Manoj Ambat's Blog dealing with Defence, Foreign Affairs, Strategic Affairs and Politics

According to this report, the recent decision by Chinese leader Xi Jinping to prosecute retired security tsar Zhou Yongkang's son Zhou Bin for corruption is the “leading impetus” that has led to a fracturing of loyalties in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) between those advocating immediate strikes against Japan and those cautioning a more strategic and diplomatic course of action in a number of territorial disputes between these two nations,.................. http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13921024000240

In a forest, there was an elephant which was extremely strong and possessed a powerful pair of tusks. One day, a thin and lean man came and trapped the elephant in a cage. The man used to stab the elephant pe riodically with a spiked stick. Soon the elephant became conditioned to the reality that there were only two kinds of experiences in life : pain when the man poked it with the stick, and pleasure in the absence of poking. Thus the man was able to tame the elephant and became the rider of the elephant. After some time, the elephant forgot that there was an alternate reality, in which it had roamed free in the forest, without any fear, and remaining all powerful. One day, when the rider was away, the elephant struggled to free itself. It struggled hard, and after days of intense effort, was able to shatter the cage. The elephant ran towards its freedom. The rider, to thwart the elephant's escape attempt, climbed a tree and jumped down, planning to land on the elephant’s back

Must hear, one of the best songs dedicated to Mookambika Devi

The Kalka-Shimla Railways

The Niligiri mountain railways, one of the most beautiful railway line  in the world

The Konkan Railways- A walk through history on the challenges of making Konkan railways 

. Ministers are looking at saving tens of millions of pounds a year by abandoning expensive software produced by firms such as Microsoft.................. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/29/uk-government-plans-switch-to-open-source-from-microsoft-office-suite

India has joined the elite group of nations when the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF) was commissioned into the Indian Navy at INS Hansa in Panaji, a Naval official said in Panji on Saturday.............. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/asias-first-sbtf-commissioned-into-indian-navy-at-goa/article5642473.ece

Indian scientists are readying for the final round developmental trial of beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAM) Astra before the world class weapon is inducted in the Air Force possibly next year................ http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Final-Developmental-Trial-of-Astra-This-Month/2014/02/02/article2033446.ece