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Its Fox news, you will be better informed on world affairs if you watched Nickelodeon
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Yes fox news is UK version of The Sun and The Mirror and Indian version of Punjab kaseri
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let them think what they want to think we will go as per our national interest.
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Idiot firangis... I saw BBC also saying India named Agni missile after Hindu god Agni... dumbass don't know that the missile is named Agni which means 'Fire' and not on any God's name.
This missile is meant to put someone's ass on fire if it dared to attack.
Now go and burn in Agni you idiot firangi's.
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India cut Agni V range under NATO pressure: Chinese media - India - DNA
India cut Agni V range under NATO pressure: Chinese media
India cut Agni V range under NATO pressure: Chinese media
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very interesting article
AGNI-5 is not Mutually Assured Destruction - Frontier India - News, Analysis, Opinion
AGNI-5 is not Mutually Assured Destruction - Frontier India - News, Analysis, Opinion
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Amateurish article.
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Lets us be discreet about such thingsChina also says that INDIA is not correct in saying that AGNI 5 has 5000 km range and in reality AGNI 5 has 8000 km range. The Chinese are crying foul. Please bring in some facts about the correct range of AGNI 5............
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Beijing: Continuing its tirade against the successful launch of Agni-V, Chinese state media accused India of buckling under the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) pressure to cut down the missile's range from 9,000 kilometres to 5,000 kilometres.
The state-run Global Times which derided the missile even before it was launched saying that Chinese nuclear power is "stronger and more reliable and India had no chance" to catch up, said on Monday, in yet another scathing write-up, that "India has little to celebrate" as China has raced ahead and outclassed India in development.
"The Manmohan Singh government, because of pressure from the NATO member countries, has kept a slow pace with their Integrated Guided Missile Programme (IGMP). "The Agni V is deemed to be in its final stage, whereas in fact the IGMP ought to have progressed to develop a range of 9,000 kilometres," it said in the write-up posted on its web edition.
Commenting on Sino-India relations, the paper pointed to an international effort to portray India and China as enemies and said the two countries need to make bridges of friendship that would fail such an effort.
"Although there is an international effort to paint India and China as enemies and to make the two countries go to war with each other, such an effort will fail. The Chinese and Indian people share a long history and culture, and what is needed is more discussion between the two about their economics, education, tourism and culture. We must create so many bridges of friendship that the plans of other countries to make China and India into enemies will fail," it said.
The paper said India and China can together make the Asian continent strong but if divided "all of Asia will remain weak". The paper said the celebrations over the missile "conceal the inadequacies and slow pace" of the programme, and "hide the fact that successive Indian governments have capitulated
to pressure from NATO to restrict the range and power of their launch vehicles", it said.
It said India was embarrassingly behind China in its space programme and also faced a huge vulnerability as over 80 per cent of its critical weapons systems are imported from France, the US, Russia and Israel. "If these countries cut off supplies or ammunition during a conflict, India would be helpless," it said.
http://http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-cut-agniv-range-under-nato-pressure-china/251352-2.html
ok now it's back to 5000 guys
The state-run Global Times which derided the missile even before it was launched saying that Chinese nuclear power is "stronger and more reliable and India had no chance" to catch up, said on Monday, in yet another scathing write-up, that "India has little to celebrate" as China has raced ahead and outclassed India in development.
"The Manmohan Singh government, because of pressure from the NATO member countries, has kept a slow pace with their Integrated Guided Missile Programme (IGMP). "The Agni V is deemed to be in its final stage, whereas in fact the IGMP ought to have progressed to develop a range of 9,000 kilometres," it said in the write-up posted on its web edition.
Commenting on Sino-India relations, the paper pointed to an international effort to portray India and China as enemies and said the two countries need to make bridges of friendship that would fail such an effort.
"Although there is an international effort to paint India and China as enemies and to make the two countries go to war with each other, such an effort will fail. The Chinese and Indian people share a long history and culture, and what is needed is more discussion between the two about their economics, education, tourism and culture. We must create so many bridges of friendship that the plans of other countries to make China and India into enemies will fail," it said.
The paper said India and China can together make the Asian continent strong but if divided "all of Asia will remain weak". The paper said the celebrations over the missile "conceal the inadequacies and slow pace" of the programme, and "hide the fact that successive Indian governments have capitulated
to pressure from NATO to restrict the range and power of their launch vehicles", it said.
