tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post5034703353251931175..comments2024-03-28T21:59:50.423+05:30Comments on TRISHUL: Islamic Republic of Iran’s RMA Analysed-2Prasun K. Senguptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-33916357593879477902017-06-30T22:39:57.522+05:302017-06-30T22:39:57.522+05:30Hi Prasun,
Quick question hasn't LM and US gov...Hi Prasun,<br />Quick question hasn't LM and US gov't stopped Israelis from using these radars on any US made fighters? Or is it just rumour? Please reply.RATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-56263585464361553502017-06-29T16:39:44.868+05:302017-06-29T16:39:44.868+05:30To Amit Biswas @ June 28, 2017 at 9:02 AM
You are...To Amit Biswas @ June 28, 2017 at 9:02 AM<br /><br />You are quite obviously not a fan of 'feku and his team', but to blame them for the short-sightedness of their (multiple) predecessors is equally, if not even more, short-sighted. A problem exacerbated by DECADES of indecisiveness and inaction cannot be resolved in a single tenure of 5 years. <br /><br />Remember, to 'decorate' or 'paint' the home, one must first clean out the mess of old 'dirt', 'cobwebs', 'mould', 'old flaky paint', amongst many others, that exists. Then lay the foundation for the (new) 'paint'. The 'decorations' also need to planned properly and well in advance (when, where, how many, their dependencies, and of course 'how'). Only then will the (new) 'paint' hold, and the (new) 'decorations' be long lived and prove their usefulness. Please note, I DO NOT consider the transport and other infrastructure development in Arunachal Pradesh a mere decoration, but a necessity. I merely used those words to illustrate a point.<br /><br />Having said that, it IS the responsibility of EVERY incumbent government to try and correct the mistakes of their predecessors.<br /><br />As for rapping the Chinese on their knuckles, as this point in time, I doubt we have much to gain. I would rather wait till we have an opportunity to give them a bloody nose (and break it as well in the process). If we can break their jaw as well, that would be a nice bonus. (As long as no actual territory is lost or ceded to the Chinese).<br /><br />That said, I am not sure we are in a position to break anything of theirs at this time. For now, we must be satisfied with holding our own. We do seem to have a long way to go before we are strong enough to ensure that even China decides it would be wise to not needle us.<br /><br />Regards,<br />GSGirishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400442017296207661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-16754739360811793942017-06-29T00:46:22.233+05:302017-06-29T00:46:22.233+05:30Sir,
Whats your view on this
https://www.youtu...Sir, <br /><br />Whats your view on this <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLAt7hgoZQ8<br /><br />Bollywood concert in Xinjiang, must be very old. I dont think such events now can happen in Xinjiang. I think even the singer is uyghur. Arpit Kanodiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467626553252165462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-48749798450346508922017-06-28T19:26:12.868+05:302017-06-28T19:26:12.868+05:30Thanks a lot Prasunda, The Chinese puzzle is compl...Thanks a lot Prasunda, The Chinese puzzle is complicated but does China want more territory, which itself is non-negotiable for any political dispensation in India; or are they looking at a wider canvas?Kaustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081646795532432964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-25367106009582821992017-06-28T09:02:02.396+05:302017-06-28T09:02:02.396+05:30" As matching ground transportation infrastr..." As matching ground transportation infrastructure lagged behind and slowed down to ZERO after the 1993 and 1996 peace accords, the military deterrent capability also withered away. So twice, once after 1962 and again in 1987, infrastructure development plans were aborted. "<br /><br />What stops IA to adopt a offensive approach in these areas....fear of escalation from Chinese??? ( sir you have already said that Chinese deployment is skewed in Tibetan border)....or feku and spymaster didn't give IA " free hand " to deal with it....<br /><br />and what stops the feku and his team to at least even start working on highway infrastructures near Sikkim/arunachal/ladakh by employing Japanese/Austrian/Swiss/Korean vendors having sophisticated technologies...bcoz indian vendors will take > 12 years as in bhupen hazarika setu<br /><br />see those chinese morons not even sparing mansarovar yatra to be used as bargaining tool for such idiotic acts....<br /><br />can we expect a rap on the knuckles of chinese any time soon by IA??