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18 Nov, 7 tweets, 4 min read
Let me be the devil's advocate here & ask - why does the IN need four uber expensive LPDs ? India does not have a dedicated expeditionary capability like the @USMC or even the PLA marines?
Spending ~$3Bn on LPDs without expeditionary goals ? Why?
As far as HADR & lighter Sealift capability is concerned the vessel pictures is the UMS Moattama of the #Myanmar Navy ; 12500Tonnes with the capability to carry 520 troops & 10 Tanks . Cost some $50-100Mn each .
Why not get 4 or 10 of these smaller vessels instead ?
Sir, my submission here is that we should acquire 4-6 smaller LPDs & use that capability to build up a proper Marine Corps that will do justice to expeditionary capabilities alongwith the doctrinal changes required for expeditionary intervention.
The smaller vessels can help us build up this capacity over a decade . Once we are ready we should go in for larger LPDs & LHDs as the logistics for this expeditionary capability .
The PLA itself worked similarly to develop the PLA marines & eqpt before it's LHDs & LPDs
Absolutely , like I said we need to develop the capability & the doctrine before going all out & spending $3Bn on it .
We can & should start building up our marine corps in a more modest manner though .
Exactly why I keep supporting the requirement for larger number of hulls . Even smaller lighter SSK, FFG & LHD hulls make a difference if deployed in numbers .
Wrt utility & defence of #andamanandnicobarislands as pointed out by some below.

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12 Nov
I'll share an anecdote regarding a famous IPS turned politician from #LaluRaj #Bihar now .
This was the age when "Saheb" from Siwan & his cronies did all of Lalu's dirty work . At this time a certain Hidayatullah ruled the roost in South Bihar for the RJD . 1/n
Enter this idealistic Doctor turned IPS . Let's call him "SP Ajoy" , the man went on a warpath arresting cronies of Hidayat & Saheb all across erstwhile South Bihar & eventually turned his sights on Hidayat himself but theman was nowhere to be found 2/n
After much sleuthing Hidayat was located to a farm close to Patna . A team led by the SP was sent to arrest him & bring him to justice. The team reached the farm to find security & official vehicles there. Inside Hidayat was eating dinner with the big man himself. 3/n
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11 Nov
Underlines the Bipartisan nature of #US strategic acquisitions .The Presidential Election has nil effect on acquisition plans or #Defence preparedness. In contrast #India loses 1-2yrs each time a govt changes . This fallacy must be corrected if we are to grow as a global power.
This can be easily corrected by
1) A national #Defence council with one representative from each state govt, CDS & the CAG that can vote on acquisitions in election years.
2) A fixed minimum allocation of 1.5% of GDP for CAPEX that must be legally mandated for all govts .
The thing is in India the Lok Sabha elections put all LS MP seats into elections . That said, your idea could work with the RS MPs taking over under the aegis of the @rashtrapatibhvn I guess!
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1 Nov
Was discussing this with friends yesterday. With increasing internet bandwidth & electricity availability it makes no economic sense for large multinational ITES FIRMS to acquire office plots for 1000's of crores in Tier 1 cities when cheaper infrastructure is available.
I'd say @zoho is but the harbinger of change here that will remake our cities & make then cheaper, less crowded to live in while helping the hinterland grow.
Why would @AmexIndia or @Microsoft invest 1$Bn in a complex in Gurgaon when they can build four for lesser in tier 2 towns
In 15-20 yrs as faster railways & possibly even #hyperloop links our Tier 1&2 cities together having one unitary centre will be counterproductive & essentially loss making for any non manufacturing firm that does not need proximity to raw materials or logistic facilities.
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The "white man" still thinks India is a land of snake charmers & statues . Cannot blame the uninformed, this calls for a thread on what #India has built over the last decade alone .
#infrastructureIndia begins below.
#Kaaleshwaram the world's largest lift irrigation project .
1800km of canals , 240 TMC of water for irrigation , 18,25,000 acre ft irrigated .
#infrastructureIndia
#Ramthal the world's largest drip #irrigation system .
12300acres irrigated using drip irrigation.
#infrastructureIndia
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Undertook a rudimentary analysis on the light #tank requirement basis data from the #IndianArmy RFI released in 2009.
Turns out the K21-105 & K21-120 tick more boxes than the Sprut SDM1 .
Moreover the K21 could be built at the @larsentoubro factory at #Hazira #Gujarat .
Did not consider Harimau due to Turkish content .
Similarly did not consider US MPF program vehicles as they're still in development.
Anders & CV90/120 due to 30+T weight restrictions .
That said the US MPF program offers two intriguing light tanks with the @BAESystemsInc M8 BUFORD & @GD_LandSystems Griffin 2.
Adding our numbers to the US requirement a run of 800 vehicles can be achieved reducing cost for both. BufordBufordGriffin 2Griffin 2
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Ancient #China since at least 1600BC has followed a rule called 天命 or T'ien-ming this accords divine status to all Chinese rulers & extolls them as the son of heaven that have a mandate to rule all land below heaven .
Chinese imperial families used this rule to justify their rule for centuries. That said there was a catch .
The rule specifies that if a ruler is overthrown or the nation suffers natural disasters it is an indication heaven has withdrawn it's support .
The #CCP very cleverly follows only the first part of the diktat but not the 2nd . Following the 2nd would immediately endanger #Xitler while also putting the legacies of his predecessors into doubt.
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