GPS – Kargil – InfoWar
Pic Source: http://defencetalk.net/threads/kargil-war-11-things-you-should-know.6602/ Now this article below takes me back in time to Kargil during OP Vijay. I was there as part of a RR unit a specialised counterinsurgency unit that was send as initial reinforcements. My unit was never launched in any attack but were deployed as reserves to defend Kargil town and I…
Open Source based Hardware, Network and Software Technologies – an Imperative in the Information Age
Pic courtesy :Â Wikiality.com Ever since I started reading up on InfoWar and gained an understanding of cyberspace from a military dimension, I have invariably wondered about what makes the vast bureaucracies of the West and China, manage and enforce the continuity in policy that would be needed to build and handhold the rise of their…
The Great Indian Scorpene Circus – starring Govt, Navy, DCNS et al
Last week someone opened the submarine and the Indian Scorpene “asur” zoomed out of the hatch starting The (usual) Great Indian Circus with the Government, Navy, DCNS and French government playing intelligent or ignorant roles depending on the time of the day. This play will continue, ad infinitum, and I try shall update it from…
Open Source Technologies – A Means To An End
The FOSS framework is only a means to an end, not an end in itself. FOSS can be used a basic boiler plate to make viable alternatives without the need to reinvent the wheel. The point to keep in mind is Indigenous Technology.
What the Government does… secure messaging
Good to know that someone in government has come to a point where they are looking at the insecurity of using WhatsApp messaging platform in professional life, The convenience of WhatsApp beats any logical decision to stay away, and the same can be said about all social media apps. Seeing the announcement for the development…
How much cash is needed in economy?
By Dr Rakesh Goyal 28 December 2016 On 08 November 2016, PM Modi announced demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes. This was about 86% of all cash in the hands with citizens. The total currency and coins in circulation are called M0 in Macro Economics. M0 was Rs. 17.55 lakh crores in India…
DSCI Airtel re-define conflict of interest
When you err you need guts to own up to your mistakes. However, we in India have our own interpretation of professionalism, nationalism, patriotism and all the “isms” and we excel at cloaking our errors.
Skeletons in my banks and national system
Billions of rupees / Thousands of crores have been swindled by these rich rats who have run away to foreign lands living life on the spoils of their crime. Maybe some day these rats will be hauled back and I shall like to be the first to throw shit at their face. Then of course there are many others who are still in India and have gamed the system – the law seems to be catching up with them. This is a list I keep putting together.
BHIM shakes the country
Bharat Interface for Money – BHIM for short is the new app that has shaken the financial ecosystem in the country. it is designed to provide the easiest interface for the common man in to transfer and receive money. All one needs is a bank account and a mobile phone linked to it or a…
