INDIA’S COMMERCIAL AVIATION INDUSTRY ||| WE NEED INDIGENIZATION—PRONTO!
INDIA’S COMMERCIAL AVIATION INDUSTRY WE NEED INDIGENIZATION—PRONTO! SARASIJ MAJUMDER Air India holds around 30 per cent of India’s domestic market and owns 198 aircraft—of which 27 are aged 10–15 years, and 43 are over 15 years old, according to the civil aviation ministry’s March statement to parliament. Some are even older.
A-B-C OF FIGHTER JETS ||| WHAT INDIA SHALL BUY
A-B-C OF FIGHTER JETS WHAT INDIA SHALL BUY SARASIJ MAJUMDER Fighter jets are classified by GENERATIONS. In 1990, air historian Richard P. Hallion proposed a classification of jet fighters into six generations, being in operation at that time. These were broadly described as Subsonic, Transonic, Supersonic, Mach- 2, Multi-Mission, and With High-Maneuverability.
BRAHMAPUTRA & CHINESE THREAT
BRAHMAPUTRA & CHINESE THREAT SARASIJ MAJUMDER As India suspended Indus Water Treaty, China has tried to threaten India. “Don’t do unto others what you don’t want done to you,” warned Victor Zhikai Gao, a senior Chinese policy advisor, hinting at Beijing’s strategic leverage over the Brahmaputra (?!?!?!)— a river flows
RISHI AUROBINDO
RISHI AUROBINDO SARASIJ MAJUMDER On 15th August 2022, India mildly remembered 150 years of Birth Anniversary of “RISHI AUROBINDO”. However, this event, didn’t aroused Bengali sentiment much—as was observed by me. Chennai had some responses. Prime Minister then set up a committee to mark the 150th birth anniversary of spiritual leader Sri
OPERATION SPIDER WEB
OPERATION SPIDER WEB SARASIJ MAJUMDER BRAVO, UKRAINE!! But it may not be the gamechanger. Russians were caught in a security and surveillance napping by the Ukrainians doing something so simple that Russians even not thought that Ukraine would be planning such a thing! Similar to Kursk offensive, just happened in
HOW MANY RAFAELS WERE HIT by PAKISTAN??
कितना राफ़ेल गिरे ?? HOW MANY RAFAELS WERE HIT SARASIJ MAJUMDER Before we try to answer the above question, let us look at 1971 WAR—when present LoP’s Grand Mother was P.M. of INDIA. The Indian Air Force (IAF) then lost a total of 45 aircraft during the 1971 war, including both fighter
REBUILD TERRORIST PAKISTAN AND HALT INDIA
REBUILD TERRORIST PAKISTAN AND HALT INDIA SARASIJ MAJUMDER Recently Taslima Nasrin posted in Face Book, and I quote below: “As long as Islam exists so long there will be Terrorism to kill the infidels defined in QURAN, and considered by Islam as their enemies.” Taslimaji, amongst all Muslim countries, Pakistan
HASTINAPUR-THE CAPITAL
HASTINAPUR-THE CAPITAL SARASIJ MAJUMDER According to the Puranas and Mahabharata, HASTI was an influential king of the ancient dynasty, which later was identified as “KURU” dynasty, and he founded this city and hence Hastinapur was named after him. It had nothing to do with ‘ELEPHANTS’. During the Mahabharata era, this
UNDERSTANDING WOMEN
UNDERSTANDING WOMEN SARASIJ MAJUMDER In a poem titled ‘বিদায় অভিশাপ’—(FAREWELL CURSE)–, Tagore wrote: ……..রমণীর মন সহস্র বর্ষেরই সখা সাধনার ধন ।। [ (To understand) Mind of a woman, my dear, ||You need a devotion of thousand years.]—- Translation is mine. In simple language—‘One Life is not good enough to understand the mind of a
INDUS WATER TREATY: A REVIEW
INDUS WATER TREATY: A REVIEW BLOOD & WATER CAN’T FLOW TOGETHER—By PM of INDIA SARASIJ MAJUMDER The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is the lifeline treaty for Pakistan, and if water is not made available to Pakistan by this TREATY, Pakistan will become a REGISTAN. This treaty is 65 years old,