tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post7640994727764944821..comments2024-03-29T05:44:18.835-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: N-subs: India debates, China strugglesBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4153652503547598822011-04-05T02:45:21.554-07:002011-04-05T02:45:21.554-07:00Hi,
I will request L & T that please do youre...Hi, <br />I will request L & T that please do youre BEST . Design and build one Diesel / Electric Sub by your own when finished let DoD see it if they like they may buy it or sell in market as L & T's own product .I know near 35 years ago TATA Engineering offered DoD that they can make Battle TANK by their own . Government refused . What a IDIOT government . They will never give any private sector a chance to make some thing by their own . JUST START DOING. MAKE WHAT YOU LIKE . In world market some one will buy it for sure .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-9447261928499531772010-09-05T13:07:32.794-07:002010-09-05T13:07:32.794-07:00Ajai sir, any news on IAC-1??? Are you visiting Co...Ajai sir, any news on IAC-1??? Are you visiting Cochin shipyard?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-81964659812965675582010-09-04T14:23:46.838-07:002010-09-04T14:23:46.838-07:00hey ajai,
great article! i was hoping you could i...hey ajai,<br /><br />great article! i was hoping you could investigate the quality and quantity of equipment the infantry is carrying on the sino-indian border i.e. presence or absence of any bullet proof vests, guns, helmets, etc. It would be great if you could expose the poor quality of equipment that the infanty is carrying on the sino-indian border. with your influence i'm sure it will force some changes. also could you help clear up what is exactly standard issue equipment for the infantry on the sino-indian and indo-pakistani border? there is a great deal of confusion about what is standard issue and a lot of different pictures of different types of gear in terms of bullet proof vest (if any), type of helmets (which i have not seen one uniform design for) have been on the net for a couple of years with no clear answer. also could you shed light on the procurement process the infantry in acquiring the latest equipment? we are in desperate need of a new better procurement process, one in which our troops can get the latest equipment quickly. i am confident on your reporting and journalistic capabilities and know you will not disappoint! thank you for your hard work on reporting on the most recent developments in the indian military! keep up the good work!rishihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16964277806754284211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-67251800247668355532010-09-03T10:46:44.222-07:002010-09-03T10:46:44.222-07:00Ajai ji,
May we know your personal thoughts on AC...Ajai ji,<br /><br />May we know your personal thoughts on AC Vs Subs debate...As well as Conventional Vs Nuke debate?<br /><br />Thank you,<br />Deshdaaz.Deshdaazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13072694845029489289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-64180659697979301872010-09-03T02:33:45.515-07:002010-09-03T02:33:45.515-07:00This is the stupidest debate i've seen.. so we...This is the stupidest debate i've seen.. so we either have carriers or we have subs? why cant we have both? have we become poor again like the early 90s? anthony is a moron.. cant even do his job! then suddenly when china fields all the carriers and subs we will find ourselves thinking.. why didnt we do anything? this has always been the babudom at work in our country.. goes for relations with countries like bhutan and sri lanka too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-30143209313654983892010-09-02T23:18:13.942-07:002010-09-02T23:18:13.942-07:00Think about a scenario if China attacks India we c...Think about a scenario if China attacks India we cannot send a naval task force to South China sea to attack any coastal cities like shanghai,because we dont have any naval bases like that of US near China. Rather we should concentrate on defence and protect our coast, and we could request the americans based in Diego Garcia to patrol the waters with their SSN's and we could deploy one CSG in arabic sea and other in bay of bengal as a deterrent.adityanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-30308998232981486032010-09-02T23:04:12.978-07:002010-09-02T23:04:12.978-07:00hina has too many conventional submarines effectiv...hina has too many conventional submarines effective for sneaking up into bay of bengal it already has bases in myanmar and may have docking facilities in bangladesh and Srilanka. We cannot rely upon DRDO for anything its best to buy some diesel subs from European countries that are struggling with budget deficits and shedding their defence forces. I think we need to concentrate more on acquiring modern conventional subs like that Sweden produces rather than buying old russian ones. And i think its beyond our ability to produce our own nuclear subs, so trash the plans for it buy as many conventional subs as u can.The old Stalin said "quantity has a quality of its own". I think its better to field a Carrier support group and it is suitale for the South Asian theatre rather than building few expensive nuke subs.adityanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1970163409238800982010-09-02T19:01:54.237-07:002010-09-02T19:01:54.237-07:00Why should India have to choose between aircraft c...Why should India have to choose between aircraft carriers and submarines? This should not be an either/or scenario. The defense budget should be increased to provide for both.kulari94noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-26573892226087607962010-09-02T13:36:02.587-07:002010-09-02T13:36:02.587-07:00The SSN's primary function is to kill SSBNs. S...The SSN's primary function is to kill SSBNs. SSNs are expensive to build and operate compared to Diesels, I think we need to keep in mind our limited resources. SSBNs don't need escorts, they typically roam on their own. A fleet of conventional subs and a small number of SSBNs as a detterent is a good startegy for India. <br /><br />CujoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-39766800655529930762010-09-02T10:14:18.987-07:002010-09-02T10:14:18.987-07:00In the next Indo-China war, India will be woefully...In the next Indo-China war, India will be woefully un-prepared in the Naval arena just as it was woefully un-prepared in the 1962 war with Army and Air-Force. Atleast the later 2 have understood their short-falls and are trying to remedy it. Seems like the Navy Chief is dozing at his post and/or the MoD does not have enough strength to look into matters of priority within the Naval Defence procurements. How are we going to support Vietnam, South Korea or even Singpore if our Navy is not competent enough to de-stabilize China's Naval might ???