<br /><br />Also what action is expected from GOI about ayotollahs kashmir rant suppose GOI does not believe , target was sunni dominated pakistan rather than itselfAMIT BISWAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124952845688810260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-7046802072989178352017-06-28T08:40:08.148+05:302017-06-28T08:40:08.148+05:30Hello prasun sir, INS vishakhapatnam is to be comm...Hello prasun sir, INS vishakhapatnam is to be commissioned next yr but the deal for the 127mm guns are still in limbo. Are there any chances of the deal going through or the vishakhapatnam class and p-17a frigates will also end up with the mismatched 76mm guns.Harshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-6079519770026590962017-06-28T08:24:17.158+05:302017-06-28T08:24:17.158+05:30
hi prasun
then can i take it that you ...<br />hi prasun<br /> then can i take it that you favour license assembly of the f-16 rather than the costly affair of trying to make it here?what is the cost per ac you would look forward to?<br /><br />in my opinion we should go for 150 f-16 in a fixed price phased manner to compensate for the mig 21 - 23-, 27 etc to take advantage of the reduced prices for a large order.<br /><br />what about refurbished ones ?radnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-17106026942976899242017-06-28T06:55:41.801+05:302017-06-28T06:55:41.801+05:30Hi Prasun, I recall you had made this suggestion a...Hi Prasun, I recall you had made this suggestion a while back that GOI pool all the aircraft orders together for commercial planes and make India part of the manufacturing supply chain by using the buying power, like how China has done.<br /> In my own little way, I had also written to PM Modi's suggestions website regarding this.<br /><br />http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/need-to-make-commercial-planes-in-india-says-spicejet-chief/articleshow/59341541.cms<br /><br />I hope you can use perhaps leverage your greater contacts to float this very important idea again which could create hundreds of thousands of jobs in India and also significantly uplevel the manufacturing skill base.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-48380756665698430762017-06-28T06:50:42.464+05:302017-06-28T06:50:42.464+05:30Until 2008, the Sikkim boundary was a settled issu...Until 2008, the Sikkim boundary was a settled issue. Only the status of Arunachal Pradesh was periodically questioned. China, raising the ante on the Sikkim boundary issue and thus India’s discomfiture, has in part to do with India’s strategic partnerships with the US, Japan and Australia. Thus, against India, Beijing is vigorously pursuing one finger of its so-called “five finger policy”—Bhutan. The other four fingers are Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh (both parts of India), Nepal and Sikkim; while the palm is Tibet. Also, the PLA is looking for more elbow room in the strategically important Chumbi Valley. Bhutan shares a 470km-long border with China, which is also disputed. Some of the disputed areas along the border are on the western side adjoining the Chumbi Valley. China claims a large chunk of the border territories, stretching from Doklam in the west and then from Gamochen to Batang La, Sinche La, and down to the Amo Chhu. The disputed area in Doklam covers 89 sq km, while the disputed areas in Sinchulumpa and Gieu cover about 180 sq km. Both Bhutan and China have been engaged in talks since 1984 to solve their border dispute. During the 10th round of Sino-Bhutan border talks in 1996 and again in 2004, China had proposed the exchange of 495 sq km of Pasamlung and Jakarlung valleys in central Bhutan for a 269 sq km tract comprising Sinchulumpa, Dramana and Shakhtoe in north-west Bhutan. It is important to note that Sinchulumpa borders Sikkim. China wants Bhutan to cede Gamochen because it is very close to Chumbi Valley and is a highly strategic area perceived as militarily vulnerable for China as the British colonialists had used this as a gateway to launch their military expedition in Tibet in 1904. The British had occupied this area for nine months then. Although Bhutan has accepted the territorial swap proposal in principle, no concrete solution has been arrived at as yet. China’s idea is to resolve its border dispute with Bhutan in one stroke through a package deal, rather than through the sector-by-sector approach that it has so far been having not only with Bhutan but with India too. Interestingly, China had resolved its border dispute with Nepal through a package deal only, not through the laborious sector-by-sector approach.