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  • #31
    india has agreements with iran for tarrif reduction and duty exemptions for goods meant for and from central asian countries and afganistan.india has been using chabbar port since 2012 when it used it for the first time to transport 100,000 tons of wheat to afganistan.this whole off topic discussion is a waste of time.
    India begins use of Chabahar port in Iran despite international pressure - Telegraph

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    • #32
      double post
      Last edited by prash; 25 Nov 13,, 00:41.

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      • #33
        Originally posted by prash View Post
        Afghanistan has handed an armaments wish-list over to New Delhi ahead of the 2014 NATO drawdown from that country.
        It includes as many as 150 battle tanks, 120 (105 mm) field guns, a large number of 82 mm mortars, one medium lift transport aircraft (AN-32), two squadrons of medium lift and attack helicopters, and a large number of trucks.
        The Afghanistan government has sought military and civilian support from India as part of its strategy to scale up its armoury. Afghanistan has also sought allied paraphernalia for training, maintenance and upkeep of the equipment from India.
        Afghanistan army wish list

        Highly-placed sources in the government have said the Afghanistan army also wants New Delhi to set up a military training facility for its officers and soldiers in Afghanistan and provide a training team immediately.
        The Afghan army men will be trained in English language, counter insurgency operations, ordnance-weapons and vehicle repairs.
        India is also providing $2bn to Afghanistan for its infrastructure development projects, including construction of dams, roads, bridges, Parliament, schools, hospitals and training facilities.
        "India is working very closely with the US, Russia and several other countries on Afghanistan post- 2014 drawdown and all like-minded powers have one goal. Afghanistan cannot be permitted to slide back into the tumultuous days of Taliban. An effort is being made to synchronize the rebuilding effort," sources said.
        In a powerful signal to India, Afghanistan has turned down Pakistan's offer to train their service personnel and a generous line of credit to take "what they want" from Pakistan ordnance factories.
        "Pakistan's powerful Army Chief General Ashfq Pervez Kayani had visited Afghanistan and offered to train the Afghanistan Army - both officers and men. One officer even attended the Command and Staff College in Quetta but in his assessment report after the course said officers in future should be sent to Staff College, Wellington (India)," sources said.
        More than 400 Afghan army officers have undergone training at National Defence Academy (NDA) Khadakvasla, Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun and Officers Training Academy (OTA) Chennai in the past three years alone. A total of 1,200 Afghan National Army officers have been trained by India.
        "Back in Afghanistan, they proudly wear the NDA, IMA & OTA insignia on their uniform. Though the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has set up a training base for Afghan officers and enlisted men in Afghanistan itself, communication remains an issue. Therefore, they prefer to undergo training in India. We give pre-commission training to 50 officers every year. The cadets undergo an examination similar to Services Selection Board (SSB) in Kabul itself," sources said

        Afghanistan sends India a weapons wish-list ahead of NATO withdrawal | Mail Online


        there are reports that we will only give light military equipment to afganistan because of pakistani appeasement policy of our current government.I would like a debate on this bit that what is the req for that appeasement

        Politics aside (not touching it), given the current state of India's military ind complex, to supply 150 battle tanks, 120 (105 mm) field guns might be a tall order, assume they are new. Are we talking about hand-me-downs? support, spare parts, etc are host of issues before this deal can be realized.
        Last edited by xinhui; 25 Nov 13,, 08:27.
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        • #34
          Originally posted by prash
          india has no military presence in afganistan but we do have a battalion of para military ITBP there
          Originally posted by prash
          the battalion of itbt went through someplace else
          Is the ITBP made up of any special chemical element that restricts it from boarding any ordinary charter flight from delhi-kabul?

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          • #35
            Originally posted by anil View Post
            Is the ITBP made up of any special chemical element that restricts it from boarding any ordinary charter flight from delhi-kabul?
            rifles and ammo.arent indian planes barred from flying over pakistan since 26/11.

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            • #36
              Forget all that, much of what you written about indian involvement in afghanistan is plain gossip. The fact is that actual indian military presence in afghanistan is not possible unless we get permission from the US to operate in that country, which is not acceptable to its partner, pakistan.

              Originally posted by prash View Post
              rifles and ammo
              Already available in the local market

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              • #37
                Originally posted by xinhui View Post
                ....given the current state of India's military ind complex, to supply 150 battle tanks, 120 (105 mm) field guns might be a tall order, assume they are new. Are we talking about hand-me-downs? support, spare parts, etc are host of issues before this deal can be realized.
                The tanks may be second hand T-72s, but the 105s may be new since we make 105 mm howitzers and field guns. Spare parts are not a problem for either of the two systems.

                Cheers!...on the rocks!!

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