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  1. Nilgiri

    Micro Electronics and Rare Earth Elements Sectors

    It needs a deeper look into the actual scientific output (rather than nominal paper and patent proliferation). What is the actual IP revenue China for example gets from the patents granted internationally? How does that compare to countries like US, Germany, Japan etc? i.e actual average ROI...
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    India HAL Tejas Program

    If you do good things and you advance well in all fronts. These contracts ultimately are part of bigger picture....including our own deep and growing strategic partnership with France. It is important for India to focus primarily on such things as: Keeping its inflation rate consistently...
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    India HAL Tejas Program

    They have been absent for a while from the forum (from what I can tell) after earlier spate of some activity with @Gamal @ANGMAR et al. Let me tag @Philip the Arab for any summary on anything he may have heard from gomig and TheSC etc.
  4. Nilgiri

    India Economy + Infra Archive

    My hometown :) https://indiainfrahub.com/2021/railways/make-in-india-alstom-inaugurates-asias-largest-components-manufacturing-facility-in-tamil-nadus-coimbatore/ In a big boost to ‘Make In India’ and Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative of the government, French multinational rolling stock...
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    India India - France Relations

    https://www.wionews.com/india-news/french-destroyer-fns-chevalier-paul-docks-at-mumbai-after-naval-exercise-with-indian-forces-430482 France has deployed the Horizon-class air defence destroyer FNS Chevalier Paul in the Indian Ocean as part of France’s permanent military presence in the region...
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    India HAL Tejas Program

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    Air-Force Secret RQ-180 "White Bat" Spy Drone Alluded To In New Air Force Video

    I guess acquiring the information faster than you can use it asset-wise :P
  8. Nilgiri

    India Helicopter Programs

    I especially like this angle @MisterLike @BordoEnes :
  9. Nilgiri

    India Defence Exports and Relations

    There's been rumours floating around for a year or more India has good chance securing this deal....given significant improvement of relations since Mahathir left the picture and palm oil imports resumed. In fact the latter might be used as part of the payment route. RMAF has long fruitful...
  10. Nilgiri

    The shocking truth behind China's domestic high-speed rail system: Massive loss!

    Need to think about the 50 year time frame here, where will the economic hubs and population centres be that would benefit immensely from the logistics put in now. 7 billion extra now pays itself off in the appropriate timeframe by getting number of population centres within an appropriate...
  11. Nilgiri

    India Economy + Infra Archive

    https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/india-to-unveil-a-package-of-incentives-for-semiconductor-chip-manufacturing-pm-modi-at-the-sydney-dialogue Delivering the keynote address at The Sydney Dialogue today on the theme "India's technology evolution and revolution", Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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    India Helicopter Programs

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    India Quad Archive

    https://www.livefistdefence.com/lockheed-looking-to-build-legion-sniper-pod-parts-in-india/ In the latest push as part of a long-running effort to build an advanced avatar of the F-16 in India, Lockheed Martin is looking to shift the manufacture of certain parts and subsystems of its Legion-ES...
  14. Nilgiri

    TR Economy & Updates

    Ok TR I/R is at 15% now: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-18/turkish-lira-swings-to-loss-after-central-bank-cuts-rates-again “The decision to cut rates is politically motivated even with their December forward guidance,” said Saed Abukarsh, chief portfolio manager at Ark...
  15. Nilgiri

    TR Economy & Updates

    If that is the rationale, why reduce I/R from like 19% to 17% or whatever it is now. Why not reduce it to an actual "low" number like 5% or less? Preferably to 0% and get rid of it altogether.
  16. Nilgiri

    TR UAV/UCAV Programs | Anka - series | Kızılelma | TB - series

    I suppose it (TF-6000) would need something like this in evolving the TEI-1400 core (summarising a lot): A) CFHP-1 (1st radial) stage to be turned into a ~ 4 stage axial LP one (adds weight and length) for better (turbofan) flow efficiency. Shares shaft with likely new 3 stage LP turbine...
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    TR Economy & Updates

    From the 2021 report: https://www.credit-suisse.com/about-us/en/reports-research/global-wealth-report.html The 2021 databook precisely that can be downloaded there. Page 68 for 2010: Page 108 for 2020:

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