<br /><br />The latest "incursion" by PLA troops into Sikkim took place on June 26, 2017, with a vehicle-mounted patrol crossing almost 1km into the ‘Finger Area’, to which Beijing is now laying claim despite New Delhi’s position that the Sikkim border question is settled. The PLA men entered Finger Area on light 4 x 4 vehicles and later returned to Chinese territory. Though it was believed until recently that the Chinese have reconciled to the idea of Sikkim being a part of India, there have been at least 65 incidents of transgressions reported in the last six months by PLA personnel into the Finger Area of the State. Also, there have been reports of over 150 transgressions by the PLA across the LAC in 2016. During the 2007 visit of India's then External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to Beijing, the Chinese reportedly stunned him by raising the issue of Finger Area.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-74197414287761220332017-06-28T06:49:48.120+05:302017-06-28T06:49:48.120+05:30To KAUSTAV: Here’s the Primer on what’s happening ...To KAUSTAV: Here’s the Primer on what’s happening along the tri-junction:<br /><br />Sikkim’s eastern shoulder descends into the Chumbi Valley to the point near the trijunction with Bhutan, which is disputed. North Sikkim is the only area in the east from where any meaningful ground offensive into Tibet can be mounted by India. During Operation Falcon in 1986, following the Sumdorong Chu standoff in Wangdung, T-72Ms, 130mm M-46 howitzers and BMP-2 ICVs were inducted into North Sikkim. As matching ground transportation infrastructure lagged behind and slowed down to ZERO after the 1993 and 1996 peace accords, the military deterrent capability also withered away. So twice, once after 1962 and again in 1987, infrastructure development plans were aborted. Both now & in August 2007 China demanded the removal of two Indian Army bunkers from its outpost at Batang La near the India-Bhutan-China tri-junction. These bunkers were constructed in 2005 and then there were no protests from the Chinese side. In this section of the Sino-Indian boundary, India wants the international boundary to run along Batang La, but China wants it further down south along the Torsa Nala in Gamochen, 18 miles south of Batang La. China’s desire to redraw the border and demands for dismantling the Indian bunkers is a strategy to gain tactical advantage, since at present it is in a disadvantageous position in the adjoining Chumbi Valley. In May 2008, China began to make fresh claims on Sikkim’s northernmost tip that appears on the map like a protruding finger and thus termed Finger Area. It contains some stone cairns or heaps of stones that demarcate the India-China border. However, China has continued to state that it will demolish those cairns as the current mapping is not entirely correct and is based on the 1924 Survey of India. China also constructed a road that crossed the Finger Area. Although India protested such moves in February 2008, Beijing continued assert its claims and succeeded in introducing the issue as an agenda in the boundary talks between the two countries. The most sustained fingering by PLA on the border was then in North Sikkim’s Gyangyong area. The border with Sikkim was settled in 1890 as per Anglo-Chinese boundary delineation convention along the watershed between the Sikkim Teesta and the Tibetan Mochu rivers. Agreement on this alignment was reiterated in the 2003 Sino-Indian agreement to promote trade between Sikkim and Tibet via Nathu La. This boundary, though, has not been jointly demarcated on the ground. On June 16, 2008 a vehicle-mounted PLA patrol came one kilometre into the Finger Area making it the 65th intrusion this year in the same area. On one occasion, Indian soldiers formed a human chain to block the entry of the PLA. Mao Swe, the then Chinese Consul General in Kolkata, defused the crisis by publicly reaffirming Beijing’s recognition of Sikkim as part of India. He added that these were not incursions but differences of perception.<br /><br />Cont'd below...<br />Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-74304448189695306322017-06-28T06:48:36.526+05:302017-06-28T06:48:36.526+05:30To AMIT BISWAS: To find out all about the Scorpene...To AMIT BISWAS: To find out all about the Scorpene SSK’s localized components, kindly check up a previous thread that contains detailed schematics of all those components. As for more new ground-reports from the PoK side of the LoC, here are 2 more:<br /><br />Chhamb Sector: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5rymvs_ikhtilaf-e-rai-26th-june-2017_news<br /><br />Tattapani Sector: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPrFD8jOy6E<br /><br />To KUNAL JADHAV: Where’s the great hurry? Matters need to progress in a step-by-step manner. Yesterday the UJC & its Cgief was declared a global terrorist & in the near future the occupation of PoK will be declared as both illegal & as the sanctuary housing global terrorists. Only then will the coast be clear for expeditionary ground campaigns. <br /><br />SBM: Relax & take it easy.Nothing’s lost for anyone of us.