CHINA’S H-6K LANDS IN SCS’S TOURISTY WOODY – SHANDONG SAILS AS CHINA PLANS MINING NEAR ARUNACHAL TO POPULATE AREA FOR ITS CLAIMS—CHINA’S STRATEGY IS TO LEAD A BI-POLAR WORLD & RISE HARMONIOUSLY WITH INDIA BUT BE AN IOR POWER VIA CPEC – PM MODI – MEETS PUTIN AFTER USA SANCTIONS RUSSA & IRAN & CAASTA—–WHAT LIES AHEAD ?
Ranjit B Rai PM Modi has returned from the resort of Sochi after an informal meet with President Putin at his request like with Xi Jinping in Wuhan in world changes, caused by President Trump. In four years PM Modi has traveled to near 50 countries, like an NRI does, variedly hugged leaders, received hundreds […]
LOOKING BACK — INDIA PRIVATELY CELEBRATED EX PRIME MINISTER RAJIV GANDHI’S DEATH ANNIVERSARY 21st MAY —IDF TABLES MILITARY EXTRACTS FROM THE BOOK “INDIANS WHY WE ARE WHAT WE ARE. ” Manas ISBN 81-7049-080-4
Ranjit B Rai With BJP-RSS in power and heavily divided politics with etiquette and history in short supply (Papers are not released), the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was privately celebrated by the Family at Rajghat on 21st with loyalists. No Ekta Day ! India’s apolitical Military must accept it is more […]
USA’S WITHDRAWL FROM THE NUKE DEAL SPOILS IRAN’S PARTY SO UAE’s ‘STRING OF PEARLS/ WEIQI’ GAINS IMPORTANCE OVER BAB EL MANDAB NARROWS — GARRULOUS PM MODI WILL DISCUSS USA’S CAASTA-OIL PRICES & WEAPONRY SUPPLIES AND SUCH WORLD ISSUES WITH MUSCULAR PUTIN AT SOCHI !
Ranjit B Rai This IDF post includes two issues that IDF feels portrays what is happening in the world. Indian TV channels have nothing to report 24×7 but Karnataka. Its like the Rape of the Noblewoman Lucretia by Sextus the King’s son which led to the overthrow of the Roman Monarchy and India awaits to […]
RICH & STABLE UAE HAS STEALTHILY BECOME A WESTERN IOR MARITIME POWER GOADED BY FRANCE & SAUDI ARABIA—WEST ASIA HAS BECOME UNSTABLE—IT IS INDIA’S OIL LIFE LINE — WAR THERE WILL HIT INDIA & IS TRUMP CAUSING IT ? IS CHINA A PLAYER THAT INDIA NEEDS ? Part One.
Ranjit B Rai The object of this post is to analyse a major strategic sea change that has stealthily taken place in the last five years in the Western Indian Ocean Region (IOR) where United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a modern military flying potent planes and sailing warships (many trained by India and Pakistan), with […]
1988 SHAKTI TESTS PROPELLED INDIA TO NUCLEAR POWER STATUS —HOW NUCLEARISATION PROGRESSED IS A LESS OFFICIALLY RESEARCHED STORY –PROJECTS LIKE ATV & MISSILES & SONARS ETC GOT A BOOST & IDF TABLES SNIPPETS THAT DO NOT FIND A PLACE IN INDIA’S NUCLEAR NARRATIVE
Ranjit B Rai This post follows the earlier Shakti post on www.indiadefenceforum.com and it explains how the five 1988 nuclear Shakti tests contributed to India being accepted as a nuclear bomb nation and a Nuclear Power, and what good followed for India. IDF already mentioned 5 Ex PM’s contributions. Never underestimate India coming from behind […]
IDSA –PUGWASH 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDIA’S 5 NUCLEAR SHAKTI TESTS WAS CHAIRED BY ON SITE OFFICIAL WITH 3 DISCUSSANTS —- BUDDHA SMILING -1974 & FUSION BOMBS’ CONTROVERSY & TESTING UNDER CTBT & DEMATTED CORES CAME UP— BUT ATV & NFU DID NOT —PART ONE
Ranjit B Rai This is a 1400 worded IDF Part One Analysis of India’s Nuclear Bombs with a personal snippet and trailer of Movie Parmanu as two nuclear tests 24 years apart changed India’s destiny. Why not earlier after 1974 is analysed in Part Two. Five PMs deserve BZs. Shakti did not happen in a […]
GAGAN SHAKTI DEPICTED INDIA’S AIR SEA BATTLE FORTE FOR ENHANCED MARITIME POWER— NAVY’S AVIATION HAS EXPANDED BUT HOLES NEED PLUGGING -PRESIDENT XI JINPING INNAUGRATED SEA TRIALS OF CARRIER SHANDONG AS J-31s MAY REPLACE THE HEAVY J -15s——FROM SU-35 EXPERIENCE !
Ranjit B Rai This post must begin with a IDF salute to the Indian Air Force led by ACM BS Dhanoa for Exercise Gagan Shakti’s wide planning and good execution as it showed professionals the power of Air Power and Air Land co-operation with Duck Drops and Evacuations and also Air- Sea Battle Capability in […]
IDF SALUTES WOMEN IN WHITE FOR “SAILING A ‘KISHTI’ AGAINST TOOFANS ROUND THE WORLD”-& FELICITATES NAVY & ARCHITECT ADM AWATI AT A TIME NAVY’S EXPANSION IS SLOWED WITH A STARVATION BUDGET 2018-19 —— DESERVES MORE ‘SEA LEGS’ FOR MARITIME POWER —IDF OFFERS SOLUTIONS
Ranjit B Rai This IDF post must start with a Salute and a Bravo Zulu(BZ) by this old time 1974 Yachting Bronze Medalist, to the six women officers— Lt Cdrs Pratibha Jamwal, and P Swathi, and Lts Vijaya Devi, B Aishwarya and Payal Gupta led by skipper Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi. Its challenging to propel […]
CHINA MUST BE ANALYSING INDIA’S TILT TO USA & THE QUAD AS INDIAN OFICERS JOIN US COMMANDS ? DPC’s TASK IS TO EQUIP & RE-STRUCTURE MILITARY & PLAN STRATEGY FOR PAKISTAN-CPEC & UAE FOR MDA & WIN BHUTAN & SAFEGUARD INDIA IRAN BIZ AS TRUMP HAS WALKED AWAY
Ranjit B Rai This Part Two post attempts to analyse the crucial Defence Planning Committee’s task (DPC), as past attempts by committees have been futile. India cannot become a major Power on borrowed technology sans IPRs or imported hardware. Over the years Defence Ministers and Secretaries and even Service Chiefs have not been able to […]
RECENT NMF-CNA MEET CONFIRMS INDIA IS IN USA’s MARITIME CAMP-THAT LEAVES NSA LED DPC TO ENSURE EQUIPMENT & INTER-AGENCY COORDINATION AS MODI- XI JINPING BROKERED BORDER PEACE-SO DPC CAN ATTEND TO PAKISTAN-CPEC & DEFINE INDO PACIFIC POSTURES & NAVY’S NUCLEAR DOCTRINE & BHUTAN ON CHUMBI VALLEY FOR SECURITY
Ranjit B Rai There was good news in the media IDF hails. There is a saying, “One Must Cut One’s Coat According To One’s Cloth”. This is what the first meeting of DPC appears to have attempted under NSA AK Doval as the head of the wide ranging Multi Tasked DPC to write National Strategy […]
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