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I said the consulates are being used to develop connections with the local warlords in the ground, so that when the time arises (if it does, and that is a very big "if"), these can be bought to fight for the Northern Alliance against the Taliban. I disagree with your last sentence; I doubt...

Just my two bits here... Those consulates exist for a very valid reason: to make sure we have connections with the local warlords in Afghanistan; these connections are also there to help the Northern Alliance. This is a sort of insurance if Uncle Sam leaves (which I do not think is going...

fatman17: Sir, What do you think will happen? Is there any which ways the Army and the GoP can work together? I mean be friends against a common enemy to say the least?

You guys got so worked up over all this rhetoric? 1. ArP is a part of India (in the non-ideal non-textbook real-world). 2. Aksai Chin is a part of PRC (in the non-ideal non-textbook real-world). Everybody, please live with this. But you won't... shucks

Muse: What are you trying to say here?

May the force be with you... and Leia with me.

If that shell would have exploded in a Hindu slum and a Hindu scrap dealer would have been involved, would the treatment be any different? No. Subtle propaganda at its best.

Really? How? By not appeasing somebody's ego?

Sir, Indeed I'm a young lad, and unmarried at that. Further, I think you have mistook my assertions; I'm not denying the existence of any country (be it Pakistan or Bangladesh), I'm simply stating that the partition of India was imposed on the land by a select bunch of people who were driven...

If Jinnah would have disclosed his cancer, the INC would have made him the PM of a united India. This would have severely weakened his aspirations. As I said earlier, Jinnah simply wanted his own country; he was not ready to be second fiddle to anybody, be it Gandhi or Nehru. Your argument...

Didn't I say earlier that the GSQRs were a major goof-up? I asked because of that goof-up, should we commit one more? As far as inducting a tank is concerned (even to 10% of the force levels), if you still haven't understood how costly and time-consuming it would be, you never would...

Nitesh and IPF: 500 Arjun tanks will cost a bomb; their logistics tail will cost a nuke. I'll give you one example: You say we can use existing tankers; that is incorrect; we will need more fuel tankers. And forget the cost of buying these additional fuel tankers, what about the cost...

RescueRanger: I clearly stated in my first post that Jinnah was secularist; he also was for Hindu-Muslim unity. But, if he was, why abet in the partition? All Jinnah wanted was to not play second fiddle; he may have had fears of a "Hindu domination" that in my view were both ill-founded...

The link will direct you to a very informative discussion on the videos posted by Munir: F-15 pilot opinion about the SU-30 MKI at Red Flag - Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums

That I agree is a major goof-up. It didn't, and this is another goof-up. Nites please tell me that's a joke. T-90S is much better than the T-72M1. They are similar, and not same.

Dude, you think I don't know this? All I meant was stop generalizing... but I just now realized that you won't...

Very true, but as I said: problem is money and the IA's existing set-up, which is more T-series oriented. Plus, 500 Arjuns won't come alone; what about their logistic backbone (extra supply trucks, additional ammunition, additional fuel, additional fuel tankers)? Also, what about doctrine...

Did Nehru demand a separate country? No... Jinnah did. One more thing, you are quoting me out of context... I said that the partition deepened the rift between Hindus and Muslims... I never said the partition is solely to blame. Further, I didn't get your new-history comment; can you...

Go back to my post: when one chooses a system, one looks at multiple factors. In this case, let us limit ourselves to two: cost and capability. T-90 satisfies both these parameters; the other tanks you have mentioned do not.

Nitesh, I have to apologize here. It seems I was wrong in my assertion. You can, however, read Ajai's initial views on Arjun: World Affairs Board - View Single Post - What is Best MBT in Asia? I was unable to find these posts on BR though. Because we have a limited budget. Also...