<br /><br />To RAM BHARADWAJ: Those figures are still being worked out, since it will not only involve the supply of the UAVs, but also of related ground-control stations & their SATCOM up-links.down-links & related ground-based servers/processors from CISCO Systems & Raytheon & their overall systems integration architecture to make them compatible with GSAT-7. Finally, the entire ground-based MRO facilities for fleet support. Therefore, it is an entire solution that’s being acquired, & not just the flyable UAS platforms.<br /><br />To SHANTANU KUMAR: 1) Why should there be any reqmt for any accessible source-codes? What will such codes be used for? And what kinds of hardware be be required in case source-codes are reqd to be updated or changed? 2) No, period. They are all history now & it’s high time everyone faced & accepted the financial realities. Daydreaming & fanboy-type utopia won’t give anyone any tangible results.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-11077875625173532712017-06-28T04:07:29.818+05:302017-06-28T04:07:29.818+05:30@Ram Bharadwaj
The $2 billion is an estimate quot...@Ram Bharadwaj<br /><br />The $2 billion is an estimate quoted by several media outlets based on what Pentagon has allocated for the Predator-B/Reaper drones. Pentagon came under fire recently for running an excessively bloated drone program - with excessive bureaucracy and wastage resulting in 9 to 10 times the originally estimated costs!<br /><br />Firstly, the drones sold to India will be without any weapons package (which in itself could sometimes be more than the price of the drone); Secondly, Indian Navy is much more leaner (low salaries to personnel and less bureaucracy).<br /><br />As such the actual cost of the drones (including maintenance, support, training etc) will definitely be less than a $1 billion!!!<br /><br />-Scrutator<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-12202671313571549012017-06-28T04:01:48.560+05:302017-06-28T04:01:48.560+05:30Prasun:
1) What would be the ideal compromise in ...Prasun: <br />1) What would be the ideal compromise in case the F-16 purchase goes through? Do you think if the JV between TATA and LM is would be allowed to keep the source codes for the Avionics or the Controls of the aircraft?<br />2) Do you still think it's possible that your previous prediction that of More Rafales and Tejas with no new single engine AC can still come true?<br />Best<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270644793144125220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-44514733807163831222017-06-27T23:53:00.069+05:302017-06-27T23:53:00.069+05:30Dear Prasun,
Our people seem to forget about bair...Dear Prasun,<br /><br />Our people seem to forget about bairaha avatar of lord Bishnu. Otherwise we will also oppose killing of bairaha; but it doesn't happen due to lack of awareness. What I feel as a follower of sanatan Dharma is every life is important. I don't have right to destroy it; be it goat, fish, prawn etc. At the same time I can't impose the same upon others.asdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09808120161059692049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-12212109910006624602017-06-27T23:16:52.530+05:302017-06-27T23:16:52.530+05:30Prasun,
Has the PA dumped the chinese Z-10 attack...Prasun,<br /><br />Has the PA dumped the chinese Z-10 attack helicopter in favor of the turkish T-129?<br /><br />Ram Bharadwajnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-16432032414975594362017-06-27T23:04:36.311+05:302017-06-27T23:04:36.311+05:30Prasun,
Will the Guardian drone be the IN's M...Prasun,<br /><br />Will the Guardian drone be the IN's MRMR? Is the cost estimates of $2 billion for 22 drones realistic?Ram Bharadwajnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-44792868016453923002017-06-27T23:03:12.286+05:302017-06-27T23:03:12.286+05:30I owe you an apology- you were right. I was wrong....I owe you an apology- you were right. I was wrong.sbmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090918961831389673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-79996738948415053312017-06-27T22:32:17.007+05:302017-06-27T22:32:17.007+05:30Hi Sir,
