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Actually, This CGI is far more literal than many here can imagine. If only people would stop foaming at the spectre of Cold start and what not , and try and see the real, tangible changes going on within the tri-services.

We could go on an infinite loop of circular debates about what happened (and did not happen) in the last century. That's not going to solve a thing.Both sides misjudged, miscalculated; probably more from our side. Let's end it at that. However that being said, I do think the landmark decision...

Actually, rounds exitng INSAS does have a better muzzle velocity as compared to the Tavor-21, about 5 m/s, even though the standard round fired by the INSAS is 64-grains. The Tavor uses the Israeli supplied ammunition btw, eiher the 55 grain or the 62 grain, I'm not certain. I was about to post...

There has been no signing of anything as of yet, thanks to French intransigence. So the linchpin of your argument is moot. What we announced to the world was that the bid was accepted as the preferred bidder for the purpose of negotiations towards the contract. That's it. if both sides cannot...

The propensity of certain members to comment without knowing the head, tail or *** of a topic is incredible, almost mesmerizing. Just in case you care to know, RATPL is something Dassault brought up. Yep, that's right, Not India, not the MoD, not the Air force, and most definitely not the HAL...

Life cycle costs are themselves not something easy or straightforward to calculate. It is variant on god knows how many factors, time and market fluctuation being just a few. And precisely because life cycle costs are so complicated and so variable, they can easily be manipulated to paint a rosy...

You are a disgrace, to your state of residence, your nationality, and infact to muslims everywhere. You're the kind of abomination that should never be allowed within a hundred metres of a computer. Btw, that's not my comment. A friend of mine had that to say about you when he chanced upon your...

Allow me to play the Devil's advocate on this one. Please do note that this is just for the sake of having a different point of view. I do not necessarily hold these views. The following are quotes from the Israeli experience wrt women in combat roles. “History shows that the presence of women...

If Dassault is actually found to be violating the clauses in the RFP, as is now being suggested by every news report, the blame will fall exclusively on Dassault, and not on India. India will be well within it's rights to break off negotiations. And as far as the MMRCA is concerned, expect a...

I usually try to avoid bringing up historical anecdotes unless absolutely necessary. It tends to rile up emotions and hurt the discourse at hand. Worse, the very point I'm trying to make usually ends up lost in translation. But yes, I understand and support your point of view though I'm...

Tipping point(s), or any synonyms alluding to it are not a regular word used by the diplomatic corps of any nation. It has a certain negative connotation to it, or atleast that was what I was taught by someone. That being said, if you have to use that word, the attack on the Indian Embassy in...

It shouldn't be that unexpected a development. After all, Pakistan imposed punitive costs for the "pragmatic and sane" behavior shown by successive governments in India. And as with humans (or animals), behavior with punitive costs are quickly rectified. Pakistan may choose to deny the Indian...

@Oscar, Those calculations work if India intends to go to war in retaliation for a Mumbai or Parliament attack, wherein the cost and rationale of such a campaign can and would be brought into question. We have already seen the effectiveness of the Pakistan's theory as far as such attacks are...

We are the buyer, we set the rules. And yes, we do pay from our own poor pockets. If Dassault or any other entity has any problems with any part of the RFP, they are well within their rights to withdraw from the deal, provided it's not been signed. As far as I can tell, We aren't holding a 88...

Again, incorrect. You are using very specific situations to make generalized statements. That by itself would be enough to act as a dis-qualifier for your statement. For the Naval role, speed by itself will not be the only, nor the primary factor in determining available reaction time for the...

Flawed logic. The weapon effectiveness is contingent on nature of target and the nature of air defense assets to be encountered en route, in addition to it's own characteristics. As such, sweeping statements for or against one platform is meaningless.

Presuming CSD exists, Does Pakistan intend to stall the Indian forces right at the border itself or fight a tactical retreat till the Indian forces run out of momentum?

If we were to lose control of the Andamans to hostile action, we'll have our own version of D-day, 1000x the difficulty. Hostile action against Andamans might sound a little far fetched, but there is a significant, if largely ignored, history behind it. During the Indo-Pak war of 1965, The...

.....which arguably itself couldn't match the scale of Operation Bagration or Operaton Zitadel.

The attackers were the NDFB, the victims were the tea garden workers. That's the best I could gather at this moment. I'll not put up any further details at this moment.