Indian Armed Forces at a glance

                       What Rafale brings to India: A Review By: Kartikeya Semwal Introduction:  The much awaited 5th generation Rafale Fighter deal is about to be closed. French firm Dassault Aviation has decide to sell the aircraft to India at close to $250 million/fighter against the previous price of $300 million/fighter. Rafale's Cockpit:  The cockpit has hands-on throttle and stick control (HOTAS) and is equipped with a heads-up, wide-angle holographic display from Thales Avionique, which provides aircraft control data, mission data and firing cues.  With a collimated, multi-image head-level display that presents tactical situation and sensor data, while two touch-screen lateral displays show the aircraft system parameters and mission data.  The pilot also has a helmet-mounted sight and display. A CCD camera and an on-board recorder records the image of the head-up display throughout th...

North Korea has always been having multiple disputes with its neighbor South Korea ever after division. Some of the most disputed topics include land boundary, sea boundary, military issues, etc. Now since South Korea has always been under the influence of US, North has always opposed it and has been trying ways to arm itself with nuclear power, in which it has succeeded. North Korea has successfully developed nuclear powered Medium range missile which it intends to use against South Korea and Hawai Islands controlled by US. US has been for long trying to force North Korea to give up its nuclear programme in exchange of different kinds of developmental help but North has been defying it.  The recent development has resulted in deployment of US warships near South Korean sea in the Pacific Ocean. The US has also deployed B-52 fighter bombers which has resulted in increased tension with North Korea. US has also deployed Minuteman III anti-aircraft missile batteries on the Nor...

Why Petrol is so costly? KARTIKEYA SEMWAL DEHRADUN, MAY 26, 2012: Petrol is such an important article of human use, that without it life could come to a standstill. Industries could cease to exist and economies could collapse. Prices of petrol are affordable for public in other countries but in India, it’s a completely different story. Poor people can’t even think of using it. And now with prices touching Rs.74/litre, even the middle class wouldn’t be able to afford it for long. Yet MPs and MLAs and politicians of ruling party at the centre government have the facility of using as much petrol as possible for free. Infact they get a petrol allowance for it. The question is, why should only general public bear the brunt of petrol price hike? Why not the MPs and MLAs be made to pay the price of petrol that they and their families use for free? Why are they given petrol allowance when they are paid monthly wages of lakhs?  With increase of Rs.20 in the last 3 years, Congress...

Osama Bin Laden, the world's deadliest and most wanted terrorist by a number of countries across the world was found and killed by US troops in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Osama Bin Laden, founder of Al Qaeda and leader of Taliban was a deadly threat to the whole world but finally afetr years of tracking and following him, US special Operations troops finally shot and killed him; bringing to end, a reign of terror. Osama Bin Laden who was a strong practioner of Islam and Jehad was an enemy of US and Western Countries and considered india as Pakistan's No.1 enemy and an ally of US. This was the reason why he carried out a number of terror strikes on India, targeting its Parliament in Delhi and financial capital Mumbai. Bin laden's death that took place on 2 May 2011, was a majorblow to Al Qaeda and Taliban. And the recovery of, details of terror strikes that were to take place in future by US troops led to further assasination and killing of his loyal commanders in Afghanistan an...

Can India follow US & carry out commando strike in POK?? Kartikeya Semwal 5 May 2011: US that had been raging war against terrorism for the past few decades finally avenged the 26/11 terror stirks on World Trade Centre and Pentagon by eleminating the world's most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden. Special US troopes (US Marine Commandoes) carried out a secret strike on 2 May 2011 in Abatabad, Pakistan and eliminated Bin Laden in his own house that was jsut 22 kms from Pakistan's Army training centre. US Marine commandoes carried out a deadly strike with the help of stealth army choppers and killed the world's most wanted terrorist. Pakistani authorities couldn't even get a hint of the secret US strike till late. But can India too do the same by carrying out a similar strike in POK and destroy 60 terrorist traning camps that are being run from POK??? The answer to the question is that India should have done this within 48 hrs of the US strike that killed Bin Laden. Bu...

Libya, a country ravaged by war and caught between Gaddaffi's army and volunteer fighters needs international aid. Troops loyal to Gaddafi won't leave him and would fight to the end and are better equipped then voluntary fighters. And caught between them is the general public which is helpless and does not know what to do. Though France and US have succeded in carrying out aerial blocakade in Libyan air space, but that alone is not enough if Gaddafi's troops are to be defeated and democracy be brought back to the war torn country. What Libyan volunteers need is support in form of heavy arms, ammunitions and tanks and artillery units. What US led NATO can do is provide arms and ammunition to rebel fighters that are fighting Gaddafi's troops. NATO can also help by taking under its control, areas controlled by rebel fighters and provide armed backup to them so that rebel fighters can consolidate heir positions around Misrata and Ras Lanuf and other important towns. Once Ga...