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There has been lot of water under the bridge since MMRCA and the version on offer is I believe superior to the one presented for evaluation earlier with perceived deficiencies covered up. Anyway it is not like Rafale is holding up it's end when it comes to price offered under MMRCA and it is...

I would take that chart with a pinch of salt - strike that - bucket of salt. Chart is ridiculous as there is no basis on which you can chart operation capability on Y Axis. Operational capability is not one factor but 100s of individual factors which are neither additive nor subtractive while...

I am not an airwoman so will take your statements at face value and as I stated in my prior post Rafale may have few extra goodies but is it worth the price being charged? Anyway I will restrict myself from posting further as at this point it's all smoke and mirrors and hardly any facts to...

Perhaps India needs a McCarthy

Indians should do a value analysis on how much utility Rafale offers vis-a-vis alternatives like Vipers or hornets given a baseline cost. For eg say you have a budget of 10 Billion $ - what would you rather buy? 36 Rafales or 80+ F/18 or 126 F-16 Block 60. It's a poor analogy but for the...

It's raining jets for India!! :cheesy: They can have a reality show based when you think of all the drama on display...Oh Wait!! They already had one in form of MMRCA :crazy:

Monsieur you misread the situation. There are no shortage of countries willing to fork our $$$ for Boeing equipment in both civilian and defence verticals. Indian contract while being desirable is by no means necessary. The policy here - which shall be continued irrespective of who the White...

I see, I would appreciate an academic product of this legion then endorsing such a position. I don't read Japanese but AFAIK there isn't any body of work by prominent Japanese strategists advocating for such a drastic realignment. Infact some may even consider such an innovative viewpoint to be...

Can India provide an alternative to the role Pakistan fills in the region which are 1. An ally which is a conduit to Afghanistan which major influence on Taliban. 2. A major power of Islamic community with strong ties to Gulf and thus an alternate pressure point to manage things in ME. 3. A...

Am I hearing this right? I wonder where will Japan be without US to save it's bacon. Still it's a rare sight to see someone from your country pitching in for China, it makes for a change in what are repetitive banter. Might I ask what is the end game here? Cause despite what folks might believe...

Why do your posts have a sense of finality? For eg we say Good Day when the particular conversation is at end or we want to give an impression that we don't want to talk anymore. That aside my impression is that India is more of an argumentative society with a chip on the shoulder so may be it...

In reality No. While it might have been the case pre '11, things have changed. As of now the targets are sighted by Pakistanis for the most case. We got our guy and now the leftovers aren't enticing enough to piss off Pakistan. I agree there is some difference in interpretation of value of...

I get an impression that the abundance of news with Pakistanis gloating and Indians whining is part and parcel of the forum. From a strategic perspective this deal is unlikely to change the status quo and is geared for helping Pakistan out in it's CT operations against groups threating both US...

It is all but confirmed that Trump is going to be the Republican nominee and Hillary the democrat nominee. Trump because Ted Cruz is a fanatic, Rubio got destroyed, Kasich too mild and almost certain to drop out along Carson after SC. Hillary because she has the super delegates almost all of...

Well one great thing about JF-17 is that it is a JV hence you have entire Chinese infrastructure for testing and validation at your disposal in addition to the significant insights which Chinese have gained through their other ongoing projects like Flanker derivatives, The stealth jets and J-10c...

May be something like this on the lines of DARPA Web Warrior? It is basically a mesh like powered suit which assists movement over tough terrains along with a load of 100 lbs with the help of actuators placed in joints. The best part? Can be worn under uniform and battery draw is just 100 W

Well it was a good debate! I guess we have both met at the middle. In summary there has to be some give and take! for Indian services to flow stateside freely US needs assurances that it's IPR would be protected to a greater degree otherwise India might suddenly find 10K USD fees being levied...

This is issue is a political hot potato stateside. The problem is that it serves corporate interest and in US corporate lobbying is responsible for most of the laws and their enforcement. All the election bluster now will disappear once the Presidents settles down in Oval Office and has to fight...

In my book there are only two types - Fair for both or unfair to the 2nd Party. The alternative is unfair to me - Why the hell would I negotiate such a pact. As for the current trend - India - China trade figures shows me how competent the Indians are when it comes to securing their interests.

Best of Luck negotiating a fair trade pact with China! As for cheap Indian medicines it is more likely to kill me than cure me atleast that's what I infer based on the poor manufacturing practices which leads to one or the other Indian Pharma company handed a FDA notice every other month...