Rest of 97% are regular recruitment. And will plateau at 50% max in a few years. So recruitment by traditional process is still there for 50% of the intake. And even the 25% retained after 4 years need to qualify for further service. Any official bulletin to ...
by shaun
30 May 2022 07:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4103
Views: 2075929

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

NRao wrote:A fun fact, India used the Russian equivalent of the Excalibur during Kargil. One of the motivators of the Excalibur
Yes bad experience with Krasnopol
by shaun
28 May 2022 06:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy
Replies: 7884
Views: 1463520

Re: Currency Demonetisation and Future course of Indian Economy

Pakistan's road to economic destruction is 70 yrs in the making and entirely their own, the FICN only helps ISI's agenda inside India by running up Indian inflation, causing transactional backlog, making people suspect their own currency etc. but there's no connection to Pakistan's own economic wel...
by shaun
17 May 2022 08:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3041556

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

BBC is blaming Indias wheat ban for rising inflation and prices: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61461093 Never …. increasing ? Me sa puzzled at one thing. NaMo in his speech said something like - Indian Farmer can feed the world if WTO accommodated. Then the export ban. What is it that India w...
by shaun
17 May 2022 03:03
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8452
Views: 3042866

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

So IMF forecasting of India becoming a 5T economy revised two years earlier, in 2026-27. https://i.ibb.co/KqrRw9Z/swarajya-2022-05-d56566a5-1856-46d0-9adc-91c0357b9214-charttttttttttttrttrtrtr.jpg https://swarajyamag.com/economy/imf-corrects-itself-brings-forward-indias-tryst-with-5-trillion-economy...
by shaun
14 May 2022 17:11
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2334192

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

^^ boosters too considered part of propulsion.
by shaun
12 May 2022 22:45
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5266
Views: 1802313

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

^^ There was this report of IA showing interest in 6 such systems ,some 2 years back , are these above additional orders ??
by shaun
01 May 2022 17:11
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2334192

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

More over for spike NLOS "man in the loop " is the preferred mode of operation for long distance targets. It's IIR seeker failed in summer trials . What it essentially means , hepter can not shoot and scoot as it needs to guide the missile to its target , for maximum range it will be arou...
by shaun
01 May 2022 10:32
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2334192

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

shaun the Mi-17 V-5 version is quite a capable helicopter. Arming it with SPIKE is a good thing. Let us not critique even good things. Mi-17V-5 weapon systems Mi-17V-5 is armed with Shturm-V missiles, S-8 rockets, a 23mm machine gun, PKT machine guns, and AKM sub-machine guns. It features eight fir...
by shaun
30 Apr 2022 20:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2092736

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

:shock: what is this ?? Even the technicals come with better
aesthetically designed improvised systems .
by shaun
29 Apr 2022 20:30
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4780
Views: 1541863

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

L1 bidding doesn't mean low price , it's the inefficiency of our system that led us to believe that. L1 procurement is through which Govt is supposed to get best quality services or materials using public money. But our babus have relegated it to low price , as making qualitive judgement is beyond t...