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The only contention I have is your power ratio remark. If the discussion will go off-topic then I suggest we refrain from having it. There was never a power ratio of the scale that you're implying. Power ratio does not alone mean numbers. Why do you forget we also have to play tango with the...

^Nitesh: I think the above post deserves a seperate thread.

As in? I really think I've misunderstood you. I ain't an expert so I cannot look at specifications and say anything than the obvious (which bird has better speed, fuel consumption, etc.)

We cannot; specifications, too, can be misleading. I'm sorry if my posts state otherwise. I just wanted to say that the Dhruv, in all likelyhood, is not the best and also may not be better than most. It does offer bang for the buck and does the job it was meant to do rather well.

Who's claiming otherwise? We haven't sold more than 6-10 Dhruvs. The IA/IAF wanted a feasible replacement for the Cheetah. They got a light multi-role helicopter that is cheap enough to be purchased in bulk. When the HAL designed the Dhruv, the thought of export might have never crossed their...

The explanation given was that "we (Chile) would like to standardize our fleet;" instead of the six 5.5-tonne helicopters originally planned, 4 heavier Bell 212s were purchased. HAL's bid was for 46 million dollars. It is well-known that Chile gave in to American pressure. That is yet to be...

The Chile deal would have gone to HAL had it not been Uncle Sam's arm twisting.

Good news indeed. Personally, I think the ALH is the Lotus Elise of helicopters... a fun, effective, good, one cal heli-bite.

Equalizing this "tilt" to a "master-slave scenario" goes beyond my logic. The pipeline's been held up due to many factors. The strongest factor driving the interest in this pipeline is the soaring price of crude oil.

The Congress and Boeing are all gung ho about the sale of F-18s to India. Lockheed Martin did gave a presentation on the F-35 to Indian Air Force officials; this is related to India chosing the F-16 (highly unlikely).

Can I have a discussion over this with you via PM?

Those "protesters" were damaging public property and sooner or later, if they were not dispersed, the protesters would have turned into a mob. The police fired shots in the air to disperse them and consequently, the deaths of some "protesters." The policemen did not kill the protesters; the...

Please go through the criticism section of the Wiki page.

The same can be said for reports that state that the Indian tests were duds. The point I'm making is that lessons on the H-bomb have been learned and the design will be fine-tuned.

Dude, this is from the article you posted: "The cultural revolution in Tibet begins in 1965 with the demolition of 98 percent of the monasteries and systematic eradication of Tibetan culture. Today, Tibetans are not allowed to practice their religion since the Communist party of China does not...

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So educate me; tell me what the Tibet Lama system is. Do remember though that you still haven't countered my argument. Your post above only indicates your personal hatred for the Dalai Lama. Further, if there is anything that is "in the public," it is your desperation and rhetoric.

Dude, this does not counter our arguments at all.

Won't they make the damn thing keeping in my mind the above contingency?

Storing a nuclear warhead inside a missile is far more difficult than you think. Further, once these warheads are mated with their missile, they cannot be stored in one place for long. Movements of this size and nature are very much detectable by satellites. This is the reason why no country...