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    J&K gets 10% of Central funds with only 1% of population

    Clearly there is a lot of vested interest in keeping the war in J&K going, from both sides of the border. People of J&K are just pawns in the big game. Sad.
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    India's New Submarines Have No Real Weapon - Courtesy Agusta Scam

    http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/in-torpedo-delay-lies-opportunity-to-build-domestic-industry-115040900032_1.html Business standard argues, BS subcomponents are outsourced to the company that makes SeaHake, so they can't offer ToT. Even the Italians chose SeaHake over BS...
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    Should next-gen guns kill or wound? Army debates

    I think it is not just about killing vs maiming like the article suggests. A typical 7.62 round weighs about 33% more than a 5.56 round. So soldiers can carry a lot more 5.56 rounds. Unlike target shooting, in battle, a lot of rounds are wasted. So the more rounds you put downrange, higher the...
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    Rustom-2 begins Taxi Trials before its first flight next month

    They should take more risks with testing UAVs. It should be OK to lose a prototype or two. Build more prototypes to speed up testing.
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    India Rejects Joint Naval Patrols with US in South China Sea

    Here are reasons for you. 1) Develop some oil blocks to increase our energy security without being scared of China. 2) Show china, that if you mess with us, we mess with you. 3) In any future border/trade negotiation, have a card that we can trade for a worthy benefit. For eg. Don't meddle with...
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    India Rejects Joint Naval Patrols with US in South China Sea

    Who said anything about going to war? My whole post was to show some spine to avoid going to war. Find ways to be a pain in China's side without having to go to war, both diplomatically and militarily.
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    India Rejects Joint Naval Patrols with US in South China Sea

    Not with USA? Patrolling SCS alone against China is suicide. China wouldn't hesitate to sink a few indian vessels to flex its muscles to USA. But doing so in a joint patrol is an open provocation to USA. China would never do it. China is waiting and watching for USA to crumble and for them to...
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    JNU may display battle tank to instil patriotism in students

    A tank in an university amidst tensions in the student body, for me, evokes the famous photo of the student standing against a tank in tianmen square. This could be a PR blunder as this could be construed as intimidation. I support the idea of amar jawan jyoti. If they vandalise it they lose...
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    'International conspiracy' derailed India's indigenous space project: Former ISRO scientist

    Blue Origins, SpaceX and the other private companies are not starting from scratch. They get full access to technology, launchpads, equipments that NASA has. They even get some research funding from NASA budget. Their rocket scientists are mostly Ex-NASA and Universities that did NASA research...
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    India to send 40 tonnes of aid to cyclone-hit Fiji

    Send Jalashwa with our disaster management team, rescue helos, supplies and doctors.
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    US close to signing deals with India in defence, communications: Pacific Command

    I would love for us to trade with China. Problem is, China doesn't want that. China wants our land, Arunachal, Andaman, whatever they want next. I know the situation presented for us is a choice between the devil and the deep sea. But with the deep sea(China), you drown for sure. With the devil...
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    US close to signing deals with India in defence, communications: Pacific Command

    Good argument, but has a big flaw. You are assuming US will continue to try to be the world police at any cost. The public opinion in the US is changing, regarding them being the world police. Obama won, promising to wind down wars. His tactic is to support the opposition without entering the...
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    India Is Making a Move on the South China Sea

    I can agree with you wholeheartedly. UNSC means nothing. I don't know why we let ourselves be stringed around with UNSC seat as bait. Russia doesn't care about it, US doesn't care about it, China doesn't care about it. The members have broken UNSC resolutions themselves. UNSC has clout over...
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    US close to signing deals with India in defence, communications: Pacific Command

    Question arises :- 1. Are we looking as China as an enemy in future, than the potential threat. China portrays itself as a potential threat right now. If china wants to be perceived as an enemy it can do that overnight. But can we prepare for imminent war overnight? Will we be able...
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    India offers its retired soldiers to guard Brunei

    Seriously, China? Pick someone your own size to bully. I am looking at the map. And China is nowhere near Brunei.
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    MiGs touch down on the Vikramaditya’s deck

    Hmm... Hero of russian federation for the test pilot... Were our Tejas test pilots awarded any chakra medals? Imo , flight testing should be considered war duty since the men risk their lives. They should be rewarded accordingly. Not sure if they do this already... On the same note employees of...
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    IAF and Navy to Purchase more Dornier Aircraft : AK Antony

    Dorniers are license built. We can't improve them. Period. It is a dead end. But if we buy the mahindra aircraft, there is a good chance more Indians get a chance at design. They have already partnered with NAL to develop the C-NM5. Mahindra-NAL C-NM5 conducts first flight If the orders are...
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    IAF and Navy to Purchase more Dornier Aircraft : AK Antony

    We should give the Mahindra-GippsAerospace, GA18 a chance. It is pretty close to Do 228 in stats. A sizable order might help them move production from australia or setup a new plant in India and maybe move some design work too. We are not helping ourselves by license building the same Dorniers...
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    Make bribing legal: Narayana Murthy

    The only difference between other crimes like, murder, stealing, burglary, rape etc is, there is one victim and one aggressor. It is pretty clear who should be punished. In case of bribe, both parties benefit, it is the third party that is the victim (a competitor, taxpayer or the country). This...
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