It said India was embarrassingly behind China in its space programme and also faced a huge vulnerability as over 80 per cent of its critical weapons systems are imported from France, the US, Russia and Israel. "If these countries cut off supplies or ammunition during a conflict, India would be helpless," it said.
http://http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-cut-agniv-range-under-nato-pressure-china/251352-2.html
ok now it's back to 5000 guys
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Aljazeera 25min discussion.
NOTICE Indian map in Aljazeera! :shocked:
NOTICE Indian map in Aljazeera! :shocked:
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Idiot firangis... I saw BBC also saying India named Agni missile after Hindu god Agni... dumbass don't know that the missile is named Agni which means 'Fire' and not on any God's name.
This missile is meant to put someone's ass on fire if it dared to attack.
Now go and burn in Agni you idiot firangi's.
Hahahaa right but We Humans especially Indians historically treat Agni(Fire) as god so they put it like that i guess but you know now puki will be on
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What happens of Puki tests an ICBM that can target Europe and parts of USA?
Will it get an reaction as that of DPRK or would we see a silence from the west?
Will it get an reaction as that of DPRK or would we see a silence from the west?
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India's Angi V sends strong nuclear signal
Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing.
One of the most noted historians of the Cold War, John Lewis Gaddis, stated that existence of nuclear weapons made the long, post-1945 peace possible. Given the devastating potential, states possessing nuclear weapons lock themselves into a mutual deterrence posture. This was most evident between the US and the erstwhile Soviet Union during the Cold War.
This appears to be the inevitable situation between China and India at present. With the successful test of the 5,000 kilometer-range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), Agni V, from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast on April 19, India has joined an elite club of nations that possess ICBM capability; namely the US, the UK, China, France, Russia, and Israel. The Agni V test has also significantly strengthened India's minimum nuclear weapon's credibility vis-Ã -vis China. The Agni V can reach Chinese cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Significant is the fact that India has a "no first use" policy and hence Agni V is purely a strategic deterrent against potential adversaries (read China) if they threaten India with nuclear strikes.
Nuclear signaling, which implies overt psychological pressure on the adversary in order to deter any military aggression into ones own territory is the political rationale of nuclear weapons. And this is how the Agni V test should be interpreted. Indian values, national interests and military force structures are not geared towards any offensive or expeditionary ends. The 'first order' interest of the Indian state is to defend its territory against external threats. And hence, improving its defense force structures and nuclear deterrence adds credibility to its response mechanism towards this end. It is also a signal to China that India will not be coerced by China with regard to the border dispute in India's eastern sector. Nuclear deterrence also offers a robust defense for safeguarding the interest of Arunachal Pradesh within India. As is well known, China claims the entire state of Arunachal Pradesh by stating that it is Southern Tibet.
That said, nuclear escalation 'signaling' between two of the rising powers of Asia is not without its downsides. First, China already possesses ICBM capabilities ranging from 5, 500 km to 8, 000 kilometers. It's Dongfeng 31 or the D-31 is a solid fuel ICBM with a range of 8,000 kilometers. China is at present also developing the Dongfeng-41 (D-41) with a range of over 11, 500 kilometers. It also possesses the JL-2 nuclear tipped ICBM with a range of 7,000 kilometers and can be launched from sub-marines. Secondly, this situation of a potential nuclear arms race could result in a "security dilemma". Security dilemma by definition implies that when the first state arms itself, the second state fearing the first state's armament, in turn arms itself. The first state then responds to the second state's armament by further arming itself resulting in a vicious cycle of armament.
That could happen to India and China. For instance, China equipped itself with the ICBMs and acted aggressively with India on the border issue by escalating its claims on the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh in the eastern sector. India responded by deploying the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile, which has a flight range of 290 kilometers, in the eastern sector to strengthen its defense posture vis-Ã -vis China. It has now tested the Agni V with the capability to hit Chinese cities by 2014. China in turn, develops the D-41 with a flight range of 11,500 kilometers and targets India. The consequence of all this is a classic "security dilemma" requiring deft handling as any wrong signaling of intent or offensive military posture from either side could lead to conflict escalation.
