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plawolf said:

There are broadly speaking two ways America can respond to a new Sino-India detente. Either they need to throw India a bigger bone with more meat on it in a bid to try and lure India back; or it can go full confrontational and try to regime change Modi or even collapse the Indian nations.

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Randomuser said:

China doesn't forget things easily however. Whatever deal that will be made might be seen as "nice" from China but ultimately its true purpose will only be realized years later when its too late. Maybe India might have thought it got a better deal initially. But they won't know what it really is about until by that time, it won't matter.

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plawolf said:

One thing you need to remember about modern China is that it leaves emotions at the door when conducting diplomacy. China is not going to fuck India over in retaliation for earlier slights, no matter how tempting that may be, just because Modi hurt their feelings.

So after India has just be rejected and humiliated by Trump and the west, China might just give him a deal. Not because China forgives or forgets his earlier behaviour, but because that deal advances Chinese interests.

China would not have bothered to invite Modi to Beijing if it did not see the prospects of a major deal or diplomatic breakthrough.

Any deal Modi might get will be a good deal for India, but nowhere near as good as what they would have gotten without all the previous bullshit. That’s where his earlier actions are priced in.

Ultimately China will most likely give Modi a deal so that it looks like India is tilting back to China’s camp. The goal is less to actually get India to play on China’s side but more to make the Americans react to that development.

There are broadly speaking two ways America can respond to a new Sino-India detente. Either they need to throw India a bigger bone with more meat on it in a bid to try and lure India back; or it can go full confrontational and try to regime change Modi or even collapse the Indian nations. Either way China wins as America expends resources, political capital and potentially military power neutralising India who were previously literally begging to be America’s minions.

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FriedButter said:

Do you think he is going to be ousted from Intel?

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Intel shares drop after Trump calls for CEO to resign immediately​

Intel shares slipped Thursday after President Donald Trump called for the chipmaker’s CEO to resign immediately.

In a Truth Social post, Trump said Intel Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan “is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately. There is no other solution to this problem.”

Intel did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Tan was named as Intel CEO in March as the chipmaker tried to rebound from declining sales under the stewardship of Pat Gelsinger.

This week, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., questioned Tan’s ties to Chinese companies and referenced a past criminal case involving Cadence Design, where Tan was CEO until 2021.

Cotton wrote to Intel’s chair to “express concern about the security and integrity of Intel’s operations and its potential impact on U.S. national security.”

“Intel is required to be a responsible steward of American taxpayer dollars and to comply with applicable security regulations,” Cotton wrote. “Mr. Tan’s associations raise questions about Intel’s ability to fulfill these obligations.”

Cotton asked whether the company required Tan to divest of positions in chipmakers linked to the Chinese Communist Party, the People’s Liberation Army and any other concerning entities in China.

Tan has invested in a number of Chinese companies, including some linked to the country’s military, both directly or through venture funds, Reuters reported in April.

Intel beat earnings expectations when it reported financials for the second quarter in July, but announced several spending cuts.

In a memo, Tan announced cuts to the company’s costly foundry division, which makes chips for other companies and had an operating loss of $3.17 billion.

The company canceled planned fab projects in Germany and Poland, and consolidated testing and assembly operations in Vietnam and Malaysia. Tan also said Intel would slow construction of a chip factory in Ohio.

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FriedRiceNSpice said:

Perhaps 150km is the max range against maneuvering targets, but due to IAF not detecting the PL-15s, kills were achieved at a range of 200km.

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With a range of over 190 km, the K-77M is not the longest-range air-to-air missile developed by Russia, but in many ways it is the most sophisticated. Its range falls between the Chinese PL-15 (200-300 km) and the American AIM-120D (160-180 km), giving it a comfortable range advantage over Western fighters. The missile also reportedly uses an AESA radar like the Chinese PL-15, but which, unlike the AIM-120D, is harder to lock on and provides better jamming against stealth aircraft.

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December 2, 2013, 14:10
MOSCOW, December 3. /ITAR-TASS/. The K-77M air-to-air missile for the T-50 frontline fighter will receive an advanced targeting system. The main advantage of the K-77M missile will be its ability to hold on to the target and adapt to its maneuvers.
The missile's homing heads will guarantee the destruction of an enemy aircraft or missile from the first launch. The new radar will ensure the missile's instant response to a sudden maneuver by the target, and will also increase compatibility with the digital systems of fifth-generation fighters. A similar radar element is usually installed on aircraft, including the T-50, and air defense systems.
Andrey Zverev, CEO of the Rostec state corporation's Roselectronics holding, also highly praised the company's plans, saying that Russia has a chance to become one of the first countries to master the new technology needed to create high-precision missiles.
"Digital active phased arrays are still a promising direction and are not currently mass-produced either in Russia or abroad. Of course, the accuracy and maneuverability of missiles will increase, because a digital array has a higher response speed and is less energy-intensive compared to an analog one," said Andrei Zverev.

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Sardaukar20 said:

The Brahmos missile is a modernized P-800 Oniks. It's not an Indian indigenous design. India still relies on imports from Russia for crucial components. So it is definitely not an Indian product.

The Brahmos had been overhyped as a land attack weapon. It's warhead is small, at around 200kg, compared to 300-400kg or more for rival cruise missiles and tactical ballistic missiles. Sure, the Brahmos missiles did slip past Pakistani air defences during Operation Sindoor. But so had the Pakistani Fatah II TBMs been slipping past Indian air defences. I'm confident that the Fatah II TBMs were cheaper and carried bigger warheads than the Brahmos. And that the Indian military had been unable to intercept them too. For the same strike mission, the Fatah II is the more practical and cost effective weapon.

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siegecrossbow said:

They scored 7 hits out of like over 50 launched based on their own admission. That’s not really the flex you think it is…

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