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Thoroughly agreed. Some websites and maps do describe it as a dispuited region; some don't. What I've said is the world sees it as India-controlled territory that will be in India's control. The world basically sses it as de facto Indian territory. Legally true; but the reality is...

Every media in the world refers to the region as "Indian Kashmir." Legally, yes Kashmir is disputed. In the world's eyes, the LoC is the de facto IB. The special status (Article 370) will be slowly diluted sooner or later.

All the three state actors (India, Pakistan, PRC) have not abided by the UN's resolutions. Why do you talk only about Kashmir? Is Kashmir the only thing in conttention? What about Aksai Chin, Laddakh, Jammu, Leh, "Northern Areas," and the tract of land you "leased" to the PRC? Isn't Northern...

Ofcourse it does; but hunting is not its primary role. Its role is to maintain the country's nuclear arsenal. Suppose an SSBN is hunting for enemy SSKs/SSNs and gets torpedoed in the process. Besides the reactor, there are 10+ nuclear SLBMs that go down with it. Forget the ecological disaster...

I know this post wasn't addressed to me but I'll add my two bits here; sorry if this is inappropriate. The cost won't be a major concern; pretty soon the IN will be getting more share of the defense budget. Once the number of shipyards (public and private) increases, our foreign purchases...

Jliu: Thank you sir, for answering my querry.

Jliu: Sir, if the Mazgaon Shipyard is fully booked till 2018, and the only choice the IN has is to outsource the construction of the six new SSKs, then would it not make better sense to go in for the U-212s (and not U-214s) if full ToT is provided? Perhaps I should ask, will full ToT be...

I did read your comments; they were lacking. There is a better way of saying "agree to disagree." Exiting discussions like that brings in more unnecessary flak.

Honestly, you see what you want to see. Rather than proving JEFF wrong, you indulge in smiley-spanking... Great going. With regard to Fennec, I think I did clarify your doubts in this regard. By the way, the reason why Fennec is cheaper is because it is half the weight and capacity of the...

Oh please... all three countries (India, Pakistan, and PRC) don't give a hoot about UN resolutions. I'll repeat again: "The Indian side of J&K is a part of India," atleast in the real world. What morals are you talking about? The dispute is that you want what we have. Morals were lost long...

Hey, good to see you. Been a long time... The writer merely referenced a research by a think tank or a study group...

If we wanted to swarm J&K (the Indian side of which, by the way is a part of India) then we would have done it long ago. We ain't settling people there.

Sorry for the profanity, but what exactly do these eff-ers want?

The Chile deal is well known to have swung in Bell's favor due to political pressure. Can you tell me from where exactly do you deduce that Nepal is unhappy with the Dhruv? We don't have much influence over Peru; so how will we arm-twist them? We ain't complaining any more; I'm...

So is it appropriate that the country's vital security-related secrets be known to the world?

Army Technology - A Tale of Two Air Forces - Indian Army Helicopters The above report speculates that the Fennec, which is half the weight and price of Dhruv, was ordered so as to maintain a backup given the fact that the Dhruv will be HAL's first attempt at making a helicopter. Further...

The Indian armed services have a history of being very vocal about their displeasure with home-made stuff. So your assumption is moot. The IN will buy whatever suits its needs. Why is this unusual? Obviously they must have looked at everything and then come to the conclusion that the Dhruv...

The navy has made it clear that they want a bigger toy. The MoD's being a miser and saying no. This is rather common in India. Just because they are replacing the Chetak it does not imply they'll go for something in that class only. May be the IN intends to augment its capacity. You're...

Key: The above mentioned topic has been discussed already. The IN has decided against the Dhruv for it needs a heavy high-endurance helicopter; Dhruv isn't one. What the MoD is doing is "suggesting" and "advising" to the IN to adopt the helicopter for the "larger good." Whether this...

The thread was started due to a Pakistani official's comment. I and most, if not all, Indians on this forum do not want a "Balochistan" state.