In this situation, it is important for India and China to work out a mechanism of 'bilateral nuclear dialogue' in order to reassure the other side that these weapons are purely strategic weapons meant for the purpose of deterrence. Both India and China could jointly commit to a "no first use" policy with regard to their nuclear weapons. Most importantly, this situation of mistrust and potential conflict escalation should be mitigated by deft diplomacy in order to ensure that both countries are sincere about resolving the border dispute in the eastern sector within the 2005 framework agreement.
Dr Namrata Goswami is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. The views expressed here are those of the author alone.
India's Angi V sends strong nuclear signal
Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing.
One of the most noted historians of the Cold War, John Lewis Gaddis, stated that existence of nuclear weapons made the long, post-1945 peace possible. Given the devastating potential, states possessing nuclear weapons lock themselves into a mutual deterrence posture. This was most evident between the US and the erstwhile Soviet Union during the Cold War.
This appears to be the inevitable situation between China and India at present. With the successful test of the 5,000 kilometer-range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), Agni V, from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast on April 19, India has joined an elite club of nations that possess ICBM capability; namely the US, the UK, China, France, Russia, and Israel. The Agni V test has also significantly strengthened India's minimum nuclear weapon's credibility vis-Ã -vis China. The Agni V can reach Chinese cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Significant is the fact that India has a "no first use" policy and hence Agni V is purely a strategic deterrent against potential adversaries (read China) if they threaten India with nuclear strikes.
Nuclear signaling, which implies overt psychological pressure on the adversary in order to deter any military aggression into ones own territory is the political rationale of nuclear weapons. And this is how the Agni V test should be interpreted. Indian values, national interests and military force structures are not geared towards any offensive or expeditionary ends. The 'first order' interest of the Indian state is to defend its territory against external threats. And hence, improving its defense force structures and nuclear deterrence adds credibility to its response mechanism towards this end. It is also a signal to China that India will not be coerced by China with regard to the border dispute in India's eastern sector. Nuclear deterrence also offers a robust defense for safeguarding the interest of Arunachal Pradesh within India. As is well known, China claims the entire state of Arunachal Pradesh by stating that it is Southern Tibet.
That said, nuclear escalation 'signaling' between two of the rising powers of Asia is not without its downsides. First, China already possesses ICBM capabilities ranging from 5, 500 km to 8, 000 kilometers. It's Dongfeng 31 or the D-31 is a solid fuel ICBM with a range of 8,000 kilometers. China is at present also developing the Dongfeng-41 (D-41) with a range of over 11, 500 kilometers. It also possesses the JL-2 nuclear tipped ICBM with a range of 7,000 kilometers and can be launched from sub-marines. Secondly, this situation of a potential nuclear arms race could result in a "security dilemma". Security dilemma by definition implies that when the first state arms itself, the second state fearing the first state's armament, in turn arms itself. The first state then responds to the second state's armament by further arming itself resulting in a vicious cycle of armament.
That could happen to India and China. For instance, China equipped itself with the ICBMs and acted aggressively with India on the border issue by escalating its claims on the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh in the eastern sector. India responded by deploying the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile, which has a flight range of 290 kilometers, in the eastern sector to strengthen its defense posture vis-Ã -vis China. It has now tested the Agni V with the capability to hit Chinese cities by 2014. China in turn, develops the D-41 with a flight range of 11,500 kilometers and targets India. The consequence of all this is a classic "security dilemma" requiring deft handling as any wrong signaling of intent or offensive military posture from either side could lead to conflict escalation.
In this situation, it is important for India and China to work out a mechanism of 'bilateral nuclear dialogue' in order to reassure the other side that these weapons are purely strategic weapons meant for the purpose of deterrence. Both India and China could jointly commit to a "no first use" policy with regard to their nuclear weapons. Most importantly, this situation of mistrust and potential conflict escalation should be mitigated by deft diplomacy in order to ensure that both countries are sincere about resolving the border dispute in the eastern sector within the 2005 framework agreement.
Dr Namrata Goswami is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. The views expressed here are those of the author alone.
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Equatorial radius of the earth is 40,075.16 km, India must seek to build an ICBM with at least a quarter of that range, and that should be capable of carrying a payload of 1,500 kg. It should be entirely solid fueled and road mobile, and should be ready for testing at a short notice. The political climate can turn bad anytime, and when it happens, just take it out of the wrapper and fire it.