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-644129350666213452010-09-02T09:00:17.649-07:002010-09-02T09:00:17.649-07:00Ajai sir, any plan to visit Cochin shipyard for up...Ajai sir, any plan to visit Cochin shipyard for update on IAC-? <br /><br />Pls tell something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-36096167059488787512010-09-02T07:51:36.119-07:002010-09-02T07:51:36.119-07:00Infighting over selecting the types of equipments ...Infighting over selecting the types of equipments of war may be a time consuming and futile exercise. It is like fighting over Vit-A Vs Vit-B Vs Vit-C Vs Vit-D etc. All of them are essential albeit in different doses.<br /><br />I think that 30% of our Navy shall be Paki specific, 40% of our Navy shall be Sino specific and 30% of our Navy shall be West specific.Mr. Ranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5004418019107623222010-09-02T04:11:29.447-07:002010-09-02T04:11:29.447-07:00SSN state not that bad as posed, but we need to st...SSN state not that bad as posed, but we need to start work on our own SSN.<br /><br />For a few years the Akula II will provide the necessary escort.<br /><br />Our politicians better wake up and ask necessary agencies to start work let them then decide if to construct and operationalize the SSN's.<br /><br />Also, why not make use of L&T in the right way, when a private shipyard needs to be involved they want the process to be transparent and ask for a bidding and tender.<br />So they want is on time , quality and cheap.<br /><br />Shouldn't that all apply equaly for the PSU ( not against a PSU, but the product also needs to come with the same requirements, time, quality and in the right price).<br /><br />MoD please wake up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-88061034897437342162010-09-02T02:50:52.175-07:002010-09-02T02:50:52.175-07:00@ajai sir
just got to know that the Chinese are ...@ajai sir <br /><br />just got to know that the Chinese are developing Type 96-Tang class submarines that will fire 24 missiles each.<br /><br />Do you still feel India can make it happen without missile cruisers and just 3 SSBNs and 7-8 conventional subs for next 15-20 yrs.<br /><br />Also you yourself said India does not have SSNs and even if approved building 2 of them will take atleast 20 yrs from now. <br /><br />So without protection sending a SSBN so close to Chinese waters (the situation I referred to earlier)with subs from the Chinese underground submarine hanger ready to give a chase will be suicidal.<br /><br />So I still feel going for 2 Slava class missile cruisers is better option till we we have all 24 conventional subs, as well as 6 SSBNs and possibly 2 SSNs.joydeep ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038225081192821456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-68602545811507471992010-09-02T00:22:49.742-07:002010-09-02T00:22:49.742-07:00what we get to know about the polity in media is n...what we get to know about the polity in media is not even tip of the iceberg. r f***ups are as glorious as our historyBluefirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-86369253136008685712010-09-02T00:20:23.180-07:002010-09-02T00:20:23.180-07:00any word on how Arihant sea trials r progressing? ...any word on how Arihant sea trials r progressing? <br />n where does IAC project stand as of nowBluefirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-2456658132104273952010-09-01T21:02:11.016-07:002010-09-01T21:02:11.016-07:00China's "carrier killer" missile sho...China's "carrier killer" missile should the end the debate between AC and Subs. As for SSK vs SSN, we still need time for our nuclear tech to mature. <br />We need an out of the box approach to save our shrinking sub fleet. Why not approach Greece for their U 214 boats. 4 of them are lying ready at Hellenic Shipyards. Greece would love to get rid of them given their financial situation. MOD is in any case going to take their sweet time to finalize P75i.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-18615364376733647552010-09-01T19:16:21.937-07:002010-09-01T19:16:21.937-07:00Sleeping Tiger, crouching dragon. While MMS, Anton...Sleeping Tiger, crouching dragon. While MMS, Antony and Pranb da sleeps the Chinese are inching towards India be it through land route or through the oceans. And when they wake up they can see Hu holding Mao's poster and flexing muscles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-62547357016888403782010-09-01T19:12:01.884-07:002010-09-01T19:12:01.884-07:00Never knew that the national security is run at th...Never knew that the national security is run at the whimps of the Generals and politicians. How can one aspect (be it submarines or aircraft carrier or another capability) be neglected by naval chiefs based on their likings? I hope this is not true. How can the politician like Anthony block the building of India's SSN's? I cannot believe it. I was having the thought that India's SSN's are being built and they will be available when the follow on SSBN's comes online. Expected Atleast 6 SSN's as well. Now we are again a meak power with SSBN's going out without any escorts and enemy SSN's trailing Arihant. Where is the second strike then? Where is the triad if our SSBN's will also be taken out along with a first strike. Stupid politicos. Time to build 30 conventional subs, 6 SSBN's 6 SSN's to have a minimum capability in submarine warfare. Otherwise we will never have a blue water navy, never become a great power and forget about becoming a superpower. Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com