When will India take back pok, even month...Hi Sir,<br /><br />When will India take back pok, even month of June has almost past. Early waiting for good news.Kunal Jadhavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174786299016374825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-4140171482941691932017-06-27T20:26:11.981+05:302017-06-27T20:26:11.981+05:30PRASUN DA,Thanks for the Iran-article.Again there ...PRASUN DA,Thanks for the Iran-article.Again there is Lot of of info. from you.<br />Pakistan has more per capita designated terrorists than any other nation on earth.<br />Here some news:<br /><br />(1) Completely unjustified': Pakistan fumes after US designates Syed Salahuddin a 'global terrorist'.<br />http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-completely-unjustified-pakistan-fumes-after-us-designates-syed-salahuddin-a-global-terrorist-2485352<br /><br />(2) After Hizbul & ISIS , now Al-Qaida in Kashmir.<br />http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/al-qaida-daesh-locked-in-india-turf-war/articleshow/59327695.cms<br /><br />(3) Anger grows in Parachinar after three attacks in six months.<br />https://www.dawn.com/news/1341912/anger-grows-in-parachinar-after-three-attacks-in-six-months<br /><br />(4) Darjeeling shutdown: Maoist splinter group in Nepal protests India’s “repression”.<br />http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/darjeeling-shutdown-maoist-splinter-group-in-nepal-protests-india-s-repression/story-oV45c6trXHU83cXPIhB4CJ.html<br /><br />(5) Tourism: A ‘soft' weapon for Chinese hegemony<br />http://claudearpi.blogspot.in/2017/06/tourism-soft-weapon-for-chinese-hegemony.html<br /><br />SUVOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-52879769095292292112017-06-27T19:58:37.571+05:302017-06-27T19:58:37.571+05:30Tongue firmly in cheek.....What is this nautanki o...Tongue firmly in cheek.....What is this nautanki on the Indo China border!! Pushing and camera shots only...Aw come on shoot each other like on the Indo pak side...No death no injury no martyrs...Bah... How dare they be so mature and deprive us couch Jingos of all the fun!!!☺Kaustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081646795532432964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-62114072569870922042017-06-27T17:29:31.123+05:302017-06-27T17:29:31.123+05:30So is the plane PM Modi travels on chartered and n...So is the plane PM Modi travels on chartered and not the Boeing purchased for VVIP transport? <br />I am also surprised that Russia continues to sell weaponry to China knowing they will end up being cloned regardless of what is agreed and for financial gain gives no consideration to the Chinese open hostility to India and its alliance with Pakistan. Russia was meant to NOT sell weapons to India's enemies! S-400 and Su35 would definitely level out any slight advantage India had over PLAAF. Like the Indian bureaucracy, Russian companies also drag their heels and when they lose contracts they complain. At least the Western countries have stuck to their embargo on China obtaining weapons. <br /><br />Third point: India seems to be naïve about beef cattle. Beef cattle farming in the West is done as follows: Female cows or heifers are two categories: beef and dairy. Calves from beef breed are sent to abattoirs for beef if the calf is a bull/veal and rarely heifers which are found not very good for breeding from; female calves that seem good to breed from are used for that purpose. So beef cattle is primarily consistent of bulls and steers. The dairy breed naturally is used exclusively for dairy and only very old cattle are sent to abattoirs. The slaughtering is also done humanely using a shot bolt meaning the animal is not left suffering and dying a slow painful death. I can't understand all this Gou Mata business unless there is No distinction made between bulls and cows in India. The cows that are venerated appear to me to be the dairy breed and either way 75% or more slaughtering should be for bulls and steers like I said. If people are slaughtering dairy cows it is plain stupid!Millard Keyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977478261887311256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-59877100571126596552017-06-27T13:51:16.803+05:302017-06-27T13:51:16.803+05:30@ PRASUN SIR
" To be noted in those videos i...@ PRASUN SIR<br /><br />" To be noted in those videos is that not a single thermal imaging sight or LORROS-type surveillance device is in use anywhere in those bunkers. "<br /><br />" The wily Ayatollah NEVER used the term J & K or Indian Kashmir. Therefore, for all you know, if asked for a clarification, the Govt of Iran will simply say that the Ayatollah was referring to that part of Kashmir that was under Pakustan’s occupation. "<br /><br />You nailed it where it hurts more indeed...looolzz vmt for pointing it out for ignorant folks like us..<br /><br />Regarding partnering with Japanese TRDI...i believe drdo should take up the weight reduction programme of arjun mk ii/new arjun version with them first...if it succeeds then hola hola like we did with barak 8 lrsam/barak 2 mrsam with israel.....<br /><br />One thing i would like to know from you sir... who is supplying scorpene/kalvari class sub propeller ...is it imported from dcns or locally made in india??? AMIT BISWAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124952845688810260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-345266531623128102017-06-27T12:06:23.089+05:302017-06-27T12:06:23.089+05:30@Ashutosh
