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  1. Nilgiri

    Indonesia Indonesian Army,Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)

    Damn I was wondering where I have seen @joedhie2k DP before, now this flag reminded me its that statue thing that became a meme.
  2. Nilgiri

    Azerbaijan Armenia Relations News

    I dont think Russia will be keen on it. This will just open up more cans of worms w.r.t Turkey and region at large that I do not think Russia is interested to do in this current juncture of time given what it already has piled onto its plate and staring at.
  3. Nilgiri

    Indonesia Indonesian Air Force, Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)

    Yes this is separate issue to matter largely and I wholly agree with it. Indonesia will be interesting case study how it balances transactional acquisition vs commited development with partners+local industries/RnD etc.
  4. Nilgiri

    News Jokowi asks Elon Musk to study Indonesia as venue for SpaceX launch site

    Yeah, but it illustrates the basic idea and "push" to get rocket to equator. Now on other hand if 28 degree inclination advantage (basically Cape Canaveral vs Biak as your proposed candidate) is worth it economically (for GEOstationary birds exclusively) is another matter. I can do an analysis...
  5. Nilgiri

    Indonesia Indonesian Air Force, Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)

    I doubt they will strenuously apply CAATSA on non-NATO members is what I am saying....since Indonesia is not really going to join NATO dev stuff like NATO members do and have done. Indonesia has options and its far enough away from Russia deployed issues in the global theatre, while Turkey...
  6. Nilgiri

    Turkish American relationship

    Well Biden could have called it out then if he disagrees with the execution on it. He has done nothing of the sort. He just attacks Turkey on things that Trump doesn't....so what does that show?...and his inclination? They all know what India position is, a non-NATO member to begin with...that...
  7. Nilgiri

    Indonesia Indonesian Air Force, Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)

    I doubt it, Indonesia is not going to join something like NATO and get all involved in the business of multi-lateral "partnership" in RnD etc from whichever main superpower developers. If you keep things transactional as possible while developing what you need locally long term as best as you...
  8. Nilgiri

    Turkish American relationship

    Really doubt Biden will do anything differently. CAATSA bill passed 98 - 2 Senate and 419 - 3 in House. This means all the swamp (where Biden has made his entire filthy career) is behind it strongly (both GOP and Dems). This is massive legislature support....the executive matters very little...
  9. Nilgiri

    India Coffee House

    https://theprint.in/defence/what-india-saudi-uae-look-to-gain-from-gen-naravane-trip-a-first-by-an-indian-army-chief/562866/ New Delhi: Regular joint military exercises and training besides joint production of defence equipment are some of the goals that India, UAE and Saudi Arabia look to...
  10. Nilgiri

    China again bails out Pakistan to pay Saudi debt

    Points if anyone can explain the basic (bigger) problems by doing a currency swap to pay debts (to other parties) https://tribune.com.pk/story/2275770/china-again-bails-out-pakistan-to-pay-saudi-debt ISLAMABAD: China has again bailed out Pakistan as it agrees to immediately provide $1.5...
  11. Nilgiri

    India Economy + Infra Archive

    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/tatas-bid-for-air-india-67-years-after-exit/articleshow/79712441.cms Bleh, it took this long for SOE to come full circle back to where it started. @Gundala just one example on our side lol.
  12. Nilgiri

    Indonesia Indonesian Strategic Industries

    I have same dislike of SOE and PSU as you. But do you know who would be most likely to buy these? I would think Indonesian govt puts clause that only local corporate/conglomerate can buy them given they are of strategic nature....and that reduces the capital pool. Sometimes this is the very...
  13. Nilgiri

    Breakthrough sciences and technologies

    Heh, well when you go out ice skating and pull your arms in when spinning, you can pirouette helluva fast if you dont watch out. Hehe, it actually reminded me of a professor I once had when we worked on a satellite design project. One of my louder-brash project-mates kept venturing that we...
  14. Nilgiri

    News Jokowi asks Elon Musk to study Indonesia as venue for SpaceX launch site

    @anmdt @trishna_amrta Lets move on guys, lets drop the other issue. @Kartal1 forgot to tag you to this interesting thread.
  15. Nilgiri

    News Jokowi asks Elon Musk to study Indonesia as venue for SpaceX launch site

    If everything is set up well to handle it, it can be done. France/EU for example does so with Korou site in Guiana if you look at where the facilities are for production vs final assembly vs launch: https://www.ariane.group/en/about-us/our-main-facilities-and-locations/ Roll on, roll off ships...
  16. Nilgiri

    India Coffee House

    It will take a lot to unpack, there have been several economic reforms and initiatives too given the larger context of what ails Indian economy. This is just tiny portion of it I go through here: https://defencehub.live/threads/indonesian-economy-and-updates.1273/page-7#post-34762 i.e if you...
  17. Nilgiri

    History and Culture

    Guy needs a mad lads episode or something...
  18. Nilgiri

    Liu Xiaobo – the almost forgotten hero of Tiananmen Square | DW Documentary

    A very well put analysis of the issues at hand. I agree near 100%. But you know me, I sometimes skirmish away from my own position (known to me in the end only), to test and see what another's position is and how he is able to argue and defend it, if he can at all.
  19. Nilgiri

    Indonesian Politics (History, Issue, culture etc)

    Long story in itself... Israel labour did lot of goof ups (but who didn't?), huge swathes of Israeli public lost confidence in the old stewardship ( meir et al. at the time) after Yom Kippur war...it served as opening for the old irgun cadre like Begin....and Likud story starts there more or...

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