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Tailoring our Constitution is not an option. It would be the death of the idea of India for which the freedom movement was fought. There is a very good reason as to why most of the advanced societies that are doing well are secular societies. As for Hindu feeling of oppression, that is partly...

What worries me more is the social outcome of this entire process. For whatever little it is worth, an entire generation of educated Indians did grow up knowing that we are a secular democracy. I hope the next generation does not treat both those terms as irrelevant. I think you are partly...

Yes there are those that can climb upto tropopause. But that is not their operational altitude, definitely not for armed drones. The thing is, you do not need to be a genius to know these things. Whoever told you all this is rocket science was again misleading you. It seems you have an entire...

Hmm...it didn't take you a moment to politicize the issue. So your points are - lynching people is justified because of any allegation of cow slaughter. Without going into the details of how hideous that makes you as a human being, where have you addressed the fact that many of these lynchings...

This is not about beef lynching and politicizing the issue. I think this growing trend reflects a broader breakdown of institutions and rule of law. Time to be worried.

Is Mob Justice a New Law of Land? Angry Crowd Takes Another Life in Jharkhand By Surabhi Shaurya | Updated:Fri, June 30, 2017 11:35am No society allow mob to rule over law and order in state. New Delhi: Putting a nation of over a billion people to shame, yet another case of mob justice hit the...

But we are talking about the Himalayas aren't we? Did anyone tell you that operation altitude increases along with ground altitude? They misguided you in that case. It is exactly as I stated - the effective operational altitude of your beloved HALE will be less to the extent of ground altitude...

What altitude do you intend to use them at? Operational altitude remains the same regardless of the height of terrain. The guy using the MANPAD will, on the other hand, be at an altitude that will bring the HALE into range. I am basing that on your assertion that these are similar in capability...

Drones are good against the Taliban. Modern militaries tend to have these things called MANPADS. They tend to knock low-flying objects like drones out of the sky. Your war-fighting manual is a mixture between WWII and American action against Taliban. You should brush up on what happens in the...

Spike ATGM from Israel. They are pretty good I hear. Don't keep too much track of defence industry these days though.

But I am not talking about assault rifles. Do you go chasing after tanks with assault rifles? That's very dangerous, don't ever do that. Assault rifles don't work against tanks, so we decided to rely on ATGM instead. They usually do the job.

I guess better use these tanks soon then. It seems India is getting a lot of Spike anti-tank missiles and they are mean as hell. Don't want to see these tanks sitting around until they are ready to be blown up, do we?

Excellent development. Hope the trend continues. No need to make this an India vs China thread. China is making giant strides in renewable energy as well. In fact it is the Chinese who have increased solar panel production to such levels that the technology is now affordable for everyone and we...

Yes Islamabad is a planned city just like Chandigarh, Lutyen's Delhi and Bhubaneswar. But these are not representative of South Asian cities. Old Lahore, slums of Karachi, Mumbai, trans-Yamuna in NCR, chawls in Mumbai...these are where most urban people live. By these standards we are abysmal...

My response to you is not in any India vs Pakistan paradigm. Cities in both countries are mostly ghettos with abysmal infrastructure and amenities. Your claim is based on the myopic understanding that certain gated communities in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi are good places to live in. That is...

What is the point of these repeated references to his age? I have read this in several articles now. The French people chose him. End of discussion. Wouldn't matter if he is 39 or 99.

This part is quite relevant. While I do appreciate that political developments (the invasion of Iraq and War in Syria) are important, sometimes we should take people on their word. ISIS does not hide what they believe in. They publish that in Dabiq. Al Qaeda has also not deceived anyone about...

The fate of the Pundits is the reason I view the entire Kashmir issue very differently. I am sensitive to the fact that atrocities have been committed by the Army. I don't see anything wrong in demanding that human rights be respected. However, the claim about innocent Kashmiris who have done...

Have you considered a career in creative writing?

Imam Tawhidi rocks. I am going to Adelaide next month and have requested a meeting with him. Look, I don't mind the cultural aspect of religious festivals. I love my Eid food and Christmas holidays. But the official residence of the President has a significance beyond just being a living...