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A storm in a tea-cup. There is nothing anywhere that says that an EEZ cannot be navigated without permission. It cannot be EXPLOITED without permission, and the US Navy was well within its Freedom of Navigation rights.

Also in radar. LRDE is, and traditionally has been, one of the best DRDO labs; they make up for the dismal performance of many others.

It's high time we had policy getting a look in. What are the Railways for? Passengers or goods or both? If both, how do we decide priorities, and decide investing in growth of each? What is our development policy? Do the ridiculous bozos in our ministries understand that development can be...

I thought I'd got your mail and replied? You were packing to leave for Pakistan.

You didn't have a word about the responses that you extracted, by the way. Did they help you to get a fuller picture?

LOL. No, not at all. I was merely impressed with the fervour with which you presented your case. Keep an eye on Saiyan0321; on evidence outside whatever you might find here or on PDF, he has improved his grip on military history relating to South Asia enormously. My advice is to pick his brains...

Damn! One that got away. Earlier, all north-east candidates, including the Nagas and Assamese (not a single Manipuri in my time) came to us at Sainik School Purulia. Some of those kids later held high political office in Nagaland, and also retired from the Army with very respectable records.

I rather liked it, having watched it independently; a point of view that is rarely presented. He stays well clear of any controversy, and particularly of any controversies relating to his or his father's roles. He does make some general points of value. The overall impression is of an...

None, except to agree broadly. Please mark @Saiyan0321 on these; in the past few months, he has progressed in military history in leaps and bounds, and has left me utterly astonished at the speed with which he has got a grip on the minutiae (he has also scored a few off-side goals, but that is...

No, this was never under consideration, certainly not by the British, not by the Pakistanis, only, perhaps, by Hari Singh, but I am not aware of any evidence to that effect. You have to look at the topographical map. The hill slopes of the Vale run over here in a NNW-SSE direction, overlooking...

They're about 16 kms down the road from me. Bless them.

It was clear that the system was broken. I am glad that Shekhar Gupta put it out in readable English and enabled it to be given wide publicity.

I would like to comment, certainly, once I return. don't wait for me as my plans are a trifle fluid at the moment. This site is jumping. I have to get back.....

Just try to stay under 200 kmph without that cockpit cover.

Already read it. Very, very insightful. I have my own reactions to it, but the original analysis and Shekhar Gupta's presentation alike are very valuable.

Two points: I generally find it kinder on the system to have a cup of tea first thing in the morning, but due to gradual dissatisfaction with Darjeeling (Assam and Nilgiris, and English Breakfast, basically, I understand, a blend of Ceylons, were never in the reckoning), have shifted in two...

This is an amazing place, with an amazing geographical and geological structure. You put it very well in saying that this is a gift that keeps on giving.

Yasser Latif Hamdani's favourite concept of consociationalism comes to mind. It was used successfully, until deconstructed by enemy action, in Lebanon; it continues to be in use in Canada. For those interested in issues of the sort outlined above, this will reward further investigation.

A point of view. We all have one.

Will reply, but not today, not for a couple of days more.