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For one, there is no point in maintaining a standing army if it is unprepared for war at any given time! There is a vast difference, practically, when one says under-prepared and not-prepared! No standing army in the world is never 'not-prepared' to go to war! Secondly, to say that the IA is...

Yes the article does state that, thats why I said I dont know if the collaboration would still stand if the MMRCA does not go SAAB's way. TATA's R&D experience in defense aviation is not entirely nil. TATA does develop many subsystems on many platforms. TCS is also involved in developing some...

Don't know what would happen if SAAB loses the MMRCA contract. But a clause in the MMRCA deal states that a portion of the money has to be returned to Indian industries by employing them in the development/production of the concerned aircraft. Hence this pact between TATA and SAAB. Other...

Oh I do know the procedures involved. The Govt does consider all the possibilities and then comes to a decision. The Indian army, unlike that of some other countries, has no say whatsoever in that decision. Under any given circumstances, when ordered into battle, the forces GO! No if's and...

But didn't you know that HAL manufactures these very Su-30MKIs in India, including the engines? IF they can manufacture the engines, I don't understand why fixing some broken parts should be that difficult? Break-up of the erstwhile soviet union had its disastrous consequences on IAF...

I didn't know the Indian army (constitutionally under the control of a civilian govt) had the authority or the power to refuse an order from the civilian Govt - which IIRC never came. Wow if the armed forces had such powers wouldn't they stage a coup like the PA did in 1999 throwing out an...

Unlike the US or Canada, being born in UK doesn't automatically give you British citizenship. You will be a citizen of the country your parents are citizens of! ~ Moriarty

I was surprised to see the title of the source as Indian inventions! Excuse me for thinking it was a Pakistani invention! Hmmn interesting.....

I don't know how to cut this thread into a separate one. Can you please tell me how to do it or better still can the Mods please create a separate thread for this issue? Thanks ~ Moriarty

Thank you for expressing how you feel about Dr Hoodbhoy. He's after all an educated man and a prof. of Physics at a prestigious univ. I cant say the same about you. But what is more important is how is the Pakistani society going to deal with this radical form of Islam? Are you going to let...

Read this article by Dr Hoodbhoy. Good to know there are many individuals like him who can still introspect and criticize shortcomings. This is really important for the development of a country. Hope you people can respond in a reasonable fashion. ~ Moriarty The Saudi-isation of Pakistan...

Wow, this takes the cake buddy! Still waiting for the icing though :) Would you care to post links/sources about this so called Mossad funding of RAW-HuJi-AQ? Are you really on something here? ~Moriarty

FT.com / Asia-Pacific - Bangladesh linked to Mumbai attacks Bangladesh linked to Mumbai attacks By Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad Published: February 6 2009 02:00 | Last updated: February 6 2009 02:00 Pakistan's investigation into the Mumbai terror attacks has unearthed evidence that the...

Two hilarious comments today... http://www.defence.pk/forums/292317-post41.html .... Another oneliner today which had me in splits. Lovely sense of humor! Keep it up guys....roflmao!! ~ Moriarty

Ofcourse defence research has its useful civilians offshoots! But by and large the ISRO and DRDO are separate entities functionally and vision wise.

FYI, Placing a satellite into any orbit accurately is far more complex and difficult than to pinpoint a spot on the ground! Ask around in your scientific circles and you will know! ~ Moriarty

I typed 'some' members. Not all! I even made that 'bold font'. Oh no I dont want anyone to use nukes anywhere on this planet! And ofcourse you will have people with perverted viewpoints on every side! Not that I condone their views but FYI. Isnt it good that such people can only vent their...

Pa ji, nice one. Lol started my day with a healthy dose of laughter! Only a sardar can come up with such oneliners! ~Moriarty

I don't expect you to understand that now. FTW why was a nuclear treaty flatly refused to Pakistan while every NPT signatory wants to signup with India? 'It's got to do with 'repustation' baby'! That's strange, because I have rarely ever read any member from India proposing to fry Pakistan -...

Sorry to burst your bubble, but India does have ICBMs. Its only a matter of dressing them up with warheads instead of scientific payloads. USA did try to deny us the technology through sanctions, but ISRO did find a way to bypass those sanctions through a combination of indigenous R&D and JV's...