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This is simply a result of colonialism. The elitist Indians left incharge of running the day to day business of the country were obviously taught in Britain or by the British, all social institutions were set up by the British and those incharge of these institutions were approved by the...

My problem with questioning the indigenous capability of India is of its importance in the grand scheme of things. In a conflict, will it matter if the fighter or tank or ship across from you is Indian made or procured from another country? I would understand if the Indian members had a problem...

I wish Pakistan and the US had a more honest working relationship, because there is much to be gained from Pakistan's extensive knowledge of the region, its people, and the various terror networks present, while the Americans have the fire power to obliterate these foes. Consider me one of those...

Those last few drawings have a freaky resemblance to the su-27 series...does it have any connection with the j-11s and such that China has developed?

Yes, I have identified 4000 targets around my backyard for the next time I mow the lawn...are you serious?? What is the point of this thread? Most countries have access to satellite data, they can monitor whatever they want and will obviously identify various important targets, if the IAF hadnt...

Im not sure I agree, if a country can go from relatively liberal to religious intolerance, it can also go in the other direction. The ideological and religious leanings of societies change over time, often as events around them change their perspective on things. This is often because religion...

You know, there is some truth to what you say but you are blinded, not only by the perspective your media provides to you, but also the reinforcements of such views you gain by reading what people have to say on a military forum. Do you expect to find the culturally enlightened or those who...

Umm...yeeeah, which is why I wrote what I did. Plus we dont have the AC-130, and I wish we had followed a policy of non-alignment over our "latch onto the strongest country willing to take us" routine.

Ok this has nothing to do with this thread so I will just say, you just grouped together every Islamic empire ever into one group and on that basis you maybe right, but lets return to the topic at hand.

Are you sure about that Khaz4996? The Ottomans never really could expand beyond what is modern day, Saudi Arabia, always fighting the Persian Empires, most notably the Safavid dynasty, to the east with mixed results. Id be shocked if they expanded far beyond the border of Balochistan.

The f-35 is a superb aircraft, far superior to anything else on offer, but it comes with too many strings attached. The Americans will keep trying to reel India in with one of these "awesome" deals that essentially tie the IAF's hands behind its back as the Americans dictate what India can and...

I completely agree with that, I was originally sure we knew where OBL was and we were keeping him as our trump card...much like any other government would do...but then we, once again, messed up a golden opportunity to leverage him into some good for the nation, be it economically or a more...

The problem remains that the ones that can make a change fear for their livelihoods. It is hard to face to a government so corrupt and an enemy so ruthless, but it remains to be seen if we will ever act and change this.

Im sure the Americans will trace the new leader and then wait till the presidents approval ratings fall to record lows and then conveniently kill the Al Qaeda leader. Which is still better than Pakistan, some portions of our government will know and will refuse to act, other parts will know and...

See the problem is the implementation of Islamic principles in a political process that should be devoid of an religion. Once religion is part of politics, not only is that religion misused to unite the masses against causes with the mere justification of "god says so", but it marginalizes those...

Sir, your views are terribly misguided and if you really mean what you just wrote, it is systematic of the problems moderate Pakistanis face in trying to counter the extremism that pervades our nation. How do we reason with those who completely lack perspective on rational thought?

Helis are tremendously helpful in modern warfare, transport helicopters are necessary to quickly move troops to dynamic border skirmishes that break out in different areas and attack helis can decimate any tank force if used properly and in sufficient numbers. Helicopters are vulnerable, but...

Well the only reason I mentioned the block 2 was to show how fast the jf-17 program is moving, by the time the first LCA squadron is up and running, the block 2 aircraft may well be joining the air force as well...so essentially you are comparing an aircraft that is ahead in its technological...

Musharraf has turned into the Clinton of Pakistan. Alot of people completely mix up the cause and affect relationships at work here. Musharraf didnt make our country more prosperous. Since the 1980s, we have never had a sustained period of economic growth that didnt seem like an aberration...

In my opinion, instead of presenting a neutral view, you may have just summarized the whole problem in comparing the two aircraft. The LCA is given too much credit because it uses more western systems, the prejudice against Chinese equipment completely eliminates any chance of a fair assessment...