@Prasun
That convoy (mentioned in '...@Ashutosh<br />@Prasun<br /><br />That convoy (mentioned in 'KashmirReader') barely looks like 'artillery'. Even the light artillery of 105mm guns are 'towed'. I don't see anything in the tow!<br /><br />Some journalists like to throw in terms like 'heavy artillery' in a metaphorical way than the literal way; and sometimes they're plain dumb-n-ignorant!<br /><br />-Scrutator<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-76704474023709238962017-06-27T07:23:47.909+05:302017-06-27T07:23:47.909+05:30M-777 UFH Trials in Pokhran: https://www.youtube.c...M-777 UFH Trials in Pokhran: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTQZT5OhBr0Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-61618348859550009082017-06-27T06:48:24.386+05:302017-06-27T06:48:24.386+05:30To ZAPHON: There’s always hope for the IAF provide...To ZAPHON: There’s always hope for the IAF provided it gets what it wants & that too without much fuss. Unfortunately, this has not been happening since the early 1980s & that’s why we are all in dire straits. Be it MiG-21s or MiG-27s, no aircraft can be made to slug irt out beyond its TTSL—period. <br /><br />To AMIT BISWAS: You must realise that back in 1965 & in 1971 when the CFL or cdease-fire line was in place under UNMOGIP, both countries were reqd to place sketches of each & every fortification along the CFL & the peacetime deployments of both were frozen by UNMOGIP to 1948-levels. But despite this, Pakistan could quickly transport its troops from Mangla to Chhamb & thence towards Akhnoor whereas India took a much longer mobilisation time because of only 1 road—Jammu-Pathankot Highway—was connecting J & K with the rest of India. Hence the PA captured Chhamb in 1965 but had to surrender it back to India under the Tashkent Agreement of 1966. In 1971 again the PA captured 2/3rds of what it had in 1965 but this time the IA did not want such real-estate back because the IA had captured sizeable chunks of land in northern J & K that could not be exchanged as they are too valuable. In addition, in 1972 under the Shimla Agreement the CFL was replaced by the LoC & with it all earlier restrictions imposed by UNMOGIP on troop deployment-levels also became history. To be noted in those videos is that not a single thermal imaging sight or LORROS-type surveillance device is in use anywhere in those bunkers. IA units posted along the LoC all have BJPs, thermal imagers. Lmee & elbow pads etc etc. <br /><br />Also, do read this: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/India-summons-Iranian-envoy-to-protest-Khameneis-observations-on-Kashmir/article15696990.ece<br /><br />The wily Ayatollah NEVER used the term J & K or Indian Kashmir. Therefore, for all you know, if asked for a clarification, the Govt of Iran will simply say that the Ayatollah was referring to that part of Kashmir that was under Pakustan’s occupation. And he will say this because he knows very well that the Shias of PoK are the ones that are being persecuted in the true sense of the term. That’s diplomatic jargon for you to understand.<br /><br />To BROWN DESI: Let me repeat a factoid once again: civilian unrest is limited to only 10 districts of J & K that accounts for 3% of J & K’s landmass & 5% of Kashmir Valley’s landmass. Those who really appreciate the healing touch have always received it. But how can one extend such touches to those who are IRRECONCILABLES? For them, there’s only 1 option left on the table: face annihilation. And part of this detoxification effort was announced yesterday:<br /><br />Syed Salahuddin Is Global Terrorist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb-dX79nu-Q<br /> Meanwhile the PA’s COAS is getting more & more paranoic with every passing month. Note the number of times he has visited the LoC since he took over as COAS:<br /><br />October 9, 2016 Gen Raheel Sharif visits the Haji Pir sector. <br /><br />December 2, 2016 Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa makes his first visit to the LoC in Uri sector after visiting HQ X Corps in Rawalpindi.<br /><br />February 21, 2017 Gen Bajwa visits troops on the LoC at Mattewala, Munaawar sector.<br /><br />March 24, 2017 Gen Bajwa visits the LoC in Kel sector and forward posts at Sharda in Neelam Valley.<br /><br />April 30, 2017 Gen Bajwa visits the LoC in Haji Pir sector<br /><br />May 13, 2017 Gen Bajwa visits troops deployed along the LoC Line in Nakyal Sector. <br /><br />June 10, 2017: Gen Bajwa visits Pakistani positions along the LoC in the Muzaffarabad Sector.<br /><br />June 26, 2017: Bajwa visits Pakistani positions along the LoC.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.com