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^^^ Humph! My net connection was not working or i would have beaten you in posting that article from 'The Hindu'...

Hi, The upgrades include the Zhuk ME radar which is not AESA radar. Further the upgraded Mid-29SMTs are to be used till 2025 by which time rival AFs will sport AESAs. So why not modify the contract and include the AESA now the Russia has developed one? Even the LCA MkII is supposed to be...

In India the possibility of similar help to Maoists and other rebel outfits cannot be counted out but this has not reached dangerous proportions. For Pakistan's case what could be the reason for such an undercurrent of support to exist and become so strong for so long a time?

Sure, as of now India does not equal China in many indicators of development. Buy you fail/refuse to see that India has not exhausted herself. Economists are predicting that we will see double digit growth rates soon may eventually be very close to China. Europe and US have pretty much...

MastanKhanji, I think that I have finally understood what you feel and your anguish is understandable. Many times I have felt similar things --- even about my country. At times I also get anguished and have realised out that India is currently still a poor developing country, albeit with...

Hi MastanKhanji, Many thanks for making this thread such an interesting one to read. I reiterate that we sorely miss someone like you in the Indian defense section. Excuse me for commenting as an outsider. But i am less and less able to understand your points. Senior members have...

^^^ I think that Taimikhan had mentioned in one post that super mods have rights to issue bans, while the rest can order suspensions. By the way, congrats to the Sparklingaway and T-Faz. Good to see Sparklingaway as his perspective is a bit different at times. Goes to show the robustness and...

Hi, A somewhat off-topic query. I read in one post by blain2 that Pakistani SFs are being expanded in response to the expansion of Indian SFs as well as for WOT. So my query is this: How do the extra commandos come about? I mean that if there is a requirement of 1000 guys under normal...

Hi Saber, My thought is that an Indo-Pak war will likely not escalate to the point of MAD. This is precisely what JF-17 is supposed to prevent. It is not in India's interest to ensure (if she can) that such a stage is reached. Only a limited conflict is the goal. If JF-17 does not do...

When people get too caught up in a line of thought some amount of rationality is lost. This has happened to Mrs Arundhati Roy. She has made some untenable comments in support of Naxalism. But we need people like her. It is always necessary to be cognizant of a different viewpoint. One cannot...

Put in another way what you mean is that PAF is playing a huge catching up game and is betting on the contention of no war for the next 10 years --- time enough for the JF-17 to probably mature to do what it is supposed to do --- denial of air superiority in the Indo-Pak context. But what about...

Hi MastanKhanji, You seem to be fighting a lone battle. What you say is like a breath of fresh air. I wish we had some Indian posters like you who would give a fresh perspective about Indian defense stuff in the manner in which you write. All said and done, at the expense of some off-topic...

China develops fastest super computer China has developed a super computer that runs at more than one quadrillion (one thousand million million) calculations per second, making it the fastest one in the country, experts have said. The super computer named "Xingyun", has been developed in...

The only worthy answer from the Indian POV.

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Rebooting India-Pakistan relations Rebooting India-Pakistan relations by Happymon Jacob It is important for both India and Pakistan to continue the positive movement in bilateral relations. They should rebuild mutual trust and resume dialogue. The...

Hi TechSir, I agree with the bolded part and not so sure about the rest. The rest will certainly follow --- in good time and good time may not be as early as 2018. I am not belittling Chinese achievements as they are a dedicated people. But the other countries that have achieved such a...

Indeed PA has paid a heavy price for fighting against the terrorists. But one cannot say that all sections are focused on this goal. Changing mindsets take time. Even if there are influential sections that are convinced of going against these deluded people, there will be powerful sections that...

That is why they are doing great amongst themselves even though they keep bombing others. Our time will come soon...

Resolving Indo-Pak conflict will take its own sweet time --- mindsets have to change, and thats not easy. However economics will dictate the contours of this relationship. Europeans are much more united today because they realise the potential of good economic relationship and this is why they...

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