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Hey bud! Drop by here when you can.

Tomen is exchanged on real market (black market) at something like 3 or 4:1 iirc past what Iran govt sets it at officially. Basically means official GDP is reduced by about that factor one can say for a more real/actual GDP (and world bank often uses that number compared to say IMF which just...

Yup, its faulty exchange rate application essentially. Soviet GDP was afflicted by this a long while too. Its official exchange rate was often based on delusion (similar to quote below). GOSPLAN insularity would set it (ensuring low trade volume) at X:Y, when in reality the demand/supply...

The Iran GDP issue surfaced previously and is explained more here: https://defencehub.live/threads/indian-economy-infra-archive.532/page-23#post-147259

Moved the conversation here from coffee thread. I am working on acquiring some useful information hopefully in time for the next iteration of the wargaming that is currently taking shape.

https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/isro-reusable-launch-vehicle-s-somnath-pslv-gslv-sslv-1936560-2022-04-12 The Indian Space & Research Organisation (Isro) is planning to conduct a demonstration flight and a orbital launching of a reusable launch vehicle in the coming months as it looks to...

Wasn't following the news much, but you are right, this was so blatant he got arrested. I guess he faces court martial at some point. I don't think a (life time) prison sentence is enough for this kind of heinous thing....but even death is short justice. Some stuff is just so depraved there is...

IK was not true secular guy though to (credibly/effectively) do the latter part....nor does a PM have the power to do it (unless the Fauj is on board with it). He got the moniker "Taliban Khan" as he did his fair share of supporting (esp pakthun) islamism for expedient political base...

Becoming more true each day.

Even if US relationship "improves" with Pakistan this year or next (say President Biden does call Mr. Sharif at some point to illustrate this and break precedence of how its been so far with PMIK since early 2021).... ....I very much doubt it will improve to any significant level to include...

@HTurk @Ryder @guest12 et al..... ZING! (Told ya this hypocrisy will be brought up as needed, to their faces). Addendum to this earlier convo:

Very doubtful. He has burned a number of bridges and salted lot of the approaches to those bridges (with the bulk "quieter" electorate and more crucially the Army bigwigs that keep close finger to wind on their overall control and response in the political circus they the army set up...

Yah she is not communist, but could easily pose as one with a few alterations in official wording/ideology I suppose. I think thats what the poster was somewhat hinting at in jest (though not sure) Essentially (often) if you take a communist or staunch socialist and you prioritise another...

His conclusions are quite sound. His details regarding the loan model are spot on as to why SL suffers from the Chinese one particularly. I have seen Chinese posters repeatedly bring up SL total loan origins (and say hey look China only represents 10% or whatever)....but with no context given...

I have combined Wargaming into the thread's subject material, after considering opening it separately as well (members involved can still elect for this by telling me and I will do so if they prefer). This way it saves the amount of clicking involved (to navigate the two threads) and the...

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/modi-congratulates-new-pakistan-pm-says-india-desires-peace-and-stability-7864964/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated new Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif within minutes of him being sworn in. He also said that India desired peace...