Recent content by southpaw

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Send Jalashwa with our disaster management team, rescue helos, supplies and doctors.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Seriously, China? Pick someone your own size to bully. I am looking at the map. And China is nowhere near Brunei.